Hokkaido Horse Racing Story.

Chapter 91 Deer Hair Visitor

In the early morning, the wind blowing from the Arabian Peninsula hit the porthole.

The night spread out like a deep blue ribbon under the wings.

Taking off his eye mask, Kitano switched his phone to the local time zone.

【11:36】

The flight arrived a little later than expected.

"Mr. Wada and Joseph will go to the hotel with their luggage first. Mr. Kitano and Ms. Ogawa, please follow me."

Huangshan's voice was noticeably trembling, but the other members of the expedition group magnanimously tolerated his loss of composure at the moment.

With similar feelings of uneasiness, the five people set foot on the unfamiliar land of a foreign country.

Since 1962, when horse racing was still despised as gambling, Japanese horse racing began its journey overseas.

But even today, overseas expeditions are not easy.

Traveling from Japan to the Middle East requires more than just overcoming the physical distance between Monbetsu and Oi.

In late January, after the pre-expedition training program officially ended, Mejiro Sakuya, accompanied only by Ogawa Masaru, went to the Oi Racecourse to undergo quarantine before leaving the country.

Generally speaking, a Thoroughbred horse is an overly sensitive animal and can easily experience additional stress from unfamiliar surroundings.

To prevent this, the main racehorse on an expedition is usually accompanied by a racehorse belonging to the same owner or stable.

But neither Arashiyama as a trainer nor Kitano as a horse owner had the ability to provide such luxurious conditions.

They could only wait and pray for smooth transportation.

As I got off the plane, the night air in Saudi Arabia was slightly stuffy.

Handing the backpack behind him to Zep, Kitano followed Huangshan with the suitcase.

The German farrier and rider separated from the team and got on the shuttle vehicle sent by the hotel.

Huangshan was contacting Flyt Express's local team by phone.

After barely managing to say a few words in Japanese English, the trainer handed the phone to Ogawa Kanna with a bitter face.

The girl took the phone and quickly got information about the transport team.

"Asheng and the others have already passed the pre-quarantine channel."

After returning the phone to Huangshan, Ogawa Kana's originally tense face relaxed slightly.

So, the three of them began to move in another direction of the airport.

When we arrived at the handover location, Flyt Express staff were opening a special container for transporting horse racehorses called "HORSE STALL".

Not far away were several other containers that had arrived on different flights.

Ogawa Katsu, who arrived with the transport team, simply greeted the three people, then cast a nervous look into the container.

Kitano also pursed his lips lightly and looked towards the container with a somewhat nervous look.

"He looks in great shape, like he just came in from a stroll outside the stables."

After unpacking, the staff member who was responsible for confirming the status spoke in English.

Kitano and Ogawa, brother and sister, breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

After a quick checkup, the local veterinarian poked his head out and made an "OK" gesture.

Huangshan then breathed a sigh of relief.

While handling the handover procedures, the trainer frantically called the international stable that had been booked in advance.

"How long will it take for the carriage to arrive?"

"Thirteen. Thirty minutes? That's too long!"

After signing his name in the recipient's column, Huangshan complained loudly about the delay on the other end of the phone.

Kitano received the PCR test report from the veterinarian of Flyt Express.

Thanks to this report, Sakuya Mejiro was able to avoid the mandatory 14 to 21-day quarantine in a designated facility of the Saudi government.

Kitano carefully put the report away and loosened his tie slightly.

In the short time after getting off the plane, sweat began to appear on my forehead.

【Brother Kitano, this is the list of permitted feed and supplements from Saudi Arabia. Please check if there are any overlaps with prohibited drugs】 Ogawa Katsu posted a long image in the expedition group's group chat.

After sending an "OK" emoticon, Kitano began to carefully look through the list of banned drugs announced in advance by the event organizer.

[No problem, the feeds and supplements on the list can be used with confidence]

After sending this message, Ogawa Katsu quickly replied with a cat head sticker that kept nodding its head.

At this time, the Flyt Express staff also put on the riding clothes for Mejiro Sakuya.

Not far away, the white-haired boy gave a thumbs-up, picked up the tow rope and walked towards the container.

Soon he returned to everyone's sight, holding Mejiro Sakuya's hand.

After the twelve-hour long-distance transportation, Mejiro Sakuya looked a little depressed.

But overall, it still maintains a pretty good condition.

Kitano walked forward, squatted slightly and touched the hoof wall of the deer-hair horse.

Temperature is normal.

According to the information I just received from the local veterinarian, the horse's body maintained a relatively stable temperature during transportation.

"Well done, Sheng."

Standing up, he rubbed Ogawa Katsu's head.

Based on a percentage system, Mejiro Sakuya's current condition would be rated at least around 85 points.

This exceeded the camp's original psychological expectation of only 70 to 75 points.

"It's nothing. The stable boy from Flyt Express was the one who did the hard work from beginning to end. I just helped out a little bit."

The white-haired boy smiled shyly.

"The people from the stable are here."

At this time, Huangshan finally put down his phone and said.

The trainer's hair became slightly messy, and his frown formed an obvious "chuan" character.

After receiving the signal, Ogawa Masaru began to walk towards the rapid quarantine channel with Mejiro Sakuya.

"Is the feed ready at the stable?"

On the way, Kitano asked Huangshan.

During the transportation, the extremely limited food intake was not enough to keep Mejiro Sakuya full.

Perhaps this is the reason why the deer-hair horse looks so listless.

"Before they set off, the stables sent them the daily feed formula requirements, and we just received a completed reply from the stables."

Huangshan nodded, then opened the memo on his phone to confirm with some concern.

"I'm definitely ready."

The trainer wiped the sweat off his forehead and said.

At this time, a large black crowd came towards us.

The leader was a middle-aged man wearing square glasses and a black suit.

The man in the suit said something seriously to the person walking beside him, while walking quickly towards the handover area.

The moment the two teams gathered, he looked at Mejiro Sakuya with some surprise.

Then, he quickly turned his head back.

When passing through the fast quarantine channel, the Saudi inspection officials looked at the complete set of documents that Kitano took out of the suitcase with some surprise.

"You can pass."

After repeatedly confirming that the information was correct, he had no choice but to stamp the import license.

The visitor from Deer Hair thus set foot on foreign land.

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