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‘Newmarket?

I still love it’ James Fanshawe talks training and tantrums in racing’s HQ

Plus • Joe Fanning going strong and enjoying life in the north • Stars of tomorrow: previewing the yearling sales season • Howard Wright says the future’s bright for staying horses

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“Australia could start a new dynasty as a stallion…”

Sunday Times, 8th June 2014

WORLD CHAMPION 3YO BY GALILEO 1st Epsom Derby-Gr.1, by 1¼ lengths in a faster time than Sea The Stars, New Approach, High Chaparral etc.

1st Irish Derby-Gr.1, by 2½ lengths 1st Juddmonte International S.-Gr.1, by 2 lengths 3rd 2,000 Guineas-Gr.1, beaten only ¾ length

“He is, quite simply, a Thoroughbred jewel… Australia has speed to burn” Julian Muscat, after the Epsom Derby

“has much more speed than either of his parents” International Thoroughbred, after the International Stakes

BRILLIANT GROUP-WINNING 2YO 1st Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Trial S.-Gr.3, by 6 lengths from Gr.1 winner Free Eagle

10 sons of GALILEO have already sired Gr.1 winners

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• AUSTRALIA • CAMELOT • CANFORD CLIFFS • EXCELEBRATION • FASTNET ROCK • FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND • GALILEO • GLENEAGLES • • HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR • IVAWOOD • KINGSTON HILL • MASTERCRAFTSMAN • MOST IMPROVED • NO NAY NEVER • POWER • PRIDE OF DUBAI • • REQUINTO • ROCK OF GIBRALTAR • RULER OF THE WORLD • STARSPANGLEDBANNER • THE GURKHA • WAR COMMAND • ZOFFANY •

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FIRST YEARLINGS SELLING SOON Contact: Coolmore Stud, Fethard, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Tel: 353-52-6131298. Fax: 353-52-6131382. Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars or Jason Walsh. Tom Gaffney, David Magnier, Joe Hernon or Cathal Murphy: 353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156.

E-mail: sales@coolmore.ie Web site: www.coolmore.com All stallions nominated to EBF.

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‘Newmarket?

I still love it’ James Fanshawe talks training and tantrums in racing’s HQ

Plus • Joe Fanning going strong and enjoying life in the north • Stars of tomorrow: previewing the yearling sales season • Howard Wright says the future’s bright for staying horses

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Cover: James Fanshawe in relaxed mood at his Pegasus Stables in Newmarket Photo: George Selwyn

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Respect to the quiet men with plenty to shout about

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acing is a competitive and ruthless business where the owner calls the shots. Trainers and jockeys, flavour of the month one minute, are off the menu the next. Successful partnerships, some enduring for decades, can be over in the blink of an eye.

It often seems that loyalty is a quality in short supply these days – so it’s refreshing that men like Joe Fanning and James Fanshawe still have a place in our sport.

Joe Fanning’s association with Mark Johnston goes back 23 years. During that time he hasn’t always been number one rider in the stable and has often found himself being jocked off when the big races come along. Yet the partnership continues and at the time of writing, Fanning was approaching 50 winners for the trainer in 2017, easily the leading rider for the Middleham outfit.

A Group 1 strike was missing from Fanning’s CV until The Last Lion’s 25-1 triumph in last year’s Middle Park Stakes, due reward for a career that started over jumps in the late 1980s.

Fanning understands how the game works – but that doesn’t mean he lacks ambition, even at the age of 46.

“It’s never nice being jocked off a decent horse; just because I don’t complain doesn’t mean it doesn’t bother me,” the jockey tells Tim Richards (Talking To, pages 32-36).

“You just have to keep your head down and keep going. As we know, Mark trains a lot of horses for Sheikh Mohammed, who employs retained jockeys, so it is understandable that they will be on board in the big races.

“Mark is responsible for plenty of other horses and has hundreds of winners. I am very much involved in the set-up – and long may it last.”

James Fanshawe has been quietly – and successfully – going about his business for the last 27 years in Newmarket, having arrived in the town in 1982 as assistant to Sir Michael Stoute, with whom he spent eight years.

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Never blessed with big numbers but rarely without a Group 1 flag-bearer, Fanshawe has adapted his training regime over time, with the result being a remarkably consistent supply of good-class horses and winners.

“I was definitely a lot more gung-ho when I started,” Fanshawe explains to Julian Muscat (The Big Interview, pages 38-41).

“I’d take a chance buying horses on spec, and I’m much more methodical now in my overall approach.

Routine with the horses is paramount here. I try not to break those rules. Overall, I take fewer risks and am probably more patient.

“There is tension involved in getting everything right [in the build-up to big races in which he has runners].

You have to concentrate hard. I said to myself a while ago that I needed to learn how to enjoy training horses, irrespective of whether they were winning or losing. In reality, it doesn’t work that way.”

Fanshawe’s current stable star is top sprinter The Tin Man, winner of the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, whose regular pilot is Tom Queally.

Queally has suffered something of a fall from grace since his days with the late Sir Henry Cecil, when Frankel put him on the front pages during their unbeaten association that yielded 14 wins, including ten Group 1s.

He may be out of fashion with the big stables, but Fanshawe, who also put Queally on Northumberland Plate victor Higher Power, has not doubts about the rider’s ability on the big stage.

“Tom has proved himself to be world class,” Fanshawe states. “Tom has confidence in The Tin Man, which is very important. He knows what the horse can do.

“He has good hands and comes here to ride work a couple of times a week. It’s a good arrangement all round, and let’s hope that winning some decent races helps to get Tom going again.”

“Loyalty is a quality

in short supply – it’s refreshing to see men like Fanning and Fanshawe prosper

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CONTENTS AUGUST 2017

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NEWS & VIEWS

INTERNATIONAL SCENE

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ROA Leader

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View From Ireland

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TBA Leader

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Continental Tales

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News

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Around The Globe

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Changes

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Tony Morris

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Howard Wright

Grey pound valuable

AGM important

Racing greats remembered

News in a nutshell

A lifetime’s collection

Staying programme prospers

Zoffany gave Frankel a scare at Royal Ascot in 2011 and now leads the way among third-season sires (Dr Statz, page 88)

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Brexit concerns

Palussiere’s punt

Brisset and Blacker on the up

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FEATURES

FORUM

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The Big Picture

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The Thoroughbred Club

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From The Archives

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ROA Forum

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Talking To...

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TBA Forum

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COVER STORY

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Breeder of the Month

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Vet Forum

Harry Angel’s Darley July Cup

Hasten To Add in 1994

Jockey Joe Fanning

The Big Interview With trainer James Fanshawe

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Breeders’ Digest

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Yearling Sales Preview

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Form horses popular

Your indispensable guide

Sales Circuit Tattersalls July Sale stars

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Caulfield Files

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Dr Statz

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24 Hours With...

Behind the scenes at Newcastle

AGM: time to boost grassroots

Seminar targets stayers

Juddmonte Farms for Enable

Worms: under the microscope

DATA BOOK

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European Pattern

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Stallion Statistics

Your latest victors

Frankel promises much more

Class of 2013 is vintage

Zoffany leads the way

York’s William Derby

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ROA LEADER

NICHOLAS COOPER President Racehorse Owners Association

Youth the future but do not ignore my generation Sport needs new blood yet must retain its current, older, wealthier audience

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t is a frequent refrain these days that racing’s audience is diminishing and we must make changes to arrest this decline. We also hear that the pool of people who are true followers of racing has an increasing age demographic and we therefore have to make the sport appeal to a younger audience.

Certainly, nobody should discourage efforts to change horseracing to give it a wider appeal, or to make it appeal more to younger people. It is all part of the BHA’s strategy for growth and, without it, there is indeed a real danger that our sport will stagnate.

It is worth reminding ourselves, however, just what horseracing does have going for it in terms of driving its day-to-day audience.

How many entities in British life, for instance, have a daily newspaper devoted to their activities in the way racing has with the Racing Post? How many sports are given anything like the airtime of a terrestrial TV channel that racing currently enjoys with ITV? Who would not give their right arm to have not one, but two highly-professional digital TV channels projecting live pictures and information almost 365 days a year? And, then, what about the near-10,000 betting shops in Britain and Ireland that continue to attract many of the regular horseracing punters?

It has to be said that much of this activity rides on the back of people who bet on horses, but there’s nothing wrong with that. That’s where the big numbers of racing fans come from and where we get the most obvious entry-point for those taking an interest in the sport.

Today’s casual punter is often tomorrow’s died-in-thewool racing enthusiast.

All of this shows how careful we have to be in changing any of the fundamentals of British horseracing. How we must always remain conscious of the existing audience when trying to attract the new one.

In its purest form the study of horseracing is an intellectual exercise. Few people will ever get to the levels

of somebody like James Willoughby, in his discourse on sectional times, but it is, I feel, very important that racing continues to offer that level of cerebral challenge to those who aspire to it.

Equally, we must always consider the regular racegoers on the days when racecourses put on pop concerts or on those racedays in high summer when, for some of those in attendance, the object of the exercise seems to be to get as drunk as possible as quickly as possible while paying scant regard to the racing.

You can’t blame racecourses for wanting to maximise their attendance and income, while racing must, of course, encourage people who go racing very occasionally to attend more frequently. But most of us have occasionally seen situations where behaviour on the racecourse is repugnant and even intimidating.

There will always be a batch of young people to whom racing is a reasonably easy sell. Clearly, those who have grown up around horses and those who have ridden horses from a young age are likely to be more receptive than a kid who views life from an inner-city. But this is where the big numbers are and this is the area that provides the biggest challenge to racing’s marketing efforts.

