European Trainer - Summer 2011 - Issue 34

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European Trainer ISSUE 34 – SUMMER 2011

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THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE THOROUGHBRED

NORBERT SAUER One of Germany’s longest standing trainers – in profile

THE WHIP DEBATE How the use of the whip is viewed around the world

“FAIR TRADE” BETTING Publishing Ltd

Why we must be getting bettors to bet “ethically”

EHV

The Equine Herpes Virus explained

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It’s only fair

Giles Anderson On this page of our spring issue of European Trainer, I put out the idea of enhancing the future by making sure we install a concept of “Fair Trade” betting across Europe, as surely this is one way that we can all support the industry by maximising the returns to racing across each country.

As a result of this idea, we gave Will Hayler the task of researching how bookmakers put their fair share of profits back into the system across Europe. In the United Kingdom, I was stunned to find out that amongst the “big names” only three major bookmakers are paying their way. Of these, the Tote could well move offshore and Coral say that their research shows that “ethical” betting doesn’t hold much sway with the betting public.

As an industry, this is something we’ve got to address seriously as it and the role played by betting exchanges are at the crux of all funding problems.

Let it also be a warning to those countries who are, through European legislation, looking at permitting bookmakers, and a reminder to those of us in the UK of with whom we should be betting.

The poor funding of racing is not to just confined to the United Kingdom; indeed, this is a subject that has dominated much space throughout the history of the magazine over the past ten years. As you will read in our cover profile on the longstanding German trainer Norbert Sauer, it has led to him sending more horses to race in France as it simply makes economic sense.

This sounds like a repeating record, but looking back over the past few years it would be fair to say that a trend has been developing in our editorial: that French racing is offering the best financial reward and Germany offers the best horses. The latter is a point picked up in our profile on the dominant trainer of middle Europe - Zuzana Kubovičová.

Speaking of Germany, it struck a blow for the quality of their breeding stock when Animal Kingdom, whose dam is by German Horse of the Year Acadenango, won the Kentucky Derby for British-born trainer Graham Motion.

Looking ahead to the next few years as the racing world adapts and changes, technology is always going to play more and more of a part.

One such innovation and phenomenon of the last couple of years has been the growth in social networks. As mentioned by Sid Fernando in our spring issue, Twitter is certainly a medium for the future and one that allows those who follow similar sports and interests to engage with each other. In these pages, Sid reports on how, thanks to this medium, he too has become a part owner of a racehorse in Europe.

Wherever your racing takes you this summer, good luck.

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Chairman’s message

CRIQUETTE HEAD I would like to begin by congratulating all the jumps professionals who have just reached the end of their seasons, culminating in some excellent Festivals at Cheltenham, Aintree, Punchestown, and the top meetings at Auteuil. Particular credit should go to Nicky Henderson and the Waley-Cohen family for their remarkable Gold Cup victory with Long Run.

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RADITIONALLY racing has always been about amateurism and this is a great reward for those values. In a similar vein, it was also pleasing to see the McCain family tradition perpetuated in the Grand National thanks to the success of Ballabriggs. Unfortunately in France, we regret the tragic death of champion hurdler Questarabad who died following an accident on the racecourse, his field of honour. National Hunt racing is a tough sport and I respect all the jumps professionals who take the rough with the smooth.

Following the early Classics, we are once again lucky to have some exceptional horses to follow this year. Across the Channel, the hierarchy seems clear in the classic generation over a mile, with Frankel dominating his counterparts, while Carlton House looks a worthy favourite for the Epsom Derby. In France the picture is more muddled with the colts but with the fillies, we look forward to seeing the likes of Galikova and Golden Lilac in the Prix de Diane. All the connections of these horses deserve praise, whether they be trainers, breeders, or owners who have bought into

the dream of owning a Classic hope.

With the older horses, my heart is of course with Goldikova. Her achievement and that of my brother Freddy in winning 13 Group 1 events is quite incredible and has never been seen before in Europe.

It would be a most wonderful result if The Queen were to win the Derby with Carlton House; a well-deserved recognition of her implication in the racing industry and her passion for the sport. In this year when the British Royal Family are more popular than ever in Britain, a royal Derby victory would put racing firmly in the public eye for all the right reasons. I understand the pride of the Irish on the recent visit of The Queen to the Irish National Stud, another demonstration of her dedication to racing and breeding. On a personal note, I have proud recollections of her past visits to the Haras du Quesnay and these are memories I will never forget.

The latest race-fixing scandal which has come to light in England is a terrible blow to our sport. Unfortunately it is always negative publicity which attracts the most media attention and so our whole industry will suffer for the mistakes of a very few. The image of the sport is tarnished and this is a great shame. On a more positive side, the

arrests prove that racing is very closely monitored and the BHA should be congratulated for their vigilance in their anti-corruption investigations which are carried out for the good of racing.

We have some excellent racing to look forward to over the summer, with Royal Ascot coming up soon. This meeting is always a fascinating rendezvous attracting champions from around the world. I will be particularly interested to follow the juveniles trained by American professional Wesley Ward, who has enjoyed extraordinary success with his first four runners in France all winning before heading to Ascot. His venture is great for the sport and epitomizes the spirit of the pure competition which is what racing is all about. Racing can only benefit from exchanges and international competition and those who wish to restrict foreign participation in the sport should remember that if we are to welcome investment from abroad in our breeding and sales industries, it is normal that we should also allow foreign horses to win our races.

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CONTENTS ISSUE 34

10 TRM Trainer of the Quarter Newmarket trainer Marco Botti.

12 Norbert Sauer David Conolly-Smith on the spritely German trainer who “still gets a huge buzz” from winning races 42 years after taking out his licence.

18 Fair Trade Betting Will Hayler investigates how Europeans can bet ethically in their own racing markets.

24 Equine Herpes Virus An introduction to the virus that is a fairly common cause of respiratory disease, by Dr. Colin Roberts.

28 The Whip Debate A perspective on the perception of the use of the stick from three racing jurisdictions: Australia, Europe, and the U.S. Contributed by Michell Lamb. Colin Mackenzie, and Gary West.

40 The Social Network

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Sid Fernando on the social medium with a global impact on horseracing.

46 Zuzana Kubovičová Meet Zuzana Kubovičová the first lady of Slovakian racing, by Martin Cáp.

50 Piroplasmosis An introduction to a disease about which we are hearing more, and its possible impact on horseracing around the world, by Dr. Stacey Oke.

54 Pre-Race Feeding Catherine Dunnett on the specifics of a horse’s diet in the days directly leading up to a race.

60 All in the Genes Dr. David Marlin wonders if the answers to racehorse potential can be easily found via genetic tests.

63 Product Focus 68 Stakes Schedules Forthcoming stakes races from Europe and around the world.

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CONTRIBUTORS Publisher & Editorial Director Giles Anderson (@trainer_mag) Assistant Editor Frances Karon (@francesjkaron) Design/Production Neil Randon (@Factor293) Advertising Sales Giles Anderson Photo Credits

Martin Cáp is a Czech racing journalist with Slovak roots based in Prague. He writes for the leading Czech business daily Hospodarske noviny, but he also works as a commentator, tv reporter, and auctioneer. For some years now he has been writing a blog about the Czech Derby and working on the first complete history of this race.

ARB, Emma Berry, Horsephotos, Frances J. Karon, Frank Nolting, Shutterstock, Frank Sorge, Vaclav Volf

David Conolly-Smith was born in Nottingham, but has lived in Germany for over 40 years and for the past 30 years has been the leading English-language racing correspondent in the country. He used to run a bookshop in Munich, but is now a full-time freelance journalist and translator.

Cover Photograph Frank Sorge

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Dr Catherine Dunnett BSc, PhD, R.Nutr. is an independent nutritionist registered with the British Nutrition Society. She has a background in equine research, in the field of nutrition and exercise physiology, with many years spent at The Animal Health Trust in Newmarket. Prior to setting up her own consultancy business, she worked in the equine feed industry on product development and technical marketing.

Sid Fernando (@sidfernando) is president of eMatings LLC and Werk Thoroughbred Consultants, Inc. He is the former bloodstock editor of Daily Racing Form and also blogs about racing and breeding.

Katherine Ford was brought up in a hunting and point-topointing environment on a farm in North Yorkshire. Following a year working in a racing yard in Middleham, she studied Modern Languages at Sheffield University, with a semester studying French in Pau. After University, Katherine completed the BHB Graduate Programme in 2000, and in 2001 started work for the International Racing Bureau’s Paris office.

Three years later she moved to Equidia, France’s horseracing television channel, for which she has had the opportunity to travel to some of the world’s major racetracks, including those of Dubai, Hong Kong, Japan, several Breeders’ Cups, Cheltenham and Pardubice. Katherine currently works part-time for Equidia and as a freelance journalist and translator.

Will Hayler (@HaylerWill) is a freelance racing writer from York, England and a racing correspondent for the Guardian newspaper. He has written for a variety of publications and, since 2008, has been President of the Horserace Writers and Photographers Association in the UK. Colin Mackenzie worked as a news and foreign correspondent for the Daily Express and Daily Mail before joining the nascent Racing Post at the end of 1985. He returned to the Daily Mail as Racing Correspondent at the end of 1988, retiring in 2008.

Dr David Marlin is a specialist in exercise physiology, thermoregulation, transport, and respiratory physiology. He has authored over 170 scientific papers and book chapters, and Equine Exercise Physiology. Marlin is International Board Chairman of the International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, editor of Comparative Exercise Physiology, and holds visiting Professor positions at the Universities of Bristol, Nottingham, and Oklahoma State. He works as a consultant to the racing industry, the British Equestrian Teams, the FEI, and the International League for the Protection of Horses.

Dr. Stacey Oke is a licensed veterinarian and freelance medical writer and editor. In addition to writing for various horse publications, she also contributes to scientific journals, is an editor of an internationally-recognized, peerreviewed journal, creates continuing education materials for both human and veterinary medicine, and conducts biomedical research studies.

Dr Colin Roberts BVSc MA PhD FRCVS is an independent equine veterinary consultant and an Affiliated Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy at the University of Cambridge. He has extensive experience in equine sports medicine. His professional areas of interest include equine internal medicine, equine upper airway disease, equine welfare and equine sports medicine.

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Marco Botti with Excelebration, winner of the Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen (German 2,000 Guineas) by seven lengths

The TRM Trainer of the Quarter award has been won by Marco Botti. Botti and his team will receive a selection of products from the internationally-acclaimed range of TRM supplements worth €2,000, as well as a bottle of select Irish whiskey.

TRM Trainer of the Quarter

MARCO BOTTI

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By Emma Berry (@collingsberry)

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OST trainers would blanche at the sight of a recently departed stable star winning a Group 1 for another operation. Marco Botti’s dignified response, on the day that Gitano Hernando won the Singapore Airlines International Cup for Herman Brown, was to send out his first Classic winner, Excelebration, to land the Mehl-MulhensRennen (German 2,000 Guineas) by seven lengths at Cologne.

With typical good grace, Botti says: “I was

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delighted he won: when you sell a horse for good money you must wish the new owner good luck. There are no regrets. Yes, it would be nice to still have him in the yard but this is a business and sometimes you have to sell a good horse. That's the way it is. I’m delighted that he proved what I always believed: that he is a proper Group 1 horse.

“A lot of people questioned the race he won in America [the G1 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita] saying he wasn’t really a Grade 1 horse but he is.”

Botti’s determination to look only forward, rather than dwelling in the past, is doubtless the root of what is now a flourishing business. With 70 horses under his care, his string has doubled in size since he set up in Newmarket in 2006. The Italian and his Czech-born wife Lucie, who have two young children, Matteo, 3, and 10-month-old Valentina, have plans in place to build an 80box yard neighbouring that of their former boss, Luca Cumani.

“My life is here, I’ve never considered going back to Italy. I only wish the prize money would improve but it’s exciting to

think that eventually we will have our own place in Newmarket,” says the son of multiple champion trainer, Alduino Botti, who trains in partnership with his brother Guiseppe in Milan.

The brothers have dominated the Italian racing scene for more than three decades and, while Marco faces stiff competition in Britain, he has swiftly gone into many notebooks as a trainer to follow. It will have surprised few that he already has a Classic success under his belt.

What pleases the trainer most is the fact that it was for his longest-standing patron and countryman, the septugenarian Guiliano Manfredini, who also owned Botti’s first ever winner, Ceremonial Jade. That horse's debut win on June 27, 2006 was the first of his eight victories including the Listed Lady Wulfruna Stakes.

“Together we’ve had some great times.

Excelebration has been the best horse Mr Manfredini has had and this year has probably been our best year together. He also has Acclamazing and she's won four races,” says Botti.

“Excelebration was his first runner in a Group race when he ran at Newbury [finishing runner-up to Frankel in the G3 Greenham Stakes] and then his first runner in a Classic.”

The lightly-raced Exceed And Excel colt could well be seen next at Royal Ascot, where he is again likely to meet Frankel in the St. James’s Palace Stakes.

His trainer adds: “We have to make sure that the horse is okay in the next couple of weeks but I think that we will end up going there. Obviously we know how good Frankel is but it’s a Group 1, it’s Royal Ascot, and it would be no disgrace to finish second to him.

We’ve considered going to France but Mr Manfredini feels this may be his only chance to go to Royal Ascot with a horse as good as this and that’s perfectly understandable.”

In a year when a large percentage of Europe’s three-year-old milers will be running scared of Frankel, Botti is prepared to stand his ground. His almost bashful demeanour masks two valuable traits for a trainer: determination and self-assuredness.

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NORBERT SAUER At 72, Norbert Sauer is one of the oldest trainers in Germany, but he currently has no thoughts of retiring. “I am still in good health, so there is no reason. I enjoy every minute of it and still get a huge buzz out of training winners.” He has been training since 1968 and has sent out almost 1,500 winners, more than half of them over jumps, from his Dortmund base.

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E hails from Frankfurt; there was no family connection with racing but an uncle took him one day to Niederrad, the Frankfurt racecourse, and he immediately fell in love with the sport. He was apprenticed there to the celebrated Andreas Hecker, who sent out Sharper to win the Grosser Preis von Baden in 1976. “The original idea was to be a Flat jockey, and I rode 27 winners, but rising weight soon put a stop to that, so I turned to the jumps, where I rode about 150 winners.” He quit riding for training at the age of 29 because “there was no money in riding over jumps.”

However, as a trainer he made his name with NH horses and he was champion trainer over jumps 15 times. He totally dominated German jumps racing throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, sending out a personal best of 45 winners in

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1980. This would be inconceivable nowadays, as this discipline has virtually died out in Germany.

There are now only about 30 NH races in the entire German season, and none of them of any worthwhile value. Until two years ago, Baden-Baden still staged a jumps race every raceday, but the new management team that took over in 2010 put an end to that, and in this respect they have followed almost every other German racecourse. The current leading jumps trainer, Elfi Schnakenberg, sent out three winners over jumps in 2010!

Norbert Sauer has long since turned his interest exclusively to Flat racing; in fact he has had only one runner over the jumps this century. “I know it’s a shame, but there is absolutely no point now. There’s no money, no races, no schooling possibilities, no proper jockeys.

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“The way the French have organised their racing and betting industry is ideal. And owners and trainers there can really cover their costs, which is impossible in most other European countries” would probably have a few runners over jumps, but in Dortmund it’s just impossible.”

However in his heyday he brought off some great coups: “I sent Tangelo to win in Auteuil around 1970; in those days, most German trainers did not even know how to spell the name.”

Sauer’s star jumper was Romping to Work, by Sir Peter O’Sullevan’s sprinter Be Friendly, who was arguably the most successful German chaser ever, winning 15 of his 22 starts. He was a Baden-Baden specialist, and in 1977, 1979, and 1980 pulled off the big chasing double of the Markgraf Berthold-Jagdrennen and the Altes Badener Jagdrennen, run on the opening and final day of the big summer meeting. Sauer is proud of the fact that he also sent him to the USA to run in the Colonial Cup, and although well-beaten, he finished in the money there. Although a few German horses had run in the Washington D.C. International, this was the first time that a German NH performer had ever crossed the Atlantic. Intercontinental travel for racehorses was still very much in its infancy in those days.

Sauer also had a reputation for training speedy two-year-olds, and he sent out three winners of the Badener Jugend-Preis in the 1990s. This Sauer receives a celebratory kiss from owner Egon Schulz after All Spirit wins the Gerling Preis in 2006

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six-furlong race is run at the Baden-Baden spring meeting and is traditionally the first juvenile race of the German season.

However nowadays Sauer has his eyes fixed firmly on France, and the French conditions books are his staple reading matter.

“You have to go where the money is,” he says, “and that means France. Prize money is so much better there than in Germany, and there are also far more opportunities.

With two or three flat meetings every day, you can always find a suitable race, whereas here we have racing only on Sundays, or at the week-long meetings in Baden-Baden and Hamburg.”

Sauer picks his races carefully and is rewarded with an excellent strike rate. The seven-year-old Eminem is a good example of this. In 2009 Eminem ran only four times, all in France, winning every time and collecting €63,500 for his owner, Stall Laurus. He is now finding it much tougher and was well beaten on both his 2011 starts. “He must have soft ground,

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Jockey Jose Luis Silverio with Sauer at Harzburg

and that has been a huge problem this year, when we have had fast going all over. He is now having the summer off, but will be back in the autumn, when conditions will be more to his liking, and we hope that he can recapture his old form. His younger halfbrother Engai is less ground-dependent, so may be able to win some races in the meantime.”

The same goes for Dwilano, an eightyear-old who only joined the yard last year on the retirement of his previous trainer Peter Remmert. He has been Group-placed, and is certainly Listed class “when in the mood,” but his trainer reports that he is “too clever by half.” He does best after a

break and will also be aimed at conditions races across the Rhine. Sauer is a great fan of French racing, and felt that the best solution to the problems facing the German racing industry would have been a takeover by the PMU. This was certainly being considered a couple of years ago, but the Germans have now gone in a different direction.

“The way the French have organised their racing and betting industry is ideal,” he says.

“And owners and trainers there can really cover their costs, which is impossible in most other European countries. I had an early two-year-old who I sent to Chantilly for his first race this May; he finished

runner-up to a good horse of Fabre’s and collected €4,500 place money – more than he would get for winning most juvenile races here.

“On top of that, he was French-bred and bought at Arqana, so we collected a lot of extra money in breeders’ and owners’ premiums.”

Sauer was president of the German Owners and Breeders Association from 1979 to 1996, so is well-informed about European racing politics. “I feel we did a good job and we achieved a great deal in regard to cooperation and harmonisation. I used to go to the meetings with Bruno Schütz and he was a really good negotiator;

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Sauer acts as equine chef at his stables

“ I have excellent staff, who have all been with me for a long time, and I do better than break even. We certainly operate cost-effectively; I drive the horses to the races ourselves” when he spoke, everybody sat up and listened.” Schütz, one of the top German trainers of that era and a committed supporter of international racing, died in 2000, but his son Andreas is now a leading trainer in Hong Kong.

Sauer currently has only 19 horses on his training list, more than half of them owned by his main patron Stall Laurus. “They are great owners,” he says, “and have lots of patience. If I say that a horse needs time, they give it time.

“There are too many owners who buy a horse and expect it win next week; but these people understand racing.”

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He is happy with 19 horses: “I used to have 80, but that was too much trouble – staff problems, red tape. Now I have excellent staff, who have all been with me for a long time, and I do better than break even. We certainly operate cost-effectively; we own our own horse box and my wife and I drive the horses to the races ourselves, which is a huge advantage. I could at a pinch handle 25 horses, but that would be the absolute maximum.”

Sauer’s biggest winner on the Flat was All Spirit, who won the Group Two GerlingPreis in 2006 at odds of 45-1 on very heavy ground. “We were not expecting him to

win, but it was a nice surprise!” he remembers. He rarely has runners in group races; he has none of the big ownerbreeders in his yard, and most of his runners are bought relatively cheaply at public auction. But he is happy with this situation and altogether gives the impression of a man satisfied with life.

“Planning a horse’s campaign, even at a lower level, is a very enjoyable exercise.”

Sauer married his partner Hella in 2006, but has two children, Oliver and Melanie, from his first marriage. Both children were successful amateur riders in their younger days.

Oliver now works for an online betting company in Malta, while Melanie, a graduate of the Darley Flying Start scheme, is assistant trainer to up-and-coming Mikel Delzangles, who has just taken over Richard Gibson’s Chantilly stables. “When our two-year-old ran in Chantilly recently, she showed me around the stables, and I was most impressed,” he says. “But I am perfectly satisfied with my set-up in Dortmund.” n

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FAIR TRADE BETTING

How can racing expect bookmakers and legislators to understand our passion for the sport if those who enjoy a bet aren’t prepared to try and play their part in ensuring racing receives its share from betting income?

By Will Hayler

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ILLIONS of European punters have the chance to give horseracing a vital boost by making an informed choice as to how and where they conduct their wagering. In the world of retail, there is no concept right now as important as ethical consumerism – supporting businesses that avoid exploitation and cultivate sustainability.

Rules concerning the control of betting differ from country to country in Europe, as does the rigour with which the law is imposed against those who operate outside of the system. But in several European countries, those within the sport have the opportunity to play a small part in ensuring that it is racing which benefits from betting turnover.

In Britain, only three of the major bookmaking firms – Coral, Totesport, and Bet365 – remain on home soil, the others having relocated all or part of their business offshore in order to make tax savings and reduce payments to racing through the Levy system, which demands 10.75 percent of profits go back to the sport for redistribution into prize money and infrastructure costs.

The gradual seeping of profits from out of the Levy system has produced a predictable effect upon prize money, with racecourses forced to take up some of the slack.

Totesport, the sportsbook arm of the British pari-mutuel operation Totepool, could soon join the likes of William Hill and Ladbrokes in deciding to relocate its online business offshore, depending upon the wishes of the successful bidder soon to be identified by the Government.

That would leave Coral as the principal British-based bookmaking business, but rumour has it that pending a successful upgrade of IT systems, they too are ready to leave, unless the British Horseracing Authority’s lobbying to Government succeeds and a way of relicensing overseasbased bookmakers can be found.

Both Coral and the Tote have gone through periods of advertising their businesses as being proud to support racing through their full Levy contributions. In recent weeks, Totesport have sponsored races under the title “Best for British racing.”

Simon Clare, racing director at Coral, believes that British punters are too pricesensitive to support the sport by actively choosing to bet with them ahead of offshore rivals.

“You might get one or two altruistic individuals, but we haven’t found a great deal of interest in the idea when we marketed it,” Clare said.

However even if British punters are struggling to come to terms with the idea of not biting the hand that feeds them, the situation is not the same elsewhere.

Swedish pool betting operators AVG, owned by the country’s two national horseracing associations, the Swedish Trotting Association (STC) and Swedish Gallop (SG), conducted extensive research among their punters in 2009 which found that 80 percent of respondees were prepared to accept a higher takeout from their bets in return for the knowledge that profits from the business were being reinvested back into racing.

Although illegal to offer betting on Swedish racing, there are alternative online

“If you don’t care if horseracing goes down in flames, I guess you can bet with who you want.

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options open for punters. Leif Almgren, senior adviser at AVG, hopes Swedish punters have an enlightened understanding of the situation.

“If you don’t care if horseracing goes down in flames, I guess you can bet with who you want,” Almgren explained. “But I believe Swedish people who like the sport understand that by betting with AVG they are helping to contribute to the future, not just to the racecourses, but for the horse industry as a whole, for projects such as the training and education of future trainers and jockeys and the welfare of the horses.”

The ‘Scandinavian model,’ whereby a state-supported business enjoys a theoretical monopoly on domestic betting on horseracing, is replicated in Norway (majority harness racing but also some thoroughbred racing) and Finland (harness only).

But it seems that Norwegian punters may be less inclined to brand loyalty with recent

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reports suggesting that the Government may consider blocking the ISP addresses of foreign businesses which offer online gambling.

That is something of a repeated theme with European racing authorities attempting to juggle the requirements of European competition law with the desire to protect their own industries.

AVG are currently locked in a battle with bookmakers Unibet.com over what they see as “violation of database rights.” But it’s not as if Unibet are the only ones.

Malta-based Racebets.com boast that they accept bets on horseracing across Europe – “from the all-weather in Britain and Ireland to the snow in Switzerland and the trotting in Sweden,” according to cofounder Sebastian Weiss. But they are unlikely to face any opposition from the authorities in one of the countries on whose racing they offer betting, as the German Direktorium owns a 40 percent

share in the business.

Supplemented by the German Tote and other betting businesses, including new ‘XXL’ betting shops on racecourses, the Direktorium hopes to rebuild the finances of the sport which have taken a severe hit in recent years.

“If you can’t beat them, then why not join them,” commented spokesman Daniel Krueger.

German racing urgently needs an upturn in fortunes, as does racing in Italy, where a number of bigger tracks are struggling financially with betting turnover on racing falling as punters target other sports with better returns (Tote takeout can be up to 40 percent on some racing bets).

A possible solution is to remove the bookmakers from the equation and the 42.5 percent cut they remove from the takeout for operating as agents, before the difference less tax is distributed back to racing. Any alteration to the existing system

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would have to be carefully plotted in order to avoid breaching state aid rules. A 150million euro million cash injection pledged by the Government in January is still to arrive. In the meantime, the Italian government recently confirmed plans to distribute 200 new online gambling licences.

HOW TO BET ETHICALLY IN EUROPE Britain British Horseracing Authority officials believe they are close to securing Government backing for the relicensing of bookmakers who have moved offshore (usually Gibraltar) to reduce tax liabilities and avoid having to pay Levy. This would also force offshore firms to comply with the Gambling Act and report suspicious betting activity to the relevant governing bodies, as well as conforming to licensing requirements.

This was a loophole exploited by a number of firms who refused to pay out on winning bets arranged by Barney Curley, infuriating the owner-trainer last year. The British Government have proposed a number of possible changes to the Levy system, the likeliest of which to be realised is a payment from bookmakers for a ‘racing right’ – the right to take bets from British punters.

The taxation system for betting exchanges which many believe has left them paying under the odds compared to their fixed-odds counterpart also remains under examination. In the meantime, although full details of Levy payments are confidential, Bet365, Coral, and Totesport are the main three operators paying a full return to the sport on their racing business across all channels.

Ireland Horseracing Ireland Chief Executive Brian

Kavanagh has warned that the sport is under threat in the country as the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, an annual Government grant funded by tax on betting operators in the country, continues to fall.

The proposed solution is a betting tax increase, predictably opposed by the firms that dominate the retail and online markets in the country, especially the two big players yet to move offshore – Paddy Power and Boylesports. Kavanagh is keeping his fingers crossed that the Irish Government can find a way to relicense offshore business and bring bets made with them by Irish customers back under the tax umbrella.

