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Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder inc Pacemaker May 2011

£4.95 | May 2011 | Issue 81

Incorporating

Friends Reunited Plus

Clive Brittain and Philip Robinson back in tandem

• Marwan Koukash sets his sights on racing’s top table • Team Valor: an international success story • New columnist James Willoughby on beating the odds

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17/04 First crop Group winner for HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR Sandslash won Premio Carlo Chiesa-Gr.3 13/04 Another Group winner for FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND

Barefoot Lady won Nell Gwyn Stakes-Gr.3

03/04 Triple Group winner for Gr.1 sire ORATORIO

03/04 6th first crop Stakes winner for AUSSIE RULES

Lolly For Dolly won Gladness Stakes-Gr.3

19/03 5th first crop Stakes winner for AUSSIE RULES

Snowflake Dancer won over 5f. for Jim Bolger

10/04 First crop Group winner for HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR Banimpire won Ballysax Stakes-Gr.3 25/03 First 2YO runner a winner for DYLAN THOMAS

Cazals won Premio Gardone-L.R.

Staros won Prix Maurice Caillault-L.R.

STALLIONS FOR 2011 • ALFRED NOBEL • AUSSIE RULES • CHOISIR • DANEHILL DANCER • DUKE OF MARMALADE • DYLAN THOMAS • EXCELLENT ART • FASTNET ROCK • FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND • • GALILEO • HIGH CHAPARRAL • HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR • HURRICANE RUN • MASTERCRAFTSMAN • MONTJEU • ORATORIO • PEINTRE CELEBRE • RIP VAN WINKLE • • ROCK OF GIBRALTAR • STARSPANGLEDBANNER • STRATEGIC PRINCE • THEWAYYOUARE• YEATS •

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Cover: Clive Brittain and Philip Robinson Photo: George Selwyn

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New and old faces alike living the racing dream M

arwan Koukash is not a man lacking in ambition. “I want to own 200 horses, win 100 races in a season and be in the top five owners,” he tells Tim Richards in a superb Talking To (pages 37-39). “Currently I am in the process of trying to find a yard near my home to use for breeding; I must start looking for suitable broodmares. I am in this game for the long haul.” The statistics tell their own story; from six runners and one winner in 2007 to 381 runners and 45 winners in Britain last year, Koukash now has around 80 horses in training with a dozen trainers. Bulwark has won a Chester Cup, Redford has captured an Ayr Gold Cup and Group 2 success has been provided by Our Jonathan. At a time when racing needs to attract every penny it can get, men like Koukash who are prepared to invest so heavily in the industry should be embraced with open arms and made to feel welcome – which is why some of his other comments should set alarm bells ringing. “Chester racecourse is outstanding,” he says. “When I go to Chester I have runners in almost every race. It has a special atmosphere. An important factor is the way [the racecourse] looks after owners and trainers, which is something many other tracks could learn from. “York is also fantastic and Doncaster good. But there are not many other racecourses where I could say I enjoy going, including Ascot, where the owners’ and trainers’ facilities leave a lot to be desired.” If racing wants to retain owners like Koukash – and there are plenty of other avenues for a wealthy man to spend his leisure pound – it needs to ensure that the people who provide the runners from which the sport functions and profits are well looked after and not treated as a burden.

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Another owner making waves is Team Valor, the global partnership which has runners all over the world. Founded by Barry Irwin, the likes of Gitano Hernando, Ipi Tombe and Irridescence have carried the green and red silks with distinction in recent times. Irwin’s excellent knowledge of international racing makes his views on the subject even more valid and he is no doubt about the biggest threat to the industry worldwide. “I’m really worried about Betfair,” he explains to Frances Karon (The Big Interview, pages 44-48). “They scare the hell out of me – I think they can ruin our sport. “They don’t realise they need to give something back to racing, which I find disturbing. I just wish that worldwide we could eliminate all bookmakers and especially Betfair.” This issue also features an interview with Clive Brittain and Philip Robinson (pages 4043). The two veterans have decided to re-form an association that started three decades ago and which enjoyed early success with the brilliant filly Pebbles, who gave the duo their first Group 1 win together in the 1984 1,000 Guineas. With over 100 horses listed in training at Carlburg Stables, Brittain and Robinson will certainly have plenty of ammunition to go to war with. An early strike with Nideeb in the Group 3 Winter Derby got the ball rolling and they have a host of unexposed runners to look forward to in the coming months.

“Owners provide

the runners from which this sport profits; they must be well looked after

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The tragic equine deaths at Aintee and Ayr prompted plenty of comments in the wider media, some thoughtful, some irresponsible. Read what our new columnist James Willoughby has to say on the matter, plus a fascinating theory on how the underdog can triumph against the odds, on page 25.

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CONTENTS MAY 2011

NEWS & VIEWS

FEATURES

ROA Leader Racing can influence Tote verdict

News Birdcage steps up a gear

Changes News in a nutshell

Tony Morris The Derby ‘winner’ Bend Or

NEW COLUMNIST! James Willoughby Can racing learn from baseball?

INTERNATIONAL SCENE 28

View From Ireland The Queen set to visit

Continental Tales Rupert Plersch’s global vision

Going Global Japanese industry in recovery

The Big Interview Team Valor’s Barry Irwin

The Big Picture From Aintree and Meydan

Sales Circuit Analysing the breeze-up sales

TBA Leader Next generation of enthusiasts

Great Owner/Breeders Louis Freedman

Flashback Sea Pigeon’s 1977 Chester Cup

Talking To... Owner Marwan Koukash

COVER STORY Clive Brittain and Philip Robinson Duo back together again and hoping for a big season

Jason Maguire and Ballabriggs capture the Grand National (see pages 14-21)

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FORUM 58

ROA Forum Book now for the AGM lunch

BBM Focus Bahri in the spotlight

LEADING THE FIELD IN BLOODSTOCK INSURANCE

Next Generation Club Events programme kicks off at Newbury

TBA Forum Julian Richmond-Watson co-opted to TBA Board

Vet Forum

TO STAY

Injuries on turf and synthetics

DATA BOOK 76

Caulfield Files

AHEAD OF THE FIELD

Pentire’s influence in the southern hemisphere

National Hunt Grade Ones

Results and analysis

Global Stakes Results

TODAY

Plus reviews of top-level races

Overseas Winners British- and Irish-bred success abroad

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ROA LEADER

PAUL DIXON President Racehorse Owners Association

Tote bidders cannot ignore racing’s needs The battle is now a two-horse race – we can help influence who wins

btaining the exclusive rights to operate pool betting in this country has long been regarded as the one remaining chance to put British racing on a sound financial footing. While it has always been accepted that the British punter has a preference for fixed odds betting, many of us within the industry cling to the notion that the Tote, properly exploited outside of the clutches of government and using the global market, represents a wonderful opportunity. Driven by this belief, the racing industry has spent many years engaging with various governments, first with the expectation that the Tote would be gifted to racing and then, when the spectre of European state aid legislation appeared, that racing could at least acquire the Tote for a sum substantially less than the openmarket value. So when the coalition announced a definite intention to sell the Tote, it first gave rise to optimism but then to a gradual realisation that the government – and more particularly the Treasury – would be motivated more by who would pay the highest price than by any moral or ethical arguments. The recent news that the so-called Tote Foundation had failed in its bid to retain the business was therefore greeted with more disappointment than surprise. Certainly, racing had been clear in its support of this charitable foundation as a vehicle for the Tote, but, in recent weeks, it became apparent that the foundation was unable to raise sufficient funds, even when the half share of the proceeds that racing was promised was put into the equation. Although, at the time of writing, there has been no official statement by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, it became known in mid-April that the only two parties left in the race were the bookmaker Betfred and a consortium headed up by the former BHB Chairman, Martin Broughton.

Non-disclosure agreements make open discussion difficult but it is clear the government are walking a tightrope. Although they need to maximise the open market value, if for no other reason but to avoid a state aid challenge, they would also be keen to avoid stirring up hostility from the racing industry. By gifting a half-share of the proceeds of the sale to racing, it may be the government believes it will have done enough to assuage this industry but nobody should have any doubts as to how much conditionality and longevity they will attach to the fulfilment of their pledge. It is imperative that racing stays united if it is to extract anything from this messy and unsatisfactory situation. Whatever the differences between horsemen and racecourses in recent months, we need to put these to one side in agreeing where we should now be with the Tote. We may have to accept that British horseracing is not going to own the exclusive pool betting licence, but the racing industry still has some strong cards left to play in influencing whoever eventually acquires the licence. A shopping list of racing’s requirements should now be presented to the two parties left in the race in order to ‘buy’ racing’s support. This should insist that the Tote’s current annual contribution through sponsorship and racecourse payments are at least maintained in perpetuity; that the Tote’s current payments to the levy remain on the same basis as now; that racing has Board representation on the vehicle set up to run pool betting; and that there is an opportunity for racing entities and individuals to obtain equity share in the business. I am certainly not in a position at this sensitive stage to speculate on which of the two remaining bidders for the Tote could meet these demands, but, if they are met, British racing will perhaps not look back on its failure to acquire the Tote with the remorse that still surrounds our failure to achieve an off-course betting monopoly in the early sixties.

“A list of racing’s

requirements should be presented to each party in order to ‘buy’ our support

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MULTIPLEX b. 2003 Danehill – Shirley Valentine (Shirley Heights)

First crop yearlings have sold for up to 70,000 gns and go into training with Richard Hannon, Clive Cox, Mick Halford, Tim Easterby, David Marnane, David Evans, John Quinn. Foals realised up to 130,000 gns at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale last year. First filly to run a winner. QUEENS REVENGE won Ripon maiden beating subsequent Newmarket maiden winner.

By sire of sires DANEHILL Unbeaten Group winning 2-y-o, stakes winner at 3&4

CAPTAIN GERRARD b. 2005 Oasis Dream – Delphinus (Soviet Star)

Won 5 times as a juvenile including Gr.3 Cornwallis Stakes and two Listed races, also third in the Gr.3 Molecomb Stakes to Gr.1 winners Fleeting Spirit and Kingsgate Native. At 3, winner of the Gr.3 Palace House Stakes beating Gr.1 July Cup winner Sakhee’s Secret. From the family of Soldier Of Fortune & Double Form

The speedy son of the brilliant OASIS DREAM FIRST FOALS 2011 Call for end of season deal to Richard Kent at: MICKLEY STUD, Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3QW Tel: 01630 638840 • Fax: 01630 639761 Mobile: 07973 315722 • Email: mickleystud@btconnect.com

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TBA LEADER

KIRSTEN RAUSING Chairman Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association

Harnessing new talent as the industry evolves Much encouragement to be found in the breadth of young enthusiasm

ony Morris, ‘the man you can’t ignore’, called me recently to share his delight in the young members of the Newmarket pedigree club, an informal group founded by the late Leslie Harrison, dedicated to debating the merits of breeding theories and practices. Despite the concerns that the industry faces, Tony was not downcast, because the younger members’ enthusiasm has not been worn down by the factionalism that plagues our industry. In fact, we are lucky to have their keen young minds soaking up knowledge like sponges with a view to developing their careers in the breeding world. The TBA’s Next Generation Club aims to extend this concept through its committee. As news travels of the Club’s progress, we are reaching a wider audience and helping to create a structure around the interest in our sport shown by the young. This needs to embrace racing and breeding on the widest scale, from the complexities of pedigree assessment to providing direction and further education and training opportunities for students. Reinforcing a social network of likeminded individuals and creating a platform to encourage future investors in racing and breeding are important tasks for the TBA. The NGC has received valuable support, not only in offers to host visits but also to provide some independent funding to expand the Club. This has really encouraged our committee to push forward and “take ownership” of the younger sector. I believe this is one of our most exciting initiatives and it will boost awareness of horseracing across all frontiers, creating a greater understanding of the breeding industry whilst also developing the theme of mutual respect for all racing’s participants in years to come. If this is the TBA’s legacy under my Chairmanship I am more than happy to devote time and effort to promoting it. I encourage anyone under 35 to register on the website www.the-ngc.co.uk. Whilst the TBA has focused its efforts in developing the NGC, the opportunity to create a following from the young

nowadays starts much earlier. The TBA’s Education and Employment Committee recognised this and through several Pony Club outreach days, co-ordinated by Derek Christopher and our regional representatives, we have introduced racing and breeding to those on the very first rungs of the equine ladder who may be for the first time considering their career and life options. The BHEST Racing to School programme casts the widest possible net to catch young minds and enthusiasm through its educational activities in support of the school curriculum. Through visits to racecourses and studs by schoolchildren of all ages, the programme has been operating for ten years and some 75,000 schoolchildren have participated. Now that the older complement of children is passing into universities and workplaces, it will be interesting to see if racing can re-establish a connection with those children from diverse backgrounds. This is a very worthwhile initiative and more information is available on www.bhest.co.uk. April cannot pass without paying tribute to Newmarket’s Craven meeting which provided a feast of racing of which both Tony Morris and his predecessor would have approved. As always, the racing dovetailed with Tattersalls’ Craven breeze-up sale, the only two-yearold auction in Newmarket this year, meaning a slighter larger catalogue than in 2010. Key indicators were slightly down on last year but, following an upturn at Goffs’ Kempton breeze-up, which was helped by its later date, pinhookers have not fared too badly. With the 2011 breeze-up season now almost over, we can ponder the outcome and the effect this will have on the yearling market. Mating plans for the 2012 foal crop are largely addressed and there is little anecdotal evidence of an increase in numbers of mares covered. Ironically, how we deal with the long-term effects of the economic situation and the inadequate returns to owners will be judged by those same young people that we are focusing on today to attract to our sport.

“We have introduced racing and breeding to those on the very first rungs of the equine ladder

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NEWS Stories from the racing world

The Birdcage aims to dazzle at Royal Ascot Exclusive club aims to sell racing to the young and wealthy The Birdcage, an exclusive membership club designed to get young, wealthy individuals to go racing, held a fashion show at Chelsea nightclub Public in mid-April ahead of this year’s Royal Ascot meeting, to highlight the link between the sport and high fashion. Attracting new participants is one of racing’s major aims at present, with Racing For Change focussed on getting more people through the turnstiles. Jake Warren came up with the vision for The Birdcage in 2009, with the belief that people would get hooked on the sport if they gave it a try. “It started with an idea just to get some friends racing and to see if they enjoyed the experience – I hired a box one day just to test the water,” said Warren, the son of renowned bloodstock agent and the Queen’s bloodstock advisor John Warren. “That went really well so last year we stepped it up and held a facility in the Royal Enclosure on the Saturday of Royal Ascot, featuring a bar and music with racing personalities in

attendance. We wanted to create an exclusive environment where young racegoers could relax and enjoy themselves. “We hope that events like the fashion show will appeal to the younger, fashion-conscious crowd. Dressing up and looking glamorous is a big part of racing, especially for women, and we want our brand to resonate with this audience. “The idea is that The Birdcage will become a membership club with a focus on racing. We would like to get a syndicate horse and take members on trips.” Warren, who represents Pitch PR, runs The Birdcage with good friend Guy Pelly and is targeting the 18 to 35 age group, although there is no age limit for members. He has a five-year plan and is hoping to build the club into a force in racing. The Birdcage will again have its facility in the Royal Enclosure on the Saturday of Royal Ascot on June 18, with anywhere up to 800 people expected throughout the day.

Jockey Pat Dobbs with Tenishia McSweeney, modelling racing silks

Warren added: “This is an expensive sport so we want to attract people who will be in a position to invest in it in future years. My uncle, Harry Herbert, has shown how syndication can be a more affordable way of ownership with the Royal Ascot Racing Club and Highlere. “We accept that The Birdcage is not for everyone, but we want to cultivate the owners of tomorrow by giving them an unforgettable experience. Ascot is the right location and the perfect shop window to showcase this wonderful sport.”

Bath restores race with 188-year history Following the BHA’s decision to turn down an application to run the Listed Lansdown Fillies’ Stakes in August, Bath racecourse has decided to resurrect a contest first held in 1823 and not run for over a decade. The Somersetshire Stakes, a Class 2 event over an extended five furlongs for three-year-olds and upwards (who have not won a Group 1 or 2

race), carries minimum prize-money of £20,000 and will be staged on August 20. Jim Allen, Head of Racing Development at Northern Racing, said: “We were disappointed with the decision from the BHA but hope to be able to find a suitable fixture to apply to stage the Listed race next April. “The problem arose when the April fixture

The track has re-introduced a sprint, run over five furlongs and worth £20,000

which previously held the Lansdown Stakes was taken away as part of the changes to the 2011 fixture list. “When it became apparent that there was a demand for the race, particularly among owners and breeders, as well as trainers, we applied to stage the race this season, albeit in August rather than in April. In order to put on a Listed race we wanted it to be on a consumerfriendly fixture, in front of a good crowd. “Unfortunately, the BHA sub-committee did not approve the application. I am particularly sorry for Chris Harper of Whitsbury Manor Stud, who had offered to sponsor the race. We have had to look at alternatives and I’m pleased to be able to announce the return of the historic Somersetshire Stakes to the calendar.” He added: “It’s an important year for Bath, celebrating 200 years of racing. The anniversary celebrations will take place on Saturday, August 20 and it will also be Ladies’ Day, helping to draw a big crowd and make for a really special occasion.” THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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Twitter syndicate up and running with two-year-old DBS purchase The use of social media within racehorse ownership took a big step forward in April with the purchase of a two-year-old colt at the DBS breeze-up sale for a syndicate of 50 owners formed on Twitter. Internet entrepreneur Eamonn Wilmott, the co-owner of Horses First Racing and Chairman of Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder, set up the syndicate, known to users of Twitter as #twitterhorse, with trainer Jeremy Gask, who is based at Wilmott’s Beeches Farm training establishment in Wiltshire. “It was a massive case of déjà vu for me. It says on my CV that I launched the first ever commercial internet service over 20 years ago and that makes me feel really old,” said Wilmott, who tweeted details of a potential syndicate on the first morning of the Tattersalls breeze-up and was besieged by interested parties. Despite several attempts to buy a two-yearold in Newmarket, the team was unsuccessful and then focused its attention on the following week’s sale at Doncaster, where it signed for a colt by early first-season sires’ championship leader Dark Angel. He continued: “The vibe and buzz when it first started on the Tuesday of the Craven breeze-up really reminded me of the old dotcom days. There’s a nice positive vibe behind it, no hard sell involved – it’s a cool, fun thing.

Eamonn Wilmott (second right) says the initiative “has a nice positive vibe”

“It was Jeremy’s idea to start a Twitter syndicate and it finally came about when James Knight tweeted Jeremy at the Craven breeze-up sale and I replied with the outline of a syndicate. Within two hours we had 30 people sign up.” The syndicate of 50, in which each member contributed £400 to the horse’s purchase price and will pay £50 per month in training fees, has now been filled but Wilmott and Gask already have plans for a second Twitter-based syndicate. “Racing’s had a terrible couple of weeks on the publicity front but this is a bit of fun and very positive. We’re sending out a weekly e-zine

to the syndicate members and we’ll set up a Twitter account in the horse’s name, which you can only follow if you’re an owner. “We’ll also continue to use Twitter as a medium for communication and make sure there are lots of votes among members about colours, jockey bookings etc.” The forward-thinking team stole a march on Racing For Change, which also has plans to launch a Twitter syndicate in May. Wilmott added: “I think they were a bit cross that we beat them to it but [RFC Project Director] Rod Street has joined #twitterhorse.”

British contenders sought for Swedish Grand National A special guest at the Grand National meeting was Svensk Galopp representative Elisabeth Oldengren who had brought with her the Swedish Grand National trophy (inset) which had been presented to the country’s racing authorities by Aintree’s former doyenne Mirabel Topham 40 years ago. The elaborate prize, which was on display in the trophy marquee throughout the meeting, was donated to mark the inaugural running of the Swedish Grand National in 1971 after Sweden’s ARK race committee had sought permission from Mrs Topham to use the name of Aintree’s famous race for their own version. Her reply to the request was

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sent along with the trophy and read: “How considerate of you to ask. No other ‘Grand National’ in the world has bothered to do that before. Good luck to you.” Oldengren’s other mission in Liverpool was to attempt to encourage British trainers and owners to field runners in the Swedish Grand National and Champion Hurdle, both of which are to be run at the picturesque Osterangen racecourse at Stromsholm on June 12. “Lucinda Russell ran Ormello in 2009 and he finished second. She and Peter Scudamore will return this year, and John Francome

and Edward Gillespie are also attending,” said Oldengren, who is also a race steward in Sweden and formerly worked in Britain for Luca Cumani. “The racetrack is used only once a year and it is situated in a national park next to the beautiful Stromsholm Royal Castle. We are happy to assist with travel costs for overseas runners up to €500.” The Swedish Grand National is run over two miles and five furlongs and is for five-yearolds and upwards, while the Champion Hurdle, open to four-year-olds and upwards, is over two miles and two and a half furlongs. Entries close on Monday, May 2, but supplementary nominations will be accepted up until May 23. For further details, Oldengren can be contacted on elisabeth.oldengren@telia.com or +46 70 794 88 47.

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Reaches the 1,000 winner mark in Britain aboard Araldur at Towcester for boss Alan King Former Chief Executive of the Trinity Mirror newspaper group appointed Chairman of the Gambling Commission Racecourse group announces it will increase its prize-money contribution by £1.5 million, bringing its total contribution to £2.5m in 2011 Quits as stable jockey to Nigel Twiston-Davies after four years in the role Trainer is appointed as a new director by the BHA, along with Nicholas Jones Gold Cup and Grand National-winning trainer recovers after suffering a stroke Online firm which sponsors the ROA’s awards is announced as the new backer of the Grade 1 Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown Appoints Joey Cullen as Marketing Director, having previously been Marketing Manager Conditional jump jockey attached to Charlie Mann’s stable suffers serious head injuries in fall at Aintree Firm steps in to sponsor the Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on June 25, worth €200,000 Sixteen-year-old amateur breaks leg in fall at Stratford while riding for his father Nigel

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Dual winner of the Racing Post Chase who also won two Martell Cups, a Whitbread and was placed in the Cheltenham Gold Cup and National Top sprinter during the 1980s, landing the Group 2 Flying Childers Stakes, and sire of speedsters Fire Up The Band and Princely Hush Winner of the 1989 Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Gulfstream Park who is the sire of Group 3 scorer Rowe Park New Jersey-based stallion by Maria’s Mon Son of Far North who was a multiple Grade 1 scorer and Eclipse Award winner in the US Grand staying chaser for the Martin Pipe stable, winner of two Welsh Grand Nationals and the Racing Post Chase Paul Nicholls-trained chaser, owned by the Stewart Family, is one of two casualties in this year’s Grand National Five-time winner, trained by Willie Mullins, is fatally injured at Aintree Talented chaser, owned by George Brookes and trained by Richard Lee, whose nine wins included the 1998 Mildmay of Flete Chase US champion turf male in 1994, when winning the Grade 1 Manhattan Handicap, Arlington Million and Washington DC International All-time leading Alabama-bred female earner ($311,080) who won the Alabama Belle Stakes in 2003, 2004 and 2005 Foundation mare at Catesby Clay’s Runnymede Farm whose descendants include Racing Post Trophy winner Palace Episode Son of Exbourne won the 1998 Champagne Stakes and had been standing at David Hodge’s Llety Stud in Carmarthenshire Grade 1-winning chaser for owner Gigginstown House Stud and trainer Charlie Swan Successful stallion, who had been pensioned, and stakes winner, including Grade 1 John B Campbell Handicap at Pimlico US Broodmare of the Year in 2000; she produced two Breeders’ Cup winners in Awesome Again and Macho Uno This year’s Midlands Grand National winner is fatally injured in the Scottish Grand National; the race also claims Regal Heights

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THE BIG PICTURE

National Lottery And they’re off! The 40 runners head towards the first fence in this year’s Grand National – eventual winner Ballabriggs is already to the fore, wearing a noseband towards the outside Photos George Selwyn, Naresh Joshi and Alan Johnson

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AINTREE

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AINTREE

Ballabriggs and Jason Maguire negotiate the Canal Turn on the first circuit as Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Son leads; it was a first victory in the race for both jockey and trainer Donald McCain, below with father Ginger, and a second for owner Trevor Hemmings

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THE BIG PICTURE

From top to bottom: Nacarat makes virtually all to win the Bowl; Baby Run gains a deserved success in the Fox Hunters’; the mighty Big Buck’s beats Grands Crus in the Liverpool Hurdle

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AINTREE

Master Minded brushes economically through a fence en route to winning the Grade 1 Melling Chase over two and a half miles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; setting himself up for a crack at the King George VI Chase

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MEYDAN

Towering victory Victoire Pisa, partnered by Mirco Demuro, defeats Transcend (right) in the Dubai World Cup to record a 1-2 for Japan. The result was followed by emotional scenes in the winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enclosure (see Going Global page 34) Photo George Selwyn

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THE MAN YOU CAN’T IGNORE COMMENT

Tony Morris The identity of Jack The Ripper was not the only mystery of the 1880s, but unlike that one the debate about whether Derby hero Bend Or was, in fact, Bend Or, seems over

f the two great mysteries of the 1880s, one seems long odds against ever being solved. There have been plenty of theories and suspects, but can we be persuaded that Walter Sickert was Jack the Ripper? Pull the other one. The Duke of Clarence? Come off it, that’s far too fanciful. But it appears that we do now have a solution to the other question of identity that surfaced in the same decade and for so long seemed to be impossible to resolve: who was the colt who finished first in the Derby of 1880? The record books will tell you he was Bend Or, a son of Doncaster and the Thormanby mare Rouge Rose, bred and owned by the 1st Duke of Westminster, trained by Robert Peck, and ridden to a narrow victory by Fred Archer. He later had an outstanding stud career, becoming sire of Ormonde, the best horse of the 19th century, and among his fourth-generation tail-male descendants was Phalaris, the most influential sire of the 20th century. It hardly needs saying he was a horse of tremendous significance in the development of the breed. So where is the mystery? Well, the stud groom at Eaton, where Westminster’s stock was kept, said two colts, both chesnut sons of Doncaster, had been inadvertently switched after they left the stud, and that the one who raced as Bend Or was Tadcaster, the product of a Newminster mare, Clemence. Bearing in mind that the groom, Richard Arnull, had been fired by Westminster and was working out his notice when he made the allegation, it might have been construed as a mischievous, even malicious, attempt to embarrass his employer. But it was said that Arnull persisted in his story until his dying day, long after the Epsom stewards had come to the decision that Bend Or was the horse he was supposed to be. Doubts remained, fuelled some years later by a statement from one of the stewards, James Lowther, indicating that from evidence he had obtained subsequently, he was inclined to the belief that he and his colleagues had come to

the wrong conclusion. Sadly, he appears not to have divulged the nature of that later evidence. The matter had been brought to the attention of the Jockey Club in mid-July, seven weeks after the running of the Derby. Acting on the information given to them by Arnull, Charles Brewer and his trainer Charles Blanton, joint-owners of runner-up Robert The Devil, wrote to the stewards and to Weatherbys, objecting to the result “on the ground that Bend Or was not the horse he was represented to be, either in the entry or at the time of the race.” They naturally also claimed the winner’s purse of £6,375. The case was considered in four sessions

“Arnull persisted in his story, despite the stewards’ verdict, until his dying day” over ten days, the first to decide on procedure, with witnesses examined on the second and third occasions. Some witnesses were re-examined on the fourth day before the stewards retired to deliberate, and after three-quarters of an hour they issued their verdict, declaring that Bend Or was Bend Or, and that the Derby result would stand. All the meetings were conducted in private and none of the evidence presented was ever published. But, inevitably, a few snippets did emerge from those involved, not least that the Duke of Westminster’s private stud book was kept so haphazardly as to be a virtually worthless document. The Duke’s Master of the Horse, Colonel Barlow, had not even kept a record of the markings of the colts foaled in 1877 before they left the stud for Barrow’s stable in Newmarket, en route to Russley.

Evidence provided by Arnull and his two sons (both of whom had also been employed at Eaton) was all to the effect that Bend Or was Tadcaster. Just why the stewards needed to interview Peck and Sherwood, his head man, it was hard to imagine. Yes, they could confirm, from markings recorded, that the colts who arrived at Russley were those who had been at Barrow’s, and whose markings had been duly noted there. But that was not the issue; if there had been a switch, it had occurred because the pair had not been properly identified before they left Eaton. Anyone aware of how the Jockey Club used to administer justice will not find it hard to imagine that the stewards would decline to take the word of common grooms against that of the nobility; the Duke of Westminster was the richest man in England at the time. They would have been at pains to avoid the slightest whiff of a scandal. The affair had been pretty much of a nineday wonder and the public soon put it to the back of their minds as they considered the forthcoming St Leger – won, incidentally, by Robert The Devil, with Bend Or the unplaced odds-on favourite. But from time to time the subject surfaced and for some reason it was resurrected in 1914, when it became subject of debate in the columns of Horse & Hound and the Bloodstock Breeders’ Review. What emerged then were several items of circumstantial evidence that supported the stewards’ decision. Bend Or had very round hoofs, a characteristic common in the family from which Rouge Rose descended. A lot of Bend Or’s stock were crib-biters, a vice for which Rouge Rose was herself notorious. And the Russley blacksmith reported that Bend Or and the other produce of Rouge Rose were always easy to shoe; Tadcaster would not allow him near his hind feet and others out of Clemence were the same. Besides, although both colts were chesnut, Bend Or was of the golden type with black spots, Tadcaster of the red variety and with lop-ears. There could be no mistaking them. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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ENERGY REFUELLING ! A painting of the controversial 1880 Derby â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bend Or

Well, not when they were in training, but that was not the point. An interesting fact that drew no comment in the 1914 debate was that in 1882 Clemence was covered by Bend Or. It is hard to imagine that the Duke of Westminster would have sanctioned that mating, if he had believed that Clemence was Bend Orâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dam. He did, though, quickly dispose of the resultant filly, Lenity, who ran three times in sellers for James Machell and was once placed second. She went on to breed several winners, none of them of much account. The Bloodstock Breedersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Review, in its issue of April 1914, observed: â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is little likelihood of any further light being thrown on the dispute. For all practical purposes, the decision of the Epsom stewards was final. We have cause to be thankful that it must stand, right or wrong.â&#x20AC;? In 1880 nobody was aware of Gregor Mendelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s researches and the word genetics had yet to be coined. By 1914 that branch of science was new and little understood, even by those involved, and many practical horsemen were focusing on Bruce Loweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classification of female lines as a tool to apply in the mating of their mares. We know now that Loweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ideas were nonsense; adherence to his figure system never helped anyone to produce a superior horse. But there was to be an unexpected by-product of his family classifications when geneticists came to discover mitochondria and recognise a factor that was passed solely in the maternal line. And when techniques were developed to extract DNA from the bones of dead horses, there was a way to verify or disprove their female lineage. A team led by Mim Bower at Cambridge University got to work on the skeleton of Bend Or, long preserved in the Natural History Museum, to discover whether he came from the No. 1 family to which Rouge Rose belonged or the No. 2 family of Clemence. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to re-write a million pedigrees! The skeletonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mitochondrial DNA proved characteristic of the No. 2 family, the assumption being he was the son of Clemence. He could not have been out of Rouge Rose, despite all that circumstantial evidence. Unlike his chief rival, whom he beat three times out of five, Robert The Devil made no mark as a sire, but he is still with us, a tribute to the taxidermistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art, adorning Gibsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s saddlery in Newmarket. Celebrated as winner of the Grand Prix de Paris and St Leger, we must now recognise him as the horse who should also have been awarded the Derby.

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JAMES WILLOUGHBY COMMENT

Want to beat the odds on a limited budget? Our new columnist says the sport of baseball has shown it is possible – but doing so in racing may prove trickier

How the brave can find fortune

s racing ready for a Moneyball revolution? In one of the smartest books ever, author Michael Lewis describes how the game of baseball was changed by quantitative analysis. By exploiting inefficiencies created by the narrow focus of traditional beliefs, the Oakland A’s overcame teams with much bigger payrolls. Eventually, of course, the defeated assumed the superior approach themselves. The message of Moneyball is both profound and universal: any decision-making process which can be quantified can be improved. Getting better starts with doing things differently because the numbers tell you they are better. Designing mating plans; sourcing yearling talent; maximising prize-money expectation. All these are done with some degree of irrationality. Quantitative analysis can never replace intuition totally; that was not the lesson of Moneyball. Scouts who ran their eye over a prospect – like agents inspecting yearlings – had knowledge of calculable value itself. At the heart of refining operating procedure is improved information. It is the same process that informs business analysis, except applied to areas which are usually considered to be outside its reach. Then, those of experience can make better decisions. There are those of impressive acumen already thriving in racing. They might come to it from other worlds; they might exist already within it and run sizeable breeding or training operations or agencies. But, what can you do with the desire to get better yet with a disadvantage of resources? What you can’t do is afford to play the game the same way as the behemoths. Take a leaf out

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of David’s book: exploit the areas which Goliath can usually afford to overlook. I don’t pretend to have the answers, but at least I now have a better feel for the questions – thanks to trainer Ed Dunlop and bloodstock agent Charlie Gordon-Watson at the recent Craven Breeze-up Sale in Newmarket. “Tell me how you would do things differently, genius,” Ed said to me with mock provocation. “How could I prepare better?” The horse as a physical entity is a mystery to me, but I tried to understand the approach of those who do know what they are doing. I saw how trainers and agents inspect a horse; I talked to vendors, consignors, breeders and purchasers to improve my sense of how the bloodstock market operates.

Before the sale, I analysed the pedigrees of the 196 lots and the record of its graduates. The most the numbers allow is to assess the chance of an entrant reaching a 100 rating. Through techniques like logistic regression which are the staple of economics, I learned the importance of the consignor, the sire, the record of the first three dams and the foaling date. To this, I added the sectional times from every breeze, refined by rider effort on a scale of 1-5. I also made note of temperament and action. In turn, I found how trainer and agent meet the needs of a potential client; how the concept of value is relative to each individual for whom they are acting. It was at once bewildering, exciting and maddening to understand the motivations of each link of the chain. The prices paid for yearlings means every one has a negative expectation – but some are more negative than others. It is easy to see how an owner can improve their chances, but a significant investment is still required to subjugate chance. Otherwise, you are just back to a horse and a dream. So, to answer my own question: I am not sure the Moneyball revolution will ever come. To be the Oakland A’s of racing requires the strength of purpose to defy conventional wisdom – a powerful force within a sport founded on received wisdom. Those in a stronger position will doubt you and undermine the confidence of your clients. And they have the strength in numbers which would appear to justify the orthodox approach. At first, the A’s found it hard to silence the doubters. Perhaps it is more difficult still in this great game of ours.

Professor stands tallest among the National defenders If there was any shaft of light amid the gloom of the Grand National deaths, it was provided by Professor Tim Morris, the BHA’s Director of Equine Science and Welfare. The Prof’s contribution to the ensuing ethical debate confirmed the importance to racing of executives not just capable of rigorous analysis, but of eloquent expression and reasonable debate. For what it is worth, everyone within my own peer group in the media has been impressed by him. What frustrates is that some of those

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perceived as capable of leadership do not appear to understand the difference between subjective and objective expression. Framing an argument entirely with the prism of your own self-interest – no matter how persistently – does not constitute a worthy contribution. Whether Morris has pretensions for a more central role, or indeed whether he has the full range of capabilities necessary for leadership, is beyond me to know. All I am saying is that the thinking man now has a most exciting candidate to get behind.

Sadly, there are many within racing incapable of constructing an ethical defence for it, one which depends on accepting racehorse death as an inevitable consequence. The excellent standards of welfare maintained by racing professionals off the course say a lot, but they can do little to protect against charges made on the basis of death-rates on it. Racing has a lot to be proud of in the research it has commissioned for the benefit of equines in general – and a lot for which to be thankful that The Prof is associated with it.

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THE GREAT OWNER/BREEDERS By JEREMY EARLY

LOUIS FREEDMAN

Louis Freedman: racing was his relaxation

ouis Freedman came a long way in a relatively short time as an owner/breeder, to the extent that a tribute by Henry Cecil after his longstanding patron’s death in 1998 could not be cavilled at. Cecil said: “(He was) one of the last great owner/breeders of his generation”, and the words carry all the more force when one realises that no British owner has bred and raced a Derby winner since Freedman hit the button with Reference Point in 1987. Reference Point was the acme of a passion for racing that had come to Freedman in the early 1960s, as a means of obtaining relaxation from his business as a property developer. He had been closely involved in major post-war works in such cities as Coventry, Plymouth, Sheffield and Swansea. Money ultimately was no object but Freedman started in just a small way, encouraged by noted owner Isidore Kerman, with whom he bought the filly Fairsica as a yearling at Deauville in 1962. She won at three and on his own Freedman purchased I Say, third in the 1965 Derby and successful in the Coronation Cup. This high-level triumph encouraged Freedman to go much further and at the end of 1966 he bought Cliveden Stud in Berkshire from the executors of Viscount Astor. The deal involved 130 acres of land but no bloodstock, and until Freedman bought Beech House Stud in Newmarket, with its stock, from Lady

Sassoon in 1971 he developed a broodmare band via his own individual purchases. Two yearlings and a mare obtained in 1967 provided a fine nucleus. The yearlings were Lucyrowe (9,000gns) and Seventh Bride (1,550gns). Lucyrowe, from a family that had already produced Nearctic, won the Coronation Stakes, Nassau Stakes and Sun Chariot Stakes. Seventh Bride landed the Princess Royal Stakes and finished second to Lucyrowe in the Nassau. Lucyrowe did not scale any heights at stud but Seventh Bride got the tiny but lion-hearted Polygamy, touched off in the 1,000 Guineas and successful in the Oaks in 1974, and One Over Parr (Cheshire Oaks, Lancashire Oaks). In passing, if necessity is the mother of invention, wit must be its father and Freedman showed unerring wit in the naming of his horses. The third 1967 purchase was Byblis, who cost 5,700gns. Byblis’s daughter Great Guns was a smart middle-distance stayer and she produced an even better filly in Home On The Range, winner of the Sun Chariot Stakes. Home On The Range was by Habitat, a stallion Freedman used consistently to impart speed into stamina-laden pedigrees and whose record as a broodmare sire was tremendous. Home On The Range died aged only 12 in 1990 but she left behind her the colt Reference Point and the filly Sahara Forest, whose influence continues.

Reference Point, foaled in 1984, was the only exceptional colt bred by Freedman and he was Cliveden’s crowning glory. Top of the Free Handicap after easily landing the William Hill Futurity, he showed brilliant ability at three with wins in the Derby, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, and St Leger. Sadly he died aged only seven. Other useful pre-Beech House mares included Tina, who produced Guillotina (Prix

“Habitat was a stallion Freedman used consistently to impart speed into staminaladen pedigrees” de Royallieu), herself dam of One Way Street (Princess Royal Stakes). Beech House Stud, sold on in 1975 so Freedman could focus his attention on Cliveden, provided its own quality and initially boosted Freedman’s broodmare tally to 31. The same year that Polygamy was strutting her stuff in the Classics Freedman had another

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top filly in Mil’s Bomb (Nassau Stakes, Park Hill Stakes, runner-up in the Yorkshire Oaks). She came from Beech House Stud and was giving her breeder a second Park Hill Stakes win in three years following Attica Meli, another from a Sassoon family. Attica Meli also notched the Yorkshire Oaks and Doncaster Cup, and her half-sister Royal Hive won the 1977 Park Hill Stakes and finished second in the Yorkshire Oaks, Prix Vermeille and 1978 Gold Cup. Top miler The Creditor was also in the package, along with her young progeny Abwah, a good sprinter, and 1973 Dante Stakes victor Owen Dudley. The Creditor left no lasting mark, Mil’s Bomb and Polygamy died young, and Attica Meli and Royal Hive did not exactly set the world alight at stud. But Bally’s Mill, dam of Mil’s Bomb, made a major longterm contribution via her granddaughter Shadywood, dam of Madame Dubois (Park Hill Stakes) and grandam of Daggers Drawn (1997 Richmond Stakes, Champagne Stakes). Sadly, only one year after Reference Point’s annus mirabilis, Louis Freedman reduced his connection with the sport and transferred all his bloodstock to his son Philip, well known to readers of this magazine for his words of wisdom as former Chairman of the TBA. The reason for the withdrawal was libellous racing-linked allegations in a newspaper which greatly upset Freedman and led to a substantial out-of-court settlement. This must have been all the more offensive to someone whose commitments to public life, including with various health authorities and the Race Relations Board – he was made a CBE in 1978 for the latter – make one wonder how he found the time for racing. Freedman also served the sport he loved as President of the Racehorse Owners’ Association in 1973-4 and Deputy Senior Steward of the Jockey Club in 1981 and 1983.

