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Chain of Love Japan’s Lonely Horse After Currency Depreciation


After Japan’s success at the 2021 Breeders Cup in Del Mar including the victories of Marche Lorraine and Only love you for coach Yoshito Yahagi, there is only one contender to return to this year’s World Championship.

Chain of love coached by Michihiro Ogasa for Koji Maeda’s North Hills activity, will compete for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) on November 5 at Keeneland.

Disabled separate from the rest of the candidates, the atmosphere is quiet as Japan representative and interpreter Kate Hunter talks about how her 5-year-old daughter Heart’s Cry has stabilized.

“She travels really well. She doesn’t particularly like being alone in the quarantine. She’s a beautiful maroon when she’s there,” Hunter said.

“When we got in the carriage, she was a completely different horse and once she got here surrounded by other horses she was so happy… She was having the time of her life. me.”

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Hunter said the mare has enjoyed training on the Keeneland surface over the past few days. The routine is usually two laps around the training line followed by a light gallop on the main road.

Ngày 29 tháng 10 năm 2022: Chain Of Love, thí sinh đơn độc đến từ Nhật Bản, tham quan đường đua chính của Keeneland ... <br /> Rick Samuels / The Blood-Horse” src=”https://cms-images.bloodhorse.com/i/bloodhorse-images/2022/10/61d038a4c7ac4235bab1e2ad17ea8c73.jpg?preset=medium” style=”border-width: 0px; ” title=”October 29, 2022: Chain Of Love, lone contestant from Japan, visits Keeneland main track… <br /> Rick Samuels / The Blood-Horse”/><figcaption><small>Photo: Rick Samuels</small></p>
<p>Chain of Love training on October 29 at Keeneland</p>
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<p>With Chain of Love, the sole opponent to represent her country after a successful 2021 season, one begs the question, where are the other Japanese contenders?  Hunter’s answer is practical – the funding isn’t there.</p>
<p>“The Japanese currency collapsed. This is the second worst crash since World War II. It’s not the best-case scenario,” said Hunter.  “The country is fine, it’s just that the shopping is really expensive. For example, to join Sprint is $60,000 but to pay $60,000 it costs 90,000 Japanese yen.</p>
<p>“It’s about a third more expensive than it used to be. Flights from Japan to the United States have doubled. For a round trip, it’s about $200,000. Between that plus the loss of a third of the price. monetary value, unfortunately if the Breeders’ Cup is going to be in January, it will be no problem.”</p>
<p>She says that many Japanese horses have come to Europe to compete in the summer, which has helped go beyond the budget.</p>
<p>“There’s a lot of money in use and not a lot of money coming back, so everyone is cutting their losses this fall and staying home with pretty epic bonuses,” Hunter said.</p>
<p>As for Ogasa, Hunter says he’s focused on representing Maeda and the North Hills.  She said it would be exciting for the whole team to see the mare moving in the conditions she likes, as she usually doesn’t get the chance in Japan.</p>
<p>“I think she was a victim of her own birthplace. There are no classified sprints for dogs and horses in Japan. There aren’t even many sprints she’s allowed to run.” , said Hunter.  “She’s been running against ponies most of her life on the ground in sprints.</p>
<p>“It’s really the first time she’s been able to run a distance she likes, on the surface she likes to go against her own gender.”</p>
<p>The mare has yet to win the ranked holdings, although she has twice won the holdings in the 2021 Aqualine Stakes in Nakayama and finally in the Enif Stakes in Chukyo.</p>
<p>Her record of 3-2-3 from the 22nd started with $910,796 in earnings.</p>
<p>“We were up against a lot of good horses and it was a very large field,” says Hunter.  “When I look at her on paper, I don’t think she’s going to be the horse people care about. If you look at the circumstances around where she’s running, she looks a lot better.</p>
<p>“Personally, when I recruited her (I was thinking) that if she couldn’t win, she would hit the council.”</p>
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