While trying to sell racing to the young is a laudable and important objective, there is perhaps something about the nature of horseracing where interest and understanding of the activity deepens as people get older.

Racing may not score highly in terms of instant gratification when measured against computer games – or even the much-maligned gaming machines in betting shops – but the many challenges it throws up in trying to find a winner is much more attuned to the minds of people of a certain age.

These days, marketing people frequently talk about the importance of the grey pound. Maybe this is where racing should direct most of its efforts, too.

“Marketing people talk about the grey pound.

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TBA LEADER

JULIAN RICHMOND-WATSON Chairman Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association

AGM speakers add a new twist to member gathering New format aired some interesting views as we continue stayers’ boost

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he TBA’s annual general meeting, celebrating the association’s centenary and held in the Jockey Club Rooms in Newmarket in mid-July, provided an excellent opportunity for me to explain all the many and varied activities in which we are involved on behalf of breeders. It was a chance to demonstrate exactly how we are engaged with tackling the multitude of different issues that the industry faces and where and how we represent breeders across the board to ensure our collective voice is heard in the corridors of power, both nationally and internationally.

The principles that today’s board and executive team follow are exactly the same as those that prompted the foundation of the TBA in 1917, namely to promote the interests of thoroughbred breeders in Britain and to protect and improve the breed. However, we have not been afraid to move with the times, for example in making the annual general meeting more than just an occasion to conduct the necessary formal business.

So, this year’s event featured two guest speakers – Brian Kavanagh, Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland, and Chris McGrath, the Racing Post’s recently-appointed Bloodstock Editor. They explained their roles, and in Chris’s case he was able to air some personal views on breeding and the thoroughbred.

Brian spoke in his capacity of Chairman of the European Pattern Committee, and reminded us of all the good work his committee does and how those countries involved have come together. Not only have they maintained consistency within the European Pattern, but they have also examined thoroughly specific issues that needed addressing and have worked in a co-ordinated manner to achieve their aims.

For example, the well-balanced programme for older fillies and mares is now taken for granted, but ten years ago there were so few opportunities for these horses that at the end of their three-year-old careers most of them went to stud or were exported to continue racing in the USA, where there is an excellent programme for such horses.

The changes have worked extremely well and a good cross-section of four-year-old fillies and older mares are now racing across Europe, adding a significant enhancement to the racing programme.

Changes to the three-year-old sprint programme in Europe are more recent, but they too have been very successful. The paths taken by such as Muhaarar and Harry Angel have already justified the EPC’s vision.

Of course, both these programmes started out with the aim of addressing issues within an existing horse population. As Brian pointed out, realigning a pattern to steer horses that are already on the ground is very different from creating a pattern of races for horses that you hope will come along as a result of wideranging, and at times radical, changes.

This is why the ideas and proposals around an improved programme for stayers, to encourage the breeding and owning of horses capable of staying a mile and a half and more, is so much more a leap of faith.

However, the very fact that the horse numbers are lacking in this area, compared with sprinters and milers, means that it is up to all of us urgently to address the problem before the decline reaches a point – as it already has done in Australia and the USA – where the gene pool shrinks to a level from which it is hard, if not impossible, to recover.

The TBA is at the forefront of this work and I will return to this subject later in the year.

Chris McGrath passed on some interesting thoughts on two-year-olds going to stud and stallion books in general.

He had some controversial thoughts to pass on about the current cycle of shunning American-breds and reminded us of how influential Northern Dancer and other horses that raced on dirt had become in our modern-day pedigrees.

Fashion and the fashion cycle are just that, and those who lead the next trend, however unfashionable it is at that moment, and whatever that might be, are likely to be the winners. An interesting thought when we look at the current situation.

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NEWS Stories from the racing world

Racing remembers Molony and Carberry

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he racing world lost two legendary former jockeys last month in Martin Molony and Tommy Carberry, the latter additionally going on to enjoy considerable success as a trainer.

Molony, who died aged 91, was Ireland’s champion jockey between 1946 and 1951 and arguably the greatest dual-purpose rider there has ever been.

He won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Silver Fame in 1951, three Irish Grand Nationals and three Irish Classics, all in a career ended by a fall when he was just 26.

Highlighting his versatility, Molony finished third in the Derby at Epsom a couple of months after riding his Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, and he also finished runner-up in the British jump jockeys’ title behind his brother Tim, who won it five times.

His Irish National winners were Knight’s Crest (1944), Golden View (1946) and Dominick’s Bar (1950), while he won the Irish Cesarewitch in 1950 on Vincent O’Brien’s triple Champion Hurdle winner Hatton’s Grace.

Molony’s Irish Classic winners came on Desert Drive in the 1947 Irish Oaks, Princess Trudy in the Irish 1,000 Guineas in 1950 and Signal Box in the Irish 2,000 Guineas in 1951.

Tommy Carberry (left) and Martin Molony: two giants of the turf

After injury ended his career in September 1951, he went on to run Rathmore Stud near Kilmallock, County Limerick.

His brother Tim died in 1989 and statues of the two reside at Limerick racecourse, greeting riders on their way out.

Brian Kavanagh, Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland, said: “Martin was an extraordinary horseman, and what he

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achieved – all before the age of 26 – was legendary.

“He rode in a different time to those of the modern era, yet his talent and achievements more than stand the test of time.”

So do those of Carberry, who won the Grand National as a trainer and jockey and who was head of one of Ireland’s leading racing dynasties. He died aged 75.

Harbour Law wins last year’s St Leger, which will carry the William Hill name for at least the next three years

William Hill has become the new sponsor of the world’s oldest Classic after succeeding Ladbrokes as the backer of the St Leger.

Its rival bookmaker had sponsored Doncaster’s September showpiece for 12 years but ended its association amid a row over bookmakers’ financial contribution to the sport.

Ladbrokes had also been dissatisfied with the lack of communication from British racing’s rulers over the inauguration of Irish Champions Weekend, which can clash with the St Leger depending on the calendar – as, indeed, was Arena Racing Company, Doncaster’s owners.

However, ARC has now agreed a new deal with a new sponsor, and its crown jewel race will be run as the William Hill St Leger for at least the next three years.

Hills will also be headline sponsor of the meeting, as well as the backer of other individual races including the May Hill Stakes, Mallard Stakes and Portland Handicap.

The bookmaker’s Chief Executive, Philip Bowcock, said: “William Hill is one of the best known brands in betting, with a long history of horseracing sponsorship.

“We are delighted to sponsor the oldest Classic and we will work closely with ARC to continue to build the profile and popularity of the William Hill St Leger festival.”

ARC Chief Executive Martin Cruddace added: “We are delighted William Hill has become the new sponsor of the St Leger. We really enjoy working with its team and look forward to extending this to our feature racing festival of the year.”

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Carberry won successive Cheltenham Gold Cups on L’Escargot in 1970 and 1971, and won the National on the same horse, beating Red Rum in 1975.

He trained Bobbyjo, ridden by son Paul, to win the big race at Aintree in 1999.

Carberry and wife Pamela – daughter of L’Escargot’s trainer Dan Moore – raised four jockey children: Paul, Philip, Nina and Peterjon.

Paul Carberry said: “He gave me a Grand National winner and has been great for Irish racing. He got the best out of everything he produced.”

Born in County Meath, Carberry was a multiple champion jump jockey in the 1970s.

He enjoyed great success on L’Escargot and also won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Ten Up. He was denied a fourth success in the race when Tied Cottage was first past the post in 1980 but later disqualified on a technicality.

Carberry also won the Irish Grand National on Brown Lad in 1975 and 1976.

He retired from the saddle in 1982 to take up training and sent out Bobbyjo to win the Irish National in 1998, the year before he went on to glory at Aintree.

Frank Berry, who rode alongside Carberry and was a long-standing friend, said: “We had some great days together and I shared the jockeys’ championship with him in 1975.

“He was a good trainer for the ammunition he had and I was lucky enough to ride a few winners for him.

“He’s passed it all on through the family which is a huge thing. I couldn’t say enough about him.”

Mercy Rimell with Simon, who she bred and owned, and Andrew Thornton

Mercy Rimell 1919-2017 Mercy Rimell, the first woman to train a Champion Hurdle winner, died last month at the age of 98.

Rimell, who won the 1983 Champion Hurdle with Gaye Brief, was the widow of legendary jumps trainer Fred Rimell.

He was both champion jockey and trainer and also saddled the winner of four Grand Nationals including ESB, the beneficiary of Devon Loch’s famous mishap, and Rag Trade.

Mercy Rimell played a key part in the success of her husband’s training operation and after his death in 1981 became a leading handler in her own right.

From her Herefordshire base at Kinnersley she sent out Gaye Chance to win the 1984 Stayers’ Hurdle and Gala’s Image to win the Arkle three years later.

She retired from training in 1989.

She remained involved in racing through ownership, and her colours were carried to success in the 2007 Great Yorkshire Chase and Racing Post Chase by Andrew

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Thornton aboard Simon.

Thornton, paying tribute, said: “Mercy would always say exactly what she thought and was never afraid to call a spade a shovel – in many ways I think that’s why we got on so well.

“I was in tears when I heard the news as she was such an amazing woman.”

Rimell’s other good winners as a trainer included Western Rose, Very Promising, Golden Friend, Celtic Chief and Three Counties, while she enjoyed her best season numerically in 1982-83, when she had 48 wins.

Daughter Scarlett won the Newmarket Town Plate and became co-champion lady point-to-point rider in 1963 before marrying amateur rider Robin Knipe. The Knipes founded Cobhall Court Stud, near Hereford, in 1973, going on to establish it as one of the leading National Hunt studs in Britain.