Champion filly among lines still flourishing Philip Freedman has enjoyed significant success with the families developed by his father under the name Cliveden Stud, but he sold the land in 2006, noting simply: “I haven’t got enough mares to justify keeping the stud. I’ve got eight or nine who are covered in Europe and when you think of the overheads involved, you’ve got to have around 15 mares at least.” The mares are boarded and while fillies produced have been raced, the colts generally have been sold – with some cracking results. Sahara Forest foaled Yukon Hope, dam of Independence (Sun Chariot Stakes). The latter has produced Mount Nelson, successful in the Criterium International and Eclipse Stakes, and Great Voltigeur winner Monitor Closely. Francfurter got Fraulein (EP Taylor Stakes) and Madame Dubois is responsible for Count Dubois (Gran Criterium), Indian Haven (Irish 2,000 Guineas) and Place de l’Opera. The last-named has foaled three well-above-average runners in High Pitched, Imperial Stride and Derby fourth Hala Bek. Cliveden-breds out of One Way Street included Grape Tree Road (Grand Prix de Paris) and Red Route (Geoffrey Freer Stakes). Elsewhere, Bygone (out of Byblis) produced Australian Derby winner Heroicity when Freedman snr was still alive. As a remarkable tribute, champion 2004 New Zealand juvenile filly Iflooxcouldkill represented the best of Cliveden on both sides of her pedigree, by Daggers Drawn out of a mare tracing to Lucyrowe.

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VIEW FROM IRELAND By LEO POWELL, MANAGING EDITOR OF THE IRISH FIELD

National Stud on state visit plan

GEORGE SELWYN

The focus on racing and breeding through the Queen’s trip will be a boon to the country

The Queen will be the first reigning monarch to visit Ireland for a century

he news that Queen Elizabeth II will include a visit to the Irish National Stud during her upcoming state visit to Ireland was greeted warmly by the industry. At the time of writing there has not been a firm date or time yet announced and there is further speculation that the monarch may also pay private visits to Gilltown Stud and to Coolmore. She has patronised stallions at both of these farms, as she also has done at the Irish National Stud. Her current crop of yearlings includes two sons of Invincible Spirit. At a time when the fortunes of the bloodstock and racing industries, and those of many of its participants are low, the focus on racing and breeding will be most welcome. This visit, the first by a reigning British monarch since 1911, will take place from Tuesday, May 17 to Saturday, May 20.

Needless to say, the visit will garner huge media interest around the globe and the inclusion of a visit to the Irish National Stud will generate enormous publicity. This will also focus attention on the history of the stud, which is situated in Tully, on the outskirts of Kildare town, and just a few miles from the Curragh. Indeed, there has been a long association between the British royals and Ireland’s racing headquarters, and each year the Royal Whip Stakes is staged. This was first presented by George VI and run in 1821. A replacement whip was presented by William IV in 1830. While the legend of horse breeding in the area around Tully dates back to the mists of time, the first record of the setting up of a stud farm is in 1900, when the lands were purchased by Colonel William Hall-Walker. He later became Lord Wavertree, who quickly

turned the farm into one of the best studs in Europe at the time. He built up a collection of broodmares who had a tremendous influence on racing. In the ten-year period to 1914 there were seven Classic winners bred at Tully, including Minoru (leased to Edward VII and winner of the Derby and 2,000 Guineas), Prince Palatine (St Leger and Ascot Gold Cup) and Cherry Lass (Oaks and 1,000 Guineas). Colonel Hall Walker also built a Japanese Garden on a boggy site near Tully House. The garden was laid out by an eminent Japanese landscape gardener Tassa Eida, assisted by an army of local workers. Today it is one of Ireland’s leading tourist attractions, along with the museum and the stud itself. In 1916, Colonel Hall Walker presented the stud to the British government for the purpose of founding a British National Stud. Under the guidance of its first director, Sir Henry Greer, the National Stud continued to maintain the high standard of bloodstock production set by its predecessor. Blandford, Big Game and Sun Chariot were among those bred at this time. In 1943, the newly formed Irish government took over the land and buildings at an agreed valuation and two years later the Irish National Stud Company Ltd was formed. It officially took over the running of the stud on August 31, 1946. The stud is currently under the stewardship of John Osborne – whose father Michael once held the same position – and the board is chaired by Lady O’Reilly. The current stallion roster includes Amadeus Wolf, Art Connoisseur, Big Bad Bob, Indian Haven, Invincible Spirit, Jeremy, Lord Shanakill and Verglas.

All well again with prestigious training course The world famous apprentice school at RACE, beside the Curragh, can rightly be proud of so many of its graduates. Johnny Murtagh and Conor O’Dwyer are two of its best known graduates and they have both maintained their support for the course run there. Last year there was a hiccup when the state training body raised issues over their

funding of the course and the intended student intake last autumn was informed that the course was being suspended. Now comes news that all is well again and students will once more be taken on for the next course, which will start in early September. Prospective candidates will be able to see the facilities during a series of

open days throughout May or can visit www.racingacademy.ie to learn more. All students live on the campus during the week and many leading figures in the industry contribute their time and expertise to talking with them. Such is the prestige of the course and the academy that such as John Oxx and Stan Cosgrove are among its trustees.

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In Brief Jim Bolger was recently the subject of a documentary shown on Setanta. The Master of Cool was a beautifully shot story of his life in and out of racing. Now 68, he was the subject of many plaudits. Paying him a handsome compliment, Coolmore supremo John Magnier summed him up succinctly: “He’s not slow, our Jim.” Leading Irish breeder and stud owner Jim Mernagh had a day to remember when two of his mares in training with Paul Nolan, Aura About You and Golden Sunbird, won at Limerick. The importance of the victories was that they were achieved in black type races, a most valuable commodity when they both go to Coolamurry Stud. That County Wexford farm, which stands Ashkalani, has a long history of producing top-class performers. Aura About You (by Supreme Leader) won a Grade 3 mares’ novice chase, while the Bob Back mare Golden Sunbird won a mares’ novice hurdle. Both winners were also bred by Mernagh.

Anne Brewster, described in The Irish Field as “for so long the First Lady of Irish racing”

History well worth recalling Former champion jockey Liam Ward made the presentation of the winning trophy following the first running of the Anne Brewster Memorial Loughbrown Stakes at the Curragh. Sadly, for most present on the day this name was unfamiliar. Anne Brewster was the daughter of the leading American diplomat William C Bullitt and his wife Louise Bryant (played by Diane Keaton in the movie Reds). Bullitt was the US Ambassador in Paris and the first in that role in the USSR. Born in 1924, Anne Brewster died in August 2007 and in her obituary published in The Irish Field at the time was described as “for so long the First Lady of Irish racing.” She was champion owner in Ireland in 1958 when her nine winners accumulated 14 wins and £11,026 in prize money, the year that Sindon won the Irish Derby. Two years later Zenobia won the Irish 1,000 Guineas, while other major winners included the Pretty Polly Stakes (Zenobia), the Irish Champion Stakes (March Wind), the Blandford Stakes (Jongleur), the Phoenix Stakes (with champion juvenile filly Sarissa) and the National Stakes in successive years (Mystery and Partholon). THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

In England she won races at Ascot with Ionian and Marco Polo, the Ebor with Partholon, and at Epsom with L’Homme Arme, while Scissors was controversially disqualified after landing the Timeform Gold Cup at Doncaster. Brewster won the Galway Hurdle with Knight Errant and that gelding went on to land one of three Galway Plate wins for the owner, the others coming courtesy of Amber Point. They were brothers. Married a number of times, she raced under the name Mrs Roderic More O’Farrell before that marriage famously ended following a celebrated court case. She owned the 700-acre Palmerstown Stud, where one of the most successful stallions of his time, Milesian, stood. On August 31, 1966 Liam Ward won the Cork Stakes at Naas on the favourite Flying Tiger – this was a piece of history as it was the first official victory for a horse in Ireland trained by a female licensed trainer. Prior to this many of her horses were trained privately for her at Palmerstown Stud, adjoining the present Goffs sales complex.

Leading sales consignor Josie Rohan (née Moore) died the week before Cheltenham. Within days the victories of Captain Chris and Skint provided further testimony to the talents of this young woman, so cruelly struck down at the age of 38. Her Ballincurrig House Stud is one of the best known names at the sales, which she ran with her brother Michael, the Irish agent for Brightwells. Josie’s husband Richard has been responsible for War Of Attrition and Looks Like Trouble, both of whom passed through his hands. Interest in the proposal to build a new racecourse in Tipperary, as part of a major entertainment and tourist development, has attracted much media attention. The idea of prominent businessman Richard Quirke, the project is subject to a planning appeal. Among those lending their weight to the proposal was Annemarie O’Brien, wife of Aidan. She described it as “the first European track capable of holding a Breeders’ Cup meeting.” A decision is expected shortly on whether the green light will be given. The Irish Field is now available in a digital version. A sample copy can be viewed online at www.theirishfield.ie

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By JAMES CRISPE, INTERNATIONAL RACING BUREAU

Channel Four has a lot to answer for! War Artist’s owner Rupert Plersch was bitten by the bug and now has 15 horses

by then had a division of his company based at Jebel Ali, near Dubai, was persuaded to dip his toe into the cruel sea of racehorse ownership by way of a 27th share in the Satish Seemartrained colt Channel Four. Fired by Channel Four winning four times and with KTI reaping the benefits of the Dubai construction boom, the Plersch bloodstock empire has grown to such an extent that he is now a stallion owner with a 15-strong broodmare band and horses in training in three different countries. His initial big-race triumph came as a partner in Festive Style, who landed the 2004 Cape Verdi Stakes before finishing second in the UAE Oaks, and in 2008 his colours were successful in Group 1 company for the first time when Linngari won the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen at his local course in Munich. Linngari retired at the end of that season but has remained under Plersch’s name as he has enjoyed a hectic start at stud, shuttling between France and Brazil. His place as Plersch’s on-course standardbearer has been taken by War Artist, who has won Germany’s top sprint, the Goldene Peitsche, plus a pair of valuable handicaps at Meydan.

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outhwell, Vichy, Meydan, Baden-Baden and Wolverhampton are not grouped together often. But one thing they have in common is that their winner’s enclosures have all been graced by the silks of German owner Rupert Plersch in the last eight months. The boss of his family’s 90-year-old refrigeration company, which he re-established in 1986 as KTI and has since become a world leader in concrete cooling technology, Plersch lives 75 miles west of Munich, near the KTI factory in Balzheim. Although there is no family history in racing, Plersch has been riding since the age of ten and used to try his hand at showjumping and threeday eventing. “But then I had to concentrate on my business and for many years I had nothing at all to do with horses,” Plersch mused. A two-year spell based in Kentucky brought a first visit to a track in 1980, to see Genuine Risk become the first filly in 65 years to win the Kentucky Derby, and a memorable encounter with Secretariat, whom he was allowed to touch during a visit to Claiborne Farm. But it was not until 2002 that Plersch, who

Rupert Plersch and his globe-trotting sprinter, War Artist, who may return to the UK

Last time he was caught on the line by J J The Jet Plane in the Al Quoz Sprint. Plersch said: “If his head was 20cm longer he’d have won! But I was more than happy he has recovered so well from the issues that caused me to move him from Alain de Royer-Dupre to Rodolphe Collet. “Much of the credit is due to my racing manager, Paul Harley, and his wife Christiane. Ever since War Artist went out to Dubai on December 15 they have looked after him so carefully, Paul using all the expertise he built up while managing for the Ullmann family, and Christiane (who, like her Irish husband, used to be a jockey) riding him every morning. He loves the fast ground in Dubai and seems to like her feminine touch.” Plersch now has his string of 15 or so split between Collet in France, German trainers Werner Hefter and John Hillis, and Alan McCabe (who recently saddled his Honkers Bonkers to win twice) in Britain. He is realistic about his ability to take on the big owners during the upcoming European season, saying: “You have to remember that racing is just a hobby for me, I have fun and rely on some good advisers. “I am not in the business of buying at the yearling auctions and at times you will have setbacks and maybe go six months without a winner. My best mare died in South Africa a while back, while two of my best foals in France suffered the same fate. “When I initially bought War Artist off James Atkinson I was not sure he would be able to race again because of a leg injury. I took a risk – sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. As a gelding he has no value as a breeding prospect. At the end of his racing career he will just become another one of my riding horses.” Plersch likes to be hands-on and declares that the favourite part of his involvement is when he visits his foals and yearlings at stud, watches them play and gives them polos. “Some people like cats or dogs but I am a horse man,” he admits. “They have character and personality.” He should get to enjoy more adventures in the coming months. War Artist has been invited to run in Singapore on May 22 but may instead be campaigned in Britain, with a third crack at the Dubai Carnival on the agenda for 2012. Superstition, a useful staying mare, and the sprinter Lipocco give him two further strings to his Pattern Race bow. Then there is Linngari’s first progeny to look forward to – they will come under orders in a year’s time. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

Maldonados lift country’s profile

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Javier Maldonado and his brothers, whose cosmopolitan education has influenced their outlook on international horseracing

Delcher yard after his purchase at the end of his three-year-old season in late 2009. But he is back in top form now and, prior to being undone by a lack of pace in the Godolphin Mile, was headed only close home when third in the Group 3 Burj Nahaar at Meydan on March 3. A Peintre Celebre colt, Norris was ante-post favourite for last year’s Spanish Derby until a tendon injury was discovered 48 hours before the race. Absent since, he has been nursed back to fitness and his comeback race is imminent. Javier has also had shares in horses trained in England by Andrew Balding and owned by David Brownlow. “The Huntswood Group, where David is CEO, are major customers of Santander and we have become very good friends,” Javier explains. “So far the best one of his horses I have been

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Spaniard Javier Maldonado and his five brothers are becoming serious players in the global racing industry. Javier, 48, has lived in London for the last seven years, where he works for Santander Bank as General Manager of their Middle East division. But his love of racing dates back to the age of three, when he first accompanied his father, Jose-Maria, on one of the family’s regular Sunday afternoon visits to La Zarzuela racecourse in Madrid. The brothers have always had an international outlook on life, having all been educated at Northwestern University in Chicago. This American sojourn is reflected in both the choice of the stable name for their ownership syndicate back in Spain, where they have eight horses in training with Mauricio Delcher under the banner ‘Chicago Stable’, and their colours, which are white with red stars and light blue sleeves to mirror the flag of the city of Chicago. However, outside Spain their charges run under the name ‘Sunday Horses Club’ in reference to those childhood trips to Zarzuela. ‘Sunday Horses’ first came to wider prominence last July when Irish Field landed the Group 2 Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte. After receiving “an offer too good to refuse” according to Javier, Irish Field was promptly sold to Hong Kong owner Eddie Wong, leaving As de Trebol and Norris as the big hopes for the Maldonado brothers. As de Trebol has taken time to settle into the

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involved with has been Stargaze, who finished third in the 2009 Richmond Stakes. “We have also branched out into breeding through the purchase of Nessa, who is a halfsister to Equiano. She is based with Charlie Vigors at Hillwood Stud and has just visited Makfi, having given birth to a Holy Roman Emperor colt foal.” The Maldonados’ appetite for attending the global showpiece races knows no bounds. They have witnessed the last five Dubai World Cups and an earlier visit to the Melbourne Cup prompted the naming of the Balding-trained Yarra River. And when Javier says: “We are not in this to make money – we just want to win races abroad to lift Spanish racing to another level”, you sense he means business.

Why a lack of interest?

The Walter Nilsens Minnelop has failed to attract any British or Irish entries, despite its elevation to Group 3 status and provision of a tasty first prize of £66,079. Run every year at Ovrevoll in Oslo on Norway’s National Day (May 17) over a mile and a half on turf, and offering a good chance of at least paying your travel

expenses (even fifth place is worth £4,405), there ought to be plenty of enterprising trainers from these cash-strapped shores willing to make the trip. The midweek raceday in Sweden has sensibly been brought forward 24 hours to Wednesday, meaning that it no longer clashes with neighbouring Norway, thus maximising simulcast betting income.

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GOING GLOBAL By MICHELE MACDONALD

Serious call to eliminate drugs in racing

GEORGE SELWYN

Association of Racing Commissioners International voices five-year aim to clean up sport

The American Jockey Club has provided momentum to the RCI’s call to ban medication in horseracing within the next five years

n the boldest initiative yet by any North American racing organisation regarding the use of drugs in racehorses, the Association of Racing Commissioners International has committed to a campaign to eliminate medication in racing within five years. “We’re serious about this,” said Ed Martin, President of the North American organisation of racing regulators. “Our members are frustrated, as are a lot of people, with the status quo. We’re concerned that the overuse of medication is potentially more dangerous to our sport than it’s worth. Medications that mask ailments do a disservice to both the horses and the sport.” Debate about medication has raged inside and outside US racing for more than a decade as rules became progressively more liberal and then, in recent years, more restrictive with the banning of steroids. In 2009, Louis Romanet, Chairman of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, called on American officials to phase out the use of Lasix in graded and black type races by 2012 to bring the continent in line with international standards. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

North America is a key part of the international community as there is more racing and breeding in the United States than any other nation in the world. American horsemen’s groups have generally opposed restrictions on the use of medication, saying drugs are necessary to keep horses actively competing in the sport, which is conducted year-round and typically on dirt racetracks in North America. While opposition is expected, the RCI will be resolute, according to its leaders, who emphasised that American racing must change the way it is perceived. “Today, over 99% of thoroughbred racehorses and 70% of standardbred racehorses have a needle stuck in them four hours before a race; that just does not pass the smell test with the public or anyone else except horse trainers who think it necessary to win a race,” declared Willie Koester, Chairman of both the RCI and the Ohio State Racing Commission. “I’m sure the decision-makers at the time meant well when these drugs were permitted. However, this decision has forced our jurisdictions to juggle threshold levels as horsemen become more desperate to win

races and it’s given horseracing a black eye.” General response to the RCI’s call, which was issued in late March, has been positive, with the American Jockey Club supporting the call to ban raceday medication within five years. Another goal is to create an industry compact for a uniform North American drug policy that creates consistency for owners and trainers participating in domestic or international racing events. Changing ideas and behaviours regarding drugs will not be easy, but Martin said he believes the task can be accomplished and that elimination of medication will result in a stronger American product, both in racing and breeding. “There’s a lot to be said for having consistent medication policies internationally,” he said. “Hopefully, it might encourage additional interest in North American racing overseas and would certainly facilitate those owners, trainers and breeders who participate in international racing.” RCI leaders planned to open up discussion on how best to move the sport away from medication and the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium was set to discuss the topic at its spring meeting, Martin said.

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GOING GLOBAL

Galvanised by the Tohoku-Kanto earthquake and tsunami crisis, Japanese racing leaders, fans and professionals joined together to help relief efforts, delivering the equivalent of about £8.2 million to the Japan Red Cross Society roughly two weeks after the disaster. Donations were amassed through contributions of owners, trainers and jockeys, along with admission fees at Japanese Racing Association courses still able to operate. Jockeys wore black armbands when Hanshin racecourse reopened more than a week after the March 11 earthquake, while the national flag flew at half mast. “We want to do anything we can to help, even the smallest of things,” said star jockey Yutaka Take to encourage fundraising efforts. No racehorses or breeding stock were reported hurt or lost in the earthquake aftermath but, like everything else in Japan, the thoroughbred industry – already challenged by global economic trends and a contraction that has been ongoing for more than a decade – will undoubtedly feel aftershocks for a long time. The first impact took the form of an immediate plunge in betting turnover, which provides most of the revenue for the sport, as many areas of Japan were plagued with power and supply shortages while the human death toll and property damages multiplied. Offcourse and telephone betting, major generators of turnover, were suspended until April 2, and racecourses and off-track betting shops in eastern Japan were still closed at that time. The Japan Racing Association’s Fukushima racecourse in northern Honshu was heavily damaged, to the point where racing will not be possible until autumn, while Nakayama racecourse in the Tokyo area was marred less seriously. However, rolling electricity blackouts and disrupted public transportation caused the JRA to keep Nakayama closed until late April, resulting in the transfer of the Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas) to Tokyo racecourse and a change in date from April 17 to April 24. A total of five Group races were moved from Nakayama to Hanshin, outside of Osaka, and the Nakayama Grand Jump, an international event, was suspended with no rescheduled date. One of the transferred races, the Group 2 Spring Stakes, a major prep for the Satsuki Sho, suffered a 64% decline in betting turnover compared to last year’s running and other races also resulted in significant declines. About 200 racehorses stabled at the Yoshida family’s Yamamoto Training Center in the heavily damaged Sendai area were spared only by a blessing of topography. Tsunami flood

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Victoire for Japan when most needed

Victoire Pisa’s Dubai World Cup success was an emotional one for his connections

waters raged to the edge of the facility, which is located on a hill, but could reach no further, and the horses and staff were evacuated later as fresh water and electricity became unavailable. Other factors will also affect the thoroughbred industry and key participants. For example, Sendai-based natural food entrepreneur Takaya Shimakawa, who has been a leading buyer at the Japan Racing Horse Association’s international select sale and who has had more than 100 horses in training, suffered the destruction of a prime part of his business facilities. While the JRHA sale of yearlings and foals was still set for July 11-12, officials are braced for possible dramatic declines as Japan works to recover. “It looks like it will take a long time before things get back to normal in this country,” said Naohiro Goda of Regent Co. Ltd, who coordinates international promotion of the sale and is a racing journalist and television commentator.

‘Next Frankie’ makes his mark For years, jockey Mirco Demuro was known mostly for who he was compared to, rather than for his own accomplishments. “Everyone was saying I was the next Frankie Dettori,” reflected the 32-year-old, four-time Italian riding champion. “But that is difficult,” he acknowledged with a soft laugh that contained no trace of envy. Demuro had just emulated Dettori in winning the Dubai World Cup – now worth $10 million. Launching one of the boldest moves during one of the most emotional moments of recent racing history, he shot from last place early in the 14-horse field aboard 2010 Japanese champion three-year-old

Victoire Pisa to vie for the early lead and then defied all closers to complete a one-two finish for Japan, as Transcend was runner-up. Mobbed by celebrating Italians after the race, including trainer Luca Cumani who embraced the jockey jubilantly as others broke out in impromptu song, Demuro, 32, said he was proud to win for Japan at the time the island nation is struggling to recover from the earthquake and tsunami disaster. “I thought that whole country was backing me up,” said Demuro, who has ridden in Japan for 13 years on special part-time retainers for prominent owners such as Teruya Yoshida of Shadai Farm and his wife, Chizu. “I love the people of Japan.” Demuro’s most significant victories in a career that has spanned 2,380 wins, including 57 in Graded/Group stakes and $113.8m in earnings up to April 4, have been accomplished in Japan or for Japan. He rode Victoire Pisa’s sire, the Sunday Silence stallion Neo Universe, to triumphs in the 2003 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) and Satsuki Sho, so clearly, Demuro has been able to establish a special connection with this line. “He is a fantastic horse – he will do anything I ask of him,” he declared of Victoire Pisa after kissing the four-year-old colt on the neck after the race. Demuro, who also won the 2008 Japan Cup on Yoshida’s Screen Hero, is likely to have more chances to display his talent to an international audience this year. Owner Yoshimi Ichikawa and trainer Katsuhiko Sumii said Victoire Pisa’s goals include the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Hong Kong on May 1 and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on October 2. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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TALKING TO... MARWAN KOUKASH

Koukash for QUESTIONS Marwan Koukash has quickly become one of Flat racing’s leading owners, but his thirst for more horses and winners is unquenched – and he is not afraid to voice strong views either By Tim Richards • Photos George Selwyn

ow did your interest in horseracing and ownership come about? Four years ago my bank manager invited me to a corporate day at Haydock. I enjoyed it enormously but thought it would be even better if I had a horse running, so I contacted Ian Williams and asked him to buy me one. We ran the horse at Haydock and it finished last. Even so, the experience was tremendously exciting, to the extent that I bought several more horses, including Bulwark, who six months later won the Chester Cup. It was at that time I was contemplating whether to invest in football (I am a Liverpool supporter), but the Chester Cup gave me so much of a thrill I forgot the football and stuck to racing.

What brought you to England from Kuwait? My father wanted me to be a medical doctor and I came to study at John Moores University in Liverpool 35 years ago. I gave medicine a try but it wasn’t for me, so I switched to engineering and qualified as an electrical engineer. I then became a lecturer before joining the commercial side of the university. I became a director of the university and left in 1991 to set up my own business, Euromatech, which provides corporate training in engineering management, budget management and financial management. We have an office in Liverpool but the main offices are in

Dubai and that’s where my family is living. I am also involved in property development; the Layla, Liverpool’s first five-star hotel, is due to open this summer. You have 80 horses spread among a dozen trainers – is it difficult to keep up with their progress? I have a stressful job; it is my relaxation to pick up the phone and chat to my trainers. I don’t treat my horses like numbers. I know every one of them and I like to be involved in making plans. It makes a break from my daily routine to speak with my trainers and the jockeys and provide some input.

Marwan Koukash with one of his daughters, Lexi

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TALKING TO... >> How big a part does bloodstock agent Stephen Hillen play in buying and managing your horses? There is going to be a slight change in Steve’s job for me this year; I am very grateful for what I have learnt from him and he will still buy horses for me. But as I have said, I like to deal personally with my trainers and I shall be more in contact with them. You need people like Steve that you can trust and I have been lucky in the way he has looked after me, as I have with another agent, Bobby O’Ryan, and all my trainers. But, I have to say there are some people in racing it is wise to avoid. Many of your string are purchased as horses in training. Do you prefer this to buying yearlings or unraced horses? I have a balance between the two purchasing policies; for this year I bought 25-30 yearlings and probably about the same number in training, and at this stage I think the better value is probably with the horses in training. Do you have a special naming policy for your horses? Some are named after my daughter Layla and some after my other daughter Lexi. Now we have a three-month-old son, Gabrial, and we already have three or four horses carrying his name. Just before Gabrial was born I said to my wife Mandy that we should change tradition and, rather than name the horses after our children, name the new arrival after one of the horses. I tried to get her to accept Redford, but she would allow only Redford as a second name, so our baby is called Gabrial Redford! Is your family passionate about racing? Ninety-five per cent of the time we go racing all together. Mandy enjoys the races and we make it a family day out with the children. We think racing provides the ideal leisure activity for the family. We are fortunate most of the racetracks we go to look after us well.

Why do you have horses trained in all corners of the country? You get the benefit of working with a variety of trainers and their different methods and systems. When there is a virus around you don’t want to have all your eggs in one basket. Ideally I don’t like to have more than about half a dozen horses in each yard. What is the biggest challenge in having such a large string? Making sure you have the right plan or programme for each horse. At times the ratings dictate that you have more than one runner in a race, so I find myself competing against myself. For example, a race like the Victoria Cup at Ascot could end up with David Simcock, Kevin Ryan and Dandy Nicholls all running one of my horses simply because there aren’t enough opportunities for seven-furlong handicappers rated 95-100.

“My wife would allow Redford only as a second name; our son is Gabrial Redford!”

Do you have a favourite jockey who you would like to ride your horses when available. If so, what is special about him? I have to be careful how I answer this! A number have served me very well over the years – Paul Hanagan, Tony Hamilton, Steve Donohoe, Frankie Dettori, Tom Queally and Adrian Nicholls – but

one who has shown an exceptional attitude is Jamie Spencer. Earlier this year he rode for me in the last race at Kempton on the Wednesday, dashed to catch a plane to ride in Dubai on the Thursday and returned to ride for me again at Wolverhampton on the Friday. That showed me the guy is committed to my cause and with that outlook I think he will have a good season. I am not saying he will be champion jockey again, but his championship odds of 66-1 look particularly generous. It’s his attitude that I like. What is it that fascinates you about British racing? I haven’t had a great deal of experience elsewhere, so I have very little to compare with British racing. The whole concept fascinates me and racing here means that I can go with my family and also that I can work with and visit my trainers. Why do you send your horses to board at the National Stud? Like us, horses work most of the year and deserve a holiday away from home. Although many of my trainers have the facilities to look after them over the winter, I think a change of scenery refreshes them. I chose the National Stud because the facilities are excellent and the Managing Director Brian O’Rourke is a fantastic guy who keeps us informed about each horse’s progress. Also, my trainers are able to visit the horses when they’re around Newmarket. Brae Hill showed how much he’d benefited from his stay there Redford wins the Challenge Cup at Ascot a week after taking the Ayr Gold Cup

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TALKING TO... ambition as an owner? Mount Athos, a Montjeu four-year-old we bought for nearly £200,000, and sent to David Wachman in Ireland [winner at Dundalk on April 15]. He could be anything and may run in the Chester Cup, and hopefully go on to better things. My ambition is the same as when I set out: to own 200 horses, win 100 races a season and be in the top five owners. You have an affiliation to Liverpool – does the Grand National feature in your thoughts? No way. No way will I ever own a horse to go jumping again. It may be controversial to say this, but I don’t think jump racing is safe enough for horses. It’s so sad to see a horse in the parade ring, go out to do its best and the next minute it’s dead.

Bulwark lands the Chester Cup, giving Koukash his most memorable day’s racing

by finishing second in the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster last month. How involved are you in breeding bloodstock? I am in the process of trying to find a yard near my home in the North West to use for breeding. It would need to be in my locality, near Haydock, because I would want to watch the progress of the foals and yearlings. I realise I must start looking for suitable broodmares. I am in this game for the long haul. You won the Chester Cup with Bulwark and like to have runners on the Roodee. What is it about Chester that you enjoy? The brilliant atmosphere. Also it is compact, you are close to the action and the course is easily accessible. A most important factor is the way they look after owners and trainers, which is something many other racecourses could learn from. When I go to Chester I have runners in almost every race and the owners’ and trainers’ facilities are close to the parade ring, with a special atmosphere. I rate Chester outstanding, York fantastic and Doncaster good. But there are not many where I could say I enjoy going, including Ascot where, surprisingly, the owners’ and trainers’ facilities leave a lot to be desired. Low prize-money is a big issue for many owners – do you support the Horsemen’s Tariff? I do support the Horsemen’s Tariff and the low prize-money is a big issue for me, as it is for every owner. Over the winter I had 21 winners and 20 seconds and received only £60,000 in prize-money, hardly enough to transport all my runners to and from the races. Many owners are turning their back on the

sport or reducing their numbers of horses. Like everyone else, I have been hit by the financial crisis. I had hoped to have between 100 and 120 horses by now, and if the prizemoney had been better that number may have even gone up to 150. For me, the only horses worth buying now are the ones that can run in the top handicaps or Listed races. You have won a Group 2 in France with Our Jonathan. Will you continue to look abroad for suitable prizes? Absolutely, though I’d rather go for the value of the prize than the fun day out. Occasionally, you can find a Group 2 in France can be worth more than a Group 1 in England. How do you see the future of British racing? With far fewer owners than we have now. I have been to a lot of sales and on my most recent visits have been underbidder on a number of decent horses; on each occasion the horse was bought to go overseas. At the other end of the spectrum, horses rated 75 would have made £20,000 three or four years ago because there were more owners wanting them, but now the number of owners is dwindling. I have friends who used to have six horses and now have only one and some have even turned their back on the sport altogether. As a result you can pick up a 75rated horse for £2,000. The good quality horses are going overseas and the bottom end of the market is crashing. We need more prize-money to encourage owners to come into the game, or at least stay in it. If owners keep deserting racing the situation will get even worse. Which horse is your big hope for the coming season and what is your

CLOSE UP AND… PERSONAL I am inspired by...my father I can’t get through the day without...looking through the entries and declarations My favourite relaxation is... playing with my children I get annoyed when...my daughter Lexi wants my attention during a race My biggest fear is... not owning horses

CLOSE UP AND… PROFESSIONAL My racing idol is... Sheikh Mohammed The one thing I’d change in racing would be...the level of prize-money My most memorable day’s racing was...winning the 2008 Chester Cup The most I’d spend on a horse is... £200,000 I handle defeat by...sulking

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BRITTAIN AND ROBINSON

Early risers: trainer and jockey talking shop in the trainerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen pre-dawn

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Old friends

NEW BEGINNING Clive Brittain and Philip Robinson may have a combined age of 127 yet both are optimistic of a bright future for a partnership that started almost 30 years ago By Graham Dench • Photos George Selwyn

CLIVE on PHILIP

he minute Philip was free I had no hesitation in calling him. I should think he was within hours of announcing his retirement, but we talked for only about two minutes before he decided to give it a go. He had ridden for me as an apprentice and we took him on when Captain Lemos was looking for a stable jockey. We hit it off straight away and I would have used him more since, but Michael [Jarvis] was his first choice and they had a very good relationship. Philip always thinks a race through and always gets his mount in the right position. He has so much experience over the years and there’s no substitute for it. He’s never given a horse of mine a bad ride and is always in a position to win when they are good enough. Although some people had been wondering for a while when he might retire, he’s like Pat Eddery and Mick Kinane before him – he’s very fit and dedicated. They wouldn’t have ridden on unless they were fit, nor would Philip. He comes in four mornings a week at a quarter to five and he’ll stay for as long as he’s needed. It’s great to have him on the team again and he’s a big help with all the unraced and lightly raced horses, of which there are more than usual in a string of 80 to 100, as we didn’t keep going on the all-weather through the winter this time owing to the prize-money. Philip will tell you more about them than you can tell him. It was Philip who set Pebbles on her way and it was because of the way he handled her as a two-year-old that she was able to develop

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into the mare she became later on in her career. He set her up and put in all of the hard work. He had a great understanding with her and she was a filly who needed understanding, as she was very highly strung. Philip had a way with her and got her to relax. It’s down to him that she turned out the mare she did. He rode her in all her two-year-old races except one and he was on her when she won the Nell Gwyn and 1,000 Guineas. But he was also riding Katies for Mick Ryan at the same time and after she won the Irish 1,000 Guineas he had a choice to make in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Pebbles had changed hands by then and was owned by Sheikh Mohammed. If she had still been owned by Captain Lemos he would have ridden her. Jockeys want to be on the best and Philip

“As long as Philip

maintains his fitness and enthusiasm there’s nobody better” knew Katies was very good. He went with her, which was the right choice on the day as Katies beat us, but in the longer term it wasn’t the wisest choice of his life as if he’d stuck with her he’d have kept the ride, and she went on to win all of those good races at four. She was a great mare and a lot of it was down to Philip and the start he gave her. Philip made a big difference to Crimplene too. She was beaten in Dubai by the colts and then beaten again in the Italian 1,000 Guineas, where Philip was furious as she’d been given a rough time in the stalls. With Philip’s help she got over that and won the German and Irish 1000 Guineas, and then the Coronation Stakes and the Nassau. All of those good races came quickly after one another, but Philip never emptied her and always left something in the tank. It was a big throw for us when we supplemented her for Ireland, as I think we paid £20,000 and the bookmakers priced her up at about 33-1, but she proved what a good mare she was by making all to beat Amethyst. Warrsan, who won four Group 1s in a career

Brittain and Robinson: Group 1 wins 1,000 Guineas (1984 Pebbles) Irish 1,000 Guineas (2000 Crimplene) Coronation Stakes (2000 Crimplene) Nassau Stakes (2000 Crimplene) Coronation Cup (2003 Warrsan)

that spanned five seasons, was another good winner Philip rode for me. When we started with him he was a horse who didn’t enjoy his exercise, but Philip broke his resistance and made a racehorse of him – and he did it with kindness, not by bullying him. Warrsan was a great fighter, but you didn’t want him fighting you. Philip rode him in nearly all of his early races and won the Jockey Club Stakes and the Coronation Cup on him in 2003. It wasn’t just the big winners though. He’s won lots of other races for me and ridden lots of good races on horses that didn’t win. In the Derby everyone remembers for Greville Starkey’s ride on Dancing Brave, he was on a virtual no hoper of mine, Sirk, and by hugging the inside while Greville was wide he got a great run out of him and only just missed out on the places, finishing a great deal closer than he was entitled to. That was typical of what you get from Philip and as long as he maintains his fitness and enthusiasm I still don’t think you can get anyone better.

