Brede Weg

Keisuke Miyata, trainer
“She’s worked well with the jockey (Keita Tosaki), and racing on the outside in training, her workload’s been good, with strong finishes. She’s run patiently throughout her work, and she should be just right going into the race. Her results over a mile might not have been good up to now, but she’s had good experience at Tokyo, and if she can run patiently and save everything for her turn of foot at the end, I think she can run a good race and get a different result.”

Keita Tosaki, jockey
“She seems to be in good condition, and her final furlong times have been good, as she has stretched out well at the end of her work. She’s running with a good rhythm and has a lot of speed.”

Champagne Color

Tsuyoshi Tanaka, trainer
“He’s improved quite a lot with the work he’s had, and his reactions have been good, so things have gone as expected with him. He finally seems to be back to where I want him to be. The mile at Tokyo really fits his running style, so I’ll look forward to his run this time.”

Hiroyuki Uchida, jockey
“He’s quite relaxed, and with the condition he’s in, it’ll be interesting to see what he can do.”

Daddy's Vivid

Teruhiko Chida, trainer
“He’s not good in the summer, but right now he’s very well with the weather as it is. He’s been moving well, and it’s the best he’s been in a while. While 1,400 meters might be his best distance, he’s learned to be patient racing over a mile. He’s had previous experience racing left-handed, including Tokyo. The horse he finished second to last time has since gone on to win a listed race and a graded one after that. He doesn’t seem to be showing his age. With the current weather, and if there’s a bit of cut in the ground, I hope he can do well.”

Ecoro Walz

Mitsunori Makiura, trainer
“The jockey (Mirco Demuro) has been riding him on the woodchip course, and the horse has done well right up to the end of his training, reacting well to what the rider has asked of him. Compared to the mile at other racetracks, the one at Tokyo requires a lot more stamina, so I think this is a good thing, bearing in mind he hasn’t run over a mile for a while. One key will be the position he gets to take up in the race.”

Gaia Force

Haruki Sugiyama, trainer
“After returning to the stable, I was interested to see how his condition was, but thanks to the work they’d done at the farm, I was surprised at how well he’d recovered from his last race. We’ve just been checking his progress as the race gets closer. The Tokyo mile seems to suit him very well.”

Seinosuke Yoshimura, jockey
“He’s as I expected him to be. His times have been quick and he’s been moving well.”

Gratias

Shogo Yasuda, trainer
“With his stay at the farm, he has recovered well and has kept his condition. He can do well if he shows his best form.”

Satoshi Inoue, trainer
“He’s reached a good level with his training, despite the track being heavy at times. This last week he’s just done light work, bearing in mind he has to transport a long way to the track. I think he’ll be better suited this time to the tough Tokyo mile and the long homestraight. If he can produce his best effort here, he’s capable of doing well.”

Jantar Mantar

Tomokazu Takano, trainer
“I’ve been satisfied with his work since he returned from the farm, and we’ve taken things step by step with him. It’s been important to have taken good care with him, so that he could return to his previous condition and become more muscular. He’s stretched out well in training and has put in a good effort, with times to match, so I think he’s back to where he should be. With his workload being sufficient, I don’t think there’ll be any problems, despite the time between his races.”

Jun Blossom

Yasuo Tomomichi, trainer
“He’s just been doing his usual work, training solo on the woodchip course, but he’s been running smoothly and finding a good rhythm. He’s probably a bit better than he was before his last race. We’ve taken the hood off him in training, but on race day he’ll have it on until just before the start. Since a while ago, I thought racing left-handed would be fine for him. If he gets to run his own race and can get a finish in, I think he can do well in a Grade 1.”

Long Run

Kiyohito Tanaka, assistant trainer
“He’s worked solo with the jockey (Yasunari Iwata) and the horse’s reactions have been good. His times have been a little slower than I’d have thought, but with a bit more effort before the race, it’s not a problem. The race is a mile this time, and it’s a top-level race, but he’s won two graded races in a row, so it’ll be interesting to see how he performs this time too.”

Yasunari Iwata, jockey
“His breathing’s been good, and he’s worked well in training. There shouldn’t be any problem racing left-handed.”

