CARROT KIDS 
In amongst the batch of regular reports, one piece of news caught my attention - the debut of Quadrille is expected to come early next year. How early, it didn't say, but it's an obvious sign of progress, and this majestic creature (a filly sired by Dalakhani, with Sadler's Wells as the damsire) is bound to make an impact in the paddock if nothing else!

Courtesy Carrot Club

The larger volume of traffic through the blog today, at least for this time of the day, is largely due to Hiromi Kobayashi - a lady Keiba enthusiast living in Hiroshima, who, like me, is extremely disappointed to hear that the Fukuyama track is threatened with imminent closure. Hiromi is using all manner of IT outlets to raise awareness of the problem, and what closing the gates will mean to fans and workers alike. Please support her and others in any way you can to try and save this charming racecourse, by all means through me if you like. Ultimately, I want to help in any way I can.

On the subject of traffic volume, we shot past 6500 so quickly I forgot to mention it. We're now at the 6600 mark, meaning an average of about 87 visitors a day since we started, including a new group of racing fans from Poland.