A few more Carrot reports this morning, with 'treadmill' the word that jumps off the page, as usual with the JRA horses. Having just watched a video of the Avonbridge Filly (soon to get a proper name) at a gallop in a tight group of other two-year olds, it quickly becomes apparent that the gap between Japanese training and English training is vast - a treadmill might build up muscle but it doesn't give a horse a feeling of the need to be competitive, or even get them used to being bunched up at speed. As such, with vast amounts of time lapsing between races, it's no wonder the JRA horses run like novices after months of so-called preparation.
On the NAR front, Yamazaki-sensei also thinks progress was seen in yesterday's run by Agua. As one would expect of such a proud stable, the trainer will keep trying different things, which is a bloody sight better than sticking a horse on a treadmill seven days a week and trusting in luck. I still think trying a different track would be a worthwhile experiment. Meanwhile, Pop Label is gently building up race muscle again after his enforced break from the track, and Beat The Border is bulking up nicely - she's still a little bit on the small side, but getting there.
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