It was strange. Although according to the meteorological data of previous years, Monbetsu had an average of 8 rainy days in August, it wasn't until August 23rd that the first rain of August 1985 fell in Monbetsu and Hiratori.
And when it rained, it poured, and it was relentless. From the 25th, the outdoor training track could no longer be used.
There was nothing he could do. At most, he could only have Oguri Cap go to the swimming pool with an umbrella and use the training equipment there to do some simple exercises to maintain her physical condition.
Noticing his gloomy expression as he sat in the lobby watching the heavy rain outside, Tojo Hana sat down opposite him. "Look on the bright side. The Horse Girls at Monbetsu Tracen Academy can't use the outdoor training track either."
"But at least it's a Tracen Academy. They must have an indoor gym," he shook his head. "The only saving grace is that I've already gotten her used to getting into a race state at night."
He said it lightly, but only he and Brand New Shine knew the hardship. It wasn't until recently that he had learned that Oguri Cap's body would involuntarily tremble when she entered a race state, and this trembling wouldn't stop without some activity.
So Brand New Shine had made a suggestion she would deeply regret—the three of them would have a pillow fight in their room.
If his physical fitness were the same as other trainers, the result of the pillow fight would probably be him being single-handedly "suppressed" by Brand New Shine and Oguri Cap with pillows.
But since his physical fitness had been acknowledged by top-tier Horse Girls, every night around 9 PM, Brand New Shine would be buried in a sea of pillows by him and Oguri Cap working together.
Of course, during the nightly pillow fights, because they were all in pajamas, he had gotten quite an eyeful, and there had been plenty of physical contact with the Horse Girls.
But every time a situation arose, he would tense up, completely focused on this "Oguri Cap energy-draining activity." So it was only late at night, alone in his bedroom, that he would hide under the covers and try to wash away these memories.
Only when he had calmed down would he choose to go to sleep and enter the dream world, continuing his "jockey" training in another world's Kasamatsu.
And in yesterday's dream world, Saginomi Masao had given him an opportunity that made the other jockeys at Kasamatsu die with envy—to partner with Oguri Cap and go to Nagoya to challenge the open race there.
"This is much later than when I made the same decision," he had complained to himself after receiving this assignment.
Coming back to his senses, the young man returned his attention to his conversation with Tojo Hana. "In a little over an hour, the newspaper delivery will be here. I'm looking forward to seeing which of the Monbetsu Horse Girls will be Oguri Cap's opponents."
"Whoever it is, they will be no match for her," Tojo Hana shook her head. "To be honest, if you weren't her trainer, I would really want to scout her for Central. I believe she would have outstanding competitiveness on the classic front next year."
"But since you are her trainer, I don't think I could train her better than you," the female trainer from Central pouted. "So when are you planning to come to Central, Zhou-kun? I'm really looking forward to you coming and teaching a lesson to those bastard colleagues who don't even have their minds on training Horse Girls anymore."
"After Oguri Cap retires, I guess," he shrugged. "After all, I made a promise with the Chairwoman of Kasamatsu to make her the idol of Kasamatsu."
"And you know, if Oguri Cap transfers to Central, I have no way of getting a Central trainer's license right now," he gave a bitter smile. "I have to get results with her, and then I have to wait until at least next June to take the exam... so I might as well just stay at Kasamatsu with her."
"When she retires, I won't have any ties left," he concluded.
"That's about three years," Tojo Hana also knew. "By then, I will show you a Silent Suzuka who has grown into a first-class Horse Girl!"
"Alright," he had just agreed when the newspaper delivery arrived.
He took a copy and quickly found the entry list for the Hokkaido Yushun Championship—
"There are only 8 Horse Girls competing in this year's Hokkaido Yushun..." After confirming the number of entries at first glance, he couldn't help but sigh. In previous years, it would usually be a full gate of 16, but this year, half the spots, a full 8 gates, were empty.
"In other words, even if I hadn't let her run the Wakakoma Sho, she could have successfully entered just with the prize money from her debut," he muttered to himself.
Tojo Hana also came over curiously, wanting to see who Oguri Cap would be facing at Monbetsu Racecourse.
He was not stingy and explained to her, who was reading upside down—
"DS Soarer. Previously won a maiden race and placed second in two open races at Monbetsu."
"Murcielago. Previously only won a maiden race, then came to participate in this Graded Race."
"Happy Grin. Previously won her debut and an open race, and placed second in the Monbetsu Graded Race, the Sunrise Cup. A rival worth noting."
"Yamano Fight. Previously won two consecutive Graded Races at Monbetsu, and in July, went to Hakodate Racecourse to challenge a Central Graded Race, the Hakodate Nisai Stakes. Unfortunately, her turf aptitude was too poor, and she was soundly defeated. But this is a dirt race, so she's also a rival not to be taken lightly."
"Southern Vigorous. Won three consecutive races after her debut, including a Monbetsu Graded Race, but hasn't won in her last two starts. Although she's also a Monbetsu Graded Race Horse Girl, I judge her threat to be less than the previous two."
"Feel Spas. After a successful debut, she tried and won a race at Central. This is her first race back at Monbetsu."
Finally, his finger skipped over Oguri Cap and pointed to the last line, his tone heavy. "Don Fortis."
"This one is the opponent Oguri Cap needs to be most wary of in this race."
"That's right," Tojo Hana chimed in. "Debuted at Central, won all three of her starts, and then transferred to Monbetsu... Her ability is completely at the Central Graded Race level."
"Look on the bright side," he grinned. "If we beat Don Fortis, it means Oguri Cap also has Central Graded Race level strength now, right?"
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