Hokkaido Horse Racing Story.

Chapter 143 Auction Target for the Second Half of the Year

“The grazing process is not over yet.”

Beside the girl, Lavid, with his arms crossed over his chest, shook his head.

"Eh--"

Rachel Ho counted on her fingers, somewhat unconvinced. "I've already done everything: replenishing feed and water, cleaning the stables, changing the bedding, taking rectal and hoof temperatures...!"

"When grazing, the animals may be scratched and injured, so we must not relax our inspections."

The Indian man signaled the girl with his eyes to give up her seat.

Rachel Ho curled her lips, picked up the leash and took a half step back.

"Okay."

Lavid touched Aru-chan's head, squatted down and pointed at the legs covered with chestnut horse hair.

"Areas like the legs and flanks, which are most prone to scratches, need to be carefully inspected."

Aru-chan shook his ears lazily and stayed where he was cooperatively.

"If the wound is too small, it may be covered by hair, so you need to use a flashlight."

As he spoke, he took out a small flashlight from his pocket.

With a "click", a soft but extremely bright beam of light lit up precisely.

“The tools here are very professional, and the brightness and spot shape of the flashlights are perfect.”

Lavid half-knelt on the padding, carefully examining the back of the horse's legs, and couldn't help but praise it.

The flashlights that Kitano equips its employees are all Welch Allyn veterinary models with high brightness and a CRI (color rendering index) above 95. Without exception, they are equipped with polarized light filters specifically for examining minor wounds and skin conditions.

Of course, the price is also much more expensive than ordinary models.

Rachel Ho pulled out a flashlight of the same model from her pocket, weighed it lightly in her palm, and blinked in disbelief.

"This thing... is so powerful?"

The beam of light went out, and the small stable was instantly filled with soft natural light.

After confirming that everything was correct, Lavid stood up neatly and patted Aru-chan's furry neck.

"Okay, if everything is confirmed to be OK, then we can move on to the grazing record."

After confirming that everything was correct, he pulled the latch of the movable door.

In the silence, the sound of writing can occasionally be heard.

After filling out the grazing records, the morning's work is completed.

"Thank you for your hard work."

In the corridor of the stables, Kitano nodded slightly.

Then, the adoption was announced.

Different levels of excitement appeared on the faces of both of them, and Rachel Ho even let out a long sigh of relief in a somewhat exaggerated manner.

"The probation period is three months, and the benefits and treatment during that period are the same. Is that okay?"

Kitano asked.

"can."

"no problem!"

The two agreed.

"Then let's go eat."

"Long live the boss!"

Zep, who was bending over and examining the horseshoe, joined in the conversation.

"Long live the president!"

"Most High President—"

Outside the stables, cumulonimbus clouds rolled and expanded as if they were about to overtake Mount Hidaka.

The sky behind the white clouds is as blue as a curtain.

After a brief exchange with the head of the new stable construction team, Kitano started the car.

Then, meet up with the three people waiting at the ranch entrance.

The ranch warehouse naturally has emergency instant food, but it is too shabby for a first dinner party.

When it comes to places to dine, there aren't many options.

Unless you drive a long way to Urakawa or Shin-Hidaka Honmachi, there are only a handful of restaurants nearby.

There is actually only one place suitable for a dinner party.

Located at the intersection of Yujun Romantic Street and the Mikawa Sanshi Parking Lot Line, there is a Japanese restaurant called "Kuma's Frying Pan". When the four of them arrived, the restaurant had just started its lunch break.

The restaurant is about 15 tatami mats in size, with only a square table in the middle and various daily necessities and children's toys scattered in the corners.

Rather than a restaurant, it is more like an activity center for the townspeople.

Although it is a Japanese restaurant, the menu is quite comprehensive.

Or, maybe the so-called Japanese-Italian food, Japanese-French food and other Japanese-style Western food are also counted as Japanese cuisine.

After taking the menu from the proprietress, Granny Miwako, Kitano handed it to the three people.

Lavid ordered a spicy curry pork chop rice, while Rachel Ho had black honey and soy milk with kinako and fried kogura ice cream.

Zep ate more. In addition to the same teppanyaki steak set meal as Kitano, he also ordered two extra servings of red bean rice cake soup.

Since they still had work to do in the afternoon, none of them drank.

Of course, Zep is not old enough to drink yet.

After learning this, both Lavid and Rachel Ho were a little surprised.

When Miwako's mother-in-law brought out the drinks, Rachel Ho clapped her hands and said seriously, "I'm eating."

Zep, who was drinking a drink, coughed violently several times.

Even the corners of Lavid's mouth relaxed, a rare occurrence.

“Just use the method you are used to.”

Kitano explained to the somewhat bewildered girl with a smile.

After everyone started eating, Zepu asked vaguely while chewing rice cake, "Are we going to the auction this year, Boss?"

Rachel Ho and Lavid also cast curious glances.

Kitano's vision as a personal horse owner, or his "horse luck," is well-known in the horse racing circles of both Japan and the United States.

However, if you participate in the auction as a ranch operator, you need to consider slightly different situations.

"Forget about the Select Auction, but I can give the Summer Auction a try."

Kitano answered while cutting the sizzling meat with a knife and fork.

Most of the horses auctioned at the Hokkaido Selection are yearlings and yearlings with unpopular or less outstanding pedigrees, but which have shown certain potential.

It is not the current priority.

As for the Northern and Shetai Select Clubs, which have more excellent bloodlines to choose from—

Even if he still had some spare money, he wouldn't be stupid enough to compete with those wealthy people who were using tax deductions.

The future direction of bloodline development, or the main selling point of the ranch, was considered a long time ago.

Kitano decided to make a name for the ranch on the dirt track first.

This year's auction actually has only one focus.

The first Tuesday in November is the broodmare auction at Keeneland Auction House in Lexington, Kentucky.

He was also attracted by the Keeneland September Yearling Sale held by the same auction house in September, but the funds available to him meant that Kitano could only choose one of the two.

This is the battlefield for super horse breeders from Europe, Australia and even Japan.

If you want to twirl the lion's mane, the more money you have on hand, the better.

In addition, although Keeneland Auction House has provided online auction services to global buyers in recent years, it is still inevitable to go to Kentucky in person.

after all--

[Detector] can only be used face to face.

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Results of the 8 Councillors' Election
Representative Director:

Yoshitaka Nakamura
Acting President:

西村和夫
Akitani Hisayuki
Supervisor:

Otaka Chaoyuki
Kitano Yuki

Hokkaido Racing Club

——"The 2nd Horse Owners' Meeting in Reiwa 8"

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