Trainer Mark Rimell is son of Scarlett’s elder brother Guy.

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Racing’s news in a nutshell PEOPLE AND BUSINESS

Michelle Payne Melbourne Cup-winning rider handed four-week ban by Racing Victoria after testing positive for a banned substance in June.

Ryan Moore Rides his 2,000th Flat winner on Billesdon Brook at Kempton for Richard Hannon.

Sheikh Mohammed Will revive his famous maroon and white silks, made famous by the likes of Oh So Sharp (pictured), through a partnership linked to his daughter Sheikha Al Jalila.

Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Operation established in 1992 celebrates its 500th winner with the Charlie Hills-trained Redgrave at Newmarket on June 30.

Musselburgh Scottish track granted temporary licence by the BHA after internal dispute threatens to halt racing.

Ed Arkell

GBI Racing Joint venture of Racing UK and At The Races seeks million of pounds in compensation after the Israeli parliament bans betting on the sport.

Richard Johnson Champion jump jockey will have first call on horses trained by Warren Greatrex. Gavin Sheehan will continue to ride for the yard.

Bryony Frost

Jonathan Burke

Daryl Jacob

Charlie Longsdon signs up the 21-year-old as stable jockey. Burke will move to Britain full-time after the Galway festival in August.

Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey based with Paul Nicholls turns professional.

Will ride as number one jockey to trainer Ben Pauling but continue in his role as retained rider to owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede.

Will succeed Seamus Buckley as clerk of the course at Goodwood.

PEOPLE OBITUARIES

Alan King

Tommy Carberry 75

Mercy Rimell 98

Trainer fined £2,000 after Yanworth failed a post-race drug test following the Champion Hurdle, in which he finished seventh.

Champion jump jockey in Ireland on four occasions, he won three Cheltenham Gold Cups, two on L’Escargot, who also won the Grand National.

Widow of legendary jumps trainer Fred Rimell, she was the first woman to train the winner of the Champion Hurdle with Gaye Brief in 1983.

Martin Molony 91

David Wintle 77

Outstanding dual-purpose rider, champion jockey in Ireland six years running, winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice and six Irish Classics.

Former trainer known for the exploits of decent chasers The Gopher and The Outback Way. He sent out over 350 winners under both codes.

Roger Booth 55

Bill Dowling 83

Ladbrokes-Coral Bookmaker agrees deal with ARC for betting shop channel The Racing Partnership, ending a stand-off which had seen a blackout of some meetings.

Ana O’Brien Jockey daughter of trainer Aidan O’Brien suffers three vertebral fractures and facial injuries in a fall at Killarney but will not require surgery.

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Veteran Australian jockey suffers a suspected heart attack after riding at Darwin.

Veterinary surgeon and owner whose big love was jump racing.

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TWEENHILLS TIMES AN EYE FOR SUCCESS

AUGUST 2017

SECOND STAKES WIN FOR HAVANA GOLD Tweenhills’ first-season sire Havana Gold gained his second Stakes success as a stallion when his son Havana Grey doubled his tally in Listed races in the Dragon Stakes at Sandown in early-July.

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staff PROFILE Shane Connell Stud Hand How it all began…

I’m from a town in Ireland called Longford and have grown up around horses. I started riding at a very young age. Dad is a big hunting man and also has a couple of thoroughbred yearlings every year – he’s the part owner of a really nice Kyllachy that will go to the Goffs Orby Sale in late-September.

Studying the form…

I only started at Tweenhills in June and I head back to Ireland in September to complete the final year of my degree in Accounting and Finance; hopefully I’ll get to go with Tweenhills to the yearling sales at Doncaster before I leave. I’ve worked for Eddie O’Leary at Lynn Lodge Stud, foaling mares and doing yearling prep, as well as at Derrinstown Stud and Gordon Elliott Racing. I used to ride out for Gordon before college in the mornings and have ridden the likes of Samcro and Monbeg Worldwide, two very exciting unbeaten bumper horses owned by Gigginstown.

Building on a flying start…

I probably prefer the Flat to the jumps actually as I’m more into the bloodstock side of things. I’ve naturally been keeping a close eye on Havana Gold’s first crop of twoyear-olds and they’ve done well. My other big sporting interest is GAA Football and I support Longford. As for the future, I’d love to do the Darley Flying Start Course and, ultimately want to be a Bloodstock Manager or work for one of the big auction houses.

Havana Grey had made all in the Listed National Stakes over five furlongs at Sandown in May, and he returned to both the scene of that victory and frontrunning tactics in the Dragon Stakes.

He blitzed his rivals and recorded a comfortable one and a quarter length success for trainer Karl Burke and owners the Global Racing Club and Mrs Elaine Burke. He looks a Group winner in waiting.

Havana Gold is one of the leading firstseason sires in Europe based on both winners and prize money. He’s also responsible for the likes of Gr. 2 Coventry Stakes runner-up Headway, Hilary Needler winner Chica La Habana and Our Man In Havana, successful in the first nursery of the year in Britain.

QATAR TEAM RETURN TO JAPAN Sheikh Fahad, accompanied by David Redvers, Hannah Wall, Peter Molony, Mitsu Nakauchida and Ko Saito, returned to the JRHA Select Sale in Hokkaido in July and was active as both a buyer and a seller.

Sheikh Fahad signed for five lots: two yearlings and three foals. The yearlings were both fillies, the first by the 2010 King George winner Harbinger and bought for ¥56 million (roughly £380,000), and the second by Deep Impact’s full-brother Black Tide.

Sheikh Fahad flanked by his team in Japan

Also at the sale, Sheikh Fahad sold a Deep Impact colt out of dual British Listed winner Ripples Maid for ¥74 million.

Ripples Maid is back at Tweenhills and has a cracking colt foal by Lord Kanaloa.

GREEN AND PLEASANT LAND In an exciting development we have recently managed to secure a long lease on the famous Welton Farm and Stud at the other end of Hartpury.

Welton Farm and Stud (credit: Charlie Redvers)

Owned by Sam and Linda Barr, Welton was for many years the foremost nursery in the country for top class eventing talent and stood the world famous stallions Welton Crackerjack and Welton Apollo.

Since Sam’s death in 2011 the farm has been kept as part of an organic dairy farm and we are delighted to now be able to secure its wonderful south facing banks which provide us with an additional 75 acres of sheltered grazing.

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RACEHORSE AND STALLION MOVEMENTS AND RETIREMENTS Minding Outstanding daughter of Galileo, winner of seven Group 1s between a mile and 12 furlongs, is retired aged four due to injury.

Seven Heavens Son of Frankel, a Listed-class performer, is sold to race in Hong Kong, along with Cheveley Park homebred Senator, another son of Frankel.

Cunco Frankel’s first winner and successful at Group 3 level will leave John Gosden to continue his career with Chad Brown in the US.

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Stable star for Joe Tuite, winner of the 2015 Ebor as well as the All-Weather Marathon Championship and November Handicap, is retired aged nine.

Ballylinch Stud buys 60% share in Fastnet Rock’s three-year-old son, winner of a Group 3 in France for Pia Brandt.

Sidney’s Candy Son of Candy Ride, wide-margin winner of the 2010 Santa Anita Derby, is sold to continue his stallion career in Turkey.

Irishcorrespondent Mick Halford-trained son of Teofilo, third to Churchill in the Irish 2,000 Guineas, is sold to continue his career in Hong Kong.

Mattmu Rivet Last year’s Racing Post Trophy victor is to continue his career in Hong Kong after leaving the William Haggas stable.

HORSE OBITUARIES Amadeus Wolf 14 Trained by Kevin Ryan, he won the Gimcrack and Middle Park Stakes at two and was later successful in the Duke of York Stakes. He sired Group 3 winner Hamza and useful handicapper Sea Wolf.

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Talented sprinting son of Indesatchel set to return to the track with trainer Tim Easterby after his stallion career fails to take off.

Wings Of Eagles Derby hero is retired after his close third in the Irish Derby in which he fractured his near-fore sesamoid.

Paint The Clouds 12 Talented hurdler, later a successful hunter chaser for the Warren Greatrex stable, winning 15 races in total.

Hillbilly Boy 7 Useful performer, latterly for Tom Dascombe’s stable, winning ten races in all including a Listed contest at Chester, where he won three times.

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THE BIG PICTURE

ANGEL ACE IN PACK Harry Angel had been forced to play second fiddle to Caravaggio at Royal Ascot but jockey Adam Kirby had been confident of revenge in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket and that did not prove misplaced. The Clive Cox-trained colt had too much pace for his rivals to cope with and provided owner Sheikh Mohammed with a Group 1 winner on his 68th birthday Photo George Selwyn

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

The story behind the photo Hasten To Add was a big horse – 17.2hh – and he was subject of a big gamble in the Ebor of 1994.

Having been beaten a short head as favourite for the Northumberland Plate the time before, trainer Sir Mark Prescott, jockey George Duffield and owner Pin Oak Stable, along with his many punters, would have been keen for the gallant grey to make up for it in York’s showpiece handicap.

He did, though connections and backers had some anxious moments in the closing stages as Alan Spence’s Admiral’s Well, trained by Reg Akehurst and ridden by Richard Quinn, bore down on Hasten To Add, who had taken it up well before the two-furlong pole but had just half a length to spare at the line.

“The final furlong went on for a very long time!” admitted Prescott, while his rider later reflected: “He didn’t quite get the two miles at Newcastle. It was his class which got him as near as he was at the finish so we dropped him back to a mile and six in the Ebor, which everyone expected us to win.

