Still no official word on Beat The Boarder's fate, although the last race was supposed to be a final chance, and after such a disgusting performance, I can see no option but to call it a day. If we could find a race over 600m or 800m, maybe she'd have a place in a racing stable, but this is not realistic in Japan. As such, keeping her isn't realistic either.
The Carrot Club reports don't offer much hope for entertainment, with the Perfumer situation being particularly annoying in what may as well be a catalogue of holiday brochures as race stable reports. With the exception of the Ogata and Ogasa stables, which plan races and take breaks only when necessary, 'Bugatti' trains harder, and that's no lie!
A Touch Of Sparkle has been pulled from today's race due to the ground conditions, and I guess we'll have to wait and see what unfolds with Danielle's Journey. The other day's unfortunate incident has put all plans behind with this horse, and one wonders if we can get back on schedule to be honest without taking risks. It is annoying to have to live with such a waste, and I don't accept a 'youthful miss' by the jockey as a suitable excuse for a second place turning into a disqualification - I had already held several management positions and started the first of my own businesses by his age! If he'd been five years younger, when I started work, I would be a lot more forgiving...
Not sure about tomorrow's entry for Pop Label. As usual, we've got the outside gate (this has to be more than a coincidence!), although I guess at least we can't get blocked being out there. The weather forecast is good, giving us the best ground for this horse, and Louis reckons he'll take the spoils, despite the strong competition. Ummm.
Looking a bit further ahead, the last of the 2013 NAR newcomers, Keoloha, has a test scheduled for the 23rd February. There are two more NAR horses born in 2014 coming through, but everything JRA has now made a debut - Infinity Love being the last, of course, although there is still no word from the trainer on what happened on Monday and what's next.
PS. Just heard that Infinity Love is being kept back for another run, which should help it be in better race trim for a third outing due after a spell of R&R. In other news, Beat The Boarder has indeed been retired; I'm sure poor Shun-kun must be as glad as me, for it made him look bad, when we all know he's a bloody good jockey.
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