Shadai Farm.
"Is it even more impressive than Aoe Ranch?"
"Yeah, a little."
Koichi nodded honestly at Ayano Aoe's question.
The two biggest breeding farms in Japan were Shadai Ranch and Northern Farm. Although they had different names, strictly speaking, they belonged to the same family.
Both of these major farms also had their own racing clubs.
They were the behemoths of the horse racing world.
"Let's go. The person meeting us should be here already."
Ayano Aoe waved to the driver.
Shadai Farm had only allowed her to bring one person, so her assistant and driver would have to find somewhere to rest on their own.
"Miss Aoe, welcome back to Shadai Farm."
Before long, a representative from Shadai Farm came out.
Unlike those corporate elites, the representative wasn't wearing a suit. His simple farm clothes suited the setting well.
"Sorry for the trouble. This is jockey Koichi Sasaki."
"Oh-so you're Golden Masterpiece's regular jockey. Hello."
The representative smiled and nodded.
He had already received his instructions. His job today was to show these two inside.
"Hello."
Koichi naturally stuck to his principle of talking less and observing more.
Since the man had greeted him, he had to respond.
He didn't think a mere jockey like himself would have much to do with a giant like Shadai Farm.
"Miss Aoe, the vehicle is ready. Would you like us to find someone to drive you?"
The representative led them over to a small, four-seat open-top vehicle.
Shadai Farm was huge. Walking around the entire place was obviously impossible, so they provided guests with simple vehicles to get around.
"No need. Sasaki can drive too."
Ayano Aoe gave him a polite smile.
For her, the main event was tonight's party.
She could leave their daytime plans to Sasaki.
"All right, then