“I struck for home coming off the bend and we won by half a length; it was one of those rare days when everything went according to plan.”

Photo George Selwyn

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HASTEN TO ADD AUGUST 17, 1994

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THE MAN YOU CAN’T IGNORE COMMENT

Tony Morris A lifetime’s passion for reading about the Turf and its characters has seen an almighty accumulation of literature, but now it’s time to sell up and move on in this internet age

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bought my first book on racing when eleven years old – and for no better reason than I was about to embark on a rail journey and wanted something to read to while away the time. What is more, if the bookstall at Exeter Central station had been able to offer me something on football, that is what I would have chosen. I knew nothing about racing, and mere mild curiosity about the subject persuaded me to part with a shilling (5p in today’s money) for the 1956 News Chronicle Racing Annual.

I had no idea what I was getting into, though by the time I reached my destination I did know I wanted to learn more about a sport that had previously pretty much passed me by. And, as I knew nobody who might teach me anything about this esoteric subject, that meant I would need to buy another book. I couldn’t foresee that a second book would not satisfy my curiosity, that there would need to be many more, and that I was about to acquire an expensive addiction as a compulsive buyer of racing books for the next sixty years.

I still have that original purchase, though front and back covers are long gone and it begins with page seven. And I note that the black and white caricature of jockey Edgar Britt on page 35 has been ‘decorated’. It seems that some young person felt the need to apply blue and red ink to his cap.

Subsequent purchases were treated with more respect. Bob Lyle’s biography of Brown Jack, picked up cheaply at a second-hand bookshop in 1957, featured a dozen Lionel Edwards drawings providing ample scope for decoration, but they were not defaced.

Similarly left pristine were the numerous illustrations in John Hislop’s From Start to Finish, an excellent manual for would-be jockeys, which was the only racing book ever given to me by my parents; that was a Christmas present in 1958.

Finding the cash for additions to the collection was never easy, a fact best illustrated by my first ‘big money’ purchase early in 1959. Once I had seen an advertisement for Racehorses of 1958 and a

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Tony Morris has enjoyed reading about horseracing since the age of 11

description of what it contained, I had to have a copy – and soon. But at £2 pocket money and paper round combined came nowhere near. I borrowed fourteen shillings (70p) from a schoolmate, who had a long wait for reimbursement while I lapped up the education that the book provided.

I was still at school when I learned about the Horseman’s Bookshop, situated just off Buckingham Palace Road, and obtained catalogues from its proprietor, Joe Allen. Years later I would come to know him well and be a regular visitor at the shop, but as an impoverished teenager I purchased from him by mail order. Discernment never came into it; I just bought items priced in shillings rather than pounds, trusting that I would learn something from whatever I could afford.

As it turned out, I was still in my teens when I fluked an entry into Fleet Street as a racing journalist. My take-home pay was under £10 a week, and from that I had to find £2 for my digs and another £2 for my rail fares. That meant I was rich; there was more

scope for buying books, and feeding off them had a higher priority than eating.

Of course, I was well aware by then that I had become an addict, but there was no escaping from it. My trust in book-learning was paying off, and I had to keep acquiring more. Marriage and a mortgage didn’t seem to make much difference; I had to have more books. And I had to have books relating to every aspect of the sport, with breeding and history representing key angles that I felt bound to pursue.

The trouble was that having one copy of a regularly published volume just meant that others in the series became desirable. I wanted full sets of Ruff’s Guides, Racehorses, General Stud Books, Racing Calendars, Bloodstock Breeders’ Reviews and my wants weren’t confined to British publications.

Marriages – plural – failed, for a variety of reasons, but one was a need for alternative premises; the library kept outgrowing my homes.

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mid-1960s I persuaded my mother, who had only just learned to drive, to undertake a journey to Weston-Super-Mare so I could collect rather more than 200 copies of the Racing Calendar. A few years later I acquired the collection of a former and recently deceased colleague over the phone; I paid £50 for a box of books, knowing nothing about what it contained. One item was Phil Bull’s first annual, the rarely found Best Horses of 1942. What a way to complete my set!

I coveted a bound set of the Sporting Magazine (1793-1870) back in the sixties, but it was thirty years later before I could track one down, and the price had risen tenfold in the meantime. It took me close on two years to pay for them, and I needed thirty feet of shelving to house them, but what a fabulous resource they turned out to be.

It was 1989 before I found a home that could take all the accumulated books, while allowing scope for additions. And there have been plenty of additions, all too many of them in the category I class as ‘of no earthly use, but nice to have.’ It’s taken me a long time, but I think I now realise the futility of much that I’ve done over the last 60 or so years.

I’ve been spared, perhaps unfortunately, to arrive in an era when books have lost their appeal. People don’t want hard copies of things they can find on the internet, often downloadable free, gratis and for nothing. I’ve accumulated, at considerable cost, a load of items that are now next to worthless.

My consolation is that they have provided me with so much interest and knowledge when it really mattered to me.

I think I have finally conquered my addiction. The thought that I actually needed no more racing books occurred a while ago, but I still felt temptation when something new or potentially interesting came along. I’m not so vulnerable now. I bought Tony Barber’s new history of the St Leger, and rather liked it, but I’ve bought nothing since and have no plans to buy anything else.

Still, I have found so much that thrilled me and stimulated me in the course of my time as an addictive buyer of racing books. I found – and cherish still – the works of Henry Hall Dixon, for my money the greatest of all racing writers, and I’ve learned so much from outstanding writers like Phil Bull, Peter Willett, Charles Hatton, Joe Estes and John Hislop. It has often been said that in the field of sports writing the best examples are to be found in golf, boxing and cricket. Perhaps, but my mentors in racing have served me very well.

Cured of my addiction, I’m going further than ceasing to make acquisitions. I am resolved to become a seller of racing books, and I’m looking forward to discovering the colour of the walls in my study; the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves hid that from sight a quarter of a century ago. I’m not proposing to part with everything, just the few thousand items that I feel sure I won’t miss. The books I know I can re-read with enjoyment will remain, as will some reference works which I will continue to need until such time as I discover how to access on the internet the information they contain.

A new life beckons – or will do, once one of the grandchildren explains what I have to do to become a seller on eBay.

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HOWARD WRIGHT COMMENT

Fighting for the cause of the long-distance race programme was arduous but enhancements have been implemented – the sector’s future looks rosy

Stayers gain worth the pain

GEORGE SELWYN

The Gold Cup, won by Big Orange, retained its position as the biggest betting race at Royal Ascot while being contested by a field of 14

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uch has been written in these pages from the owners’ and breeders’ perspective about the need to protect and promote British staying horses, quite naturally in view of the constituencies that pay for the printed product. The subject also formed a major part of keynote speeches by Brian Kavanagh and Chris McGrath at the TBA AGM on July 12.

Not so much has been written reflecting the need from the other side of the stakeholder coin, the racegoers’ and punters’ point of view. With the enhanced Goodwood Cup looming, an opportunity arises to redress the balance a little.

Magazine Editor Edward Rosenthal hit the nail on the head in the July issue when, commenting on the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, he wrote: “We need to keep these star stayers to race on and resonate with the public.” Factual evidence from the Royal meeting bears out his observation.

That its middle-to-long-distance races are popular with connections is obvious. The nine events staged from a mile and a half and beyond drew an average of 14.88 runners; the 15 non-juvenile races at shorter than a mile and a half, inflated by fields for the Royal Hunt Cup, Britannia Handicap and Wokingham, averaged 16.1 runners, which would have been matched exactly by the longer races if all the 48-hour declarations had stood their ground.

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– despite Ascot’s apparent desire to steer clear of the well-used tag of Ladies’ Day – Thursday’s offering remains a huge draw. Despite a general shift towards increased weekend attendance, which has pushed Friday and Saturday to the top of the attendance table for the meeting, the Gold Cup and two mile-and-a-half races on Thursday were still watched by more than 68,000 people, compared with 69,500 and 71,500 on the best-attended days.

The clincher from this side of the coin, though, comes from the betting-turnover table produced by Coral. Top of the list, as it has been for many moons, was the Gold Cup. This year, four of the company’s ten most popular betting races were at a mile and a half or more, including the much-derided Queen Alexandra Stakes at number five, from 20th the previous year, and the shortened but still 14furlong Queen’s Vase, which has advanced from 24th to 18th to nestle in the higher echelon at seventh.

The patient is clearly in good health. Yet it might have keeled over and died had it not been for the persistence of the British Pattern Committee, and its equivalents, over the last three decades. Personal experience, as a member of the panel from 1986 to 2009, is a reminder that administering resuscitation to the staying-race programme was not a painless exercise.

A determined effort to transform the British Pattern for staying horses, by providing a

meaningful and financially worthwhile schedule through the season, paid off, and the pool of suitable horses increased significantly.

However, leaving aside perhaps the opening of the Irish St Leger to older horses, which I still regard as a slap in the face for the Classic generation, other well-meaning attempts to extend the benefits to the rest of Europe generally floundered, usually ground down by the weight of French intransigence.

Two years ago, BHA insistence broke the resistance and the European Pattern Committee set up a sub-committee, comprising members from Britain, France and Ireland, to “consider possible enhancements” to the staying-race programme. Much against the tide of history, and probably much to the surprise of the British Pattern Committee, wide-ranging proposals found favour with the EPC. Of those affecting Britain, reducing the Queen’s Vase by two furlongs from two miles has already passed the first test, and elevating the Goodwood Cup to Group 1 status, with an increased prize fund of £500,000, is just around the corner.

