Hokkaido Horse Racing Story.

Chapter 344: Incarnation

The morning before the start of the Australian weaned foal auction on the second day of May.

That morning, the location where they woke up was changed from the Inglis William Hotel to the Bangbang Ranch.

The HTBA yearling horse auction has ended.

In Australia, foals undergo rigorous training for two months before the auction, but unlike in Japan, they do not receive subsequent riding training and advanced development shortly after the auction.

Typically, the next step is a two- to three-month grazing arrangement, and foals purchased at auctions in Australia must be moved within two days of the auction ending.

If a trainer has already been selected, the pasture for grazing will be decided and a transportation company will be arranged on the day of the auction.

If the trainer is not yet selected, you can ask the organizer, Inglis, or the seller to introduce one, but you should also decide on the destination as early as possible.

However, given that Dialta 2026 is intended for import into Japan, the above scenarios are not very applicable.

The seller's agent is a ranch located in New Zealand, so temporarily storing the Dialta 26 at their ranch is not an option.

Although Kawakami was willing to help, Sunrise Ranch in Canberra, Victoria, was not a good choice either.

However, immediately after the auction, Mahana generously offered to temporarily store the foal at the nearby Bang Bang Ranch until the transport to Japan was ready.

Thanks to him, we didn't have to rush to put the Dialta 26 into another long-distance transport mission right after the auction ended.

"Good morning, Mr. Kitano. Are you ready to show off your skills today as well?"

On the way to the foal grazing area of ​​Bangbang Ranch, a familiar figure waved from afar.

—Rooney, who was officially appointed as the ranch communications specialist last year.

Good morning, Rooney.

He waved his hand in response, slightly embarrassed.

A few days after the purchase was completed, the organizer's staff congratulated the buyer, saying "Congratulations, thank you for your purchase," while starting a live interview about the after-sales service.

It's supposedly a fairly common part of auctions in Australia, but I was still almost startled.

After the video was uploaded to China, it immediately received comments from members saying, "It looks pretty ordinary."

Zepp went even further, commenting that "that kid looks more like a camel than a horse."

—Although the buyer, who was also involved, felt the same way.

Besides that, the members also spent the whole day arguing in the group about which generation Dialta26 belonged to.

Ultimately, along with Moonbeam and the foals that might be purchased at the weaning foal auction, they were categorized as the solution for the "Moon" generation.

The Australian weaned foal auction is a two-day event featuring 432 horses.

However, since only reproductive characteristics can be detected, this time the target was only mare.

The cost of the protective charm should be lower, right?

Even I'm not entirely sure about this.

Thinking this, he took out his phone and pointed it at the deer-haired horse that was racing with another foal in the grazing area.

Then, press the shutter.

Compared to her listless appearance at the auction, Dialta 26 looked much more lively.

They were even a little too lively.

Later that day, at Warwick Farm Racecourse.

The clear blue sky can be seen from the walkway under the eaves.

In about a month, winter will begin in the Southern Hemisphere.

However, today is a sunny and beautiful day.

For this reason, many ranch owners have taken their foals out to be displayed in open-air locations.

Wandering through the crowds, which were much busier than yesterday, I occasionally glanced at the foals on display.

Although it is generally smaller than a yearling, it still easily gives people the impression of being tall and strong.

Today's target is the same as Kawakami's: foals with a reserve price of around 100,000 Australian dollars.

However, an additional restriction was added regarding mares.

After walking around, the number of foals with breeding traits was less than expected. However—

"Another instantaneous burst of power!"

Of the three foals with breeding characteristics discovered so far, all have attributes like "Instantaneous Power" or "Strength".

Although they are all single entries, the reserve price will likely be quite low.

Honestly, that's very appealing.

"Next year's Australian auction—"

As I was considering my plans for next year's trip to Australia, I caught a glimpse of an unusual silhouette out of the corner of my eye.

Even among Australian-bred Mali, such a physique is somewhat unusual.

In addition-

Even with two tall Australian men, each over 1.8 meters tall, leading the foal, Deer Hair was still quite agitated, spitting and constantly tugging at the chain around its mouth.

Buyers passing by instinctively avoided this area.

"It's difficult to have the temperament for someone with that physique—"

I briefly observed a moment of silence for the future trainer of the foal before me.

Just as I was about to follow the example of other buyers and walk around it, I noticed that the deer-haired foal had a marten mark on its side, not a stallion mark.

Then give it a try.

Thinking that the result would probably be something like "Malay style" or "difficult temperament", I still opened the panel.

【Sulli 2027】

【Female 0】

【Reed hair】

[Father: Dubai's pride]

[Father: Ishiguro]

【strength】

[Original form]

The entry for "orthodox style" features a rather conspicuous pony head with deer fur.

As expected of an Australian horse—

He expressed this sentiment once again.

Then, I clicked on the entry's description.

According to the system's explanation, racehorses with "classic" growth characteristics may have mediocre performances or even struggle to win in classic years or even rarer years.

However, after experiencing a certain opportunity, they will experience explosive growth in a short period of time, and may even become strong horses capable of winning G1 races.

—Although it's difficult to predict exactly when such a breakthrough will occur.

It's not the best growth trait, but it's not too bad either.

In addition, upon closer inspection, there are indeed a few conspicuous white eyelashes among the pony's eyelashes, which I originally thought were deer fur.

"Chapter 162."

While searching for information about foals in the auction catalog on my phone, I also came across auction records of Shirley's past foals.

None of them sold for less than 100,000 Australian dollars.

The budget for the next two days will be roughly this figure.

Two to three foals with good positive breeding traits, but with relatively average bloodlines.

It's still that slightly more expensive pony, but with better pedigree and breeding characteristics—

After a slight hesitation, I, as a breeder, chose the latter.

(End of this chapter)