Mad Cool

Manabu Ikezoe, trainer
“There doesn’t seem to be any change with him, and the jockey (Ryusei Sakai) reports that the horse has felt good in his work on the woodchip course. It’s difficult to know how he might run over the distance of the race this time, but he doesn’t pull, and he isn’t a boisterous kind of horse. Judging by his last race, when he was patient, this distance should be fine. I hope he’ll use his experience to save things in the race over this distance.”

Red Mon Reve

Masayaoshi Ebina, trainer
“He’s looked good when asked to switch from the inside to challenge his training partner and run on down the outside in his trackwork.”

Daisuke Tsumagari, assistant trainer
“There’s been no tiredness from his last race, and we’ve been able to work him accordingly. The jockey last time said he could do with a race over a bit further. He’s a horse that has a bit of a difficult character, but each year he seems to get better regarding this. It’s been quite easy to get him ready for this race, so I hope he can run well.”

Sakura Toujours

Noriyuki Hori, trainer
“He can pull a bit from the start of his work and when cornering, but after that he runs well. We’re trying to coordinate his strides at the time he takes the bit, and practice things that he can produce in the race itself, so that he can find a good rhythm. Control is the most important thing with him, but he has the potential to run well in a Grade 1.”

Damian Lane, jockey
“His movement and footwork have been good. He’s still a little difficult to handle like before, but he has ability, and I feel that physically he has developed more.”

Sixpence

Sakae Kunieda, trainer
“He’s improving for his work, having been a little bit slow during training a while ago. There are no problems with his hooves, and he should be just right before the race. This week’s work was very good, especially at the finish. He has experience running at Tokyo, and the jockey (Christophe Lemaire) knows the horse well, so I think he can be patient with him during the race, and produce him for a good run at the end.”

Christophe Lemaire, jockey
“Working with Brede Weg has been a good thing for him. He seemed a little heavy at first, but he’s moving better now that he’s had some more work.”

Soul Rush

Yasutoshi Ikee, trainer
“He just seems to continue getting better, as we saw when he beat Romantic Warrior. This past year has been great for him. He did his strong work last week, so he’s just worked solo on the uphill this week, and we have to consider the transportation to the track. He’s in his usual condition just before a race. The Tokyo mile suits him with his stamina. He hasn’t won the Yasuda Kinen yet, and a win at Tokyo would be good when it comes to his career at stud.”

Hiroshi Kanetake, assistant trainer
“He’s been moving well on the woodchip course and posting fast times. His reactions and breathing are good. He’s run well enough at Tokyo, like he did in last year’s race, and he’s now proved he can run over 1,800 meters. Rather than a red-hot pace, just a bit of give in the ground would be good, and if the weather comes up like it has the last few weekends, it would be a plus for him.”

Trovatore

Yuichi Shikato, trainer
“His workload’s been good, and we’ve been able to just increase the pitch with him. Any heaviness about him seems to have gone in this final week, and he’s in good shape. He’s been running well in races over a mile, and it feels like he’s getting better with every race. Racing left-handed shouldn’t be a problem. The opponents are strong this time, but I still think he has more to give, and I’ll look forward to this next race, especially with it being a Grade 1.”

Takeshi Yokoyama, jockey
“The Aoba Sho was probably a bit too long for him, but it’s good to get another chance to ride him. This last week, he’s felt a lot better than the week before. He can be a little troublesome, but I want to do my best with him. The flow of the race will be important, but he’s found a good rhythm in training.”

Water Licht

Mamoru Ishibashi, trainer
“He’s worked with stablemate Meisho Tabaru on the woodchip course, and his reactions have been good and he’s been moving well. Since returning last autumn, he’s shown what he can do in mile races. Returning from a spell this time, and straight into a Grade 1, I’m wondering what he might be able to achieve here.”

Win Marvel

Masashi Fukayama, trainer
“He seemed a little heavy recently, and leaned a little to the left in training, but after one piece of strong work, he seems to improve a lot. This is the way he is, and he hasn’t needed to do so much in this final week. Looking at him now, a race over 1,600 meters would seem to be a good match for him, and I’d like to see good ground on the day. I don’t get the feeling there’s so much difference between him and the other strong horses in the race.”