The signs are promising, but, as the BHA’s lead negotiator Ruth Quinn told the TBA seminar in June, safeguarding the future of the stayer will take patience, commitment and determination.

Let’s hope the current EPC has more of each commodity than some of its predecessors demonstrated.

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VIEW FROM IRELAND

By JESSICA LAMB

Brexit report lays bare the Irish issues New type of visa for jockeys to allow easy travel worth considering

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new visa for jockeys, free movement for thoroughbreds and customs fasttracks are among recommendations made in a new Seanad Report on Brexit.

The cross-party work, entitled ‘Brexit: Implications and Potential Solutions’, was officially released last month after five months of consultation with stakeholders, including Horse Racing Ireland and the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association.

Crucially, it recognised the significance of the Irish racing industry and its intertwining with the UK, highlighting the tripartite agreement that already exists between the two nations and France for the free movement of thoroughbreds, but it also, for the first time in Brexit discussions, addressed jockeys.

Though not listed as one of the 74-page document’s 100 “potential solutions” to Brexit implications, it was noted that a new type of visa for professional sports people, permitting jockeys to travel easily between the UK and Ireland, should be considered.

Andrew Coonan, Executive Secretary of the Irish Jockeys Association, welcomed the suggestion but warned there are bigger problems down the line.

He said: “I absolutely agree that this is a positive step, but how are we only considering this at this stage? Why are we waking up to this problem only now?

“It’s not just the travel, but also the licensing, and a number of factors that go along with that.

“So many of our Irish riders are travelling over to the UK and staying there, but on any week we have a number of jockeys going over on day trips on their Irish licence; will they be restricted on their travel and/or their licence?

“More importantly, will the existing arrangement which exists between all the recognised racing authorities in terms of licensing, prohibited substances, reciprocating bans and penalties etc, still be applicable?

Irish riders are frequent visitors to Britain and the hope is Brexit doesn’t affect that

“Will the UK remain within that existing structure and agreement?

Discussions have been opened on this issue between the IJA and its British equivalent, the Professional Jockeys Association, with Horse Racing Ireland, the BHA and the Turf Club also involved, but, admits Coonan, “to a certain extent we are probing in the dark with this”.

He added: “I think it’s something that will iron itself out and will be resolved, because it would simply be unthinkable to have a

“How are we only

considering this at this stage? Why are we waking up to this problem only now?” situation whereby you can’t have Irish riders racing in the UK on a weekly basis.

“But the mechanism by which we resolve this is unclear. We have to determinedly put our hand up and make that happen.”

Alongside blocks for jockeys, losing the freedom of movement for thoroughbreds would be damaging for Ireland on a daily basis, horses facing long delays to travel to Northern Ireland and the UK, and on to Europe, for racing, breeding and sales purposes.

The Seanad Report called for this free

movement agreement, which predates EU law, to be assessed to ensure it is ‘fit for purpose after the UK withdraws from the EU’, and added that separate protocols for live animals moving through customs need to be agreed, with additional fast-tracks for vehicles carrying sensitive thoroughbreds to be considered.

The document also suggested re-classifying the thoroughbred sector as ‘agriculture’ for the purposes of state aid rules.

Brian Kavanagh, CEO of Horse Racing Ireland, said: “We take encouragement from the fact that the committee also recognises, among other issues, how crucial it is that a Tripartite Agreement for free movement of thoroughbreds between Ireland, Britain and France be maintained.

“It is a long road ahead for Irish racing and breeding, but together with our counterparts in Britain and France, we look forward to working with Minister for Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for Brexit, Simon Coveney, our Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, and their officials to minimise the impact of Brexit on our sector.”

The Irish racing and breeding industry is heavily dependent on Britain as its main market with 65% of Ireland’s annual foal crop exported and 80% of these exports going to Britain.

The export of thoroughbreds is worth an estimated €225 million per annum to the Irish economy, the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale this year attributing 40% of turnover to UK buyers – the 42-year-old sale raising its highest ever aggregate of €17,665,500.

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No more positive story came to Ireland last month than trainer John Oxx’s influx of Godolphin-owned juveniles.

The 11-time Classic winner trained scores of high-profile horses for Sheikh Mohammed in the 1990s, only for that partnership to thin towards the turn of this decade. His last twoyear-old runners in the maroon and white silks racing came in 2014 – his last winner, Hay Point, coming in 2012.

Their departure coincided with the end of the Aga Khan’s patronage, an owner for whom he trained greats Sinndar, Alamshar and Azamour. Last year the Tsui family, who gave him his last legend Sea The Stars, withdrew, ceasing to have horses in training in Ireland.

So while not groundbreaking news, it was a significant boost to Oxx to receive five wellbred two-year-olds from Godolphin at the start of last month.

Gracing his Curragh yard are two colts by Oasis Dream and Dubawi, and three fillies by New Approach, Dawn Approach and Raven’s Pass, the latter out of Her Own Kind – a halfsister to prolific stayer Mutafaweq, now standing in Japan.

All are reported to have come through pre-training well in Newmarket and are expected to make their debuts this season.

They will not be the first runners Oxx will saddle in the Godolphin blue silks, but they could easily become the best, with maidens Papagayo, Escapism and Foolish their predecessors.

Oxx’s last real star for Sheikh Mohammed was the Halling gelding Mkuzi, who won the Curragh Cup twice in the

early 2000s (in maroon and white).

The partnership won the same race with Witness Box in 1994 and enjoyed further Curragh success with Tattersalls Gold Cup winner George Augustus, Blandford Stakes winner Foresee and Irish Oaks runner-up Russian Snows.

Oxx is among four Irish trainers on Godolphin’s team, joining Jim Bolger, Michael Halford and Willie McCreery, the four now training 55 horses between them in the famous blue silks.

John Oxx: received a boost with five Godolphin juveniles

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A crowning glory for ‘ultimate professional’ Manning?

Kevin Manning: has won just about all there is to win except for the jockeys’ title

In his 50th year, jockey Kevin Manning could be about to tick off one of the last major accolades missing from his CV. In the 1980s he was crowned champion apprentice twice, and in the past 15 years he has won six of Britain and Ireland’s eight Classics – the St Legers eluding the North County Dublin rider.

He is the longest-standing stable jockey in Britain or Ireland, having joined Jim Bolger’s team in 1993, and the winner of 43 Group 1s, including those six Classics, and the Irish and British Champions Stakes.

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jockey title, but that could change this year with nine-time winner Pat Smullen trailing Manning by six winners at the time of writing.

Manning’s agent Dave Keena pointed to Galway as Smullen’s ally.

“My job is to get Kevin as many winners as possible and, thus far, he’s ridden both more winners and more horses that anyone else,” he said.

“There is racing from now every day, bar I think one blank Sunday, until September. You cannot miss a day now.

“Pat is going to get a run at Galway, he has the ammunition and Dermot Weld’s horses

are going to come right soon. Colin Keane has a great yard behind him, too, and Billy Lee is having a great year.

“Really, it’s way too early to be thinking about championships. If you’re in front at the start of September, that’s when to go for it.”

If left in that position at the start of next month, few will be better poised to take on the run for home than Manning.

Keena said: “He’s the ultimate professional, that’s why he’s been at the top for so long.

“I’m not privy to his diet or fitness training, but as far as form and study goes, he has never changed. He has always studied the form and watched replays before his races. He always does his homework. He doesn’t miss a thing.”

He added: “It’s great that there are so many in with a chance. It makes it far more intriguing. In ordinary years, you come towards the end of the season and there’s nothing left to fight for.”

Manning has finished among the top ten in the last 19 championship tables, with three third places. He has never been drawn on thoughts of a retirement date, but with Bolger last year openly revealing Ronan Whelan as his successor, a champion jockey title for Manning this year could promote him sooner.

The champion apprentice title race looks set to go to Donnacha O’Brien, who had marched six winners clear of sister Ana by the middle of July. Ana sustained serious injuries in a fall at Killarney in July and will be out of action for up to four months.

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Good news for Oxx with Godolphin influx

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By JAMES CRISPE, INTERNATIONAL RACING BUREAU

Royal result for Palussiere Partnership with Con and Theresa Marnane yielding good results

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hen Different League downed Alpha Centauri, the supposed juvenile banker of Royal Ascot, in the Albany Stakes, it was chalked up as third French victory at the five-day jamboree.

Yet, ironically for supporters of the Jessica Harrington-trained runner-up, this was really more of an Irish success, as Different League is owned by Con Marnane, who specialises in buying and selling young horses from his Bansha House base in County Tipperary, while winning handler Matthieu Palussiere is married to a girl from Tralee in County Kerry.

Indeed, Palussiere has spent much more of his working life in Ireland than in France.

Brought up near the town of Le Mans, which is better known for sport of the four-wheeled rather than four-legged variety, his first job in racing was for Marseille trainer Christian Scandella, but he moved to Ireland at the age of 24 to work at Gilltown Stud’s breaking and pretraining yard.

It was there that he met Liz Hayes and they now have three children: two sons aged 13 and ten, and a daughter, aged six. From Gilltown, the couple moved on to Duneany handler Michael Halford before beginning pre-training under their own names in 2003 and Matthieu taking out a licence three years later.

He made a solid start, highlighted by Tramp Stamp’s Grade 3 hurdle victory at Down Royal in October 2008 (a day before Kauto Star won his first James Nicholson Champion Chase there) and five Flat wins from the tough Leah Claire. Then the Celtic Tiger economy collapsed and, egged on by one of his owners, Frank McNulty, in 2013 Palussiere took the big decision to go back home.