PHILIP on CLIVE

ith Michael Jarvis having retired through ill health I was within half an hour of a decision about my future when Clive rang. I can’t say which way I would have gone, but I was certainly giving retirement considerable thought. I wasn’t prepared at this stage to start going round the country for bits and bobs. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll ride for anyone with a chance, and a good horse can turn up anywhere, but there’s so much racing and so many jockeys nowadays that you do need a base to work from. It wasn’t going to be an easy decision to retire, as I felt fantastic after finally getting my hips completely pain free – better than I’d felt for years. It didn’t take me too long to make up my mind after Clive and I spoke. He’s got 90-odd horses and that was the sort of base I needed. When that base is with someone you know and trust it’s a bonus. We get on extremely well – not just professionally, as he’s been a personal friend for 30-odd years – and that made my mind up pretty quick. Everyone sees the larger than life, jovial side of Clive, but he’s a very serious trainer and gives every horse a lot of thought. People laugh at him getting first lot out in the dark, but it’s surprising how much more relaxed horses are at that time, without Newmarket’s usual hustle and bustle. You can go out an hour or two later and there are 12 strings crossing one another, with horses waiting and getting revved up. You hardly ever see one of Clive’s jig-jogging or doing too much. They just get on with their work and relax. He’s got it off to a fine art and knows which will benefit most from being out first lot. It’s been a major factor in his training

and he’s proved it works. From the outside he can seem very ambitious in his targets, but he’s got very good instincts and he’s upset the boat many times over the years. There’s no question either that when he gets a good horse he certainly knows how to train it. Pebbles was the first top horse I rode for him, she was exceptional. But she was a racey filly and early on was very buzzy – she could have gone either way. At times, myself and Clive would take her off on her own to keep her going the right way. He’d ride Hunt Cup winner Come On The Blues, or something like that, and I’d ride Pebbles, and we’d do a bit of work on our own. Obviously it worked. When she won the Guineas it was my first Classic win. I was only 23. Within weeks I’d won the Irish Guineas too on Katies for Mick Ryan, but that put me in a difficult position when the Coronation Stakes came along. I’d been riding for Clive since I came out of my apprenticeship, because when I left Frankie Durr I had a retainer with Clive’s main owner Marcos Lemos, but I also had a retainer at Mick’s with Jack Fisher and Terry Ramsden, THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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BRITTAIN AND ROBINSON

Pebbles romps clear in the 1984 1,000 Guineas: more than a quarter of a century later trainer and jockey are still going strong

who owned Katies. By that time Pebbles had been sold to Sheikh Mohammed and in some ways I felt obliged to ride Katies, but all credit to Mick, who gave me the choice. I knew the fillies so well I think both would have liked me to have ridden, but Lester Piggott was waiting in the wings for my reject, so I don’t suppose they were overly worried. Clive, being such a gentleman, accepted my decision. I chose right so far as the Coronation Stakes was concerned, but it probably cost me the long term ride on Pebbles and I rode her only once more, when she was second in the Champion Stakes. That’s racing though. Crimplene came years later. She wasn’t easy either but probably improved more from two to three than any horse I’ve known in my entire career. At two I thought she might be Listed class at best but Clive took her to Dubai for the Derby and it seemed to transform her. Something clicked and she blossomed. She never stopped improving, winning the German Guineas, Irish Guineas, the Coronation and the Nassau. That was the same season I won the THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

“In 30 years I’ve

never got into the yard before him. I’d love to just once!” Coronation Cup on Warrsan, so it was quite a year for both Clive and me. Warrsan was a funny horse who refused to trot. He was a funny mover and he’d half hack everywhere, but I said to Clive there was something there, and he knew it too. The more we did with him the better he got. At home he wouldn’t show you anything, but get him on a racecourse and he was a different horse. He loved racing and he never stopped improving. He loved a battle too and he’d take something on from three or four furlongs out and give everything. A relationship between trainer and jockey is always important, but when partnerships work

you just trust each other and let each other do their job. A lot of it happens instinctively, but if Clive wants my opinion on anything he doesn’t hesitate to get on the phone to pick my brain, and vice versa. As far as the future is concerned it doesn’t bother me at all that I’m the oldest in the weighing room now. I’ve just turned 50, but Lester went on a lot longer and George Duffield was riding better at 54 than at any stage in his career. If at any time I feel I can’t do the job I’ll pull the pin, but so long as I’m feeling as good as I do now and everyone is happy I’ll carry on and enjoy it. Clive has a lot of unexposed horses this year and I’m going in four times a week to get to know them. But in some ways it’s a job made in heaven for me. Maybe it’s a relic of my days in Hong Kong, but I’m up anyway at that time and if I’m not going in to Clive’s I’ll be having a coffee and watching the news at 4.30am. But you know in all those 30 years I’ve never once got into the yard before him and every day he’ll be bouncing around as if he’s been up for six hours. I’d love to get in ahead of him just once! ■

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Barry Irwin leads in Pluck after victory in the Breedersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cup Juvenile Turf at Churchill Downs last year

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THE BIG INTERVIEW BARRY IRWIN

It’s a Team GAME Barry Irwin has made a huge success of Team Valor, his ownership vehicle that has captured major races all over the world. So what are the secrets behind his global operation? By Frances J Karon • Photos Horsephotos.com Where did you come up with the idea for a partnership, first with Clover Racing in 1987 and with Team Valor International from 1992? I was approached by some men who, well, the best way to put it would be to say that they were boiler room-type salesmen who wound up in Southern California. They syndicated a couple of horses but were rip-off artists. They’d buy a horse with a great pedigree for $100,000 and syndicate it for $900,000 or a million. These guys came to my office one day and said, ‘Why don’t we form a partnership? We’ll raise the money, you pick the horses and manage them.’ Our first was [multiple Grade 1 winner] Political Ambition, who I bought from Brereton Jones. After he’d won, I realised he was a real horse and I said to my then business partner Jeff [Siegel], ‘Look, these guys are going to get us in trouble.’ We bought them out and allowed them to be salespeople for a short period of time before we phased them out. You had immediate success with Clover… The first couple of years were unreal. We bought Martial Law as a cull from Sheikh Mohammed, for $60,000, and he won the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap on his third start for us. We bought half of Prized from Barbara LaCroix and he won the Breeders’ Cup Turf. We were off and rolling. We won the Del Mar Oaks in our first year with Lizzy Hare, a filly I bought in England from Luca Cumani. We were just off to a good start. How have things changed in your 24 years of being involved with racing syndicates? The main difference is that when I started it was me, Cot Campbell, Centennial Farm, and that was about it. Now there are hundreds of people who do what I do. Some of them are the antithesis of what I try to do. In my company, it’s the horse that comes first. The people come second. But I’ve got guys from Political Ambition and from Lizzy Hare in the 1980s that are still with us today. Is it getting harder to recruit new partners? We’ve had the same number of partners for about 20 years: 250 people. I don’t know why that is. Some come, some go. I purposely don’t advertise. I would like to find a way to

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promote my business but the kind of people you meet when you advertise aren’t the kind of people you want and when I do take ads out I never put my phone number, I put my website. If somebody takes the initiative to try to find me, there’s a greater likelihood that the person will be the kind of partner I’m looking for. I don’t want impulse buyers; they’re not the kind of people that are in it for the long run. You have nice homebreds, like Grade 3 winner Animal Kingdom, bought from another Team Valor partnership as a yearling. How does that work? With everything I do, there’s no real game plan. I try to be flexible and try to give myself options as nobody knows where a good horse is going to come from. This year we’ve got five threeyear-olds that can run and I bred four of them. I might not be able to do that again for ten years. Who knows why? So when I breed a horse I am breeding it in a way that hopefully I will like the horse enough to keep it. If I sell it that means I don’t want it. It’s difficult when you have as few mares as we do to breed a good horse. As an example – and this is a strange set-up, fraught with conflict of interest although fortunately my partners trust me enough to support me – Animal Kingdom and Ebony Flyer are the same kind of situation. With Animal Kingdom, we put him in a sale, I bought him myself for $100,000, and after I went back to the people who owned him with me and I said if anybody wants in, you can have in, here’s the price, just what I paid for it. Then I offered him to the rest of the partnership. I bought Ebony Flyer as a suckling and put her in a yearling sale. I bought her and formed a new partnership. Ebony Flyer is the best filly I’ve ever had – she’s better than Ipi Tombe. How did you develop an interest in such an international portfolio? I attribute that to my curiosity and restlessness. I get bored easily and am always looking for new

challenges. My first love is track and field. I was an athlete (high jump and hurdling) and track and field’s international, so I treated the horses the same way, always looking to other countries to see what was happening. When I was a writer I probably wrote for well over 20 international publications at one time or another. Does athletics help you recognise the mechanics of a good racehorse? Definitely. I never had a mentor – nobody in my family is a horse person. As I became an athlete I saw a direct comparison between human runners and horses. I spend a lot of time in the paddock looking at horses. When I was a writer I had the luxury of asking anybody I wanted as many questions as I could come up with. I drove guys like Charlie Whittingham crazy!

“I don’t want impulse

buyers; they’re not the kind of people in it for the long run” What I try to look for in a horse is a certain rhythm and cadence, and the horses that have that do well. If you watch two in a stretch battle and one of them, his front legs are moving straight and he’s reaching out, and the other one’s going all over the place, legs going in each direction, and if they’re of equal talent, the horse that moves best is going to get to the wire first. So you saw those mechanics in Gitano Hernando when you bought him? He had a great way of going and could keep it up. I thought he was a robust horse and I loved him. I am not a fan of synthetic tracks – I think they’re great to train on but I don’t think they’re that great to race on. When I bought him he was

the only horse I’d seen, that I could remember, that moved like a dirt horse on a synthetic track. That’s what got me interested in him. After you bought him, he won twice and ran second in the Dee Stakes before he won the Grade 1 Goodwood Stakes in California… The trainer, Marco Botti, is a brilliant young guy but we always had a difference of opinion on whether he was a grass or synthetic horse. Even when we got ready to bring him over to run in California, he wanted to run him in another race the same weekend on turf. I don’t like to get heavy-handed with trainers – I like to turn a horse over to a trainer and say, ‘Here’s my goal, this is what I think, go get ’em.’ If I see something I think I can contribute, I will. Marco kept insisting and finally I blew a little bit and said: ‘We’re running in this as he’s a synthetic horse, just give me a break!” After we won the race I never heard much about that from him. Why did you sell Gitano Hernando to Ramzan Kadyrov? We had a very good run with the horse. Everybody enjoyed him, everybody made money. We sold him to a guy who should do well with him, he’s got plenty of racing left. To me it was a perfect type of scenario where we didn’t squeeze him dry. We had our fun, this next guy’s going to have his fun, and I think that’s good. It’s not easy to sell a good horse. How many racehorses do you have? In the US we have 15 four-year-olds and up, ten three-year-olds and seven two-year-olds. In South Africa we’ve 20 and in Europe four. Andre Fabre has a homebred called Brigantin; he’s a Group 3 winner and we’re pointing him at the Ascot Gold Cup, which should be fun. And then I’ve got a couple of two-year-olds, one with Peter Schiergen in Germany out of a mare I own that’s a Group 1 producer and then we also have a two-year-old Mr Greeley colt that I bought as a weanling who’s a half-brother to Becrux that we won the Woodbine Mile with. Has low prize-money deterred you from having more horses in Europe? We’ve never been overly concerned with prizemoney. Our focus is on developing horses. If the horses are good enough, they’ll race for the right money. We consider purses and incentives for owners and breeders in France to be attractive, so we have always kept half a dozen mares at Haras des Capucines in Normandy. But we race in Germany, where the prize-money sucks, because they have excellent racing and terrific trainers capable of developing world-class horses. This is what we are after.

Animal Kingdom: Irwin finds it “amazing” that he is a Kentucky Derby contender

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THE BIG INTERVIEW Europe with Marco, Peter Schiergen and John Hammond. We don’t plan to have anything more extensive. We want to run a boutique operation centred at Fair Hill in Maryland and use European horses to supplement the stable.

Team Valor & Partners Group/Grade 1 winners

You have a possible Kentucky Derby contender in Animal Kingdom, who is by Leroidesanimaux out of the Groupwinning Acatenango mare Dalicia... Animal Kingdom’s a fabulous looking horse. I am perplexed to find a horse like him that might be able to run on the dirt, because you can’t find anything in his pedigree to suggest it. I certainly didn’t breed him to be a Kentucky Derby horse, so I just think I got lucky. I find it just amazing. Irwin (centre) and his partners have won top-flight races in six countries

Another Derby candidate is Crimson China, a son of Giant’s Causeway you purchased privately out of Brian Meehan’s yard after winning at Wolverhampton. What was his appeal? Brian is a guy that takes his time – his horses don’t fire first time. But this one almost won first time out and the horse he almost beat had just lost a photo finish to Abjer, who went out and won a Group 3, so the form was good, the horse moved well and I do love Giant’s Causeway – I’ve bred to him several times and I’ve bought offspring of his, he was such a neat horse. Your newest purchase, Kentucky Oaks hopeful Summer Soiree, won the Grade 3 Bourbonette Oaks by over ten lengths at Turfway Park. How long after did you know you wanted her? I didn’t think about it at the time but the next day I zeroed in on her. We were lucky as she was owned by Brereton Jones and he is a seller. Every year he sells a good horse. A lot of people won’t sell a horse as they think they’ll never get another like it, but he’s got enough confidence to know he can crank them out every year. This year you’ve consolidated your US horses, with broodmares and young stock at Denali in Paris, Kentucky, and the racehorses with British-born trainer Graham Motion at Fair Hill. What led to that? It’ll be a lot easier to work with. When I used to spread the racehorses around I did it because one guy can’t train every type of horse. Guys that can train sprinters can’t train long distance horses. And also I like the adventurism of being able to have horses in various locales. I went to Graham Motion for a few reasons. Number one, I don’t want to have a trainer that’s going to get me in trouble with drugs and with this guy I don’t have to worry about that. That’s not the main reason but it’s one that gives me comfort. I don’t want to be embarrassed. I’ve been embarrassed and it’s no fun. Number two, he trains the kind of horses that I aspire to own, horses that run long and can run on turf or dirt.

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Horse

Race (country)

Becrux (ITY)

Woodbine Mile (Canada)

Captain Bodgit (USA)

Florida Derby (USA)

Captain’s Lover (SAF)

Cape Fillies Guineas (South Africa)

Carnadore (SAF)

Medallion (SA)

Cashier’s Dream (USA)

Spinaway Stakes (USA)

Ebony Flyer (SAF)

Cape Fillies Guineas (SA)

Gitano Hernando (GB)

Goodwood Stakes (USA)

Golden Ballet (USA)

Las Virgenes Stakes, Santa Anita Oaks (USA)

Gypsy’s Warning (SAF)

Matriarch Stakes (USA); Thekwini Stakes, Fillies Classic (SA)

Ipi Tombe (ZIM)

Dubai Duty Free (UAE); Fillies Guineas, Durban July Cup (SA)

Irridescence (SAF)

Woolavington Stakes, Fillies Classic (SA); QEII Cup (Hong Kong)

Little Miss Magic (SAF)

Empress Club Stakes (SA)

Martial Law (USA)

Santa Anita Handicap (USA)

On Her Toes (SAF)

Fillies Championship (SA)

Political Ambition (USA)*

Hollywood Derby, Hollywood Invitational (USA)

Prized (USA)*

Breeders’ Cup Turf, San Luis Rey Stakes (USA); Molsom Million (CN)

Russian Sage (SAF)

Cape Derby, Daily News 2000 (SA)

Star Of Cozzene (USA)

Arlington Million, Man o’War Stakes (USA)

Stratos (SAF)

Empress Club Stakes (SA)

Sweet Stream (ITY)

Prix Vermeille (France)

The Deputy (IRE)

Santa Anita Derby (USA)

Unbridled Belle (USA)

Beldame Stakes (USA)

Visionaire (USA)

King’s Bishop Stakes (USA)

*Clover Racing Stable

I’ve always wanted to have my horses trained off the track. Graham trains at a place that is incredible. You can train a horse there and go anywhere you want and run in a race and do well, and that appeals to me. I think the tradeoff with him is I’m probably not going to have as many early two-year-old winners, but I’m willing to take that trade-off because I think I’ll

get what I want out of my horses and they’ll last longer. How would you like to see horseracing improved on a global scale? I’m really worried about Betfair, to tell you the truth. They scare the hell out of me. I think they can ruin our sport. The only thing that keeps

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THE BIG INTERVIEW

Gitano Hernando won the Grade 1 Goodwood Stakes for Team Valor before being sold to Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov

our sport going is that there’s a partnership between people who want to bet horses and the people who want to conduct the sport, and right now, worldwide, the punters are up in arms, and I think it’s a good thing. I used to be a horseplayer myself so I can identify with these people. I think that they need better treatment and they do need to have a voice because they are legitimate stakeholders and people in racing, especially the owners and trainers, have to take that into consideration. I just wish that worldwide we could come up with something that would include the elimination of all bookmakers and especially of Betfair. They don’t recognise that they need to give anything back to racing. I find that disturbing. And your ultimate goal in racing, what would that be? I don’t really have an ultimate goal. What I would like to do is just have a small, well-run operation that produces horses that run in good races every year and gives the people that I have as customers as much pleasure as possible. The greatest joy and – it sounds corny – yes, it’s exciting to win a big race, there’s no doubt about it. That’s why we all do it. But it is so much more fun to watch the people’s reaction when they win a big race. I know that I’m giving this joy to these people.

World in Motion Maryland-based trainer Graham Motion’s international outlook makes him a perfect fit with Team Valor. It’s an outlook forged by his background in racing, with Motion – like many budding trainers – inclined to seek different experiences as a youngster to prepare him for the vagaries of the job. The British-born Motion says: “I left England for the US at 16 so I never really worked in racing there, but my parents had a farm so I was always involved with horses. “My first introduction to training was at Haras du Mesnil in France after high school. When I came back to the States I went to work for Jonathan Sheppard for five years, and then I was with Jonathan Pease in France for a season.” Asked whether the fact Barry Irwin is one of racing’s most international Americanbased owners affected his decision to start training for Team Valor last November, Motion replies: “Definitely. After the Breeders’ Cup, Barry was very keen to send Pluck to Europe and that’s something I’ve always wanted to do. “What I love about racing, as much as anything, is the international aspect of it, like

Graham Motion: international goals

the Breeders’ Cup. I would love to take a horse to Europe to be competitive in a wellknown race. My roots are European so it’s something that’s always appealed to me. “Probably one of the neatest things I’ve done before my own career was taking [Sheppard’s] Flatterer to Europe, where he was second in the 1986 French Champion Hurdle and the 1987 Champion Hurdle.” Thoughts of taking Pluck to Europe this year have been dashed by his injury but Motion adds: “Part of the excitement to me is that Team Valor look to do something like that and hopefully we’ll get another chance. There’s a much better shot of doing it with someone like Barry than with most people.”

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BREEDERS’ DIGEST By EMMA BERRY, Bloodstock Editor

Our coverage this month includes:

• Sales Circuit: reports and analysis From breeze-ups in Britain and America to yearlings in Australia and South Africa – pages 52-55

• Breeze-up stars: what happened next? A look at the fates of recent high-priced lots at the major European two-year-old sales – pages 56-57

In pursuit of the bright young things

ur table on pages 56-57 contains only a small portion of data on the fates of the three top lots from the last three years at each of the major European breeze-up sales but it tells its own story of success and failure. Every agent or trainer at sales of young stock looks for the best bloodlines merged with the best physical specimen available to them within their budget. At the breeze-ups, the job should be made slightly easier by the fact that these fledgling racehorses are already athletes. They can gallop, some faster than others, some in a more taking manner than others, but they have all been tried to a degree which many homebreds and a large portion of sales yearlings will not have been at the equivalent point in their upbringing. If the table gives any message at all, it is that the term ‘ready to run’ can be a misnomer. Bearing in mind that many breeze-up graduates will have had tough preparations for yearling sales only six months beforehand and, even with a break before the serious work building up to a breeze begins, it is

nevertheless an awful lot to be asking of a horse both mentally and physically at such a tender age. Some can cope; others will fall by the wayside. Of the two top performers in our small sample, Passion For Gold didn’t race until the end of August in his two-year-old season, while Rainfall didn’t make the track at all as a juvenile but doubtless benefited from this cautious approach – she posted a six-length maiden win on debut and won the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot on only her third racecourse appearance. There have been plenty of good reasons to keep buyers coming back to the breeze-ups, including 30,000gns DBS purchase Speciosa becoming the first British Classic winner to emanate from this sphere and colts such as Rio De La Plata and Amadeus Wolf being rated in the top five two-year-olds of their generations. It’s no coincidence that these three hailed from the drafts of Mocklershill (Speciosa) and Bansha House Stables (Rio De La Plata and Amadeus Wolf), two outfits whose names have taken up permanent residence in the list of top vendors at breeze-up sales. More recently, Native Khan landed the Craven Stakes – which is sponsored by a

Mocklershill juveniles, bearing Willie Browne’s initials, topped the first two breeze-ups

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conglomerate of breeze-up vendors – almost exactly a year to the day after he was asked to stretch out on turf alongside the Rowley Mile in the 2010 Craven breeze-up sale, and Nell Gwyn Stakes winner Barefoot Lady became the second high-profile graduate of the Goresbridge sale after Music Show. In these difficult financial times, there had been hope that the breeze-up sales might see a surge of buyers who had kept their powder dry at the yearling sales and saved on six months’ keep by buying a horse that bit closer to making its racecourse debut. The picture will become clearer once the dust has settled on the sales at Doncaster and Saint-Cloud, the former having just begun as this issue went to press, but the early indications are that, while there remains a clutch of bigger purchasers, there are still too few players operating in the crucial middle market.

Evans above One man who would surely be a success as a breeze-up consignor were he ever to give up his current job is David Evans. The trainer has usually had at least a handful of two-year-old winners before the sales have even started. This year is no exception. Evans is already responsible for the first winner by three first-season sires. Dual winner Jack Who’s He got Red Clubs off the mark on March 31, Seven Year Itch did the same for Lawman on April 13, while Cockney Fire was Cockney Rebel’s first winner on April 16. This was the second time that Cockney Fire’s dam Camp Fire had produced the first winner by a freshman sire, as her 2007 foal, Kumbeshwar, was the first to strike for Doyen, albeit in September. No prizes for guessing who trained Kumbeshwar before he switched to Alan King’s yard and became one of the best juvenile hurdlers in the land. Stallion masters looking to get some early winners on the board for their young sires could do worse than sending a few two-yearolds to Wales to the unorthodox but highly effective yard of David Evans.

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SALES CIRCUIT By EDWARD PROSSER AND EMMA BERRY

Cautious approach reaps rewards The European breeze-up season is in full swing and has provided some relief for vendors

Vendors in Newmarket were reassured to see some of the familiar faces at Tattersalls who have made the Craven Breeze-up such a success in recent years. Sheikh Mohammed was there on both nights while the likes of Sir Robert Ogden, Andrew Tinkler and jockey John Egan, who traditionally buys some of the dearer lots for various clients, were all present. But the days when Sheikh Mohammed provided over a third of the sale’s turnover are gone. Although he is believed to have

Lot 84, a colt by Marju ex Appetina, fetched the third top price at Goffs’ Kempton sale

Bansha House Stables in County Tipperary. “As a result we didn’t buy as many yearlings as we just didn’t know what the 2011 sales were going to be like and had to be careful. But we came to Tattersalls with nice horses, all my regular customers were buying and we had a great sale this year.” Tattersalls’ sale came a fortnight after excellent trade at Goffs’ Kempton breeze-up, which was rejuvenated after moving to a new date. “Kempton was good to us as well but we were selling a very different type of horse in Newmarket and didn’t know what to

expect,” added Marnane. Doncaster’s breeze-up, taking place as we went to press, was set to tell us more about the middle market buyers in an arena that continues to evolve. While Tattersalls’ Guineas Sale has been axed this year, Tattersalls Ireland will stage a new sale on April 28. Goresbridge’s fixture is on May 20 and Arqana’s auction at SaintCloud (May 14) has grown rapidly to now be seen by vendors as a credible alternative to Newmarket at which to consign their best two-year-olds. There is also a new post-racing Brightwells sale at Ascot on May 7.

bought a pair of 200,000gns lots through Angie Loder and Dick O’Gorman, his team’s spending was restrained, as in 2010. Ogden snapped up the two dearest lots while Egan, who in the past has shopped for Jim Hay and clients in Bahrain, bought a 260,000gns Danehill Dancer colt and 155,000gns Cape Cross colt to head to Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Tinkler bought two of three dearest lots at the 2010 sale, when he also purchased Dubawi Gold, but was noticeably less active this year. A Hong Kong client of Johnny McKeever and young Qatari royal Sheikh Fahad Al

Willie Browne sold the Craven top two

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Tattersalls Craven

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attersalls’ Craven and Goffs’ Kempton breeze-ups may operate at different market levels but both brought some cheer to vendors as the two-year-old sales got underway in Britain. Consignors approached Newmarket with most trepidation for a sale that in two evenings can determine whether or not their year is profitable and while by no means everybody finished in the black, it was a good week for big vendors such as Willie Browne and Con Marnane. The Craven Breeze-up, which was first introduced to compete with Doncaster’s longer-established rival in 1989, grew relentlessly from a 9,522gns average price that first year to a sum breaching six figures in 2008 when reaching 102,448gns. The price and quality of yearling bought for resale by consignors rose accordingly as they saw prices of up to 625,000gns and the Tattersalls breeze-up had established itself as a real alternative in the eyes of major buyers to the premier European yearling sales at Newmarket, Goffs and Arqana. But that sale three years ago, with a top price of 540,000gns, proved to be the market’s peak and after sales in 2009 and 2010 that failed to recover the huge outlays made by vendors, things stepped back a level this year. Those selling did not invest as much in yearlings and as a result several buyers suggested the overall standard of horse at Tattersalls was not as high as in past years and the 71,313gns Newmarket average was the lowest since 2005. “Last year’s sales were difficult for us,” admitted Marnane, who consigns from

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Thani, purchasing through David Redvers’ agency, were others to make their mark at the very top end. Although Hong Kong spending was as high as it as ever been at the sale, understandably there were few visitors from Japan in Newmarket and those that were there made little impression. Among the buyers at the sale was Turkishbased Ibrahim Araci, who had seen his Native Khan – a 180,000gns graduate of the 2010 auction – win the Craven Stakes a few hours earlier. Buying through Ed Dunlop, Araci paid 100,000gns for a More Than Ready colt. Willie Browne’s County Tipperary-based Mocklershill operation was leading vendor for a seventh consecutive year at a sale whose top end was dominated more than ever by Irish consignors, who accounted for all of the top ten lots, although Malcolm Bastard and Hillwood Stud were respectively the sixth and ninth highest-grossing consignors The two dearest lots, both consigned by Mocklershill and bought by Ogden, provided the sale’s biggest pinhooking successes. Although trainers were buying sparingly, Nottinghamshire-based Alan McCabe was one of those with a big budget. With the assistance of agent Tom Malone, McCabe spent 120,000gns on an Amadeus Wolf colt consigned from Gay O’Callaghan’s Yeomanstown Stud. The 320,000gns sale-topping Distorted Humor colt had cost $60,000 as a yearling at Keeneland in September, while the 315,000gns son of Azamour had been knocked down to Mags O’Toole at the Goffs Orby Sale in October. Following the abandonment of its Guineas Breeze-up Sale this year, it was originally planned to have three sessions at the Craven Breeze-up with around 250 horses. But the final sale only drew 196 lots, 30 up on 2010, and with a clearance rate of 68% it seems unlikely that there would have been demand for many more juveniles in what is clearly a finite market.

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Tattersalls Craven Top lots Sex/Breeding

Vendor

Price (gns) Buyer

c Distorted Humor-Stupendous Miss (Dynaformer) Mocklershill

320,000 Sir Robert Ogden

c Azamour-Khayrat (Polar Falcon)

Mocklershill

315,000 Sir Robert Ogden

c Danehill Dancer-Showbiz (Sadler’s Wells)

Oak Tree Farm

260,000 John Egan

f Iffraaj-Tamora (Dr Fong)

Yeomanstown Stud

200,000 Angie Loder Bloodstock

c Dubawi-Desert Frolic (Persian Bold)

Kilminfoyle House Stud

200,000 Richard O’Gorman Bloodstock

c Pivotal-Ooh Aah Camara (Danehill Dancer)

Hawthorn Villa Stud

200,000 David Redvers Bloodstock

c Bernardini-Lucifer’s Stone (Horse Chestnut)

Ballyhane

195,000 Hugo Merry Bloodstock

c Speightstown-Kenza (Menifee)

Yeomanstown Stud

180,000 McKeever Bloodstock

c Dynaformer-Juke (Mr Prospector)

Oak Tree Farm

180,000 Seamus Burns

c Cape Cross-Miss Sally (Danetime)

Mocklershill

155,000 Piero Co Ltd

Five-year tale Year

Catalogued Offered Sold Clearance (%)

Agg (gns)

Avg (gns)

Mdn (gns) Top Price (gns)

2011

196

164

112

68.3%

7,987,000

71,313

60,000

2010

166

139

69.1%

7,656,500

79,755

70,000

320,000 400,000

2009

183

163

115

70.6%

8,561,000

74,443

60,000

260,000

2008

194

158

116

73.4%

11,884,000

102,448

70,000

540,000

2007

213

190

120

63.2%

8,636,000

71,967

55,000

370,000

Goffs Kempton Top lots Sex/Breeding

Vendor

c Medaglia D’Oro-Dancingonice (Robyn Dancer)

Mocklershill

Price (£) Buyer

c Dutch Art-Far Post (Defensive Play)

Harefield Lodge Stud (Agent)

70,000 Bobby O’Ryan

c Marju-Appetina (Perugino)

Suirview Stables

65,000 T G & B B Mills

c Amadeus Wolf-Mathuna (Tagula)

Bansha House Stables

50,000 Ross Doyle

c Exceed And Excel-Mimi Mouse (Diktat)

Mocklershill

50,000 Mike Murphy

130,000 Maurice Sines

f Invincible Spirit-Oulianovsk (Peintre Celebre)

Hillwood Stud

46,000 Peter & Ross Doyle Ltd

c Speightstown-Suena Cay (Maria’s Mon)

Brown Island Stables

46,000 Stephen Hillen

f Iffraaj-Just One Look (Barathea)

Ballyhane

45,000 Gary Moore Racing

c Invincible Spirit-Plymsole (Diesis)

The Bloodstock Connection

42,000 Kilstone Ltd

c El Prado- Sant Elena (Efisio)

The Bloodstock Connection

42,000 Gordian Troeller B/S

Five-year tale Average (£)

Median (£)

Top Price (£)

2011

Year

Catalogued Offered Sold Clearance (%) Aggregate (£) 90

78%

1,600,500

25,008

20,000

130,000

2010

67%

863,500

15,991

12,500

55,000

2009

63%

663,100

18,728

15,000

58,000

2008

101

74%

1,944,500

30,383

25,000

105,000

2007

100

79%

2,074,000

31,908

26,000

110,000

They were measures that seemed to work as the figures had only been bettered once before, in the sale’s first year, and the £130,000 top price set a new record for the event. Owner Fred Sines signed for the top lot, a California-bred Medaglia D’Oro colt offered from Mocklershill, in the name of his father

Maurice. The juvenile is set to race for the Sines family and Jimmy Crickmore, who are advised by agent Kerri Radcliffe. The transaction helped ensure Mocklershill pole position in the leading vendors’ table. Other buyers included the Favourites Racing syndicate, who paid £70,000 through Bobby O’Ryan for a Dutch Art colt.

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SALES CIRCUIT

Keeneland April Top lots

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Sex/Breeding

Price ($) Buyer

c Indian Charlie-Teenage Temper (A.P. Indy)

Hartley/De Renzo T’breds

625,000 Stonestreet Stables

c War Front- La Prada (El Prado)

Wavertree Stables

485,000 Stonestreet Stables

c War Front- Rose Of Summer (El Prado)

Niall Brennan Stables

475,000 Steven W Young

c Tiznow- Lake Lady (Salt Lake)

SGV Thoroughbreds

400,000 John C Oxley

c Empire Maker-Cosmic Wish (Dixieland Band)

Niall Brennan Stables

400,000 Lake Villa Farm

c Unbridled s Song- Di s Time (Gilded Time)

Nick de Meric

400,000 Steven W Young

Year-on-year figures

Among the trainers in action were Epsombased Robert Mills, who spent £65,000 on a Marju colt and Mike Murphy, who picked up a son of Exceed And Excel for £50,000. The sale is set to feature on Channel 4 Racing’s Morning Line in a piece on buying a horse fronted by former England rugby star Matt Dawson.

Keeneland April Californian wine mogul Jess Jackson bought the two dearest lots at Keeneland’s April breeze-up, a $625,000 Indian Charlie colt and $485,000 son of War Front, but figures overall fell short of their 2010 equivalents. The $165,200 average dropped by 2.4%, the $130,000 median was down 3.7% as was the $11,564,000 turnover. Although the clearance rate improved on last year to 67.3%, as ever at the US breezeups there were plenty of withdrawals and only 41.4% of those catalogued changed hands.

Buoyant jumps trade continues Brightwells Cheltenham April Brightwells’ April Sale attracted a bigger collection of alluring lightly-raced bumper and Irish point-to-point performers than any auction of its type before and it duly resulted in some impressive trading figures. Turnover shot up by 42% to £3.55 million and although the median dropped by £1,000 to £37,000, the average increased 22% to £63,482. “It was a staggering sale,” said David Minton of Highflyer Bloodstock. “There was a good selection of form horses but it was amazing the prices some with very ordinary pedigrees made.

Year

Catalogued

Offered

Sold

Clearance (%)

Aggregate ($)

Average ($)

2011

169

104

67.3%

11,564,000

165,200

Median ($) 130,000

2010

181

112

63.4%

12,013,000

169,197

135,000

Brightwells Cheltenham April Top lots Name/Sex/Age/Sire

Vendor

Mount Benbulben (6g Beneficial)

Gillian Callaghan (Agent)

Price (£) 250,000

Buyer Boher Bloodstock

Italian Master (5g Milan)

Silver Fort Stud

240,000

Aiden Murphy

Minella For Steak (4g King s Theatre)

John F Nallen

230,000

Aiden Murphy

Rock Of Allen (4g Chevalier)

Joseph Logan/Skehanagh Stables

185,000

Henrietta Knight

Dannanceys Hill (4g Revoque)

Bernice Stables

160,000

Donald McCain

Wheres The Hare (4g Flemensfirth)

Fforest Farm

150,000

Jonjo O’Neill

Merry King (4g Old Vic)

Glenview Stables

150,000

Jonjo O’Neill

Minella Forfitness (4g Westerner)

John F Nallen

130,000

Highflyer Bloodstock

Avenging Ace (5g Heron Island)

Knockbordon Stables

120,000

Donald McCain

Rally The Troops (4g Flemensfirth)

Lingstown Stables

120,000

Aiden Murphy

Four-year tale Year

Catalogued

Offered

Sold

Aggregate (£)

Average (£)

Median (£)

Top Price (£)

2011

3,555,000

63,482

37,000

250,000

2010

2,300,000

52,641

38,000

260,000

2009

1,829,500

42,546

24,000

200,000

2008

127

£3,227,600

£52,058

35,000

£230,000

“The format works well and they are able to attract a lot of the big owners there and it was a very healthy market which you hope will roll back into stores because those boys (vendors) will want to reinvest.” Michael Buckley was at the sale and bought point-to-point winner Minella Forfitness for £130,000 through Minton to join Nicky Henderson. Minton also paid £120,000 for Fiery King for a new syndicate to go to Henderson, who will continue to train Skint (£100,000) under the new ownership of Favourites Racing. Many major owners were at Cheltenham and among the other big buyers were Barry Connell, who bought the £250,000 saletopper, dual bumper winner Mount Benbulben, to join Gordon Elliott. John Hales spent £240,000 on point-topoint winner Italian Master through Aiden Murphy, who was at the sale with Captain Chris’s owner Grahame Whateley and paid

£230,000 for Minella For Steak. Derrick Smith’s son Paul was at Cheltenham with Jonjo O’Neill, who made a couple of £150,000 purchases, while Tim Leslie was another there and his trainer Donald McCain bought a pair of point-to-pointers for £160,000 and £120,000.

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Vendor

Michael Buckley added to his string

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Positive pointers at Australia’s major yearling sale

INGLIS

Inglis Easter Yearlings Australia’s flagship yearling sale may have preceded Easter by more than two weeks but it returned some encouraging improvements on the previous year’s figures, with a first-session average of A$239,484, up by 9%. The three-day session also boasted an increase in its median price – up 12.5% to A$180,000 – and a clearance rate of 81%. With sprinting star Black Caviar rarely out of the racing news this season, it was no surprise to see her Casino Prince half-brother top the sale, selling for A$1,025,000 to Sydney-based trainer John Hawkes. The only other yearling to reach the milliondollar mark was a filly by Redoute’s Choice out of the Woodman mare Schiaparelli, herself a daughter of multiple Group 1 winner Canny Lass. This is also very much a family in the news of late, with this filly and this season’s Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper winner Sepoy sharing their third dam, Jesmond Lass. The team of James Bester Bloodstock and Demi O’Byrne topped the buyers’ list on aggregate, with six purchased for a total of A$3,510,000, while Shadwell Australia splashed out for ten yearlings to the tune of A$3,280,000. Gérard Larrieu’s French-based Chantilly Bloodstock bought three for A$2,040,000 and BBA Ireland signed for five yearlings for a total of A$1,675,000. There was a new record top price for the one-day second session of the sale when a colt by Darley’s Kentucky Derby-winning shuttler

All eyes will be on this half-brother to Black Caviar when he makes it to the racecourse

Street Sense – the leading freshman sire at the sale overall by average – was knocked down to Tony Bott for A$320,000.

Inglis Easter Broodmares A three-day breeding stock sale comprised of more than 600 mares followed the yearlings in Sydney, with Allez Wonder, a Group 1-winning

Inglis Easter Yearlings Top lots Sex/Breeding

Vendor

c Casino Prince-Helsinge

Makybe, Gnarwarre

1,025,000

Hawkes Racing

f Redoute’s Choice-Schiaparelli

Emirates Park

1,000,000

G Ryan

c Redoute’s Choice-Champagne

Cressfield, Scone

850,000

James Bester Bloodstock / D O’Byrne

c Redoute’s Choice-Park Esteem

Cressfield, Scone

850,000

Moody Racing Pty

f Redoute’s Choice-Special Harmony

Arrowfield Stud, Scone

850,000

Chantilly Bloodstock

Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale A daughter of South Africa’s leading sire Jet Master topped the 557-strong Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale when selling for R3,200,000 to Ormond Ferraris. One of 16 yearlings to breach the millionrand mark, the filly, out of Grade 3 winner Jalberry, is named Heart’s Content and was consigned by Varsfontein Stud, which also presented the second highest-priced yearling, a Jet Master colt called Master Of My Fate, THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

Price (A$)

Buyer

who fetched R3,000,000 (£271,000). Despite a decent clearance rate – only 65 yearlings failed to find a buyer – the aggregate of R115,310,000 was the lowest at the sale for six years, and the recorded average of R244,301 was down on the 2010 figure of R324,557. Having been responsible for the top duo, Varsfontein Stud ended the sale as leading vendor by aggregate. In total, the Kalmanson family’s operation sold 17 of its 18 yearlings for R7,055,000. Jehan Malherbe’s Form Bloodstock topped the buyers’ list, signing for 20 yearlings for a

daughter of Redoute’s Choice, holding sway at the top of the market when fetching A$1million. She joins the broodmare band at Nathan Tinkler’s Patinack Farm. Banc De Fortune, a Listed-winning Galileo mare in foal to Redoute’s Choice, was, at A$800,000, another high-price purchse by James Bester, while David Redvers was in action on behalf of Sheikh Fahad Al Thani and bought Danehill Dancer mare Chinamora, in foal to Street Cry, for A$445,000. Enduja, by Encosta de Lago and in foal to Shamardal with a Lonhro colt at foot, was another purchase for Redvers at $300,000. With five mares snapped up for A$1,147,000, Redvers was the second top purchaser of the sale. Only Patinack Farm spent more: a total of A$3,504,000 on 20 mares. The sale’s average of $72,058 and median of $30,000 were both improvements on 2010 figures when the sale was spread over four days and 948 lots were catalogued.

total of R10.2 million. Champion sire Jet Master remains very much in demand, with 35 of his 37 yearlings on offer selling for a combined sum of R21,325,000. He led the stallion tables by aggregate and average. As with the rest of the bloodstock world, an absence of second-tier buyers is also a cause for concern in South Africa. Jan Naude, the Chief Executive Officer of the country’s TBA, commented: “These prices are a realistic reflection of the economy. There was plenty of good money for the top horses, but the middle market struggled.”

