In case anyone hasn't realized, the Tokyo Daishoten is a race that's held just after the Arima Kinen, a race that effectively closes off the JRA racing season in late December. Clearly not in cherry blossom season like the referenced video implied.

And no, I can assure you, you can't see Mt. Fuji from Oi

Heard there was news that Forever Young might me retiring next year but also that they might try running him on turf before retirement

Yinyanlolo said in comment #2588891:

Heard there was news that Forever Young might me retiring next year but also that they might try running him on turf before retirement

Yahagi's been saying they're going to retire him at the end of this year for a while now. The only real debate (aside from Fujita humoring the idea of a Saudi threepeat) is whether they're going to run him in the Arima (turf) or the Tokyo Daishoten or Champions' Cup (dirt) (EDIT: forgot that defending the Breeders' Cup title was in the cards, although this year it'd be held in the East Coast which makes the prospect more iffy) before the end of the year.

Jnglmpera said in comment #2588948:

Yahagi's been saying they're going to retire him at the end of this year for a while now. The only real debate (aside from Fujita humoring the idea of a Saudi threepeat) is whether they're going to run him in the Arima (turf) or the Tokyo Daishoten or Champions' Cup (dirt) (EDIT: forgot that defending the Breeders' Cup title was in the cards, although this year it'd be held in the East Coast which makes the prospect more iffy) before the end of the year.

If they're retiring him then I hope it ends in a high note like Oguri or Opera O and then get to live a long life

Yinyanlolo said in comment #2588993:

If they're retiring him then I hope it ends in a high note like Oguri or Opera O and then get to live a long life

He's gonna get the Kitasan Treatment first.

...so, not as relaxing as Oguri and Opera.

Yinyanlolo said in comment #2588993:

If they're retiring him then I hope it ends in a high note like Oguri or Opera O and then get to live a long life

Dunno if you could say Ope's racing career ended on a high note (he finished 5th behind Cafe in the 2001 Arima), but I'm positive the JRA will host a retirement ceremony like those two plus Doto.

NNescio said in comment #2588996:

He's gonna get the Kitasan Treatment first.

...so, not as relaxing as Oguri and Opera.

The LEGENDARY sire line has to continue somehow...