“I only intended to go to Ireland for a short while, hoping to move on to places like America

Con Marnane (left) and Matthieu Palussiere (right) enjoy Different League’s big win

and South Africa to further my education, but I ended up staying for 18 years,” he muses.

“Thank God I was introduced to Con, who I had known of for some time as we were both spending weekends doing the shows with our kids and their ponies but had never really met, and we decided to work together.”

After reconnoitring various locations around France, the pair plumped for Maisons-Laffitte as their base. “It’s a very good location, both for travelling horses around France and thanks to its proximity to the airport, and we reckoned that it would be easier to find good staff who would stay with us there rather than in the provinces,” Palussiere explains.

The partnership has never looked back.

Palussiere saddled 27 winners during his inaugural French campaign and that total was

surpassed in each of the three following seasons, while he is already over 20 domestic triumphs for the current year, which sees him with 45 horses in training, 60% of which are in the ownership of Marnane’s wife, Theresa.

Having gone straight from Ascot to enjoy a break at Bansha House, Different League is being prepared for a tilt at the Group 1 Prix Morny at Deauville on August 20.

Yet the statistics suggest that Palussiere might have to look further afield for his next big win as, remarkably, the first four Pattern victories of his career have come in four different countries – that Irish hurdle success followed by Group 3s in Germany (with Citron Spirit in 2014), France (with Ross Castle in 2016) and England.

To continue the sequence, maybe a trip to Italy should be on his agenda!

Soumillon in pursuit of golden whip An ongoing theme in France for the rest of the year will – injury permitting – be the tussle for the Cravache d’Or (golden whip trophy for the national champion jockey) between long-term rivals Christophe Soumillon and Pierre-Charles Boudot.

Back in January, with typical bravado, Soumillon announced that he would be

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going all out to both wrest back the title from Boudot, at 24 years of age a dozen years his junior, but also overhaul the European record for calendar year winners – a tally of 301, which the young whippersnapper set last year.

Soumillon has already been French champion on eight occasions, most recently

when dead-heating with Boudot in 2015.

He is setting a searing pace this time around, notching 148 winners by the end of the first week in July, yet Boudot is still just about in touch, 18 behind, and the nights will have got much longer before we know who will be sitting at the top of the pile come Hogmanay.

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Another Derby annexed by a little known but more than capable rider

While the 2017 Investec Derby had Padraig Beggy as its unlikely winning jockey, its German equivalent had an equally improbable name engraved upon its trophy in the shape of the little-known 26-year-old Maxim Pecheur.

For, while Beggy did at least have a solitary Pattern race win to his name prior to negotiating Epsom’s notorious corners and cambers with such aplomb aboard Wings Of Eagles, when Pecheur conjured a decisive late burst from the Shirocco colt Windstoss to lift Germany’s most valuable contest, it was his very first win in a race carrying Group status.

Even just a few days before the German Derby, Pecheur was expecting to ride the nohoper Sternkranz, the outsider of seven Derby runners for his boss, the reigning German champion trainer Markus Klug. Sternkranz was to finish 14th.

But Klug’s quest to find a top international rider to pilot Windstoss on a busy day around Europe, when there was also Group 1 action at Saint-Cloud and the Curragh, drew a blank. So Pecheur, who had given the Gestüt Röttgen homebred a fine front-running ride to almost pinch the most prestigious Derby trial, the Group 2 Union-Rennen at Cologne, was, by default, allowed to keep the ride.

And Pecheur had got the chance to partner him in the Union-Rennen only because Klug’s stable jockey, Adrie de Vries, suffered a nasty finger injury – which had still not healed come Derby day – when Windstoss took a mid-race tumble during a Listed event at Hanover the previous weekend.

Pecheur hails from Germany’s westernmost region of Saarland, bordering both France and Luxembourg, and has a German

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Pecheur on German Derby hero Windstoss, his first ever Group race winner

mother and a French father. He has managed 20-plus winners in each of the last six seasons but of late most have come riding Klug trainees at minor venues while more significant action takes place at other fixtures.

His only real claim to fame prior to July 2 was his victory in the German apprentice championship of 2012, though he could still hardly declare himself the outstanding young rider of that season as, in a desperate threeway title battle, he pipped both Martin Seidl and Bayarsaikhan Ganbat by a single winner.

He does, however, deserve plenty of credit for keeping a cool head in the Derby as, contrary to pre-race orders, he employed offthe-cuff waiting tactics, avoiding the customary bumping and barging close to the lead before delivering his mount with a welltimed challenge.

German Derby day was brought forward

by a week to avoid a clash with Hamburg’s hosting of the G20 Summit and overall it should be viewed as a success, the executive’s sensible decision to cancel the scheduled card there 48 hours earlier following torrential rain meaning that the course was less of a quagmire than in previous years.

Though unsold for €12,000 as a yearling and by a stallion becoming better known in National Hunt circles thanks to the success of his daughter, Annie Power, Windstoss was a deserving winner on a fabulous afternoon for Klug, Pecheur and Röttgen.

It was less memorable for fellow trainer Andreas Wohler, forced to withdraw his leading Derby hope, Langtang, because of injury and then watch Karpino, his brilliant 2015 German 2,000 Guineas winner, fail to beat his own pacemaker when only third on his return from a 25-month absence.

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At the risk of labouring the topic of unexpected Derbywinning jockeys, experience won the day during the 97th running of the Czech Derby at Velka Chuchle in Prague on the last Sunday in June.

All the favourites sat too close to an overlystrong pace, allowing those who had been ridden with more restraint to take advantage in the closing stages. A tight finish saw the Lando THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

colt Joseph, who was having only his fourth start, just get the better of Felix, a son of Jukebox Jury.

The winner was returned at 50-1 and just one of the first eight home in a field of 16 had a starting price of less than 20-1. The two most seasoned riders took the plaudits, 43-year-old Jiri Palik edging out Jan Raja, albeit neither without incurring lengthy suspensions for

overuse of the whip.

Although Czech-born, Palik has plied his trade in Germany for most of his career, notching the first of his eight Group race triumphs there back in the 20th century.

This success, worth £31,586 to Joseph’s connections, was his biggest victory since 2010 and the second in his home Derby, 11 years after his first.

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AROUND THE GLOBE THE WORLDWIDE RACING SCENE

NORT H A M E R I CA

by Steve Andersen

Trainers’ long and winding road

“I was hoping I’d

come along a little quicker. When I started I thought it would come sooner” programme and later assisted Richard Mandella in California and Tom Albertrani in New York, before starting his own stable. Brisset spent a decade as an exercise rider and assistant trainer to Bill Mott.

“Working for Bill Mott was a privilege,” Brisset said. “It’s a very good job. In the last few years, I thought it was time to make the move. I got engaged. It was the right time. I felt I was ready.”

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odolphe Brisset’s first win occurred in a $40,000 claiming race for maidens on a rainy Thursday evening at Churchill Downs in June.

At that famous venue, home of the Kentucky Derby, the race was largely meaningless. For the 33-year-old Brisset, a native of Troyes, France, the win marked the launch of a training career that has been a decade in the planning.

“I feel very comfortable right now,” he said in an early July interview. “It’s been something that always was the goal.”

About 2,000 miles to the west, California handler Dan Blacker understands Brisset’s hopes and sentiments. The son of the retired jockey and famous sculptor Phillip Blacker, 35-year-old Dan had his first winner in 2011, at Hollywood Park, and has slowly become established in recent years on the tough southern California circuit of Del Mar, Los Alamitos and Santa Anita.

This summer, Blacker has a stable of 25 horses in southern California. Brisset has more than 20 horses at Keeneland and will race in coming months in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. They are in the process of building stables that could have an influence on American racing in years to come.

Brisset and Blacker have reached this stage of their careers after working under successful trainers. Blacker was part of the Godolphin Flying Start worldwide work experience

Dan Blacker: keen for more stables in one location, with a focus on quality horses

Brisset’s time as an assistant provided the experience to launch his own operation. He was often in charge of a division away from where Mott was based.

“Bill is making the decisions but you’re running a barn of 40 horses,” he said. “You’ve been preparing for this.”

Blacker has always been attracted to the sporting side of racing instead of his father’s proclivity as an artist. “I got none of those artistic genes,” he said.

Blacker’s stable is as large as it has ever been, which has posed a problem. In early summer, he had 15 based at Santa Anita and ten more at the San Luis Rey Downs training centre in San Diego county, nearly 100 miles away. One morning a week was spent at San Luis Rey overseeing the group.

“I’d like to have them all in one spot,” he conceded.

Blacker is hoping for a much larger string in the future.

“How long is a piece of string?” he said. “My main goal is to have quality over quantity.”

Blacker has been active acquiring runners from England, often attending the horses intraining sales in the autumn.

“I rarely buy a horse I haven’t seen myself,” he said. “Mostly we buy at the sales.

“There are a lot of boxes to check for a European horse to work over. I like light-framed horses that have shown a turn of foot, firmground horses with firm-ground pedigrees.”

Blacker had posted six wins up to July 6, on pace to surpass his previous best of ten victories in 2013. He admits building a successful stable has been more difficult than expected.

“I was hoping I’d come along a little quicker,” he said. “When I started, I thought it would come sooner.”

With a larger stable, the results could arrive for Blacker in the second half of the year. Back in Kentucky, Brisset is hoping for the same success in his first season on his own.

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AROUND THE GLOBE

AUST R A L I A

by Danny Power

In the more than 130 years of keeping records of Australia’s champion stallion, Snitzel has become the first third-generation stallion to win the coveted title.

