TRAINING REPORT
29th running of the Japan Cup

Training Report of Foreign Entrees

November 22, 2009 (Sunday)

FOREIGN ENTRIES - JAPAN CUP

*The following two horses, completing their stay at the Shiroi International Quarantine Center, departed the facilities at 10:02 this morning and safely arrived at Tokyo Racecourse at 11:49.

*The following comments are excerpts from quotes given by the connections and transcribed as faithfully to the original text as possible.

At Tokyo Racecourse

INTERPATATION (USA, g7, dark bay or brown)

"He traveled over here fine. It was a long trip (to Japan) 20 hours or so but his flight over was fine and everything has been great. And he's been training good-everything has been going as planned so far. (In Shiroi) he's galloped-he's been doing pretty much he'd do at home. (Tomorrow) I will be galloping him on the dirt, because the grass is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The trainer's coming on Wednesday, so I would guess that he'll gallop on the grass Thursday or Friday."

JUST AS WELL (USA, h6, dark bay or brown)

"He seemed fine traveling over here. (Tomorrow,) He's going to gallop and then on Thursday we're going to breeze him on the grass-probably a mile and 3/8, a mile and a half, something like that, it's just feeling off.to some degree he dictates the schedule. I think all the horses at the quarantine were becoming a little bit picky about their feed (don't get me wrong, he's getting a good ration), but I'm hoping that the travel doesn't stress him out-though I don't think so with this horse. He's a pretty steady guy."