Irritation.
Koichi could clearly feel the emotion radiating from Golden Masterpiece.
After all, he had wanted to run flat out, only for Koichi to stop him.
If that irritation reached a certain point, Koichi had no doubt Golden Masterpiece would throw him off. It was hardly as though that had never happened in a race before.
Slow down.
Koichi took the opportunity to issue a command with his mind.
Huh?
Golden Masterpiece faltered slightly as he ran.
What was that?
But he had clearly received the command to slow down.
Meanwhile, the exercise rider who had chatted with Koichi earlier was keeping Nakayama Knight alongside Golden Masterpiece.
Anyone who made it into central racing was certainly worth learning from, let alone someone who had won all three races since his debut.
But he could also clearly sense that something was off about Golden Masterpiece.
What were they doing?
Seeing them slow down, he had no choice but to have Nakayama Knight slow down as well.
"It seems to be working a little."
Koichi could clearly feel Golden Masterpiece's irritation ease, and his speed dropped too.
When it came to giving commands, plenty of racehorses failed to react quickly to their jockeys' instructions.
That could cause a horse-and-jockey pair to miss their best opportunity.
With this skill, he could clearly change that.
Besides, he and Golden Masterpiece still had plenty of time to get used to working together.
He would definitely make good use of this skill during that time and see whether he could develop a new kind of coordination with Golden Masterpiece.
After all, the whole purpose of the whip and reins was to give commands.
With this skill, he felt he could get by just as well without either.
Hold a steady pace, then accelerate!
Golden Masterpiece's mood