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How recent breeze-up top lots have fared on the racecourse Tattersalls Craven

THEN:

2010 THEN:

NOW: THEN: NOW: THEN: NOW:

NOW:

Elusive Quality (USA) – Love Match (USA) C 400,000gns Consignor: Mocklershill Purchaser: Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock MAYMEEN – unraced to date

THEN: NOW:

Speightstown (USA) – Affordability (USA) C 215,000gns Consignor: Oak Tree Farm Purchaser: Dwayne Woods UPTOWN GUY – three runs, placed twice in maidens. OR: 70

THEN:

Shamardal (USA) – Dream Shared (GB) C 210,000gns Consignor: Kilminfoyle House Stud Purchaser: Dwayne Woods FANTASTIC DREAM – unraced

NOW:

2009 THEN:

NOW: THEN: NOW: THEN: NOW:

THEN:

Medaglia d’Oro (USA) – C’Est L’Amour (USA) C 260,000gns Consignor: Yeomanstown Stud Purchaser: Richard O’Gorman Bloodstock PASSION FOR GOLD – Group 1 winner, Group 2-placed at two, no starts at three. OR: 116

NOW: THEN:

Giant’s Causeway (USA) – Zoe Montana (USA) C 230,000gns Consignor: Mocklershill Purchaser: Sir Robert Ogden AZIMUTH – four places from five runs at three, sold Tattersalls HIT Sale 2010 for 16,000gns. One placed run this year. OR: 73

NOW:

Invincible Spirit (IRE) – Tathkara (USA) F 220,000gns Consignor: Hawthorn Villa Stud Purchaser: Jamie McCalmont FULL OF HOPE – one run at two, one win and two places from eight runs at three. OR: 92

THEN:

NOW: THEN: NOW:

2008 THEN: NOW: THEN: NOW: THEN: NOW:

Dansili (GB) – Red Bravo (USA) C 490,000gns Consignor: Oak Tree Farm Purchaser: Sir Robert Ogden ESPIRITU – two runs, one place at two; one win and five places from 15 subsequent runs. OR: 98 Invincible Spirit (IRE) – Need You Badly (GB) C 440,000gns Consignor: Oak Tree Farm Purchaser: John Gosden Racing Al WASL – five runs, one place at four. OR: 75

2010

NOW:

Pastoral Pursuits – Midnight Angel C £190,000 Consignor: Bansha House Stables Purchaser: Malih Al Basti ANGEL’S PURSUIT – won first start in May 09; from 20 runs has won four, placed six times; Listed winner, runner-up in the G2 Mill Reef Stakes. OR: 104 Exceed And Excel (AUS) – Georgianna C £92,000 Consignor: Malcolm Bastard Purchaser: Bryan Smart ARRY’S ORSE – one run at two, winner at three, four starts. OR: 83 Maria’s Mon (USA) – Gender Dance (USA) C £80,000 Consignor: Knockanglass Stables Purchaser: Blandford Bloodstock QUARREL – two wins and third in the G2 Mill Reef Stakes from three starts at two; unplaced in eight starts at three. OR: 75

THEN: NOW:

Exceed And Excel (AUS) – Victory Peak C £200,000 Consignor: Bansha House Stables Purchaser: Richard O’Gorman Bloodstock GLOBAL CITY – won twice and placed at two; four subsequent wins and three places; 22 lifetime starts. OR: 96 Tobougg – Night Haven F £180,000 Consignor: Mocklershill Stables Purchaser: Richard O’Gorman Bloodstock DREAM OF MINE – placed twice at two from four starts, four more starts at three, unplaced. OR: 57 Tale Of The Cat (USA) – Notting Hill (BRZ) C £95,000 Consignor: Sherbourne Lodge Purchaser: Jeremy Brummitt ALDERMOOR – two wins and a second from three starts at two; 18 subsequent runs for one win and one place. OR: 74 Exceed And Excel (AUS) Eschasse (USA) C £95,000 Consignor: Meadowview Stables Purchaser: BBA Ireland GORE HILL – two unplaced runs at two; one place from three runs at three. OR: 56

Goffs Kempton 2010

Mr Greeley (USA) – Silver Kestrel (USA) F 540,000gns Consignor: Mocklershill Stables Purchaser: Kerri Radcliffe BIG HEART - unraced

Doncaster THEN:

Speightstown (USA) – Crown You (USA) C £125,000 Consignor: Gaybrook Lodge Stud Purchaser: P Swann ROYAL BAJAN – unraced at two, won first time out at three, two starts. OR: 60

2008

NOW:

Passion For Gold: a Group 1-winning juvenile for Godolphin

Officer (USA) – Dun Roamin Lady (USA) C £135,000 Consignor: Mocklershill Purchaser: Dwayne Woods YES OFFICER – unraced to date

2009

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THEN: NOW: THEN: NOW: THEN: NOW:

Exceed And Excel (AUS) – Fingal Nights (IRE) F £50,000 Consignor: Mocklershill Purchaser: Bobby O’Ryan MOONLIT GARDEN – won on debut in May and Listed-placed on three occasions. OR: 96 Kheleyf (USA) – Monarchy (IRE) F £36,000 Consignor: Tally-Ho Stud Purchaser: Stephen Hillen KHEYA – placed once from seven starts OR: 56

2009 THEN:

Dubawi (IRE) – Improvise (GB) C £140,000 Consignor: Bansha House Stables Purchaser: Malih Al Basti BIG ISSUE – two wins, four places from seven runs at two; Listed-placed, fifth in the G3 Horris Hill. OR: 106

Street Cry (IRE) – Inspired Kiss (CAN) C £55,000 Consignor: Oak Tree Farm Purchaser: Zawawi Racing INSPIRED CRY – won and placed three times in Sweden at two.

NOW: THEN:

Danehill Dancer (IRE) – Le Montrachet (GB) C £58,000 Consignor: Jamie Railton Purchaser: Kern Lillingston BARZAN – third to Canford Cliffs on debut, won next start, unplaced in four subsequent runs OR:87 Kyllachy (GB) – Mithl Al Hawa (GB) C £56,000

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NOW: THEN: NOW:

Consignor: Harefield Stud Purchaser: O’Ryan/Cloverdale SECRET MILLIONAIRE – two wins and three places at two, one win and five places at three from 19 lifetime starts. OR: 89 Langfuhr (CAN) – Western Vision (USA) C £42,000 Consignor: Powerstown Stud Purchaser: Anne Cowley THE RECTIFIER – placed once at two in three starts; won two races at three, including Listed Midsummer Stakes. OR: 109

2008 THEN:

NOW: THEN: NOW: THEN: NOW:

Invincible Spirit (IRE) – Glamorous Air (IRE) F £55,000 Consignor: Bansha House Stables Purchaser: Anthony Stroud Bloodstock GLAMOROUS SPIRIT – won twice at two and seven times in total, including 2010 G3 Sapphire Stakes at Curragh. OR: 99

THEN: NOW: THEN: NOW:

THEN:

NOW: THEN:

NOW: THEN: NOW: 2009

Mr Greeley (USA) – She’s Enough (USA) C £88,000 Consignor: Gaybrook Lodge Stud Purchaser: Merry/Meehan SUMMERS TARGET– placed three times at three, but maiden after 18 runs. OR: 48

NOW:

2010

NOW:

2010

Proud Citizen (USA) – Endless Reward (USA) C £90,000 Consignor: Mocklershill Stables Purchaser: Merry/Callaghan PROUD JUNIOR – unplaced in five starts

Arqana THEN:

Tattersalls Guineas (now defunct)

THEN:

NOW:

Shirocco – Basse Besogne C €300,000 Consignor: Yeomanstown Stud Purchaser: Citywest Inc HAIL TO THE CHIEF – unraced, entered in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and Irish Derby

THEN:

Shamardal – Samerous C €210,000 Consignor: Saubouas Purchaser: Chantilly Bloodstock SHAMEKH – a winner on debut in August, fourth in one subsequent run.

THEN:

NOW:

Shamardal – Banakill C €200,000 Consignor: Mocklershill Purchaser: Richard O’Gorman ARC LIGHT – placed once in three maidens. OR: 81

Invincible Spirit (IRE) – Margaree Mary (CAN) C 220,000gns Consignor: Meadowview Stables Purchaser: Richard O’Gorman Bloodstock ACT OF VALOUR – unraced to date. Invincible Spirit (IRE) – Virgin Hawk (USA) C 100,000gns Consignor: Powerstown Stud Purchaser: Richard O’Gorman Bloodstock CROWN COUNSEL – one win and three places from four starts in 2011. OR: 85 Street Cry (IRE) – Honolua Bay (USA) C 76,000gns Consignor: Friarstown Stud Purchaser: Bobby O’Ryan CHARPOY – two places from three runs at two, unplaced in sole start this year. OR: 80 Danehill Dancer (IRE) – Moon Festival (GB) F 170,000gns Consignor: Mocklershill Purchaser: Jamie McCalmont ICE EMPRESS – one unplaced run at two, one win and five places at three; well beaten in Irish Oaks. OR: 75 Oasis Dream (GB) – Molomo (GB) F 140,000gns Consignor: Ballyhane Sales Purchaser: Richard O’Gorman Bloodstock RAINFALL – unraced at two, won on debut at three, won Jersey Stakes on her third start; dual G1-placed. OR: 112 Exceed And Excel (AUS) – Amiata (GB) F 130,000gns Consignor: Seven Springs Stables Purchaser: Jill Lamb Bloodstock EXCELLENT THOUGHT – placed in five of her six starts at two, placed again at three. OR: 58 Langfuhr (CAN) – Party Circuit (USA) C 130,000gns Consignor: Powerstown Stud Purchaser: Richard O’Gorman Bloodstock BARLAMAN – placed in four of five starts at two, won and placed at three. OR: 68

2009

NOW: THEN: NOW: THEN: NOW:

Dubawi – Lady Bex C €280,000 Consignor: Mocklershill Purchaser: Paul Nataf DUBAWI JUNIOR – placed twice in four runs at two. Mizzen Mast – Coco C €170,000 Consignor: Saubouas Purchaser: Jean-Claude Rouget PLEASURES – placed twice at two in two starts, one win and seven places from 12 starts at three. Nayef – Fasliyeva C €165,000 Consignor: Bansha House Purchaser: Richard O’Gorman NAVY LIST – one win and two places at two, two unplaced runs at three. OR: 83

2008 THEN: NOW: THEN: NOW: THEN: NOW:

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THEN:

Rainfall (green/red) wins at Royal Ascot as a three-year-old 2008

Medaglia D’Oro – Fasateen F €220,000 Consignor: Saubouas Purchaser: MAB Agency OLGA D’OR – three placed runs from five starts at two, four placed runs from nine starts at three.

THEN:

Anabaa – Beautifulballerina C €95,000 Consignor: Kilminfoyle House Stud Purchaser: MAB Agency ARBAT BELLO – one unplaced run at two, three wins and five places from 14 subsequent starts.

THEN:

Verglas –Helianthus F €90,000 Consignor: Saubouas Purchaser: Jean de Roualle KATUN – placed once at two in two starts, three more places from 12 subsequent wins.

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NOW:

Exceed And Excel (AUS) – Bois De Citron (USA) F 470,000gns Consignor: The Bloodstock Connection Purchaser: Richard O’Gorman Bloodstock BALQEES – unraced to date. Johar (USA) – Dippers (USA) C 370,000gns Consignor: Mocklershill Stables Purchaser: R O’Gorman Bloodstock FILM SET – won and placed twice in three starts at two, placed twice more in ten subsequent starts. OR: 89

THEN:

Mr Greeley (USA) – Mariamme (USA) F 155,000gns

NOW:

Consignor: Seven Springs Stables (Agent) Purchaser: Blandford Bloodstock PARTY APPEAL – unraced to date.

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Tariff momentum continues to gather pace Michael Harris on the importance of ROA members noting race values before making entries More and more racecourses are now upping their prizemoney levels to match or exceed the Horsemen’s Tariff. In order to maintain this momentum, the ROA needs to persuade more of its members to note whether or not races are tariff-compliant, while, at the same time, checking whether their trainers have also taken this information into account. Faced with an unprecedented drop in levy funding this year, neither the ROA nor the Horsemen’s Group could stand by while minimum prize-money values fell by a projected 17% on an already depressed figure. At the same time, we watched racecourses’ media rights income rise while the levy declined, shifting the balance in favour of discretionary racecourse spend on purses and away from compulsory spend.

We cannot say the funding gap has miraculously been filled but the tariff is now making a real difference, as racecourses increasingly recognise their businesses are likely to suffer if they do not heed the recommended levels of prize-money. One of the main functions of the tariff is to encourage competition between racecourses so that owners and trainers, when they have a choice as to where to run, are encouraged to take the best prize-money option. At this time, when the horse population is declining, this will intensify competition for runners. The horsemen’s recent change of policy on Class 1 events – where the prize-money for these races is now aligned to the less demanding BHA minimum values – was made because the Horsemen’s Group did not want to be the spur for an increasing number of our best horses and jockeys going overseas to race, any more than we wanted to dissuade owners from running their horses in races that may affect their stud values.

Far from being a sop to the major owners – a criticism levelled at the Horsemen’s Group – we believe that, if racecourses are able to comply with the lower prize-money requirements in Class 1, they will be in a better position to meet the tariff values of Class 2 and below. The ROA will always respect the owner’s right to make his or her own decisions – in conjunction with their trainers – as to where they run their horses. We also recognise that prize-money is not the only factor owners must take into account when deciding where to run. However, ROA members can make a huge contribution to raising prize-money levels by checking the ROA website to see whether races are meeting tariff values before finalising their running plans. The Horsemen’s Tariff Daily Update contains the latest information for the upcoming month’s racing. See www.racehorseowners.net for full details.

Members are urged to attend the AGM at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London on June 23. This event provides members with an opportunity to air their views on many different subjects related to ownership and racing. The AGM will also feature speeches from the outgoing and incoming ROA Presidents plus JCR Chief Executive Simon Bazalgette. The introduction of prize-money tariffs, the huge implications of both the racing industry re-structure and the future of the Tote combine to make this a watershed year for British racing. Members should make a special effort to attend this year. After the morning session, the champagne reception and lunch is a lighthearted social occasion at which the whole of the racing industry comes together. It is followed by an after-lunch speech. • Book your place now for the AGM lunch by ringing 020 7152 0200, online at www.racehorseowners.net or emailing info@roa.co.uk. Tickets are £85 per person and tables of ten are £750.

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Tony Hirschfeld (left) with Spinal Research’s Chief Executive Jonathan Miall

Charities benefit from ROA Awards Following the ROA Awards last December, the three associated charities are to benefit to the tune of £67,517. Spinal Research and the Spinal Injuries Association will each receive £26,097, while the House that Jack Built, the Racing Welfare project to build an Oaksey House in the north, will receive £15,323 from the owners’

colours fundraiser within the Awards brochure. ROA Council member Tony Hirschfeld, who headed up the Awards Committee, said: “We are very pleased to have been able to make such a significant donation to the three charities, which is testament to the generosity of our members.”

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Northern Racing boosts purses by £1.5m after talks with horsemen

Tony Kelly: ‘reinforcing commitment’

Northern Racing recently announced an increase of £1.5 million in its annual contribution to prize-money. The group, which runs racecourses including Chepstow, Newcastle and Uttoxeter, is adding the funds to combat falling levy. Total prize-money from the executive now amounts to £2.5m. Group Managing Director Tony Kelly said: “We are making a total executive contribution of £2.5 million this year, more than double what the group contributed in 2010. This investment will enable us to meet the Horsemen’s Group’s tariffs at a substantial amount of our races. “This announcement reinforces our commitment to working with the industry

and the Horsemen’s Group. “We were the first racecourse group to sign prize-money commitments for 2011 and we are also pleased to have reached agreement with the Horsemen’s Group over 48-hour declarations and contributions to prizemoney from increases in overseas revenue. “We endorse the view that investors in the sport should get a fairer return from racing and our approach has been to engage constructively with the Horsemen’s Group whenever we have been given the opportunity to discuss issues with them.” Details of forthcoming fixtures showing race values compared with recommended tariffs are available on the ROA website in the Horsemen’s Tariff Daily Update.

Goodwood racecourse is once again offering ROA members the opportunity to book badges for the Richmond Enclosure during Glorious Goodwood in July at a discounted rate. The Richmond Enclosure offers excellent facilities, with access to the paddock and a superb choice of fine restaurants. It provides the perfect surroundings to enjoy top class racing and soak up the atmosphere at this most stylish of summer fixtures. Glorious Goodwood runs from Tuesday, July 26 to Saturday, July 30 and features two Group 1 contests in the Sussex Stakes and Blue Square Nassau Stakes, plus a host of other Pattern races and competitive handicaps, including the Bluesquare.com Stewards’ Cup, one of the highlights on the final day’s card. To book your Richmond Enclosure badges, visit the ROA shop at www.racehorseowners.net or call 020 7152 0200. An early booking rate applies on adult badges up to June 1. • For details of the exclusive Royal Ascot facility offer, see page 61.

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Goodwood’s glorious early offer

Join the beautiful people at Glorious Goodwood this summer

Richmond Enclosure at Glorious Goodwood Tuesday, July 26 – Saturday, July 30 Early bookings before June 1 Adult badges

£67 per person (£77pp after June 1)

Junior badges

£30 per person Thursday, £20 other days

Car park labels

£10 each, Car Park Number 8

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In Brief Discount for ideal presents Racing Albums is offering a 15% discount for ROA members on their products, which are an ideal present idea. Racing Albums produce luxury bespoke leather-bound owners’ racing records, scrapbooks and memorabilia albums. They also produce individual racing albums to specific order. The owner’s racing colours can be handpainted on the front. The special ROA offer is for 15% off albums, which includes the recipient’s name or initials die-stamped in gold, and also on hand-painted racing colours if required. This includes free p&p within the UK mainland. For more details, visit the ROA website, or call 01273 493000 and quote ABB/76. The offer closes on June 30.

Claiming protocol Owners who wish to either put in a claim, or reclaim a horse in a claiming race are reminded that a Claiming Protocol appears at Schedule 4 in the Race Administration Manual (F) of the online Rules of Racing. The protocol sets out the claiming process, including how owners can obtain a security code to register a claim, the permitted timeframe for claims, and acceptable methods of payment.

Music Nights at Haydock Haydock Park has issued its prices for its 2011 Music Nights, which are excluded from the Racecourse Badge Scheme for Owners. As last year, children aged 3-17 will also be charged. For full details of the Music Nights meetings and prices, visit Haydock’s website: www.haydock-park.co.uk

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Roger Brookhouse

For owner-breeder Roger Brookhouse, there were more years of hurt involved than the number doing the rounds on the day Cheltenian won the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at this year’s Cheltenham Festival. Brookhouse, it was said, had been trying to win a race at the festival 23 years after first becoming a racehorse owner. In fact, it was 30, as the Warwickshire-based businessman explains: “It was longer than 23 as my first horse was called Arenig, and that was in 1981. “I’d been in the frame before at the Festival. The Sliotar and Star Of Angels are two horses I went into the Festival with thinking they had a chance. We all dream but you never know in the bumper, do you, what the form is? But we knew that Cheltenian had good form, especially having beaten Montbazon.” Brookhouse has in the past three seasons had more winners under rules – 34 jumps and Flat combined – than in the previous 20-plus years, a fact that can be explained through his decision to hand in his training permit and send his team to professional yards. “I’d always been interested in racing before deciding to buy a horse and until three years ago I did have a permit to train, but it was really just too busy, so I don’t any more, although we do a bit with the younger horses here, getting them ready before they go into training,” he says. Brookhouse has a couple of mares at his Moor Hall Farm in Alcester, but it was hard cash that acquired Cheltenian, all £210,000 of it paid at Brightwells’ Cheltenham sale in November 2010, money that could look even better spent come next March should the ultra-promising five-year-old graduate to win a novice hurdle at the festival. Further clues as to whether Cheltenian could do that will not emerge until

the autumn, though, as Brookhouse reports his latest star to be “on holiday, home with us, and he’s deserved his rest.” The Pipes have been the trainers most associated with Brookhouse down the years, but the decision to distribute his jumpers to other trainers as well, including Philip Hobbs – Cheltenian’s handler – has worked out well. “This is my first season with Philip,” says Brookhouse. “We decided to split up the jumpers and decided to go to Philip. We’ve about 15 in training and the Flat horses are with Mark Johnston. I would say the best we’ve had have been Polish and Leo’s Lucky Star.” So with the festival hoodoo – “I’d made the frame before this year, with seconds and thirds and fourths but never won” – ended, what race would he like to conquer now? “My favourite day’s racing is the Wednesday of the Cheltenham Festival, with the Queen Mother Champion Chase and Bumper, so now having won one of them, the race I’d most like to win is the Champion Chase,” answers Brookhouse. “We take a chalet on the Wednesday and give the boys a Christmas party. This year was very good!” Work commitments mean Brookhouse doesn’t always have time to watch his horses run, let alone consider a side-career in racing politics, but after three decades in the game he naturally has a view on the state of play. “We’ve got to do something about prizemoney,” he says. “There should be enough people out there to look after all this, but it’s got silly.” Some things, like the antipathy between certain elements in the sport, stay the same. But thank goodness some things, like Brookhouse having a Festival winner, change.

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Carlisle racecourse reports that some members have tried to obtain admission under the Racecourse Badge Scheme for Owners without an activated Horseracing Privilege Card. Members whose cards have been activated will have received a letter of confirmation and fixture booklet. If you are a member and registered owner with 50% ownership of a horse in full training and would like to apply to join the scheme, please contact the ROA office, or apply online at www.racehorseowners.net Cheltenian gave Roger Brookhouse (third left) his first Cheltenham Festival winner

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Benefit of a few pounds overweight! Diary dates Racing Welfare’s major fundraising initiative, the Racing Lottery, is offering a sparkling prize draw exclusively for members of the ROA. In partnership with Piper Heidsieck, any ROA member who joins the Racing Lottery during April, May and June will be automatically entered into a draw to win their own weight in champagne. The weigh-in will take place during Newmarket’s July Festival. Richard Negus of Racing Welfare explained: “Following a meeting with the ROA Council about the Racing Lottery we decided to create an exclusive opportunity for owners who want to support the charity. Piper Heidsieck is the Jockey Club’s choice of champagne, so it seemed good sense to work with them to add extra fizz to the fantastic prizes that can be won in the Racing Lottery! This will be one of those rare occasions where it is to an owner’s benefit

Snowden’s trip The ROA website re-launched in February with an online competition. The prize was a VIP trip for two to the Punchestown National Hunt Racing Festival, with overnight accommodation in the 4* Killashee House Hotel and a pair of reserved enclosure tickets for Punchestown Gold Cup day, with £250 towards travel expenses. We received almost 200 entries and the lucky winner was Ian Snowden, of Somerset, who was delighted with his prize. We will be running regular competitions online and members who receive ROA ebulletins will have the chance to enter to win some fantastic prizes in the coming months. To sign up, simply register for ROA ebulletins in the Members section of the ROA website.

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JUNE 14-18 ROA facility at Royal Ascot

to put up a few pounds overweight!” ROA members should follow the link on the ROA website to play the Racing Lottery and to be entered into the champagne draw. All ROA Racing Lottery players also have the chance of winning £1,750 in prize-money each week or benefiting from ‘Red Letter Day’ racing prizes, including VIP trips to the Classics. The Racing Lottery costs £1 per week with over 80p of that going directly to helping British stable and stud staff in times of need.

Comments welcome ROA member Ann Ellis posted the following comment comparing recent prize-money penalty values at Uttoxeter with a race in 1998 on the ROA website: • Uttoxeter, March 21, 1998. Handicap Chase, Class 3. 2m5f 0-135. Prizemoney penalty value 1st place £7,132.50 • Uttoxeter, March 19, 2011. Handicap Hurdle, Class 3. 2m6½f 0-135.Prizemoney penalty value 1st place £4,182.42 “I had a runner in both races and it is a good example of the problem owners are experiencing regarding prize-money. I do not know how much training fees, etc, have gone up during this 13year period, but the above details are fact. Entry Money in 1998 was £50 and in 2011 was £33.” Comments on racing matters are invited online in the Members’ Area on the ROA website at www.racehorseowners.net

DID YOU KNOW? Prize-money allocation when there is a dead-heat Where horses are involved in a dead-heat for any place that offers a prize, prizes are divided equally between connections of the dead-heating horses. As an example, where a second and third dead-heat, prize-money for second and third place are combined and shared equally according to the usual distribution of purses. Where there is a trophy or other indivisible prize, and the owners can’t agree as to which of them takes it, the racecourse executive has the option to determine the question by lot and decide what sum of money should be paid by the owner who takes the trophy to the other owners or owner.

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An exclusive ROA facility in the Grandstand admission enclosure, in the Old Paddock Chalets. The heavily discounted package is on offer to members at less than half the public price. It includes admission (which can be deducted if members already have Royal Enclosure or Owners Badges), parking, racecard, a champagne reception, four course buffet lunch with half a bottle of wine per person, and afternoon tea. There will be televised viewing, as well as Tote facilities, and a cash bar will operate until 30 minutes after the last race. The facility holds 50 members per day and places are strictly limited to four per member. Prices are per person, which include VAT, and are as follows: Tuesday, June 14 Wednesday, June 15 Thursday, June 16 Friday, June 17 Saturday, June 18

£320 £320 £380 £350 £310

Members have been sent details by post, or orders can be placed through our website www.racehorseowners.net, or by telephone on 020 7152 0200.

JUNE 23 Annual General Meeting The AGM starts at 10.15am. It includes an Owners’ Forum and all members are welcome to attend. The AGM is followed by a members’ and guests’ lunch, for which places need to be booked in advance. Tables of ten are £750 and individual tickets are £85 each. Contact the ROA office or book online at www.racehorseowners.net

JULY 26-30 Glorious Goodwood ROA members can purchase Richmond Enclosure badges in advance for this highlight of the summer racing calendar (see page 59 for details).

NOVEMBER 12 Paddy Power Gold Cup day Enjoy the ROA’s exclusive facility for members and guests at Cheltenham for the Saturday of The Open meeting.

DECEMBER 1 ROA/sportingbet.com Horseracing Awards evening The black tie awards evening, dinner and dance, celebrates the horses and their owners of the year, at the London Hilton, Park Lane.

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Racecourse League Table Ptn Racecourse

Racecourse ownership

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1 Cheltenham JCR 3,182,838 2 Aintree JCR 1,641,959 3 Ascot I 4,191,637 4 Fakenham I 165,157 5 York I 2,317,879 6 Epsom Downs JCR 1,297,708 7 Chester I 615,752 8 Haydock Park JCR 1,213,423 9 Wincanton JCR 286,712 10 Ayr I 694,775 11 Goodwood I 1,320,990 12 Musselburgh I 434,644 13 Taunton I 197,698 14 Ffos Las North 397,478 15 Hamilton Park I 253,818 16 Newmarket JCR 3,063,140 17 Ripon I 273,884 18 Beverley I 269,924 19 Sandown Park JCR 988,208 20 Hereford North 114,033 21 Doncaster Arena 1,187,835 22 Bangor-on-Dee I 195,028 23 Newbury I 1,147,062 24 Chepstow North 260,471 25 Stratford I 216,703 26 Leicester I 288,096 27 Newton Abbot I 186,944 28 Cartmel I 65,224 29 Salisbury I 237,608 30 Bath North 163,303 31 Windsor Arena 278,640 32 Thirsk I 187,104 33 Wetherby I 165,516 34 Pontefract I 229,851 35 Kempton Park JCR 876,189 36 Newcastle North 276,612 37 Warwick JCR 197,835 38 Kelso I 103,140 39 Perth I 135,479 40 Lingfield Park Arena 657,933 41 Yarmouth North 155,888 42 Ludlow I 87,827 43 Nottingham JCR 144,512 44 Market Rasen JCR 163,189 45 Exeter JCR 129,024 46 Carlisle JCR 151,521 47 Wolverhampton Arena 421,443 48 Folkestone Arena 101,449 49 Huntingdon JCR 87,651 50 Brighton North 93,565 51 Catterick Bridge I 100,849 52 Redcar I 130,279 53 Plumpton I 65,174 54 Sedgefield North 57,709 55 Fontwell Park North 73,715 56 Southwell Arena 211,637 57 Uttoxeter North 83,945 58 Worcester Arena 46,436 59 Hexham I 35,900 60 Towcester I 24,888 Total 32,344,828

% of Total

Levy Board (£)

57.3 1,539,182 52.8 993,232 47.5 2,527,535 45.6 194,740 45.5 1,476,282 42.1 906,450 40.2 772,860 38.7 1,435,506 38.2 393,540 38.1 849,684 37.2 1,676,354 37.1 608,742 36.7 300,025 36.2 598,570 34.3 410,420 33.0 3,220,213 33.0 436,200 32.5 449,960 32.4 1,594,270 32.2 187,672 32.0 1,470,748 31.2 388,323 30.9 1,897,852 28.1 552,330 28.0 482,815 27.6 589,667 27.5 481,780 27.1 151,740 26.7 518,532 26.0 389,932 26.0 639,710 25.9 397,260 25.9 418,286 25.8 562,870 22.7 2,463,335 22.7 758,250 22.7 552,288 22.6 315,638 22.2 430,520 22.1 1,932,118 21.9 451,082 20.3 307,680 19.8 421,870 19.7 583,530 19.4 456,202 19.3 546,535 17.4 1,668,695 16.8 445,521 15.9 393,942 15.7 442,420 15.5 471,590 15.3 416,670 13.9 366,228 13.1 341,050 12.6 451,758 12.3 1,356,905 10.4 603,980 8.3 410,373 7.9 364,302 4.9 428,668 33.5 46,894,431

% of Total

Owners (£)

% of Total

27.7 831,761 31.9 476,088 28.6 2,043,420 53.8 0 29.0 1,266,154 29.4 853,490 50.4 90,186 45.8 418,572 52.4 65,623 46.6 253,505 47.2 513,926 51.9 104,019 55.7 35,844 54.6 95,996 55.4 56,202 34.7 2,851,254 52.6 91,647 54.2 60,507 52.2 426,310 53.1 45,143 39.6 985,523 62.2 31,429 51.2 532,172 59.5 102,451 62.4 64,387 56.5 104,584 71.0 5,180 63.0 24,036 58.2 74,984 62.1 59,145 59.6 104,983 55.0 76,376 65.4 54,133 63.3 50,584 63.7 361,694 62.2 153,501 63.3 102,293 69.2 34,271 70.7 38,938 64.8 245,935 63.5 77,380 71.2 36,794 57.7 93,468 70.5 75,346 68.6 69,186 69.8 74,567 68.9 210,977 73.9 54,259 71.7 59,065 74.4 52,689 72.4 53,920 48.8 277,197 78.1 33,500 77.5 41,342 77.4 58,150 78.8 120,852 74.8 98,718 73.4 67,191 80.5 41,560 84.9 45,194 48.5 15,427,601

15.0 15.3 23.1 0 24.8 27.7 5.9 13.3 8.7 13.9 14.5 8.9 6.7 8.8 7.6 30.7 11.1 7.3 14.0 12.8 26.5 5.0 14.4 11.0 8.3 10.0 0.8 10.0 8.4 9.4 9.8 10.6 8.5 5.7 9.4 12.6 11.7 7.5 6.4 8.2 10.9 8.5 12.8 9.1 10.4 9.5 8.7 9.0 10.8 8.9 8.3 32.5 7.1 9.4 10.0 7.0 12.2 12.0 9.2 9.0 16.0

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Total 2009-10 % total Up/ (£) 2009-10 down

5,557,782 5,774,499 3,111,279 3,298,592 8,832,092 9,433,413 361,897 372,375 5,097,315 4,791,143 3,080,648 2,952,770 1,532,548 1,497,417 3,137,101 3,612,038 751,375 819,994 1,823,964 1,990,191 3,551,270 3,752,527 1,171,905 1,233,700 538,567 463,762 1,097,044 738,514 740,440 830,359 9,291,107 10,650,410 828,731 892,205 829,991 849,650 3,051,788 3,589,142 353,648 490,550 3,716,006 4,467,835 624,430 759,175 3,706,586 4,115,722 927,752 1,173,373 773,905 939,457 1,043,247 1,272,585 678,604 671,165 241,000 219,400 890,624 997,499 627,930 738,886 1,073,333 1,193,304 722,240 734,195 639,435 666,275 889,305 1,008,791 3,867,318 4,845,987 1,218,113 1,528,000 872,916 1,006,158 456,349 635,574 608,937 619,089 2,983,336 4,055,858 710,850 842,966 432,301 670,942 730,850 828,934 828,065 1,021,160 664,912 787,052 783,123 771,065 2,422,815 3,333,578 603,229 643,160 549,658 748,735 594,274 647,877 651,559 812,236 853,046 854,000 468,902 574,906 440,101 472,400 583,623 856,889 1,722,044 2,431,986 807,243 968,205 559,000 705,566 452,762 527,123 504,750 549,766 96,664,960 108,730,125

51.3 50.1 42.8 18.6 42.6 40.4 32.1 34.3 8.0 26.7 31.3 27.0 8.7 17.8 27.0 28.1 23.7 20.7 28.6 3.2 25.2 14.2 24.9 17.3 21.0 18.5 4.1 14.4 21.7 19.4 19.8 19.7 20.0 20.1 9.6 22.5 10.6 17.5 12.8 14.9 16.2 16.3 12.9 10.3 10.9 18.0 1.3 8.0 9.2 7.2 10.7 10.3 3.0 13.7 7.6 2.0 7.5 0.8 0.6 1.9 25.5

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In order of racecourses’ percentage contributions to overall prize-money Figures relate to prizemoney for the 12-month period April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011

EXPLANATION This table sets out the three main contributors to prizemoney with percentages of the total: 1 Racecourses’ executive and sponsorship; 2 Levy Board; 3 Owners. A small additional contribution is also made by the Divided Race Fund and the BHA Development Fund. The order is taken from the percentage in the second column of figures. This shows how much each course has contributed to prize-money, expressed as a percentage of their overall prize-money. The arrows at the end of each line are based on a comparison between the percentages for the two rolling year periods. If a racecourse has improved its position by this criteria it receives a green ‘up’ arrow. If the year-on-year percentage has decreased it receives a red ‘down’ arrow. Note: All of the figures are produced on an ‘as originally programmed’ basis, i.e. where any transferred fixtures were originally programmed rather than where the fixtures have actually taken place. However, any transferred BHA ‘National’ fixtures and ‘Regional’ fixtures are attributed to the courses where the fixtures have actually taken place. ABANDONMENTS: Please note that, occasionally, abandoned meetings distort performances relating to a track’s jump fixtures. The yearon-year percentage comparison on which this table is based can place tracks in a worse light than they deserve.

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WITH the emergence of spring the 2011 Flat season is truly underway and a host of potential stars have been staking their claims in Classic trials. British-breds have played party to their connections dreams, not least Frankel. After a long winter of hype and carrying the burden of being a short-priced 2,000 Guineas favourite, he confirmed his superiority with an authoritative win in the Group 3 Greenham Stakes at Newbury. Frankel extends his unbeaten stretch in the Group 3 Greenham Stakes

A homebred filly of Prince Faisal Salmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Denford Stud, Rimth, a daughter of Oasis Dream, was held at the rear of the field by jockey Christophe Soumillon but showed an impressive turn of foot in the final furlong to weave her way through the field and win cosily by one and a quarter lengths. Doubts have to remain concerning the fillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pedigree as she is from a speedy family and the Newmarket hill could expose her stamina limitations. The French trials at Maisons-Laffitte produced a Qipco 1,000 Guineas candidate in Moolight Cloud. Trained by Freddy Head, the British-bred daughter of Invincible Spirit recorded a pillar-to-post victory in the Group 3 Prix Imprudence by two lengths and when asked to quicken she obliged in the fashion of a classy individual. After the race, Head indicated that she will take her place in the line-up at Newmarket on May 1.

Although jockey Tom Queally struggled to settle the son of Galileo in the early stages, Frankel had only to be shaken up to record a four length win. Trainer Henry Cecil stated that the unbeaten colt was only 80 per cent fit and he should come on hugely for the race and is justifiably a short-priced favourite for the Qipco 2,000 Guineas on April 30. Rimth cemented her Guineas aspirations with an impressive win in the Group 3 Fred Darling Stakes. However the filly does not hold an entry in either the Qipco 1,000 Guineas or the French equivalent, the Poule dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Essai des Pouliches at Longchamp, so would have to be supplemented for both.

Dansili, sire of Prix Djebel winner Surfrider

On the same card, Banstead Manor Studâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stallion Dansili posted his first Group 3 race of the season when his son Surfrider took the important trial the Prix Djebel. A 105,000gns purchase at the 2009 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1, Surfrider looks a promising sort and will head the line-up for the Poule dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Essai des Poulains at Longchamp.

in the spotlight BAHRI IN a month when top-class jump action blends into the start of the Flat season, one stallion enjoying success under both codes is Bahri. Bahri has made a splash twice in the last month, first as sire of Lancelot, a Listed winner last season who landed the valuable HH The Emirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trophy in Qatar at the end of March, and again with Gilbarry, an easy winner of the Grade 2 Future Champion Novicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Chase at Ayr. Bahri

The son of Riverman is a new recruit this season to Frank and Susan Corbettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Girsonfield Stud in Northumberland having transferred from Derrinstown Stud last summer, and now stands alongside Millkom and Ferrule for ÂŁ2,000. Bahri, whose own racecourse exploits include a memorable victory in the 1995 Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes under a masterful tactical ride from Willie Carson, is a useful source of winners over all distances

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as evidenced by his Prix de lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arc de Triomphe winner Sakhee and more recently the Ayr Gold Cup victor Redford. The Corbetts have stood stallions for 13 years but a decision three years ago to raise the quality of the operation is now yielding plenty of positive results. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bahri has changed our lives,â&#x20AC;? Susan Corbett says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a small stud in Northumberland and it was a struggle to get people to send their mares here as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not exactly close to major transport links. Bahri has changed all that though. He is attracting plenty of mares of his own and the other stallions are getting more because of him too.â&#x20AC;? Redfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ayr Gold Cup victory last September, followed by victory in another valuable handicap at Ascot, was a great way to announce Bahriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrival at stud in Britain, and since then he has sired a steady succession of winners under both codes. A high fertility rate this season is also an encouraging sign that at 19, Bahri is more than capable of siring top performers. As Corbett explains: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We call him the ultimate professional. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so good to deal with and so good with his mares as well. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting mainly Flat mares this season, but there are some National Hunt mares too and every day weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting more enquiries about him.â&#x20AC;?

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Be there... MAY 4–6 May festival, Chester Top class racing, an electric atmosphere and sunny weather are just three reasons why the Roodee is one of the most popular destinations for racing fans and socialites alike to kick off the summer season.

MAY 11–13 Dante meeting, York A key prep for the following month’s Epsom showpiece and the first meeting of what is always a buzzing season on the Knavesmire.

JUNE 4 The Derby, Epsom Witness history being made in the defining race of the Flat season. And for those fans of cult Channel 4 documentary My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, a chance to witness the stars of the show in their natural habitat!

JUNE 14–18 Royal Ascot The jewel in Flat racing’s crown set against a magnificent backdrop of British pageantry at its best. We are all allowed to indulge once a year.

JUNE 27 Cider Festival, Windsor The summer season at Windsor is under way and what better way to spend a Monday night than watching quality racing whilst sipping a local cider on the banks of the Thames.

Dan Davis, Assistant Producer, At The Races “While I think the Champions’ Series is a pretty good idea to regiment the Flat season, I don’t think it’ll make much difference in attracting new people. “Understanding horseracing is like learning a whole new language for people that don’t know the game, so a slight change in the programme can’t be much of a help. My flat mate, who I have subjected to a lot of horseracing, both on TV and at several courses, asked me about Sea The Stars before he was to run in the Arc. He said: ‘Didn’t he run in the National this year?’

NGC onto a winner at D espite the balmy spring temperatures heralding the start of the Flat season, the final National Hunt meeting of the Newbury season set the scene for the first of the Next Generation Club events of 2011. The day began bright and early by nonracing folks’ standards, at 10am. The tranquility of the Lambourn countryside was momentarily interrupted as 50 young racing enthusiasts descended on Weathercock House Stables to be greeted by resident trainer Warren Greatrex, his wife Tessa, two small children and a Cocker Spaniel puppy. Once the focus was reluctantly diverted from the puppy, the group was introduced to our host, all the while trying to avoid the perils of a busy training yard at full tilt. Despite a few near misses as several horses, understandably shocked by the invading mob, skittered across the yard, attendees had a chance to chat with Warren and ask him plenty of questions about his role and daily routine as a trainer. We proceeded onto the trotting ring unscathed, where we had a closer look at third lot completing their routine exercise. If Warren had got off lightly with the initial line of questioning, it seems our group had fully warmed up by phase two, grilling the trainer

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on the intricacies of wind operations, the differences in French and British training techniques, and the merits of various allweather surfaces. Luckily the unflappable trainer took them all in his stride and even stuck around for phase three of the morning, which saw us follow him onto the gallops for a closer look at the facilities. After pinning Warren down for a winning tip for the following day at Wincanton, we managed to glean some very cautionary positives about his outsider set to line up in the bumper later that day. Turbo du Ranch may have come with a warning but as far as the group of Newbury-bound racing fledglings were concerned, his forecast price of 33-1 was too much to miss out on.

