Hokkaido Horse Racing Story

Chapter 2 Seminar and Youjun

"So whether it's necessary to clean a stallion's sheath depends on the actual situation."

Operating the mouse not very skillfully, under the nervous gaze of the silver-haired old man, the slideshow finally stopped lagging and successfully reached the ending part.

"As for the argument that seed recovery rate is related to cleaning frequency, at least based on the data we have so far, it is not valid."

Finally, the old man announced the end of the lecture with a rapid cough.

Kitano exchanged business cards with the participants, and the progress of the task in front of him continued to increase.

I was able to meet quite a few people at the briefing session for new stable boys and trainees interested in working in horse care.

【Meet 50 people in the industry: 46/50】

Unfortunately, I still couldn't complete the task in one go.

However, this briefing was worth the trip.

In addition to meeting many people in the industry, Kitano also gained a lot from the content of the briefing session itself.

By the way, I also completed the task of ability training.

"Thank you for your hard work, Shibata-senpai."

With the notebook tucked under his arm, he walked to the front of the stage in two or three steps.

"It's Kitano-kun—"

Shibata Ryuichiro raised his head and made a somewhat unclear sound in his throat.

"How about it? Would you consider coming to my side? I can give you shares."

After picking up the thermos beside him and taking several sips, Shibata continued with a smile.

Among industrial veterinarians whose average age is over 60, young people like Kitano are quite rare.

It was precisely because of this that he agreed to the other party's request to attend the briefing without hesitation.

"At least you have to wait until I pay off the transfer fee for the clinic."

Kitano also smiled and shook his head.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until then."

Shibata laughed heartily, but a hint of regret flashed in his eyes.

Soon, he patted Kitano's shoulder and said, "Let's go back together."

The distance between their clinics is less than five kilometers.

For seven practicing veterinarians, the total population of Shinkansen Town is less than 5,000, which is still a bit crowded.

However, Kitano's relationship with his colleagues can be described as harmonious.

It's not that he has any unique charm, or that he has high emotional intelligence that can dispel other people's hostility.

Apart from Ryuichiro Shibata, who is already semi-retired, he is the only industrial veterinarian in the town.

Furthermore, even Shibata, as a senior, is strictly speaking only a small animal physician and a physician specializing in horses.

As of Reiwa 4, even including government civil servants, there were only a little over 3,000 veterinary practitioners in the entire Hokkaido.

Among them, there are only a pitiful 252 people engaged in industrial animal diagnosis and treatment.

That is to say, in Hokkaido's 83460 km2 of land, the average service area of ​​each industrial veterinarian exceeds 300 km2.

The situation is even more grim outside of Sapporo and Hakodate.

From the first day of opening the clinic, Kitano lived a busy life.

But the work of a veterinarian cannot be put down easily.

It has been more than a week since I got the system.

That day, he took his passbook and went to a convenience store in the town.

Although there is a certain handling fee, it is still much more convenient to use the ATM machine in a convenience store than to use a bank dozens or even hundreds of kilometers away.

There was an extra 50,000 yen balance on the last page of the passbook.

The name of the remitter is unknown.

While feeling relieved, Kitano vaguely realized that his finances would become even tighter in the future.

Becoming a central horse owner - although it can be considered a novice task, the difficulty of achieving it is far from easy for him.

Even if you register as a joint owner, you must have a personal net income of at least 900 million yen and a joint registration fee of 1000 million yen in the past two years.

So, he planned to start with local horse owners.

Many of the tasks on the list can be completed even as a local horse owner.

The registration requirements for local horse owners are much simpler.

In order to pass the local individual horse owner qualification review, the net personal property income in recent years must be at least 5 million yen.

Given Kitano's current revenue situation, it can be passed.

But even for local horse owners, the expenses are not small.

The initial cost of purchasing the horse and the monthly foster care fee ranging from 100,000 to 500,000 yen, the annual expenses are at least around one million yen.

The benefits of daily tasks have become more important.

Unfortunately, all of the races at Menbetsu Racecourse this month are concentrated in just a few days.

If you want to complete your mission of watching the game as much as possible, you will probably have to go to Obihiro, 200 kilometers away.

As the only remaining Banei racecourse in Hokkaido, many Banei races are held there.

After getting the system, it was natural to just lie down and live a life of ease and comfort from then on.

There is no such thing.

Both local and central horse racing associations pay special attention to the annual qualification review of registered horse owners.

If losses continue, the owner may even be disqualified from the horse ownership.

Temporary income such as prize money from competitions and proceeds from the sale of stocks and real estate are not included in income statistics.

So, light novels and the like are really just lies.

