Hokkaido Horse Racing Story

There are indeed some things that need to be resolved.

"Hello, could you please sign this?"

A slightly nasal female voice interrupted the spreading thoughts.

"No problem, where do you want to sign?"

It's a Sai○Niang player.

The moment I took the poster, this realization naturally flashed through my mind.

Moreover, all the Sai○ girls on the poster are from the Mejiro family in the game.

Under Zepu's tireless influence, even Kitano was forced to get to know many Sai○girls.

Especially the part belonging to the white part of the eyes.

"It's fine here."

The female fan pointed to a corner of the poster, where the skirt of a straight black lady with cold eyes appeared.

Swah——

The tip of the signature pen glided smoothly across the poster.

"Thank you very much for your support"

When handing the poster back, Kitano bowed slightly.

"Thank you. I wanted to get your autograph last year at Churchill Gardens, but there were so many people there!"

As she spoke happily, the female horse fan carefully rolled up the poster in her hand.

At this time, another horse fan came before him.

While his hands continued to deal with the signature, his thoughts quickly returned to the original part.

"Let's wait until April after we return to resolve this matter once and for all."

Since I had similar ideas in my mind a long time ago, it was not too difficult to make such a decision.

In contrast——

Maintaining the ranch is much more of a headache.

At least that's what happened to Kitano.

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“Happy Time, who finished fourth in the Dubai World Cup this Saturday, plans to return to the grass course.

"She can excel on both grass and clay, and trying more different things will be beneficial to her."

——TDN

"[Time report]

Baihua Cup winner Exodus aims for cherry blossom viewing

Saito Takashi: "She ran a bit impatiently, but fortunately she won the race despite some unfavorable circumstances. We think she is ready for further progress."

——《n○tkeiba》

@MejiroShoji: All Mejiro Sakuya merchandise at our ranch is sold out. If you have already placed an order through the official website, we will restock and ship it promptly. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

——(Same as) MEJIRO Shoji Formula

Chapter 195 Before and After the Competition

Time has come to April, the season when dreams begin.

The number of registered heads in the first round was 1529, the number of registered heads in the second round was 693, and 1 head was additionally registered.

Finally, the one who is qualified to stand on the Hanshin Senroku stage——

There are only 18 of them.

Just after seeing off a group of visiting reporters, a strange small car stopped at the gate of the ranch.

The woman who opened the car door was thin and small, but she easily dragged the heavy luggage out of the trunk.

He bowed deeply towards the receding car, and when he stood up again, there was a resolute look on his face.

Due to family reasons, Kikuchi Mika has been exposed to horse racing since she was very young.

Her neighbor was the legendary rider Norihiro Yokoyama.

However, before graduating from high school, my interest in horse racing was only moderate.

It wasn't until seven years ago that I witnessed clouds passing over Kyoto through a live online broadcast.

Representing the ultimate dream of Japanese horse breeders——

Undefeated triple crown, achieved.

Tie Niao Ao Tian, ​​who had gambled his life's will on running and achieved the father-son undefeated triple crown, completely captured her heart.

Even if it's just once, I want to experience that feeling.

To achieve such a feat as a horse breeder.

If this dream could come true, I could live on memories alone for the rest of my life.

Seven years later, the girl who aimed to become an "undefeated triple crown horse breeder" plunged from Tokyo into the remote countryside of Hokkaido.

"Excuse me, I'm Kikuchi, who officially joined the company today."

Seeing Kitano coming to greet him, Kikuchi spoke in high spirits.

Then, there was another round of bows.

"Thank you for your hard work. Go and pack your luggage first."

Kitano also bowed in return.

While taking the new employees to the staff dormitory, I introduced the various facilities on the ranch.

At this point, the personnel addition is officially completed.

What remains is the secondary renovation of the ranch facilities.

Since there was room for maneuver during the renovation, planning was not difficult.

Before June during the summer vacation, the second phase of renovation should be completed with a workload no less than the first one.

"Oh, it's the new member."

Next to the grazing ground, Huangshan, who was interacting with Mejiro Sakuya, greeted from afar.

Jin Meiqi, who was accompanying the horse trainer to visit the ranch, also waved over here.