Talking Point... Will the British Champions’ Series make Flat racing easier to follow and attract new fans? “Horseracing is always going to be fighting a losing battle as it’s difficult to follow. Champions’ Day at Ascot will provide a more marketable day, allowing more people to attend at a more prestigious track that newcomers will want to visit. “The day needs to go alongside the Grand National and Derby day in the television coverage it is given and the way it’s presented to the public. “Horseracing’s quirky idiosyncrasies are what makes the sport difficult to get into in the first place but are what keeps its supporters enthused. Trying to play around with the traditions may attract new fans but could just as easily push existing fans away. “Racing For Change needs to tread carefully when making changes, but with the

Champions Series’ I don’t think it can be a bad initiative.”

Laurence Jones, Student “I’m actually looking forward to seeing how it will pan out. I think that Champions’ Day is a good idea, though personally I would have had it at Newmarket. “I’d be surprised if trainers change running plans to suit the series, although perhaps they might later on when current standings are known. The one reservation I’d have was that the old Order of Merit for National Hunt horses didn't really take off, therefore why should this? THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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Newbury Armed with this new-found knowledge, the group headed on to Newbury, where the racecourse had kindly allocated us a paddock pavilion to serve as a base for the day. In the absence of any true racing celebrities, NGC committee members took to the mic for a run through of the card to pick a few selections for each race, a task which made the ever shrewd Sam Hoskins considerably more popular with the group than me. Coming and going between the pavilion, the betting ring and finish line made for an enjoyable day and several members of the party still had enough in their pocket for a cheeky each-way on Warren’s bumper runner in the last. The price quickly plummeted from an opening 33-1 to 16-1 by post-time as bookies looked to one another in bewilderment when the very same amateurs who had earlier held up the queue now laid down their cash with conviction. A thoroughly enjoyable and informative day was duly capped with the ecstasy of a big-priced winner, made all the sweeter by the fact there were no more races in which to give any back. The NGC certainly gained a few fans with considerably heavier wallets by the end of day. A worrying precedent to set!

“If the trainers and owners support it, then it will work and produce more competitive rivalries between horses with the possibility of Kauto Star/Denman type battles, which will only see more people following the sport. However, if trainers do not follow it and aim horses specifically at the races, then I can’t see it lasting.”

Will Boddy, Fixed Income Trader

“Looking in from the outside, the British Champions’ Series should be an important addition to the racing calendar. It is definitely going to raise the profile of British Flat racing and, hopefully, eventually rank up there in terms of prestige and coverage with jump meetings such as Cheltenham. “As someone who doesn’t work in racing, I don’t get time to follow it as much as I would like and anything that can help to flag up the main events and get the key information out into the mainstream is going to be positive.” THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

Q&A ROGER VARIAN has succeeded Michael Jarvis to take up the reins at Kremlin House What was your background in the racing industry prior to taking over at Kremlin House? I was fortunate as a kid to grow up with the opportunity to ride and I was always fanatical about racing. My first ‘working’ experience was spending weekends and holidays riding out at Alan and Lawney Hill’s, then a point-topoint yard in Oxfordshire. I moved to California at 15, finished school out there and then spent six months riding track work at Hollywood Park for Frank Garza Jnr. When I moved back to the UK, I made an inauspicious start to my career in the saddle, breaking my shoulder blade in my first point-to-point. I should have realised then that I wouldn’t make a jump jockey but I persisted for another few years; spending nearly three seasons at Josh Gifford’s as an amateur/conditional jockey. During that time, I spent two summer holidays away from Josh, in Newmarket, working for a certain Michael Jarvis. That, of course, would be an important stage in my career, not that I knew it at the time! When I finished with Josh, I spent a brief three months riding for Jack Fisher in Maryland, USA, and rode three winners. My return to the UK in May 2001 coincided with there being a position open for me to join Michael as assistant trainer. I jumped at the chance. At the end of the year, with Michael having trained Ameerat to win the 1,000 Guineas, Morshdi to win the Italian Derby, and Holding Court to win the French Derby, I knew then, that at the age of 22, I was sitting in a privileged seat. During your time as assistant to Michael Jarvis, what was the most valuable lesson you learned? It is hard to pinpoint the one most valuable lesson I’ve learnt from Michael because there is so much I could list. Everyone knows Michael is one of the great trainers, but he is also a great businessman. He will tell you that many good horsemen haven’t stood the test of time

because they haven’t run a tight business. He has always drilled that into me. With regards to the horses, there is so much. He trained with his eyes and his ears. He never missed a thing. He always told me: “Know your horses, detail is everything”. Give us a horse to follow or watch out for this season I am fortunate to have good numbers in the yard with a lot of unproven young horses. I hope one or two will be above average. To support the younger brigade I have half a dozen proven older horses who can hopefully continue to fly the flag this year. I am very excited about getting Alainmaar back to the track. I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him yet. If you could introduce one change or initiative to British racing what would it be? For racing to control the Tote as a wellmanaged, well-marketed system that would allow racing to compete with bookmakers. It will be a shame if the Tote is sold with racing’s interests not looked after. Do you think the Horsemen's Tariff is a good way to address the prizemoney problem? Whatever anyone says, prize-money is the biggest issue facing British racing. From the biggest owners to the smallest owners, the industry should not take for granted that these owners are happy to race for such small sums. It would take one or two of the big operations to pull out of British racing or a collective group of smaller owners to pull out for it to hit home. By then it would be too late. The Horsemen’s Tariff is as fair a way as possible for the Horsemen’s Group to stand firm in the face of falling prize-money. It’s disappointing that it has received so much negative press as it’s an initiative aimed to actually protect the sport. It needed rejigging slightly, like many new things do, but seems to be very fair as it is laid out now.

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Co-option of Julian Richmond-Watson to the TBA Board for four-year term

Julian Richmond-Watson joins TBA Board

The TBA Board has sanctioned Julian Richmond-Watson’s co-option to the TBA Board, for a four-year term with effect from April 1, 2011. Julian is the TBA’s current representative on the BHA Racing Committee and, as the industry enters a phase of restructuring, will be at the centre of the discussions between the Horsemen and Racecourse Groups. The TBA Board recognises the need to protect breeders’ interests in race planning and on the Pattern, both of which are inextricably linked to the fixture list and race programme. The number and quality of the horses produced by UK breeders are all-important factors in the structure of racing. RichmondWatson’s specific remit will be to strengthen the link between the TBA board and raceplanning negotiations. He said: “First and foremost I am an owner/breeder and I will be delighted to help

the TBA and the Horsemen’s Group in the areas of race planning and the Pattern. There is some way to go in the BHA restructure and I will work tirelessly to ensure that the Pattern and the funding required to support it is seen as a priority.” TBA Chairman Kirsten Rausing welcomed Richmond-Watson’s appointment, saying: “The TBA much appreciates Julian’s generous contribution to its work. “He possesses a unique knowledge of the race programme and Pattern, and a closer relationship with the board will help to protect breeders’ interests as the industry goes through its restructuring process. “The TBA Board will take a closer interest in all race-planning matters and it is envisaged that Julian’s advice will provide valuable support to Louise Kemble, the TBA’s representative on the Horsemen’s Group, as this process evolves.”

Diary dates and reminders MONDAY, MAY 23

TUESDAY, JUNE 21

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13

East Midlands Regional Day A visit to the Defence Animal Centre and the Army School of Equitation, Melton Mowbray.

Wales Regional Day A visit to John Deer’s Oakgrove Stud, Monmouthshire.

TUESDAY, MAY 24

MONDAY, JUNE 27

Open Regional Day Weatherbys, Northamptonshire. Whilst July 13 is exclusively for TBA members, Weatherbys will also be holding an open day on Tuesday, October 18. Please contact Weatherbys directly if you wish to attend on October 18.

West Midlands Regional Day Donald McCain’s Bankhouse Stables, Cheshire, and Richard Kent’s Mickley Stud in Shropshire.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 South East Regional Day Andrew Balding’s Kingsclere Stables, Berkshire, and Jeff Smith’s Littleton Stud, Hampshire.

TUESDAY, MAY 31 The West Regional Day A visit to Dominic Burke’s Whitley Stud, Tetbury, followed by a champagne evening reception at Highgrove House and gardens, Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

TBA Awards Dinner Tattersalls, Newmarket, kindly sponsored this year by Cheveley Park Stud. Invitations to purchase tickets will be sent to members at the beginning of May. Book early to avoid disappointment.

TUESDAY, JUNE 28 TBA AGM Tattersalls, Newmarket. The results of the Board elections will be announced at the Annual General Meeting, which will precede the Annual Seminar.

TUESDAY, JUNE 28 TBA Annual Seminar Tattersalls, Newmarket, immediately following the AGM.

THURSDAY, JULY 14 Scotland Regional Day The Duke of Roxburghe’s Floors Stud, Kelso, followed by lunch and a tour of Floors Castle and gardens.

TBA NEW MEMBERS P Buckner Esq, Suffolk. C Chapman Esq, Hampshire. T F Sage Esq, Gloucestershire. Mrs T F Sage, Gloucestershire. Mrs A Tite, Wales. Mrs R H Lalor, Ireland.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 East Anglia Regional Day Sir Mark Prescott’s Heath House Stables and Kirsten Rausing’s Lanwades Stud, Newmarket.

MONDAY, JULY 4 Yorkshire Regional Day Mark Johnston’s Kingsley House Stables.

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Adjusting to working without the default retirement age Rachel Flynn, of the TBA’s legal advisers Taylor Vinters, examines the abolition of the default retirement age and what this will mean for people working in and employing staff in the stud and stable world

The end of compulsory retirement The default retirement age of 65 is to be phased out from April 6, 2011. In the transitional period starting on this date, employers will be able to rely on the default retirement age only if they meet the following two conditions: notice of retirement must have been issued at least six months and no more than 12 months before April 5, 2011 and the employee must turn 65 before October 1, 2011. After this point any retirement based on the default retirement age, or indeed based on any set age, will amount to age discrimination unless it can be objectively justified. What will this mean for the employers who have allowed older staff to drift towards an expected retirement at 65 without actively managing performance issues? Most of us can think of members of staff whose service has been long and distinguished but does not quite come up to the modern mark, or for whom new methods and technologies have passed by. Gone are the days where 65 is marked with a gold watch and best wishes, so what will employers need to do now in order to manage an ageing workforce?

TBA Statistical Awards 2010 As the TBA Awards Dinner on Monday, June 27 is now an established date in the diary, the TBA Board has decided to extend the qualifying period for the Flat statistical awards, which is presently January 1 to November 7, to the calendar year. This criterion will come into effect for the 2011 Awards, which will be presented at the Awards Dinner in 2012. By the same token, the NH statistical Awards will in the future cover the season just ended, but for this year the old system prevails, with the awards relating to the 2009/2010 season.

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Continued use of set retirement age: objective justification? You can continue using a set retirement age if it can be objectively justified – but what does this mean? Unfortunately, the legislation and Government guidance has not been very helpful on this so far, and we will have to wait to see cases coming through the system to give us meaningful guidance. The law says that for a retirement age to be objectively justified it must be imposed in order to achieve a legitimate aim, such as workforce planning, physical requirements and health and safety issues. Further, it will need to be a proportionate means of achieving these aims. If another means – e.g. increased health and safety monitoring – would be less discriminatory – that should be adopted. Although stud managers may have general health and safety concerns about older workers – quick reaction times and good mobility being essential for working with thoroughbreds – it is important not to generalise in the absence of any hard evidence. At present, there is a lack of clarity over how employers’ attempts to objectively justify set retirement ages will be received by the courts, but watch this space for more news.

Other options One option for employers is to abandon fixed retirement ages altogether. This will mean more frequent discussions with all employees about

what their plans are. Don’t pick out only the pre-retirement ones or this will in itself be discriminatory! Given that you can no longer simply retire staff at 65, the performance of older staff will need to be managed in a way that was not necessary before. Dismissals will have to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis in the normal way via the disciplinary procedure. Unfortunately, one can foresee that this could lead to undignified exits for older workers who will be put through what they may regard as humiliating performance management procedures. At this stage our recommendation to employers is to be aware of the change in the law and review their workforce with this in mind. Cases will begin to come through the tribunals in relation to objective justification of contractual retirement ages soon enough and, when it does, we will be in a position to give some more practical and pragmatic guidance on what objective justification of a default retirement age means. As with all employment law issues, there are resources available free of charge to keep employers and employees up to date with their employment rights. Call Caroline Turnbull at the TBA, or Rachel Flynn at Taylor Vinters if you are a TBA member. Alternatively, ACAS (www.acas.org.uk) and Business Link (www.businesslink.gov.uk) are particularly helpful.

TBA Annual Seminar: Nutrition and veterinary management as a means of maximising profitability This year’s TBA Annual Seminar takes place immediately after the AGM on Tuesday, June 28 at Tattersalls and aims to help breeders improve the health, growth and development of their stock, through improved nutrition and veterinary management. Sponsored by Saracen Horse Feeds, the seminar will feature two senior representatives from Saracen’s US partner, Kentucky Equine Research, in KER President Dr Joe Pagan and resident vet Dr Brian Waldridge. Professor Jacqui Matthews of the Moredun

Institute, Edinburgh University will also present an update on her TBA/HBLB-funded research on how best to manage the increasing resistance of parasites to existing available anthelmintic drug treatment. Mark the date in your diary now. Further information will be mailed to TBA members during May. Saracen Horse Feeds will be hosting a second seminar on Tuesday, June 29 at Newbury racecourse. Again, more details to follow nearer the time.

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Breeders’ Prizes Flat HBLB Breeders’ Prizes worth £750 or more Breeder

Prize (£)

Based on date money was paid

Horse

Sire

Dam

Date

Course

Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

3,500

Nideeb

Exceed And Excel

Mantesera

26/03/2011

Lingfield Park

A H Bennett

1,500

Dubawi Gold

Dubawi

Savannah Belle

26/03/2011

Lingfield Park

J C S Wilson

750

Iver Bridge Lad

Avonbridge

Fittonia

26/03/2011

Kempton Park

See the table of breeders' prizes effective as from January 1 on the TBA website, www.thetba.co.uk

DUE W O N L A W E N E R

TBA/RCA Breeders’ Badge Scheme 2011 – 2012 If you have not yet renewed your Horseracing Privilege photo card, by updating the breeding details on the form sent from Stanstead House in the February send-out, and returning it to Weatherbys by April 30, your Breeders’ Pass Card will have expired. This means you will no

TBA Board Elections Three nominees have received the required number of signatures from Members, to take them through to the Ballot stage for the two vacancies on the Board at the end of June. Ballot papers, together with profiles on all the nominees, will be sent to Members in the sendout from Stanstead House at the beginning of

May; ballot papers must be returned to Stanstead House by 9.30 am on Friday, May 27 to count. The representatives on the TBA Board are your voice - it is important that you participate in these elections if you want your voice to be heard and we strongly urge all Members to exercise their right to vote.

The nominees going through to the ballot stage, in alphabetical order...

Richard Lancaster

Philip Newton

Weatherbys’ National Hunt Annual 68

Chris Wright

Soon to be published by Weatherbys is the 2010/11 National Hunt Annual, the jump version of the Statistical Record. Every winner and placed horse, together with any winners overseas that were conceived, bred or trained in Britain and Ireland will be listed under their respective sire. There will also be a comprehensive

longer be entitled to complimentary access to over 1,325 participating fixtures throughout the year, for you and a guest to watch a horse you have bred run. If you have misplaced the form, or have any questions, please contact Stanstead House.

Pony Club members take memorable tour of racing HQ Members of the Thetford Chase and South Norfolk branches of the Pony Club recently enjoyed a tour of Newmarket, organised by TBA regional representatives Richard and Rachel Wilson. First stop was a visit to Warren Hill with James Eustace, where the group also met Training Grounds Manager Nick Patton. Following a tour of Park Lodge Stables, the group moved on to the British Racing School, where they were able to demonstrate their race riding skills on the racehorse simulators. The day ended at the Newmarket Equine Hospital, where a number of the group proved to be budding veterinary surgeons, demonstrating excellent knowledge of horse health problems. The TBA is most grateful to Richard and Rachel Wilson and to James Eustace, the British Racing School and the NEH for hosting such a enjoyable day.

index to dams. This title is an essential tool in helping National Hunt breeders with their mating plans. The book costs £40 plus p&p and can be ordered by telephoning Lauren Roberts at Weatherbys on 01933 440077 ext. 2238, or through the online bookshop at www.weatherbysshop.co.uk THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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Words Alan Yuill Walker

MARCH 2011

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Holmwood Legend sprang a 25-1 surprise at the Festival

One of Midnight Legendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progeny trained by Pat Rodford at his small stable in Somerset was responsible for the January Breeder of the Month; remarkably there was a repeat scenario regarding the March award. Januaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accolade was earned by Sparky May, who went on to finish an honourable second at the Cheltenham Festival in the David Nicholson Maresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hurdle on the opening day, and then the little fancied Holmwood Legend triumphed in the Grade 3 Byrne Group Plate on the Thursday, despite having gained a penalty for his success over fences at Sandown the previous Saturday. So a sensational double for Rodford and his stable jockey Keiran Burke, as well as for Holmwood Legendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breeder Phyllis Underhill, who wins six sacks of Blue Chip Original and some Blue Chip clothing. At Cheltenham, Holmwood Legend scored from Midnight Legendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter Aimigayle, with three more of the stallionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current winners in the field, Call Me A Legend, Storymaker and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m A Legend. This is a West Country success story through and through. Like Rodford, Phyllis Underhill comes from Somerset. Her home at Bradfordon-Tone is between Wellington and Taunton, as is the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ford Farm at Norton Fitzwarren, where Holmwood Legend was reared. As well as farming, her son Philip is a building contractor involved in plant hire. He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mother gave up breeding only a few years ago because of old age. We had organised a private box at Wincanton racecourse to celebrate her 90th birthday on April 17. But she then broke a hip and went into hospital so we had to cancel it all, which was a shame.â&#x20AC;? West-Hatch-Spirit, the dam of Holmwood Legend, was bred by the Withers family of Southill Stud, near Cullompton, in Devon, and trained for them by former jump jockey George Knight at his yard at Lower West Hatch, near Taunton (hence the name). Knightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner is Virginia Withers and they actually foaled Holmwood Legend. It was after West-Hatch-Spirit had made a solitary appearance as a three-year-old that she was purchased by Phyllis Underhill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The filly suffered from chips in her knees,â&#x20AC;? recalled Knight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mrs Underhill, who has had horses down here for many years, was looking for a potential mare at the time to run with the sheep at home and we thought West-Hatch-Spirit might do.â&#x20AC;? Holmwood Legend made two appearances at the Ascot sales â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as a fiveTHOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

year-old in August 2006 when realising ÂŁ1,600, and as an eight-year-old when purchased by his present owner, Brian Derrick, for ÂŁ6,000. In between he had gained two wide-margin wins in point-to-points. Since then he has notched six chase victories, his Cheltenham Festival exploits more than doubling his previous earnings. The son of Midnight Legend is the intermediate of only three thoroughbred foals produced by his dam. The first was his elder ownbrother Midnight Spirit, who is trained by his owner Fred Sutherland at East Garston and won his maiden over hurdles at Chepstow last year as a ten-year-old. Third of the trio was an Environment Friend filly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, she died as a yearling,â&#x20AC;? said Knight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was found dead out in the field. West-Hatch-Spirit herself was put down in 2009 as she was suffering from arthritis. By then she had had two non-thoroughbred foals by our own performance stallion.â&#x20AC;? Just to emphasise the Somerset connection, West-Hatch-Spirit was by Forzando, who used to stand at Dick Fowlstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Britton House Stud, near Crewkerne. On the distaff side her third dam Media was an own-sister to the 1959 Derby winner Parthia, ancestress of the close relatives Young Ern and Young Mick.

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TBA representatives Robert Waley-Cohen and Louise Kemble present Simon and Miranda Willes, centre, with Easter Legend’s trophy

From the circus ring to the racecourse The EBF/TBA Mares’ Novices’ Chase Final winner Easter Legend may have inherited more than just her startling white face from an unusual ancestor, whose circus skills included an extraordinary jumping talent Seven-year-old Easter Legend became the latest big-race winner for her sire Midnight Legend when winning the EBF/TBA Mares’ Novices’ Chase Final at Newbury on March 26. Her victory was also a cause for great celebration for her owner/breeder Simon Willes, who has had a long association with the mare’s family. Willes, who is busy deciding on a suitable stallion for his star mare as she enters her second career, says: “We are still on cloud nine and very proud of our mare with the big white face. This chasing breeding line goes back to a half-sister of Easter Hero and has been in my family for 80 years. “The EBF Chase comes quite late in the season, which makes it quite a rush to get her to stud in time. I'm spending most of the day looking through stallion statistics. “Easter Legend is just a bit too important to us to take the risk of carrying on racing with her, although so many people have told us that she has more potential on the racecourse.” With the shortlist of potential suitors comprising Flemensfirth, Presenting and Robin Des Champs, Easter Legend is set to be covered in Ireland in her first year at stud but will return to England with the likelihood

being that she will then visit Kayf Tara, who stands close to the Willes family’s farm at Aldsworth, Gloucestershire. The family’s foundation mare was Easter Beauty, foaled in 1926 and a half-sister to the dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Easter Hero. She was ridden and trained by Willes’s father Maurice on the gallops at the old Bibury racecourse. Her dam, the half-bred Easter Week, has some rather startling forebears. Willes explains: “I still have an article from the Horse & Hound of March 27, 1981. It highlighted Arabian strains in top chasers and told the story of Arab Maid, the fourth dam of Easter Week, who started as a circus horse in Eire and was reputed to have cleared 30ft from take off to landing. “We wonder whether Easter Legend's unusual markings and big white face are a throwback!” Easter Legend's dam, the unraced Easter Comet, was inherited by Willes on the death of his father. He says: “When my father died in 2000, I was left with one filly only. Easter Comet was from the old line and was by Gunner B, who had a reputation for toughness.” Having decided to attempt to revive the

line that had served his family so well, Willes sent Easter Comet to the home of her late sire, Shade Oak Stud, to be covered by Alflora, but the mating was not a success and a change of plan was required. “Richard Heyman came up with Midnight Legend, who was then relatively unknown,” recalls Willes. “Kath Holmes and Pitchall Stud [home of Midnight Legend] were the perfect choice but we then hit trouble with Easter Comet's feet and it took intervention from Olympic vet Jenny Hall to save her.” Fortunately for Willes and his wife Miranda, Easter Comet survived and produced in the breeder’s own words “a funny looking chestnut filly”, her first foal, Easter Legend. In subsequent years she has also produced the five-year-old Easter Meteor to Midnight Legend. He, like his full-sister, is trained by Emma Lavelle, and has been placed three times to date, once in a bumper and in two hurdle races. Easter Comet’s youngsters still to run are Easter Dancer, a four-year-old filly by Karinga Bay, a two-year-old gelding by Kayf Tara named Paskalis (Greek for Easter Man), and she has a Presenting filly foal at foot. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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From Foal to Finish Nutrition and veterinary management to maximise profitability The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association invites you to their Annual Seminar, hosted by Saracen Horse Feeds. The event will feature speakers from the internationally renowned research organisation, Kentucky Equine Research. Their president, Dr Joe Pagan, Ph.D, and resident veterinarian, Dr Bryan Waldridge, DVM, MS, will present current research findings alongside leading parasitologist, Professor Jacqui Matthews, Chair of Veterinary Immunobiology at the University of Edinburgh, who will present her research funded by the TBA/HBLB.

Some of the topics that will be covered include: • Feeding for maximal reproductive efficiency • Infections in foals (Lawsonia intracellularis, Rhodococcus equi) and foaling complications in mares (High-risk pregnancies & Hemoabdomen) • Small strongyles in horses : have the worms turned? • The balancing act of growing a sound, athletic horse There will also be an update on Weatherby’s breeding statistics and additional veterinary information.

Please join us on: Tuesday 28th June at Tattersalls, Newmarket Or: Wednesday 29th June at Newbury Racecourse Tickets available from: Caroline Turnbull at the TBA to pre-register 01638 661321 email:caroline@thetba.co.uk

World-class nutrition, world-class results. For further information, telephone Polly Bonnor on 01488 73456 or visit www.saracenhorsefeeds.com. Saracen Thoroughbred Office: The Old Bank, Market Place, Lambourn, Berkshire RG17 8XU.

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VET FORUM: THE EXPERT VIEW By JAMES TATE BVMS MRCVS

Turf versus synthetics Statistics suggest that the safety gap between grass and artificial surfaces is narrowing, to such an extent that the latter could one day even produce fewer racehorse injuries

acing in Britain has been run on turf for centuries and injury statistics still suggest that it is the safest racing surface. However, recent advances in synthetic surfaces have reduced the gap between the injury rates seen on turf versus synthetics to a surprisingly narrow margin. This article will examine how the types of injuries seen on synthetic surfaces compared to turf can aid our understanding of the differences between these surfaces. It is still widely accepted that ‘good’ turf is the safest racing surface but a turf track can stand only so much racing and injury rates can increase significantly with extremes of weather, particularly if it is dry and the track becomes hard. This is what led to the advent of alternative training and racing surfaces. The United States and several other countries turned to ‘dirt’, simply a mixture of sand and soil. However, whilst racing on dirt is still very popular in the US, injury rates are considerably higher on dirt than turf (Mohammed et al. 1991 etc), hence the introduction of the sandbased synthetic surfaces in the 1980s. Racing now takes place on synthetics all over the world, for example there are Polytrack, Tapeta, Cushion Track and Pro-ride racetracks in the United States, and the famous Meydan racecourse in Dubai opened its Tapeta track in 2010. However, this article will analyse the injuries that occurred between 2005 and 2009 on the five British ‘all-weather’ racecourses of Lingfield, Wolverhampton, Kempton, Southwell and Great Leighs, and

compare them with the injuries seen on British turf tracks during the same period. By comparing the frequency and types of injuries seen on turf, versus synthetics, we can gain a unique insight into how the surfaces affect the horse’s limbs and why certain injuries might be more prevalent on one surface rather than another.

How does turf vary from the synthetic surfaces? When a GoingStick is inserted into ‘good’ turf, there is a ‘tight’ crust on top and then give below the surface, before the stick gradually grinds to a halt as it enters the most compact soil beneath. However, when a stick is inserted into a synthetic surface it easily glides through the loose material on top prior to coming to a rather abrupt halt when it hits the sand-based ‘pan’ underneath, and then there is the knowledge that below this there is an even firmer tarmac membrane. Having said that, whilst the ‘pan’ seems very solid, there is a significant amount of ‘spring’ or ‘cushion’ associated with it, particularly in the synthetic surfaces that contain large amounts of wax, rubber and fibres. Extensive motion and video analysis of horses galloping on different types of surfaces has been carried out, but even more work is necessary to try to ascertain exactly how the type of surface affects the horse’s limbs. However, some valuable information can be gained by simply watching horses galloping and racing, and by looking at the

TURF

SYNTHETICS

CANNON

PASTERN

PELVIS

SHOULDER

KNEE

PELVIS

SHOULDER

FOREARM

SESAMOID

KNEE

TIBIA

FEMUR

SESAMOID

FOREARM

TIBIA

A table detailing the most common fractures that occur during Flat races run on turf and synthetics in Britain (BHA Equine Welfare database: 2005 – 2009). They reveal that by far the most common type of fracture on any type of surface are cannon bone and pastern fractures. However, there are notable differences; for example, upper front limb injuries such as shoulder and forearm fractures appear to be more common in races run on synthetic surfaces. Conversely, upper hind limb injuries, such as tibial fractures and to a lesser extent pelvic fractures, appear to be more common in turf races

hoofprints. When a horse’s foot lands on turf, it breaks through the tight crust and then slides to a halt. In contrast, when a horse’s foot lands on a synthetic surface it very quickly brushes through the loose material on top before coming to a rather sudden halt as it hits the solid (although slightly springy) pan underneath. So how does this affect the injuries seen?

Cannon bone fractures – the most common type of fracture on any surface Note the ‘sliding’ effect and the depth of the hoofprint as the horse’s foot gradually comes to a halt on turf compared to the perfect hoofprint just a couple of inches below the surface, with no sliding effect, seen on the synthetic surface

It is well established that fractures of the ‘cannon’ or ‘third metacarpal’ bone are by far the most common type of fracture on any surface and the BHA Equine Welfare database confirms this. There are a few different types THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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veterinary surgeons a false impression?

Forelimb injuries – more common on synthetics Having already noted that cannon bone fractures are more common in forelimbs on synthetics than turf, it then seems all the more significant that forearm and shoulder fractures are also more common on synthetics. Given that these injuries are primarily caused by the impact and stress that the forelimbs take when galloping, could it be that although the synthetic surfaces have some cushion, the slide effect on turf is more effective at protecting horses against these forelimb injuries?

Hindlimb injuries – more common on turf

An outside or ‘lateral’ condylar fracture. Cannon bone fractures are by far the most common type of fracture seen on turf or synthetics

The classical ‘split’ pastern has been traditionally viewed as a turf injury, but BHA Equine Welfare database statistics suggest otherwise

of cannon bone fracture but the most common is the ‘condylar fracture’, which received so much publicity last summer when it brought Harbinger’s racing career to an abrupt end. Interestingly, cannon bone injuries seem to be slightly more common in front legs on synthetic surfaces and in hind legs on turf.

1998. In addition, on further examination of the research available it is interesting that the risk of a pastern fracture seems to be significantly higher during racing than training. Could it simply be that the risk of a pastern fracture increases with speed and because most gallops and races in Britain take place on turf this has given trainers and

Having noted that forelimb injuries are more common on synthetics, it is very interesting that the BHA statistics suggest that exactly the opposite is true with regard to hindlimb injuries. There seems to be a greater risk of suffering a fracture of the tibia and hind cannon bone on turf when compared to synthetics, and the exact BHA statistics also indicate that pelvic fractures are slightly more common on turf. So why would the slide effect on turf not protect against injuries in the hindlimb as it does in the forelimb? A number of possible reasons have been suggested. First, that it is somehow related to jumping out of the stalls on turf – after all, it is not uncommon to see a horse suffer a hindlimb injury, such as a pelvic fracture, shortly after jumping out of the stalls. However, if this was the case it would not explain why statistics show that pelvic and tibial fractures are seen even more frequently in bumpers run on turf

Pastern fractures – surprisingly less common on turf than synthetics Pastern fractures are a very common injury in British racing and the most common type is the classical ‘split’ pastern, which runs down the middle of the bone when viewed from the front. Traditionally, many trainers and veterinary surgeons have considered ‘split pasterns’ to be more common on turf and the theory behind this was that there is thought to be a rotational force involved in the injury that might be more common on uneven ground, for example, a soft patch in a dip on a turf track. However, the BHA Equine Welfare database statistics not only suggest that this is not the case but indicate that pastern fractures could in fact be slightly more common on synthetics than turf. Whilst these statistics may be surprising, this is not the first time this has been suggested, as Williams et al. found the same during their study of British Flat racing between 1996 and THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

Forelimb fractures are statistically more common on synthetic surfaces than turf. Could the slide effect on turf protect against these forelimb fractures?

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VET FORUM: THE EXPERT VIEW unique insight into the differences between turf and synthetic surfaces. However, before any conclusions are drawn, it must be pointed out that there are limitations to this comparison. First, all synthetic surfaces vary, for example, Southwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fibresand surface is quite different to the Polytrack surfaces seen at the other four courses. Also, the way in which a synthetic track is maintained can make a significant difference to the way in which it rides; after a few years the track becomes â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;tiredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, the wax content reduces and the surface becomes very different to its original form. With regard to turf tracks, maintenance such as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Verti-Drainingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, watering and replacing divots can make a difference to the ground, and the weather can have a huge impact on injury rates. Finally, no

track is identical. Some of the more undulating, such as Epsom, Chester and Goodwood, should not really be compared to all-weather courses, which are essentially flat. Nevertheless, we have learnt a considerable amount. Given how different a synthetic surface is to turf it is amazing that their overall injury rates are so similar. The main difference seems to be that forelimb fractures are more common on synthetics and hindlimb fractures are more common on turf, and although the reasons are not certain, there is a good chance that the slide effect on turf plays a significant part. Synthetic surfaces must be applauded for the progress they have made in recent years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it is not inconceivable that one day they may even be safer than turf.

Tibial fractures are more common on turf than synthetics

where there are no stalls. The second theory is a little more convincing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; could the same slide effect on turf that was fracture-protective for forelimb fractures actually increase the risk of fracture in the hindlimb, particularly on undulating tracks? After all, the way in which the thoroughbredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hindlimb lands is completely different to the forelimb because it is the hindlimb that provides the vast majority of its propulsion. In fact, video-analysis carried out by Bryce et al. in 2010, studying a group of horses galloping on turf and Tapeta, found that whilst the forelimb slides only marginally further on turf than Tapeta, the hindlimb slides approximately 50% further on turf. This seems to support the theory that the slide effect on turf which may serve to protect the forelimb could increase the risk of fracture in the hindlimb.

Discussion and conclusion In summary, the injury statistics from the BHA Equine Welfare database provide us with a

Hindlimb fractures are more common on turf than synthetics. Could the same slide effect on turf that was fracture-protective for forelimb fractures actually increase the risk of fracture in the hindlimb, particularly on undulating tracks?

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Japan’s loss is New Zealand’s gain Pentire was evicted early from Shadai but has been influential in the southern hemisphere

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onduit and Harbinger, the last two winners of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, have renewed a trend for winners of Ascot’s middle-distance championship to head to Japan for their stallion careers. Although Montjeu, Galileo, Azamour, Hurricane Run, Dylan Thomas and Duke Of Marmalade are all safely ensconced in Ireland, there was a time when the European industry often failed to hang on to its winners of this premier event. Dancing Brave, Generous and Lammtarra were sent to Japan after starting their careers in Newmarket, and Opera House, Pentire and Alamshar all headed directly to the Far East. Pentire left for Shadai Stallion Station at the end of 1996, after a career which had seen the son of Be My Guest win eight of his 18 starts. The highlights of his three-year-old season included an easy victory over the future St Leger winner Classic Cliche in the King Edward VII Stakes, a game defeat of Singspiel in the Great Voltigeur and a victory over the future Arc runner-up Freedom Cry in the Irish Champion Stakes. Then, at four, his finishing speed proved too much for Classic Cliche and Shaamit in the King George.

Pentire, left, holds off Shaamit and Classic Cliche to land the 1996 King George

had a Japanese St Leger second in his first crop and the Group winners Meiner Amundsen, Craft Work, One More Chatter and Meiner Dupre in his next three crops, his main success has come from the years he has spent in New Zealand. These southern hemisphere seasons have yielded as many as ten Group 1 winners, including two in 2011. At the beginning of April the six-year-old gelding Rangirangdoo

Pentire was bred well enough to win a Derby. His dam, the Ribblesdale winner Gull Nook, was by a Derby winner, Mill Reef, and his second dam, Bempton, was by another in Blakeney. What’s more, Bempton was a halfsister to one of Mill Reef’s Derby winners, Shirley Heights, so there is no fault to be found with Pentire’s bloodlines. However, he ultimately failed to meet Shadai’s very high standards. Although he

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added the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes in Australia to his earlier success in the Doncaster Handicap. Rangirangdoo has gained all his five Group successes from six furlongs to a mile, and speed has also been the main asset of Mufhasa, Pentire’s other toplevel winner of 2011. His previous Group 1 winners include Zarita (South Australian Derby and Australasian Oaks), Xcellent (New Zealand Derby), Pantani (South Australian Derby) and Markus Maximus (West Australian Derby). Pentire’s name has also featured in connection with another top-class galloper, as his daughter Pentamerous is the dam of Shoot Out, the High Chaparral gelding who landed the Randwick Guineas and AJC Derby in 2010. It is always tempting to wonder whether a stallion would have fared better in a different environment. Would Pentire, for example, have become an important stallion had he stayed in Britain or Ireland? I suspect not. He spent several seasons in Germany in the mid-2000s, but sired nothing better than a handful of Listed winners in Germany, plus a couple more in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. There is also Be My Guest’s overall record as a sire of sires to take into account. His sons Assert, Most Welcome, Pelder, Anfield, Double Bed and What A Guest all sired northern hemisphere Grade/Group 1 winners, with Most Welcome achieving a respectable total of three. Also Astronef, Charmer and Go And Go all sired Group winners. However, none of these sons could be described as a runaway success.

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NH breeders Festival Chase and Sprinter Sacre filled the same position behind Al Ferof in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. Another of Monsun’s French-based sons, the 2006 Derby Italiano winner Gentlewave, has his first three-year-olds running in 2011 and he has made a bright start, with his son Genzy impressing at Saint-Cloud at the end of March. Monsun has been an exceptional servant to German breeding, but he is a greatgrandson of the Irish stallion Tamerlane, whose sons Tiger, Boreen, Cassim and Tycoon II made an impact on the jumping scene in the 1970s and 1980s. It was Tiger who sired the brilliant but ill-fated chaser Killiney and it was a Tamerlane mare who produced Grittar, the Grand National winner.

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J J The Jet Plane, second right, bursts through the gloom to win at Meydan

Jet is truly the master in South Africa The award for the finest performance, from a breeding viewpoint, at the Dubai World Cup meeting undoubtedly should go to Darara. For the second successive year she supplied the winner of the richly endowed Dubai Sheema Classic, with Rewilding easily following in the footsteps of his halfsister Dar Re Mi. This would be remarkable enough, but the daughter of Top Ville was 22 when she foaled Dar Re Mi and 24 when she produced Rewilding. I suspect it will be a long time before we see something comparable from any other veteran mares. On the score of stallions, the honours probably went to the South African stallion Jet Master, who was responsible for two of the top ten earners during the winter in the UAE, thanks to the efforts of the mare River Jetez and the gelding J J The Jet Plane. The mare won the Group 2 Balanchine Stakes prior to excelling herself when second to Presvis in the Dubai Duty Free, and her three starts earned her the equivalent of around £730,000. J J The Jet Plane also collected considerable earnings in recording a handicap success and in winning the Al Quoz Sprint for a second time. Jet Master has also been hitting the headlines in his native South Africa and at April 3 he held top position on the leading sires’ list. He owed his lead partly to the successes of his daughter Ebony Flyer in the Cape Fillies Guineas and of his son Past Master in the J & B Met. Past Master’s success means that Jet Master has achieved the remarkable feat of siring the winner of this very prestigious race in each of the last five years, thanks to Horse of the Year Pocket Power in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and to Pocket Power’s sister River Jetez in 2010. These victories have paved the way for four consecutive sires’ championships, with a fifth looking imminent.

His latest J & B Met winner, Past Master, was conceived in 2005, when Jet Master’s fee stood at R20,000. Becoming champion first-crop sire and sire of two-year-olds propelled his fee to R65,000 in 2006, before it shot up to R200,000 following his first general sires’ championship in 2007. He maintained that level in 2008 but the global downturn saw his fee revised to R170,000 in 2009 and to R150,000 last year. At current exchange rates, R150,000 equates to around £13,700, but Jet Master was responsible for the top two lots at the Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale, which sold for R3,200,000 and R3,000,000 – approximately £289,000 and £270,000. Jet Master was born in 1994, a son of the royally-bred Rakeen. One of the last sons of Northern Dancer, Rakeen was a half-brother to Rahy and Singspiel and wasn’t seen out until late in his three-year-old season, when he scored at Wolverhampton and Doncaster for John Gosden. He proved a good buy for South Africa, scoring at Grade 2 and Grade 3 levels at around a mile and a quarter in his new home, and finishing third to Flaming Rock and Al Mufti in the important Rothmans July. Jet Master was his most successful representative, notching up eight Grade 1 successes from five furlongs to a mile during his 16-race career. He was named Horse of the Year for 1999/2000. Jet Master has some distinguished bloodlines. In addition to being by a son of Northern Dancer, he is out of a mare by Rollins, a stallion whose sire was American Horse of the Year Damascus and whose dam Glorious Spring was a sister to the brilliant Roberto. He is inbred 4 x 4 to the influential Hail To Reason. Of course, River Jetez and J J The Jet Plane are among an increasingly impressive number of horses acting as excellent ambassadors for the South African industry.

