Hokkaido Horse Racing Story.

Chapter 194 Late Night After the Game

That night——

To be precise, it was the night after the Dubai World Cup.

Although it was late at night, there were still a large number of people lingering in the stadium.

Looking out from the conference room of the Medan Hotel, there were so many people queuing that they formed a continuous line.

It's a passion separate from the game itself.

Kitano's stock of commemorative T-shirts and themed baseball caps is dwindling.

Just as he was covering his mouth and yawning, the next horse fan in line took a step forward.

Kitano swallowed his tiredness and forced a smile.

"It's okay to take as much as you want, both clothes and hats."

However, the other party waved his hand in confusion.

"I've already purchased the baseball cap and pendant from the ranch's official website."

Words poured out of the horse fans' mouths like a machine gun.

"So, if it's okay, can I just take the shirt?"

Before he finished speaking, the horse fan bowed hard as if he wanted to break his waist, and the huge mountaineering bag on his back swayed.

"It's okay, please take care of yourself."

Kitano's expression became a little subtle.

Speaking of which, I just received news from the ranch—

The Mejiro Sakuya merchandise that was just restocked this month was sold out before the game even ended.

Whether it is Mejiro Shoji or the ranch, even Kitano’s own social media accounts have seen many requests for quick replenishment, some of which even come from overseas accounts.

From this point of view alone, this expedition was not in vain.

On the other side, a horse fan who had been given permission carefully picked up a set of T-shirts, and then opened the backpack behind him somewhat embarrassedly.

What was taken out was a horse puppet that hadn't even been unpacked.

He tore off a corner of the plastic wrapper, handed it over, and nervously asked, "Could President Kitano please sign here?"

"Ah, no problem."

Kitano nodded, picked up the pen and skillfully wrote his name on the mini winning flag of the horse puppet.

It's a little difficult.

and--

Can you really see clearly like this?

With such doubts in mind, Kitano raised his head.

However, the horse fan bowed while holding the signed horse doll, and then blended into the crowd behind him like a whirlwind.

Although Kitano still wanted to chat with him for a few more minutes.

Although the peripheral parts were distributed smoothly, the dialogue party was a complete failure.

After the game, most of the local participants, including Kitano himself, were exhausted.

Even in the queue extending from the conference room, yawning sounds could be heard from time to time.

In the end, I had no choice but to try to say a few words to the horse fans when distributing peripheral products.

But so far, the results seem to be less than ideal.

“Would it be better if it were a podcast?”

Kitano thought back to his time competing in the Kentucky Derby.

Churchill Park seems to be very keen to interact with horse fans in this way.

However, the current Mejiro Ranch really does not have the manpower to do this kind of thing.

The ranch's new employee, who was a trainee of the JBBA (Japan Light Breeding Horse Association), will have to wait until next month to officially start work.

If the work of the breeding season had not been almost entirely entrusted to the Gumoya Ranch in Ireland, the ranch would probably be completely overwhelmed by now.

"thank you for your support."

While signing a support scarf handed to him by a fan, Kitano continued his thoughts. He had already received numerous congratulatory calls and text messages since the match ended.

Many of them advised him to expand the scale of the ranch and even buy back the Laomubai Ranch.

However, Kitano has a clear understanding of his own abilities.

At least for now, managing this small ranch with only five people and less than ten horses is already his limit.

and--

If the ranch is built according to his standards, it is hard to say how long he can squander even the Dubai World Cup winning prize that has not yet been won.

As early as the first month of the year before the competition, Kitano had actually formulated three ranch development plans based on the possible outcomes of the competition.

Leaving aside the other two abandoned cases, even in the optimistic situation of winning the tens of millions of dollars prize, he has no intention of expanding aggressively.

Kitano's general plan for ranch construction this year is to purchase about five high-quality mares and continue to improve the infrastructure of Mejiro Ranch Mitsuishi.

but--

There are indeed some things that need to be resolved.

"Hello, could you please sign this?"

A slightly nasal female voice interrupted the spreading thoughts.

"No problem, where do you want to sign?"

It's a Sai○Niang player.

The moment I took the poster, this realization naturally flashed through my mind.

Moreover, all the Sai○ girls on the poster are from the Mejiro family in the game.

Under Zepu's tireless influence, even Kitano was forced to get to know many Sai○girls.

Especially the part belonging to the white part of the eyes.

"It's fine here."

The female fan pointed to a corner of the poster, where the skirt of a straight black lady with cold eyes appeared.

Swah——

The tip of the signature pen glided smoothly across the poster.

"Thank you very much for your support"

When handing the poster back, Kitano bowed slightly.

"Thank you. I wanted to get your autograph last year at Churchill Gardens, but there were so many people there!"

As she spoke happily, the female horse fan carefully rolled up the poster in her hand.

At this time, another horse fan came before him.

While his hands continued to deal with the signature, his thoughts quickly returned to the original part.

"Let's wait until April after we return to resolve this matter once and for all."

Since I had similar ideas in my mind a long time ago, it was not too difficult to make such a decision.

In contrast——

Maintaining the ranch is much more of a headache.

At least that's what happened to Kitano.

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“Happy Time, who finished fourth in the Dubai World Cup this Saturday, plans to return to the grass course.

"She can excel on both grass and clay, and trying more different things will be beneficial to her."

——TDN
"[Time report]

Baihua Cup winner Exodus aims for cherry blossom viewing
Saito Takashi: "She ran a bit impatiently, but fortunately she won the race despite some unfavorable circumstances. We think she is ready for further progress."

——《n○tkeiba》

@MejiroShoji: All Mejiro Sakuya merchandise at our ranch is sold out. If you have already placed an order through the official website, we will restock and ship it promptly. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

——(Same as) MEJIRO Shoji Formula
(End of this chapter)