Good things that come without effort can only be dreamed of.

After sending Senior Shibata home, Kitano drove to his own clinic.

Compared to the original small animal clinic, the area of ​​12 mats seemed a bit small.

Kitano had no such concerns at all.

When he was working, he often encountered situations that required him to make house calls.

The clinic is just a transit station or resting point before the next visit.

Of course, there are occasionally some reckless guys who are too lazy to check the official website of the veterinary association in advance and directly follow the navigation of Google Maps to come to his place to treat small animal diseases.

In such cases, Kitano is often not in the clinic.

Not surprisingly, his clinic has been highly rated on the New Crown Town Veterinary List on many platforms.

It's counted backwards.

After taking off his suit jacket and changing into something more comfortable to move in, Kitano walked out of the lounge holding the "U-Shun" released last month.

A considerable amount of space is devoted to introducing a racehorse named "Victory is in Sight".

Among them, Kitano noticed the evaluation of the horse's physique by Tomoharu Tanaka, who is also a veterinarian.

"Horses that can effectively utilize their hindquarters and hip muscles are quite rare. A rider's goal should be to smoothly combine rear and front drive. I see."

For a long time, he didn't pay attention to the principle of how horses generate power.

This is often the case, and we miss knowledge inadvertently again and again.

Receiving a hint that the mission was complete, he put down the magazine in his hand.

Although there is a lot of sensationalism and exaggeration in it, a lot of useful information can indeed be obtained from it.

In addition, there are rewards after completing the task.

However, before he could claim the reward, his cell phone rang.

"Hello, this is the Niikonomachi Industrial Animal Clinic."

Two minutes later, the silver pickup truck sped away.

On the passenger seat was a heavy bag used for medical visits.

Chapter 3: First time watching a match

"The vanguard group began to move out of the fourth turn towards the final straight. Seventh Flower Stella continued to lead on the inside lane, but Fourth Flower Eiichi, who was slightly to the outside, caught up!"

Waving the lottery tickets in their hands, the horse lovers seemed to have entered a state of frenzy.

Although it was just a local three-year-old victory, the emotions involved were no less than those of the year-end Grand Prix such as the Arima Kinen.

Sure enough, gambling can make people lose their minds.

Amidst the shouts, the horses arrived right in front of the stands.

Completely different from what was seen in the broadcast, the scene witnessed with the naked eye was even more shocking.

Large clouds of dust were stirred up on the white sand like the first snow, and the rumbling sound of horse hooves was like the sound waves erupting after an F1 car passed the Spoony Corner.

Before I realized what was happening, a series of agile figures had already passed by.

Faced with such extreme speed, even people who know nothing about horse racing would probably have their heartbeats quicken.

"Eiichi crossed the finish line first, followed by Biluvica, eighth from one or two lengths behind, and Angel Heart, third from third."

The bulletin board flashed and the rankings were quickly determined.

"Eiichi Ichiban's popularity is recovered, and on the saddle is rider Hattori Shigeshi!"

Flocks of horse racing tickets were scattered into the sky, and soon fell slowly, mixed with the heartbreaking sounds of horse racing fans.

The winning rider patted the horse's back excitedly, took off his goggles and waved to the stands.

Most people were still immersed in their own emotions, and even the few insignificant responders were quickly drowned out by the crowd.

As he observed the details, a subtle emotion began to ferment in Kitano's heart.

This was a very novel experience for him.

Even though I was born into a family closely connected with horse racing, this was my first time watching a race in person.

A few minutes later, the riders began to lead the horses off the track, but few people in the stands moved.

This is just the first game of the day and is at best just a warm-up for them.

"What the hell was that idiot Yoshimoto thinking? He was wasting his energy on the inside lane the whole time. How could he have any energy left to charge forward at the end?"

"That Kuwamura guy is also outrageous! He actually spent half a day adjusting his riding posture after leaving the gate. Is he really not pretending to be a rider--"

Behind Kitano, two horsemen who had finally come to their senses began to review the situation and loudly list the war criminals.

He remained silent and had no intention of getting involved.

"Holding awe for things beyond your knowledge can at least help you avoid most of the misfortunes in life."

This is a sentence that Kitano's mentor often says, and he also agrees with it.

Besides, he really didn't understand horse racing.

Watch a horse race live: 1/1 (completed)

Standing up from the audience, the noise was gradually left behind.

Unfortunately, even though Kitano had confirmed again and again that he had been equipped with the title, he did not make any friends with any so-called industry insiders until he left the racecourse.

Just like most paid games, the probability given by the system is likely to be actually very low to a terrifying value.

However, it is impossible to take off the title just like that.