“We have maintained a good relationship with bookmakers, and we can work together to get racing back on the up again,” said Kavanagh. “Things have been disrupted by the upheavals with the Irish Government, but the new Government

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Brazilian-born Jorge Ricardo has won more than 11,300 races

have made it one of their priority pieces of legislation.”

In the meantime, Irish punters wanting to pay their share should be placing their bets over the counter or online with Irish-based businesses, including Tote Ireland.

Germany Online betting is the only part of the German horseracing market which is still growing and will offer opportunities to get new customers, not only in Germany but from Europe as well.

If betting on other sports events will be allowed in the future in Germany (this decision is still pending), Racebets would be able to offer this busines segment to its customers. Although racing has a company, fully owned by German racecourses, called “German Tote” (not to be confused with the on-track operating Tote), the industry bought RaceBets to offer what people require – fixed odds betting and specific

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bet-types the Tote does not offer. “German Tote” can only offer the European tote betting.

RaceBets is the official partner of German racing, although punters do not really care about who owns the betting company. They care about odds, pools and services.

France The envy of many other European racing operations, betting revenue continues to increase at the Pari-Mutuel Urbain (buoyed by increased poker activity and expansion of racing markets) and prize money has risen correspondingly too.

However, the European Court of Justice is among the organisations to have raised the possibility that the eight percent tax imposed as a betting right on horseracing for all online operators could be considered ‘state aid’ for the PMU, whose monopoly on retail betting outlets makes the levy easier for them to swallow.

The outcome of current discussions into the way new betting operators have been treated in France (none of whom are allowed to offer fixed-odds betting) could well be influenced by the forthcoming European Union green paper on gambling regulation. However, there is no doubt that by betting with the PMU, which now offers pool betting on races from two dozen different countries, punters are continuing to contribute to one of Europe’s current success stories.

Spain Recently-announced proposals to open up the country’s gambling rules threaten racing in the country, the European PariMutuel Association believes. The proposals would appear to create considerable differences in taxation between new fixed-odds operators (three percent of turnover) and the traditional pari-mutuel system (15 percent) which returns money to the sport. n

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EHV Equine herpes virus explained Although orthopaedic disorders represent by far the most common cause of impaired performance and lost training time in racehorses, respiratory disease occurs very commonly and the possibility of a disastrous outbreak is a continual concern for the racehorse trainer.

By Dr Colin Roberts BVSc MA PhD FRCVS

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SURVEY of trainers a few years ago found that amongst horses in training at any given time, around one in seven had some form of lower respiratory tract disease as demonstrated by tracheal wash examination.

The signs shown by horses with respiratory infections are very variable.

Relatively few horses show severe illness however, and the most common presentation is either of low grade signs such as nasal discharge, coughing, fever, lethargy, or so-called sub-clinical disease, which shows no overt clinical signs save for impaired performance. Often, horses may appear clinically normal until going to the races and running poorly, after which abnormalities may be detectable.

Until relatively recently, there was a general belief that respiratory infections in racehorses were essentially due to viruses; indeed, the term ‘the virus’ was commonly used as synonym for virtually all such respiratory disease. Equine herpes virus infection has often been blamed for a large proportion of outbreaks of respiratory disease in racing yards, but what are the signs associated with this particular infectious agent and how frequently is it really the culprit?

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There are, in fact, numerous causes of respiratory disease in racehorses, and in the last 20 years or so a considerable body of evidence has accumulated to suggest that bacterial respiratory infections occur significantly more often than viral ones. The bacteria that cause respiratory disease in the horse are most frequently ones that can live in the horse’s upper airway without causing a problem until some factor tips the balance in their favour and they colonise the lower airways and cause disease there. The distinction between viral and bacterial infections is a significant one since viruses do not respond to conventional antibiotic therapy whereas bacterial ones do.

A number of viruses can cause respiratory disease, including most importantly equine influenza, equine herpes viruses, and equine rhinoviruses. It is not possible to distinguish between respiratory disease due to these viruses and that which is due to the common disease-causing bacteria solely on clinical grounds; specific laboratory tests are required for this purpose. Routine haematological analysis cannot differentiate between bacterial and viral respiratory infections either and indeed, in many cases of mild respiratory disease, there are no detectable changes in a routine blood test.

There are at least 11 different equine

Swelling or nasal discharge (opposite) is a tell-tale sign of EHV

herpes viruses, but by far the most clinically important ones are EHV-1 and EHV-4.

EHV-2 infection is widespread in horses but its role as a significant cause of respiratory disease is still somewhat unclear. As well as causing respiratory disease, EHV-1 can also be a cause of abortion and in a small number of cases it occurs in a distressing paralytic form in which affected animals show neurological signs varying from mild

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incoordination to an inability to stand.

Specific neuropathogenic strains that are likely to lead to the paralytic form of the disease have been identified. Whilst EHV-1 infection has been associated with occasional abortions, it is most frequently a cause of respiratory disease. This article will confine itself solely to a discussion of respiratory disease due to infections with EHV-1 and EHV-4, since this is by far the

most common of the disorders associated with this group of viruses.

The incubation period* for EHV varies from 1-10 days. Infections are often quite short-lived and virus is usually cleared from the respiratory tract within three weeks in horses infected for the first time and a shorter period for subsequent infections.

Shedding of virus into the environment can continue for as long as 15 or more days after

a first infection, but for as little as just two days in previously infected horses. Spread of the respiratory form of EHV infection usually occurs via aerosol transmission, nose to nose contact, and fomites*. Under suitable conditions, the virus can last for several weeks in the environment after shedding by the horse.

The signs of respiratory disease due to EHV-1 or EHV-4 are very variable in severity. The most severe signs are seen in young horses. A nasal discharge is the most commonly occurring sign and there may also be fever (which is often very shortlived), lethargy, lack of appetite, mild swelling of the lymph nodes under the jaw, ocular discharge, and mild swelling of the lower limbs. EHV infections involve mainly the upper respiratory tract and since in horses coughing is associated mainly with lower airway disease, it is not usually a major sign (this contrasts with equine influenza in which lower airway involvement is a prominent feature of the disease and coughing is a frequently symptom).

Older horses that have had previous exposure to the virus usually display milder signs and infection in these animals may be sub-clinical other than having an effect on exercise performance. In still other cases, there may even be little or no effect on performance as evidenced by horses from

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which EHV-1 has been isolated only two days before they won races.

Since EHV infections cannot be diagnosed by a clinical examination, laboratory tests are necessary to differentiate it from other causes of respiratory disease. Virus or viral material may be detected in nasopharyngeal (throat) swabs and cells obtained by tracheal wash sampling in the early stage of infection; however, these tests are frequently negative in infected horses and to make a definitive diagnosis it is often necessary to carry out serological* tests on blood samples.

Since EHV infections can only be diagnosed by the use of specific tests – which are frequently not carried out in horses with respiratory disease or who display poor performance – the true frequency of involvement of EHV infections in individual cases and larger outbreaks of respiratory disease cannot be estimated accurately. Veterinarians in racing practice vary in their views of the prevalence of EHV infections, but in a survey of horses with inflammatory airway disease, a somewhat non-specific term used to describe mild, performance affecting respiratory disease in racehorses, only 5% of cases were found to be due to EHV. A feature of herpes viruses is their ability to become latent or hidden in infected animals and to be reactivated some time later. A number of factors, including stress, transportation, and handling, can precipitate this reactivation, as can injections of corticosteroids*. The stresses of racing and transportation to race meetings are probably a frequent cause of reactivation of EHV infections. Horses in which reactivation of infection occurs often do not show clinical signs but instead excrete virus in their respiratory secretions, rendering them a risk of infection for other horses in the yard.

Since EHV is a viral agent, it is not responsive to antibiotic therapy and this treatment should be reserved for those cases in which there is evidence of secondary bacterial infection. Affected horses should be isolated if possible to minimise the risk of spread of infection to other animals. They should be rested and receive good nursing.

It is probably a good idea to place clinically affected horses on a minimum-dust regime to reduce any risk of their developing respiratory allergies following infection.

The introduction to racing of compulsory vaccination for equine influenza some thirty years ago brought an end to the intermittent, extremely severe outbreaks of that disease that caused severe disruption to the racing programme. Vaccination against EHV infections is not obligatory for racehorses but vaccines are available that are licensed for use in the control of respiratory disease and/or abortion due to

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*Glossary Corticosteroids: anti-inflammatory agents frequently used in human and veterinary medicine. One of their effects is to suppress the immune system to some degree.

Fomite: an inanimate object that can transmit an infection between animals without their being in direct contact, e.g. clothing, grooming kit.

Incubation period: the time between initial infection with a disease and the onset of clinical signs.

Serology: a diagnostic technique that utilises the fact that in response to infections, the immune system produces proteins called antibodies that help to defend against the infection. Antibodies are specific to the infectious agent that causes them to be produced. Serological testing involves taking two blood samples from an affected horse, the first at the time of initial clinical signs and the second around two weeks later. A significant increase in the amount of antibody against a particular infectious agent in the second sample compared to the first is indicative that the horse has recently mounted an immune response to that infection. It must be borne in mind when using serology to detect the occurrence of an infection that vaccination against a disease will also produce a positive serological result.

Tracheal wash (TW): a diagnostic technique in which a sample of the secretions in the trachea and lungs is obtained, usually via an endoscopic examination, for analysis to detect the presence of respiratory disease.

The incubation period for EHV varies from 1-10 days. Infections can be short-lived and the virus is usually cleared from the respiratory tract within three weeks in horses infected for the first time

this agent. These vaccines are far from completely protective but they can reduce the severity of clinical signs and the period of viral shedding. Vaccination of horses against EHV infection alone should not, however, preclude the use of other means of reducing the risk of infection such as good stable hygiene and good disease monitoring.

A straw poll amongst a number of colleagues in racing practice suggests that EHV vaccination is used by a sizeable number of racing yards although far from all. The manufacturers of EHV vaccines generally recommend administration at six monthly intervals, but there is variation in the frequency of dosing between yards with some animals being vaccinated according to the manufacturers’ schedules, whilst others are dosed vaccinated yearly and others still three monthly.

Prevention of EHV infections is almost certainly impossible, since virtually all horses are affected by this agent as

youngsters and reinfection and reactivation of infection both occur commonly, with clinical signs typically becoming milder on each occasion. The use of routine tracheal wash examinations and blood tests for the detection of low-grade disease can be very useful for the detection of all types of respiratory disease, not solely EHV infections, and the simple procedure of taking the rectal temperature of all horses daily can also be valuable in this respect.

EHV infections occur in virtually all horses and to prevent them entirely is currently impossible. Many cases are subclinical but, whilst EHV is not the most common cause of respiratory disease in racehorses, it is a cause of poor performance, both with and without accompanying overt disease. On occasion, severe outbreaks can occur in racing yards.

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THE WHIP DEBATE Whipping offences are arguably the most controversial part of horseracing when it comes to opinion of a non-racing public, to whom hitting a racehorse is strictly a punishment and a cruelty as opposed to a safety tool or a reminder to keep a horse’s mind on task. Originally published in North American Trainer, we were interested in how this topic is viewed across some of the major racing countries and compiled thoughts from writers based in Australia, the United States, and Europe.

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VIEW FROM AUSTRALIA There’s an old saying Down Under: “Australia rode on the sheep’s back,” says Mitchell Lamb, which is a social reference to our wool industry as the once great backbone of the Aussie economy.

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S much as that may be true, it is the horse, fauna-wise at least, that has most defined our culture. Our early reliance on horses for transport, work, and particularly companionship was integral in such a vast land.

And at the forefront of that equine influence on Australia is thoroughbred racing.

Racing is the sport that was organised before all others and gave hope to so many during the great depression, and it is the only sport that stops this nation.

That’s why the heartstrings are tugged for so many involved in the industry when racing’s biggest “perception” issue – the whip debate – is given the attention that, rightly or wrongly, society has demanded.

MORE THAN JUST THE WHIP Not that long ago jockeys who were “hard” whip riders were considered as some of the best in the game. They were seen as the men you wanted on your horse when it was fighting out a close finish. In fact, it’s fair to say they were celebrated for their whip skills, most certainly from a punters point of view.

Hall of Fame jockey Mick Dittman, winner of almost 90 Group One races throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s, was nicknamed “The Enforcer” due to his powerful style in the saddle. With his strong whip riding he could literally lift a horse to victory.

“Believe me, only the very best horses, champions like Lonhro, will try their very best without the whip. They’re the exception; most horses need the whip,” Dittman says.

From that, and Dittman’s riding style, you could assume that Dittman’s certainly not anti whip. Well, that’s true, but illusion was what Dittman was all about during his career. It’s often told that he never marked a horse, never left a welt or a wound. Don’t misunderstand, he did give them a whack often, but it was the “threat” of the whip and Dittman’s vigour that gave the appearance that he was “cutting a horse in half.”

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introduced in September, 2009.

Australian Racing rule 137A has nine sub rules within it. The main changes to the previous rule are with the design of a whip and how many times a jockey can use it in a race. The introduction of the padded whip is really the only change to the specification of a whip design, which naturally must be approved by stewards to their satisfaction.

It’s sub rule 5 that perhaps caused the most voices of dissention within the riding and training ranks. It states: 1. The whip shall not be used in a forehand manner in consecutive strides prior to the 100 metre mark; 2. The whip shall not be used in a forehand

“It is unethical for academics to write partisan-funded light-weight papers purporting to show results their patron wants” Robbie Waterhouse – bookmaker

manner more than on five occasions prior to the 100 metre mark; 3. The rider may at his discretion use the whip with a slapping motion down the shoulder, with whip hand remaining on the reins, or alternatively in a backhand manner, prior to the 100 metre mark; 4. In the final 100 metres, a rider may, subject to the other requirements of this rule, use his whip at his discretion.

Prior to when this rule was amended in 2009 there was a complicated set of rules in place that required riders to count their strikes with the whip at several points within the final parts of a race. That caused great uproar, especially amongst jockeys.

The amendment somewhat eased riders’ fears that they would forever be counting whip strokes whilst attempting to ride out their mounts in a race. Several Australian Racing Board meetings since have seen those rules remain unchanged, although outside pressures continue to apply just that.

The RSPCA Australia (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is without doubt the organisation with the biggest “pull” to influence people outside the racing fraternity.

In July of 2009 at the International Society for Equitation Science’s annual conference held in Sydney, RSPCA Chief Scientist Dr Bidda Jones asked the question of whether a horse will ever actually enjoy the activities that humans ask of them.

“Horses are the basis of a multi-billion dollar industry. In Australia, their use in racing alone generates around 4 billion (Australian) dollars a year and is inextricably linked with gambling and through taxation revenue to government funding.

“But ultimately, with the possible exception of police work, the things we make horses do, headed by racing, are all carried out for the same reason.

“Horse riding is not a productive, educational, scientific, or useful activity. It is something people do, directly or indirectly, for entertainment, pleasure, or fun.

There are some obvious benefits to horses from their domestication and use by humans: the provision of food and shelter, protection from predators, disease prevention and care during illness and injury.

“But there is little evidence that horses benefit in any other significant way from our use of them, despite what we might like to think in our more romantic moments.

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provide much moral justification for an activity.

“That wouldn't matter, if it wasn't for the fact that the horse has to share the experience.

So if that experience is not a good one, it raises the question of whether we should be making them do it at all. If elite competition is to be ethically sustainable, it requires clear action to ensure that welfare impacts are minimised.”

Whilst Dr Jones may be correct on several fronts, many would disagree with the statement that racing is purely for “entertainment, pleasure or fun” and “is not a productive activity.”

The racing industry within Australia is an employer of some 250,000 people either full or part time. It is only a small percentage of people making a grand living from horseracing; most earn just enough to survive. But that’s just it. They are earning a l iving. Keeping humans fed, putting a roof over their head, generations of families’ livelihood made from what Dr Jones describes as “just fun.”

Many would argue that is surely a justification for what happens to a racehorse during its career, including the fact that it may be whipped (under regulation) during a race. Especially when you consider that the vast majority of racing people are more passionate a bout horse welfare than any others that claim the same.

In January this year a study, funded by the RSPCA, claimed that racehorses do not perform any better when jockeys use the whip on them in the final stages of a race. A pair of animal behaviour academics from the University of Sydney completed the study, with co-author Paul McGreevy stating that he “hoped it would highlight the fallacy and futility of w hipping.”

“We looked at running times in a series of races, how whips were used and whether that whip use influenced the outcome of a race.

“What we found was that whipping did not affect the probability of whether or not a horse finished a race in the first three placings.

“How a horse ran in the first part of a race, when it wasn't being whipped, was the most critical factor in racing success. So horses are being whipped in the final stages of a race, in the face of muscle fatigue, for no benefit.

“The reason for whip use has traditionally been the need to be seen to ride the horse out and the suggestion that you can steer a horse with the whip,” stated McGreevy.

“Many horse riders, and certainly these findings, refute that.

“Top performance horses have been bred and prepared to give their best. Add to that excellent horsemanship and you’ve got a winning combination.

“That’s all you need. We have evidence

“We have never made a secret of the fact that we doubt the scientific worth of applying logistic regression to draw conclusions about the extent of the effect on performance of the use of a padded whip” Andrew Harding – Chief Executive, ARB here that great horsemanship does not involve flogging tired horses.”

The aforementioned Dr Jones also chimed in: “The results would help end the debate over whether there is a place for whipping in the future of Australian racing.

Jockeys may as well save their energy, keep their hands on the reins, and head straight for home. Their horses will be so much better off for it.”

The study was met with anger and contempt from high profile members of the thoroughbred industry.

Leading bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse, husband of champion trainer Gai Waterhouse, was scathing.

“Its faux-statistical nature is laughable. I cringe to think of a statistical study using only 48 horses. To me, nothing less than

20,000 runners is appropriate. To talk of Pvalues and R2s is to let the paper hide behind a statistician’s respectability coat. To ‘discover’ that horses near the lead at the 400m and 200m do better is puerile and obvious. They’d get an ever better R2 fit if they tried 100m, or 50m, or 10m, or, come to think of it, 1cm positions! What deliberate rubbish.”

One leading jockey stated, “Give me a tape of 500 races and I will show you the reason a majority of winners won, and that was from good whip-riding.”

The Australian Racing Board’s (ARB) Chief Executive Andrew Harding was slightly less exuberant in his response.

“The ARB and its expert advisers will consider the study’s contents. We cooperated with the study because we have a good working relationship with the RSPCA and we are committed to doing everything possible to protect the welfare of racehorses.

“But we have never made a secret of the fact that we doubt the scientific worth of applying logistic regression to draw conclusions about the extent of the effect on performance of the use of a padded whip.

There are literally myriad variables in every race that will have an effect on the outcome.”

IS TWO TOO YOUNG? New South Wales’ (NSW) two most senior racing figures – Chief Steward Ray Murrihy and Racing New South Wales boss Peter V’Landys – are adamant that for the safety of both rider and horse, whips are a necessity, especially in juvenile racing.

“There is definitely no plan to ban using whips in two-year-old races in NSW; the issue was raised and quickly declined when the last lot of whip reforms were put before the Australian Racing Board,” V’Landys stated.

There was rumour that Victoria had been flirting with the idea of banning whips in two-year-old racing but Murrihy said, “Doing something like that is very difficult one out, as horses travel freely between states, and would need to happen on a national level. I would not be supporting it to be introduced in New South Wales.”

But Victorian counterpart Terry Bailey quickly hosed down any suggestion that Victoria was on the brink of introducing a ban of the whip for two-year-olds.

“While there is merit in exploring whip-free racing in two-year-olds, there is no definitive move to change those rules.

Any changes to the whip rule like that would require a national approach anyway.”

Glyn Schofield, champion South African jockey and currently one of Sydney’s leading riders, thinks it “would be laughable if any administration decided to put a stop on using a whip in two-year-old races.

“The way the new whips are designed

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they are not meant to hurt a horse anyway, they are padded. The use of the whip in two-year-old races is a steering tool, you need it to correct green horses and keep them going straight. We definitely don't need any more regulations or modifications.”

PERCEPTION AND REALITY Unfortunately for the thoroughbred racing industry the use of the whip on racehorses will forever be frowned upon by certain sections of the wider community. It is a harsh fact that many see it as cruel, although that number is probably swelled by those same sections who may well have you believe that everyone on the planet outside of the racing fraternity thinks the same, whereas in reality much of society have more important everyday concerns within their own lives and this topic would hardly be one that pops up at the dinner table every night.

There is a push from within racing that some of the terms associated with whipping during a race don’t aid the view held by others in society. Words like “striking,” “hitting,” or “whip” itself, they say, don’t do the industry any favours. Some would prefer terms like “crop” or “persuader” and “caress” or “flick.” But the cold truth is that those terms currently used are a much better description of what actually happens.

And does it really matter? Yes some horses need the whip to get the best out of them. Yes some need it more than others, and some not much at all. It is what it is. But the question is – is that such a blight on the human race?

The short answer is that in the scheme of “terrible” things the human race is accountable for, including those against our animal friends, the regulated whipping of horses during a race surely doesn’t get a spot on that list!

The racing industry has worked immensely hard of late to govern (for the better) whip use in racing. A whole set of new rules has been implemented.

Authorities have cracked down on those who are prepared to flaunt the breaking of those rules.

Yes, perhaps it is something that should have been commanded and expected of the racing industry a long time ago. It’s fair to say in the past many racing leaders have not welcomed change, whether they be blinded by their own selfish interests or have just simply not been “brave” enough to take any backlash that may occur because of it.

But on this particular issue they are as close as they have ever been in getting it right, perhaps as close as they can be. And at least for the sake of industry participants, the human ones that is, they now need to stand strong in the face of reaction, resistance, and retaliation that comes from parts of society that simply don’t agree with them. n

VIEW FROM AMERICA He was known as “The Slasher,” a sobriquet that today might suggest homicidal mania or recall scenes from an especially grim horror flick. But no, Ted “The Slasher” Atkinson was neither a maniac nor a celluloid villain, but one of the most successful North American jockeys of his time. He had a place among the postwar era’s elite riders, alongside Eddie Arcaro, Johnny Longden and George Woolfe, who all became household names. And everyone knew Atkinson, the regular rider of the great Tom Fool and the first jockey to win more than $1-million purses in a season, as “The Slasher.” By Gary West

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ESCRIPTIVE of a highwinding and liberal use of the whip, the nickname and its attachment to a respected athlete imply much about postwar sensibilities. Atkinson once appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and by all accounts was a most respected gentleman; he was also known as “The Professor” because of his love of classic literature. But he apparently was best known as “The Slasher.” If there’s a modern uneasiness with the nickname or even a revulsion that, too, could be suggestive: Sensibilities indeed have changed.

And horseracing is changing, too. The most traditional of sports is finally confronting modernity in all its ramifications.

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One of the changes involves the whip. It’s not even called a “whip” anymore, because, of course, that would suggest punishment and cruelty. While people close to the sport know very well that cruelty has no role in it, casual observers, long removed from the farm and from a pastoral culture once infrangibly linked to horses, might depend for an introduction to racing on a few images gleaned from media or on an afternoon’s entertainment at the track, and if their initial impression includes a jockey’s waling away on a hapless favorite -- well, the whip has been replaced by the crop, and increasingly by the soft crop.

The change isn’t only to accommodate modern sensibilities, nor is it purely linguistic. If the word with the offensive connotations has been abandoned, it’s

because an anachronistic attitude that’s equally offensive also has been left behind, along with the old whips, which could sometimes be as thick as a broom handle and as lethal as a truncheon. Jockeys no longer walk into the paddock carrying a shillelagh, and more and more horsemen, it seems, have taken the position that whipping a horse seldom accomplishes anything but can be extremely detrimental.

“I’ve never been an advocate of the whip,” said Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, the sport’s all-time leader in earnings, his stable having amassed more than $247-million over the years. “It actually bothers me to see a jockey reach back and hit a horse who’s opened up four or five lengths on the field.”

A jockey needs a crop, Lukas explained, only “to get a horse’s attention” and sometimes to guide a horse. As for encouraging a horse to run faster, Lukas said whipping was ineffective. A whip won’t make a slow horse, or even a tired horse, run faster. But some jockeys, he said, rely on the whip to try to cover up their lack of skill.

“I’ve had many horses, a lot of fillies, stop [retreat] because of the whip,” said Lukas.

He explained that he supports the use of a standardised crop, one that doesn’t induce pain but nevertheless gets attention with a fillip or a noisy pop.

Lukas said his experience basically agreed with the recent conclusions of two University of Sydney veterinarians, David Evans and Paul McGreevy. Studying a small sample of thoroughbred races in Australia,

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they found that use of the whip did not affect the outcome. Horses ran fastest, of course, during the early stages of the races examined, when they weren’t struck with a crop; when they tired and slowed, use of the crop wouldn’t induce horses to run faster.

Using the whip just allowed the jockeys to appear busy, but at the horses’ expense.

Horseracing, especially in America, journeyed a long time, some would say too long, in arriving at this clarifying moment.

Wasn’t anybody watching when Pat Day and Eddie Delahoussaye won all those races, thousands of races, without relying on a stick but only on their seemingly preternatural gift to communicate through their hands their goals and requests? Watching, yes, but just watching. Nothing grips the popular awareness, and nothing motivates, like tragedy; it was the tragic death of Eight Belles that gave American racing the impetus it needed to change.

With fractured sesamoid and cannon bones, Eight Belles collapsed shortly after she finished second to Big Brown in the 2008 Kentucky Derby. She had to be euthanased.

A gallant and beautiful filly falling and ultimately dying on the racetrack – it was in every way repellant, and it happened on the sport’s most conspicuous stage, before its largest audience at the climax of its most celebrated moment. Writing in the Washington Post, Sally Jenkins referred to the sport’s “moral crisis.”

In the days and weeks that followed, many critics denounced the sport; people whose knowledge of horses and racing couldn’t have filled a thimble alternated in assigning blame for the tragedy, bouncing from jockey to trainer to owner to breeder to virtually everybody in racing. Fillies should never race against colts, three-year-olds shouldn’t race 1 1/4 miles in May, two-year-olds shouldn’t race at all, racetracks remain frighteningly unsafe, pervasive use of medication contributes to fatalities, whips contribute to injuries, racing contributes to the decline of Western civilisation, and so it went, the cultural and social winds riffling the accusations and concerns, most of them not even connected to Eight Belles, but just given voice because, well, it was a time for screaming.

Horseracing had entered the Twilight Zone. You could almost hear that eerie music in the background. A traditional and pastoral sport, where the only violence is accidental, horseracing suddenly had become an anathema for a society whose favourite sport is an inherently violent game that nearly was banned in the early 20th century because it left so many dead and that still leaves many young men crippled and that draws much of its language from the worst nightmares and conflagrations of world war (bomb, trenches, blitz). Still, even with the music building allegretto and that inimitable voice

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“I’ve never been an advocate of the whip.

