Monday, June 9, 2014

Double Celebration

Kawasaki gave me two reasons to celebrate yesterday - a second victory for Phosphorus, which just so happened to clock up Kota Motohashi's 500th win at the same time! What a wonderful way to commemorate such an event from my family's angle, as we all know Sophie is a huge fan of the man in black and yellow. Congratulations, Kota!

As for Phos-kun, well, he became a real pro as soon as he got in the parade ring, forgetting how cute the filly in front of him looked. He got out of the gates without any help or problems, and settled in in midfield with a ton of sand being kicked up in his face. This no longer bothers him, and while Kota moved up on Matoba-san's lead, they powered off the last corner nicely to leave the others in their wake to claim a truly impressive three-length victory with ease.

What's remarkable is that once again, in his cooling down phase, Phosphorus looked fresh enough to run in the next race. He still isn't trying, but still manages to be awesome in his power delivery nonetheless. If you'd like to see the race, Phosphorus is number 2: http://nankan/20140609. Thanks to some brilliant work behind the scenes from one of the best teams in the business, that finish was truly inspiring, and could point to a rather exciting entry if he manages to win his next race...

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