Japan Injured

Barry K. Schwartz’s Japan (Medaglia d’Oro–Maya, by Capote), who worked Saturday at Saratoga in preparation for the GI Travers S., exited the drill with an injury and will likely be retired. “He fractured a sesamoid,” trainer Bill Mott said Sunday. “[It’s] not good.” Japan won the June 6 Easy Goer S. and was third after setting the pace in the Aug. 1 GII Jim Dandy S. On the board in four of five starts, the dark bay colt won twice and earned $189,000.