It actually bothers me to see a jockey reach back and hit a horse who’s opened up four or five lengths on the field” D. Wayne Lukas welcoming the sport to the Twilight Zone, horseracing clearly had to step back and look at itself, try to see itself as others saw it and assess itself. That process continues.

But much already has been accomplished, it seems, perhaps most notably by The Jockey Club, National Thoroughbred Racing Associations, Association of Racing Commissioners International, Jockeys’ Guild, Racing Medication and Testing Consortium and American Association of Equine Practitioners. Among the accomplishments should be counted a new and fresh attempt to look at use of the whip, or riding crop, and the creation of the “soft” crop.

The soft crop differs significantly from the whips the “The Slasher” probably used. It’s not as large as the old whips. The recommended soft crop, according to the sport’s model rules, is no more than 30 inches long and weighs no more than eight ounces. Most important, the intention of the

soft crop, which has a padded popper, isn’t to induce pain but to make noise. In fact, a person taking a hard stroke across an arm or hand would feel little discomfort. Quite simply, the soft crop doesn’t hurt.

The old whips would sometimes leave welts. And in addition to “The Slasher” – who, by the way, said he didn’t leave welts and used his whip only to put the horse in a serious frame of mind – many jockeys over the years have been known for their use of painful encouragement.

Still, only rarely, it would seem, were there injuries resulting from the use of a whip that required veterinary care. Gary Norwood, an equine practitioner who has worked at various racetracks around the country for 40 years, said he could recall only “four or five” times that he had to treat a horse for an injury caused by a whip. Two of those, he said, resulted from the horse’s being hit in an eye.

Still, even with few injuries, inflicting pain can’t be accepted. And a safer crop that’s designed to deliver noise, not pain, should largely eliminate injuries associated with the crop.

And so the soft crop has gained widespread use throughout the country, according to Terry Meyocks, the national manager for the Jockeys’ Guild. Some racing jurisdictions, such as New Mexico, allow the use of no other whip, or crop. And as a “house” rule, many racetracks, such as those owned by Churchill Downs, allow only a crop that meets the soft-crop specifications.

“They’ll eventually be all over,” Meyocks said, pointing out that a new study about riding crops and their use has just been undertaken.

John Beech, a former rider and a regional manager with the Jockeys’ Guild, explained that the soft crop “catches a little more air” and can be slightly heavier than a whip of the past. Otherwise, though, this new crop has a similar feel, he said, and once they’ve used it a few times jockeys generally become comfortable with it.

Steve Asmussen, the Eclipse Awardwinning trainer in 2008 and 2009 who had a brief riding career, explained that a riding crop is useful only to prevent distraction.

But when used too much or too fiercely, it becomes the distraction. And so now that jockeys are accustomed to using the new soft crops, Asmussen said, “there isn’t an issue.”

But regulating the use of a crop requires balancing three interests: protection of the jockey, protection of the horse and protection of the bettors. As Jerry Burgess, a longtime steward and former jockey, said, the betting public associates an honest, hardtrying riding effort with the use of the crop.

And sometimes, he said, “there’s a fine line” between protecting the horse and protecting the public, but it’s a line that’s less problematic with the soft crop.

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“When you’re riding, you communicate with the horse through your hands.

And so I cringe when I see a rider relying too heavily on a crop” Chris McCarron Education, it would seem, is needed for jockeys and horsemen and even bettors. Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron said he would like to see the stewards “call in” more jockeys, not for disciplinary action, but for education in the use of the crop. Or perhaps McCarron himself could travel around the country speaking to young riders about how they use the riding crop, for what purpose and to what extent. Cer tainly nobody would be better suited for such a role.

“When I first started riding,” McCarron said, recalling his early success in Maryland,

in 1974, “I thought my job was make a horse run.” And many young jockeys today have the same perspective.

McCarron became one of the most accomplished and successful jockeys in the sport’s history, winning more than 7,141 races. But looking back on his early years as a jockey, he said, causes him some embarrassment because, well, he misunderstood so much. He thought he could make a horse run, he said, but his job actually was to allow the horse to run, ask the horse to run.

McCarron said it was an illuminating moment when he watched his daughters – Erin, Stephanie, and Kristin – interact with their ponies. The ponies responded to kindness and gentleness. He watched other jockeys, such as Gary Stevens and Day and Delahoussaye and Laffit Pincay Jr., and, he said, he listened to California announcer Trevor Denman extol the hand-ride. And he learned that the best jockey is the one who minimises the burden – in other words, he’s the one who guides but doesn’t get in the way or distract or interfere.

Six years ago, McCarron opened the North American Riding Academy in Lexington, K entucky. It’s a school for jockeys. Its graduates have ridden 800 winners. McCarron said the philosophy he embraces and teaches is that of minimising the burden.

“One of the things I teach is that you get run out of a horse with your hands,” McCarron said. “When you’re riding, you communicate with the horse through your hands. And so I cringe when I see a rider relying too heavily on a crop. I cringe because I know I was once like that myself.”

A member of The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Safety Committee, McCarron advocates the widespread adoption of the soft crop. He also advocates education. And there could be nobody better to speak to jockeys around the country about both. n

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VIEW FROM EUROPE To whip or not to whip - that is the question as international racing wrestles with an increasingly sensitive public who are aware of pressure groups campaigning against animal cruelty. By Colin Mackenzie

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HOSE within the sport of racing know that, as a general rule of thumb, the thoroughbred receives a fivestar lifestyle while in training.

These half-ton creatures are bred for speed and the modern, cushioned, whip can hardly be viewed as an instrument of torture or pain.

It is more to do with perception. Close-up television pictures of big races can demonstrate horses being whipped up to 30 times in a race - although in most racing jurisdictions in the modern era a jockey whipping a horse more than a dozen times in the final two furlongs will incur a riding suspension.

Increasingly, though, prominent voices such as retired BBC commentator Sir Peter O'Sullevan and TV pundit John McCririck in the UK - and others abroad are suggesting that the days when the whip should make the difference between victory and defeat are numbered.

In some European countries whips are even banned in two-year-old races.

So what is the position of differing European racing authorities and should these rules be standardised to assist both trainers and jockeys in their pursuit of big races?

SCANDINAVIA Nicholas Cordrey, son of the former champion jockey of Sweden Chris Cordrey and himself a former rider, is Manager of Taby and Malmoe racecourses and responsible for the rules of racing where whips are concerned.

He said: "We keep a close eye on our neighbours Norway, where whips have been banned for 20 years now in all races. You are not allowed to carry a stick when riding older horses but you may do so on two-yearolds and jumpers but only to use it as a precautionary measure.

"Here in Sweden you are allowed to use the stick on older horses but only three times as a maximum before you incur a fine.

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complaining that they are not allowed to use the stick.

"In Sweden there is no problem at the moment. Animal rights organisations occasionally write letters but there have been no protests. You certainly don't see abusive behaviour with the whip by jockeys and it is not a huge issue."

FRANCE Classic-winning trainer Criquette HeadMaarek confirmed that jockeys are not allowed to hit their mounts more than seven or eight times in the straight and no more than five times in the final furlong.

She revealed: "I think they want to reduce this when the authorities meet up this summer. It's very difficult and complicated when a jockey is head-to-head, he wants to win and he is defending the rights of the owner, trainer, and punters by encouraging his horse.

"Personally I don't like to see a lot of the whip but I do understand why jockeys need it. Horses don't go much faster after you've hit them three or four times. But some horses do need the whip to motivate them.

What they should do is stop jockeys

whipping horses who are 7th or 8th and out of contention.

"I don't like to see beaten horses whipped.

They should be ridden out hands and heels.

But horses are big, strong animals and for their safety jockeys must carry a whip to encourage a horse to travel in a straight line.

I have very mixed feelings about banning the whip as there are so many occasions when it is needed."

GERMANY Trainer Christian Von Der Recke trains over 100 horses and runs them regularly in 12 different European countries. On one day last year he fielded six runners at five different racecourses in three different countries.

In Germany the maximum a jockey may hit an older horse is seven times. Special whips have been introduced for two-yearold races which are only 40 cms long. They are used for correcting horses, not for whipping them.

He said; "You can't do any damage to two-year-olds with these whips but I think they are a waste of time. Jockeys should be allowed to use a regular whip, just for steering and correction on two-year-olds.

"Rules are so different from country to country and they change all the time. I rely on my friends and colleagues in each country to tell me what the up-to-date system is. In some countries, for example, you can fit earplugs without mentioning it and in others you can't without declaring them. It's a big confusion.

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"You have the hands and heels series in England. But you couldn't run a lazy or leery horse in that type of race. Really it's up to the jockey to familiarise himself with whip rules in whatever country he is in. What help is it to me if the rules are on a Swedish internet site (in Swedish) if I am running a horse in that country? That's why I rely on friends.

"Personally I don't think the whip affects a horse too much. I don't think they feel it.

But it's better not to be too hard on them and better that they come out of a race fresh.

"It's different with races like the Cheltenham Gold Cup or Group races on the flat. You need to be harder because they affect the value of the horse much more. In handicaps I prefer to use girl riders who are not so hard on horses."

UNITED KINGDOM The Director of Equine Science and Welfare for the British Horseracing Authority is qualified vet Professor Tim Morris, who believes the current whip regulations in Great Britain are just about right. In his view there is no need to amend them.

There was talk at one point-to-point meeting that their rules might be amended to abolishing the use of the whip on the runin. But Lucy Brack of the Point-To-Point Association said that this is not the case although the subject may come up again at their May AGM. Professor Morris, 52, who has been working full time for the BHA for the last three years, believes whip offences come in two categories. The first is using the whip with excessive frequency and in the wrong place. These offences do not involve a risk to horse welfare.

The second category is marking a horse

“I have very mixed feelings about banning the whip as there are so many occasions when it is needed�

Criquette Head-Maarek with weals that have the potential to cause harm to a horse. The threshold for this penalty for a rider is quite high. For example, David Bass (five days) and Timmy Murphy (six days) received bans at the 2011 Cheltenham Festival for this reason.

Morris said: "There is no evidence the whip causes pain or distress to a horse. If it did we might change the rules. We examine every single horse who gets marked with a weal after a delay. Horses are fired up in races and they don't feel pain from this source.

"We recognise that there is a public perception about the use of the whip. It's on their behalf that we take this matter so seriously and, in fairness, jockeys are happy with this. These days we have padded whips and a different style of using them (from the past).

"We work in conjunction with the RSPCA and the last time a horse was injured by the whip was in 2002. In Hong Kong recently, as Chairman of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities Welfare Committee, I discussed standardising the design of the padded whip. There was general agreement about their introduction.

"The real challenge we face is public perception (of the whip). We need jockeys with decades of experience to explain the need for them. There are good communicators among them and they are the right people to do this."

IRELAND Jim Kavanagh, who runs the Irish Racehorse Trainers' Association, recently attended a European Trainers' Federation meeting in Prague which debated the use of the whip.

But although there is a demand for commonality in whip rules he believes this will never happen. There is a chance, however, that agreement can be reached on the length and thickness of the whip and whether or not it is cushioned.

He said: "We are quite happy with our procedures in Ireland. Abuse is regarded as seriously as anywhere else and excessive use is a matter of common sense. We have very good stipendiary stewards here who know if a horse has been abused.

"We always say that the whip is an added aid to riding. There is no way a horse would be allowed to be abused. We don't ban the use of whips in two-year-old races, but if a jockey were to abuse a newcomer the stewards would come down on him.

"There are protesters in Ireland but not to the degree they exist in the UK. In Ireland we appreciate hunting and country pursuits.

In Britain a lot people have lost touch with that side of life and it makes it more difficult to justify things like the whip. Our rules won't be changing in the near future."

These, then, are the pan European views on the whip. It would appear there is unlikely to be cohesive agreement among differing jurisdictions so jockeys and trainers will have to remain aware of local regulations.

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Dear Horsemen, Thank you for your continued support and participation in the Breeders’ Cup racing programs. We look forward to welcoming you to Churchill Downs this fall, for what we know will be a memorable and thrilling Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

We have some very exciting changes planned for the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Win and You’re In® Series in 2011. We are selecting the very best races around the world as part of the new program. The Challenge program features 18 international stakes across seven countries and 53 stakes races in the U.S. and Canada.

The nominated winners of these select Challenge races will receive the following prizes and awards: ● Automatic berth in their corresponding Championships division race. ● All Entry fees paid (provided the horse is nominated by time of entry) ● Travel Stipend for Horse Shipping, $20,000 for international travel and in the US and Canada, $10,000 ● $10,000 Foal Nominator Award to the person nominating the horse This new Challenge program added to the $26 million Breeders’ Cup World Championships provides nearly $30 million annually in purses and awards for horsemen to run for. These combined programs will provide horsemen with great opportunities to compete on a world stage.

In addition, if you have a non-nominated runner, we are offering a one-time special open enrollment period during 2011. The only requirement to participate in this open enrollment program is that the sire of your horse has to be nominated to the Breeders’ Cup in 2011.

This open enrollment will allow non-nominated horses the chance to nominate to the Breeders’ Cup at these substantially reduced prices, yearlings for $3,000, two-year-olds for $6,000 and three-year-olds and up for $25,000. This program will only run until June 30, 2011.

For more information on both programs and how you can participate, please visit www.members.breederscup.com or call our office at 1 (859) 514-9423.

Thank you again for twenty-eight years of nominations, entries and attendance, we couldn’t do it without you and with your help and support, we’ll just get better and better.

Kind regards,

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Trending was bought for £21,000 by the first Twitter racing partnership at the Doncaster Bloodstock breeze-up sales

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his is a universally desirable model for growing the game on many different levels, from sparking interest in the sport to betting horses to following and owning thoroughbreds, and it’s an organic way in which things happened in the “old days” when the racetrack was the hub for social activity and the introduction to the sport. These days racecourse attendance is down from the past in many parts of the world, but international racing chatter is getting louder on Web 2.0 via social media. And the concepts of the “old” model are a new possibility again through a borderless medium that puts a premium on being social and forthright.

Though still in early stages, there are signs that social media can positively impact racing, just as it has other industries.

Take racing partnerships or syndicates, for example. They are by their nature social gatherings, or “tribes,” in the parlance of author and social media authority Francois Gossieaux’ concept of “Hyper-Sociality.”

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“It was only a matter of time for a racing partnership to catalyse through social media in all its Hyper-Social glory, and it did in April” Myths of Hyper-Social Organizations (Why Human 1.0 is Key)” that the Web 2.0 world is “solidly Human 1.0,” which is to say that the technology is actually subservient to the growing numbers of people using and interacting honestly through it. Gossieaux wrote: “Social media is what has enabled the hardwired Human 1.0 behaviors to scale to levels never seen before in business. We call

it Hyper-Sociality. Through being HyperSocial, we can help others and be helped. We can form tribes again – except that this time our tribes will not be bound by geography and we can belong to multiple tribes at the same time.”

On a strictly business level, racing partnerships are an affordable means of racehorse ownership because they spread the costs associated with the purchase, training, and veterinary maintenance and treatment of equine athletes. They are, therefore, an excellent vehicle for entry into the sport for fans who want to take the next step and become participants. They are run top down with a managing partner in charge, but many syndicates do give partners some voice in the process. And there’s solidarity in the shared voices of support for their runner in combat down the lane.

Many partn erships have succeeded brilliantly in this mode of social/business operation, which seems tailor made for Gossieaux’ Hyper-Sociality of Web 2.0.

These entities interact with their partners socially at the track and recruit them

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through traditional channels or by word of mouth or through the publicity of their successes. Most of these partnerships, however, require substantial cash outlays to join and generally attract fairly affluent middle class to wealthy folks who are probably middle-aged and older and who probably don’t participate in Web 2.0 – the domain of a generally younger crowd.

Social media and racing, however, are engaging each other, and it’s a plus for the game because this means more interaction and shared information between fans and professionals, and free publicity for racing from sources that weren’t household words in the business just years ago. Twitter, in particular, has shrunk the global game, and race results from around the world are now “tweeted” within seconds of finishes, many times with photos, video, and pedigree links posted by amateurs and professionals. In the spring issue of European Trainer, I noted Twitter as “one of 11 to watch” in 2011. But I’ve been stunned myself by the medium’s growth since I wrote the piece at the beginning of the year. Every day, it seems, new people with an interest in the game join Twitter, and many European trainers especially have embraced the medium at rates far greater than trainers anywhere else.

Given this trend, it was only a matter of time, then, for a racing partnership to catalyse through social media in all its Hyper-Social glory, and it did in April.

Though based in New York, I officially joined the first Twitter racing partnership when I wired a very affordable £420 to a bank in England to become one of 60 members of #Twitterhorse, as he had become known as. It might as well be the #Twitterhose tribe, because there’s plenty of chest-thumping bonding taking place amongst us, several of us from outside Britain but as welcome in the syndicate as any of the locals.

The idea started one morning on the spur of the moment when a few people – notably James Knight (@jamesaknight; Head of Racing at Coral bookmakers) and Eamonn Wilmott (@ewilmott) – floated an idea on Twitter to buy a two-year-old in training from a breeze-up sale and were immediately deluged by would-be investors from around the world, mostly punters or fans with opinions and a desire to join the ranks of ownership. With the aid of bloodstock agents Alastair Donald and Ed Sackville (@SackvilleDonald), Wilmott – who runs Horses First Racing, with Jeremy Gask (@jeremygask) as trainer – set a budget of £20,000 and scoured through potential prospects at two breeze-up sales. They eventually landed on a Dark Angel colt out of Call Later, by Gone West, Lot 31 at the DBS auction, for £21,000. The buyer was listed as Sackville/Donald Twitter Horse.

Now named Trending

“Though it germinated on Web 2.0, the #Twitterhorse partnership is functioning in exactly the same manner as a traditional partnership that established syndicates such as Highclere or Team Valor International might have begun”

Eamon Wilmott (right) and Jeremy Gask – creators of the #Twitterhorse partnership

(@Trending_Horse) –“trending” is terminology for a popular topic on Twitter – the colt’s every move has been documented, and a regimen has been planned for a summer debut under trainer Gask. Everything, from training to soliciting colours for the partnership silks, has been discussed with the tribe by the tribal leaders, and opinions have gone back and forth.

There’s even been an open house for partners to visit Trending, and Wilmott keeps everyone informed through Twitter and an email newsletter. Though it germinated on Web 2.0, the #Twitterhorse partnership is functioning in exactly the same manner as a traditional partnership that established syndicates such as Highclere or Team Valor International might have begun, except there are more members in this Trending tribe, they operate at a more affordable price range for the commoner, and they do their bonding and business over the internet waves.

Whether the #Twitterhorse partnership, a small step for racing on Web 2.0, turns into a giant step for racing in general by spawning

other like partnerships remains to be seen, but there’s no turning back from the medium that created the discussion: Twitter.

Su-Ann Khaw (@inkmarksofsu) runs Suez Thoroughbreds, an Australian-based partnership that campaigned Group 1 winner Allez Wonder, who was recently sold for Aus$1,000,000 to top the Inglis Australian Easter Broodmare sale. Khaw is a ubiquitous presence on Twitter, an advocate of it, and finds practical use in it. “In regards to discussing races or requesting results over real time, it's phenomenal,” she says. “To speak to people of similar interests around the world, all watching the same champions make history, how good is that?! Plus, breeders looking at sending mares to shuttle stallions may seek advice from NH and SH peeps in a more casual and comfortable setting than sending an em ail to agents or a farm. It also opens a platform for healthy discussions, and a combination of opinions.”

Khaw noted that the democratic structure of Twitter allowed for interaction between fans and industry insiders, something that had never been available on such a scale before,

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To Tweet or Not to Tweet?

IT’S hard to understand what the fuss is all about if you’ve never been on Twitter, and even the first few times you log on can be intimidating.

The social network is not as simple as registering for your free account and enjoying the full extent of its benefits without some initial effort. If you’re not willing to engage with people, Twitter is like going to a party intending to stand in a corner by yourself.

No two people’s Twitter experiences will be the same. Once you understand what you want from it, that’s what it will become for you. For the uninitiated, getting started is the biggest hurdle. The first step is to search for the news, business, sport, or hobbies you enjoy. For horseracing, follow Racing Post, Blood-Horse, and Thoroughbred Times’ handles to get breaking news, such as the recent passing of Sadler’s Wells, which was known globally within minutes of Coolmore’s announcement.

Next, find the racing professionals. Some regular tweeters among trainers are Jamie Osborne (@osbornejamie) – who tweets a lot of photos, as does Roger Charlton (@RogerCharlton); Richard Fahey (@RichardFahey); Michael Bell (@MikeBellRacing); Jeremy Gask (@JeremyGask) and husband-and-wife team of Ger (@GerLyonsRacing) and Lynne Lyons (@Lynne_Lyons). Jockeys who use it frequently include Jamie Spencer (@JPSpencer1980), Kerrin McEvoy (@KPMcEvoy), Joe Talamo (@JoeTalamo), and Hayley Turner (@HayleyTurner123).

More people are signing up every day – find them!

Browse the lists of names these publications and professionals follow / are followed by, and follow the ones who look interesting to you to get your foot in the door: if you don’t connect with people, they won’t know you’re on there.

Ed Dunlop (@EdDunlopRacing) is one of the trainers making Twitter appealing. He kept his nearly 3,500 followers apprised on champion Snow Fairy’s journey to this year’s Dubai Racing Carnival. On the 13th of March, he tweeted: “Just watched Snow Fairy get on horsebox, off to Manchester and flying to Dubai this evening!! Fingers crossed she travels well.”

Later that evening, he provided these updates: Missed end of rugby as got call to say plane from Manchester for snow fairy not taking off this pm!!! Big panic resolved thanks to… …Kirkland Tellright and Haydock racecourse where she will stay tonight before flying tomorrow! Many thanks to them for their help… …And not to Cathay Pacific whose pilots decided their hours were wrong and would not fly, also mention to Cazzy Derby… …For lending her a rug to sleep in.ps thrilled we won the rugby although we looked poor!

On the 15th, a day after Snow Fairy arrived at Meydan, Dunlop’s fellow Newmarket trainer Michael Bell posted a photo of his own horse, Wigmore Hall, with Dunlop’s star filly in the background with this tweet: “wigmore having a snack and his new neighbour Snow Fairy going for a stroll.” From Newmarket, Dunlop was pleased to see a picture of his charge acclimating to Meydan, and he replied to Bell, “great picture, hope all went well, glad to see SF is okay!!!!”

Five days later, Dunlop tweeted that Snow Fairy was lame and would not be running in Dubai, and he replied to the many well-wishers who took to Twitter to send commiserations.

Thanks to Dunlop, Bell, and others who are embracing the medium, our world is shrinking and interest in our sport is growing.

Frances J. Karon (@francesjkaron) Ed Dunlop kept 3,500 Twitter followers informed on Snow Fairy’s build up to the Dubai Racing Carnival

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and she appreciates the transparent nature of the discussions. “It doesn't matter who you are in the industry, if you're caught tweeting a statement that lacks credibility, someone will beg to differ and call you out on it,” she says.

Indeed, credibility is part of the package of what Gossieaux alluded to in his “solidly Human 1.0” statement about Web 2.0, and it’s the reason Messrs. Knight and Wilmott got the responses they did from people around the world, just as Messrs. Harry Herbert and Barry Irwin do for their wellestablished Highclere and Team Valor partnerships. Without credibility, none of us would have wired money to join the #Twitterhorse venture in the first place.

Credibility on Twitter requires sincerity, honesty, social skills, and the ability to connect with others, just as in face-to-to face interactions. Michele Lee Amundsen (@ThePaperTyger) is a US-based editor/writer and a racing fan who follows many industry insiders, including Khaw, on Twitter. She says: “The accounts that really have a presence and tweet often create a real draw for fans. Whether it's a professional athlete or a beloved writer, making a connection with the fan base is hugely important. I don't mean just tweeting when you have a new book out or your horse has a race but actually connecting with the fans and people who care about your cause. SuAnn does a spectacular job and we all feel like we know her horses and are thrilled to cheer them on when they race; similarly with the gang at Raffles Racing (@RafflesRacing) and their horse Shamrocker [@Gr1Shamrocker, a Group 1 winner in Australia]. With all the issues that confront horseracing, open and worthwhile communication that makes fans feel like they are in on the action is more important than ever. From small stables that are looking for syndicates to the clever horse Twitter accounts, there are connections to be made and fans ready to be won over.”

Several fans in the US were won over by the medium after hitting Team Valor International’s 20-1 Animal Kingdom in the Kentucky Derby. The colt had entered the classic with only four starts, three on the all weather and one on grass but none on dirt. However, Bruno DeJulio (@DeJulio), on the scene at Churchill Downs for quite a time before the Derby, tweeted regularly that Animal Kingdom was training better than most of the other runners on track and looked the part, while Uncle Mo, the two-year-old champion, was unimpressive. In fact, DeJulio stated several times that Animal Kingdom was handling the surface with aplomb. He was right, and those who followed him on Twitter and had the nerve made money.

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ZuZana Kubovičová The first lady of Slovakian racing Good trainers are made by good horses. But they also need intuition, experience, and sense for making right c decisions. Slovak trainer Zuzana Kuboviˇová has it all.

The trainer of three Derby winners has lifted the confidence of Slovakian horseracing for several seasons, although she originally worked with racehorses in her spare time. By Martin Cáp

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RAINERS in Central Europe usually do not wear hats.

Consequently, when you see a trainer wearing one in the paddock in Bratislava, Prague, Budapest, or Vienna, you have to be wary.

That hat belongs to Zuzana Kubovičová, who has built a great reputation in the region for the last six seasons.

The energetic lady from Senica in Slovakia usually chooses between a classic ladies hat and a Stetson cowboy hat, but it makes no difference for her rivals on the racecourse. Either way, it means danger, because Kubovičová is not the first lady of the Central European turf only in the fashion department. She has won three Derbies in two different countries, prepared a big number of Classic winners, and is regarded as the leading trainer in her Slovak home.

Kubovičová is one of the few trainers in the region who is able to dominate big races with a blend of pacemakers and stable tactics. That’s almost a forgotten art in Slovakia, where big, state-owned stables disappeared shortly after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Top stables run rarely

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more than one horse each to contest the big races. But not Kubovičová, who sent four horses to last year’s Slovak St. Leger.

Although her Derby winner Innovator lost that race to Czech raider Ulan in a close finish on wet ground, the team from Senica ensured it was a Classic contest at its best.

The appearance of Zuzana Kubovičová resembles a comet in the small Slovak racing scene. She is often compared to renowned colleagues from abroad and local legends of previous times. Not only because of the intensity of her success, but also because of her tactical skills and contemplative mind. The story of the modest coach with an eye for good horses from a small town close to Bratislava is quite unique. She began as a hobby trainer in her spare time, and her largest client was a childhood friend.

