Previously, he had always done the Lucky Draw at a hotel, and at night, too.
But this time, Koichi decided to change things up a little.
He chose a spot right beside the paddock where Gold Ship was grazing.
He laid out a rug, then offered up a carrot.
I have to get something good this time!
Koichi took this round of Lucky Draw quite seriously. After all, from now on, the system would only give him more chances to draw if he won a Grade 1 race.
That meant he only had three opportunities left this year before Gold Ship started competing in Grade 1 races.
There were the upcoming Tokyo Yushun and the Kikuka Sho, followed by the Arima Kinen, which would be packed with top competitors.
Neigh-
Gold Ship, who had been entertaining himself, was drawn over by the carrot.
What was the carrot dispenser doing?
He could not understand Koichi's behavior at all.
"Ship, go play with One-Way Passage. I've got something important to do here!"
Koichi waved Gold Ship away to play somewhere else.
Ship was blocking all the light in front of him.
Neigh-?
Gold Ship tilted his head, then tried a few different angles.
Crunch, crunch, crunch-
Within seconds, Gold Ship had eaten Koichi's offering.
"..."
Koichi stared speechlessly at Gold Ship, who licked his lips.
Your neck can stretch that far?
If he had not known Gold Ship was a racehorse, he would have thought he was a giraffe.
Just like that, his offering was gone.
Forget it.
Seeing Gold Ship run off after eating, Koichi could not be bothered with him anymore.
Time to draw. Let's do this.
Compared with last time, there were indeed quite a few more skills available in the draw pool.
That probably had something to do