1st　Daryz　ＡＡ２－
2nd　Bay City Roller　ＡＡ２－
3rd　Diamond Necklace　Ａ２－

This year’s The Arc produced a fairly predictable result.
However, I believe that in the future, Benvenuto Cellini
will become the dominant force in European Racing.

Benvenuto Cellini　ＡＡ２＋
Bay City Roller　ＡＡ２－
Daryz　ＡＡ２－
Maltese Cross　ＡＡ２－
Varandir　ＡＡ２－
Saddadd　ＡＡ２－
Thundering On　Ａ２＋
Minnie Hauk　Ａ２＋
Chestnut Rocket　Ａ２＋
Admire Terra　Ａ２＋
kalpana　Ａ２－
Diamond Necklace　Ａ２－
Meisho Tabaru　Ａ２－
Bright Light　Ａ２－
Arrow Eagle　Ａ２－
Friendly Soul　Ａ２－

The field for this year’s The Arc looks stronger than last year’s.

The Derby is a race restricted to 3-year-old horses and is held 
in the spring of their 3-year-old season.
A horse in the spring of its 3-year-old is comparable to a human
teenager, around 16 to 18 years old.
Teenagers should not be pushed too hard.
Horses do not become fully mature, both physically and mentally,
until the spring of their 4-year-old season.
However, people often make winning the Derby their ultimate goal.
For the horse, the Derby is merely the starting point of its racing career.
I believe that people need to move away from the idea that the Derby is
the be-all and end-all of horse racing. 

1st　Christmas Day　Ａ２－
2nd　Maltese Cross　Ａ２－
3rd　James J Braddock　Ａ２－

If they had run the same race again on good ground, 
the result might have been different.
That’s how closely matched they are in ability.

Item　Ａ２＋
Action　Ａ２＋
Benvenuto Cellini　Ａ２＋
Ancient Egypy　Ａ２＋
Pierre Bonnard　Ａ２－
James J Braddock　Ａ２－
Christmas Day　Ａ２－
Bay of Brilliance　Ａ２－
Poker　Ａ２－
Balzac　Ａ２－　
A Taste of Glory　Ａ２－
Maltese Cross　Ａ２－
Alderman　Ａ２－
Rebel Rocker　Ｂ

This year’s Epsom Derby is a race without a standout star.
Every horse has a chance of winning.

1st　Golden Tempo　Ａ２－
2nd　Renegade　Ａ２－
3rd　Ocelli　Ｂ

I hope the two AA2+ ranked horses will bounce back in their upcoming races.

Incredibolt　ＡＡ２＋
Albus　ＡＡ２＋
The Puma　ＡＡ２－　　Scratched
Renegade　Ａ２－
Futher Ado　Ａ２－
Commandment　Ａ２－
Chief Wallabee　Ａ２－ 
So Happy　Ａ２－
Fulleffort　Ａ２－　　Scratched
Pavlovian　Ａ２－
Six Speed　Ａ２－
Silent Tactic　Ａ２－　　Scratched
Emerging Market　Ａ２－
Golden Tempo　Ａ２－
Wonder Dean　Ａ２－
Danon Bourbon　Ａ２－
Potente　Ａ２－
Litmus Test　Ａ２－
Right to Party　Ａ２－　　Scratched
Intrepido　Ａ２－
Also Eligible
Great White　Ａ２－　　Scratched
Ocelli　Ｂ
Robusta　ＡＡ２－

This year’s Kentucky Derby field is very high in quality.
The winner will likely come from among top three horses.
The rest are evenly matched.

Within Storm Cat’s pedigree, there is blood cassified as B.
if even a single trace of B blood appears anywhere in a horse’s pedigree,
that horse’s rank falls to AA2 or lower.
Horse whose name go down in horse racing history must be ranked AAA1 or AAA2.
The reason American horse racing declined is that they made the mistaken judgement
that “Storm Cat is good blood”.
Once a pedigree containing B blood is allowed to remain, it eats away at that nation’s
horse racing like virus. I call this condition “Galapagosization”.
American horse racing has already progressd far down this path of Galapagosization.

1st  Daryz  ＡＡ２－
2nd  Minnie Hauk  Ａ２＋
3rd  Sosie  Ａ２－

It turned out pretty much as expected.

Minnie Hauk　Ａ２＋
Alohi Alii　Ａ２＋
Daryz　ＡＡ２－
Los Angeles　ＡＡ２－
Kalpana　Ａ２－
Aventure　Ａ２－
Sosie　Ａ２－
Gezora　Ａ２－
Estrange　Ａ２－　　Scratched
Leffard　Ａ２－
Croix du Nord　Ａ２－
Byzantine Dream　Ａ２－
White Birch　Ａ２－
Cualificar　Ａ２－
Quisisana　Ａ２－
Giavellotto　Ａ２－
Arrow Eagle　Ａ２－
Hotazhell　Ａ２－

The field is evenly matched. Anything could happen.