The horse which put then-unknown Kubovičová on the horseracing map was the bay Tempeltänzer. This winner of the Slovak St. Leger matured slowly but as an older horse gained a position among the best Central European stayers, and he repeatedly beat top contenders from the neighbouring Czech Republic. The son of

Devil River Peek was purchased at the yearling auction in Baden Baden, and not only did he elevate his trainer to prominence, but he greatly helped improve the image of the Slovak turf.

A flying start with Lester When Czechoslovakia split in 1993, the “bigger brother” Czech Republic kept the main flat racing track Velká Chuchle, the famous steeplechase Velká Pardubická, and the most historically successful thoroughbred stud farm, Napajedla.

Slovakia with almost zero, carrying on at the Starý Háj racecourse in Bratislava where they staged new Classic races and big meetings. The Slovaks also had three smaller, mainly steeplechase racecourses in the country, built in the late 70s and early 80s.

Ambitious racing boss Dr. Marián Šurda built on the old model, in which the state subsidised racing and the governing body Závodisko Bratislava remained a national enterprise. In the very beginning Slovak racing was small time compared to the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, or Austria, but Šurda was able to make the most of the country’s regional familiarity with Vienna and Budapest. He reflected the racing calendars of the neighbouring countries and he also strengthened the position of the traditional Turf Gala meeting, which he turned into a sort of local Champions Day. The next step was to work on an effective advertising campaign.

Bratislava soon acquired a good reputation for its enthusiastic organisers and wellprepared turf, but was mostly known abroad for inviting famous European

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jockeys for the Slovakian Derby, held in July. The first running of the Derby, in 1993, was won by Lester Piggott on the Barry Hills-trained Zimzalabim. This win was followed by victories from other top raiders John Reid, Cash Asmussen, Pat Eddery, and Frankie Dettori. The Slovak organisers acted as agent of sorts and provided the stars with rides on the best local horses.

However, the side effect of this initiative was this grim fact: local trainers and breeders weren’t competitive racing against neighbouring countries. The major events of the season were won by Czech, Austrian, and Hungarian horses; no Slovak trainer was able to win the Derby itself for many years, and foreign outings by Slovak horses were often unsuccessful.

The career of Zuzana Kubovičová began in this atmosphere while she was still an employee of a farm co-op in Senica.

The Senica roots Kubovičová was born in Bratislava because after her sister died soon after birth in Skalica, her mother wanted to give birth to her other children in a bigger city. But Zuzana Kubovičová has spent most of her life in Senica, where as a girl in the same stable from which she trains now, she met a horse for the first time.

The racing tradition in Senica goes back

“Horses are to me like my children. i try to be patient and teach them slowly. The horse has to trust me and then it will do anything in the world for me” little more than thirty years. The local agricultural cooperative bred draught horses and half-breds in the beginning before starting a small thoroughbred operation and it even built a small racecourse alongside the stables in 1982.

The rural course is built on arable land in sloping terrain, 1,400 metres long with a 250 metre straight. Meetings have an incredible atmosphere, with locals who are patronise the races.

In recent years, the horses trained in

Senica managed to make a name for themselves on the Flat as well as steeplechase. Some of them, like the classy miler Czas in the late 90s, were imported from Poland but most were bred in Senica.

The last joy came in the summer 2010, when local hope Boschka, owned by PD Senica and trained by Kubovičová, chased home the world-famous sprinter Overdose in Bratislava. But the greatest moment for the blue-and-yellow silks of PD Senica came in 1992 – before Kubovičová was training – when its longshot Quirinus, ridden by Jaroslav Brečka, took the Velká Pardubická and tried twice his luck in the Grand National at Aintree.

Quirinus and his trainer Pavel Kalaš were closely watched and admired by Kubovičová, who spent most of her time in Kalaš’ yard in those days. She left Senica to go to university in Nitra but returned to her hometown after graduating from her studies as a zootechnicist.

She set up as a trainer in the nearby Velké Leváry. In her very first season she won a race with the mare Salamina, who soon managed to be the winning-most chaser in Slovakia. That was in 2001. Then the offer of a lifetime came for Kubovičová, when she was asked by a former colleague from Senica if she would come back both as a trainer and zootechnicist. Kubovičová agreed and unwittingly launched a new

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career. Gradually she became a professional trainer and established herself as the leading public conditioner in Slovakia, all the while she continued to hold down a job in Senica for many years. Favourite destination: Germany Hardly anywhere in Europe is it as difficult to get owners as it is in Slovakia.

Horseracing is almost fully concentrated in the small area around Bratislava in the western part of the country, whereas in many other big central and eastern cities the sport is almost unknown.

Despite these circumstances, Kubovičová concentrated in her Senica yard several of the largest owners in the country. Most of her champions are owned

by OMS, which belongs to her childhood friend Vladimír Levárský, businessman and patron of the football club Senica. “We lived in one house. Our relationship is built on mutual trust. Fortunately for me, Vladimír was present in other sports for years, so he knows that money does not automatically guarantee success in this business.”

The first big star of the former classmates was the aforementioned Tempeltänzer.

There were also the Slovakian Derby winners Teddy Ready, in 2008, and Innovator in 2010. All three were Germanbreds, purchased at the Baden Baden auction, one of Kubovičová’s favourite destinations. “I like horses from Germany.

There is a similar climate to ours and those horses acclimatise a little easier here. But that does not mean that we are strictly specialised in Germany. We bought Shamal Sally, the winner of Hungarian Derby and Czech Oaks, in Ireland and we also went to France and Newmarket,” she adds.

One of her most memorable days came in June 2006, when Tempeltänzer and the Austrian Star’s Song battled in the closing stages of the Slovakian Grand Prix, but were surpassed by another horse of Kubovičová’s – the Slovak-bred Vadual – at the finish. This race still remains one of the greatest achievements of Slovak-bred horses in recent years.

Don’t change the winning team It is no coincidence that Kubovičová’s stable is located at Záhorie in the western part of Slovakia, which most of the good stables call their home. Kubovičová has her own explanation. “The big advantage of the area is the sand base. If there is rain in Záhorie, the soil dries in a flash, which is unfortunately not the case of Čáčov, where only one part of our training track is really good. But we have to work in the conditions that we have,” she says.

The ability to improvise and the willingness to seek the best solution for the long run are typical attributes of Kubovičová. Last year, when there was a

Kubovicˇová with owner Vladimír Levárský

Boschka, trained by Kubovicˇová, chased home Overdose in Bratislava

period of unexpectedly heavy rainfall, she did not hesitate to transport her horses to the training facilities of a friendly colleague.

She is also one of the few trainers in the Central European area with an extremely accurate eye for analysing competition abroad. If there is a Slovak horse that can suddenly fit into a big Czech or Austrian race, it is probably from the Kubovičová yard.

Much of the Kubovičová racing spirit is based on teamwork. Together with her stable jockey Zdenko Šmida they form a good team, which also included top jockey Jaroslav Línek until last year.

“In almost every sport, you shouldn’t change the winning team. When the right jockey fits with a right horse, it would be a shame to split them,” explains Kubovičová as to why most of her champions have the same jockey for an entire season. “I was fortunate to have two excellent jockeys in my yard for the last few years. I watch them

in their works and I try to understand who would be the right choice for what horse, which often results from weight. Zdenko Šmida is a lightweight jockey, who brings 48 kg on the weight. He often is the best solution for fillies and more refined horses.

Jaro Línek is the type of a strong jockey with strength, he needs a power-type of a horse to which he can rely on."

Kubovičová is not the only woman in the group of top Slovak and Czech trainers.

Lenka Horáková trained the three-time winner of the Velká Pardubická Peruán and Pavla Váňová has won the Czech Derby with Poderoso. If the female perspective is slightly different, it may be the personal approach and willingness to confess their mistakes. “Horses are to me like my children. I try to be patient and teach them slowly. The horse has to trust me and then it will do anything in the world for me,” describes Kubovičová of the key factor in her success. n

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Piroplasmosis: Is this insect the most feared in racing?

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc discusses why two tiny, bloodloving, parasitic protozoans are making such a huge impact on horses and the racing industry

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HE United States, Canada, Ireland, England, and a handful of other countries are all free of piroplasmosis – an infectious disease of horses caused by microscopic organisms called protozoa. Unlike these above-mentioned countries, many other countries simply treat piroplasmosis like any other infectious disease of horses. For example, Continental Europe, including France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Belgium, and the Netherlands, tests horses with signs compatible with equine piroplasmosis (EP) and treat those that test positive. In contrast, the US and similar like-minded countries elected to eradicate the disease.

The problem with eradicating a disease like EP, as the US has discovered, is that the disease sometimes sneaks its way back into the equine population. For example, since the eradication of piroplasmosis from the US in 1988, sporadic cases of the disease have been reported, including those in Florida in 2008 and in Missouri in June, 2009. Most recently, both the US and

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Ireland diagnosed cases of piroplasmosis in the autumn of 2009.

Unlike the US, Ireland rapidly contained and eradicated the disease within three months of finding infected horses. In contrast, piroplasmosis has become an ongoing, persistent problem in the US Initially, quarter horses were diagnosed with piroplasmosis from a single ranch in Texas, but many other cases, some involving thoroughbred racehorses, have since been diagnosed.

One of the big questions trainers have is, “what impact does piroplasmosis have on the thoroughbred racing industry?”

In Continental Europe Cases of piroplasmosis are not a rarity in Continental European countries such as those listed above. In fact, the disease is present (endemic) in most countries in the world.

The disease originally was limited to more tropical or subtropical regions; however, climate changes appear to be contributing to the expansion of the host tick’s environment and EP appears to be

spreading (ergo being diagnosed more frequently) to areas with more temperate climates.

A recent study published in the journal Parasitology International stated that piroplasmosis was among the most important tick-borne disease of horses and that it is considered an “emerging” disease in several areas of Europe. This is concerning for veterinarians and horse owners/trainers alike in these areas given the economic burden of diagnosing, controlling, and treating infectious diseases in horses. The study, which was conducted by researchers from the University of Berne, Switzerland, relayed that 50/689 (7.3%) of tested horses were positive for EP. The study population included 459 horses imported into Switzerland from other European countries. Of these, 39 (8.5%) were positive for EP. One hundred thirtyeight of the tested horses were imported from France and an overwhelming 24 (17.4%) tested positive for EP. None of the study’s horses from Germany, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, or Austria tested positive.

According to the World Animal Health Information Database (WAHID), available through the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)’s website, France has voluntarily and consistently reported the existence of horses in France with

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demonstrated clinical disease (i.e., horses that tested positive for EP) since at least 2005. Details regarding the total number of cases were not available through WAHID. Further, the true prevalence of EP in countries such as France actually appears to be unknown.

Peter Timoney, MVB, MS, PhD, FRCVS, a veterinary scientist at the University of Kentucky’s Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, says that relate to the thoroughbred racehorse industry the impact of piroplasmosis remains unclear.

“It is a confused and murky picture,” relays Timoney. “There are numerous performance horses, including eventers and show jumpers, et cetera that are piro positive and are competing in the top echelon.”

One point to consider is the difference in medication rules between North America and France. Because the use of medications in racehorses are less permissible in France, the chance of the spread of piroplasmosis via contaminated equipment (as was the presumed spread of piroplasmosis at Calder Casino & Race Course, in Miami Gardens, Florida) probably occurs less frequently in

racehorses in France.

Timoney concurs and adds, “The persistence of piro in France cannot be completely attributed to iatrogenic spread of the disease.”

In the Republic of Ireland “Piroplasmosis is a Notifiable Disease. Thus, when it occurs here, the disease is controlled by the State,” explains Dr. Des Leadon, a European College & RCVS Registered Consultant, Specialist in Equine Medicine, and Head of Clinical Pathology at the Irish Equine Centre, County Kildare, Ireland.

“We investigated a poor performance episode in a racing yard here in 2009.

Three horses were anaemic with no obvious cause and no history of importation.

The stable contained some 60 horses in training at this time. More than 40 were shown to be piroplasmosis-positive on further investigation,” Leadon recalls.

“There was no evidence of spread and the outbreak was subsequently officially declared over within three months of the diagnosis.”

Because Ireland does not have the tick

vectors (needed to spread the disease), the presumptive causation was iatrogenic. That is, spread from humans to horses via medical or other equipment.

Leadon adds, “This episode heightened our awareness of the disease.”

No testing for piroplasmosis is necessary for any horse being imported into Ireland. In contrast, all horses being imported into the US (except those from Iceland and Canada) are required to be tested cELISA negative at the US import centre before they are granted entry.

In England “There is free movement of horses throughout the European Union without restrictions,” relays Fred Barrelet, an equine surgeon from Rossdale & Partners, in Newmarket, UK, despite the occurrence of

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piroplasmosis in the Republic of Ireland in 2009 and in the US since 2009.

Just like Ireland, horses do not require any form of testing for piroplasmosis to enter the UK. In fact, even horses being imported to England from piroplasmosis-endemic regions in Europe are moved freely to and from the UK. Even horses that are positive are routinely moved into the Newmarket area on a regular basis.

“These animals are mixed with the local population without any lateral spread having been observed during the past 15 years,” notes Barrelet. “Piroplasmosis is not a clinical problem in the UK. Infrequent, sporadic, stress-induced clinical cases are suspected in horses that have been brought to this country from endemic regions in Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia following transport. The iatrogenic spread (tooth rasping, unhygienic injection material, and unsterilised surgical instruments, etc.) represents the greatest threat to local horses.”

Trainer and veterinarian Mark Johnston in North Yorkshire, England, concurs, and says that piroplasmosis makes “no impact whatsoever” on his stables.

To shed more light on EP, the remainder of this article looks at the causes and spread of piroplasmosis and describes why piroplasmosis is so challenging to diagnose and eliminate.

In the United States Unlike in many parts of Europe, the US is considered free from piroplasmosis, despite occasional outbreaks of the disease. One notable outbreak occurred in the autumn of 2010 at Calder Casino & Race Course and an adjacent training center (not owned by Calder). Racing and training restrictions were imposed after twelve thoroughbred racehorses tested positive for piroplasmosis.

Eight of those belonged to a single cluster of infected horses that were associated with the same trainer at Calder.

The quarantined horses were still permitted to train, but only after normal training hours and the positive horses were ultimately humanely euthanased.

The remaining horses at Calder – approximately 1,750 horses were not involved in the racing and training restrictions – were largely unaffected by the restrictions. Other horses were permitted to ship in and out during the quarantine.

Trainer Steve Standridge experienced the famous “Calder Quarantine” first-hand but says, “It really hasn’t affected my stable. We just needed to integrate the testing into our routine. It mostly affects the owners because of the expense – the $80 test – they have to endure.”

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Once Bitten, Twice Shy? Even though B. caballi and T. equi can both cause piroplasmosis in horses, a horse’s immune system considers them two completely different bugs. This means that if a horse was previously infected by B. caballi and has the serious misfortune of being infected with T. equi at a latter point in time (or vice versa), that the horse’s immune system does not recognise that it is the same disease. Instead, the second parasite is considered “new” to the horse’s immune system and the horse must mount an immune response all over again to fight the infection.

for his stable, either.

“Piroplasmosis hasn’t affected us much except that we need to stay on top of the tests. We have to be ready to ship on short notice. It seems like the test lasts for different amounts of time at the different tracks so it is just keeping track of these dates that is important.”

According to E.S. Rusty Ford, DVM, equine programs manager for the Kentucky State Veterinarian, “Horses destined to tracks and/or training facilities in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas all need to test negative for piroplasmosis.”

McLaughlin is correct in that the testing guidelines do differ from state to state. Thus, trainers and veterinarians need to provide ample time to check with the state and/or racecourse they are planning on shipping into to ensure their horses meet the requirements for backside access.

Horses being imported to the US from countries where piroplasmosis is endemic must be tested for EP by an approved laboratory.

What is piroplasmosis?

Piroplasmosis is an infectious disease of horses caused by Babesia caballi and/or Theileria equi. These microorganisms are microscopic protozoan parasites that, in horses, live inside red blood cells.

How Does a Horse Get Piroplasmosis?

Although piroplasmosis is an infectious disease, it is not contagious – piroplasmosis cannot be directly spread form one horse to another. Instead, piroplasmosis is spread either by biting ticks or by transferring blood from an infected horse to a normal (uninfected) horse. Sharing needles and syringes, blood transfusions, dental floats (rasps), and tattooing equipment can all spread piroplasmosis between horses. An infected mare may be able to pass the infection on to her foal in utero.

Not all ticks can spread the parasites that cause piroplasmosis. In the US, there are only three known ticks able to spread piroplasmosis: the cayenne tick (Amblyomma cajennense) and the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (both of which can spread T. equi), and Dermacentor nitens, the tropical horse tick (which spreads B. caballi).

These ticks only live in a few areas of the US. For example, the tropical horse tick has only been identified in southeastern Florida and Texas. The other states are too cold for the tropical horse tick to survive.

Signs of Piroplasmosis in Horses After either being bitten by a tick carrying B. caballi or T. equi or being exposed to contaminated blood, the parasite multiplies in the horse’s red blood cells. Infected horses begin to show signs of the disease between one and four weeks later. Some horses show few, if any, signs of infection (e.g., poor performance; mild, intermittent fever; mild colic; and slight swelling of the limbs).

Usually, however, horses have a fever, are anorexic, and depressed. Blood tests show a lower than usual number of red blood cells and platelets (anaemia and thrombocytopenia, respectively). Affected horses can appear jaundiced (have a yellow colour to their gums and the whites of the eyes), have haemoglobin (a blood breakdown product) in their urine or discoloured urine, and weakness. These signs are mostly due to the destruction of red blood cells by the parasite in the horse’s circulation. As the anaemia worsens, horses can develop diarrhoea and have a massive destruction of the red blood cells that contain the parasites, developing brown colored urine (hemoglobinuria, a similar colour to the urine that is produced in horses that have severely tied-up), and even heart (cardiac) abnormalities due to damage to the heart muscle.

Only rarely do horses die from a piroplasmosis infection. As with the cases in the most recent outbreak in the US, most horses recover and become inapparent carriers of the disease. This means that most recovered horses return to their previous performance level, but serve as a reservoir for the parasites and can therefore unwittingly pass the disease on to other horses.

Diagnosis (Testing) Any horse showing any of the abovedescribed signs of an acute piroplasmosis infection should be examined by a veterinarian and tested for piroplasmosis.

Piroplasmosis is challenging to diagnose because, in carrier horses, there may be few live parasites in the blood. Thus, trying to find one tiny parasite in a single blood sample under a microscope can be extremely difficult…or even impossible. Further, even

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advanced blood tests can “miss” the microorganisms.

The test currently used on thoroughbreds prior to accessing a racetrack’s stable area in the US is the cELISA. This stands for, “competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.” This is a blood test that can detect the presence of antibodies to either T. equi or B. caballi in a small sample of a horse’s blood.

There is a separate test for each parasite.

“Both cELISA tests are screening tests, so we do expect some false positives for the test to be performing adequately,” says Angela M. Pelzel, DVM, a Western Regional Epidemiologist and the national EP response coordinator, from the USDA APHIS Veterinary Services. Only a very small number (0.05%) of false positives are known to occur with the B. caballi test kit.

Pelzel adds, “The false negative rate is extremely close to zero. The only false negatives we usually get are horses that are acutely infected and have not had the threeto-four weeks needed to produce an antibody response that is measurable on the cELISA test. We usually catch those horses on other diagnostic tests, such as complement fixation, blood smear, or PCR.” Only laboratories authorised to perform the test should be used and samples need to be collected by an accredited veterinarian.

The test used in the Swiss study that identified 24/138 EP-positive horses imported from France to Switzerland was a

different test called an IFAT (immunofluorescence antibody test).

According to the study authors, the IFAT is also a standard blood test for EP. Treating Piroplasmosis “In the US, EP (piroplasmosis)-positive horse owners are given four options: euthanasia, export out of the country, lifetime quarantine, or long-term quarantine with enrollment in the approved USDA-ARS treatment research program,” relays Pelzel.

Unlike the US, treatment of infected horses is permissible in many European countries.

Barrelet adds, “In endemic regions, acute piroplasmosis is successfully treated with anti-protozoal drugs together with NSAIDS. Full recovery periods with a return to preinfection athletic performance levels can vary and last up to six months. It is possible to eliminate the organism from horses infected with B. caballi. Treatment is an ordeal for the animals as an extended course of intramuscular drugs that causes painful reactions at the injections sites and can lead to terminal colics.”

In addition, recent studies indicate that even the administration of high doses of the anti-protozoal drug imidicarb (i.e., 4.7 mg/kg body weight intramuscularly every three days for a total of five doses) may not be sufficient to completely eliminate the infection.

“We have to keep in mind that an infection

with T. equi often results in life-time carriers…,” wrote Catherine M. Butler, DVM, a specialist in equine internal medicine, from the Factulty of Veterinary medicine, Utrecht University, Netherlands, wrote in her proceedings at the 2008 Voorjaarsdagen European Veterinary Conference.

Concluding Thoughts: Avoiding Piroplasmosis In the thoroughbred racehorses diagnosed with the disease in the US, biting ticks have not been the source of the infection. Instead, the infection was thought to be spread by equipment contaminated with blood – medical equipment (syringes, needles, dentistry equipment) or tattooing equipment.

As Timoney alluded to, iatrogenic spread may still occur in other countries where EP is endemic, but the spread of EP via ticks is probably more important.

Nonetheless, controlling any infectious equine disease is important for all horse owners and trainers from an economic perspective. Climate changes, movement of animals and humans, and inappropriate use of equipment contaminated with infected blood all play a role in the spread of disease.

Monitoring for ticks and use of tick repellants remain the primary means of controlling tickborne diseases in countries where tick-borne EP is possible. n

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What and when to feed prior to racing is a common question asked of nutritionists. The impetus is to ensure that feeding management does not hamper a horse in any way during subsequent racing, or perhaps to deliver a strategic advantage. Another key objective should be to maintain health during this period of increased physiological stress. Certainly, the digestive tract, respiratory system, and musculature is placed under increased pressure at this time due to changes in feed and management, as well as the effect of travel and the physical effort of racing itself. Pre-race feed management should aim to satisfy all of these elements, whilst staying within the rules of racing.

By Catherine Dunnett BSc, PhD, R.Nutr

The gut-fill effect Racehorses maintain a significant portion of forage in the ration. Adequate forage has many benefits in terms of energy provision, maintaining health, and psychological wellbeing; however, by its very nature, it is bulky. Any feed, whether forage or concentrate, increases ‘gut fill,’ or the weight held within the gut. Fibre, however, tends to stay in the gut for longer, as its fermentation is relatively slow. It also physically holds onto water, which further increases the weight held within the digestive tract. Not all fibre sources do this to the same extent, and generally the more easily fibre is digested, the shorter the time it is held in the digestive tract and the more quickly the associated water is reabsorbed.

For example, mature Timothy hay is likely to be less digestible than early cut ryegrass hay or haylage. Alfalfa hay or chaff is also more digestible and has been shown to hold less water within the digestive tract due to the nature of the fibre content.

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to forage prior to racing. It is advantageous to reduce forage down to a minimum of 1% of bodyweight in the 72 hours prior to a run. In some instances, complete withdrawal of forage for a short period of time before the race itself may be beneficial.

In scientific studies, when forage was decreased from ad libitum feeding to 1% of bodyweight three days before a treadmill test, horses exhibited a 2% reduction in bodyweight and showed evidence of improved exercise performance.

Some trainers do not ordinarily feed more than 1% of bodyweight as forage.

Any further reduction in forage close to racing in this case has to be balanced against the negative effect on the digestive tract in terms of gastric ulcers and also hindgut acidosis. The presence of feed, particularly forage, in the stomach helps to ‘cap’ the gastric fluids reducing their contact with the non glandular region, which is so prone to ulceration in

Carbs A great deal of attention has been given to carbohydrate availability in relation to athletic performance in humans. Certainly we know that muscle glycogen stores need to be well stocked prior to racing. A 30% drop in muscle glycogen has been reported to decrease run time to fatigue by 28% in a treadmill study.

To ensure that muscle and liver glycogen stores are maintained, exercise is often tapered down and hard glycogendepleting exercise avoided in the two-tothree days prior to racing. Previous studies show that feeding a high-cereal racing ration will replenish glycogen stores within this timeframe. There is less evidence for the use of highly available carbohydrate supplements to replenish glycogen further in horses in the build-up to racing.

Glycemic status In human athletes, a raised level of blood glucose immediately prior to a race can be advantageous for sprint and middledistance sports. Treadmill studies suggest that this may also be the case in horses, although the effect on racing performance

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Avoid abrupt changes in the diet A horse’s digestive system is finely tuned to its existing diet and any significant change prior to racing should be avoided, as the environment and microbial balance in the gut is easily disrupted. This can increase the risk of colic, especially if fluid balance is also disrupted from increased sweating or reduced access to water during travel.

Small, subtle changes in feed or management can be beneficial but should always be balanced by any negative effect on health, as horses that are uncomfortable will not generally run to their merits.

racehorses. An empty stomach allows gastric fluid to aggravate especially pre existing gastric ulcers.

In the few days before racing, there is scope to increase the relative proportion of more digestible hay/haylage. For example, a trainer that is feeding Timothy and alfalfa or haylage may reduce the Timothy and increase the alfalfa or haylage three days prior to racing. It has also been suggested that a small amount (250g) of an alfalfa chaff sitting in the stomach close to hard exercise may help ‘cap’ the gastric acid reducing discomfort in horses with gastritis or ulceration, although this has not been demonstrated scientifically.

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Guidance for on course veterinary officers issued by the BHA “It is not acceptable to give anything, other than normal feed or water by mouth, before the race on a raceday and also at any time the stables are under the control of the Authority’s Security staff, for example when this is overnight before racedays and on multiple racedays. Normal feed or water, such as oats, nuts, hay etc can be offered normally, as in a bucket, but like all substances it cannot be administered, such as in a syringe or any other means, without permission of a Veterinary Officer, anywhere on racecourse premises.”

per se has not been established. An increase in blood glucose can be achieved by feeding a high-glycemic meal, e.g. oats; however, timing is critical. The time at which glucose peaks and the duration of this elevation will depend on many factors, including cereal source, cereal processing, meal size, and differences between horses.

Feed takes approximately two hours to pass through the stomach and small intestine, therefore feeding a small cereal feed (0.5kg), one-to-two hours prior to racing is speculated by Dr Ray Geor of Michigan State University to be beneficial for racing, although this has yet to be evaluated in horses. Large high-glycemic meals should be avoided because of the greater secretion of insulin, the hormone that helps distribute glucose to the tissues, can cause a rebound decrease in blood glucose, which is very undesirable.

Time of feeding The question of when to feed in relation to racing is difficult, as although some research has been published for endurance horses, there is little information for fast

exercise of short duration. A large epidemiological study that looked at timing of forage and concentrate feeding prior to racing in 2,216 horses trained by 334 National Hunt trainers in Europe, has described common practices.

