Clop, clop, clop-
Gold Ship tore down the track and swept through the turn at speed.
Koichi began urging him forward, too.
After more than a month, riding Gold Ship again really did feel different from the first time.
He felt more powerful.
Both Gold Ship and Golden Masterpiece gave an impression of tremendous power.
But their different builds meant they ran differently, too.
Of course, the main reason Gold Ship couldn't race up front was his trouble breaking from the gate.
He always got away a beat slower than the others, and a jockey couldn't start whipping him to accelerate the instant the gates opened.
One-Way Passage, who had been following Gold Ship all along, began accelerating as well.
One-Way Passage had quite a respectable finishing kick.
His exercise rider, however, felt as though he were in an actual race.
If he overtook the gray horse ahead, he would win.
Clop, clop, clop-
Gold Ship was getting more and more into his stride.
Compared with having Megumi Mitsumori take him out for work, he preferred Koichi's rhythm.
Just as I thought.
The carrot dispenser had a few other uses after all.
Keep pushing forward!
Koichi didn't let Gold Ship slow down.
The gap between Gold Ship and One-Way Passage gradually began to widen.
As a jockey, he still took the horse's feelings into account.
If Ship didn't have trouble breaking from the gate and could get away quickly, they could certainly try opening up a huge lead.
When one horse led the way, all the others faded into the background.
After experiencing the Satsuki Sho, he felt that his thinking really had changed quite a bit.
Accelerate!
One-Way Passage began accelerating behind them, too.
Neither the exercise rider nor One-Way Passage wanted to be left behind.
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