Training Report of Foreign Entries
Mile Championship (G1)

November 19, 2011 (Saturday)

<At Kyoto Racecourse>

Weather: Rain    Going: Standard (dirt course)

Immortal Verse

Immortal Verse (IRE, F3, bay)

- walked about 800m, jogged about 600m, walked about 800m, lightly cantered about 800m, walked about 800m, cantered about 1,000m, walked about 800m, on dirt course
(exercised from 6:18 AM to 6:55 AM, ridden by Nadege Ouakli)

"Her tune up here in Japan has gone very well. She has a good appetite and her weight is ideal. She has good results on soft going so I'm not worried about the rain. It's been a while since she's raced against a large field, but our jockey (Christophe Soumillon) is well experienced and I know he'll do a good job."

(comments taken from Robert Collet)

Sahpresa

Sahpresa (USA, M6, bay)

- walked about 800m, jogged about 600m, walked about 800m, lightly cantered about 800m, walked about 800m, cantered about 1,000m, walked about 800m, on dirt course
(exercised from 6:18 AM to 6:55 AM, ridden by Vincent Vion)

"The horse is in better form than she was in last year—she's been conditioned well. It's a shame that it's raining today, but all of the other horses will run under the same condition so I can't complain. I understand that this year, the course here has had more meetings than usual. That's why I checked the turf very carefully this morning and I've found out that it would be a big advantage if we could take a route close to the rail turning the final corner."

(comments taken from Rodolphe Collet)