Of trainers that responded, over 40% confirmed that the quantity of forage fed decreased in the three days prior to racing.

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this occurred on the morning of the race in a smaller group of hoses (see fig 2). The last concentrate feed in contrast was generally fed on the morning of racing, but in a smaller number of horses this occurred the night before (fig 1).

Clearly the timing of withdrawal of hay and concentrate feed specifically in relation to racing needs to be evaluated by the research community and a balance sought between strategic advantage for racing and maintenance of gastrointestinal health and psychological wellbeing. Some trainers certainly feel that maintaining forage availability, even in the horsebox whilst travelling to a race, can help settle a horse psychologically and this is much more beneficial than any small change in bodyweight achieved by its withdrawal.

Additives Some feed additives such as antacids or probiotics may be beneficial close to racing.

However, whilst on the racecourse, the BHA is prescriptive in their guidance on feeding. My interpretation is that whilst infeed use of many additives may be acceptable, the use of electrolytes, gastric care products, probiotic, or carbohydrate supplements as oral pastes requires permission from the presiding veterinary officer (see panel). n

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Is it all in the genes?

Is knowledge of the basic genetic make-up of a yearling the future? Genetic tests might be used to make decisions about which sire and dam to breed together.

Once born, a genetic test may decide which foals should be sent to the sales and which to keep and race. As a trainer knowledge of a horse’s genetics might influence its training program and the direction of its racing career.

Until recently, such genetic tests have not been available, but now this area of technology is changing fast.

By Dr David Marlin

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UYING yearlings at the sales up until recently has been a case of studying the bloodlines beforehand, observing the conformation and temperament, watching the animal walk, and having a wind test or a vet examine radiographs. If the yearling is then purchased it will likely be at least six months before anyone really knows what has been bought. Unfortunately, excellent breeding is an essential quality to have as great horses are not made by nutrition or training (although many a potential great horse can be ruined), but breeding is not as simple as breed A with B and get A+B. If only genetics were that simple. And of course, when we breed two horses together we are trying to manipulate genetics. We don’t actually know what is going on at the gene level. All we know about are the performance and bloodlines of the sire and dam. In addition, we may well know something about detrimental traits as well, for example lines that seem to produce more horses prone to tying-up or “bleeders” or horses with poor temperament. I always caution on temperament however, as this can be a selffulfilling prophecy. If a horse arrives with a reputation as being difficult based on its breeding, there is a good chance it will be handled in a way that ensures it develops into one!

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Back in the early 1980s, the introduction of muscle biopsies to “type” the muscles either as sprinter or stayer was seen as a major advance that some suggested would become commonplace or routine.

However, the fact that different muscles and even different parts of the same muscle can vary quite dramatically in their type of fibres meant this was going to be challenging. For example, the surface of a muscle contains more sprint fibres and the deeper parts contain more stayer fibres.

The muscles of the forelimb contain more stayer fibres than the muscles of the hindlimb. So many mistakes were made in the early days of trying to apply this technique to type horses for either potential optimum distance or ability.

Through more careful research we learned that indeed the muscles of an out-and-out 5-furlong sprinter do look very different to those of an out-and-out stayer. But muscle biopsy is invasive and along with the problems of collecting a representative sample, it never became widely adopted as a characterisation or selection tool.

Even prior to the interest in muscle as a predictor of performance, in the 1960s James Steel, a vet in Australia, proposed that the size of a horse’s heart was an important factor in determining performance and that the duration of the QRS wave of the ECG (or heart score) was an indicator of heart size. In theory, the

bigger the heart the longer the time it took for the electrical activity took to move around the heart. This was never shown to be a particularly robust technique.

However, it still crops up from time to time. As an aside, Dr Lesley Young, a leading equine cardiologist, and I did do a small study comparing heart characteristics obtained by ultrasound with heart score.

Whilst there was not a very reliable relationship in our study, the horses with smaller hearts tended to have the lowest heart score and the horses with the larger hearts tended to have the highest heart scores. The problem was that in the middle there was a tremendous amount of overlap.

The technique of ultrasound characterisation of the size of the heart and also the thickness of the walls and other related measurements became popular in the past decade. A number of scientific studies initially failed to show clear associations between heart characteristics and performance. However, a series of subsequent high quality studies by Dr Young proved the utility of this approach.

The approach has become more popular in the USA than in the UK. Another predictive technique was the inter-mandibular width (the distance between the jaw bones). This was proposed

by Bob Cook, an eminent veterinary surgeon with a lifelong interest in the horse’s respiratory system. Perhaps the weakness in all of these techniques is that they are only looking at one system or one part of a system and that whilst these are clearly characteristics that have a heritable component, we don’t necessarily know yet which genes control these factors.

One argument in favour of the principle of looking at one characteristic only is the concept of symmorphosis. This is the theory that different body systems are matched. The easiest way to explain symmorphosis is to consider a high-end sports car such as a Ferrari. If we see a Ferrari and we open the bonnet and see a Ferrari engine, we would not expect to see the tyres, brakes, and suspension of a small family car. In the same way, we should not expect to find a horse with a large heart that has a small set of lungs or poor muscles or poor conformation.

Even if we accept the principle of symmorphosis, things can still go wrong.

The genes may be coding for a large heart, the right type of muscle, and good conformation but there is also potential for things to go wrong whilst the foal is developing in the uterus. Stress on the mare, infection, imbalanced nutrition are just three factors that could result in the foal not developing as the genes are dictating.

At present we might consider wanting to know information about an individual

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Dr Lesley Young auscultates the left side of a horse to examine and measure the circulatory system (heart sounds)

horse related to either 1) its ability (low, medium, high); 2) its type (sprinter, middle distance, stayer); and 3) its health.

With respect to health, a number of tests are already in common use. For example, tests for polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) and hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP), both conditions affecting muscle, are commercially available. So the progression to performance or “type” tests was a natural extension. However, equine genetics professor Dr Matthew Binns notes that both of these tests are relevant in Quarter horses and derived breeds, but that the mutations haven’t been seen in thoroughbreds as far as he knows.

Why would one want to know more about the basic genetics of a yearling? If you are the breeder and there are genetic tests, you might use these to make decisions about which sire and dam to breed together. Once the foal is born, you may use a genetic test to decide which foals to send to sales and which to keep and race

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in your own name. As an owner, you may want a genetic test to confirm what you have bought at the sales and which trainer to send it to. And as a trainer you may be able to use knowledge of the genetics to inform your training programme (e.g. training sprinters and stayers differently from day one) and also to plan a horses’ racing career.

Until recently, such genetic tests have not been available. However, this area is starting to change rapidly. In 2010, a Speed Gene Test, which proposes to identify the optimum racing distance for an individual based on the “spelling” of the DNA, was launched. Researchers identified that at a specific point in the myostatin gene, which is a principal regulator of muscle development, the genetic code can be “spelt” with either a ‘C’ or a ‘T.’ Each horse has two copies of the gene – one inherited from the dam and one from the sire – which means that there are three potential genetic types (genotypes): C:C, C:T and T:T. Each genetic type corresponds to an

observed athletic type – precocious, speedy, sprint type (C:C), classic middledistance type (C:T), and those with enhanced stamina (T:T).

Applying this information to patterns of genetic inheritance can potentially explain, and identify, instances in which full siblings may turn out to be suited to racing over entirely different distances. This definitive knowledge of a horse’s racing type – and also therefore its progeny’s most likely type – cannot be determined through pedigrees and visual observation alone. A similar type of approach to genetic testing for type and performance is being offered by The Genetic Edge, based in Kentucky, whose principle scientist is Dr Binns. This service rates horses based on their genetic test profile for performance, distance, surface preference, and height. Dr Binns and pedigree expert Tony Morris recently coauthored Thoroughbred Breeding: Pedigree Theories and the Science of Genetics, which is well worth reading before you embark on genetic testing in a big way and is likely to convince you of the value of a move towards genetic testing.

What are the downsides to using genetic tests? If as a breeder you use the test and it soon becomes apparent that you only send sprinter or stayer yearlings to the sales, then this may affect the price your horses fetch.

If as an owner, you test all your horses following the yearling sales, if you try to move on yearlings that do not match your requirements this may increase movements and drop prices. As a trainer, you may lose horses once the owner becomes aware that the horses they have just purchased does not meet their expectations. Even if you can see the tests as being advantageous, its worth considering that it’s still early days for this new technology. The tests may have been validated in several hundred or perhaps even a thousand horses, but in order to be sure of the utility its going to be several years possibly before they are proven.

Bottom line. If I were a breeder, owner or, trainer, I would want to have the information that these tests can provide.

Especially now, when they are not widely used. I suspect what will happen is that within a few years the use of genetic tests will be almost universal and that there will no longer be a major advantage, and these tests will become as routine as vaccination and worming. And potentially the growth in testing for performance genes may well help push along the discovery of genes linked to disease, and those that get in now can probably gain a strategic advantage. So is it all in the genes? The answer is no, but probably 90% is. But unless you are starting with the right genes, you cannot produce elite horses. Champions are born that way, not made. n

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Horse bleeders For thousands of years, horse riders have seen their horses bleeding at the nostrils during heavy training and competition. Bleeding of this sort is called Exercise Induced PulmonaryHemorrhage (EIPH) and the affected horses are commonly known as “Bleeders”.

Recent studies have shown that about 85% of race horses suffer from bleeding caused by blood vessels rupturing in their lungs.

Approximately 2-3 % of bleeders suffer from severe lung bleeding along with nasal bleeding. The others have mild to moderate lung bleeding which causes blood to be found in the wind pipe. Even mild bleeding can cause poor performance during a race.

What causes acute or chronic bleeding?

1. The training and racing are too intense and exceed the horse’s capability.

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Vitamins and Minerals are daily essentials for all racehorses Vitamins and minerals can be found in varying levels in grains, forages, fruits and vegetables. These natural sources of vitamins and minerals can be be a valuable contributor to the daily intake.

However they are not sufficient as the sole source for a horse in training.

Oats are a popular feed, and are a good source of energy and proteins, but fall short on meeting the vitamin and mineral requirements. For example oats can contain up to 1.2mg magnesium, 0.08mg selenium, and 40mg zinc. This may sound reasonable, but it would take 12.5kg of oats to meet the National Research Council recommended daily intake of magnesium,

15kg to meet selenium requirements and 12.5kg to meet zinc recommended intakes. All of these elements should be met when feeding between 6 and 7 kg’s of a well formulated racing diet.

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Digestive aids support the digestive tract Horses in training and racing are now known to be frequently affected by gastric ulcers (EGUS or Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome) with associated loss of condition and performance and this can often be attributed to intermittent feeding, high concentrate / low forage diets, stable confinement and exercise induced stress.

However less well recognised is the fact that many yearlings are similarly at risk, due to both environmental and management stresses. In these young thoroughbreds, the potential effects of EGUS may be even more significant and using highly specified digestive aids can be of great benefit, as retaining a healthy microbial balance throughout the digestive tract and maintaining normal digestive function are important management considerations.

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Respiratory problems are frequently implicated in horses as a cause of poor performance. The most frequently occurring lower respiratory tract disorders are Recurrent Airway Obstruction (RAO) also known as Heaves, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Inflammatory Airway Disease (IAD) and Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage (EIPH).

Typically, their treatment includes systemic administration of drugs using injections or the oral route, however, AEROSOL THERAPY is now known to be a more specific way to treat respiratory disorders with a better efficacy/toxicity ratio.

Flexineb is an easy-to-use drug delivery device that produces a very fine mist of aerosolised drug enabling this form of therapy for the horse.

The Flexineb way is fast, usually around 10 minutes of treatment is necessary. It is robust and silent to ensure the horse is not disturbed, with no hoses, wires or awkward valves, to keep the whole experience calm and easy. Launched by Nortev, an Irish based technology company in October 2010. Flexineb delivers aerosolised medicine deep into the horses lungs, ensuring the location of inflammation or infection is targeted directly. The veterinary and horse industry in Ireland has responded very positively to Flexineb, with veterinarians and trainers alike discovering previously unimagined ways of responding to respiratory conditions such as IAD, RAO, COPD and EIPH. Designed in Ireland with the support of Irish and International veterinarians and racehorse trainers, the Flexineb offers horses the best results in treating respiratory problems.

For further information please contact HAYGAIN hay steamers on +44 (0) 333 200 5233 or visit www.haygain.co.uk

TopSpec Provides the Turbo for Top National Hunt Trainer Top National Hunt Trainer, Lucinda Russell knows that nutrition and diet are paramount when producing a strong ‘stayer’ in the racing world.

Lucinda feeds TopSpec to all her horses to help them stand the rigours of training so they can produce strong runners and number one contenders for some of the biggest races.

TopSpec products used throughout the racing industry include: TopSpec Racing Feed Balancer which allows trainers to feed straights according to the energy requirements of their individual racehorses whilst maintaining a constant micronutrient intake from the feed balancer.

It is therefore no longer necessary to use several different feeds at different stages of training.

TopSpec Turbo is the ultimate high performance blend with 35% more digestible energy per kg than quality oats.

TopChop Alfalfa is a pure, natural product made from alfalfa, with a light dressing of soya oil and real mint. Ideal for working horses and maintaining weight along with providing protein and bio-available calcium.

TopSpec 10:10 Joint Support is a granular additive, which provides a nutritional support system to promote the comfort zone in and around joints and is ideal for horses in hard work.

For further information please contact the Multiple AwardWinning Helpline on +44 (0)1845 565030 or visit www.topspec.com

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Opportunities aplenty for ex-racehorses in BEDMAX/RoR Eventing Classes this summer Ten years after winning the Cesarewitch in 2001, 14-year-old Distant Prospect is winning again - in the eventing arena. In April, the former flat and hurdles winner beat seven other ex-racehorses in the RoR/BEDMAX Racing to Eventing Series class at Larkhill. On May 22nd he won the RoR/BEDMAX 90 level class at Tweseldown.

Like all the other ex-racers competing in the RoR/BEDMAX Series, Distant Prospect is proving yet again that racehorses can go on to successful second careers when they come out of training. "It's wonderful to see a former racehorse doing so well in a different sport," says BEDMAX MD Tim Smalley.

"BEDMAX is delighted to support the RoR in helping more exracehorse owners achieve similar results, and we hope many more owners will give eventing a go."

BEDMAX is the leading brand of dust free, purpose made

shavings in the UK. They are widely used in the racing industry by trainers throughout the UK and in France, Ireland, the Middle East and Hong Kong. They are first choice for many racecourses, and BEDMAX shares the strong links between racing and eventing. BEDMAX is also the official choice of bedding at Badminton, Blair Castle, Burghley and Gatcombe Park.

The RoR/BEDMAX Racing to Eventing Series is open to exracehorses only, at 90 and 100 level, at BE horse trials venues throughout the UK. Each class winner receives a cheque from the RoR and 10 bags of BEDMAX shavings, with a Championship prize to be awarded to the horse with the most points at the end of the season.

Fully details of venues, entries and results are on the RoR website: www.ror.org.uk or at www.bedmaxshavings.com

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Track Chantilly Maisons-Laffitte Sandown Park Cork Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Ayr Maisons-Laffitte Curragh Deauville Sandown Park Sandown Park Chantilly Chester Tipperary Naples Niigata Vichy Goodwood Goodwood Deauville Tipperary Newbury Deauville York York Curragh Beverley Curragh Parx Racing Doncaster Doncaster Rome Longchamp Ayr Milan Ascot Newmarket Longchamp Cologne Milan Dundalk Longchamp Churchill Downs

Race Name & (Sponsor) Prix du Gros Chene La Fleche Scurry St Midsummer Sprint King’s Stand St Windsor Castle St Queen Mary St Norfolk St Land O’Burns St (EBF) Hampton Sapphire St Yacowlef Dragon St Sprint St (Coral) Bois City Wall St (toteswinger) Tipperary St Citta di Napoli Ibis Summer Dash Reves d’Or - Jacques Bouchara Molecomb St King George (Audi) Cercle Abergwaun St St Hugh’s St La Vallee d’Auge Nunthorpe St (Coolmore) Roses St (Julia Graves) Curragh St Beverley Bullet Sprint St (totesport) Flying Five St Turf Monster H’cap Scarbrough St Flying Childers St Divino Amore Petit Couvert (Qatar) Harry Rosebery St Cancelli Cornwallis St (Jaguar Xj) Rous St Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp (Qatar) Kolner Herbst Sprint Premio Omenoni Mercury St Criterium de Vitesse Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint

Class Gp 2 L L L Gp 1 L Gp 2 Gp 2 L L Gp 3 L L Gp 3 Gp 3 L L L Gr 3 L Gp 3 Gp 2 L L L L Gp 1 L L L Gp 3 Gr 3 L Gp 2 L Gp 3 L L Gp 3 L Gp 1 L Gp 3 L L Gr 2

Race Date 5 Jun 2011 9 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 14 Jun 2011 14 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 16 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 24 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 30 Jun 2011 1 Jul 2011 2 Jul 2011 3 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 15 Jul 2011 17 Jul 2011 19 Jul 2011 26 Jul 2011 28 Jul 2011 4 Aug 2011 5 Aug 2011 12 Aug 2011 17 Aug 2011 19 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 5 Sep 2011 7 Sep 2011 9 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 16 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 3 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 21 Oct 2011 28 Oct 2011 5 Nov 2011

Value €130,000 €55,000 £35,000 €45,000 £300,000 £50,000 £75,000 £75,000 £38,000 €52,000 €62,500 €55,000 £21,500 £50,000 €80,000 £30,000 €47,500 €88,000 $978,000 €55,000 £50,000 £85,000 €52,000 €45,000 £21,500 €55,000 £240,000 £25,000 €37,500 £40,000 €57,500 $350,000 £40,000 £70,000 €61,600 €80,000 £23,000 €61,600 £35,000 £35,000 €300,000 €20,000 €88,000 €40,000 €55,000 $1,000,000

Age 3+ 2 3 3+ 3+ 2 2F 2 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 2 2 3+ 2 3+ 2 3+ 3+ 2 2 3+ 3+ 2+ 2F 2 2+ 2 2 3+ 3+ 3+ 2+ 2 2 3+ 2 3+ 2 3+ 2+ 3+ 3+ 2+ 2 3+

Surface T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T AWT T T

5f (1000m) Metres 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

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Track Newbury

Race Name & (Sponsor) World Trophy (Dubai Airport)

Class Gp 3

Race Date 17 Sep 2011

Value £50,000

Track Rome Rome Maisons-Laffitte Maisons-Laffitte Fontainebleau

Race Name & (Sponsor) Giubilo Alberto Perrone A. Prix Robert Papin Arenberg Bonneval

Class L L Gp 2 Gp 3 L

Race Date 2 Jun 2011 2 Jun 2011 24 Jul 2011 13 Sep 2011 5 Oct 2011

Value €61,600 €88,000 €130,000 €80,000 €52,000

Age 3+

Surface T

Track Taby Galopp Taby Galopp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Taby Varsprint Taby Open Sprint Championship

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Class L L

Race Date 31 May 2011 11 Sep 2011

Value SEK 400,000 SEK 600,000

24 Oct 2011

Metres 1030

Furlongs Closing 5.15 12 Sep 2011

5.75f (1150m) Age 2C 2F 2 CF 2 3+

Surface T T T T T

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Closing 18 May 2011 1 Jun 2011 6 Jun 2011 7 Jun 2011 19 Apr 2011 8 Jun 2011 9 Jun 2011 10 Jun 2011 13 Jun 2011 16 Jun 2011 18 May 2011 22 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 27 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 4 Jul 2011 4 Jul 2011 5 Jul 2011 7 Jun 2011 11 Jul 2011 20 Jul 2011 22 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 1 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 9 Aug 2011 21 Jun 2011 15 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 22 Aug 2011 20 Jul 2011 15 Aug 2011 1 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 31 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 10 Sep 2011 15 Sep 2011 26 Sep 2011 26 Sep 2011 24 Aug 2011 20 Sep 2011 15 Sep 2011 17 Oct 2011

5.5f (1100m)

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Furlongs 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Age 4+ 3+

Surface T T

Metres 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100

Furlongs Closing 5.5 24 May 2011 5.5 24 May 2011 5.5 6 Jul 2011 5.5 24 Aug 2011 5.5

5.75f (1150m) Metres 1150 1150

Furlongs Closing 5.75 18 Apr 2011 5.75 18 Jul 2011

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Country GB GER USA IRE IRE IRE USA GB ITY JPN GB GB GB ITY ITY NOR GB GB IRE USA CAN IRE GER USA JPN USA USA GB GB GB GB USA USA USA USA IRE GB FR USA USA IRE USA GB USA GB FR GB USA CAN FR IRE IRE JPN USA USA GB JPN SWE

Track Epsom Downs Baden-Baden Churchill Downs Naas Naas Leopardstown Belmont Park Salisbury Milan Hanshin Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Milan Milan Ovrevoll Newcastle Newmarket Curragh Churchill Downs Woodbine Curragh Hamburg Churchill Downs Hakodate Monmouth Park Belmont Park Newmarket Newmarket York Newmarket Calder Calder Calder Calder Fairyhouse Newbury Maisons-Laffitte Belmont Park Hollywood Park Naas Saratoga Ascot Saratoga Goodwood Deauville Chester Del Mar Woodbine La Teste de Buch Curragh Curragh Hakodate Saratoga Saratoga Pontefract Kokura Jagersro

Race Name & (Sponsor) Woodcote St Benazet-Rennen Aristides St Coolmore Stud Sprint St Rochestown St Ballyogan St True North H’cap Cathedral St Bersaglio CBC Sho Coventry St Albany St Golden Jubilee St Premio Primi Passi Crespi V. Norsk Jockeyklubs Sprintlop Chipchase St Empress St Balanchine St Debutante Highlander S Railway St Hamburg Flieger Trophy Bashford Manor St Hakodate Sprint St Jersey Shore St Prioress St July (TNT) Cherry Hinton (Irish Thoroughbred Marketing) Summer St July Cup (Darley) Princess Rooney H’cap Carry Back St Smile Sprint H’cap Azalea St Belgrave St Rose Bowl St Ris-Orangis Jaipur St Hollywood Juvenile Championship Sweet Mimosa EBF St Schuylerville St Princess Margaret St (Juddmonte) Sanford St Richmond St (Tanqueray) Cabourg (Jockey Club de Turquie) Queensferry St Bing Crosby H’cap Royal North S Criterium du Bequet Phoenix St (Keeneland) Phoenix Sprint St (Patrick O’Leary Memorial) Hakodate Nisai St Alfred G Vanderbilt H’cap Honorable Miss H’cap Flying Fillies’ St (EBF) TV Nishinippon Corp Sho Kitakyushu Kinen Zawawi Cup

Class L Gp 3 Gr 3 L L Gp 3 Gr 2 L L Gr 3 Gp 2 Gp 3 Gp 1 Gp 3 L L Gp 3 L L Gr 3 Gr 2 Gp 2 Gp 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gp 2 Gp 2 Gp 3 Gp 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 L L Gp 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 L Gr 3 Gp 3 Gr 2 Gp 2 Gp 3 L Gr 1 Gr 3 L Gp 1 Gp 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 2 L Gr 3 L

Race Date 4 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 6 Jun 2011 6 Jun 2011 9 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 14 Jun 2011 17 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 19 Jun 2011 19 Jun 2011 23 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 29 Jun 2011 2 Jul 2011 3 Jul 2011 3 Jul 2011 4 Jul 2011 7 Jul 2011 8 Jul 2011 8 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 10 Jul 2011 15 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 17 Jul 2011 20 Jul 2011 22 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 24 Jul 2011 29 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 1 Aug 2011 4 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011

Value £25,000 €55,000 $100,000 €60,000 €60,000 €57,500 $250,000 £30,000 €61,600 $978,000 £85,000 £60,000 £400,000 €88,000 €61,600 NOK 250,000 £50,000 £22,000 €47,500 $100,000 CAN200,000+ €95,000 €55,000 $100,000 $978,000 $150,000 $250,000 £60,000 £60,000 £50,000 £400,000 $350,000 $200,000 $350,000 $150,000 €40,000 £21,500 €80,000 $100,000 $100,000 €60,000 $100,000 £35,000 $150,000 £70,000 €80,000 £30,000 $250,000 CAN150,000 €55,000 €190,000 €62,500 $785,000 $250,000 $150,000 £35,000 $978,000 SEK 500,000

Age 2 3+ 3+ 2F 2 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 2 2F 3+ 2 2F 3+ 3+ 2F 2F 2F 3+ 2 3+ 2 3+ 3 3F 2 C&G 2F 3+ F 3+ 3+ FM 3 3+ 3F 3+ 2 3+ 3+ 2 3+ F&M 2F 2F 2 2 C&G 2 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 2 2 CF 3+ 2 3+ 3+ FM 3+ F&M 3+ 3+

Surface T T D T T T D T T T T T T T T T T T T D T T T D T D D T T T T D D D D T T T T AWT T D T D T T T AWT T T T T T D D T T D

GB GB USA FR GB USA FR GER IRE JPN GB GB GER GB GB JPN GB IRE IRE JPN GB GB ITY GB GB GB USA JPN GB GB IRE ITY FR GB CAN GB ITY

York York Delaware Park Deauville Newmarket Saratoga Deauville Baden-Baden Curragh Sapporo Ripon Salisbury Baden-Baden Haydock Park Kempton Park Kokura Goodwood Curragh Curragh Hanshin Ayr Newmarket Milan Ascot Newmarket Redcar Belmont Park Nakayama Newmarket Ayr Curragh Milan Maisons-Laffitte Ascot Woodbine Doncaster Rome

Lowther St (Jaguar Cars) Gimcrack St (Irish Thoroughbred Marketing) Endine St Prix Morny (Darley) Hopeful St Victory Ride St Meautry (Lucien Barriere) Goldene Peitsche Go and Go Round Tower St Keeneland Cup Ripon Champion Two-Year-Old Trophy 2010 Dick Poole St (EBF) Kronimus-Rennen Sprint Cup (Betfred) Sirenia St Kokura Nisai St Starlit St Blenheim St Renaissance St Centaur St Firth of Clyde St (Laundry Cottage Stud) Cheveley Park St Eupili Bengough St Boadicea St (EBF) Two-Year-Old Trophy Vosburgh St Sprinters St Middle Park St Rockingham St Waterford Testimonial St Criterium Nazionale Eclipse Diadem St (John Guest) Nearctic S Doncaster St Pandolfi Ubaldo

Gp 2 Gp 2 Gr 3 Gp 1 L Gr 3 Gp 3 Gp 2 Gp 3 Gr 3 L L L Gp 1 Gp 3 Gr 3 L L Gp 3 Gr 2 Gp 3 Gp 1 L Gp 3 L L Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 1 L L L Gp 3 Gp 2 Gr 1 L L