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DATA BOOK STAKES RESULTS

European Pattern Margins 1.5, 3.75. Time 2:03.42 (0.58). Going Standard.

1 PRIX EXBURY G3 SAINT-CLOUD. March 19. 4yo+. 2000m.

1. POLYTECHNICIEN (USA) 5 8-9 £34,483 ch h by Royal Academy - Golden Party (Seeking The Gold) O/B-Wertheimer et Frere TR-A Fabre 2. Cirrus des Aigles (FR) 5 9-2 £13,793 b g by Even Top - Taille de Guepe (Septieme Ciel) O-JCA Dupouy B-Y Lelimouzin, B Deschamps TR-Mme C Barande-Barbe 3. Silver Pond (FR) 4 9-2 £10,345 gr c by Act One - Silver Fame (Quest For Fame) O/B-Haras Du Quesnay TR-C Laffon-Parias Margins 0.5, 1.5. Time 2:10.50 (slow 6.10). Going Soft. Age 2-5

Starts 13

Wins 6

Places 3

Earned £120,777

Sire: ROYAL ACADEMY. Sire of 152 Stakes winners. In 2011 - POLYTECHNICIEN Seeking The Gold G3.

Age 2-4

Starts 13

Wins 5

Places 5

Earned £100,668

Sire: EXCEED AND EXCEL. Sire of 32 Stakes winners. In 2011 - NIDEEB In The Wings G3, ANEVAY Hennessy LR, CANALI Barathea LR, CHINCHILLA Eternity Range LR, REBEL CALL Encosta de Lago LR, SPIN CYCLE Spinning World LR, WAVEBAND Wolfhound LR. 1st Dam: Mantesera by In The Wings. unraced. Own sister to CLOUD CASTLE. Dam of 1 winner: 2005: Zam Zoom (f Dalakhani) unraced. Broodmare. 2007: NIDEEB (c Exceed And Excel) Sold 20,000gns yearling at TAOC2. 5 wins at 2 to 4, Winter Derby G3, Churchill S LR, Winkfield S LR, 2nd Wild Flower S LR, Ascendant S LR, 3rd Bet365 James Seymour S LR. 2008: Thunder Force (g Shirocco) unraced to date.

2nd Dam: PARTYGOER by Secretariat. 1 win in USA. Dam of DARE AND GO (c Alydar: Strub S G1, Pacific Classic G1, 2nd Hollywood Derby G1, Secretariat S G1, Hollywood Turf H G), GO DEPUTY (c Deputy Minister: Sword Dancer Invitational S G1, 2nd Canadian International S G1, Man O’War S G1, Gulfstream Park Breeders’ Cup S G1). Grandam of QUIET ROYAL, ACAGO, SANDWAKI, BERINGOER, NO DREAM.

2nd Dam: LUCAYAN PRINCESS by High Line. 2 wins at 2 Sweet Solera S LR. Dam of LUSO (c Salse: Derby Italiano G1, Aral-Pokal G1 (twice), Deutschland Preis G1, 2nd Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud G1, Prix Ganay G1, Gran Premio del Jockey Club G1, Gran Premio di Milano G1 (twice), Aral-Pokal G1, Grosser Preis von Baden G1, Europa Preis G1), WARRSAN (c Caerleon: Coronation Cup G1 (twice), Grosser Preis von Baden G1 (twice), 2nd Eclipse S G1, Gran Premio di Milano G1, 3rd Gran Premio del Jockey Club G1, Credit Suisse Private Banking Pokal G1, Hong Kong Vase G1), NEEDLE GUN (c Sure Blade: Gallinule S G2, 2nd St James’s Palace S G1, Derby Italiano G1, Premio Presidente della Repubblica G1 (3 times), 3rd Premio Roma G1), CLOUD CASTLE (f In The Wings: Nell Gwyn S G3, 2nd Prix Vermeille G1, 3rd Yorkshire Oaks G1), Luana (f Shaadi: 3rd Bentinck S LR). Grandam of BLUE MONDAY, LAAHEB, HATTAN, TASTAHIL, QUEEN’S BEST, REVERIE SOLITAIRE.

Broodmare Sire: SEEKING THE GOLD. Sire of the dams of 71 Stakes winners. In 2011 POLYTECHNICIEN Royal Academy G3.

Broodmare Sire: IN THE WINGS. Sire of the dams of 24 Stakes winners. In 2011 - NIDEEB Exceed And Excel G3, ALGOL Kyllachy LR.

POLYTECHNICIEN ch c 2006

NIDEEB ch c 2007

1st Dam: Golden Party by Seeking The Gold. Dam of 3 winners: 2002: Quiet Dare (f Grand Lodge) 2003: SOMETHINGSPANISH (c Lomitas) 2 wins at 4 and 5 in France. 2004: Perfect Host (c Polish Precedent) unraced. 2005: SEEKING THE FUN (f Alhaarth) Winner at 3. 2006: POLYTECHNICIEN (c Royal Academy) 6 wins, Prix Exbury G3, Prix Luthier LR.

Northern Dancer Nijinsky Flaming Page ROYAL ACADEMY b 87 Crimson Satan Crimson Saint Bolero Rose Mr Prospector Seeking The Gold Con Game GOLDEN PARTY b/br 97 Secretariat Partygoer Quiet Charm

Nearctic Natalma Bull Page Flaring Top Spy Song Papila Bolero First Rose Raise A Native Gold Digger Buckpasser Broadway Bold Ruler Somethingroyal Nearctic Cequillo

Danzig Danehill Razyana EXCEED AND EXCEL b 2000 Lomond Patrona Gladiolus Sadler’s Wells In The Wings High Hawk MANTESERA ch 2000 High Line Lucayan Princess Gay France

Northern Dancer Pas de Nom His Majesty Spring Adieu Northern Dancer My Charmer Watch Your Step Back Britches Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge Shirley Heights Sunbittern High Hat Time Call Sir Gaylord Sweet And Lovely II

4 LEOPARDSTOWN 1,000 GUINEAS TRIAL S G3

2 PARK EXPRESS S G3 CURRAGH. March 20. 4yo+. 8f.

LEOPARDSTOWN. March 27. 3yof. 7f.

1. EMPOWERING (IRE) 9-1 £26,616 b f by Encosta de Lago - Blue Cloud (Nashwan) O-Mrs AM O’Brien B-Whisperview Trading Ltd TR-AP O’Brien 2. Wild Wind (GER) 9-0 £7,780 b f by Danehill Dancer - Woman Secret (Sadler’s Wells) O-Mrs John Magnier B-Ecurie Des Monceaux TR-AP O’Brien 3. History Note (IRE) 9-0 £3,685 b f by Azamour - Cadence (Cadeaux Genereux) O-Mrs JM Oxx B-CDA Bloodstock TR-John M Oxx Margins 1.75, short head. Time 1:29.09 (slow 3.49). Going Good to Yielding.

LINGFIELD PARK. March 26. 4yo+. 10f.

1. NIDEEB (GB) 4 9-0 £28,385 ch c by Exceed And Excel - Mantesera (In The Wings) O-S Manana B-Rabbah TR-CE Brittain 2. Dansili Dancer (GB) 9 9-0 £10,760 b g by Dansili - Magic Slipper (Habitat) O-The Loyal Troupe B-The Magic Slipper Partnership TR-CG Cox 3. Pachattack (USA) 5 9-0 £5,385 ch m by Pulpit - El Laoob (Red Ransom) O-MV Deegan B-Dapple Broodmares 2004 TR-GA Butler

Age 2-3

Starts 4

Wins 2

Places 1

2nd Dam: Batave by Posse. 3 wins, 2nd Prix de Meautry G3, Prix de Saint-Georges G3. Dam of BIGSTONE (c Last Tycoon: Queen Elizabeth II S G1, Sussex S G1, Prix de la Foret G1, Prix d’Ispahan G1, 2nd Grand Prix de Paris G1, Prix Jean Prat G1, 3rd Queen Elizabeth II S G1, Prix du Moulin G1), BLUE CLOUD (see above), BAGUE BLEUE (f Last Tycoon: Prix Yacowlef LR), Bakari (c Lomond: 3rd Prix Quincey G3). Grandam of BILLY THE KID. Third dam of LITTLE TREASURE, Annee Lumiere, Mafia Miss. Broodmare Sire: NASHWAN. Sire of the dams of 43 Stakes winners. In 2011 - EMPOWERING Encosta de Lago G3, CROC VALLEY Western Winter LR. The Encosta de Lago/Nashwan cross has produced: EMPOWERING G3, Abbey Way LR. EMPOWERING b f 2008 Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special ENCOSTA DE LAGO b 93 Star Appeal Star Way New Way Shoal Creek Mr Prospector Rolls Grand Luxe Red God Blushing Groom Runaway Bride Nashwan Bustino Height of Fashion Highclere BLUE CLOUD ch 96 Forli Posse In Hot Pursuit Batave Major Portion Bon Appetit Sweet Solera Northern Dancer

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5 LEOPARDSTOWN 2,000 GUINEAS TRIAL S G3 LEOPARDSTOWN. March 27. 3yo. 8f.

1. DUNBOYNE EXPRESS (IRE) 9-0 £26,616 b c by Shamardal - Love Excelling (Polish Precedent) O/B-John Connaughton TR-K Prendergast 2. Exodus (GB) 9-0 £7,780 b c by Montjeu - Spacecraft (Distant View) O-Michael Tabor B-Juddmonte Farms TR-AP O’Brien 3. Whipless (IRE) 9-0 £3,685 b c by Whipper - Kimola (King’s Theatre) O-Mrs JS Bolger B-John O’Connor TR-JS Bolger Margins 1.75, neck. Time 1:41.36 (slow 2.86). Going Good to Yielding. Age 2-3

1. LOLLY FOR DOLLY (IRE) 4 9-13 £44,828 b f by Oratorio - Heart Stopping (Chester House) O-David Keoghan B-J Jamgotchian TR-T Stack 2. Gemstone (IRE) 3 8-9 £13,103 b f by Galileo - Kincob (Kingmambo) O-Derrick Smith B-Airlie Stud TR-AP O’Brien 3. Banimpire (IRE) 3 8-9 £6,207 br f by Holy Roman Emperor - My Renee (Kris S) O-Mrs JS Bolger B-Kilcarn Stud TR-JS Bolger Margins 2, neck. Time 1:30.90 (slow 7.40). Going Heavy. See race 8 for pedigree

3 WINTER DERBY G3

2001: BURNING FIRE (f Polish Precedent) Winner at 3 in France. 2002: Brulov (c Green Desert) 2003: Batian (c Desert Prince) Unplaced in France. 2004: BOMBER PILOT (c Numerous) 7 wins in France. 2005: BANK GUARD (c Peintre Celebre) 5 wins at 3 to 5 in France. 2006: Casbah Rock (g Rock of Gibraltar) 2007: Blue Angel (f Oratorio) 2 wins, 2nd Miles and Morrison October S LR. 2008: EMPOWERING (f Encosta de Lago) 2 wins, Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial S G3. 2009: Ahimsa (f Holy Roman Emperor) unraced.

Earned £36,161

Starts 4

Wins 3

Places 0

Earned £75,610

Sire: SHAMARDAL. Sire of 27 Stakes winners. In 2011 - DUNBOYNE EXPRESS Polish Precedent G3, CAPTAIN SONADOR Kenny’s Best Pal LR, ROSTRUM Rainbow Quest LR. 1st Dam: Love Excelling by Polish Precedent. ran once at 4. Dam of 3 winners: 2005: ANGELS STORY (f Galileo) 2 wins at 3. 2006: Dragon Tails (c Danehill Dancer) 2007: COJO (f Rock of Gibraltar) 2 wins at 3 in Kingdom of Saudi Ara. 2008: DUNBOYNE EXPRESS (c Shamardal) 3 wins at 2 and 3, Jebel Ali Racecourse Anglesey S G3, Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial S G3. 2010: (c Raven’s Pass)

DUNBOYNE EXPRESS b c 2008 Storm Cat Giant’s Causeway Mariah’s Storm SHAMARDAL b 2002 Machiavellian Helsinki Helen Street Danzig Polish Precedent Past Example LOVE EXCELLING b 99 Law Society La Sky Maryinsky

Storm Bird Terlingua Rahy Immense Mr Prospector Coup de Folie Troy Waterway Northern Dancer Pas de Nom Buckpasser Bold Example Alleged Bold Bikini Northern Dancer Extra Place

6 PRIX EDMOND BLANC G3 SAINT-CLOUD. April 3. 4yo+. 1600m.

1. SKINS GAME (GB) 5 8-11 £34,483 br h by Diktat - Mouriyana (Akarad) O-Marquesa De Moratalla B-Mr & Mrs JG Davis TR-J-C Rouget 2. Rostrum (FR) 4 8-11 £13,793 b c by Shamardal - En Public (Rainbow Quest) O-Godolphin SNC B-F Bianco TR-A Fabre 3. Silverside (USA) 5 8-11 £10,345 b h by Pleasantly Perfect - Lyrical Ghost (Silver Ghost) O-Safsaf Canarias Srl B-Edward P Evans TR-F Sanchez Margins Nose, 2. Time 1:48.10. Going Heavy. Age 2-5

Starts 18

Wins 7

Places 8

Earned £187,553

Sire: DIKTAT. Sire of 21 Stakes winners. In 2011 SKINS GAME Akarad G3. 1st Dam: MOURIYANA by Akarad. Winner at 2 in France. Dam of 6 winners: 2002: Mouraliya (f Kahyasi) unraced. 2003: EPATHA (f Highest Honor) 4 wins at 3 in France, Spain, Prix Occitanie LR. 2004: POLLOCK (g Rock of Gibraltar) 3 wins 3-4. 2005: GOLDEN THAI (f Red Ransom) 2 wins. 2006: SKINS GAME (c Diktat) Sold 32,000gns foal at TADEF, 26,000gns yearling at TAOC2. 7 wins, Prix Edmond Blanc G3, Prix Altipan LR, 2nd Prix Edmond Blanc G3, Prix du Ranelagh LR, 3rd Prix Perth G3, Prix Andre Baboin G3, G.P. de Bordeaux-Etape du Defi du galop LR. 2007: PENTOMINIUM (c Dubai Destination) 2 wins. 2008: OASIS STORM (c Oasis Dream) Winner at 2. 2nd Dam: MAMOURA by Lomond. 2 wins at 3. Dam of MOURAMARA (f Kahyasi: Prix de Royallieu G2), Pares (c Catrail: 2nd Criterium FEE LR, Prix Aymeri de Mauleon LR). Grandam of MOURILYAN, MOURAYAN. Broodmare Sire: AKARAD. Sire of the dams of 44 Stakes winners. In 2011 - SKINS GAME Diktat G3. SKINS GAME br h 2006 In Reality Tamerett Roberto Slightly Dangerous Where You Lead Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge Ahonoora Park Appeal Balidaress Busted Labus Cordovilla Abdos Licata Gaia Northern Dancer Lomond My Charmer Vaguely Noble Mamouna Mabira Known Fact Warning DIKTAT br 95 Arvola

Akarad MOURIYANA b 96 Mamoura

7 GRAND PRIX PREMIERE G3 COLOGNE. April 3. 4yo+. 2100m.

Sire: ENCOSTA DE LAGO. Sire of 78 SWs. In 2011 - ALOHA Danehill G1, EMPOWERING Nashwan G3, ONE LAST DANCE Danehill G3, OUR ELLA BELLE McGinty G3, SAINT ENCOSTA Barathea G3, SACRED KINGDOM Zeditave LR.

2nd Dam: La Sky by Law Society. 2 wins at 3, 2nd Lancashire Oaks G3. Dam of LOVE DIVINE (f Diesis: Vodafone Oaks S G1, 2nd Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks G1), FLOREEDA (f Linamix: EBF Chalice S LR, 2nd ACMC Park Hill S G3), Laurentine (f Private Account: 3rd GP.Inter Regional Trophee Ville La Teste LR). Grandam of SIXTIES ICON.

1st Dam: BLUE CLOUD by Nashwan. 2 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix Imprudence LR, 3rd Prix Marcel Boussac G1. Dam of 5 winners:

Broodmare Sire: POLISH PRECEDENT. Sire of the dams of 32 Stakes winners. In 2011 - DUNBOYNE EXPRESS Shamardal G3.

1. ILLO (GER) 5 9-0 £27,586 b h by Tertullian - Iora (Konigsstuhl) O/B-Gestut Schlenderhan TR-J Hirchberger 2. Altair Star (IRE) 4 8-11 £9,483 b c by Kris Kin - Aglow (Spinning World) O/B-Gestut Ammerland TR-P Schiergen 3. Appel Au Maitre (FR) 7 9-2 £4,741 ch h by Starborough - Rotina (Crystal Glitters) O-Stall Perlen B-G & Mme G Forien TR-Wido Neuroth Margins 3, 10. Time 2:16.68. Going Soft.

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Caulfield on Captain Chris: “The Arkle winner has inherited his dam Function Dream’s talent; she won at three miles and Philip Hobbs thinks Captain Chris needs two miles four-plus”

Age 2-5

Starts 10

Wins 4

Places 4

Earned £74,858

LOLLY FOR DOLLY b f 2007 Danzig Danehill

Sire: TERTULLIAN. Sire of 11 Stakes winners. In 2011 - ILLO Konigsstuhl G3. 1st Dam: Iora by Konigsstuhl. 2 wins at 3, 2nd Fruhjahrs Stuten Preis LR, Schwarzgold Rennen LR. Dam of 6 winners: 2001: IOCASTE (f Acatenango) Winner at 3. 2002: IOTA (f Tiger Hill) 3 wins, Preis der Diana G1. 2003: IOANNINA (f Rainbow Quest) 2 wins at 3 and 4 in Germany, Preis der Hotellerie BadenBaden LR, 2nd Walther J Jacobs Stutenpreis G3, 3rd Preis von Europa G1. Broodmare. 2004: IOWA (f Lomitas) Winner at 3 in Germany. 2005: IANAPOURNA (f Dai Jin) Winner at 3. 2006: ILLO (c Tertullian) 4 wins, Grand Prix Premiere G3, Preis von Dahlwitz LR, 2nd Preis der Deutschen Einheit G3, Henkel Trophy LR, 3rd Grosser Preis der Dortmunder Wirtschaft G3. 2008: Ivanus (c Motivator) unraced to date. 2009: Infini (f Sinndar) unraced to date. 2nd Dam: Incitation by Be My Guest. 1 win at 2 in West Germany, 2nd Everest TV Fruhjahrs Stuten Preis LR, IDEE Festa Rennen LR. Dam of Iora (f Konigsstuhl, see above) Broodmare Sire: KONIGSSTUHL. Sire of the dams of 53 Stakes winners. In 2011 - ILLO Tertullian G3. ILLO b h 2006 Raise A Native Gold Digger Buckpasser Hopespringseternal Rose Bower Sharpen Up Trempolino Trephine Lombard Allegretta Anatevka Tamerlane Dschingis Khan Donna Diana Tiepoletto Konigskronung Kronung Northern Dancer Be My Guest What A Treat Green Dancer Iberica Idrissa Mr Prospector

Miswaki TERTULLIAN b 95 Turbaine

Konigsstuhl IORA b 96 Incitation

Razyana ORATORIO b 2002 Vaguely Noble Mahrah Montage Mr Prospector Chester House Toussaud HEART STOPPING b 2002 Pursuit of Love Clog Dance Discomatic

National Hunt Grade Ones 161 SUPREME NOVICES’ HURDLE G1 CHELTENHAM. March 15. 16.5f. Good to Soft.

1. AL FEROF (FR) 6 gr g Dom Alco - Maralta (Altayan) O-Mr J Hales B-Mr J Rauch, G Chenu TR-PF Nicholls 2. Spirit Son (FR) 5 b g Poliglote - Kirzinnia (Zino) 3. Sprinter Sacre (FR) 5 b/br g Network - Fatima III (Bayolidaan) Starts 11

Wins 6

Places 3

Boursonne DOM ALCO gr 87 Nonoalco Alconaca Vela

Aleema MARALTA b 94 Rex Magna

CURRAGH. April 3. 4yo+. 7f.

Age 3-4

Starts 7

Wins 4

Places 1

Earned £135,449

Sire: ORATORIO. Sire of 11 Stakes winners. In 2011 - LOLLY FOR DOLLY Chester House G3, MOURINHO Generous G3, TIDARA ANGEL Kris S LR. 1st Dam: Heart Stopping by Chester House. Dam of 1 winner: 2007: LOLLY FOR DOLLY (f Oratorio) Sold 56,000gns foal at TADEF, 57,000gns yearling at TAOC2. 4 wins at 3 and 4, Oratorio EBF Athasi S G3, Big Bad Bob Gladness S G3, Lodge Park EBF Park Express S G3. 2008: Eclipseoftheheart (f Shamardal) unraced to date. 2009: (c Motivator) 2nd Dam: Clog Dance by Pursuit of Love. 2nd Rockfel S G2. Dam of SHORT DANCE (f Hennessy: Stanjamesuk.com Radley S LR, Michael Seely Memorial Fillies’ S LR, 3rd Dubai Duty Free Fred Darling S G3), Yankadi (c Johannesburg: 3rd Somerville Tattersall S G3) Broodmare Sire: CHESTER HOUSE. Sire of the dams of 2 Stakes winners. In 2011 - TWIRLING CANDY Candy Ride G2, LOLLY FOR DOLLY Oratorio G3.

Marowa La Romantique

Starts 10

Wins 5

Places 4

Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells

A recent Caulfield Files highlighted the fact that Dom Alco, who scored a double with Neptune Collonges and Grands Crus at Cheltenham at the end of January, had died in November 2010 at the age of 23. The Cheltenham Festival saw another of his sons, Al Ferof, come through to land the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, in the process paying another tribute to this very good stallion. Grands Crus also ran well at the Festival, when second to Big Buck’s in the World Hurdle, and Dom Alco’s other current representatives include Silviniaco Conti, Robinson Collonges and the smart French hurdler Rhialco. Dom Alco owed his place at stud to his record over jumps, which included six wins over hurdles, including two Listed events at Auteuil. Al Ferof is also proving a prolific winner and his record over hurdles would probably stand at four wins from five starts had he not fallen when in the lead on his hurdling debut. It will be interesting to see what his optimum distance proves to be. He once defeated the future Tolworth Hurdle winner Minella Class in a three-mile point-to-point and has won over two and a half miles over hurdles. Dom Alco stayed well and Al Ferof’s dam Maralta gained her solitary success over 15 furlongs on

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Wins 12

Places 6

Fairy Bridge

CHELTENHAM. March 15. 16f. Good to Soft.

1. CAPTAIN CHRIS (IRE) 7 b g King’s Theatre - Function Dream (Strong Gale) O-Mrs Diana L Whateley B-Mrs N Walsh T-P Hobbs 2. Finian’s Rainbow (IRE) 8 b g Tiraaz - Trinity Gale (Strong Gale) 3. Realt Dubh (IRE) 7 b g Beneficial - Suez Canal (Exit To Nowhere)

KING’S THEATRE b 91 Princely Native Dennis Belle

Dom Pasquini

Starts 22

Earned £738,570

See race 58 in the February issue

Northern Dancer

Lord Gayle Strong Gale Sterntau FUNCTION DREAM b 92 Pollerton Rare Dream Dream House

MONTJEU b 96 Top Ville Floripedes Toute Cy Kalamoun Kenmare Belle of Ireland SCANDISK b 95 Lord Gayle Yankee Lady

Earned £123,160

CAPTAIN CHRIS b g 2004

Traffic Rhenane La Varende Arctic Star Nearctic Seximee Sheshoon Cenerentola Forli In Hot Pursuit Red God Alannya Right Royal V Chambre d’Amour Carmarthen Vamira

Age 2-7

Sadler’s Wells

Regal Beauty

Rheffic

CHELTENHAM. March 15. 16.5f. Good to Soft.

1. HURRICANE FLY (IRE) 7 b g Montjeu - Scandisk (Kenmare) O-G Creighton B-Agri Del Parco TR-WP Mullins 2. Peddlers Cross (IRE) 6 b g Oscar - Patscilla (Squill) 3. Oscar Whisky (IRE) 6 b g Oscar - Ash Baloo (Phardante)

HURRICANE FLY b g 2004

Age 6-7

Earned £99,576

163 CHAMPION HURDLE G1

162 ARKLE CHASE G1

AL FEROF gr g 2005

Posse

1. LOLLY FOR DOLLY (IRE) 4 9-1 £33,621 b f by Oratorio - Heart Stopping (Chester House) O-David Keoghan B-J Jamgotchian TR-T Stack 2. The Cheka (IRE) 5 9-1 £9,828 b g by Xaar - Veiled Beauty (Royal Academy) O-Anthony Pye-Jeary, Mel Smith B-James Robert Mitchell TR-Eve Johnson Houghton 3. Luisant (GB) 8 9-1 £4,655 ch g by Pivotal - La Legere (Lit de Justice) O-JA McCarthy B-Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd TR-JA Nash Margins Short head, 4. Time 1:30.90 (slow 7.40). Going Heavy.

the Flat. Maralta’s sire Altayan (by Posse out of a Red God mare) appeared to have the pedigree of a miler but he showed high-class form over a mile and a half. The next dam, Marowa, was a middle-distance winner by Prix Royal-Oak winner Rex Magna and the third dam, La Romantique, was by Carmarthen, a many-times champion sire of jumpers in France. The chances are, then, that Al Ferof will prove effective at up to three miles later in his career.

Fairy Bridge

Age 4-6

Altayan

8 GLADNESS S G3

Northern Dancer Pas de Nom His Majesty Spring Adieu Vienna Noble Lassie Alydar Katonka Raise A Native Gold Digger El Gran Senor Image of Reality Groom Dancer Dance Quest Roberto Disconiz

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Raise A Native Charlo Crafty Admiral Evasion Sir Gaylord Sticky Case Tamerlane Sterna Rarity Nilie Varano Hill Dancer

A career extending to 33 starts under rules, plus another two in point-topoints, hasn’t prejudiced the broodmare career of Strong Gale’s admirable daughter Function Dream. Her second foal is Captain Chris, who has inherited the talent which brought his dam three Gr2 successes over fences, including victories over Cenkos in the Victor Chandler Chase and another over Flagship Uberalles in the Game Spirit Chase. Function Dream raced mainly at up to 21 furlongs in the latter part of her career but she had earlier scored over three miles. Captain Chris has yet to be tried beyond 21 furlongs and his finest success came when he reverted to two miles in the Arkle Chase. However, his trainer Philip Hobbs insists that he needs at least two and a half miles. Strong Gale’s daughters achieved a notable one-two in the Arkle Chase, with the runner-up Finian’s Rainbow also being out of a daughter of the many-times champion sire. Strong Gale mares are also currently being represented by Graded winners of the calibre of Aura About You, Silver By Nature, Cross Kennon, Menorah and Diamond Harry. Menorah, like his fellow Gr1 winner Captain Chris, is by the Sadler’s Wells stallion King’s Theatre, but Strong Gale’s youngest daughters are 17 years old in 2011, so there won’t be too many more opportunities to replicate his outstanding success.

Ceol An Oir

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special High Top Sega Ville Tennyson Adele Toumignon Zeddaan Khairunissa Milesian Belle of The Ball Sir Gaylord Sticky Case Vimy Pal An Oir

164 BINGHAM NOVICES’ HURDLE G1 CHELTENHAM. March 16. 21f. Good to Soft.

1. FIRST LIEUTENANT (IRE) 6 ch g Presenting - Fourstargale (Fourstars Allstar) O-Gigginstown House Stud B-Mrs M O’Connor T-MF Morris 2. Rock On Ruby (IRE) 6 b g Oscar - Stony View (Tirol) 3. So Young (FR) 5 b g Lavirco - Honey (Highlanders) Age 5-6

Starts 7

Wins 5

Places 2

Earned £116,024

See race 65 in the February issue

FIRST LIEUTENANT ch g 2005 Busted Mtoto Amazer PRESENTING br 92 Persian Bold D’Azy Belle Viking Compliance Fourstars Allstar Broadway Joan FOURSTARGALE ch 97 Strong Gale Sea Gale Sea Scope

Crepello Sans Le Sou Mincio Alzara Bold Lad Relkarunner Riverman Vallarta Northern Dancer Sex Appeal Bold Arian Courtneys Doll Lord Gayle Sterntau Deep Run Mare Nostrom

165 RSA CHASE G1 CHELTENHAM. March 16. 24.5f. Good to Soft.

1. BOSTONS ANGEL (IRE) 7 b g Winged Love - Lady Boston (Mansonnien) O-E Scouller B-P Scouller T-Mrs J Harrington 2. Jessies Dream (IRE) 8 ch g Presenting - Lady Apprentice (Phardante) 3. Wayward Prince (GB) 7 b g Alflora - Bellino Spirit (Robellino) Age 4-7

Starts 16

Wins 8

Places 5

Earned £207,270

See race 61 in the February issue

BOSTONS ANGEL b g 2004 Sadler’s Wells In The Wings High Hawk WINGED LOVE b 92 Top Ville J’Ai Deux Amours Pollenka Tip Moss Mansonnien Association LADY BOSTON ch 97 Williamston Kid Boston Girl Carambole

Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge Shirley Heights Sunbittern High Top Sega Ville Reliance II Polana Luthier Top Twig Margouillat La Soupe Piet Miss Berea Gustav Guinguette

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DATA BOOK STAKES RESULTS

National Hunt Grade Ones CHELTENIAN b g 2006

166 CHAMPION CHASE G1

ALBERTAS RUN b g 2001

Hoist The Flag Alleged

CHELTENHAM. March 16. 16f. Good to Soft.

1. SIZING EUROPE (IRE) 9 b g Pistolet Bleu - Jennie Dun (Mandalus) O-Ann & Alan Potts Partnership B-Mrs A Bracken T-H de Bromhead 2. Big Zeb (IRE) 10 b g Oscar - Our Siveen (Deep Run) 3. Captain Cee Bee (IRE) 10 b g Germany - Elea Victoria (Sharp Victor) Age 4-9

Starts 24

Wins 11

Places 8

Top Ville Sega Ville PISTOLET BLEU b 88 Armos Pampa Bella Kendie Mandamus Mandalus Laminate JENNIE DUN b 94 Deep Run Lakelands Girl Charlie Girl

Darshaan Anaza Azaarika Tip Moss Mansonnien Association SALAMAITE b 2000 Valdingran Maite

Earned £599,157

SIZING EUROPE b g 2002 High Top

Princess Pout ASTARABAD b 94

Derring-Do Camenae Charlottesville La Sega Mossborough Ardelle Klairon Amagalla Petition Great Fun Abernant Lamri Pampered King Trial By Fire Vic Day Polperro

Sizing Europe was virtually pulled up when he started favourite for the 2008 Champion Hurdle, but he has fared much better on his two subsequent appearances at the Cheltenham Festival. He got the better of Somersby to take the 2010 Arkle Chase and then defeated Big Zeb to take the Queen Mother Champion Chase. The son of Pistolet Bleu has now won 11 times, the longest distance he has won over being two and a half miles, but he ran creditably when second to Kauto Star in the three-mile Champion Chase at Down Royal. Sizing Europe’s sire Pistolet Bleu died at the age of 13 after only one season under the Coolmore banner. Fortunately the winner of the Criterium de Saint-Cloud and Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud had been busy during his brief time in Ireland, following the success he had already enjoyed with such as Katarino and Geos. Pistolet Bleu’s Irish crop also contains Your Sum Man (Grand National Hurdle in the USA), Merigo (Scottish Grand National), Tullamore Dew, Seven Is My Number, Parsons Pistol, Copper Bleu, I’msingingtheblues, Cappa Bleu and Snap Tie. It was a daughter of Pistolet Bleu who produced 2010 Champion Hurdle winner Binocular. Sizing Europe’s dam Jennie Dun is a daughter of Mandalus, sire of those good staying chasers Sir Rembrandt, Macgeorge and Henry Mann. 167 CHAMPION BUMPER NH FLAT RACE G1

Whinks

Tom Rolfe Wavy Navy Prince John Determined Lady Shirley Heights Delsy Ribero Arcana Luthier Top Twig Margouillat La Soupe Val de Loir Ingrette Periwinkel Grande Hetaire

Mansonnien scored a notable Gr1 double in the role of broodmare sire on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. Mares by this sire of Golden Silver, J’y Vole, Taranis and Mansony were responsible for Bostons Angel (RSA Chase) and Cheltenian. The latter decisively won the Weatherbys Champion Bumper, in the process justifying the £210,000 paid for him at Brightwells’ 2010 Cheltenham Sale. He had cost only €27,000 as a yearling in France but had highlighted his potential by finishing second in a 21-runner Punchestown bumper a few weeks before the Brightwells sale. Cheltenian’s sire Astarabad enjoyed his finest moment when he won the 1998 Prix Ganay, but he had looked a potential winner of the previous year’s Prix du Jockey-Club, when he led on the bit early in the straight, only to fade into third place behind Peintre Celebre. He spent 1999 racing in the USA before returning to France to take up stallion duties in 2001. The son of Alleged ranked fifth among France’s leading sires of jumpers in 2010, his best representative being the prolific winner Questarabad, who landed the Grande Course de Haies (French Champion Hurdle) in 2009. He has also been ably represented in Britain by Gaspara (Imperial Cup), Green Belt Elite and Prince Taime, the last-named being a half-brother to Cheltenian’s dam, the maiden hurdler Salamaite. Astarabad covered plenty of daughters of Mansonnien, with their winners including the English chase winner Arturio, the Irish hurdler Rick and the French Listed hurdle winner Chuchoteure. Cheltenian’s dam is a half-sister to Gilder, who finished runner-up in the French Champion Hurdle. Gilder’s sister Imerina produced the talented French jumpers Townsville and Pancho Villez. This family also produced Toto Toscato, third in the 2000 Royal & SunAlliance Chase. 168 FESTIVAL TROPHY CHASE G1

Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge ACCORDION b 86 Successor Sound of Success Belle Musique Le Levanstell Le Moss Feemoss HOLLY GROVE LASS b 86 Furry Glen Girseach Happy Lass

Albertas Run repeated his 2010 victory in the Ryanair Chase to take his total of Festival successes to three. The son of Accordion had also recorded a fourth Gr1 win in the 2010 Melling Chase but his three starts between his Melling victory and his second Ryanair Chase triumph resulted in a distant fourth, a fall at Ascot and a failed to finish. Albertas Run’s sire Accordion died in 2007 at the age of 21. The son of Sadler’s Wells left a considerable legacy, especially for a horse who never raced. Another of Accordion’s sons, Get Me Out of Here, was beaten only a nose in the Gr3 County Hurdle. They are following in the distinguished footsteps of such as Dato Star, The Tother One, Flagship Uberalles, Accordion Etoile, Featherd Lady, Billyvoddan, Darkness and Weird Al. Albertas Run stays well. His sire was a brother to the Goodwood Cup winner Sonus and his broodmare sire is that outstanding stayer Le Moss. His dam Holly Grove Lass, who was unplaced in bumpers and novice hurdles, was a half-sister to Southolt, a very useful chaser at around two and a half miles, The Proms, a smart staying hurdler, and Mister Morose, who won the Gr1 Martell Aintree Hurdle and the Gr2 Scottish Champion Hurdle. Their dam, the Furry Glen mare Girseach, won over hurdles and the next dam Happy Lass won at up to a mile and a half. This female line also produced Earthmover. 169 WORLD HURDLE G1 CHELTENHAM. March 17. 24f. Good.

1. BIG BUCK’S (FR) 8 b/br g Cadoudal - Buck’s (Le Glorieux) O-The Stewart Family B-H Poulat T-PF Nicholls 2. Grands Crus (FR) 6 gr g Dom Alco - Fee Magic (Phantom Breeze) 3. Mourad (IRE) 6 ch g Sinndar - Mouramara (Kahyasi) Age 3-8

Starts 32

Wins 17

Places 9

CHELTENHAM. March 16. 16.5f. Good to Soft.

CHELTENHAM. March 17. 21f. Good.

1. ALBERTAS RUN (IRE) 10 b g Accordion - Holly Grove Lass (Le Moss) O- Trevor Hemmings B-Mr & Mrs O Brennan T-Jonjo O’Neill 2. Kalahari King (FR) 10 b/br g Kahyasi - Queen of Warsaw (Assert) 3. Rubi Light (FR) 6 b g Network - Genny Lights (Lights Out)

Age 4-5

Age 4-10

Starts 3

Wins 2

Places 1

Earned £33,069

Starts 32

Wins 14

Places 11

BIG BUCK’S b/br g 2003 Nijinsky Green Valley

Earned £805,896

Earned £982,683

See race 64 in the February issue

Green Dancer

1. CHELTENIAN (FR) 5 b g Astarabad - Salamaite (Mansonnien) O-RS Brookhouse B-JC Haimet, Jean-Pascal Liberge T-P Hobbs 2. Destroyer Deployed (GB) 5 b g Deploy - Supreme Cove (Supreme Leader) 3. Aupcharlie (IRE) 5 b g Daliapour - Lirfa (Lear Fan)

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Bold Ruler Misty Morn Tudor Minstrel Bellesoeur Le Lavandou Stella’s Sister Ballymoss Feevagh Wolver Hollow Cleftess Tarqogan Never On Time

CADOUDAL br 79 Sea Hawk II Come To Sea Camarilla Cure The Blues Le Glorieux La Mirande BUCK’S b 93 Buckskin Buckleby Thereby

Northern Dancer Flaming Page Val de Loir Sly Pola Herbager Sea Nymph Sayajirao Camilla Stop The Music Quick Cure Le Fabuleux La Magnanarelle Yelapa Bete A Bon Dieu Star Moss Besides

170 TRIUMPH HURDLE G1 CHELTENHAM. March 18. 17f. Good.

1. ZARKANDAR (IRE) 4 b g Azamour - Zarkasha (Kahyasi) O-Potensis Ltd, Chris Giles B-HH Aga Khan’s Studs SC T-PF Nicholls 2. Unaccompanied (IRE) 4 b f Danehill Dancer - Legend Has It (Sadler’s Wells) 3. Grandouet (FR) 4 b/br g Al Namix - Virginia River (Indian River) Age 3-4

Starts 6

Wins 4

Places 2

Earned £144,446

ZARKANDAR b g 2007 Northern Dancer Night Shift Ciboulette AZAMOUR b 2001 Lear Fan Asmara Anaza Ile de Bourbon Kahyasi Kadissya ZARKASHA b 99 Doyoun Zarkana Zarna

Nearctic Natalma Chop Chop Windy Answer Roberto Wac Darshaan Azaarika Nijinsky Roseliere Blushing Groom Kalkeen Mill Reef Dumka Shernazar Zahra

Anyone looking for a three-year-old with the potential to become a leading juvenile hurdler would be advised to look at the Aga Khan’s cast-offs. Each of the last three editions of the Triumph Hurdle has seen a bold show by a graduate of the Aga Khan Studs, with Zaynar winning in 2009, Alaivan finishing third in 2010 and Zarkandar defeating the very smart filly Unaccompanied in 2011. The Triumph was only the second start over hurdles for Zarkandar. The gelded son of Azamour had made a winning debut at Gr3 level only three weeks before the Triumph. He had previously won over a mile and a half on the Flat in France before joining Paul Nicholls. Part of Zarkandar’s appeal as a potential jumper must have been the fact that he is out of a daughter of Kahyasi, a stallion responsible for such fine jumpers as Kasbah Bliss, Paddy’s Return, Kalahari King, Karabak, Ansar, Afsoun, Sentry Duty and Coralhasi. Kahyasi also figures during the 2010/11 season as the broodmare sire of Zaidpour, another Gr1-winning hurdler, plus the Gr3 County Hurdle winner Final Approach and the World Hurdle third Mourad. Zarkandar’s dam Zarkasha is bred along similar lines to the 1998 Prix de Diane winner Zainta, now the dam of Zaidpour. Both mares are by Kahyasi and descend from Zahra, a daughter of the brilliant Petite Etoile. Zahra ranks as the second dam of Zainta and the third dam of Zarkasha. This family has also produced the top French hurdler Zaiyad. Zarkasha found lasting fame as the dam of the brilliant unbeaten filly and Arc de Triomphe winner Zarkava. None of the four mares which separate Zarkava from Petite Etoile was a stakes winner: Zarkasha never raced; Zarkana won only in the French Provinces; Zarna won a mile handicap at Doncaster; and Zahra came closest of all to winning when running second at Amiens.

