Hokkaido Horse Racing Story.

Chapter 309 Options After a Long Deliberation
"Alright—next time it's time to decide Luna-chan's breeding partner!"

There was no response; Zep was only met with silence.

The German chuckled a few times and awkwardly sat back down on the tatami mat.

After an unknown amount of time, the phone on the low table buzzed.

Ah, here it comes—

Kitano picked up his phone and expertly swiped the screen to unlock it.

In order to get breeding advice from the [Advisory Group] as soon as possible, I had no choice but to split one of the recently harvested golden amulets into a lower-ranking green amulet.

Speaking of which, the system also seems to have a function to replace the upper-level Omikami with the lower-level Omikami.

Although he's never used it even once.

While lost in thought, I had already opened the LINE interface.

It was still the same three people.

Changfeng:
How about trying to cultivate early-age mile runners with justice as the goal?
Precocious: ◎
Speed: ◎
Winning and losing mentality: ◎

Grassland: ○
Strength: ○
Instantaneous power: △

Weak constitution: △
Explosive power: 34
Overall rating: A- to A+

Is it just?

Thanks to Gu Moya's enthusiastic sales pitch, I have gained some understanding of the stallions recommended by the consultant this time.

Aside from the exorbitant cost of breeding, Justice, as a partner stallion, doesn't seem to have any major drawbacks.

Even the issue of poor health that I've been worried about doesn't seem to be as likely to be passed down as I thought.

but--

It's really expensive.

This year, Justice's breeding fee remains stubbornly high at $250,000.

Even ignoring potential transportation costs, the breeding fees alone, amounting to nearly 40 million yen, are a considerable burden for the ranch.

Given the unavoidable financial risks, Justice, which currently has a good performance, may not be the final option.

Next is the second one.

[Kappa wood:

How about we try to cultivate an all-around champion, like the American Pharaoh, who is likely to perform well in both grass and mud tracks as well as obstacle courses?
Speed: ◎
Weak constitution: ○
Winning or losing mentality: ○

Precocious: △
Explosive power: 31
Overall rating: C+ - A

It's still one of the stallions from the Old Moa North American Stallion.

Compared to the first option, which is justice, choosing the American Pharaoh as a partner doesn't seem to offer much difference in terms of explosive power.

However, whether considering genetic traits or overall evaluation, the American Pharaoh's side is at a clear disadvantage, especially considering their genetic priority of being "weak" after "speed".

If there's any advantage, it's probably that the breeding fee has dropped to $25,000 this year.

It's even cheaper than that of prolific masters.

While the breeding costs certainly appeal to small ranches, the American Pharaoh doesn't seem to be the most reasonable choice from a characteristics perspective.

Regarding the possibility of it being applicable to grass, mud, and obstacle courses—

It doesn't feel like something that can be considered an advantage.

"Lets see."

Advice from the last consultant, Meixiang.

[Meixiang:
How about we try to cultivate a masterpiece of our time, like the work of Manrokushi?
Winning and losing mentality: ◎

Speed: ◎
Grassland: ◎
Late bloomer: ○
Instant power: ○

Weak constitution: ○
Goodness: △

Health: △
Explosive power: 32
Overall rating: B+—A

Besides the new features we haven't seen before, there are many other things to consider.

Being physically weak is indeed a big problem.

Even the most theoretically reasonable choice provided by several advisors could not completely eliminate the possibility of Moonshadow's offspring being physically weak. However, in the case of Manle, the inheritance priority of "Weakness" is significantly lower than that of the American Pharaoh, not to mention the "Health" trait, whose inheritance probability is unknown, serving as a neutralizing factor.

In addition, the upper and lower limits of the overall evaluation of the foals seem quite good.

Although, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't quite reach the level of "Anjiang Well's contemporary masterpiece".

"Well--"

As they pondered, an eerie silence remained in the lounge.

"Damn it, the BOSS is deep in thought again."

Zep winked at Asayama and Kikuchi, who were sitting across the low table.

"He made a terrible move after thinking for so long!"

Kikuchi immediately shook his head, revealing a rather helpless look in his eyes.

"This time, as long as the insemination fee isn't too high, it'll be fine."

Asayama took a leisurely sip of barley tea, his expression as calm as Lavid's.

"Could the person I'm working with be Hinagiku Nishino?"

Rachel Ho jokingly posted a name in the ranch members' group chat.

"As one of the few successor stallions to Invincible Vanguard in Japan, if you are not pursuing short-term results and are aiming for steeplechaser races, Nishino Hinagiku is indeed a viable option. Moreover, the fact that there are no close relatives within five generations may reduce the possibility of foal anxiety to some extent."

Rachel Ho casually suggested a proposal, but Ravide took it very seriously and began to consider it.

At the end of the long string of text, even the other members who were just trying to pass the time with their eyes started to think, "Could it be that Hinagiku Nishino is really good?"

"Of course, in the end it depends on the president's own thoughts."

After this message was sent out, the members who were initially hesitant immediately regained their senses.

Several people, as if they had planned it together, sent the same homemade meme of Sakuya squinting her eyes as if she were sighing.

"I made a decision--"

Kitano's words marked the beginning of a series of sighs that erupted in front of the low table.

The first option to rule out is the cooperation plan with the American Pharaoh, which is straightforward.

The most ideal solution that seems to be in line with justice can only be considered as "let's try it if there's an opportunity" due to financial constraints.

The final choice, naturally, is simply "to lose money and get hurt."

"The target of Moonshadow breeding is Manleshi."

"Ugh!"

Ravid coughed several times, looking surprised that he would do such a thing.

The others also had somewhat unexpected expressions on their faces.

"Is there a problem with Manle?"

I couldn't help but ask that question.

"Not saying what shouldn't be said is actually a rare and reasonable choice."

Following that statement, Kikuchi quietly added the other half of the sentence—

"As far as the president is concerned."

Slowly closing his mouth, which had opened unconsciously due to extreme surprise, Ravid immediately returned to his calm expression, as if he had seen through something.

"Although there is still some uneasy cooperation, the actual health problems of the foal after giving birth should not be as serious as initially thought."

"In addition, as a breeding stallion for twelve years, the breeding cost of six million yen at Manro is quite reasonable."

The funds originally prepared for the Antley Fine Art Auction were already sufficient to cover the breeding costs of Manleshi, so it wasn't a problem.

Although, for a mares whose actual value is no more than one million yen, such a breeding partner is still somewhat delicate.

"call--"

At the end of the breeding consultation meeting, the members all breathed a sigh of relief.

Surprisingly, the president didn't come up with any more surprising collaborations.

(End of this chapter)