18 Aug 2011 19 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 29 Aug 2011 1 Sep 2011 1 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 12 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 23 Oct 2011

£100,000 £140,000 $150,000 €350,000 £30,000 $100,000 €80,000 €70,000 €52,500 $978,000 £30,000 £27,000 €20,000 £225,000 £34,000 $785,000 £30,000 €42,500 €57,500 $1,422,000 £55,000 £140,000 €61,600 £60,000 £30,000 £150,000 $350,000 $2,324,000 £140,000 £30,000 €40,000 €61,600 €80,000 £300,000 CAN500,000+ £25,000 €61,600

2F 2 C&G 3+ FM 2 CF 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ 2 3+ 2 2F 2 3+ 2 2 3+ 2 3+ 3+ 2F 2F 2 3+ 3+ F&M 2 3+ 3+ 2C 2 3+ 2 2 3+ 3+ 2 2F

T T D T T D T T T T T T T T AWT T T T T T T T T T T T D T T T T T T T T T T

Metres 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200

1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200

Furlongs 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Closing 30 May 2011

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

5 Jul 2011 28 Jun 2011 9 Aug 2011 3 Aug 2011 22 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 10 Aug 2011 12 Jul 2011 23 Aug 2011 19 Jul 2011 23 Aug 2011 26 Aug 2011 23 Aug 2011 5 Jul 2011 29 Aug 2011 19 Jul 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 3 Aug 2011 2 Aug 2011 12 Sep 2011 19 Jul 2011 15 Sep 2011 26 Sep 2011 26 Sep 2011 26 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 16 Aug 2011 26 Jul 2011 3 Oct 2011 4 Oct 2011 29 Sep 2011 28 Sep 2011 2 Aug 2011 28 Sep 2011 17 Oct 2011 13 Oct 2011

21 May 2011 1 Jun 2011 1 Jun 2011 4 May 2011 28 May 2011 6 Jun 2011 2 Jun 2011 26 Apr 2011 8 Jun 2011 11 Jul 2011 19 Apr 2011 19 May 2011 9 Jun 2011 18 Apr 2011 20 Jun 2011 20 Jun 2011 20 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 8 Jun 2011 18 May 2011 10 May 2011 18 Jun 2011 24 May 2011 18 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 1 Jul 2011 2 Jul 2011 2 Jul 2011 3 May 2011

5 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 29 Jun 2011 2 Jul 2011 7 Jul 2011 14 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 18 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 13 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2011 21 Jul 2011 13 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 13 Apr 2011 29 Jun 2011 21 Jun 2011 23 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 8 Aug 2011 5 Jul 2011 7 Jun 2011

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Track Newmarket Maisons-Laffitte Maisons-Laffitte Doncaster Churchill Downs Lingfield Park Rome Woodbine Fontainebleau Fontainebleau Kyoto Nakayama

Race Name & (Sponsor) Bosra Sham St (EBF) Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte Seine-et-Oise Wentworth St Breeders’ Cup Sprint Golden Rose St Premio Carlo & Francesco Aloisi Kennedy Road S Contessina Zeddaan Keihan Hai Capella St

Class L Gp 2 Gp 3 L Gr 1 L Gp 3 Gr 3 L L Gr 3 Gr 3

Race Date 28 Oct 2011 1 Nov 2011 1 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 13 Nov 2011 19 Nov 2011 24 Nov 2011 24 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011 11 Dec 2011

Value £22,000 €190,000 €80,000 £30,000 $2,000,000 £30,000 €88,000 CAN150,000+ €52,000 €55,000 $978,000 $927,000

6f (1200m) Age 2F 2 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 2+ 3+ 3+ 2 3+ 3+

Surface T T T T D AWT T AWT T T T D

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Track Newbury Newbury

Race Name & (Sponsor) Hackwood St (Shadwell) Mill Reef St (Dubai Duty Free)

Class Gp 3 Gp 2

Country IRE

Track Curragh

Race Name & (Sponsor) Anglesey St (Jebel Ali Stables & Racecourse)

Country USA GER USA FR USA USA USA GER FR USA

Track Belmont Park Hannover Saratoga Deauville Saratoga Saratoga Presque Isle Downs Munich Maisons-Laffitte Belmont Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Vagrancy H’cap Grosser Preis der Hannoverschen Volksbank Amsterdam St Prix Maurice de Gheest Adirondack St Three Chimneys Saratoga Special Presque Isle Downs Masters S Bayerischer Fliegerpreis Saraca Gallant Bloom H’cap

Race Date 16 Jul 2011 17 Sep 2011

Value £50,000 £60,000

Metres 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200

Race Date 17 Jul 2011

Value €52,500

Age 3+ 2

Surface T T

Metres 1210 1210

Age 2

Surface T

Metres 1260

Race Date 4 Jun 2011 13 Jun 2011 1 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 10 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 20 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011

Value $150,000 €20,000 $150,000 €250,000 $150,000 $150,000 $400,000 €20,000 €55,000 $150,000

Surface D T D T D D AWT T T D

Metres 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300

Age 3+ FM 3+ F 3 3+ 2F 2 3+ F&M 3+ 2 3+ F&M

Track Ovrevoll

Race Name & (Sponsor) Polar Cup

Class Gp 3

Country GB FR ITY IRE USA GB GB GB GB IRE IRE FR USA USA USA USA USA GB GB FR JPN FR IRE IRE USA GB IRE GB GER GB GB FR GB FR GER IRE GB USA IRE GB GB FR GB IRE FR GB IRE GER

Track Epsom Downs Longchamp Milan Naas Belmont Park Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Warwick Newmarket Fairyhouse Leopardstown Longchamp Hollywood Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Arlington Park Belmont Park Newmarket Chester Maisons-Laffitte Kyoto Longchamp Leopardstown Curragh Hollywood Park Sandown Park Leopardstown Ascot Cologne Goodwood Goodwood Vichy Goodwood Deauville Munich Tipperary Newmarket Saratoga Curragh Newbury Newbury Deauville York Tipperary Deauville York Curragh Dusseldorf

Race Name & (Sponsor) Surrey St Palais Royal Nogara Whitehead Memorial Woody Stephens St Jersey St Chesham St Eternal St Criterion St Brownstown St (Irish Stallion Farms EBF) Golden Fleece St Porte Maillot Triple Bend H’cap Futurity St Matron St Chicago H’cap Bed o’ Roses (H’cap) Superlative St City Plate Amandine Procyon St Roland de Chambure Silver Flash St Minstrel St A Gleam H’cap Star St Tyros St Winkfield St Oppenheim-Rennen Lennox St Vintage St (Veuve Clicquot) Jouvenceaux et Jouvencelles Oak Tree St Six Perfections Dallmayr Prodomo Trophy Coolmore St Sweet Solera St Test Debutante St (Keeneland) Hungerford St (CGA) Washington Singer St (Usk Valley Stud) Francois Boutin Acomb St Fairy Bridge EBF St Calvados (Haras des Capucines) City of York St Futurity St (Galileo EBF) Sparkassenpreis - Stadtsparkasse Dusseldorf

Race Date 28 Jul 2011

Value NOK 500,000

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Race Date 3 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 5 Jun 2011 6 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 23 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 29 Jun 2011 30 Jun 2011 2 Jul 2011 2 Jul 2011 3 Jul 2011 3 Jul 2011 3 Jul 2011 3 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 10 Jul 2011 10 Jul 2011 14 Jul 2011 14 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 21 Jul 2011 21 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 24 Jul 2011 26 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 28 Jul 2011 29 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 5 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 17 Aug 2011 18 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011

Value £30,000 €80,000 €61,600 €40,000 $250,000 £70,000 £50,000 £30,000 £50,000 €77,500 €37,500 €80,000 $250,000 $150,000 $150,000 $100,000 $150,000 £60,000 £30,000 €55,000 $927,000 €55,000 €47,500 €57,500 $200,000 £21,500 €47,500 £22,000 €20,000 £140,000 £70,000 €55,000 £50,000 €55,000 €20,000 €42,500 £40,000 $250,000 €95,000 £80,000 £21,500 €55,000 £50,000 €60,000 €80,000 £40,000 €95,000 €30,000

Closing 11 Jul 2011 26 Jul 2011

Furlongs 6.3

Closing 12 Jul 2011

Furlongs 6 .5 6.5 6 .5 6.5 6 .5 6 .5 6 .5 6.5 6.5 6.5

Closing 21 May 2011 31 May 2011 16 Jul 2011 20 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 31 Aug 2011 6 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011

6.75f (1350m)

Age 3+

Surface T

Metres 1350

Furlongs Closing 6.75 30 May 2011

Age 3 3+ 3F 3+ 3 3 2 3F 3+ 3+ F 2 3+ 3+ 2 2F 3+ FM 3+ F&M 2 3+ 3F 3+ 2 2F 3+ 3+ FM 2F 2 2 2 3+ 2 2 3+ F 2F 3+ 2 2F 3F 2F 3+ 2 2 2 3+ F&M 2F 3+ 2 3+ F

Surface T T T T D T T T T T T T AWT D D AWT

Metres 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400

Furlongs 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

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Furlongs 6.05 6.05

6.5f (1300m)

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11 Oct 2011 25 Oct 2011

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Closing 22 Oct 2011 12 Oct 2011 12 Oct 2011 31 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 7 Nov 2011 13 Oct 2011 2 Nov 2011

6.05f (1210m)

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Furlongs 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

7f (1400m)

T T T D T T T AWT T T T T T T T T T T T T D T T T T T T T T T T

Closing 28 May 2011 18 May 2011 26 May 2011 1 Jun 2011 28 May 2011 9 Jun 2011 13 Jun 2011 16 Jun 2011 20 Jun 2011 25 May 2011 23 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 23 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 22 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 4 Jul 2011 4 Jul 2011 1 Jul 2011 24 May 2011 6 Jul 2011 7 Jul 2011 8 Jun 2011 7 Jul 2011 15 Jul 2011 14 Jul 2011 18 Jul 2011 12 Jul 2011 20 Jul 2011 21 Jul 2011 20 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 22 Jul 2011 21 Jun 2011 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2011 23 Jul 2011 29 Jun 2011 26 Jul 2011 8 Aug 2011 8 Aug 2011 11 Aug 2011 11 Aug 2011 3 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 13 Jul 2011 28 Jun 2011

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Track Goodwood Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Woodbine Goodwood Curragh Del Mar Baden-Baden Woodbine Del Mar Saratoga Longchamp Longchamp Baden-Baden Saratoga Saratoga Del Mar Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster Goodwood Curragh Newbury Newmarket Newmarket Curragh Ascot Redcar Longchamp Longchamp Dundalk Newmarket Newmarket Newmarket Baden-Baden Longchamp Maisons-Laffitte Newbury Newbury Kyoto Belmont Park Hannover Leopardstown Maisons-Laffitte Churchill Downs Milan Kyoto Leopardstown Tokyo Woodbine Saint-Cloud Kempton Park Hanshin

Race Name & (Sponsor) Prestige St (Chichester Observer) Foxwoods King’s Bishop Ballerina St King’s Bishop St Play the King S Supreme St Moyglare Stud St Pat O’Brien H’cap Zukunfts-Rennen Seaway S Del Mar Debutante Forego H’cap Pin La Rochette Baden-Baden Stuten Cup Spinaway St Three Chimneys Hopeful St Del Mar Futurity Sceptre St (JRA) Champagne St (Neptune Investment Management) Park St Stardom St Vincent O’Brien National St Cup (Dubai Duty Free) Somerville St (Tattersall) Oh So Sharp St (Sakhee) Park St (CL Weld) October St (Miles & Morrison) Guisborough St Prix de la Foret (Total) Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere-Grand Criterium Star Appeal EBF St Dewhurst St Rockfel St Challenge St Badener Ladies Sprint Cup Herod Saint-Cyr Horris Hill St Radley St Mainichi Broadcast Swan St Bold Ruler Neue Bult Sprint-Cup Killavullan St Miesque Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Premio Chiusura KBS Kyoto Sho Fantasy St Knockaire St Keio Hai Nisai St Bessarabian S Ceres Sunbury St Hanshin Cup

Class Gp 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gp 3 Gp 1 Gr 1 Gp 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 3 Gp 3 L Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 3 Gp 2 Gp 2 L Gp 1 L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 3 L L Gp 1 Gp 1 L Gp 1 Gp 2 Gp 2 L L L Gp 3 L Gr 2 Gr 3 L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gr 1 Gp 3 Gr 3 L Gr 2 Gr 3 L L Gr 2

Race Date 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 30 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 7 Sep 2011 8 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 16 Sep 2011 22 Sep 2011 23 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 7 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 11 Oct 2011 12 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 1 Nov 2011 4 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 6 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 20 Nov 2011 22 Nov 2011 14 Dec 2011 17 Dec 2011

Value £40,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 CAN200,000+ £50,000 €225,000 $300,000 €55,000 CAN150,000 $250,000 $250,000 €80,000 €80,000 €20,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 £50,000 £75,000 £100,000 £23,500 €190,000 £30,000 £50,000 £40,000 €55,000 £35,000 £30,000 €300,000 €350,000 €57,500 £350,000 £80,000 £80,000 €20,000 €55,000 €55,000 £34,000 £21,500 $1,422,000 $100,000 €20,000 €47,500 €80,000 $1,000,000 €88,000 $734,000 €40,000 $927,000 CAN150,000+ €55,000 £30,000 $1,724,000

7f (1400m)

Age 2F 3 3+ FM 3 3+ 3+ 2F 3+ 2 3+ F&M 2F 3+ 3+ 2 3+ F 2F 2 2 3+ F 2 C&G 3+ 2 2 CF 3+ 2 C&G 2F 2F 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 2 CF 2 2 C&F 2F 3+ 3+ F 2 3F 2 C&G 2F 3+ 3+ 3+ F 2 2F 3+ FM 2+ 2F 3+ 2 3+ F&M 3F 3+ 3+

Surface T D D T T T AWT T AWT AWT D T T T D D AWT T T T T T T T T T T T T T AWT T T T T T T T T T D T T T D T T T T AWT T AWT T

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Track Sandown Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Solario St (Alexis Catchpole Celebration)

Country IRE

Track Tipperary

Race Name & (Sponsor) Concorde St (Coolmore Stud Home of Champions)

Country ITY ITY ITY ITY ITY ITY ITY ITY ITY FR ITY

Track Milan Milan Naples Livorno Florence Rome Rome Milan Rome Deauville Pisa

Race Name & (Sponsor) De Montel Mantovani Criterium Partenopeo Criterium Labronico Toscana Repubbliche Marinare Rumon Coolmore Criterium Femminile Luthier Criterium di Pisa

Class Gp 3

Race Date 20 Aug 2011

Value £34,000

Metres 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400

Race Date 2 Oct 2011

Age 2

Surface T

Metres 1410

Age 3+

Surface T

Metres 1490

Race Date 3 Jul 2011 3 Jul 2011 22 Jul 2011 14 Aug 2011 2 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 6 Nov 2011 8 Dec 2011 11 Dec 2011

Value €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €52,000 €61,600

Age 2 C&G 2F 2 2 2 2F 2C 2F 2F 3+ 2

Surface T T T T T T T T T AWT T

Metres 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500

Track Taby Galopp Baden-Baden Woodbine Churchill Downs Chantilly Tokyo Tokyo Longchamp Belmont Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Chantilly Chantilly Milan Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Leopardstown Ovrevoll

Race Name & (Sponsor) Bloomers’ Vase Badener Meile Nassau S Dogwood St Prix de Sandringham Yasuda Kinen Unicorn St Lilas Poker H’cap Acorn St Just a Game St Chemin de Fer du Nord Paul de Moussac (ex La Jonchere) Estate Queen Anne St St James’s Palace St Windsor Forest St Sandringham H’cap Glencairn St Polar Mile Cup

Class L Gp 3 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gp 2 Gr 1 Gr 3 L Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 3 Gp 3 L Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 2 L L L

Race Date 31 May 2011 2 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 5 Jun 2011 5 Jun 2011 5 Jun 2011 7 Jun 2011 10 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 14 Jun 2011 14 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 16 Jun 2011 16 Jun 2011

Value SEK 500,000 €55,000 CAN300,000+ $100,000 €130,000 $2,447,000 $908,000 €55,000 $100,000 $300,000 $400,000 €80,000 €80,000 €61,600 £250,000 £250,000 £100,000 £50,000 €40,000 NOK 250,000

17 Oct 2011 17 Oct 2011 13 Sep 2011 15 Oct 2011 18 Oct 2011 25 Oct 2011 12 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 6 Oct 2011 27 Sep 2011 1 Nov 2011 27 Sep 2011 2 Nov 2011 8 Dec 2011 8 Nov 2011

Furlongs Closing 7.05 15 Aug 2011

Age 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ F&M 3F 3F 3+ 3 3F 3+ 3F 3+ F&M 4+ 3 CG 3 4+ 3C 4+ F 3F 4+ 3+

Furlongs Closing 7.4 24 Aug 2011

7.5f (1500m)

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5 Sep 2011 25 May 2011 10 Sep 2011 16 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 20 Sep 2011 26 Sep 2011 26 Sep 2011 24 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 3 Oct 2011 26 Jul 2011 3 Oct 2011 13 Sep 2011 27 Sep 2011

7.4f (1490m)

Value €67,500

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Closing 22 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 10 Aug 2011 22 Aug 2011 25 May 2011 18 Aug 2011 12 Jul 2011 17 Aug 2011 3 Jun 2011 20 Aug 2011 17 Aug 2011 17 Aug 2011 12 Jul 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 3 Jul 2011 2 Sep 2011 19 Jul 2011

7.05f (1410m)

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Furlongs 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Surface T T T D T T D T T D T T T T T T T T T T

Furlongs 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5

Closing 23 Jun 2011 23 Jun 2011 12 Jul 2011 4 Aug 2011 23 Aug 2011 31 Aug 2011 14 Sep 2011 15 Sep 2011 27 Oct 2011 1 Dec 2011

8f (1600m) Metres 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

Furlongs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Closing 18 Apr 2011 18 May 2011 21 May 2011 18 May 2011 26 Apr 2011 26 Apr 2011 30 May 2011 28 May 2011 28 May 2011 28 May 2011 25 May 2011 25 May 2011 2 Jun 2011 19 Apr 2011 19 Apr 2011 26 Apr 2011 9 Jun 2011 9 Jun 2011 18 Apr 2011

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8f (1600m)

Country GB USA GER ITY FR CAN GB GER IRE GB USA USA FR FR USA USA GB GB FR GB GER SWE FR GER NOR FR GB GB FR GB GB ITY FR FR GER IRE GB GER DEN JPN GB IRE FR FR FR GB GB USA FR IRE CAN GB FR GER USA FR GB GB IRE TKY JPN TKY USA FR GB FR USA USA FR GER GER IRE IRE ITY JPN SWE

Track Royal Ascot Belmont Park Dusseldorf Milan La Teste de Buch Woodbine Windsor Hamburg Curragh Sandown Park Hollywood Park Monmouth Park Chantilly Nantes Churchill Downs Hollywood Park Pontefract Newmarket Deauville Ascot Bremen Taby Galopp Maisons-Laffitte Dusseldorf Ovrevoll Vichy Ascot Pontefract Maisons-Laffitte Goodwood Goodwood Varese Deauville Deauville Munich Cork Bath Mulheim Klampenborg Niigata Salisbury Leopardstown Deauville Deauville Deauville Salisbury Sandown Park Emerald Downs Deauville Killarney Woodbine Goodwood Deauville Baden-Baden Saratoga Longchamp Haydock Park Haydock Park Leopardstown Istanbul Niigata Istanbul Monmouth Park Longchamp Doncaster Bordeaux Arlington Park Arlington Park Longchamp Dusseldorf Hannover Curragh Curragh Milan Nakayama Taby Galopp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Coronation St Hill Prince St German 1,000 Guineas Royal Mares La Sorellina King Edward BC S Midsummer St Franz Guenther von Gaertner Hamburger Meile Celebration St Distaff St (Coral) Shoemaker Mile Salvator Mile Prix Jean Prat Grand Prix d’Anjou Bretagne Firecracker H’cap Royal Heroine Mile Pipalong St (Weatherbys Bank) Falmouth Saint-Patrick Summer Mile Walther J Jacobs Swedish Open Mile Messidor Meilen-Trophy Morten & Torvald Klaveness’ Minnelop Jacques de Bremond Valiant St (EBF) Pomfret St Bagatelle Sussex Thoroughbred St Criterium Varesino Prix de Rothschild Tourgeville Dallmayr Coupe Lukull Platinum St Dick Hern St (EBF) Berberis-Rennen Copenhagen Golden Mile Sekiya Kinen Sovereign St Desmond St Li€ey (Shadwell) Prix Jacques le Marois (Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard) Grand H’cap de Deauville Stonehenge St (Weatherbys Bank) Atalanta St (IVECO) Longacres Mile H’cap Criterium du F.E.E. Ruby St Ontario Colleen S Celebration Mile Quincey (Lucien Barriere) Oettingen-Rennen With Anticipation St La Cochere Ascendant St Superior Mile Matron St (Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus) Istanbul Capital of Culture Niigata Nisai St Topkapi Trophy Cliff Hanger Aumale May Hill St Prix Millcom Arlington-Washington Lassie Arlington-Washington Futurity Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Junioren-Preis Grosser Preis der Metallbau Burckhardt Solonaway Flame of Tara EBF St Bessero Pietro Keisei Hai Autumn H’cap Nickes Minneslopning

Class Gp 1 Gr 3 Gp 2 L L Gr 2 L Gp 3 L L Gr 1 Gr 3 Gp 1 L Gr 2 Gr 2 L Gp 1 L Gp 2 Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 2 L L L L L Gp 1 L L Gp 1 L L L L L L Gr 3 Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 1 L L L Gr 3 L L Gr 3 Gp 2 Gp 3 Gp 2 Gr 2 L L L Gp 1 L Gr 3 Gp 2 Gr 3 Gp 3 Gp 2 L Gr 3 Gr 3 Gp 1 L L Gp 3 L L Gr 3 L

Race Date 17 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 19 Jun 2011 19 Jun 2011 23 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 2 Jul 2011 2 Jul 2011 2 Jul 2011 3 Jul 2011 4 Jul 2011 4 Jul 2011 4 Jul 2011 5 Jul 2011 8 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 10 Jul 2011 11 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 17 Jul 2011 21 Jul 2011 22 Jul 2011 22 Jul 2011 24 Jul 2011 26 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 29 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 11 Aug 2011 11 Aug 2011 12 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 19 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 23 Aug 2011 23 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 1 Sep 2011 1 Sep 2011 2 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 8 Sep 2011 9 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011

Value £250,000 $100,000 €125,000 €77,000 €55,000 CAN 250,000 + £30,000 €55,000 €60,000 £30,000 $300,000 $200,000 €400,000 €52,000 $175,000 $150,000 £30,000 £180,000 €55,000 £100,000 €55,000 SEK 400,000 €80,000 €70,000 NOK 250,000 €52,000 £30,000 £30,000 €55,000 £300,000 £30,000 €61,600 €300,000 €55,000 €20,000 €40,000 £30,000 €20,000 DKK 150,000 $978,000 £50,000 €57,500 €80,000 €600,000 €100,000 £21,500 £30,000 $200,000 €122,000 €45,000 CAN150,000+ £100,000 €80,000 €70,000 $150,000 €55,000 £21,500 £30,000 €190,000 €94,903 $785,000 €459,000 $150,000 €80,000 £70,000 €55,000 $100,000 $100,000 €450,000 €20,000 €20,000 €57,500 €62,500 €61,600 $978,000 SEK 600,000

Age 3F 3 3F 3+ F&M 3F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ 3 CF 4+ 3+ 3+ F&M 4+ F&M 3+ F 3 C&G 4+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 4+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3F 3+ 3 2 3+ F 3 C&G 3+ F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ C&G 3+ 3F 3+ CF 3+ 2 3+ F&M 3+ 2 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ 3+ 2 3F 2 3+ 3+ F 3_ 2 3+ C&F 3+ 2F 2F 3 2F 2 3 + CF 2 3+ F 3+ 2F 3+ F&M 3+ 3+

Surface T T T T T T T T T T T D T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T D T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T AWT AWT T T T T T T T D

GB FR CAN CAN FR CAN GER ITY USA FR GB GB GB GB GB GER GER IRE ITY

Sandown Park Lyon-Parilly Woodbine Woodbine Longchamp Woodbine Munich Milan Belmont Park Saint-Cloud Newmarket Newmarket Ascot Newmarket Newmarket Cologne Cologne Curragh Milan

Fortune St Criterium de Lyon Natalma S Summer S Chenes Ricoh Woodbine Mile €opa-Meile V. Riva (ex del Dado) Noble Damsel H’cap Coronation Fillies’ Mile (Shadwell) Joel St (Nayef) Rosemary H’cap Sun Chariot St (Kingdom of Bahrain) Royal Lodge St (Juddmonte) Ilse und Heinz Ramm-Erinnerungsrennen Preis des Union Gestuts (ex Berberis-Rennen) Beresford St (Juddmonte) Premio Vittorio di Capua

L L Gr 3 Gr 3 Gp 3 Gr 1 Gp 2 L Gr 3 L Gp 1 Gp 2 L Gp 1 Gp 2 L L Gp 2 Gp 1

14 Sep 2011 16 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 22 Sep 2011 23 Sep 2011 23 Sep 2011 23 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011

£30,000 €55,000 CAN200,000+ CAN250,000+ €80,000 CAN1,000,000+ €70,000 €61,600 $100,000 €55,000 £200,000 £100,000 £30,000 £180,000 £125,000 €20,000 €50,000 €95,000 €297,000

3+ 2 2F 2 2 CG 3+ 3+ 2C 3+ F&M 3F 2F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ F 2 C&G 3+ F 2 2 3+

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

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Metres 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

Furlongs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Closing 19 Apr 2011 4 Jun 2011 29 Mar 2011 9 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 8 Jun 2011 20 Jun 2011 10 May 2011 21 Jun 2011 27 Jun 2011 23 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 27 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 23 Jun 2011 29 Jun 2011 14 Jun 2011 1 Jul 2011 4 Jul 2011 17 May 2011 23 May 2011 29 Jun 2011 24 May 2011 23 May 2011 15 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 18 Jul 2011 18 Jul 2011 24 May 2011 23 Jul 2011 20 Jul 2011 13 Jul 2011 22 Jul 2011 21 Jun 2011 26 Jul 2011 1 Aug 2011 26 Jul 2011 10 Jun 2011 21 Jun 2011 5 Aug 2011 6 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 8 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 16 Aug 2011 18 Aug 2011 10 Aug 2011 12 Jul 2011 10 Aug 2011 12 Jul 2011 25 Aug 2011 29 Aug 2011 29 Aug 2011 29 Jun 2011 3 Aug 2011 19 Jul 2011 3 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 31 Aug 2011 31 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 30 Aug 2011 30 Aug 2011 3 Aug 2011 6 Sep 2011 1 Sep 2011 2 Aug 2011 18 Jun 2011

