Now, after just three runs, Kealoha has been put on the injury list as well (sore shins), meaning I've got next to nothing left running in Japan - at least not actively, considering the ridiculous length of R&R sessions and so-called 'retraining' - despite shares in 18 horses out here. I'm afraid something doesn't add up when five of the six in England were (or will be) running this week, the two in Oz keep bombing away, and the two in Ireland keep bombing away. I should also add that most of the injuries seem to occur on far-from-cheap Shadai Group horses. And they seriously want us to double our risks in the coming years so they can cut down on paperwork to make yet more profit for an organization that's already stinking rich from what basically amounts to a monopoly in the Japan racing business? No way!Seeing as Kealoha started his career late in reality, you can almost certainly trace this ailment back to his earlier days at NF when he was hugely overweight, and an overweight training rider adding to the problem. Now he's back at Northern Farm where I can only imagine the damage will increase - at least he had a chance with proper care and weight control at his home stable. As a result, I'm publishing this picture of his last win at Funabashi (courtesy Sunday TC), because it will almost certainly be his last win full-stop if past experience is anything to go by. Other than going on a bender in Ginza every night, it would be hard to imagine a faster way of throwing money away than taking part in Japanese racing...
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