Training report for the Yasuda Kinen (G1) (as of June 3)
Training Report of Foreign Entries
June 3, 2006 (Saturday)
<at Tokyo Racecourse>
BULLISH LUCK (USA, g7. bay)
--easy canter
(exercised from 6:34 to 6:50 on dirt, ridden by Wai Kit Mo)
"His tune up has gone well. We'll take him out to the tracks again tomorrow morning, but I can say we've done everything we can and that he's well prepared."
"I'm not worried about any particular rivals. All we have to do is concentrate on how the horse can run his best race."
(Comments taken from A. Cruz)
JOYFUL WINNER (AUS, g6. bay)
--walked, easy canter 1 1/2 laps
(exercised from 6:40 to 6:55 on dirt, ridden by Darren Beadman)
"His training this morning just shows that the horse is fit and in good condition. He's stable and calm mentally so I'm sure the new atmosphere and the large crowd won't bother him."
"I believe the surface is the key factor to a successful racing strategy, so I intend to carefully watch today and tomorrow's races and check which course this horse should take."
(Comments taken from J. Moore)
"He felt great this morning. The last time I raced on the Tokyo course was in the Japan Cup in 1996. It's been quite a while since then, but I was in Japan for the World Super Jockey Series last year and know what Japanese racing is like."
(Comments taken from D. Beadman)
THE DUKE (AUS, g7. bay)
--easy canter
(exercised from 7:15 to 7:30 on dirt, ridden by D. Bussey)
"There's absolutely nothing wrong with him physically and his training has gone as planned."
"He'll probably have to save his energy during the race to be able to attack the long Tokyo stretch. His chances of winning will increase if it rains and soften's the turf."
"He'll be hand-walked around the stable area and won't be taken out to the tracks tomorrow morning."
(Comments taken from C. Fownes)
YASUDA KINEN (GI) : June 4, 2006 (Sun) Tokyo 11R 1,600m turf Schedule of Training (Hong Kong horses) : May 31 (Wed) - Jun 2 (Fri), Jun 5 (Mon) : 7:45 - 9:00 Jun 3 (Sat), Jun 4 (Sun) : 6:30 - 7:30
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