Kikuchi immediately put down the luggage in his hands and responded in a serious tone.

Then, the two continued to move forward.

"That's the residence assigned to you."

Stopping at the end of the road, Kitano pointed to one of the townhouses.

"Rachel, could you please come over and help me?"

He then shouted in the direction of the pasture.

The two people who happened to have the same name turned around at the same time.

Rachel Ho, who was repairing a broken fence, stopped what she was doing.

Kim Meiqi blinked in confusion, as if she suspected she had misheard.

"It looks like the president is calling me."

Rachel Ho shrugged and said.

A moment later, Kitano walked towards the grazing ground.

"If this keeps going on, this guy will catch up with Sakuya."

The trainer jokingly pointed to the black deer-hair mare in the grazing area.

The dazzling animal was basking in the sun motionlessly, its hair having the same furry texture as a kiwi fruit.

Even if he heard the noise made here, he just turned his ears lazily half a circle, and his body did not move.

If his dazzling performance when he first arrived at the ranch was similar to that of a bodybuilder, now his physique has become something between amateur bodybuilders and professionals.

Even the fat on the abdomen is clearly visible.

"It's just a reasonable adjustment to reproduction."

Kitano looked in the direction he pointed and replied.

From a long time ago, there has been a saying that "a famous racing mare is not a famous breeding mare".

Although it sounds like an unreliable tradition handed down from the Showa period, this is one of the few facts.

Kitano, who is a veterinarian, rarely follows the industry trend in supporting such a theory.

In fact, the overdevelopment of the waist, hips and hindquarters muscles attached to the pelvis may lead to decreased pelvic mobility and a relatively narrow birth canal space.

This directly increases the risk of dystocia in mares.

Especially when the fetus is large or in an abnormal position, overdeveloped muscles are likely to hinder the fetus from passing through the birth canal smoothly.

Moreover, excess muscle mass is often accompanied by increased muscle tone and decreased flexibility.

Muscle tension can prevent a mare from relaxing effectively in the early stages of labor, potentially delaying or even halting labor.

In addition, the competitive state of well-developed muscles and low body fat is likely to inhibit the normal secretion of hormones such as progesterone that maintain pregnancy.

Although there are not many related studies in Japan, the possibility that extreme muscle conditions affect the efficacy of hormones related to the initiation of labor or relaxin cannot be ruled out.

Therefore, it is extremely necessary to reasonably increase the weight and adjust the muscle content of breeding mares before formal breeding.

After the pre-breeding adjustments were completed, Kitano, still somewhat worried, invited several experts in obstetrics of large livestock, including his mentor Professor Yamazaki, to conduct an inspection.

After receiving a positive reply that "production can proceed", they began to plan a trip to Europe for the dazzling move.

Although some people think this is a bit too strict.

"But if you really want to talk about it, Sakuya's is bigger."

After making a rough comparison between the two horses in the adjacent grazing area, Kitano continued.

"That's right—"

Huangshan also nodded.

Then, the three of them walked towards another nearby grazing land while discussing the schedule for the first half of the year.

Mejiro Sakuya's energy consumption in the Dubai World Cup was much greater than expected.

Therefore, the recuperation period at Mejiro Ranch was extended from the original two weeks to four weeks.

But other than that, the schedule doesn't really have much of an impact.

The second walking goal set by the camp is to win the 2000-meter Emperor Reward on the outer circle of Dajing on June 30.

After hearing the news that the destination of this trip remained unchanged, Jin Meiqi, who was walking behind Beiye and Huangshan, also nodded.

"I'll ask my agent to apply for a short-term exemption."

Although there were no Grade 1 events, she had a good impression of the Japanese summer season.

Huangshan opened his mouth slightly, with an embarrassed expression on his face, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

As a horse trainer, it would be inappropriate to speak up or not at this time.

"It's just a warm-up match."

Kitano smiled and shook his head, offering to intervene: "How about leaving the second short-term exemption application to Qiu?"

After winning the Dubai World Cup, Kim Mei-ki should receive many commissions in the autumn's lucrative season.

Try to find the right trainers and riders for your racehorses, and then let them work and race in the most relaxed environment possible.

If Kitano had learned anything from his brief stint as a horse owner, it might be this.