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Caulfield on Bobs Worth: “He is the second major jumping winner produced by a daughter of sires’ table leader King’s Theatre; predecessor Shinrock Paddy also won a Grade 1”

171 SPA NOVICES’ HURDLE G1 CHELTENHAM. March 18. 24f. Good.

1. BOBS WORTH (IRE) 6 b g Bob Back - Fashionista (King’s Theatre) O-The Not Afraid Partnership B-Mrs L Eadie T-NJ Henderson 2. Mossley (IRE) 5 b g Old Vic - Sorivera (Irish River) 3. Court In Motion (IRE) 6 br g Fruits of Love - Peace Time Girl (Buckskin) Age 5-6

Starts 6

Wins 5

Places 1

Earned £81,996

BOBS WORTH b g 2005 Hail To Reason Roberto Bramalea BOB BACK br 81 Carry Back Toter Back Romantic Miss Sadler’s Wells King’s Theatre Regal Beauty FASHIONISTA b 99 Busted Last Flair Paddy’s Flair

Turn-To Nothirdchance Nashua Rarelea Saggy Joppy Beauchef Roman Zephyr Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge Princely Native Dennis Belle Crepello Sans Le Sou Alcide Paddy’s Sister

King’s Theatre maintained his lead on the sires’ table during the Cheltenham Festival, thanks largely to the Arkle Chase victory of Captain Chris, and he also struck at the Festival in the role of broodmare sire. His once-raced daughter Fashionista is the dam of the Spa Novices’ Hurdle winner Bobs Worth. The Bob Back gelding – now a winner of the last five of his six starts – is the second major jumping winner produced by a daughter of King’s Theatre. His predecessor Shinrock Paddy won a Gr1 novice hurdle at the end of 2009. Whereas Shinrock Paddy’s dam was National Hunt-bred, Bobs Worth’s dam Fashionista was bred with a Flat career in mind. Her sister Last Theatre was a Listed-placed winner of five races at up to 13 furlongs on the Flat, prior to winning over hurdles, and Fashionista is also a half-sister to the smart middle-distance filly Ballykett Nancy (by Hero’s Honor).

Bobs Worth’s second dam Last Flair produced another three black-type performers, including the useful hurdler Il Trovatore. Last Flair was herself a half-sister to the French 1,000 Guineas winner Ukraine Girl and Bobs Worth’s third dam Paddy’s Flair was a half-sister to the Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Ballymore, their dam being the top two-year-old Paddy’s Sister. Ballymore’s son Seymour Hicks sired the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner See More Business. Bobs Worth, whose victories also include the Gr2 Classic Novices’ Hurdle, is the latest high-class jumping son of Bob Back, other recent examples being Rare Bob, Burton Port, Roberto Goldback, Minella Four Star and Back In Focus. Previous flagbearers for the stallion, who was euthanized at the age of 30 in 2011, included Cousin Vinny, Back In Front, Thisthatandtother, Bachannal, Putty Road, Treble Bob, Farmer Brown and Calling Brave.

172 CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP G1 CHELTENHAM. March 18. 26f 110yds. Good.

1. LONG RUN (FR) 6 b/br g Cadoudal - Libertina (Balsamo) O-R Waley-Cohen B-M Gabeur T-NJ Henderson 2. Denman (IRE) 11 ch g Presenting - Polly Puttens (Pollerton) 3. Kauto Star (FR) 11 b g Village Star - Kauto Relka (Port Etienne) Age 3-6

Starts 18

Wins 12

Places Earned 6 £1,110,773

See race 96 in the March issue

LONG RUN b/br g 2005 Nijinsky Green Dancer Green Valley CADOUDAL br 79 Sea Hawk II Come To Sea Camarilla Kashmir II Balsamo Reine Helaine LIBERTINA b 85 Hard To Beat Full Of Pep Full of Fun

Northern Dancer Flaming Page Val de Loir Sly Pola Herbager Sea Nymph Sayajirao Camilla Tudor Melody Queen of Speed Sanctus II Tibesti Hardicanute Virtuous In The Corner Blue Green

National Hunt Graded races Date Grade Race (course) Dist 05/3/11 GrB Shamrock H Chase (Gowran Park) 16f 05/3/11 G2 Kelso Novices' Hurdle (Kelso) 18f 05/3/11 G3 Greatwood Gold Cup H Chase (Newbury) 20f 06/3/11 GrC Leinster National H Chase (Naas) 24f 12/3/11 G3 EBF Paddy Power NH Novices' H Hurdle (Sandown Park) 20f 13/3/11 G3 Dawn Run Novice Chase (Limerick) 22f 13/3/11 GrC Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice H Chase (Navan) 24f 15/3/11 G2 David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle (Cheltenham) 20f 15/3/11 G3 Spinal Research H Chase (Cheltenham) 24.5f 16/3/11 G3 Coral Cup H Hurdle (Cheltenham) 21f 16/3/11 G3 Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' H Hurdle (Cheltenham) 16.5f 17/3/11 G3 Byrne Group H Chase (Cheltenham) 21f 17/3/11 G2 Golden Miller Novices' H Chase (Cheltenham) 20f 18/3/11 G3 Grand Annual Challenge Cup Chase (Cheltenham) 16.5f 18/3/11 G3 Vincent O'Brien County H Hurdle (Cheltenham) 17f 26/3/11 G2 Wesbeter Cup Chase (Navan) 20f 03/4/11 G2 Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase (Limerick) 24f

Horse The Sneezer (IRE) Bold Sir Brian (IRE) Fine Parchment (IRE) Benefit Night (IRE) Skint (GB) Aura About You (IRE) Wicklow Lad (GB) Quevega (FR) Bensalem (IRE) Carlito Brigante (IRE) What A Charm (IRE) Holmwood Legend (GB) Noble Prince (GER) Oiseau De Nuit (FR) Final Approach (GB) Hughies Grey (IRE) Mr Cracker (IRE)

Age 8 5 8 11 5 8 7 7 8 5 4 10 7 9 5 7 6

Sex G G G G G M G M G G F G G G G G G

Sire Topanoora Brian Boru Presenting Beneficial King's Theatre Supreme Leader Silver Patriarch Robin des Champs Turtle Island Haafhd Key Of Luck Midnight Legend Montjeu Evening World Pivotal Houmayoun Anshan

Dam Bel Azur Black Queen Run For Cover Broomhill Star No More Money Windswept Lady Marina Bird Vega IV Peace Time Girl Desert Magic Atalina West-Hatch-Spirit Noble Pearl Idylle du Marais College Fund Girl Newtown Rosie Sesame Cracker

Broodmare Sire Electric Bob Back Lafontaine Deep Society Alflora Strong Gale Julio Mariner Cap Martin Buckskin Green Desert Linamix Forzando Dashing Blade Panoramic Kahyasi Roselier Derrylin

Index 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189

Leading National Hunt sires by earnings Name

YOF

Sire

Rnrs

Wnrs

%WR

Races

AWD

Earnings (£)

Top horse

Earned (£)

King's Theatre Presenting Oscar Beneficial Flemensfirth Cadoudal Montjeu Bob Back Anshan Accordion Old Vic Midnight Legend Winged Love Dom Alco Alflora Definite Article Pistolet Bleu Sadler's Wells Kayf Tara Supreme Leader Dr Massini Alderbrook Saddlers' Hall Milan Kahyasi Sir Harry Lewis Robin des Champs Barathea Pivotal Turtle Island Mansonnien Overbury

1991 1992 1994 1990 1992 1979 1996 1981 1987 1986 1986 1991 1992 1987 1989 1992 1988 1981 1994 1982 1993 1989 1988 1998 1985 1984 1997 1990 1993 1991 1984 1991

Sadler's Wells Mtoto Sadler's Wells Top Ville Alleged Green Dancer Sadler's Wells Roberto Persian Bold Sadler's Wells Sadler's Wells Night Shift In The Wings Dom Pasquini Niniski Indian Ridge Top Ville Northern Dancer Sadler's Wells Bustino Sadler's Wells Ardross Sadler's Wells Sadler's Wells Ile de Bourbon Alleged Garde Royale Sadler's Wells Polar Falcon Fairy King Tip Moss Caerleon

179 280 292 274 234 22 81 142 155 118 195 62 58 14 158 117 39 76 137 90 78 98 134 146 42 61 24 45 31 80 20 94

71 67 70 68 57 12 25 41 45 31 52 22 19 10 32 25 10 25 31 23 25 26 25 34 10 9 11 9 11 21 7 21

39.7 23.9 24.0 24.8 24.4 54.6 30.9 28.9 29.0 26.3 26.7 35.5 32.8 71.4 20.3 21.4 25.6 32.9 22.6 25.6 32.1 26.5 18.7 23.3 23.8 14.8 45.8 20.0 35.5 26.3 35.0 22.3

102 101 88 95 72 21 34 59 69 40 77 40 27 17 45 35 13 31 35 30 37 39 31 41 13 12 15 12 16 27 12 30

19.0 20.6 19.1 19.5 19.5 21.5 19.2 19.6 20.4 19.2 21.0 20.8 21.7 20.3 19.7 18.8 20.7 19.6 20.5 20.8 20.7 20.5 20.6 18.1 19.1 20.8 20.9 17.8 16.9 19.1 19.0 20.9

1,261,440 1,176,893 1,172,030 957,799 882,856 759,180 721,821 710,779 708,159 701,841 613,863 395,352 380,082 378,765 375,327 364,262 345,803 341,261 329,751 326,460 324,488 312,974 306,633 250,094 235,781 234,329 231,594 231,528 229,097 228,679 221,890 221,117

Menorah Denman Big Zeb Realt Dubh Imperial Commander Long Run Hurricane Fly Bobs Worth Golden Kite Albertas Run Jack The Bus Midnight Chase Bostons Angel Grands Crus Wishfull Thinking Majestic Concorde Sizing Europe Synchronised Planet Of Sound Aura About You Massini's Maguire Ballyadam Brook Master Of The Hall Lascalahall Kalahari King Diamond Harry Quinz Overturn Final Approach Bensalem Golden Silver Ballyfitz

152,441 125,692 156,681 154,919 112,660 403,733 373,239 80,126 78,142 158,261 49,684 78,798 173,680 133,700 63,693 110,796 214,372 54,563 26,064 30,953 56,330 40,934 28,562 16,733 64,981 99,768 71,870 151,104 91,631 50,781 139,208 41,900

King’s Theatre about to be overhauled After being in front virtually from the start of the season King’s Theatre maintained his advantage through the Cheltenham Festival thanks principally to Captain Chris’s victory in the Arkle Chase. Among those chasing the leader, Oscar managed several second places, Beneficial had a quiet meeting and Presenting made ground with First Lieutenant winning and Denman and Jessies Dream coming second. The stallion who really hit the jackpot though was Cadoudal, since Big Buck’s and Long Run catapulted him into sixth place from 12th. In a sense all this is academic, as a few days after our cut-off, Ballabriggs ensured Presenting notched another championship by winning the non-graded Grand National and earning £535,135 – that’s over £100,000 more than Long Run and Big Buck’s jointly collected at Cheltenham.

Statistics to April 2

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Global Stakes Results Date Grade Argentina 12/03 G1 05/03 G1 05/03 G1 19/03 G2 12/03 G2 05/03 G2 05/03 G2 29/03 G3 26/03 G3 18/03 G3 03/03 G3 01/03 G3 25/02 G3

Race

Dist

Horse

GP.Asoc.Latinoamericana de Jockey Clubes Gran Premio Santiago Luro Gran Premio Saturnino J Unzue Clasico America Clasico Ricardo y E Fernandez Guerrico Clasico Otono Clasico Arturo R y Arturo Bullrich Clasico Arturo A Bullrich Premio General Arenales Clasico Irlanda Clasico Agustin B Gambier Clasico Derli A Gomez Clasico General Viamonte

10.0f 6.0f 6.0f 8.0f 8.0f 10.0f 10.0f 6.0f 5.0f 5.0f 6.0f 6.0f 5.0f

Bradock (PER) Angiolo (ARG) La Impaciente (ARG) Rupit (ARG) Bouclette Gulch (ARG) Mad Speed (ARG) Liz For Sale (ARG) Fiestera Glory (ARG) Tristeza Cat (ARG) Augurio Plus (ARG) Brooks Brothers (ARG) Life For Sale (ARG) Claro Oscuro (ARG)

South America’s most important weight-for-age race, the Gran Premio Latinoamericano, was run for the 27th time at San Isidro in Buenos Aires and brought a seventh victory in that duration for Peru as Bradock proved Australia 02/04 02/04 02/04 02/04 02/04 02/04 26/03 26/03 26/03 25/03 19/03 19/03 12/03 12/03 12/03 05/03 05/03 27/03 26/03 26/03 26/03 25/03 19/03 19/03 19/03 19/03 19/03 18/03 14/03 14/03 13/03 12/03 12/03 05/03 04/03 26/02 26/02 26/02 26/02 26/03 26/03 26/03 26/03 17/03 14/03 14/03 12/03 12/03 12/03 12/03 12/03 05/03 05/03 05/03 05/03 26/02 26/02

G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3

AAMI Golden Slipper Stakes Inglis Queen of the Turf Stakes Schweppes WATC Derby Vinery Stud Storm Queen Stakes Daily Telegraph George Ryder Stakes BMW HE Tancred Stakes Flinders Lane Rosehill Guineas Sportingbet Robert Sangster Stakes Schweppes Australasian Oaks Pulse Pharmacy William Reid Stakes Ranvet Stakes Coolmore Classic Dubai Darley Australian Cup Turnpoint Royal Randwick Guineas Lexus Newmarket Handicap Australian Guineas ATC Chipping Norton Stakes Stevco Challenge Stakes Perfect Vision Pago Pago Stakes The Triple M Magic Night Stakes Hyland Race Colours Ajax Stakes Sunline Diamond Jubilee Stakes Jacob's Creek Todman Stakes Myer Canterbury Stakes Cleanevent Reisling Slipper Trial Stakes Ausdrill Karrakatta Plate Cleanevent Phar Lap Stakes Top Cut Alister Clark Stakes Yallambee Classic Adelaide Casino Adelaide Cup Kewney Stakes Sires' Produce Stakes Blamey Stakes Patinack Farm Surround Stakes Sprortingbet Moonee Valley Oaks Classic Schweppes Hobartville Stakes BMW Angus Armanasco Stakes Franklins Silver Slipper Stakes Carlton Draught St George Stakes Styletread Birthday Card Stakes Keith F Nolan Classic Skyy Vodka West Australian Oaks Jansz National Stakes Newcastle Jets Newmarket Handicap Dunes Port Hughes R N Irwin Stakes Schweppervescence Auraria Stakes Turnpoint Randwick City Stakes Jim Beam Skyline Stakes Schweppervescence Matron Stakes Hylands Sweet Embrace Stakes TBV Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes Marsh Breeders' Stakes PFD Food Services F Tressady Stakes Boag's Lord Reims Stakes Liverpool City Cup De Bortoli Millie Fox Stakes TBV Mannerism Stakes

The awesome Black Caviar continues on her unstoppable way, two Group 1 wins taking her career unbeaten record to 11. Undoubtedly the pick of the pair was the Newmarket Handicap in which she gave her ten rivals a minimum of 7lb yet treated them with the utmost contempt, cruising clear before being

three lengths too strong for his female compatriot Private Affair. Palermo’s two big juvenile races on March 5 both went to progeny of Storm Cat stallions formerly trained by Aidan O’Brien. Angiolo, a son of the 2003 6.0f 7.5f 12.0f 10.0f 7.5f 12.0f 10.0f 6.0f 10.0f 6.0f 10.0f 7.5f 10.0f 8.0f 6.0f 8.0f 8.0f 5.0f 6.0f 6.0f 7.5f 8.0f 6.0f 6.5f 6.0f 6.0f 7.5f 10.0f 6.0f 16.0f 7.0f 7.0f 8.0f 7.0f 8.0f 7.0f 7.0f 5.5f 9.0f 6.0f 9.0f 12.0f 6.0f 7.0f 5.5f 9.0f 10.0f 6.0f 8.0f 6.0f 6.0f 6.0f 7.0f 13.0f 6.5f 6.5f 7.0f

Sepoy (AUS) More Joyous (NZ) Dreamaway (AUS) Mirjulisa Lass (AUS) Rangirangdoo (NZ) Cedarberg (AUS) Jimmy Choux (NZ) Response (AUS) Lights Of Heaven (NZ) Black Caviar (AUS) Zavite (NZ) Aloha (AUS) Shocking (AUS) Ilovethiscity (AUS) Black Caviar (AUS) Shamrocker (NZ) Danleigh (AUS) Hay List (AUS) Salade (AUS) Altar (AUS) Pureness (AUS) Nakaaya (AUS) Smart Missile (AUS) More Joyous (NZ) Elite Falls (AUS) Night War (AUS) Blackie (NZ) Domesky (AUS) Shrapnel (AUS) Johann Zoffany (GB) Do Ra Mi (NZ) Running Tall (AUS) Whobegotyou (AUS) Parables (AUS) Lights Of Heaven (NZ) Ilovethiscity (AUS) Pinker Pinker (AUS) Satin Shoes (AUS) Heart Of Dreams (AUS) Zingaling (AUS) Brazilian Pulse (NZ) Dreamaway (AUS) Triple Asset (AUS) Keepin' The Dream (NZ) Avenue (AUS) Shylight (AUS) Saint Encosta (AUS) Uate (AUS) Pinker Pinker (AUS) Shared Reflections (AUS) Triple Asset (AUS) Rockshaft (AUS) Aloha (AUS) Guy No (NZ) Triple Elegance (AUS) Montana Flyer (AUS) Red Flair (AUS)

eased down to score by three lengths. In comparison, her William Reid Stakes success was mundane, but a bumper Friday night crowd at Moonee Valley did not seem to mind. She again beat Crystal Lily, but this time by only a length and three-quarters on 8lb better terms. In her defence, once more she

Age

Sex

5 3 3 8 5 6 4 4 5 7 3 3 6

H C F H M H F F M H C F H

Sire

Dam

Broodmare Sire

Keseff (USA) Grand Reward (USA) Bernstein (USA) Lucky Roberto (USA) Thunder Gulch (USA) Mad Champ (ARG) Not For Sale (ARG) Honour And Glory (USA) Easing Along (USA) Alpha Plus (USA) Lucky Roberto (USA) Not For Sale (ARG) Mutakddim (USA)

Samara (PER) Wait (ARG) La Imparable (ARG) Avinca (ARG) Bouclette Champ (ARG) Speed Wells (ARG) Lu Toss (ARG) Enjoy Roma (ARG) Lagrimas De Oro (ARG) Jane Queen (ARG) Mid Wife (ARG) Doubt Fire (BRZ) Comodora (ARG)

El Duce (PER) Southern Halo (USA) El Compinche (ARG) Cipayo (ARG) Ski Champ (USA) Poliglote (GB) Egg Toss (USA) Romanov (IRE) Contested Bid (USA) Perfect Parade (USA) Slew Gin Fizz (USA) Ski Champ (USA) Confidential Talk (USA)

Mill Reef Stakes runner-up Grand Reward, followed an eight-length Grade 2 triumph in February by lifting the Gran Premio Santiago Luro by four lengths. The fillies’ equivalent, the Gran 3 5 4 4 7 5 4 5 4 5 9 5 6 4 5 4 8 6 3 3 5 5 3 5 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 6 4 4 4 4 3 6 5 4 4 3 7 5 4 5 3 4 3 3 3 5 8 5 6 6

C M F F G G C M F M H M H C M F G G C F G M C M F F G G C G F C G F F C F F G M F F F G M F H C F F F C M G G M M

Elusive Quality (USA) More Than Ready (USA) More Than Ready (USA) Danasinga (AUS) Pentire (GB) Helenus (AUS) Thorn Park (AUS) Charge Forward (AUS) Zabeel (NZ) Bel Esprit (AUS) Zabeel (NZ) Encosta de Lago (AUS) Street Cry (IRE) Magic Albert (AUS) Bel Esprit (AUS) O'Reilly (NZ) Mujahid (USA) Statue of Liberty (USA) Snitzel (AUS) Commands (AUS) Tale of The Cat (USA) Tiger Hill (IRE) Fastnet Rock (AUS) More Than Ready (USA) More Than Ready (USA) General Nediym (AUS) Black Minnaloushe (USA) Domesday (AUS) Charge Forward (AUS) Galileo (IRE) Savabeel (AUS) Stratum (AUS) Street Cry (IRE) Lonhro (AUS) Zabeel (NZ) Magic Albert (AUS) Reset (AUS) Flying Spur (AUS) Show A Heart (AUS) Redoute's Choice (AUS) Captain Rio (GB) More Than Ready (USA) Nadeem (AUS) Keeper (AUS) Anabaa (USA) Lago Delight (AUS) Encosta de Lago (AUS) Ad Valorem (USA) Reset (AUS) Umatilla (NZ) Nadeem (AUS) Choisir (AUS) Encosta de Lago (AUS) O'Reilly (NZ) Mossman (AUS) Flying Spur (AUS) Testa Rossa (AUS)

Premio Saturnino J Unzue, was much closer and much slower, with La Impaciente, a daughter of the 1999 Railway Stakes winner Bernstein, edging out La Toscana Cat by just a head.

Watchful (AUS) Sunday Joy (AUS) Legal Consent (AUS) Dol (AUS) She Wishes (NZ) Infrared (AUS) Cierzo (NZ) Live It Up (AUS) I'm In Heaven (NZ) Helsinge (AUS) Miss Vita (USA) Tennessee Midnight (AUS) Maria di Castiglia (GB) Kensington Rose (NZ) Helsinge (AUS) Bohemian Blues (NZ) Graceful Lily (AUS) Sing Hallelujah (AUS) Just As Beautiful (AUS) Hosannah (AUS) Purespeed (AUS) Duchess Talaria (AUS) Comical Smile (USA) Sunday Joy (AUS) Niagara Falls (AUS) Samar (AUS) Diamond Babe (NZ) Miss Aryan (NZ) Fragmentation (AUS) Belle Allemande (CAN) Aulide (AUS) Fleeting Touch (USA) Temple of Peace (JPN) Fairytales (AUS) I'm In Heaven (NZ) Kensington Rose (NZ) Miss Marion (AUS) Star Satire (NZ) Academy Of Dreams (AUS) Done That (NZ) Sharazad (IRE) Legal Consent (AUS) Caralowe (AUS) Irish Nassie (NZ) Virage (AUS) Be My Person (AUS) St Katherine (AUS) Long Walk (AUS) Miss Marion (AUS) Ulap (AUS) Caralowe (AUS) Bella Jewel (AUS) Tennessee Midnight (AUS) River Century (NZ) Mary Machree (AUS) Montana Downs (AUS) Blazing Aura (AUS)

was not touched by the whip. At almost any other time, More Joyous would be the darling of the Australian racing public. Following her Group 2 Canterbury Stakes success she took her Group 1-winning tally to five in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes – meaning that she has been beaten just

Danehill (USA) Sunday Silence (USA) Danehill (USA) Dolphin Street (FR) Kenfair (NZ) Spectrum (IRE) Centaine (AUS) Match Winner (FR) Volksraad (GB) Desert Sun (GB) Alleged (USA) Danehill (USA) Danehill (USA) Kenfair (NZ) Desert Sun (GB) Blues Traveller (IRE) Dr Grace (NZ) Is It True (USA) Beautiful Crown (USA) Octagonal (NZ) Flying Spur (AUS) Marwina (AUS) Comic Strip (USA) Sunday Silence (USA) Danehill (USA) Secret Savings (USA) Stravinsky (USA) Masterclass (USA) Snippets (AUS) Royal Academy (USA) Snippets (AUS) Touch Gold (USA) Carnegie (IRE) Night Shift (USA) Volksraad (GB) Kenfair (NZ) Success Express (USA) Volksraad (GB) Royal Academy (USA) Centaine (AUS) Tenby (GB) Danehill (USA) Hennessy (USA) Nassipour (USA) Kenmare (FR) Personal Flag (USA) Barathea (IRE) Over (AUS) Success Express (USA) Hurricane Sky (AUS) Hennessy (USA) Rory's Jester (AUS) Danehill (USA) Centaine (AUS) Quest For Fame Bluebird (USA) Blazing Sword (AUS)

once in her last 13 starts. Another horse who has already built up a significant following at the tender age of two is Sheikh Mohammed’s homebred Sepoy, who added the world’s richest two-year-old race, the Golden Slipper, to his earlier Blue Diamond Stakes triumph. In between

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those two events Sepoy suffered a long odds-on defeat at the hands of Smart Missile in the Group 2 Todman Stakes, but that rival was withdrawn from the Slipper on veterinary advice having got a leg over the partition in the starting stalls. The New Zealand-trained Jimmy Choux is clearly a very tough performer as well as a classy one. Having his ninth start since September, the NZ Derby winner found a telling burst of speed down the outside to lift the Rosehill Guineas. And his three-year-old Brazil 13/03 13/03 12/03 05/03 05/03 27/03 27/03 20/03 26/02

G1 G1 G2 G2 G2 G3 G3 G3 G3

campaign is far from finished – further Australian targets may even be followed by a visit to Royal Ascot. Old favourite Danleigh lifted the Chipping Norton Stakes but was unable to repeat last year’s heroics in the George Ryder Stakes, finishing eighth. The winner, Rangirandoo, had been nursed back from a tendon injury by trainer Chris Waller but sadly was lame in the winners’ enclosure. In similar vein, Shocking, the 2009 Melbourne Cup winner, was jarred up by his Australian Cup success and will

G.P. Francisco E Paula Machado-Stud TNT Grande Premio Diana-Stud TNT G. P. Presidente Jose de Souza Queiroz Grande Premio Piratininga Grande Premio Presidente Guilherme Ellis Grande Premio Euvaldo Lodi Grande Premio Jacutinga G. P. Presidente Arthur da Costa e Silva G. P. Presidente Augusto Souza Queiroz

Hunka Hunka turned the tables on her fellow Wild Event filly, Olympic Message, in the Grande Premio Diana, changing a five and a quarter length

10.0f 10.0f 7.0f 11.0f 7.0f 8.0f 7.0f 10.0f 6.0f

Cisne Branco (ARG) Hunka Hunka (BRZ) Iaquinta (BRZ) Take The Money (BRZ) Licca-Chan (BRZ) Mandjula (BRZ) Alta Vista (BRZ) Timeo (BRZ) Tiger Woods (BRZ)

defeat over a mile in February into a two and three-quarter length victory over an extra quarter mile. The equivalent colts’ race (the

now be rested prior to a third tilt at the nation’s top race. Zavite, at eight the oldest horse in Anthony Cummings’s yard, pulled off a 100-1 shock in the Ranvet Stakes but failed to confirm that form in the BMW, where another longshot, 25-1 chance Cedarberg, landed the spoils. A third big surprise came in the Storm Queen Stakes as Mirjulisa Lass, priced at 50-1, scored by two and a half lengths in the style of a hot favourite. The three-year-old filly Shamrocker 4 4 3 5 3 5 3 5 3

C F C H F M F H C

Lode (USA) Wild Event (USA) Romarin (BRZ) Bright Again (USA) Tiger Heart (USA) Roi Normand (USA) Amigoni (IRE) First American (USA) Tiger Heart (USA)

beat the boys in the Australian Guineas, while Ilovethiscity won the Randwick Guineas, but both then suffered Group 1 reverses, Shamrocker when third to Jimmy Choux and Ilovethiscity when fifth to Rangirangdoo. Over in Western Australia, the threeyear-old division is undoubtedly led by Dreamaway, who won the two fillies’ Classics and then, just a week after the Oaks and despite a troubled passage which earned jockey William Pike a 14day ban, produced a dazzling burst of speed to land the Derby.

Cirandinha (ARG) Uff-Uff (BRZ) Graxa (BRZ) Official Glory (BRZ) Colette (BRZ) Sea World (BRZ) Bella Cy (BRZ) In The Sand (USA) Deep Bay (ARG)

second leg of the Rio de Janeiro Triple Crown) was run in a 1.5 seconds slower time but allowed the lightlyraced Cisne Branco – ‘white swan’ in

Ibero (ARG) De Quest (GB) Tsunami Slew (USA) Jules (USA) Burooj (GB) Midnight Tiger (USA) Belo Colony (BRZ) Atticus (USA) Ocean Falls

Portuguese – to advance his career record to a perfect three from three, with a one and three-quarter length triumph.

Chile 16/03 07/01 26/03 12/03 05/03 02/03

G2 G2 G3 G3 G3 G3

Premio Municipal de Vina del Mar Premio Copa Jackson Gran Handicap del Chile Premio Seleccion de Potrillos Premio Seleccion de Potrancas Premio Thompson Matthews

9.5f 9.5f 8.0f 6.0f 6.0f 8.0f

Prilidiano (ARG) Ankar (CHI) Markado (CHI) Feliz de Vivir (CHI) Amani (CHI) Sin Respeto (CHI)

4 4 5 3 3 4

C C H C F G

Orpen (USA) Proud Citizen (USA) Midnight Foxtrot (GB) Feliz de La Vida (CHI) Morning Raider (IRE) Caesarion (IRE)

Primera Dama (CHI) Gana La Banca (CHI) India Suntuosa (CHI) Frameita (CHI) Just Fine (CHI) Simbaville (CHI)

Sam M (USA) Stuka (USA) Rich Man's Gold (USA) Favorable Ruling (USA) Doneraile Court (USA) Barkerville (USA)

Japan 27/03 26/03 21/03 20/03 06/03 27/02 27/03 26/03 20/03 19/03 05/03 05/03 27/02 26/02

G1 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3

Takamatsunomiya Kinen Spring Stakes (Guineas Trial) Hochi Hai Revue (fillies GnsTrial) Hanshin Daishoten Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho Nakayama Kinen Mainichi Hai Flower Cup Chukyo Kinen Chunichi Sports Sho Falcon Stakes Yukan Fuji Sho Ocean Stakes Tulip Sho Hankyu Hai Arlington Cup

6.0f 9.0f 7.0f 15.0f 10.0f 9.0f 9.0f 9.0f 10.0f 6.0f 6.0f 8.0f 7.0f 8.0f

Kinshasa No Kiseki (AUS) Orfevre (JPN) French Cactus (JPN) Namura Crescent (JPN) Sadamu Patek (JPN) Victoire Pisa (JPN) Red Davis (JPN) Trend Hunter (JPN) Narita Crystal (JPN) Henny Hound (USA) Dasher Go Go (JPN) Reve d'Essor (JPN) San Carlo (JPN) Northern River (JPN)

8 3 3 6 3 4 3 3 5 3 4 3 5 3

H C F H C C G F H C C F H C

Fuji Kiseki (JPN) Stay Gold (JPN) Taiki Shuttle (USA) Yamanin Seraphim (JPN) Fuji Kiseki (JPN) Neo Universe (JPN) Agnes Tachyon (JPN) Manhattan Cafe (JPN) Special Week (JPN) Henny Hughes (USA) Sakura Bakushin O (JPN) Agnes Tachyon (JPN) Symboli Kris S (USA) Agnes Tachyon (JPN)

Keltshaan (USA) Oriental Art (JPN) Brush With Tequila (USA) Sakura Komina (JPN) Summer Night City (JPN) Whitewater Affair (GB) Dixie Jazz (JPN) Royal Perla (JPN) Precious Lover (JPN) Beautiful Moment (USA) Negano (CAN) Reve d'Oscar (FR) Diva (JPN) Soninke (GB)

Pleasant Colony (USA) Mejiro McQueen (JPN) Broad Brush (USA) Sakura Shori (JPN) Helissio (FR) Machiavellian (USA) Tony Bin Brian's Time (USA) Pentire (GB) Crusader Sword (USA) Miswaki (USA) Highest Honor (FR) Crafty Prospector (USA) Machiavellian (USA)

Nakayama and Fukushima were closed for over a month after the earthquake and tsunami of March 11. Most of the big races were run elsewhere but the New Zealand G1 02/04 G1 19/03 G1 12/03 G1 12/03 G1 09/03 G1 05/03 G2 26/03 G2 26/02 G3 19/03 G3 05/03 G3 05/03

Nakayama Grand Jump, slated for April 16, has been postponed indefinitely. Just 12 hours after fellow countryman Mirco Demuro won the Dubai World

Oaks Stud Stallions Sires Produce Stakes Wellfield New Zealand Oaks Nicolas Feuillatte NZ 2nd Century Stakes Auckland Diamond Sires' Produce Stakes Stella Artois Auckland Cup Telecom New Zealand Derby Windsor Park Stud Japan NZ Trophy J S Contractors Matamata Breeders Stakes Rich Hill Stud Thompson Handicap Darley King's Plate Livamol Lowland Stakes

The season does not finish until August but there can be little doubt about who will be crowned champion of the three-year-old and two-year-old divisions in New Zealand. Step forward Jimmy Choux, who wrapped up the threeyear-old crown when, defying stamina doubts on heavy ground, the four-time Guineas winner (who made it five at Rosehill in Australia

7.0f 12.0f 10.0f 6.0f 16.0f 12.0f 8.0f 6.0f 8.0f 6.0f 10.5f

Anabandana (AUS) Midnight Oil (NZ) The Party Stand (NZ) Anabandana (AUS) Titch (NZ) Jimmy Choux (NZ) Our Star Pupil (NZ) Anabandana (AUS) Hold It Harvey (AUS) Amaryllis (NZ) Midnight Oil (NZ)

later in the month) ground out a two-length success in the New Zealand Derby. The juvenile queen will be Anabandana, an unprepossessing daughter of Anabaa who cost just £15,000 as a yearling yet has twice taken on and beaten the colts in Group 1 contests. Most recently, Anabandana battled with the frontrunning Antonio Lombardo all the

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Cup for Japan, Italian Umberto Rispoli registered the biggest win of his career when guiding Kinshasa No Kiseki to a one and a quarter length score in the 3 4 5 3 7 4 8 3 7 6 4

F F M F G C G F G M F

Anabaa (USA) Keeper (AUS) Thorn Park (AUS) Anabaa (USA) Lord Ballina (AUS) Thorn Park (AUS) Pupil (AUS) Anabaa (USA) King Cugat (USA) Red Ransom (USA) Keeper (AUS)

Takamatsunomiya Kinen. Trained by Noriyuki Hori, Kinshasa No Kiseki’s only previous Grade 1 win came in the same race in 2010.

