Infinity Love made her JRA debut at Kyoto in a mile turf race today. The combination of Yahagi-sensei and Yutaka Take should have given her a huge advantage but, knowing how things work now, with Falbrav as sire would mean there was no chance regardless of the horse's ability (Falbrav is not a permanent fixture in Japan). Starting as third favourite, the fact that it came home in 12th, just ahead of a pack of no-hopers, is no longer a surprise, and I expect similar dismal results until the poor thing is retired and people turn away from bloodlines that don't the suit the monopoly.
On the NAR front, Beat The Boarder runs over a mile in the TCK 6R tomorrow with Shun Ishizaki back in the saddle. I don't think even Shun-kun's skill will make a difference, though, and I look forward to saying goodbye to this horse that has obviously lost the will to race. I would have given her an easy life long ago, as she should be much more suited to broodmare duty than track work. A couple of days later, Pop Label is in TCK action on the 15th, but over a very short 1200m - given his poor starts, we shall see is this is a good call or not in due course. At this stage, I'm not convinced - 1800m yes, but a sprint? It's a powerful horse, so all we can do is wait and see. Funabashi sees Magic Key run on the 20th, Million Ways out on the 21st, and Chocolat Sucre and Phosphorus booked for the following day...
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