8 Sep 2011 31 Aug 2011 31 Aug 2011 31 Aug 2011 31 Aug 2011 26 Jul 2011 8 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 19 Jul 2011 30 Aug 2011 17 Sep 2011 19 Jul 2011 19 Jul 2011 13 Sep 2011 29 Mar 2011 17 Aug 2011 25 Aug 2011

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Track Milan Longchamp Belmont Park Longchamp Saint-Cloud Newmarket Belmont Park Belmont Park Baden-Baden Curragh Milan

Race Name & (Sponsor) Premio Sergio Cumani Prix Daniel Wildenstein (Qatar) Kelso BC H’cap Prix Marcel Boussac (Total) Thomas Bryon Autumn St Champagne St Frizette St Winterkonigin Silken Glider St Gran Criterium

SWE

Taby Galopp

Lanwades Stud St

FR FR GB IRE JPN GER GER IRE ITY ITY GB FR GB JPN ITY FR GB GB GB FR FR GER USA USA FR IRE USA USA USA USA USA ITY FR JPN FR JPN FR GB ITY ITY ITY JPN JPN

Longchamp Bordeaux Ascot Cork Kyoto Cologne Cologne Naas Milan Milan Pontefract Deauville Doncaster Tokyo Rome Nantes Lingfield Park Newmarket Newmarket Saint-Cloud Saint-Cloud Hannover Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Compiegne Dundalk Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Rome Toulouse Tokyo Saint-Cloud Kyoto Saint-Cloud Kempton Park Siracusa Siracusa Siracusa Hanshin Nakayama

Ranelagh Grand Criterium de Bordeaux Queen Elizabeth II St (Sony) Navigation St Daily Hai Nisai St Winterfavoriten Weidenpescher Stutenpreis Garnet EBF St Del Piazzale Premio Dormello Silver Tankard St (totepool) Reservoirs (Haras d’Etreham) Trophy (Racing Post) Saudi Arabia Royal Cup Fuji St Nearco Sablonnets Fl€ de Lys St (EBF) Ben Marshall St (bet365) Montrose St (bet365.com EBF) Criterium International Perth Preis Gestuts Brummerhof Pocahontas St Iroquois St Isola-Bella Cooley EBF St Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Breeders’ Cup Mile Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Chilukki St Premio Ribot Criterium du Languedoc Tokyo Chunichi Sports Hai Musashino St Tantieme Mile Championship Isonomy Hyde St Nastro d’Oro di Sicilia Criterium Aretuseo Criterium Mediterraneo (ex Ippodromi e Citta) Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Asahi Hai Futurity St

Class Gp 3 Gp 2 Gr 2 Gp 1 Gp 3 Gp 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 3 L Gp 1

Race Date 25 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 6 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011

Value €88,000 €130,000 $200,000 €300,000 €80,000 £35,000 $300,000 $300,000 €105,000 €42,500 €297,000

L

9 Oct 2011

11 Oct 2011 13 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 17 Oct 2011 18 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 23 Oct 2011 25 Oct 2011 27 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 2 Nov 2011 4 Nov 2011 4 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 6 Nov 2011 11 Nov 2011 13 Nov 2011 17 Nov 2011 20 Nov 2011 22 Nov 2011 23 Nov 2011 3 Dec 2011 3 Dec 2011 8 Dec 2011 11 Dec 2011 18 Dec 2011

L L Gp 1 L Gr 2 Gp 3 L L Gp 3 Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 1 Gr 3 L L L L L Gp 1 Gp 3 L Gr 2 Gr 3 L L Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gp 2 L Gr 3 L Gr 1 L L L L L Gr 1 Gr 1

Age 3+ F 3+ 3+ 2F 2 2 2 2F 2F 2F 2 C&F

Surface T T D T T T D D T T T

SEK 400,000

3-5 F&M

T

€52,000 €55,000 £1,000,000 €40,000 $927,000 €155,000 €20,000 €60,000 €88,000 €121,000 £21,500 €80,000 £200,000 $978,000 €61,600 €55,000 £30,000 £30,000 £22,000 €250,000 €80,000 €20,000 $150,000 $100,000 €52,000 €40,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $150,000 €154,000 €55,000 $927,000 €52,000 $2,447,000 €55,000 £30,000 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 $1,588,000 $1,724,000

3+ 2 3+ 3+ 2 2 3+ F 3+ F&M 3+ 2F 2 2F 2 C&F 3+ 3+ 2 3+ F&M 3+ 2F 2 CF 3+ 2F 2F 2 3+ F 3+ F&M 2F 3+ 3+ 2 3+ FM 3+ 2 3+ 4+ 3+ 2 3+ 4+ 2F 2 2F 2 No G

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T AWT T T T T T D D T AWT T D T T D T T D T T T AWT T T T T T

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Track Craon Craon

Race Name & (Sponsor) Criterium de l’Ouest Point du Jour

Class L L

Race Date 5 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011

Value €55,000 €52,000

Track Epsom Downs Epsom Downs Thistledown Churchill Downs Hollywood Park Belmont Park Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Monmouth Park Belmont Park Hollywood Park Monmouth Park Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Belmont Park Delaware Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Princess Elizabeth St Diomed St Ohio Derby Early Times Mint Julep H’cap Affirmed H’cap Ogden Phipps H’cap Matt Winn St Jefferson Cup Pegasus S Mother Goose St Hollywood Oaks Boiling Springs St Iowa Derby Iowa Oaks Dwyer St Delaware Oaks

Class Gp 3 Gp 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2

Race Date 3 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 2 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011

Value £50,000 £50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $250,000 $125,000 $100,000 $200,000 $250,000 $150,000 $150,000 $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $300,000

Metres 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

Furlongs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Closing 25 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 17 Sep 2011 24 Aug 2011 21 Sep 2011 3 Oct 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011

1600

8

22 Aug 2011

1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

4 Oct 2011 8 Sep 2011

2 Aug 2011 10 Oct 2011 30 Aug 2011 4 Oct 2011 11 Oct 2011 15 Sep 2011 15 Sep 2011 11 Oct 2011 5 Oct 2011 9 Aug 2011 13 Sep 2011 13 Oct 2011 21 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 12 Oct 2011 12 Oct 2011 18 Oct 2011

31 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 6 Oct 2011 27 Sep 2011 4 Oct 2011 17 Nov 2011 23 Nov 2011 23 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011 25 Oct 2011 8 Nov 2011

8.25f (1650m) Age 2 3+

Surface T T

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8f (1600m)

Age 3+ F 3+ 3 3+ FM 3 3+ F&M 3 3 3 3F 3F 3F 3 3F 3 3F

Surface T T D T AWT D D T D D AWT T D D D D

Metres 1650 1650

Furlongs 8.25 8.25

Closing

8.5f (1650m) Metres 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700

Furlongs 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5

Closing 28 May 2011 30 May 2011 25 May 2011 28 May 2011 2 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 16 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 14 Jun 2011 14 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011

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Track Saratoga Belmont Park Saratoga Monmouth Park Woodbine Del Mar Monmouth Park Saratoga Monmouth Park Louisiana Downs Sapporo Delaware Park Woodbine Parx Racing Belmont Park Belmont Park Woodbine Woodbine Belmont Park Calder Dusseldorf Belmont Park Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Krefeld Woodbine Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs

Race Name & (Sponsor) Lake George St Ruffian H’cap Fourstardave H’cap Oceanport St Seagram Cup S Clement L. Hirsch H’cap Monmouth Oaks Ballston Spa H’cap Molly Pitcher St Super Derby Elm St Kent BC St Selene S Cotillion St Miss Grillo BC St Pilgrim BC St Mazarine BC S Grey BC S Athenia H’cap Spend a Buck H’cap Landeshauptstadt Dusseldorf Turnback the Alarm Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Ack Ack H’cap Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen Autumn S Commonwealth Turf Mrs. Revere St Golden Rod St Kentucky Jockey Club St

Class Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gp 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gp 3 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2

Country SWE

Track Jagersro

Race Name & (Sponsor) Margareta Wettermarks Minneslopning

Race Date 27 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 10 Sep 2011 19 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 23 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011 4 Nov 2011 4 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 6 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 19 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011

Value $150,000 $250,000 $150,000 $200,000 CAN150,000+ $300,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $500,000 $927,000 $250,000 CAN250,000+ $750,000 $100,000 $100,000 CAN 200,000+ CAN 200,000+ $100,000 $100,000 €55,000 $100,000 $2,000,000 $100,000 $2,000,000 €55,000 CAN150,000+ $100,000 $175,000 $150,000 $150,000

8.25f (1650m) Age 3F 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3F 3+ FM 3+ FM 3 3+ 3 3F 3F 2F 2 2F 2 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 2F 3+ 2 CG 2 3+ 3 3F 2F 2

Surface T D T T AWT AWT D T D D D T AWT D T T AWT AWT T D T D D D D T AWT T T D D

Metres 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700

Surface D

Metres 1730

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Class L

Race Date 14 Aug 2011

Value SEK 500,000

Track Hannover

Race Name & (Sponsor) Grosser Preis der Eilert Bauunternehmung

Country GB

Track York

Race Name & (Sponsor) Strensall St

Country USA IRE USA USA JPN USA USA USA USA USA USA DEN FR FR ITY JPN USA CAN USA IRE IRE USA USA CAN USA USA USA USA USA USA USA GB IRE USA FR JPN USA USA JPN USA USA IRE

Track Hollywood Park Leopardstown Hollywood Park Delaware Park Tokyo Monmouth Park Churchill Downs Hollywood Park Churchill Downs Colonial Downs Prairie Meadows Klampenborg Longchamp Chantilly Milan Fukushima Hollywood Park Woodbine Colonial Downs Curragh Leopardstown Del Mar Saratoga Woodbine Saratoga Saratoga Monmouth Park Saratoga Monmouth Park Saratoga Mountaineer Salisbury Gowran Park Saratoga Clairfontaine Sapporo Del Mar Monmouth Park Niigata Saratoga Saratoga Curragh

Race Name & (Sponsor) Californian St Nijinsky St Honeymoon Hcap Obeah St Epsom Cup Monmouth St Stephen Foster H’cap Vanity H’cap Regret St All Along Breeders’ Cup Prairie Meadows Cornhusker H’cap 110th Pokallob Daphnis Chloe Del Giubileo Radio Nikkei Sho Swaps St Dance Smartly S Virginia Oaks Kilboy Estate St Meld St Eddie Read H’cap Coaching Club American Oaks Nijinsky St Diana St Jim Dandy St Haskell Invitational (INV) Ruffian Hcap Taylor Made Matchmaker Whitney H’cap West Virginia Derby Upavon St (EBF) Hurry Harriet EBF St National Museum Racing Hall of Fame St Luth Enchantee Hokkaido Shimbun Hai Queen St Del Mar Oaks Philip H. Iselin St Leopard St Woodford Reserve Lake Placid Bernard Baruch H’cap Dance Design St

Class L

Race Date 21 Aug 2011

Value €20,000

Race Date 19 Aug 2011

Value £75,000

Surface T

Metres 1750

Age 3+

Surface T

Metres 1790

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Race Date 4 Jun 2011 9 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 2 Jul 2011 3 Jul 2011 3 Jul 2011 3 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 10 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 17 Jul 2011 21 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 24 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 10 Aug 2011 10 Aug 2011 12 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 26 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011

Value $150,000 €40,000 $150,000 $150,000 $996,000 $250,000 $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $100,000 $300,000 DKK 200,000 €80,000 €80,000 €61,600 $960,000 $150,000 CAN300,000+ $150,000 €65,000 €57,500 $300,000 $250,000 CAN300,000+ $500,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 $250,000 $200,000 $750,000 $750,000 £40,000 €40,000 $150,000 €52,000 $927,000 $250,000 $250,000 $1,098,000 $150,000 $200,000 €67,500

24 Oct 2011 16 Aug 2011 26 Oct 2011

Furlongs 8.6

Closing 7 Jun 2011

Surface AWT T T D T T D AWT T T D T T T T T AWT T T T T T D T T D D D T D D T T T T T T D D T T T

Metres 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800

Furlongs 8.75

Closing 9 Aug 2011

8.95f (1790m)

Age 3+ 3+ 3F 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3F 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3 CG 3F 3+ 3 3 3+ F&M 3F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ FM 3 3 3+ FM 3+ FM 3+ 3 3+ F&M 3+ F&M 3 4+ 3+ FM 3F 3+ 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ F

Furlongs Closing 8.95 13 Aug 2011

9f (1800m)

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Class Gr 2 L Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 L Gp 3 Gp 3 L Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gp 3 Gp 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 2 L L Gr 2 L Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gp 3

30 Aug 2011 15 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011

8.75f (1750m)

Age 3+ F

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Closing 16 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 17 Jul 2011 20 Jul 2011 28 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 13 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 10 Aug 2011 2 Aug 2011 13 Sep 2011 7 Sep 2011 4 Jul 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 21 Sep 2011 21 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011

8.6f (1730m)

Age 3+ F&M

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Furlongs 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5

Furlongs 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Closing 26 May 2011 2 Jun 2011 2 Jun 2011 31 May 2011 26 Apr 2011 29 May 2011 4 Jun 2011 9 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 8 Jun 2011 14 Jun 2011 11 Mar 2011 15 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 23 Jun 2011 24 May 2011 30 Jun 2011 22 Jun 2011 6 Jul 2011 8 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 14 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 6 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2011 4 Aug 2011 4 Aug 2011 30 Jul 2011 5 Aug 2011 5 Jul 2011 11 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 5 Jul 2011 6 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 20 Jul 2011

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9f (1800m)

Country NOR

Track Ovrevoll

Race Name & (Sponsor) Marit Sveaas Minnelop

Class Gp 3

Race Date 28 Aug 2011

Value NOK 1,300,000

Age 3+

Surface T

USA CAN USA USA CAN JPN GB USA NOR

Saratoga Hastings Racecourse Belmont Park Arlington Park Woodbine Hanshin Goodwood Parx Racing Ovrevoll

The Woodward British Columbia Derby Garden City BC St Pucker Up St Canadian S Kansai Telecasting Corp Sho Rose St Foundation St Pennsylvania Derby Semb Hovedgard Hoppelop

Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 L Gr 2 L

3 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 21 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011

$750,000 CAN 200,000 $250,000 $100,000 CAN300,000+ $1,274,000 £30,000 $1,000,000 NOK 250,000

3+ 3 3F 3F 3+ F&M 3F 3+ 3 3+ F&M

D D T T T T T D T

1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

JPN USA CAN CAN ITY FR GB USA JPN USA FR JPN FR ITY USA USA ITY IRE JPN USA FR JPN USA USA USA USA USA JPN JPN

Sapporo Belmont Park Hastings Racecourse Woodbine Milan Longchamp Newmarket Belmont Park Tokyo Belmont Park Longchamp Tokyo Longchamp Rome Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Milan Leopardstown Kyoto Churchill Downs Marseille Borely Tokyo Churchill Downs Calder Churchill Downs Calder Calder Hanshin Hanshin

Sapporo Nisai St Beldame St Ballerina Breeders’ Cup St Durham Cup S M.Se Ippolito Fassati Le Fabuleux Darley St Jamaica BC H’cap Mainichi Okan Knickerbocker H’cap Conde Fuchu Himba St Casimir Delamarre Premio Guido Berardelli River City H’cap Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic Campobello Eyrefield St Miyako St Cardinal H’cap Delahante Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai St Falls City H’cap My Charmer H’cap Clark H’cap Fred W Hooper H’cap Tropical Turf H’cap Naruo Kinen Japan Cup Dirt

Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 L L Gp 3 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gp 3 Gr 3 L Gp 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 L L Gr 3 Gr 3 L Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1

1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 28 Oct 2011 1 Nov 2011 3 Nov 2011 4 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 6 Nov 2011 6 Nov 2011 6 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 19 Nov 2011 24 Nov 2011 24 Nov 2011 25 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011 2 Dec 2011 3 Dec 2011 4 Dec 2011

$785,000 $350,000 CAN 100,000 CAN150,000+ €61,600 €55,000 £50,000 $250,000 $1,588,000 $100,000 €80,000 $1,292,000 €55,000 €88,000 $100,000 $2,000,000 €61,600 €37,500 $927,000 $100,000 €55,000 $785,000 $150,000 $100,000 $500,000 $100,000 $100,000 $996,000 $3,192,000

2 3+ F&M FM 3+ 3 3 3+ 3 3+ 3+ 2 3+ FM 3F 2 3+ 3+ FM 2 2 3+ 3+ FM 2 2 3+ FM 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+

T D D AWT T T T T T T T T T T T D T T D T T T D T D D T T D

1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

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Track Gowran Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies St

Class Gp 3

Race Date 24 Sep 2011

Value €77,500

Country SWE USA USA USA USA USA USA FR SWE

Track Taby Galopp Colonial Downs Arlington Park Arlington Park Arlington Park Arlington Park Saratoga Bordeaux Taby Galopp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Stockholms Stora Pris Colonial Turf Cup American Derby Modesty H’cap Beverly D. St Washington Park H’cap Saranac St Occitanie Matchmaker St (Coolmore)

Class Gp 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 L L

Race Date 31 May 2011 18 Jun 2011 9 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 13 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011

Value SEK 1,200,000 $500,000 $200,000 $150,000 $750,000 $100,000 $100,000 €55,000 SEK 400,000

FR FR FR

Longchamp Deauville Deauville

Prix Dollar (Qatar) Lyphard Petite Etoile

Gp 2 L L

1 Oct 2011 7 Dec 2011 17 Dec 2011

€130,000 €52,000 €55,000

Country GB GB

Track Goodwood Goodwood

Race Name & (Sponsor) Nassau (Blue Square) Select St (Whiteley Clinic)

Country FR

Track Lyon-Parilly

Race Name & (Sponsor) Melisande

Age 3+ F

Surface T

Metres 1890

Age 4+ 3 3 3+ FM 3+ FM 3+ 3 3F 3+ F&M

Surface T T T T T AWT T T T

Metres 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950

Value £185,000 £50,000

3+ 3+ 3F

T AWT AWT

1950 1950 1950

Race Date 2 Jun 2011

Value €55,000

3 Sep 2011 7 Sep 2011 31 Aug 2011 2 Aug 2011 15 Sep 2011 4 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2011

16 Aug 2011 17 Sep 2011 14 Sep 2011 22 Sep 2011 3 Oct 2011 24 Sep 2011 30 Aug 2011 1 Oct 2011 28 Sep 2011 30 Aug 2011 29 Sep 2011 24 Oct 2011 26 Oct 2011 1 Nov 2011 27 Sep 2011 11 Oct 2011

25 Oct 2011 11 Oct 2011

Furlongs Closing 9.4 17 Aug 2011

Furlongs 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5

Closing 18 Apr 2011 8 Jun 2011 15 Apr 2011 29 Jun 2011 29 Apr 2011 24 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011

9.5 9.5 9.5

24 Aug 2011

18 Jul 2011

9.85f (1970m)

Age 3+ F 3+

Surface T T

Metres 1970 1970

Age 3F

Surface T

Metres 2000

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20 Aug 2011

9.5f (1950m)

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Furlongs Closing 9 20 Jun 2011

9.4f (1890m)

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Class Gp 1 Gp 3

Metres 1800

Furlongs 9.85 9.85

Closing 5 Jul 2011 5 Sep 2011

10f (2000m) Furlongs Closing 10 25 May 2011

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10f (2000m)

Country IRE GB GER USA USA GER FR GB FR GB GB GB JPN GER GB IRE IRE USA ITY USA FR CAN GB USA USA USA GER JPN GB USA USA USA FR FR GB FR FR JPN FR FR GER JPN IRE USA USA FR FR FR USA FR GER JPN FR GER USA JPN USA USA FR FR IRE IRE TKY GER FR JPN IRE GB FR GB FR GB ITY JPN USA USA FR GER GER FR FR ITY SWE

Track Curragh Newbury Dresden Belmont Park Hollywood Park Hoppegarten Longchamp Warwick Chantilly Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Hanshin Dortmund Newcastle Curragh Curragh Belmont Park Milan Hollywood Park Compiegne Woodbine Sandown Park Belmont Park Hollywood Park Arlington Park Munich Fukushima Newbury Hollywood Park Colonial Downs Delaware Park Vichy Vichy York Maisons-Laffitte Maisons-Laffitte Hakodate Compiegne Deauville Munich Kokura Curragh Arlington Park Arlington Park Deauville Deauville Le Lion d’Angers Saratoga Deauville Hannover Sapporo Deauville Baden-Baden Saratoga Niigata Del Mar Saratoga Longchamp Longchamp Leopardstown Leopardstown Istanbul Baden-Baden Marseille Borely Hanshin Curragh Yarmouth Longchamp Ayr Maisons-Laffitte Newmarket Rome Hanshin Belmont Park Belmont Park Longchamp Hoppegarten Hoppegarten Fontainebleau Lyon-Parilly Milan Taby Galopp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Silver St Ballymacoll Stud St (Lord Weinstock Memorial) bwin Sachsen Preis Woodford Reserve Manhattan H’cap Charles Whittingham Memorial H’cap Diana Trial (ex Schwarzgold-Rennen) La Coupe Warwickshire Oaks Ridgway Prince of Wales’s St Tercentenary (ex Hampton Court) Wolferton H’cap Mermaid St Wirtschaft Hoppings St (EBF) International St Pretty Polly St (Audi) New York St Premio Mario Incisa Beverly Hills H’cap Grand Prix de Compiegne Dominion Day S Gala St Suburban H’cap Hollywood Gold Cup Arlington H’cap Grosser Bavaria-Preis Tanabata Sho Steventon St American Oaks Virginia Derby Delaware H’cap Madame Jean Couturie Vichy - Auvergne Lyric St Prix Eugene Adam La Pepiniere Hakodate Kinen Pelleas Psyche Grosser Dallmayr-Preis-Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Kokura Kinen Royal Whip St (Keeneland) Arlington Million XXVIII Secretariat St Gontaut-Biron (Hong Kong Jockey Club) Prix Guillaume d’Ornano Grand Prix du Lion d’Angers TVG Alabama Prix Jean Romanet (Darley) Grosse Audi Preis Sapporo Kinen Nonette (Darley) Spreti-Rennen Travers Niigata Kinen Pacific Classic Personal Ensign St Liancourt Boulogne Irish Champion St Kilternan St Anatolia Baden Racing Cup Coupe de Marseille Asahi Challenge Cup Blandford St John Musker (attheraces.com EBF) Prince d’Orange Doonside Cup La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte Severals St (Lanwades Stud) Archidamia Sirius St Flower Bowl Invitational St Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational St Prix de l’Opera Westminster Deutschen Einheit 21st Westminster Deutschen Einheit Charles Laffitte Prix Andre Baboin Premio Verziere (Memorial A. Cirla) Songline Classic

Class L L L Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 2 Gp 3 L L Gp 1 Gp 3 L Gr 3 Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 1 Gr 2 Gp 3 Gr 3 L Gr 3 L Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 3 L Gr 3 L Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 L Gp 3 L Gp 2 L Gr 3 L Gp 3 Gp 1 Gr 3 Gp 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 3 Gp 2 L Gr 1 Gp 1 Gp 3 Gr 2 Gp 2 Gp 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 L L Gp 1 Gp 3 L L L Gr 3 Gp 2 L Gp 3 L Gp 3 L L Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 1 Gp 3 Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 3 L

Race Date 3 Jun 2011 9 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 13 Jun 2011 13 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 16 Jun 2011 17 Jun 2011 19 Jun 2011 23 Jun 2011 24 Jun 2011 24 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 28 Jun 2011 1 Jul 2011 1 Jul 2011 2 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 10 Jul 2011 10 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 17 Jul 2011 20 Jul 2011 22 Jul 2011 24 Jul 2011 24 Jul 2011 24 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 7 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 18 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 23 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 2 Sep 2011 2 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 9 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 14 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 23 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 3 Oct 2011 3 Oct 2011 5 Oct 2011 7 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011

Value €40,000 £30,000 €20,000 $400,000 $250,000 €70,000 €80,000 £30,000 €55,000 £400,000 £70,000 £50,000 $927,000 €55,000 £30,000 €57,500 €190,000 $250,000 €110,000 $100,000 €60,000 CAN200,000+ £30,000 $300,000 $500,000 $150,000 €20,000 $1,053,000 £30,000 $250,000 $600,000 $750,000 €55,000 €80,000 £35,000 €130,000 €52,000 $1,053,000 €55,000 €80,000 €155,000 $1,053,000 €95,000 $1,000,000 $400,000 €80,000 €400,000 €55,000 $500,000 €250,000 €55,000 $1,724,000 €130,000 €55,000 $1,000,000 $1,053,000 $1,000,000 $300,000 €55,000 €52,000 €750,000 €57,500 €94,903 €20,000 €55,000 $996,000 €95,000 £30,000 €80,000 £40,000 €80,000 £30,000 €61,600 $927,000 $500,000 $750,000 €350,000 €75,000 €75,000 €55,000 €80,000 €88,000 SEK 400,000

Age 3+ 3F 4+ 3+ 3+ 3F 4+ 4+ F&M 3 C&G 4+ 3 4+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ F 3+ FM 3F 3+ FM 4+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3F 3 3+ FM 3F 3+ 3+ F&M 3 4+ F&M 3+ 3 C&G 3F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3 4+ 3 3 3F 4+ F 3 3+ 3F 4+ 3 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3F 4+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3F 3 3+ 3+ F 3+ F&M 3 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ F 4+

Surface T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T AWT T D AWT T T T T T T D T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T D T T T T T D T AWT D T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T D T D T T T T T T D

GB CAN JPN ITY ITY GB IRE JPN GB USA ITY IRE

Ascot Woodbine Kyoto Rome Rome Newmarket Leopardstown Tokyo Doncaster Churchill Downs Rome Dundalk

Champion (Emirates Airline) E P Taylor S Shuka Sho Premio Lydia Tesio Conte Felice Scheibler James Seymour St (bet365) Trigo St Tenno Sho (Autumn) Gillies St Breeders’ Cup Classic Premio Roma Carlingford St

Gp 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 1 L L L Gr 1 L Gr 1 Gp 1 L

15 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 23 Oct 2011 23 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 6 Nov 2011 11 Nov 2011

£1,300,000 CAN1,000,000+ $2,175,000 €297,000 €61,600 £30,000 €40,000 $3,234,000 £30,000 $5,000,000 €297,000 €40,000

3+ 3+ F&M 3F 3+ F 3 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+

T T T T T T T T T D T AWT

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2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

