T O Password and T O Saint Denis arrive at Churchill Downs for the G1 Kentucky Debry
Tuesday, 30 April, 2024 03:50
T O Password (Photo: Yuki Shimono)
On April 27th, T O Password and his companion T O Saint Denis arrived at Churchill Downs racetrack in the United States, in preparation for the G1 Kentucky Derby scheduled for May 4th, as announced by the Japan Racing Association.
The two horses departed from Narita International Airport on April 23rd (Tuesday) at 10:56 PM Japan time and arrived at Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on April 24th (Wednesday) at 2:38 PM (local time 1:38 AM). They then arrived at Churchill Downs racetrack on April 26th (Friday) at 5:45 PM (local time 4:45 AM).
Yuichi Tomomichi, the assistant trainer, commented, "I was worried about both horses taking their first long-distance flight and transportation, but since they travelled together, they were relatively calm and arrived here safely. Although the quarantine time in Chicago was long, they didn't lose much condition compared to transportation for races in Japan."
"With a week until the race, we'll gradually adjust their training workload and feeding to bring their condition back. They received some hydration upon arrival, so we plan to let them rest today and start with light exercise from tomorrow onwards. Since they've already had one workout session in Japan, we're considering a lighter workout next week. As for the specific training regimen, we'll decide based on their condition after riding them tomorrow and the day after."
The two horses departed from Narita International Airport on April 23rd (Tuesday) at 10:56 PM Japan time and arrived at Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on April 24th (Wednesday) at 2:38 PM (local time 1:38 AM). They then arrived at Churchill Downs racetrack on April 26th (Friday) at 5:45 PM (local time 4:45 AM).
Yuichi Tomomichi, the assistant trainer, commented, "I was worried about both horses taking their first long-distance flight and transportation, but since they travelled together, they were relatively calm and arrived here safely. Although the quarantine time in Chicago was long, they didn't lose much condition compared to transportation for races in Japan."
"With a week until the race, we'll gradually adjust their training workload and feeding to bring their condition back. They received some hydration upon arrival, so we plan to let them rest today and start with light exercise from tomorrow onwards. Since they've already had one workout session in Japan, we're considering a lighter workout next week. As for the specific training regimen, we'll decide based on their condition after riding them tomorrow and the day after."