I went across to Kawasaki yesterday to watch Phosphorus in action, and came away pleased by a fighting performance, even though coming second by a narrow margin always leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. The funny thing, of course, is that Phosphorus has still not unleashed anywhere near his full power - he wasn't even breathing heavy after the race, which makes you wonder just what he will be capable of when he finally decides to give it his all...As you can see from the picture, he's a most handsome animal - probably the most attractive of all the horses at the foot of this page, and there's a good few of them nowadays! He is already much tighter than before, and yet still has a fair bit of puppy fat left to get rid of. A fraction more muscle and a shadow roll to reduce distractions (he swerved to avoid a puddle, costing him the race), and I think we will have a monster on our hands in the very near future, especially if we can get him a longer race. Another ten or 15 metres on Thursday, and he'd have clocked up a maiden win, that's for sure. With luck, he'll be ready for the next Funabashi meeting, and I'm already looking forward to seeing him race again.
In other Shadai Group news, Beat The Border should be ready for the TCK meeting at the end of the month, and we finally have a name for the Vermilion kid.
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