Hokkaido Horse Racing Story

"It's just a mob."

Kitano showed a helpless expression on his face.

"That's it."

Ogawa Jō lowered his chin slightly.

According to the original plan, Ogawa Masaru will go to Tanaka Stable next year to train as an apprentice training assistant.

But right now, there seems to be a more suitable option.

Kentucky Derby

Maybe I can really get my hands on the train ticket of my dreams.

"What do you think of Ah Sheng?"

He raised his head and continued to ask.

Ogawa Masaru, somewhat confused, blinked curiously.

Kitano had a thoughtful expression.

Even if we ignore the relationship between the two, Asheng is also a very good candidate for stable boy.

His abilities as a stable attendant are trustworthy, and he has experience in caring for Sakuya. Even more rare is that he has overseas experience, which is currently lacking in the entire team.

"So what's Sheng's own opinion?"

He turned his attention to Ogawa Katsu.

"Eh? Me?"

The boy pointed at himself in confusion.

It seems that he doesn't quite understand the current situation.

"Want to go to Kentucky?"

Ogawa Jō rubbed his head and asked softly.

"Eh!"

The boy's eyes suddenly widened.

"Is it really possible?"

He looked at Kitano with some excitement.

"We still need to discuss this with the stables first."

Kitano smiled and shook his head, then took out his cell phone in front of him.

After briefly describing the situation to Master Huangshan, the other party quickly sent the following message.

[Please make sure he joins the expedition! ! ! ]

There were three exclamation marks.

In local stables, the employment relationship between stable boys and trainers is mostly casual.

As long as both parties agree, there will basically be no problem.

"Great!"

Ogawa Katsu jumped up from the sofa.

"I'll be counting on you from now on, Asheng."

Kitano looked at the somewhat agitated boy and smiled.

Then, he turned his gaze to the seated Kanna Ogawa.

"Also, could Miss Xuhe be invited to serve as an advisor to our camp?"

Turning her head, a hint of surprise appeared on the girl's doll-like face.

"Ah?"

"All I know is some empty talk."

Ogawa Kana lowered her head in a panic.

"Then my side is not even empty talk."

In the field of thoroughbred horses, a girl named Ogawa Kanna possesses knowledge far beyond Kitano's.

With systematic supporting evidence, there is no need to doubt this.

I admire such talent.

"Please stop being so modest."

He extended a second invitation with great sincerity.

"That, that."

Ogawa Kana looked at her father with a pleading look.

"Go if you want."

Ogawa Jō said with a smile.

"Then please take care of me, Mr. Kitano."

Ogawa Kana's voice became barely audible.

She felt her face burning as if it were about to burst into flames.

After that, Kitano pulled the two of them into the expedition group.

Master Huangshan immediately sent a cat head emoticon holding a sign that said "Welcome".

【welcome. 】

After a while, a pitifully short message came from Hotan.

At this point, the core roles in the camp have been barely filled to the point where only one person is missing.

Hoof trimmer

Although the Huangshan Division is also trying to find experienced hoof trimmers who are willing to go on the expedition, there seems to be no significant progress so far.

Kanna Ogawa proposed publicly recruiting hoof trimmers.

Then, this task fell on Kitano, who had the most social media fans in the entire team.

"We're hiring hoof trimmers. Experience, overseas experience, and English proficiency are preferred. Is that okay?"

After editing the tweet, Kitano asked.

“Aren’t the conditions a bit too broad?”

Ogawa Katsu glanced sideways at the screen and asked this question.

"In the case of primary elections, it shouldn't be a big deal to relax the conditions appropriately."

Kana Ogawa said this while standing behind the sofa with her hand on her chin.

"Then it was sent out."

After confirming that everything was correct, Kitano clicked send.

Then set it as a pinned tweet.

Others in the team, including Nishiken's official account, also retweeted this tweet.

Hetian, who doesn't use social media much, said he would contact the hoof trimmer he had worked with in the past.

On the other side, Ogawa Katsu was downloading the pre-registration form for the Kentucky Derby.

Kanna Ogawa also collected information on the official website of the Saudi Cup.

Kitano narrowed his eyes and quickly browsed through the ever-increasing comments.

The vast majority of comments are meaningless.

Is it too late to start learning now?

[The next goal is to see the Arc de Triomphe, right?]

Is it okay to only know "very very horse"?

Comments like this are just glanced over.

Even after more than ten minutes, there still seemed to be no serious response.

So, I turned around and started writing the preparatory registration emails for the Saudi Derby and UAE Derby.

After completing the form, please add information such as the owner's information and pedigree chart to the attachments.

It was sent to the designated email address for overseas event registration of Japan Studbook International.

"Thanks for your hard work. Next up is the part where we go out and collect the tickets."

Ogawa Kana nodded slightly and looked away from the phone screen.

"Eh, so fast?"

Kitano and Ogawa Masaru both looked a little surprised.

The date for the run-off vote is February 10 next year, which is about three months away.

"Stupid, it will be too late to canvass for votes then."

Ogawa Kana held her forehead with one hand and sighed helplessly.

They both shrank their heads at the same time.

Ogawa Masaru quietly turned around and continued to fill out the Kentucky Derby registration form according to the information sent by Kitano.

"The ranch will cooperate with the release of some of Sakuya's videos for promotion, but you, Kitano-san, have to work hard on that too."

The girl took over the computer and opened the ranch's YouTube account.

There are only a pitiful number of fans, around a thousand or so.

"The attention we might get here is very limited, so it really depends on Mr. Kitano."

"Is that so?"

Kitano tried hard to keep a straight face, but his thoughts slipped through the folds of his brain like the mizuyokan he had eaten a few days ago.

It seems like he has no clue at all.

"Anyway, let's give it a try."

For someone who is socially awkward, this kind of job is no less than the part-time job hell at Yoshinoya.

Sighing, he typed the words on his phone with some difficulty.

[Mejiro Sakuya, the second Saudi derby.

Please give us your support. 】

Click Send.

Then, he put down his phone.

Chapter 84 Transportation Plan

On the evening of Christmas Eve, the streets of Shibuya were filled with men and women holding hands.

However, this kind of excitement has nothing to do with Kitano.

The taxi drove towards Chiba, and the tall buildings were soon left behind.

Outside the car, the sky above was already shrouded in darkness, and only a blood-red sunset glow remained in the direction of the city.

After getting off the bus, the three people's footprints were left on the white-covered path.

It is snowing season in places other than Hokkaido.

The meeting place is still the teahouse near the stables.

Entering the private room, the riders and those related to the stables nodded to the three people who had just arrived.