I'm a horse trainer in Tokyo

"Pressure brings motivation. I hope he can gain more from this game."

Izumi Kaede can also understand this.

On a big stage with so many audiences, everyone wants to perform at their best.

After watching for a while, Izumi Hikaru and his sister were called away by the people from Shatai Ranch.

The eldest and the second oldest are here today.

Although the second brother’s horse is not there, it’s okay to watch a race like this.

"Izumi-kun, are you confident this time?"

Katsuki Yoshida asked with a smile.

His club placed several racehorses in the Izumi stable this year. Although the quality of the horses is not very high, this also represents a cooperative attitude.

Izumi Stables has a great reputation, both good and bad.

"I still have some confidence, but it's hard to guarantee anything."

Izumi Hikaru sat down next to the two of them and said.

There will definitely be no problem with tactics this time, but no one can predict whether any accidents will happen on the field.

“Having confidence is a good thing.”

Yoshida Teruya said.

Both of today's racehorses are under his name. As a horse owner, he naturally expects his racehorses to achieve quite good results.

As for the fact that the rookie rider Kenichi Ikezoe was able to ride Sunday Picnic, it was entirely because he was giving face to Hikaru Izumi.

With the current strength of Shetai Ranch, it is not difficult to find a top rider.

But since he is a disciple of Izumi Hikaru, there will be no problem in riding him to the cherry blossom viewing event once. If he performs well later, then we can continue to consider it.

“Stinger and Sunday Picnic have been in great form since arriving at the racecourse and I believe they will have a good performance today.”

Izumi Hikaru.

He hopes to have a good start when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

This is also the first time their stable has participated in a Grade 1 race this year.

"On this point, Izumi-kun has never disappointed me."

“To be the best rookie trainer last year, he must have his own ways.”

The two brothers continued.

They are brothers, but also invisible competitors. As the family business has been passed down, the eldest brother gets the highest commission, while the second brother is also developing better and better.

But no matter what, they are definitely a collective.

Only in this way can Shetai Ranch become bigger and bigger.

The current situation is hard-won, and they must continue to carry forward the peaceful bloodline of Sunday.

The three of them chatted briefly for a while, and then Izumi Hikaru went back.

Compared to staying in the VIP room of the racecourse, he still prefers to be in the show ring.

The long-awaited cherry blossom viewing is about to begin.

Chapter 222: The Role of Ikezoe Kenichi

Appearance circle.

Eighteen racehorses entered the venue one after another.

The Stinger got a pretty good Gate 8, while Sunday Picnic got Gate 13.

These two gates will not have much impact on the tactics of the upcoming games.

Because neither of the two horses in Izumi Stable had any intention of competing for the leading position.

The stinger has received the most attention.

Then it was Taketoshi who rode the second most popular horse.

In terms of position, Wu Feng's luck was not very good this time, as he was directly drawn to a large outside gate position.

His racehorse itself is a racehorse with a weak leg.

The popularity of several other racehorses is much lower in comparison.

Everyone thinks that this year's champion will be decided from these two horses.

Yukio Okabe and Kenichi Ikezoe have both completed the change of their winning uniforms.

"Don't be too nervous, it will affect your performance and judgment."

Yukio Okabe looked at Ken Ikezoe who was standing beside him.

The tension is so obvious that I really don't know how the game will perform once it starts.

"Um"

Chi Tianqian took another sip of mineral water and forced a smile.

He didn't sleep well last night.

Last night, the possible outcome of the game simulated by his master kept appearing in his mind. The competition for the lead in this game will be very intense.

"Let's go, Ichizen-kun."

Taketoshi patted Kenichi Ikezoe on the back.

Although I don’t know if it will be useful, as a senior I always want to help the juniors.

Horse racing is all about defeating an opponent who has given his all.

This kind of competition is interesting.

"coming."

Looking at the handsome figure, Chi Tianqian shook his head.

No need to think about so many useless things now!

Seeing his disciple become more energetic again, Izumi Hikaru smiled.

It seems that the other party had adjusted quite well in the preparation room just now.

This is not the first time that Stinger and Sunday Picnic have competed together, and they are both used to this competition.

Familiar process, familiar track, the only difference is that the Stinger has a new rider.

Izumi Hikaru patted Kenichi Ikezoe's shoulder.

"Just follow what we said before. The master has confidence in you."

"I will, master."

"Okabe Rider, I'll leave the stinger in your care."

"rest assured."

"Okay, get on the horse."

Izumi clapped his hands.

Yoshida Teruya nodded with satisfaction.

The two racehorses in his family are indeed well raised, and now it’s time to see the results.

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59th Cherry Blossom Viewing

芝右

Weather: Sunny

Zhi: good

Departure

“The long-awaited Sakura Sakura Mares Championship is now undergoing final preparations. The 18 horses participating in this race are all in very good condition before the race.”

"There were a lot of spectators at Hanshin Racecourse today, and everyone was looking forward to who would win the first championship."

"It is truly a happy thing to see the birth of Sakura Viewing Horse in this cherry blossom season."

After introducing the eighteen racehorses entering the venue, the commentary booth began the final pre-race chat.

Sometimes you can still see a lot of falling cherry blossom petals at the racecourse.

With the band playing,

The horses began to enter the gates.

It takes quite a bit of time for eighteen racehorses to enter the gate. Although several horses can be entered at the same time, there are still some horses that refuse to cooperate.

At the gate entry stage, the audience's attention is focused on the gate entrance of their favorite horse.

This time, the exit is particularly important.

By first looking at the race at the gate and the competition for position in front, they will roughly know the situation of the horse they support.

Stinger, successfully entered the gate.

Sunday picnic, smooth entry.

Izumi Hikaru in the stands nodded with satisfaction.

There were no problems before entering the gate.

"Light-kun, is the Stinger messing around in the gate?"

Izumi Kaede suddenly spoke up.

It was fine when I first entered the gate, but now there is something obviously wrong with gate number 8 in the picture.

"Yeah, it seems so."

Izumi narrowed his eyes.

I hope nothing unexpected happens.

There are only eighteen racehorses left, number eighteen, and the race is about to begin.

The commotion of the sting caused many viewers to exclaim.

This won't happen before the game.

More than half of the audience had high hopes for this two-year-old queen.

Teruya Yoshida who was in the VIP room was also frightened.

This has come to the final critical moment.

"Hanshin Racecourse, 1,600 meters, first place for mare, cherry blossom viewing."

"Please pay attention to the gate."

“The gate is open—!”

With the sound of the gates opening, the eighteen racehorses quickly rushed out of their own gates.

The team and the horse owner breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the stinger had not been released too late.

so far so good.

Many people patted their frightened hearts.

Being late for the 1,600-meter race is definitely not an easy task, as it requires at least two horse lengths of delay.

Chichi——

Chichi——

After catching up with the main group, Yukio Okabe controlled the speed of the Stinger.

I was really scared when I heard the noise inside the gate just now, but fortunately it didn't have any impact when I came out of the gate.