Lotus Blossom V1

Well, the debut seemed to take forever, but at least Yuta Sato has created a horse that looks and runs like a horse during the period between leaving NF (something that at times looked as if it would never happen) and arriving at Funabashi. Credit where it's due, Yoshihara didn't panic too much when the pace looked too hot, and 'Lotus' was able to hold off the challenge from the other highly-fancied nag at the end. Effort was seen, potential was seen, and we had a fair fight - I never ask for anything more, as that is what we pay for, and therefore what we should receive without any questions. A win is just a bonus beyond those things, and I'm happy that Yuta has found an animal more in keeping with his stable than Chocolat Sucre was. Now, after all the time we've been paying out and getting nothing for it, hopefully we can get some monthly action out of her for the rest of the year.