FIRST RACES OF THE YEAR 
A few reports have started to filter through from Carrot Club, with Quadrille, Lourdes No Hitomi and Mosto Verde having routine training, although the latter has now gone to the Yamamoto TC to build up some extra muscle in the hind quarters. Hopefully, he will also learn to run more aggressively, as at the moment, he likes to run with other horses rather than get to the head of the pack.

The exciting news is that two winners are being rolled out for duty again before the end of the month - Harmony Fair will either run at Nakayama on the 19th (1600m) or at Tokyo-Fuchu on the 26th (1400m), while Tenshinramman has been booked for an 1800m turf race on the 27th at Tokyo with Katsuharu Tanaka already lined up as the jockey.