TRAINING REPORT
29th running of the Japan Cup

Training Report of Foreign Entries

November 23, 2009 (Monday)

FOREIGN ENTRIES - JAPAN CUP

*The following comments are excerpts from quotes given by the connections and transcribed as faithfully to the original text as possible.

At Tokyo Racecourse

INTERPATATION (USA, g7, dark bay or brown)

- lightly cantered 1 lap (appr.1,900m) on dirt course
(ridden by Robert Sigouin from 7:30 to 7:42)

"His condition is fine and he's in good form. We had no problems traveling here from the quarantine center yesterday, and he has a good appetite. The racecourse here is wonderful and looks beautiful. Tomorrow we intend to work him faster than this morning. The trainer, who is coming on Wednesday, will decide when his gallop will be, but it'll probably be on Thursday or Friday."

JUST AS WELL (USA, h6, dark bay or brown)

- jogged appr.1,700m, cantered lightly ~ gradually stronger appr.2,100m, jogged 200m on dirt course
(ridden by Barry Wiseman from 7:32 to 7:45)

"He is in good condition - he's eating well and drinking well. He's an intelligent horse, so he can adjust to new surroundings very quickly. I'm glad his bedding is wood shavings, because he always eats the straw. He loves to sand bathe, so when he's taken out of his stall for some fresh air, we let him go once in the morning, once after training, and once in the late afternoon.

The Tokyo Racecourse is beautiful - everything is very clean and organized. The dirt on the track had just the right cushion, and the uphill felt very good. We do a lot of training using hills, so the horse seemed happy too. We intend to train our horse like we did this morning - light at first and then gradually faster, let him do what's comfortable. Tomorrow and the day after that will be more or less the same, maybe a little faster, on the dirt course."