Furlongs 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Closing 30 May 2011 3 Jun 2011 31 May 2011 28 May 2011 2 Jun 2011 19 Apr 2011 25 May 2011 7 Jun 2011 7 Jun 2011 19 Apr 2011 10 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 10 May 2011 26 Apr 2011 18 Jun 2011 18 May 2011 20 Apr 2011 11 Jun 2011 26 May 2011 16 Jun 2011 20 Jun 2011 15 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 30 Jun 2011 29 Jun 2011 28 Jun 2011 24 May 2011 11 Jul 2011 7 Jul 2011 6 Jul 2011 2 Jul 2011 8 Jul 2011 6 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 6 Jul 2011 15 Jul 2011 7 Jun 2011 18 Jul 2011 13 Jul 2011 10 May 2011 21 Jun 2011 29 Jun 2011 29 Apr 2011 15 Apr 2011 27 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 10 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 3 Aug 2011 28 Jun 2011 5 Jul 2011 3 Aug 2011 12 Jul 2011 13 Aug 2011 19 Jul 2011 18 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

2 Aug 2011 28 Sep 2011 30 Aug 2011 22 Sep 2011 13 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 25 Oct 2011 13 Sep 2011 31 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 6 Oct 2011 7 Nov 2011

30 Mar 2011 27 Jul 2011 3 Aug 2011 12 Jul 2011 2 Aug 2011 3 Aug 2011 8 Sep 2011 31 Aug 2011 12 Sep 2011 7 Sep 2011 26 Sep 2011 21 Sep 2011 16 Aug 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 24 Aug 2011 9 Aug 2011 9 Aug 2011 28 Sep 2011 8 Sep 2011 22 Aug 2011

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Track Saint-Cloud Marseille Borely Lingfield Park Frankfurt Rome Fukushima Saint-Cloud Kokura Lingfield Park Kokura Hanshin

Race Name & (Sponsor) Criterium de Saint-Cloud Grand Prix de Marseille Churchill St Hessen-Pokal G, Valiani (ex Buontalenta) Fukushima Kinen Solitude Chunichi Shimbun Hai Quebec St Aichi Hai Radio Nikkei Hai Nisai St

Class Gp 1 L L Gp 3 L Gr 3 L Gr 3 L Gr 3 Gr 3

Race Date 12 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 13 Nov 2011 13 Nov 2011 20 Nov 2011 22 Nov 2011 10 Dec 2011 17 Dec 2011 18 Dec 2011 24 Dec 2011

Value €250,000 €60,000 £30,000 €55,000 €61,600 $996,000 €55,000 $996,000 £30,000 $927,000 $785,000

10f (2000m)

Age 2 CF 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 2

Surface T T AWT T T T T T AWT T T

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Track Sandown Park Windsor

Race Name & (Sponsor) Eclipse St (Coral) Winter Hill

Class Gp 1 Gp 3

Race Date 2 Jul 2011 27 Aug 2011

Value £400,000 £50,000

Age 3+ 3+

Track York York

Race Name & (Sponsor) York St (Sky Bet) International St (Juddmonte)

Class Gp 2 Gp 1

Country GB

Track Haydock Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Rose of Lancaster St

Country FR FR GER FR FR FR FR

Track Chantilly Chantilly Dusseldorf Strasbourg Saint-Cloud Le Croise-Laroche Toulouse

Race Name & (Sponsor) Prix du Jockey Club Prix de Diane Henkel-Trophy Grand Prix de la Region d’Alsace Flore Grand Prix du Nord Fille de l’Air

Country IRE

Track Dundalk

Race Name & (Sponsor) Diamond St

Country GER GER GER GER GER IRE GER ITY JPN GER GER USA NOR USA USA GB GER GER ITY CAN GB GER USA USA GB ITY JPN GER JPN ITY CAN GER GER USA JPN GER ITY

Track Baden-Baden Baden-Baden Baden-Baden Baden-Baden Koln Limerick Bremen Milan Hanshin Hamburg Hamburg Monmouth Park Ovrevoll Belmont Park Delaware Park Hamilton Park Dusseldorf Dusseldorf Merano Woodbine Windsor Baden-Baden Saratoga Belmont Park Newbury Milan Nakayama Cologne Nakayama Rome Hastings Racecourse Munich Hannover Churchill Downs Kyoto Dresden Pisa

Race Name & (Sponsor) Iffezheimer Derby Trial Preis der Hotellerie Baden-Baden Grosser Preis der Badischen Unternehmen Iffezheimer Diana-Trial Oppenheim-Union-Rennen Martin Molony St SWB Derby Trial Paolo Mezzanotte (ex FIA EBF) Takarazuka Kinen Hamburger Stutenpreis Hanshin-Cup United Nations St Valley Chapel Memorial Man o’ War BC St Robert G Dick BC St Glasgow St Grafenberger Diana Trial Henkel Preis der Diana (Deutsches Stuten-Derby) EBF Terme di Merano Sky Classic S August St Badener Diana-Revanche Glens Falls H’cap Bowling Green BC H’cap Arc Trial (Dubai Duty Free) Premio Federico Tesio RF Radio Nippon Sho St Lite Kinen Kolner Stutenpreis Sankei Sho All Comers Villa Borghese Memorial F. Cadoni BC Premier’s H’cap Nereide-Rennen Neue Bult Steher-Cup Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup Grosser Dresdner Herbstpreis Andred (ex Regione Toscana)

Country ITY

Track Naples

Race Name & (Sponsor) Unire

Country FR ITY

Track Le Lion d’Angers Siracusa

Race Name & (Sponsor) Urban Sea Mediterraneo - Memorial Faraci

Race Date 23 Jul 2011 17 Aug 2011

Value £80,000 £700,000

Surface T T

Race Date 6 Aug 2011

Value £50,000

Race Date 5 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 7 Aug 2011 18 Sep 2011 25 Oct 2011 5 Nov 2011 11 Nov 2011

Value €1,500,000 €850,000 €20,000 €52,000 €80,000 €55,000 €80,000

Surface T T

Metres 2080 2080

Age 3+

Surface T

Metres 2090

Race Date 30 Sep 2011

Value €57,500

Race Date 2 Jun 2011 4 Jun 2011 5 Jun 2011 5 Jun 2011 13 Jun 2011 17 Jun 2011 19 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 2 Jul 2011 2 Jul 2011 2 Jul 2011 7 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2011 14 Jul 2011 17 Jul 2011 7 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 4 Nov 2011 13 Nov 2011 16 Nov 2011 11 Dec 2011

Value €30,000 €20,000 €70,000 €20,000 €100,000 €40,000 €20,000 €61,600 $3,234,000 €55,000 €20,000 $750,000 NOK 750,000 $600,000 $200,000 £40,000 €20,000 €400,000 €61,600 CAN250,000+ £30,000 €55,000 $100,000 $150,000 £50,000 €154,000 $1,332,000 €55,000 $1,570,000 €61,600 CAN 100,000 €20,000 €20,000 $2,000,000 $2,214,000 €20,000 €61,600

Surface T T T T T T T

Metres 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100

Age 3+

Surface AWT

Metres 2140

Race Date 22 Jul 2011

Value €61,600

Age 3 4+ F 4+ 3F 3 3+ 3 3+ F&M 3+ 3F 4+ F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3 C&G 3F 3F 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 3 3+ F 3+ 3 3+ 3+ F 3+ F 3+ FM 3+ FM 3+ 3+ F&M

Surface T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T D T T T T T T

Metres 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200

Race Date 7 Jun 2011 8 Dec 2011

Value €52,000 €61,600

Track Haydock Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Lancashire Oaks (bet365)

Class Gp 2

Race Date 2 Jul 2011

Value £80,000

Furlongs 10.45

Closing 1 Aug 2011

Furlongs Closing 10.5 10.5 10.5 26 Jul 2011 10.5 10.5 12 Oct 2011 10.5 10.5 26 Oct 2011

Furlongs Closing 10.7 24 Aug 2011

Furlongs 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

Closing 24 May 2011 24 May 2011 24 May 2011 23 Mar 2010 13 Jun 2011 7 Jun 2011 16 Jun 2011 10 May 2011 21 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 9 May 2011 25 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 8 Jul 2011 5 Jul 2011 CLOSED 5 Aug 2011 3 Aug 2011 22 Aug 2011 12 Jul 2011 20 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 12 Sep 2011 18 Aug 2011 2 Aug 2011 2 Aug 2011 16 Aug 2011 21 Sep 2011 6 Sep 2011 18 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 4 Oct 2011 8 Nov 2011 1 Dec 2011

11.25f (2250m)

Age 3+

Surface T

Metres 2250

Age 3F 3+

Surface T T

Metres 2300 2300

Furlongs Closing 11.25 12 Jul 2011eur

11.5f (2300m)

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Furlongs Closing 10.4 18 Jul 2011 10.4 21 Jun 2011

11f (2200m)

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Furlongs Closing 10.05 26 Apr 2011 10.05 22 Aug 2011

10.7f (2140m)

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25 Oct 2011 12 Dec 2011 8 Nov 2011 8 Nov 2011

10.5f (2100m)

Age 3 CF 3F 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3 3+ F

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Class L L Gp 2 L Gp 2 L L L Gr 1 Gp 3 L Gr 1 L Gr 1 Gr 3 L L Gp 1 L Gr 2 L Gp 3 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gp 3 Gp 2 Gr 2 Gp 3 Gr 2 L Gr 3 L L Gr 1 Gr 1 L L

7 Nov 2011 20 Sep 2011 3 Nov 2011 11 Oct 2011

10.45f (2090m)

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Metres 2010 2010

Age 3+ 3+

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Closing 26 Oct 2011

10.4f (2080m)

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Class Gp 3

Furlongs 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

10.05f (2010m)

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Metres 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

Age 3+ F

Furlongs Closing 11.5 30 May 2011 11.5 26 Nov 2011

11.9f (2380m) Surface T

Metres 2380

Furlongs Closing 11.9 27 Jun 2011

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12f (2400m)

Country FR FR USA USA FR IRE ITY GB FR GB GB FR GB ITY ITY GB CAN FR FR GER IRE GER FR IRE GB GER FR FR GB IRE USA FR GB GER GB GB GB IRE IRE DEN USA GER SWE GB GB GB FR NOR

Track Chantilly Chantilly Belmont Park Belmont Park Chantilly Cork Milan Royal Ascot Toulouse Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Lyon-Parilly Pontefract Milan Milan Newmarket Woodbine Saint-Cloud Saint-Cloud Hamburg Curragh Hamburg Nantes Roscommon Newmarket Cologne Longchamp Longchamp Newmarket Curragh Hollywood Park Vichy Ascot Hoppegarten Goodwood Goodwood Newbury Cork Leopardstown Klampenborg Saratoga Cologne Jagersro York York York Clairefontaine Ovrevoll

Race Name & (Sponsor) Grand Prix de Chantilly Royaumont Brooklyn H’cap Belmont St Lys Noblesse St (Kerry Group) Gran Premio Milano Ribblesdale St Derby du Languedoc King Edward VII Hardwicke St Grand Prix de Lyon Pontefract Castle St (toteswinger) Gran Premio d’Italia Italia Fred Archer St Singspiel S Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Prix du Malleret Grosser Preis von Lotto Hamburg - Hansa Preis Irish Derby Deutsches Derby Derby de l’Ouest-Grand Prix de l’Asselco Lenebane Princess of Wales’s St Weidenpescher-Cup Grand Prix de Paris (Juddmonte) Thiberville Aphrodite St (Plantation Stud) Irish Oaks (Darley) Sunset Hcap Frederic de Lagrange King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Betfair) 121st Grosser Preis von Berlin Gordon St Glorious St (Coutts) Chalice St (EBF) Give Thanks St (Irish Stallion Farms EBF) Ballyroan St Scandinavian Open Championship (Lanwades) Sword Dancer Invitational St Rheinland-Pokal Swedish Derby Great Voltig€ St Yorkshire Oaks (Darley) Galtres St (EBF) Grand Prix de Clairefontaine Erik O Steens Memorial

Class Gp 2 Gp 3 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 1 Gp 2 L Gp 2 Gp 2 L L L L L Gr 3 Gp 1 Gp 2 Gp 2 Gp 1 Gp 1 L L Gp 2 L Gp 1 L L Gp 1 Gr 3 L Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 3 Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 3 Gr 1 Gp 1 L Gp 2 Gp 1 L L L

Race Date 5 Jun 2011 5 Jun 2011 10 Jun 2011 11 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 12 Jun 2011 16 Jun 2011 17 Jun 2011 17 Jun 2011 18 Jun 2011 19 Jun 2011 19 Jun 2011 19 Jun 2011 19 Jun 2011 25 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 26 Jun 2011 27 Jun 2011 3 Jul 2011 4 Jul 2011 4 Jul 2011 7 Jul 2011 10 Jul 2011 14 Jul 2011 14 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 17 Jul 2011 17 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 24 Jul 2011 26 Jul 2011 29 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 4 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 17 Aug 2011 18 Aug 2011 18 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011

Value €130,000 €80,000 $150,000 $1,000,000 €80,000 €82,500 €297,000 £100,000 €55,000 £140,000 £100,000 €60,000 £30,000 €61,600 €88,000 £30,000 CAN150,000+ €400,000 €150,000 €75,000 €1,250,000 €500,000 €55,000 €40,000 £80,000 €20,000 €600,000 €55,000 £35,000 €425,000 $100,000 €55,000 £1,000,000 €175,000 £60,000 £50,000 £30,000 €77,500 €57,500 DKK 500,000 $500,000 €155,000 SEK 1,870,000 £140,000 £310,000 £40,000 €55,000 NOK 400,000

Age 4+ 3F 3+ 3 3 CG 3+ F 3+ 3F 3 3 C&G 4+ 4+ 4+ 3 3 4+ 3+ 4+ 3F 3+ 3 CF 3 CF 3 3+ 3+ 3+ 3 CF 3F 3+ F&M 3F 3+ 3 3+ 3+ 3 4+ 3+ F&M 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3 3 C&G 3+ F 3+ F&M 3 3+ F&M

Surface T T D D T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T D T T T T T

NOR IRE GB GER TKY FR FR GB USA FR FR FR SWE

Ovrevoll Galway Kempton Park Baden-Baden Istanbul Craon Saint-Cloud Chester Turfway Park Longchamp Longchamp Longchamp Taby Galopp

Norsk Derby Oyster St September St Grosser Preis von Baden Bosphorus Cup Grand Prix de Craon Tourelles Stand Cup Turfway Park Fall Championship Prix Vermeille (Qatar) Prix du Niel (Qatar) Prix Foy (Qatar) Stockholm Cup International

L L Gp 3 Gp 1 Gp 2 L L L Gr 3 Gp 1 Gp 2 Gp 2 Gp 3

28 Aug 2011 29 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 7 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011

NOK 1,100,000 €50,000 £50,000 €250,000 €306,000 €52,000 €52,000 £30,000 $100,000 €350,000 €130,000 €130,000 SEK 1,600,000

3 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ C&F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3 CF 4+ CF 3+

T T AWT T T T T T AWT T T T T

IRE CAN FR GB GB GER JPN FR SWE

Listowel Woodbine Chantilly Ascot Newmarket Cologne Hanshin Toulouse Jagersro

Listowel Northern Dancer BC Turf Turenne Princess Royal St Godolphin St Preis von €opa Kobe Shimbun Hai Panacee Skanska Faltrittklubbens Jubileumslopning

L Gr 1 L L L Gp 1 Gr 2 L L

14 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 22 Sep 2011 22 Sep 2011 23 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 28 Sep 2011 29 Sep 2011

€42,500 CAN 500,000+ €55,000 £30,000 £30,000 €155,000 $1,332,000 €52,000 SEK 500,000

3+ 3+ 3 C&G 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3 No G 3+ F&M 3+

FR GB

Saint-Cloud Ascot

Joubert Cumberland Lodge St (John Guest)

L Gp 3

30 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011

€55,000 £70,000

3F 3+

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Metres 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400

Furlongs 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Closing 18 May 2011 18 May 2011 28 May 2011 22 Jan 2011 25 May 2011 4 May 2011 12 May 2011 26 Apr 2011 9 Jun 2011 26 Apr 2011 26 Apr 2011 10 Jun 2011 13 Jun 2011 9 Jun 2011 9 Jun 2011 20 Jun 2011 8 Jun 2011 8 Jun 2011 8 Jun 2011 3 May 2011 CLOSED

2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400

12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

1 Mar 2011 24 Aug 2011 29 Aug 2011 14 Jun 2011 3 Aug 2011

T T T T T T T T D

2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400

12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

T T

2400 2400

12 12

27 Jun 2011 29 Jun 2011 14 Jun 2011 28 Jun 2011 6 Jul 2011 11 Jul 2011 CLOSED 7 Jul 2011 15 Jul 2011 7 Jun 2011 10 May 2011 20 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2011 22 Jun 2011 29 Jun 2011 10 Jun 2011 30 Jul 2011 24 May 2011 28 Jun 2011 21 Jun 2011 12 Aug 2011 19 Aug 2011 20 Jun 2011

5 Sep 2011 1 Sep 2011 24 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 18 Jul 2011

8 Oct 2011 31 Aug 2011 16 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 28 Jun 2011 16 Aug 2011 10 Aug 2011

26 Sep 2011

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Track Belmont Park Longchamp Baden-Baden Curragh Kyoto Ascot Woodbine Longchamp Milan Newbury Nantes Kempton Park Milan Churchill Downs Jagersro Lyon-Parilly Calder Tokyo Kempton Park Calder Toulouse

Race Name & (Sponsor) Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational St Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Qatar) Baden-Wurttemberg-Trophy Finale St Kyoto Daishoten Pride St Pattison Canadian International Prix du Conseil de Paris Gran Premio del Jockey Club e Coppa d’Oro St Simon St Grand Prix de la Ville de Nantes Floodlit St Falck G. Breeders’ Cup Turf Jockeyklubbens Avelsopning Grand Camp WL McKnight H’cap Japan Cup Wild Flower St La Prevoyante H’cap Max Sicard

Class Gr 1 Gp 1 Gp 3 L Gr 2 Gp 2 Gr 1 Gp 2 Gp 1 Gp 3 L L L Gr 1 L L Gr 2 Gr 1 L Gr 3 L

Race Date 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 25 Oct 2011 2 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 13 Nov 2011 18 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011 27 Nov 2011 30 Nov 2011 2 Dec 2011 11 Dec 2011

Value $500,000 €4,000,000 €55,000 €40,000 $1,588,000 £250,000 CAN 1,500,000+ €130,000 €297,000 £50,000 €60,000 £30,000 €61,600 $3,000,000 SEK 500,000 €52,000 $150,000 $6,129,000 £30,000 $100,000 €60,000

12f (2400m) Age 3+ 3+ CF 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+

Surface T T T T T T T T T T T AWT T T D T T T AWT T T

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Track Epsom Downs Epsom Downs Epsom Downs

Race Name & (Sponsor) Coronation Cup Oaks Derby (Investec)

Class Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 1

Race Date 3 Jun 2011 3 Jun 2011 3 Jun 2011

Value £250,000 £325,000 £1,250,000

Track Deauville Deauville Deauville Deauville Longchamp Deauville Tokyo Fontainebleau Nakayama

Race Name & (Sponsor) Reux Minerve (Shadwell) Prix de Pomone (Haras d’Etreham) Grand Prix de Deauville (Lucien Barriere) Prix Royallieu (Qatar) Vulcain Copa Republica Argentina Belle de Nuit Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix)

Class L Gp 3 Gp 2 Gp 2 Gp 2 L Gr 2 L Gr 1

Race Date 2 Aug 2011 12 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 1 Oct 2011 20 Oct 2011 6 Nov 2011 29 Nov 2011 25 Dec 2011

Value €52,000 €80,000 €130,000 €200,000 €130,000 €55,000 $1,422,000 €52,000 $4,894,000

Age 4+ 3F 3 C&F

Surface T T T

Age 3+ 3F 3+ F 3+ 3+ F 3 3+ 3+ F 3+

Surface T T T T T T T T T

Metres 2410 2410 2410

Track Newmarket

Race Name & (Sponsor) Trophy St (Bahrain)

Class Gp 3

Race Date 7 Jul 2011

Value £50,000

Closing 17 Sep 2011 4 May 2011 16 Aug 2011 4 Oct 2011 30 Aug 2011 2 Aug 2011 28 Sep 2011 28 Sep 2011 15 Sep 2011 17 Oct 2011 27 Oct 2011 26 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 14 Sep 2011 11 Oct 2011 24 Nov 2011

Furlongs Closing 12.05 5 Apr 2011 12.05 15 Mar 2011 12.05

12.5f (2500m) Metres 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500

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Furlongs 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

12.05f (2410m)

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Metres 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400

Furlongs Closing 12.5 25 Jul 2011 12.5 27 Jul 2011 12.5 27 Jul 2011 12.5 10 Aug 2011 12.5 24 Aug 2011 12.5 12 .5 27 Sep 2011 12.5 12 .5 8 Nov 2011

13f (2600m) Age 3

Surface T

Metres 2600

Furlongs 13

Closing 1 Jul 2011

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Track Arlington Park Chester Lingfield Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Stars and Stripes St Chester H’cap River Eden St (EBF)

Class Gr 3 L L

Country GB

Track Newbury

Race Name & (Sponsor) Geoffrey Freer St (CGA)

Country IRE GB FR IRE GB IRE GB GER IRE GER GB ITY FR ITY USA ITY CAN

Track Curragh York Longchamp Leopardstown Goodwood Curragh Goodwood Baden-Baden Curragh Dortmund Newmarket Milan Chantilly Milan Churchill Downs Rome Woodbine

Race Name & (Sponsor) Curragh Cup (attheraces) Silver Cup H’cap (John Smith’s Extra Smooth) Maurice de Nieuil Challenge St Lillie Langtry St (Blackrock) Ballycullen St March St (Windflower) Badener Steher-Cup St Leger (Irish Field) Deutsches St Leger Noel Murless St Duca d’Aosta Scaramouche St Leger Italino Breeders’ Cup Marathon Roma Vecchia Valedictory S

Country GB GB

Track Doncaster Doncaster

Race Name & (Sponsor) Park Hill St St Leger (Ladbrokes)

Country FR FR FR FR FR FR JPN

Track Chantilly Deauville Deauville Deauville Longchamp Longchamp Kyoto

Race Name & (Sponsor) La Moskowa Carrousel Michel Houyvet Prix du Kergorlay (Darley) Lutece Prix Chaudenay (Qatar) Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger)

Country FR FR FR

Track Longchamp Longchamp Saint-Cloud

Race Name & (Sponsor) Gladiat€ (Qatar) Prix Royal-Oak Denisy

Country GB GER GB GB GB GB

Track Royal Ascot Munich Sandown Park Goodwood Newmarket Ascot

Race Name & (Sponsor) Queen’s Vase St Langer Hamburger Esher St (Coral) Goodwood Cup (Artemis) Challenge Bowl (Jockey Club) Jockey Club Cup

Country GB

Track York

Race Name & (Sponsor) Lonsdale Cup (Weatherbys Insurance)

Country GB JPN

Track Doncaster Nakayama

Race Name & (Sponsor) Doncaster Cup Sports Nippon Sho Stayers St

Race Date 23 Jul 2011 20 Aug 2011 27 Oct 2011

Value $100,000 £35,000 £30,000

13f (2600m) Age 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M

Surface T T AWT

Metres 2600 2600 2600

Surface T

Metres 2660

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Race Date 13 Aug 2011

Value £50,000

13.3f (2660m) Age 3+

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Race Date 25 Jun 2011 9 Jul 2011 14 Jul 2011 14 Jul 2011 28 Jul 2011 20 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 10 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 30 Sep 2011 2 Oct 2011 6 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 4 Nov 2011 13 Nov 2011 4 Dec 2011

Value €62,500 £30,000 €130,000 €40,000 £50,000 €40,000 £30,000 €20,000 €230,000 €55,000 £35,000 €61,600 €52,000 €88,000 $500,000 €61,600 CAN150,000+

Race Date 8 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011

Value £80,000 £500,000

Surface T T T T T T T T T T T T T T D T AWT

Metres 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800

Age 3+ F 3 C&F

Surface T T

Metres 2920 2920

Race Date 15 Jun 2011 29 Jul 2011 15 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 4 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 23 Oct 2011

Value €52,000 €52,000 €55,000 €130,000 €80,000 €130,000 $2,745,000

Age 4+ 4+ 3 3+ 3 3 3 No G

Surface T T T T T T T

Metres 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000

Race Date 11 Sep 2011 23 Oct 2011 12 Nov 2011

Value €80,000 €250,000 €52,000

Age 4+ 3+ 3+

Surface T T T

Metres 3100 3100 3100

Race Date 17 Jun 2011 1 Jul 2011 2 Jul 2011 28 Jul 2011 22 Sep 2011 15 Oct 2011

Value £60,000 €35,000 £30,000 £100,000 £30,000 £250,000

Age 3 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+ 3+

Surface T T T T T T

Metres 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200

Race Date 20 Aug 2011

Value £130,000

Surface T

Metres 3280

Age 3+

Race Date 9 Sep 2011 3 Dec 2011

Value £100,000 $1,570,000

Age 3+ 3+

Surface T T

Track Royal Ascot Longchamp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Gold Cup Prix du Cadran (Qatar)

Class Gp 1 Gp 1

Race Date 16 Jun 2011 2 Oct 2011

Value £250,000 €250,000

Closing 2 Sep 2011 19 Jul 2011

Furlongs Closing 15 7 Jun 2011 15 21 Jul 2011 15 8 Aug 2011 15 3 Aug 2011 15 17 Aug 2011 15 24 Aug 2011 15 CLOSED

Furlongs Closing 15.5 24 Aug 2011 15.5 5 Oct 2011 15.5

Furlongs 16 16 16 16 16 16

Closing 11 Jun 2011 21 Jun 2011 27 Jun 2011 22 Jul 2011 16 Sep 2011 2 Aug 2011

Furlongs Closing 16.4 15 Aug 2011

18f (3600m) Metres 3600 3600

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Furlongs 14.6 14.6

16.4f (3280m)

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22 Sep 2011 24 Oct 2011 3 Nov 2011 16 Nov 2011

16f (3200m)

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Closing 18 May 2011 4 Jul 2011 29 Jun 2011 7 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 15 Aug 2011 22 Aug 2011 16 Aug 2011 30 Mar 2011 26 Jul 2011 24 Sep 2011 22 Sep 2011

15.5f (3100m)

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Furlongs 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

15f (3000m)

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Closing 8 Aug 2011

14.6f (2920m)

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Furlongs 13.3

14f (2800m)

Age 3+ 3+ 4+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+

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Furlongs Closing 13 13 Jul 2011 13 15 Aug 2011 13 21 Oct 2011

Furlongs Closing 18 3 Sep 2011 18 25 Oct 2011

20f (4000m) Age 4+ 4+

Surface T T

Metres 4000 4000

Furlongs Closing 20 19 Apr 2011 20 24 Aug 2011

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