Great Notice (USA) Gilded Light (AUS) Cremisi (AUS) Great Notice (USA) Our Sophie (NZ) Cierzo (NZ) Stark Vader (NZ) Great Notice (USA) Daly Charm (AUS) Lafleur (NZ) Gilded Light (AUS)

way up the home straight at Awapuni, eventually prevailing by a nose. Opie Bosson, Anabandana’s jockey, has been in a rich vein of form. He also lifted the Auckland Cup on seven-year-old Titch, who landed three hurdle races in Australia last year, and reacted brilliantly when no one else wanted to lead when riding his opponents

Nureyev (USA) Gilded Time (USA) Royal Academy (USA) Nureyev (USA) Kaapstad (NZ) Centaine (AUS) Stark South (USA) Nureyev (USA) Best Western (AUS) Zabeel (NZ) Gilded Time (USA)

to sleep from the front aboard The Party Stand in the New Zealand Stakes. Apprentice jockey Rosie Myers produced a ride of which Bosson would have been proud in the Oaks, keeping cool when her mount, Midnight Oil, was locked in behind a wall of horses and finding daylight in the nick of time to get up and score by half a length. >>

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DATA BOOK LISTINGS OF EVERY WORLDWIDE GROUP OR GRADED STAKES WINNER

Global Stakes Results >>

Date Peru 20/03

Grade Race G2

South Africa 26/03 G1 26/03 G1 26/03 G1 26/02 G2 26/02 G2 26/02 G2 26/03 G3 26/03 G3 26/03 G3 26/03 G3 26/03 G3 22/03 G3 26/02 G3 26/02 G3

Dist

Horse

Clasico La Copa

11.0f

South African Classic H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes South African Fillies Classic Gauteng Guineas Gauteng Fillies Guineas Hawaii Stakes Man O'War Sprint Protea Stakes Caradoc Gold Cup Jacaranda Handicap Pretty Polly Stakes King's Cup Acacia Handicap Chairman's Cup

9.0f 8.0f 9.5f 8.0f 8.0f 7.0f 5.5f 5.5f 14.0f 9.0f 5.5f 8.0f 8.0f 16.0f

The theory that Cape Town-raiders struggle to deal with the altitude when they journey to Johannesburg was shot to pieces when a pair of long distance travellers, English Garden and Top

United States 12/03 G1 05/03 G1 05/03 G1 05/03 G1 26/03 G2 26/03 G2 26/03 G2 26/03 G2 20/03 G2 19/03 G2 19/03 G2 19/03 G2 12/03 G2 12/03 G2 12/03 G2 26/02 G2 26/02 G2 26/02 G2 27/03 G3 26/03 G3 26/03 G3 26/03 G3 26/03 G3 20/03 G3 19/03 G3 19/03 G3 19/03 G3 13/03 G3 12/03 G3 12/03 G3

Santa Margarita Invitational Stakes Frank E Kilroe Mile Stakes Santa Anita Oaks Santa Anita Handicap Mervin Muniz Jr Memorial Handicap New Orleans Handicap Louisiana Derby Fair Grounds Oaks San Luis Rey Stakes Rebel Stakes Inside Information Stakes Santa Ana Stakes San Felipe Stakes Tampa Bay Derby Gulfstream Park Handicap Hutcheson Stakes Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes Davona Dale Stakes Sunland Derby Tokyo City Cup Stakes Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes Bourbonette Oaks Pan American Stakes Orchid Stakes Tampa Bay Stakes Azeri Stakes Cicada Stakes Herecomesthebride Stakes Razorback Handicap Hillsborough Stakes

Sex

Interoceanico (PER)

English Garden (SAF) Dancewiththedevil (SAF) Igugu (AUS) Link Man (SAF) Igugu (AUS) Earl Of Surrey (ZIM) Shea Shea (SAF) Delago Deluxe (AUS) Arcola (SAF) Fisani (SAF) Sheztheclubqueen (SAF) Lady Magpie (SAF) Dancewiththedevil (SAF) Golden Parachute (NZ)

4 5 4 4 4 8 4 3 5 5 3 5 5 6

Seller, filled the first two places in the SA Classic at Turffontein. The Mike de Kock-trained Igugu, an Australian-bred daughter of Galileo, is on target to land the Triple Tiara after

United Arab Emirates 26/03 G1 China Guangsha Dubai Sheema Classic 26/03 G1 Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup 26/03 G1 Dubai Duty Free Stakes 26/03 G1 Gulf News Dubai Golden Shaheen Stakes 26/03 G2 Etisalat Godolphin Mile 26/03 G2 The S & M Al Naboodah Group UAE Derby 26/03 G2 Emirates NBD Al Quoz Sprint 10/03 G2 Dubai Duty Free Zabeel Mile 03/03 G2 Emirates Airline Al Maktoum Challenge R3 03/03 G2 Emirates Air. Dubai City of Gold Stakes 03/03 G2 Emirates Airline Jebel Hatta 20/03 G3 Abu Dhabi Championship 10/03 G3 Dubai Duty Free DRC Gold Cup 03/03 G3 Emirates Airline Mahab Al Shimaal 03/03 G3 Emirates Airline Burj Nahaar

The Dubai World Cup produced a fairytale result in that it provided a first win in the world’s richest race (and a second place too) for Japan two weeks after that country was hit by a devastating earthquake. Victoire Pisa’s success was in part forged in Italy as, when for the second year running the event was hit by a chronic lack of pace, Italian jockey Micro Demuro made a courageous and racewinning move down the back straight, taking his mount from last to virtually join the front-running Japan Cup Dirt winner

Age

12.0f 10.0f 9.0f 6.0f 8.0f 9.5f 5.0f 8.0f 10.0f 12.0f 9.0f 11.0f 16.0f 6.0f 8.0f

Rewilding (GB) Victoire Pisa (JPN) Presvis (GB) Rocket Man (AUS) Skysurfers (GB) Khawlah (IRE) J J The Jet Plane (SAF) Rileyskeepingfaith (GB) Twice Over (GB) Monterosso (GB) Wigmore Hall (IRE) Topclas (FR) Whispering Gallery (GB) Bankable (IRE) Mendip (USA)

Transcend. The pair then duelled up the home straight, with Victoire Pisa coming out on top by half a length. A son of Sir Michael Stoute’s 1997 John Porter Stakes winner Whitewater Affair, Victoire Pisa is remarkably battlehardened for a horse that has only just turned four. He had a break after winning the Japanese Guineas and finishing third in the Japanese Derby, came to France for a two-race campaign culminating in a fair seventh in the Arc, then returned home for three further starts (notching two wins and a 9.0f 8.0f 8.5f 10.0f 9.0f 9.0f 9.0f 8.5f 12.0f 8.5f 7.0f 9.0f 8.5f 8.5f 8.0f 7.0f 9.0f 8.0f 9.0f 12.0f 9.0f 8.0f 12.0f 12.0f 8.5f 8.5f 6.0f 9.0f 8.5f 9.0f

Miss Match (ARG) Fluke (BRZ) Turbulent Descent (USA) Game On Dude (USA) Smart Bid (USA) Mission Impazible (USA) Pants On Fire (USA) Daisy Devine (USA) Juniper Pass (USA) The Factor (USA) Hilda's Passion (USA) Malibu Pier (USA) Premier Pegasus (USA) Watch Me Go (USA) Tackleberry (USA) Flashpoint (USA) Soldat (USA) R Heat Lightning (USA) Twice The Appeal (USA) Worth Repeating (USA) Animal Kingdom (USA) Summer Soiree (USA) Rahy's Attorney (CAN) La Luna de Miel (GER) Doubles Partner (USA) Havre de Grace (USA) Quantum Miss (USA) Dynamic Holiday (USA) It Happened Again (USA) Denomination (USA)

Sire

Dam

Broodmare Sire

Privately Held (USA)

India Brava (USA)

Fast Gold (USA)

C M F C F G C C M M F M M G

Camden Park (USA) Modus Vivendi (GB) Galileo (IRE) Toreador (IRE) Galileo (IRE) Century Stand (AUS) National Emblem (SAF) Encosta de Lago (AUS) Caesour (USA) Kahal (GB) Fan Club's Mister (USA) Dupont (GB) Modus Vivendi (GB) Montjeu (IRE)

Royal Habit (SAF) Emperor's Dance (SAF) Zarinia (IRE) Western Smoke (SAF) Zarinia (IRE) Bush Chic (SAF) Yankee Clipper (SAF) Succeeding (AUS) Star Of Arcole (SAF) Gypsey Spirit (SAF) Gateway (SAF) Golden National (SAF) Emperor's Dance (SAF) Maxamore (NZ)

Dominion Royale Caesour (USA) Intikhab (USA) Among Men (USA) Intikhab (USA) Gay Fandango (USA) Jallad (USA) Flying Spur (AUS) Foveros Coastal (USA) Damascus Gate (USA) National Emblem (SAF) Caesour (USA) Volksraad (GB)

she turned the second leg, the SA Fillies Classic, into a procession, coming home more than ten lengths ahead of her nearest rival. Dancewiththedevil was another 4 4 7 6 5 3 7 5 6 4 4 5 5 7 4

C C G G H F G G H C G H G H C

Tiger Hill (IRE) Neo Universe (JPN) Sakhee (USA) Viscount (AUS) E Dubai (USA) Cape Cross (IRE) Jet Master (SAF) Hunting Lion (IRE) Observatory (USA) Dubawi (IRE) High Chaparral (IRE) Kutub (IRE) Daylami (IRE) Medicean (GB) Harlan's Holiday (USA)

Darara Whitewater Affair (GB) Forest Fire (SWE) Macrosa (NZ) Fortune (IRE) Villarrica (USA) Majestic Guest (SAF) Keeping The Faith (IRE) Double Crossed (GB) Porto Roca (AUS) Love And Laughter (IRE) Noble Presence (FR) Echoes In Eternity (IRE) Dance To The Top (GB) Well Spring (USA)

third) before heading to Dubai. His bankroll stands at almost £8 million and he now heads for Hong Kong. The rest of Dubai World Cup night underlined why this has become the world’s most international race meeting. Godolphin scored home wins in three races, most notably with the St Leger flop Rewilding in the Sheema Classic and the Epsom Oaks-bound Khawlah, a beautifully-bred relative of Sea The Stars, in the UAE Derby. The other three main prizes were all exported. Luca Cumani’s enigmatic 6 6 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 7 4 4 4 3 3 5 5

M H F G H C C F C C F F C C G C C F C H C F G F C F F F H M

Indygo Shiner (USA) Wild Event (USA) Congrats (USA) Awesome Again (CAN) Smart Strike (CAN) Unbridled's Song (USA) Jump Start (USA) Kafwain (USA) Lemon Drop Kid (USA) War Front (USA) Canadian Frontier (USA) Malibu Moon (USA) Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) West Acre (USA) Montbrook (USA) Pomeroy (USA) War Front (USA) Trippi (USA) Successful Appeal (USA) Giant's Causeway (USA) Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) War Front (USA) Crown Attorney (CAN) Monsun (GER) Rock Hard Ten (USA) Saint Liam (USA) Smoke Glacken (USA) Harlan's Holiday (USA) Proud Citizen (USA) Smart Strike (CAN)

wide-margin scorer, this time by five and a half lengths, in a Horse Chestnut Stakes that was a personal triumph for the winner’s owner-trainer-breeder St John Gray. Top Ville Machiavellian (USA) Never So Bold McGinty (NZ) Night Shift (USA) Selkirk (USA) Northern Guest (USA) Ajraas (USA) Caerleon (USA) Barathea (IRE) Theatrical Fasliyev (USA) Spinning World (USA) Sadler's Wells (USA) Coronado's Quest (USA)

Presvis found the gaps opening at the right time in the Dubai Duty Free, Singapore-trained Rocket Man landed the global showpiece that has so long eluded him when beating US raider Euroears in the Golden Shaheen, and the South African flying machine J J The Jet Plane got up right on the line in the Al Quoz Sprint. Coolmore even came to the Maktoum family party, with Masterofhounds getting nailed on the line by Khawlah and Cape Blanco taking fourth in the World Cup.

Miss Simpatia (ARG) Uff-Uff (BRZ) Roger's Sue (USA) Worldly Pleasure (USA) Recording (USA) La Paz (USA) Cabo de Noche (USA) Devil's Dispute (USA) Child Bride (USA) Greyciousness (USA) Executricker (USA) Blue Moon (FR) Squall Linda (USA) Sabbath Song (CAN) Box of Joy (USA) Two Punch Lil (USA) Le Relais (USA) Yellow Heat (USA) Double Boarded (USA) Lady Nichola (USA) Dalicia (GER) Mazel Tov (USA) Rahy's Hope (USA) La Hermana (GB) Serena's Sister (USA) Easter Bunnette (USA) Quanah County (USA) Dynamic Cat (USA) Quiet Lucky (USA) Dreamlike (USA)

Southern Halo (USA) De Quest (GB) Forestry (USA) Devil His Due (USA) Danzig (USA) Hold Your Peace (USA) Cape Town (USA) Devil's Bag (USA) Coronado's Quest (USA) Miswaki (USA) El Prado (IRE) Lomitas (GB) Summer Squall (USA) Deputy Minister (CAN) Concerto (USA) Two Punch (USA) Coronado's Quest (USA) Gold Fever (USA) Cormorant (USA) A P Indy (USA) Acatenango (GER) Mazel Trick (USA) Rahy (USA) Hernando (FR) Rahy (USA) Carson City (USA) Valid Expectations (USA) Dynaformer (USA) Quiet American (USA) Storm Cat (USA)

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United States (cont) 12/03 G3 Honeybee Stakes 12/03 G3 Palm Beach Stakes 05/03 G3 Tom Fool Handicap 05/03 G3 Gotham Stakes 05/03 G3 Honey Fox Stakes 27/02 G3 Canadian Turf Stakes

8.5f 9.0f 6.0f 8.5f 8.0f 8.0f

Pin-up girl Chantal Sutherland became the first female winning jockey in the 76year history of the Santa Anita Handicap after a highly controversial race. Her mount, the Bob Bafferttrained Game On Dude, was involved in some home stretch scrimmaging

Joyful Victory (CAN) Joes Blazing Aaron (USA) Calibrachoa (USA) Stay Thirsty (USA) Never Retreat (USA) Little Mike (USA)

3 3 4 3 6 4

which most affected the hot favourite, Twirling Candy. After Game On Dude had prevailed by a nose from Setsuko, only after a 15-minute stewards’ enquiry was the result allowed to stand. There were more tight finishes in all three of Santa Anita’s other feature

F G C C M G

Tapit (USA) Graeme Hall (USA) Southern Image (USA) Bernardini (USA) Smart Strike (CAN) Spanish Steps (USA)

Wild Lucy Black (USA) Distorted Blaze (USA) Fort Lauderdale (USA) Marozia (USA) Lisieux (USA) Hay Jude (USA)

events. Turbulent Descent took the score between herself and her Kentucky Oaks-bound old rival, Zazu, to three-one in her favour when taking the Santa Anita Oaks by a neck. Fluke made up for an agonising reverse in the 2010 Frank E Kilroe Mile

Wild Again (USA) Distorted Humor (USA) Montbrook (USA) Storm Bird (CAN) Steady Growth (CAN) Wavering Monarch (USA)

when having a head to spare over Caracortado in the same race. Finally, 45-1 outsider Miss Match, who had achieved little since winning the 2008 Argentine Oaks, got up on the line to nail odds-on favourite Switch in the Santa Margarita Invitational.

Leading global sires by stakes winners Horse

Born

Sire

Stands/Stood

Encosta de Lago (AUS) More Than Ready (USA) Exceed And Excel (AUS) Street Cry (IRE) Harlan's Holiday (USA) Redoute's Choice (AUS) Northern Afleet (USA) Galileo (IRE) Wild Event (USA) Giant's Causeway (USA) O'Reilly (NZ) Lonhro (AUS) Medaglia d'Oro (USA) Captain Al (SAF) Flying Spur (AUS) Thunder Gulch (USA) Indian Charlie (USA)

1993 1997 2000 1998 1999 1996 1993 1998 1993 1997 1993 1998 1999 1996 1992 1992 1995

Fairy King (USA) Southern Halo (USA) Danehill (USA) Machiavellian (USA) Harlan (USA) Danehill (USA) Afleet (CAN) Sadler's Wells (USA) Wild Again (USA) Storm Cat (USA) Last Tycoon Octagonal (NZ) El Prado (IRE) Al Mufti (USA) Danehill (USA) Gulch (USA) In Excess

AUS IRE USA AUS AUS IRE USA AUS USA AUS USA IRE AUS USA BRZ USA AUS NZ AUS USA SAF AUS USA AUS ARG USA

BTH BTW GH GW 14 19 13 13 11 15 6 12 8 12 6 10 7 9 13 6 7

9 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

9 10 6 7 5 12 1 9 5 6 4 6 4 4 5 2 4

6 3 1 4 3 5 1 2 4 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 2

BTH = black type horses; BTW = black type winners; GH = Group horses; GW = Group winners

All change at the top as sires based for at least part of the time in Australia have profited hugely from the recent mass of high-level races in that country. In the period under review there were 16 Group 1 events alone contested there, so temporarily the table is bound to be skewed. Encosta de Lago, for whom Coolmore Classic victor Aloha has been the star, has bounded up from five black type winners to nine including six in graded company. Second-placed More Than Ready, who wasn’t even on the list last month,

has done even better. More Joyous and Dreamaway gave him a Group 1 double at the start of April and his tally of 19 black type horses puts him clear of Redoute’s Choice on 15. Perhaps the most significant aspect of the list is Galileo’s appearance in eighth before the European turf season has got going in earnest. One Classic win for Mahbooba at Meydan and two for South African star Igugu, including a runaway success in the South Africa Fillies’ Classic, look to have set the Coolmore stallion up for another serious crack at this championship.

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DATA BOOK OVERSEAS STAKES RESULTS WINNERS Breeder Airlie Stud Appleby Lodge Stud Aston House Stud Aston Mullins Stud Ballybrennan Stud Ltd Ballygallon Stud Ltd Ballylinch Stud Ballylinch Stud Ballylinch Stud Barouche Stud Ireland Ltd Barouche Stud Ireland Ltd Barrett, M. Bartlett & J. M. Beever, K. A. Bearstone Stud Bearstone Stud Begley, M. Black Horse Farm Blanchard, Mrs A. L. Bourke, O. Brook Stud Bloodstock Ltd Brosnan, N. Bumble BS, C. Liesack & Mrs S. Nicholls Burns, A. a. M. Byrne, P. Byrne, P. Byrne, P. Campbell-Andenaes, Mrs M. Carradale Carroll, Mr J. M. Carson, W. H. F. Cheveley Park Stud Ltd Cheveley Park Stud Ltd Cheveley Park Stud Ltd Clee, Mr & Mrs D. D. Cliveden Stud Ltd Cliveden Stud Ltd Close, R. D. and M. Clovelly Farms Connolly, J. Cooke, K. Cooke, T. Coonan, Mrs M. Cooper, T. J. Cullen, K. and Mrs Cullinan, J. Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Davis, J. G. and Mrs Davis, J. G. and Mrs Davis, J. G. and Mrs Dayton Investments Ltd Deerforest Stud Derrymore House Syndicate Diomed Bloodstock Ltd Douglas & Ms Carole Douglas, Mr A. & C. Egan, Mrs Ann Ermyn Lodge Stud Limited Forenaghts Stud Freedom Partnership Freedom Partnership Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd Gavin, Exors of the Late C. Genesis Green Stud Ltd Glebe Stud & J. F. Dean Glending Bloodstock Grangecon Stud Grangecon Stud Grangemore Stud Grundy Bloodstock Ltd Grundy Bloodstock S R L Grundy, Mrs E. M. Haim, R. Hanly & Michael Andrea, J. Hannon, Mrs Kathleen Harrington, C. Hascombe & Valiant Studs Hascombe & Valiant Studs Herbertstown Stud Ltd Holborn Trust Co. Horizon Bloodstock Limited Houghton & J. S. Moore, E. J. and Mrs Howard Barton Stud Hoyer, J. & W. Hurley & Simon & Mrs S.Marriot, T. J. Iceton, D. G. Irish National Stud Irish National Stud Jones, Mr D. H. L. Joseph Stewart Investments

Winner Fabrino (IRE) Domeside (GB) Latika (GB) Dubawi Heights (GB) Black Ranger (IRE) Eldarion (IRE) Cash Queen Anna (IRE) Bakelor (IRE) Fox Hunt (IRE) Sir Eagles (IRE) Senza Rete (IRE) Rileyskeepingfaith (GB) Golden Storming (GB) Oineas (GB) Oineas (GB) Ci Penso Un Po (IRE) Moorland Boy (GB) Picoloweddingparty (GB) Elanje (IRE) Five Cents (GB) Bush Tucker (IRE) Sharp Eclipse (GB) Monti Iblei (IRE) Questi Amori (IRE) Rey Davis (IRE) Rey Davis (IRE) Presvis (GB) Cambina (IRE) Bellinissimo (IRE) Munjum (GB) Debejki (GB) Burnished (GB) Burnished (GB) Longhunter (GB) Dubawi King (GB) Dubawi King (GB) Majestic Fraam (GB) High In The Sky (USA) Spirit Grey (IRE) Sky's Spirit (IRE) Gedalolly (IRE) City Of Tribes (IRE) Miss Starlight (GB) Young Stack (IRE) Al Rep (IRE) Burghley (GB) Festival City (GB) Spinning Yarn (GB) Graymalkin (IRE) Chief Officer (GB) Monarch's Way (GB) Concordat (GB) Ticket To Paradise (GB) Litigant (GB) Karatoya (IRE) Red Alert Day (GB) Mulaqat (GB) Otaared (GB) Modern History (IRE) Andina (IRE) Honour System (IRE) Whispering Gallery (GB) Skysurfers (GB) Khawlah (IRE) Pentominium (GB) Pentominium (GB) Skins Game (GB) Oppenort (IRE) Bergonzi (IRE) Eyecatsher (IRE) Riquita (IRE) Filkewimagi (IRE) Irish Silk (IRE) Nova Hawk (GB) Al Madina (IRE) Fight For Freedom (IRE) Free Winner (IRE) First Queen (GB) Never Ending Tale (GB) Hill Invader (IRE) Cartel (IRE) Emirates Champion (GB) Cape Velvet (IRE) March Madness (GB) Ayanz (GB) Open Sesame (IRE) Asterrlini (IRE) To Believe (IRE) Bernieres (IRE) Daylang (GB) Stay Alive (IRE) Urkanie (GB) Alternative (GB) Sestri Levante (IRE) Eragons Dream (IRE) Ridge Wood Dani (IRE) Group Captain (GB) Group Captain (GB) Speyside (IRE) Icemancometh (IRE) Major Art (GB) Lebowski (GB) Johann Zoffany (GB) Alkhana (IRE) Polanka (IRE) Redesignation (IRE) Blackberry Boy (IRE) Mister Segway (IRE) Dream Emperor (IRE) Rock Of India (IRE)

Sire Elnadim (USA) Domedriver (IRE) Tobougg (IRE) Dubawi (IRE) Diamond Green (FR) Aragorn (IRE) Dr Fong (USA) Bachelor Duke (USA) Dubawi (IRE) Diamond Green (FR) Barathea (IRE) Hunting Lion (IRE) Storming Home (GB) Foxhound (USA) Foxhound (USA) Hawk Wing (USA) Proclamation (IRE) Piccolo (GB) Redback (GB) Exceed And Excel (AUS) Choisir (AUS) Exceed And Excel (AUS) Titus Livius (FR) Choisir (AUS) King Charlemagne (USA) King Charlemagne (USA) Sakhee (USA) Hawk Wing (USA) Hawk Wing (USA) Sakhee (USA) Where Or When (IRE) Pivotal (GB) Pivotal (GB) Halling (USA) Dubawi (IRE) Dubawi (IRE) Fraam (GB) Silver Hawk (USA) Invincible Spirit (IRE) Invincible Spirit (IRE) Key Of Luck (USA) Invincible Spirit (IRE) Trade Fair (GB) Ad Valorem (USA) Trade Fair (GB) Shamardal (USA) Green Desert (USA) Pivotal (GB) Singspiel (IRE) King's Best (USA) King's Best (USA) Selkirk (USA) Singspiel (IRE) Sinndar (IRE) Tiger Hill (IRE) Diktat (GB) Singspiel (IRE) Storm Cat (USA) Shamardal (USA) Singspiel (IRE) King's Best (USA) Daylami (IRE) E Dubai (USA) Cape Cross (IRE) Dubai Destination (USA) Dubai Destination (USA) Diktat (GB) Aussie Rules (USA) Indian Ridge Intikhab (USA) High Chaparral (IRE) Orpen (USA) Hawk Wing (USA) Hawk Wing (USA) Noverre (USA) Hawk Wing (USA) Oratorio (IRE) Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) Singspiel (IRE) Danehill (USA) Cape Cross (IRE) Haafhd (GB) Cape Cross (IRE) Noverre (USA) Tiger Hill (IRE) Key Of Luck (USA) Refuse To Bend (IRE) Elusive City (USA) Montjeu (IRE) Daylami (IRE) Iffraaj (GB) Nayef (USA) Dr Fong (USA) Diamond Green (FR) Arakan (USA) Invincible Spirit (IRE) Dr Fong (USA) Dr Fong (USA) Orpen (USA) Marju (IRE) Compton Place (GB) Beveled (USA) Galileo (IRE) Dalakhani (IRE) Ivan Denisovich (IRE) Key Of Luck (USA) Desert Prince (IRE) Dansili (GB) King Charlemagne (USA) Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)

Age/sex 3c 5h 4f 4f 3c 3c 4f 3c 4g 3c 3f 5g 3f 8h 8h 5m 3g 4c 3c 4c 4c 4g 3f 4c 6h 6h 7g 3f 5h 5g 3c 4g 4g 3c 4g 4g 5g 7h 4f 5h 6m 7g 4f 3c 3c 4g 3c 4f 4c 3c 4c 3c 4c 3c 4c 6h 8h 6h 3c 4f 4c 5g 5h 3f 4c 4c 5h 3c 7g 3c 3f 5h 4c 3f 3f 4c 3c 5m 6g 7h 5h 5h 7m 3f 3c 5g 4f 5h 3f 6h 3f 3f 7h 3f 4c 6g 9g 9g 6g 6g 3c 13 g 5g 3f 3c 6g 7h 3c 6h 4c

Dam Trullitti (IRE) Buck's Fizz (GB) Emanant (GB) Rosie's Posy (IRE) Shoshana (IRE) Madame Cerito (USA) Cashel Queen (USA) Desert Magic (IRE) Kiltubber (IRE) Daftiyna (IRE) Lyrical Dance (USA) Keeping The Faith (IRE) Dot Com Dot (GB) Santiburi Girl (GB) Santiburi Girl (GB) Colour And Spice (IRE) Superlove (IRE) Aunt Hilda (GB) Suddenly (GB) Native Nickel (IRE) Queen's Victory (GB) Helen Sharp (GB) Go For Red (IRE) Light And Airy (GB) San Luis Rey (GB) San Luis Rey (GB) Forest Fire (SWE) Await (IRE) Princess Electra (IRE) Ann Veronica (IRE) Dream Again (GB) Flame Valley (USA) Flame Valley (USA) Dawnus (IRE) Laughing Girl (USA) Laughing Girl (USA) Yarrita (GB) Flora Danica (USA) Ja Ganhou (GB) Zaola (IRE) Amarice (GB) Yellow Trumpet (GB) Redeem (IRE) Benelux (GB) Swizzle (GB) Badminton (GB) Harvest Festival (IRE) Subtle Charm (GB) Pearl Grey (GB) Moonlight Sail (USA) La Bayadere (GB) African Peace (USA) Dream Ticket (USA) Jomana (IRE) Wajd (USA) Strike Hard (IRE) Atamana (IRE) Society Lady (USA) Fatefully (USA) Fragrant Oasis (USA) Rawabi (GB) Echoes In Eternity (IRE) Fortune (IRE) Villarrica (USA) Mouriyana (IRE) Mouriyana (IRE) Mouriyana (IRE) Odessa (IRE) Lady Windley (GB) Docklands Grace (USA) Yxenery (IRE) Simply Devious (IRE) Lime Hill Honey (IRE) Reveuse de Jour (IRE) Tasha's Dream (USA) Freedom (GER) Freedom (GER) Orange Blossom (IRE) Bright Finish (USA) Youm Jadeed (IRE) Nadia (GB) Janaat (GB) Material Lady (IRE) Spinning Reel (GB) Got To Go (GB) Chiquita Linda (IRE) Alithini (IRE) Lure Of The Moon (USA) Bounce (FR) Kelang (GB) Pursuit Of Life (GB) Mantle (GB) Oatey (GB) Set Trail (IRE) Embraceable (IRE) Dani Ridge (IRE) Alusha (GB) Alusha (GB) Dandaka (GB) Irina (IRE) Rosewood Belle (USA) Sandkatoon (IRE) Belle Allemande (CAN) A Beautiful Mind (GER) Christeningpresent (IRE) Disregard That (IRE) Summer Crush (USA) Aplysia (USA) Tinsel (GB) Indian Belle (IRE)

Ctry Swi Spa Ity Usa Ity Fr Usa Ity Fr Ity Ity Uae Ity Gr Gr Ity Swe Ity Ity Uae Hk Gr Ity Ity Fr Fr Uae Usa Fr Gr Ity Gr Gr Usa Qtr Qtr Gr Ity Ity Ity Gr Hk Qtr Ity Ity Gr Fr Ity Uae Fr Fr Fr Ksa Fr Fr Usa Uae Uae Fr Usa Uae Uae Uae Uae Ksa Ksa Fr Fr Fr Swi Fr Ity Gny Fr Qtr Gny Ity Usa Gr Gr Fr Uae Fr Ity Spa Hk Gr Ity Fr Ity Ity Fr Spa Ity Fr Qtr Fr Fr Ksa Usa Usa Ity Aus Gny Ity Fr Spa Fr Mal Swi

Date 27/3/11 03/4/11 27/3/11 01/4/11 06/4/11 03/4/11 20/3/11 22/3/11 18/3/11 24/3/11 03/4/11 10/3/11 06/4/11 15/3/11 25/3/11 20/3/11 06/3/11 03/4/11 17/3/11 11/3/11 23/3/11 11/3/11 26/3/11 25/3/11 22/3/11 07/4/11 26/3/11 13/3/11 16/3/11 25/3/11 28/3/11 15/3/11 29/3/11 02/4/11 17/3/11 24/3/11 15/3/11 31/3/11 18/3/11 17/3/11 15/3/11 12/3/11 17/3/11 18/3/11 03/4/11 18/3/11 04/4/11 01/4/11 18/3/11 25/3/11 29/3/11 01/4/11 17/3/11 07/4/11 21/3/11 01/4/11 18/3/11 18/3/11 04/4/11 12/3/11 10/3/11 10/3/11 26/3/11 26/3/11 04/3/11 25/3/11 03/4/11 22/3/11 11/3/11 20/3/11 03/4/11 01/4/11 20/3/11 31/3/11 10/3/11 20/3/11 04/4/11 25/3/11 11/3/11 29/3/11 22/3/11 10/3/11 28/3/11 23/3/11 13/3/11 12/3/11 15/3/11 26/3/11 22/3/11 04/4/11 24/3/11 24/3/11 19/3/11 02/4/11 04/4/11 07/4/11 30/3/11 15/3/11 04/3/11 29/3/11 18/3/11 17/3/11 14/3/11 03/4/11 18/3/11 27/3/11 27/3/11 23/3/11 27/3/11 20/3/11

Racecourse Avenches Zarzuela Pisa Santa Anita Rome Carpentras Golden Gate Milan Deauville Milan Rome Meydan Rome Athens Athens Milan Taby Treviso Milan Jebel Ali Sha Tin Athens Siracusa Rome Fontainebleau Maisons-Laffitte Meydan Santa Anita Marseille Pont De Vivaux Athens Pisa Athens Athens Gulfstream Park Al Rayyan Al Rayyan Athens Milan Rome Siracusa Athens Sha Tin Al Rayyan Rome Rome Athens Le Lion D'Angers Rome Jebel Ali Lyon-Parilly Compiegne Fontainebleau King Abdulaziz Maisons-Laffitte Compiegne Santa Anita Jebel Ali Jebel Ali Longchamp Santa Anita Meydan Meydan Meydan Meydan King Abdulaziz King Abdulaziz Saint-Cloud Fontainebleau Deauville Avenches Saint-Cloud Varese Krefeld Saint-Cloud Al Rayyan Krefeld Florence Turf Paradise Athens Athens Fontainebleau Meydan Saint-Cloud Rome Zarzuela Sha Tin Athens Siracusa Fontainebleau Florence Milan Deauville Antela Pisa Longchamp Al Rayyan Amiens Saint-Cloud King Abdulaziz Turf Paradise Santa Anita Grosseto Morphettville Cologne Rome Ajaccio Zarzuela Le Croise-Laroche Selangor Avenches

Distance 1m2f165y 1m2f 1m2f 1m 7f 1m2f165y 1m 7f110y 1m4f 5f 1m 1m 7f110y 7f 7f 1m2f 1m 1m55y 1m 1m1f 6f 6f 5f110y 6f 6f 6f 1m1f 1m 1m2f 1m4f 7f110y 7f 6f 1m 1m 1m1f55y 7f 1m4f 7f110y 1m110y 1m 6f 1m2f 1m 7f110y 7f 7f 6f 1m 1m3f 1m4f 1m 1m2f 1m2f110y 1m6f 1m1f 1m1f165y 7f 1m 1m 1m1f110y 2m 1m 1m1f110y 1m1f 1m2f 1m 1m3f 1m4f 1m 1m2f110y 7f110y 1m110y 1m 1m 1m3f 7f110y 1m 7f 1m1f 7f 1m3f 1m 1m1f 1m 1m 6f 6f110y 1m3f 1m3f 13y 1m1f110y 6f 1m1f 1m 5f 1m6f110y 1m7f 1m2f 1m 1m 1m 2m 1m 1m2f110y 1m4f 1m3f 1m1f 6f 1m3f

Prize-money (ÂŁ) 2,317 7,759 4,310 21,538 3,879 5,172 2,891 8,620 12,069 8,620 24,137 (L) 97,012 (Gr2) 3,448 2,517 2,611 3,017 2,873 3,017 6,896 7,381 40,008 2,832 4,310 6,896 10,345 10,345 1,940,246 (Gr1) 30,442 (L) 21,552 11,328 2,155 2,517 2,832 19,231 4,043 8,085 2,045 3,017 3,017 2,155 2,989 40,008 4,043 8,620 24,137 (L) 2,832 6,034 6,034 7,381 7,759 8,621 10,345 10,345 12,500 12,931 13,077 13,708 13,708 14,655 22,692 67,908 77,609 (Gr3) 388,049 (Gr2) 776,098 (Gr2) 3,259 3,259 34,483 (Gr3) 14,655 7,759 2,648 9,052 3,448 2,586 23,707 (L) 4,043 4,310 4,310 2,000 2,423 2,517 8,621 67,908 7,759 9,482 8,621 30,124 2,832 3,448 14,655 4,310 10,775 10,776 2,586 2,155 10,345 4,043 6,034 6,466 6,034 2,846 21,538 2,370 169,281 (Gr2) 2,586 3,017 4,310 3,879 6,034 8,685 2,317

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DATA BOOK OVERSEAS WINNERS Joyce, Mr J. Juddmonte Farms Ltd Juddmonte Farms Ltd. Juddmonte Farms Ltd. Juddmonte Farms Ltd. Juddmonte Farms Ltd. Kavanagh, P. Kelly, Mr T. Kelly, Mrs L. Kelly, P. Kenilworth House Stud Kennedy, P. Kilcarn Stud Kildaragh Stud Kilfrush Stud Kilfrush Stud Kilfrush Stud Killeen, B. Kilnamoragh Stud Kirtlington Stud & Gilridge Bloodstock Knocklong House Stud Leydens Farm Stud Limestone & Tara Studs Lindsay Park & Templeton Stud Llety Stud Loughtown Stud Lynch Bages Ltd Lynch, Mrs J. & K. Maddenstown Equine Enterprise Ltd Madigan, P. Malard & Westbury Bloodstock, Mr H. McCartan, P. McElroy, J. McEvoy, C. McGrath, T. McHale & Oghill House Stud, C. Minster Stud Minster Stud Molony, P. Morrissey, S. Mountarmstrong Stud Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd Mulligan, G. Mulligan, J. Murfitt, C. J. National Stud, The Needham, Mr & Mrs S. Newsells Park Stud Newsells Park Stud Newsells Park Stud Newsells Park Stud Limited Norelands Bloodstock, J. Hanly & H. Lascelles Norton Grove Stud Ltd O'Brien, Mrs J. O'Byrne, J. O'Connor, J. B. O'Connor, O. Old Carhue Stud O'Rahilly, Mr M. Ormsby, L. Osborne & Edgeridge Ltd, J. Oxford Racing Paget Bloodstock Paget Bloodstock Parker, A. Parker, Sir Eric Paulyn Limited Pegasus Breeding Ltd Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd Pier House Stud Pinnacle Bloodstock PLC Plantation Stud (For Breeder's Prizes Only) Pontchartrain Stud Prosser, J. Singh, & N. & E. Kent, E. Rathasker Stud Rathbarry Stud Rausing, Miss K. Redmyre Bloodstock Ltd Reid, Mr A. Richmond-Watson, J. H. Rockfield Farm Rockhart Trading Ltd Roundhill Stud & Gleadhill House Stud Ltd Scott, Mr D. Selim, Mr B. Shack, J. Shadwell Estate Company Limited Skinner, Mrs B. Smith, Mrs Helen Sorento Farm Stratford Place Stud Stynes, F. Swordlestown Stud T. W. Bloodstock Ltd Tally-Ho Stud Tally-Ho Stud Taylor, Mr B. J. Theobalds Stud Tombs, A. M. Usk Valley Stud Walsh, Mrs N. Wardstown Stud Ltd Watership Down Stud Whisperview Trading Ltd Williams, O. J. Woodcote Stud Ltd Woodlock & Seamus Kennedy, M. Yeomanstown Stud

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5g 5h 4c 4g 6h 4c 3c 3c 5h 3f 4f 3c 3f 3f 3f 3f 5h 3c 6h 4f 3f 3c 4f 3f 4c 4c 4c 4f 3c 4c 4c 5h 6h 3c 3c 4g 4f 4c 6h 5g 3f 6g 5m 5h 6h 3f 6h 4g 3c 5g 4c 5g 6g 5m 5h 4c 4g 3c 3c 5m 3c 3c 8h 4f 7m 3c 3f 3f 3f 3f 4f 3c 5h 9h 6h 4f 5h 4c 6g 5h 3g 4f 3c 5h 5g 3c 3c 4c 4c 8g 4c 5m 5h 2f 5g 3c 3f 3f 3f 3c 5h 4c 11 g 6h 4c 3c 5g 8h 5h 3c

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Taipa Salon-De-Provence Dusseldorf Nicosia Rome Al Rayyan Milan Al Rayyan Jebel Ali Rome Compiegne Zarzuela Compiegne Fontainebleau Le Croise-Laroche Longchamp Santa Anita Rome Tampa Bay Downs Mont-De-Marsan Rome Athens Athens Deauville Rome Zarzuela Kranji Athens Siracusa Siracusa Longchamp Jebel Ali Golden Gate Siracusa Rome Sha Tin Athens Amiens Athens Munich Deauville Athens Maisons-Laffitte Gulfstream Park Nicosia Toulouse Athens Al Rayyan Al Rayyan Golden Gate Cologne Taby Nicosia Athens Rome Siracusa Athens Gulfstream Park Rome Santa Anita Milan Siracusa Siracusa Saint-Cloud Santa Anita Florence Meydan Toulouse Lisieux Lyon-Parilly Deauville Pisa Athens Chilivani Maisons-Laffitte Athens Sha Tin Sha Tin Athens Zarzuela Athens Gulfstream Park Milan Le Croise-Laroche Athens Athens Varese Taby Nicosia Deauville Sha Tin Siracusa Moe Lyon-Parilly Lyon-Parilly Compiegne Al Rayyan Al Rayyan Deauville Rome Sha Tin Jebel Ali Toulouse Milan Meydan Rome Pisa Athens Moulins Athens

1m 1m4f 1m3f 7f110y 7f 1m 1m 7f 5f 1m1f 1m 7f 1m2f 1m 1m1f 1m 1m1f 1m1f110y 1m 1m2f 1m1f110y 6f 6f 7f110y 1m 7f 1m1f110y 7f 5f110y 1m 1m 1m1f165y 6f 1m1f110y 1m110y 1m1f 6f 1m3f 1m 7f 7f110y 6f 1m1f 1m1f 7f110y 1m2f110y 7f 1m 1m 6f 1m 1m 1m 7f 7f 7f110y 6f 1m 6f 1m 7f110y 1m 1m2f110y 1m2f110y 1m2f 1m1f 7f 1m2f110y 1m1f110y 1m3f 7f110y 1m2f 7f 1m 6f 7f 1m2f 7f 7f 1m 6f 1m 1m2f 5f110y 7f 7f 5f 1m 1m4f55y 7f110y 7f 5f110y 1m2f55y 4f110y 1m3f 1m2f 7f 1m2f 7f110y 1m 6f 1m 1m 6f 1m4f11y 1m 1m3f 1m 5f 6f

8,472 7,759 2,069 2,412 2,586 4,043 12,931 20,213 52,724 (L) 3,448 7,759 8,621 12,500 10,345 7,759 14,655 24,231 9,482 7,885 5,603 3,017 4,091 2,832 12,500 8,620 10,345 14,800 2,832 3,448 2,155 7,759 8,963 2,962 4,310 6,465 40,008 3,147 7,328 2,989 2,069 7,759 2,423 22,414 (L) 10,577 2,889 6,034 10,195 4,043 4,043 6,923 3,448 3,352 2,096 2,360 17,241 3,448 2,832 16,308 3,017 14,615 6,896 2,155 2,155 14,224 21,538 2,155 38,804 11,638 3,448 6,034 8,621 3,448 2,045 2,155 20,259 2,832 30,124 108,258 (L) 2,045 4,310 4,091 17,154 8,620 6,034 3,084 10,478 2,586 3,831 7,107 7,759 40,008 2,155 4,624 6,034 10,776 12,500 4,043 20,213 14,655 6,034 30,124 6,326 6,466 5,172 1,940,246 (Gr1) 8,620 3,017 3,556 6,897 4,091

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FLASHBACK

May 4, 1977 Mark Birch produces Sea Pigeon with a well-timed challenge to land the first of two successive Chester Cups

GEORGE SELWYN

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1 Sea Pigeon – Mark Birch 2 Ribarbarbo – Edward Hide 3 Mark Henry – John Lowe

ea Pigeon was one of racing’s superstars in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The son of Sea Bird II’s achievements under both codes, winning two Champion Hurdles, two Chester Cups and an Ebor marked him out as a horse with rare talent. He was partnered to his Roodee triumphs by Mark Birch, then stable jockey to trainer Peter Easterby and a seven-time Cock o’ the North. Birch says: “The ‘77 success was Sea Pigeon’s first race on the Flat for us. We thought he’d win, though. Lester [Piggott] wanted the ride but luckily the owner, Pat Muldoon, stuck with me. “He was a good two- and three-yearold with Jeremy Tree – he finished seventh in Morston’s Derby [in 1973] – but was too headstrong to fulfil his potential early on. “I held him up near the back – the key was to get him dropped out and switched off – and I actually got there

too soon, but I didn’t want to disappoint him. “He pulled up a bit in front but still won by a length. He scored easier the next year despite the extra weight – I knew how to ride him then. “When he won the Ebor [under 10st], Jonjo [O’Neill] dropped his hands and almost got beat by a young five pound claimer named Philip Robinson!” Birch, who retired from riding 14 years ago at the age of 48, has worked for Kevin Ryan since the Hambleton trainer set up. He adds: “Sea Pigeon was the best I rode, along with Sonnen Gold who won the 1979 Gimcrack Stakes. He was just a pleasure to ride. Sea Pigeon didn’t really get two miles on the Flat but at Chester you could get a breather into him. “His biggest asset was his ability – he improved and improved and won his second Champion Hurdle aged 11. John Francome said he was one of the best he ever sat on – that says it all.”

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BETTER LATE Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best, whose Champion miler Proclamation was conceived in June.

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