Hokkaido Horse Racing Story.

Chapter 338 The Rebirth of a Clan
In the afternoon, around 5:30 pm.

"Strange, where did you put it?"

"what happened?"

Rachel Ho had been loitering in the hallway for several minutes, muttering to herself, so Asayama finally couldn't help but ask her what was wrong.

"Of course, it's carrots prepared for Mum-chan—"

"Oh, that? Kikuchi put it in the feed cold storage this morning."

"Ah! So that's where it is, thanks!"

Wearing tall boots, Rachel Ho hurriedly ran towards the storage room.

After a while, as if they had caught the keyword "carrot", a few heads that seemed to be paying attention peeked out from the stables on both sides of the corridor.

However, upon realizing it wasn't mealtime yet, they quickly retreated with a disappointed look.

"Remember to cut the carrots into small pieces."

"Team Leader Rachel, received—"

Rachel Ho's responses came from near and far.

"Be careful not to fall."

"learn!"

Seeing her rush out of the storage room with a container full of carrots, I sighed helplessly.

Then, he buried his head in his phone and started scrolling.

Anna and Yueying had their early pregnancy check-up at the BTC Light Stud Clinic in Puhe last week, and the clinic just sent them the electronic report.

Although I really wanted to scroll straight to the part I was most interested in, I patiently read through the previous content.

"Fetal heartbeat is good, twin pregnancy is ruled out, pseudopregnancy is ruled out, there are no obvious developmental abnormalities, and CRL (crown-rump length) is as expected."

The last early pregnancy check-up also went very smoothly.

The frequent ultrasound examinations I've had for the past few weeks are finally coming to an end.

Once the initial critical checks are passed, the frequency of checks will be significantly reduced unless an abnormality is suspected.

Until the pre-partum stage, the focus of monitoring shifts to the continued development of the fetus and the overall health of the mare herself.

—That being said, one is a breeding novice who has just retired from racing, and the other is a mare who, although she has no history of miscarriage, has shown signs of weakness in her previous foals. There are many more things to watch out for than under normal circumstances.

After thinking it over, he put his phone back in his pocket and silently stood up.

Upon hearing the sound of a chair, Ravid put down the grazing record form in his hand and looked up.

"How about it?"

"It went relatively smoothly, but we still need to work on feeding and daily care for Moonshadow."

"No problem, leave it to me."

"In addition, it would be even better if Anna's hindquarters muscles could be relaxed a bit more."

After responding with an "Oh, I see," the Indian man picked up the tablet from the shelf and swiped to open the screen.

"So, what if we extend the daytime grazing time a little further, and also increase the proportion of concentrate in the feed?"

"Let's do it that way, but don't forget about calcium and phosphorus balance."

"understood."

A reassuring conversation.

He let out a soft breath, then took his phone out of his pocket.

It was exactly six o'clock.

The transportation company hasn't sent any notification yet, so it seems like the arrival will be a little late.

Just then, Zepp's voice came from outside the stable.

"finally come!"

Although I felt that this kind of thing didn't need to be said in such a touching tone, I still followed behind the noisy club members and took a step.

I unconsciously walked faster.

When they arrived at the open space directly opposite the ranch gate, the barriers of the horse-drawn wagon had already been lowered.

The first thing to emerge from the carriage was a rather menacing-looking head.

"Long time no see, Mu-chan!"

Rachel Ho waved excitedly at the dazzling spectacle, and the black-haired mare's ears twitched slightly, as if she had given a brief greeting before turning her head back towards the carriage.

After a few gentle urgings, a black, fluffy head timidly emerged from under the dazzling figure.

The sky, dyed red by the setting sun, the chilly wind, and the completely unfamiliar scenery all confused the naive little pony.

He circled his mother for a while before finally taking a cautious step. The feel of walking on the epoxy resin gravel road, so different from the stone slabs, and the different faces and foreign languages ​​around him—everything was so new.

Nevertheless, the black foal remained calm and quiet, following its mother with its tender steps.

"So cute!"

Zep's face already showed an expression of being so moved that he was about to cry.

"Don't scare the children."

While saying this, Kikuchi's camera shutter kept clicking away.

2028 4 Month 11 Day.

The dazzling performance, along with the foal she gave birth to in February, brought her back to Mejiro Ranch on this day.

Following closely behind its mother, the foal arrived at the unfamiliar stable. After quietly drinking its milk, it quickly fell asleep.

Those who witnessed this scene quietly left the stable.

It is said that those who have long been engaged in the production of thoroughbreds can judge at a glance whether a horse has the potential to become a racehorse just by looking at its physique at that age.

"This will be a very good mile half stallion, so look forward to his future."

Although it may seem somewhat like he was endorsing a prolific breeder, even Yue Boren gave the foal a "very good" rating after inspecting the first foal of Gu Moya.

On the Blue Deer Fur Pony, you can see the thin buttocks that are unique to the SS series, and it's hard to fool people with the excuse that "it still has a long time to develop".

but--

The waist is shorter than that of the parents, so much so that, before it has fully developed, it looks more like a fluffy doll.

As for shoulder height, which is crucial for grass, it is more of an inheritance from the mother's tall stature.

Of course, these are only some of the static talents that can be identified with the naked eye.

Whether it can become a racehorse, and at what distance it can perform at its best—

There are still many things to consider.

Later that day, they said "Let's eat!" together, which was quite unusual, and then began to eat their belated dinner.

Everyone started talking about what happened today.

"so--"

Asayama, who had been looking serious before the meal, suddenly spoke up.

How is the crescent moon?

It turns out it was about naming.

"It's inconvenient to read, rejected!"

"And what about the moon and stars?"

"It feels like they're calling out the name of rider Sakai."

"And it sounds a bit like a mare's name."

"That would make Sakai, the rider, sad!"

The lounge quickly returned to its familiar noisy atmosphere.

Since he really had no inspiration, the president of the company did not speak this time, which was unusual.

"What do you think of Yuepan? This child seems quite composed!"

"Isn't this even harder to address than 'Crescent Moon'?"

The proposal from Asayama was rejected once again.

"Hmm, what about Gekkou?"

Rachel Ho raised her hand and reached towards the ceiling.

"moonlight?"

"It's this 'huang'!"

As she spoke, Rachel Ho spelled out Chinese characters on her phone.

"I hope this child will have a bright and glorious future, shining brightly on the field—"

"How about that? Pretty impressive, right?"

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"【Overseas Horse Racing】"

On November 11th (Tuesday), at Keenland Racecourse in the United States, the Shackleton Championships (G2), ridden by Japanese jockey Genta Ochiai (Monbetsu, Hokkaido), saw Next Good Fortune achieve a 3-0 finish out of 11 runners.

——《n○tkeiba》

(End of this chapter)