At the time of writing in mid-July, he sits on progeny earnings of $A15,335,087, leading the deceased Street Cry by almost $3m. His sire Redoute’s Choice is a three-time winner, while his grandsire, the great Danehill, won nine times. The season ends on July 31.

Not since St Albans won the first documented Australia’s champion sire title in 1883-84 has it been won by three consecutive generations of the same sire line. Only nine times has a national title-winning stallion gone on to produce a son who has also won the title, four of those by sons of Danehill: Flying Spur, Fastnet Rock (twice) and Exceed And Excel in addition to Redoute’s Choice.

Incredibly, the breed-shaper Star Kingdom, who dominated Australian racing for three decades (1950s-70s), didn’t sire a son who went on to win the national title; his best sire son, Biscay, didn’t win, but he produced two sons that did, in Bletchingly and Marscay.

The failure of the Star Kingdom line to progress beyond Bletchingly and Marscay has sadly seen it virtually disappear in Australia, although the great stallion’s influence lives strong in the country’s broodmare band.

The Star Kingdom line is now represented only by Queensland stalwart Show A Heart (by Bletchingly’s grandson Brave Warrior) and his Victorian-based son Toorak Toff, whose oldest progeny are three. The future for the Star Kingdom sire-line is dim.

Other sires to produce a title-winning son are Musket (Trenton), Valais (Heroic), Wilkes (Vain), Better Boy (Century) and Sir Tristram (Zabeel). Sir Tristram (five times) and Musket (twice) are unique in that they won their titles while based in New Zealand.

Sir Tristram also stands alone in the pedigree of a fourth-generation son, Lonhro (by Octagonal, by Zabeel), who won in 2010-11, but sire Octagonal, who missed out on the title, didn’t have the broad success beyond Lonhro and his brother Niello.

Valais, who finished his career at Widden Stud in the Hunter Valley, won the title five times, and his son Heroic won seven times.

Heroic, also at Widden, wasn’t able to keep the sequence going despite siring the champion Ajax, winner of 33 stakes races but a disappointing sire of only 12 stakes winners between 1947-51 before he was sold to the US;

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Snitzel frying his stallion rivals

Snitzel: going great guns and reputation likely to be enhanced over next few years

the diminutive but outstanding Hall Mark (sire of only five stakes winners); and the good stallion, Victoria Derby-winner Hua, whose best son was the brilliant gelding San Domenico.

Also of interest is the fact that Snitzel becomes the fifth different stallion to win the title in the past five years. This sequence

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recognised as Australia’s premier sire of precocious juveniles” occurred four times between the 1880s and 1960, but not since.

Snitzel, small but powerfully built, like most of the fast sons of Redoute’s Choice, was a smart juvenile for trainer Gerald Ryan, winning the Group 3 Skyline Stakes. He trained on to win the 2006 Group 1 Oakleigh Plate under handicap conditions against older horses at

three before finishing second behind Takeover Target in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap.

He is the sire of 11 Group 1 winners (38 Group winners) and is widely recognised as Australia’s premier sire of precocious juveniles.

Snitzel also dominated the champion sire of two-year-olds’ title, breaking the record of individual winners (30) that he held jointly with Without Fear, who, putting it into context, achieved that figure off a first crop of only 48 foals conceived at Lindsay Park, Angaston, in South Australia.

Snitzel’s 35 individual juvenile winners, at the time of writing, this season comes from a book of 226 mares that produced 175 foals. By weight of percentages Without Fear remains unequalled as a sire of two-year-olds in Australia.

Kodiac beat his half-brother Invincible Spirit’s European and North American record of the highest number of juvenile winners in a season when notching 43 in 2014, but Sunday Silence still sets the standard, with 51 in 2004.

Snitzel started off at stud in 2006 covering 131 mares at $A33,000; he bottomed at $22,000 in 2009 but has risen quickly in the past four seasons to be offered to breeders this coming spring at $176,000. His book is full.

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TALKING TO...

JOE FANNING

No ordinary

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Joe Fanning still goes here, there and everywhere in the pursuit of riding winners, the vast majority of which come for his long-time guv’nor Mark Johnston, and he has no intention of handing in his licence or his car keys anytime soon as he eyes riding on into his fifties

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fter graduating from the Irish Racing Academy you moved to England in 1990.

What attracted you to racing here and who was the biggest influence on your career at that stage?

I always fancied a move over because there seemed to be more opportunities in England.

Around that time I was working first for Mick Connolly and then Liam Browne, who was training a lot of winners. Before that my dad, who was a building contractor and always had horses at home, had been a massive help to me. Up to the age of 12 I was into showjumping, then I moved on to riding in point-to-points. We weren’t far from Leopardstown and I used to go with dad to the races. I remember watching Christy Roche and Mick Kinane and wishing I could be like them.

You have been riding for 23 years for Mark Johnston, who has trained over 100 winners every year since you joined him. How did the association start and what is the secret of your

long-standing success together?

I came to England to work for Squeak Fairhurst in Middleham and my first winner was in a four-runner hurdle at Sedgefield.

However I lasted only about three months over jumps because I broke two vertebrae in my neck in a fall at Newcastle. On reflection, I was too light and shouldn’t really have been riding over hurdles.

Then I started out on the Flat for Squeak and lost my claim in two seasons. After that I realised how tough it was riding without a claim and had a couple of quiet years, though I did manage to win the 1993 Northumberland Plate on Highflying for George Moore. I thought it might help if I applied for a riding-out job at Mark Johnston’s with no promise of any race rides.

Things gradually took off from there when the winners started to come.

As far as our success together is concerned, I never argue with Mark! To be honest, he is very easy to ride for and doesn’t tie you down with instructions. Mark is a very hardworking man; I suppose his work ethic rubs off on all.

After you won last year’s Middle Park Stakes on The Last Lion, Mark said: “Many times he’s been jocked off over the years and had to play second fiddle to a chain of jockeys.

He never complains. He turns up every day and never lets us down.”

So how do you cope when these things happen?

It’s never nice being jocked off a decent horse; just because I don’t complain doesn’t mean it doesn’t bother me. You just have to keep your head down and keep going. As we know, Mark trains a lot of horses for Sheikh Mohammed, who employs retained jockeys, so it is understandable that they will be on board in the big races.

Mark is responsible for plenty of other horses and has hundreds of winners. I am very much involved in the set-up and long may it last.

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J O E FA N N I N G >> The Last Lion’s victory in the Middle Park Stakes was your first in Group 1 company. What did it mean to you to score at the top level after such a distinguished career?

I have ridden something like 28 Group 2 and Group 3 winners, but it was the Group 1 that had been missing. I wouldn’t have liked to face retirement without that Group 1 so I did have a feeling of relief as I came back in on The Last Lion at Newmarket. It was nice to tick it off. There were no special celebrations; I flew back from Newmarket to Middleham in Mark’s plane and the job continued as normal.

One of the great characteristics of the Johnston horses is their will to win. This must give you confidence every time you go out to ride a runner from Kingsley House…

You know all the Mark Johnston horses are fit and well and ready to do their best when they go to the races. Of course, I know a lot of the horses after riding them on the gallops, but then with there being so many in the stables I can’t be familiar with all of them.

Having said that, I haven’t ridden out for any other trainers in 20 years or so and I respect the loyalty he has shown me. It’s something that works both ways.

What makes the Middleham maestro tick and how does he transmit his winning formula to his staff?

Mark is always trying to improve. He never stands still and is forever setting the next target and raising the bar, which takes a bit of doing when he is training 200 winners a year. He is also very good at delegating to his staff, in particular appointing his yard managers, who do such a good job. The whole stable is run very professionally; Jock Bennett and Mark’s son Charlie are the assistants who ensure the job runs smoothly.

Mark is strong on discipline, doesn’t stand any nonsense and expects good manners and respect.

Your career has been relentless, topping 100 winners in a year on nine occasions. Have there been many injuries along the way and how tough has it been watching your weight?

I started off with that neck injury at Newcastle during my very short jumping career. It is ten years since I broke two vertebrae in my back in a fall in the Schweppes Mile at Goodwood and was out of action for seven months. So often those falls on the Flat can be bad in big, tightly bunched fields. But then that’s part of the job. I have also had broken collarbones in falls at Ayr and Hamilton, and more recently

Fanning (rail) drives Oriental Fox out to defeat Thomas Hobson in the Queen Alexandra Stakes

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At last! The Last Lion (yellow star on cap) provided Fanning with his first Group 1 success when winning the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket last autumn

broke my heel at Wolverhampton in June. I was out for three months; it couldn’t have happened at a worse time of year and meant missing the bulk of that season.

I weigh 8st 1lb stripped and never have any problems in that respect. I am fortunate that my weight is always level and the only time you’d find me in a sauna would be if Mark had one in a big handicap with 8st 1lb.

My regular exercise is a daily two-mile walk on the Middleham High Moor with our two Norfolk Terriers at 6.15am, before getting back in time to ride out second lot. That’s all my exercise apart from race-riding.

What is the toughest part of being a jockey, and what do you enjoy most?

Definitely the driving and travelling. I drive myself everywhere, except when I can hitch THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

a lift with Mark in his plane. In the last decade I have had four cars, an Audi A6, A7 and two A8s; in that time I have done over

“In the last decade I

have done over 750,000 miles; that’s an average of over 6,000 a month” 750,000 miles. That’s an average of over 6,000 miles a month year after year, but that’s the only downside in a great job. Last

month I drove a 528-mile round trip in a day to a Bath evening meeting, but I did ride a winner there and that obviously made the homeward journey a lot easier. It’s those winners that keep you going. I have ridden a winner on every track in Britain and I think probably driven to every one of them as well!

