URAWA DEBUT
Spent the day at Urawa Keiba today and I must say, I really liked the place. It was so compact it reminded me more of a greyhound track than a racecourse, but that's part of its charm - that and the friendly atmosphere. Perhaps this is one of the benefits of the layout, as faces soon become familiar, like living in a small village rather than a big city.

Anyway, can't do anything more on the blog tonight, and my 'translator' is away all day tomorrow, so the Urawa track profile will have to wait for a little while. For the time being, here's a taste of today's meeting...