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On the HONG KONG RAIDERS...

Training Report of Foreign Entrees
61st Running of the Yasuda Kinen (G1)
May 31, 2011 (Tuesday)

Tokyo Race Course
Weather: Cloudy Going: Sloppy (dirt course)


Beauty FlashBEAUTY FLASH (NZ, G6, chestnut)

- jogged 1/4 lap, cantered 1 lap and walked on dirt course
(exercised from 7:38 AM to 7:48 AM, ridden by Kin Wai Cheung)

"His training this morning went well and he is in good shape. Compared to last year, he's more mature and has gained more muscles, which is why he is bigger and heavier this year."

(comments taken from Kin Wai Cheung)




Thumbs UpTHUMBS UP (NZ, G7, bay)

- jogged 1/4 lap, cantered 1 lap and walked on dirt course
(exercised from 7:36 AM to 7:49 AM, ridden by Dale Bussey)

"I saw the horse for the first time in Japan today and he looks good. I'm happy with him. Tomorrow, he's going to go 1,200m, finishing strong last half a mile. This season has been a bit frustrating by means that he's pretty one-dimensional in the sense that he needs speed in his races, which he has not been getting in Hong Kong. He's always reeled off either the fastest or the second fastest in the last quarter in his races—he's got a very good finishing time. But all he needs is pace and hopefully he'll get that here in the Yasuda Kinen. He's a good closer. I'm not worried about the left-handed course, and as long as it's not a real heavy track, he'll handle the wet surface—no problem. He's got big feet and he has handled it in the past."

(comments taken from Caspar Fownes)