Another busy day, although Funabashi put on another superb meeting yesterday, with Kota Motohashi celebrating his 500th win with the help of some faux Kotas, and a gaggle of other jockeys joining in the fun in silks that will definitely confuse historians after the passing of a few more decades.
The auction in Hokkaido is not going to throw up a likely 'Bugatti', although I have my heart set on a stallion closer to home that fits the bill perfectly. I have my fingers crossed that a deal can be struck, as this really is a beautiful animal - the exact image of what I have been after for the last 40 years.
Porthos is supposed to be running at Hamilton Park later today in the 2:55 there. This is a mile race with Jason Hart in the saddle. I'm not saying anything - we'll just wait and see what happens later in the day (the time difference on GMT means the race is 13 hours away).
On the JRA front, lots of holiday postcards, with Joyful Step being about the only horse that looks like it might run any time soon, other than True Motion, which is booked to race on Saturday. The trainer is saying there are higher expectations of Joyful Step this time around, but its second outing couldn't possibly be worse than its debut, so it's fairly easy to say that...
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