French jockey Mickaelle Michel completed the first JRA examination, which is the written language exam, taking a significant step towards receiving a full-year JRA license. If she passes the written exam, there will be an interview-style examination for Japanese language skills to follow. After the exam, she reflected, "It was a hard exam. There were lots of questions that I had to answer in a short amount of time. I have a tutor for Japanese language skills. I hope I can do well in the second exam."