BEFORE I HIT THE SACK... 
Just a quick update before calling it a day - a day once again saddened by the death of one of the top racehorses, this time Fifth Petal. There seem to be an extraordinary amount of training accidents nowadays. Add in the loss of some of the older famous stallions in the last few months, and 2013 has been a bad year for Keiba fans.

However, the new blood keeps on coming, with True Motion scheduled to make her debut at Tokyo (JRA) on the 9th June in an 1800m turf race. A week later, and Miracle Rouge is out again, with Tanabe-san in the saddle for a girls only 1800m turf bash (Tokyo 3R on the 16th). Meanwhile, Belle Plage is close to being ready to take her racing proficiency test, and Mosto Verde should be making a welcome return to the tracks at any minute.