You must have taken enormous pleasure from your second Queen Alexandra Stakes success on the nine years young Oriental Fox at Royal Ascot in June – your only ride of the meeting. What sets him apart and if he’s not your favourite horse, who is?

He has been a good old horse over the years and to win two renewals speaks plenty for him. He’s not very big, but he’s a tough little horse and seems to enjoy his racing. Also his

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J O E FA N N I N G to improve the jockeys’ lot?

The amount of racing all the year round means time off is limited and, as I’ve said before, all the driving is exhausting. But I’m not sure there is a solution to these issues.

On the other hand, it is increasingly competitive to get rides and some very good jockeys are struggling. So I am lucky to be so busy. While saying how stressful the driving can be, I don’t think we should overlook the fact that jockeys’ welfare has never been so well looked after when you consider the facilities on offer at Oaksey House and Jack Berry House, not forgetting that another rehab centre, Sir Peter O’Sullevan House, is being built in Newmarket.

Some of the criticism of jockeys on social media is bigoted and frankly obscene. How do you handle it?

This question made Sarah laugh because she knows I haven’t a clue how to get on Facebook, Twitter or tune in to any social media! I never see any of the criticism but some of my colleagues do say it is diabolical.

In that respect I am better off out of it.

Fanning chatting to Mark Johnston, for whom he has been riding for 23 years

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and I have been going out to Switzerland to ride for him on and off for the last 18 years.

I have won the Swiss Guineas and Swiss St Leger for him. I have ridden some decent horses but I suppose winning my only Group 1 on The Last Lion puts him right up there among my favourites, alongside Oriental Fox.

As a northern-based jockey riding so much in the south, are you aware of a north-south divide in the sport?

There is a quite a difference between the Yorkshire Flat racegoers and followers compared with those in the south, and on the London tracks in particular. The Yorkshire courses always seem to be busy with racing enthusiasts who are interested in the horses, and not just the betting. Perhaps they are more horse orientated than in other parts of the country, I don’t know. Also when you’re racing in the south there does not seem to be so much evidence of what’s happening in the north, whereas the northern courses make live action from the south available on their screens.

At 46, what keeps the Fanning engine ticking?

Making a decent living from a job I enjoy. I realise I am in a good place and that riding winners regularly is what all jockeys are about. I passed the 2,200 winners mark in Britain last month. I am sure we all feel you

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have to be riding winners to keep going and it’s the prospect of that next winner that drives you on. I am on the job most of the year, though my wife Sarah and I do go away for a couple of weeks’ sunshine in December.

It’s working in racing that fulfils me and I accept I am lucky to be doing it.

You are riding against jockeys more than half your age. Do you feel as confident and strong as you did ten years ago and how long can you continue to ride for?

Yes, absolutely, I do. I’ll be riding out and keeping fit for as long as I can. I know I’m blessed with my weight and not having to keep checking it and worrying about those extra pounds. I feel I am able to cope with the disciplines of race-riding as well as ever and look forward to continuing to do so in the foreseeable future.

Of all the jockeys you have ridden against, who has been your toughest opponent in the saddle, and why?

Kieren Fallon, when he was based in the north and riding for Jimmy FitzGerald and the Ramsdens. When Kieren was on top of his game he was the toughest to compete against in a finish. There are plenty of tip-top jockeys out there but Kieren at his best was very, very good and always so hard to get by at the line.

Where would you like to be in five years time? Training, perhaps?

I will be 51 and I’d like to think I will still be riding, as long as I am fit and well. But definitely not training! That does not appeal to me.

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PERSONAL Favourite film… The Shawshank Redemption A perfect day off is… a walk with the dogs followed by dinner at the Wensleydale Heifer Four dinner party guests… my wife Sarah, my mum, over from Co Wicklow, and other family members Trait I deplore most in others… bad manners I couldn’t get through the day without… coffee and chocolate

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PROFESSIONAL Win a Classic or be champion jockey… a Classic Best advice I’ve been given… keep your head down My racing hero is… Mick Kinane Alternative career… something in racing Favourite track… Hamilton Park

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THE BIG INTERVIEW JAMES FANSHAWE

Training in the

SHADOW OF GIANTS With four Group 1 winners in ten months and 18 in total, despite never having enjoyed the big numbers some other trainers in Newmarket possess, James Fanshawe’s patient approach has stood him in good stead in a town and sport that never stands still Words Julian Muscat • Photos George Selwyn

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sk James Fanshawe for his USP and he might think you were inquiring about a feature on his new iPhone. In which case he’d look at you quizzically before referring both you and the iPhone to Janet Anderson, who runs his racing office.

Fanshawe is grappling with the device when we meet. He’d lost a chunk of memory when he transferred his contacts from his old phone. It leaves him feeling perplexed, yet while he may not be in harmony with modern gadgetry, he actually has a strong USP even though he probably wouldn’t know what the acronym stands for.

He has made a Unique Selling Point of Pegasus Stables in Newmarket, which he and his wife, Jacko, moved into in 1989. It has become the fulcrum of his operation: a historic property, built by Fred Archer as the place from which the renowned jockey would have trained had he not taken his own life, aged 29, back in 1886.

But it’s not just the property on its own.

Fanshawe is preoccupied by Archer to the extent that he feels the man’s presence in the bricks and mortar. He hasn’t actually seen the ghostly silhouette of the man aboard his grey hack, which is said to stalk Newmarket Heath. But he feels it, nonetheless.

He has also embraced Archer’s legend in the quest to recruit owners. “Fred Archer is what this place is all about,” Fanshawe maintains. “He built it in 1884 and there’s a feeling here that he has never left. He was a Victorian icon, in the top

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five of the most famous people who ever lived in Newmarket, so it’s great to have him here.”

It is tempting to think Fanshawe is indulging in whimsy for the sake of a good ruse. There may be an inclination that way, since Fanshawe is renowned for his occasionally waspish sense of humour.

But the theme is consistent with other aspects of his persona.

“Fred Archer built the stable and there’s a feeling here that he never left – it’s great to have him here”

We know that he is overtly superstitious. He baulks when he is asked for a pre-race television interview on his horse’s chance. Some years ago he was door-stepped into it by a paddock reporter, and while his geniality obliged him to field the questions, his expression betrayed the fact he was seething inside.

He then closed the interview by thanking his interrogator for jinxing his horse.

He is also happy to perpetuate stories that his lads have been known to deploy a Ouija board when they fancy a horse, in the process summoning Archer’s spirit

from beyond the grave. Needless to say, such imagery is evocative within the inherent mystique that surrounds racing.

And why not? “Newmarket is very much like that,” Fanshawe says. “I mean, Charles II and [his fabled mistress] Nell Gwyn are still around, aren’t they? All these ghosts are what makes Newmarket, to a degree. Referring to its history is a good way of bringing that across.”

That’s why Fanshawe set up Fred Archer Racing, a partnership inaugurated by the husband-and-wife team in 2013.

There are nine horses in the venture this year, each of them split into ten shares.

And when the “jackpot” horse came along at Royal Ascot, it invariably had one more connotation with Archer.

The Tin Man was Archer’s nickname.

“Archer loved money,” Fanshawe says.

“Like Lester Piggott, he had a reputation for being cautious with the cash. He made every pound a prisoner.”

In which case Archer – who left £66,662 in his will, the equivalent of more than £6 million today – would have loved his equine namesake. The Tin Man pushed his career earnings beyond £800,000 in winning the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in June.

More pertinently, The Tin Man pays tribute to Fanshawe’s skills. His Royal Ascot triumph marked the trainer’s fourth Group 1 strike in the previous ten months.

Fanshawe has sent out 18 Group 1 winners in all. That’s a healthy return for a man whose stable has rarely housed 100 horses.

There was a time when Fanshawe was

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J A M E S FA N S H AW E >> part of the thrusting generation hell-bent on

dethroning Sir Henry Cecil and Sir Michael Stoute as Newmarket’s top dogs. But he expanded too quickly at a time when the last recession was gathering pace. It required him to mount a salvage operation in 2010 with a team of just 40 horses.

“Around the time I started [in 1990] we had individual owners who’d spend between £30,000 and £70,000 on a yearling and have it in training on their own,” the 55-year-old reflects. “These days, they are more likely to join syndicates; I lost quite a few owners to syndicates as a result.”

Fanshawe realised he had to adapt the concept of ownership. He also needed to adapt his approach to training, given that he had fewer horses. Each one became more precious.

Every shot had to count, especially when he grew out of the vanguard of younger trainers to whom new owners are magnetically attracted.

“The ‘young trainer’ business is a funny perception,” he says. “I remember my uncle, David Nicholson, didn’t reach his peak until he was in his 50s, when he became champion trainer [over jumps]. But if it’s a choice, the new kid in town tends to win over an established older trainer.

“I’m not complaining,” he continues. “I benefitted when I was a young trainer. I did well early on and we got a yard full of horses.

Fanshawe and connections enjoy The Tin Man’s Diamond Jubilee triumph (main image), while above Tom Fanshawe rides him at home with dad James upsides

But looking back, I was definitely a lot more gung-ho when I started.

“I’d take a chance buying horses on spec, and I’m much more methodical now in my overall approach. Routine with the horses is paramount here. I try not to break those rules.

Overall, I take fewer risks and am probably more patient.”

Fanshawe has been training for 27 years, all of them in Newmarket. He’d bounded into the town for the first time in 1982 for the first of

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eight seasons as Stoute’s assistant. That was 35 years ago, and the place enchants him even more now than it did at first sight.

“That first summer I spent in Newmarket was completely different to anything I’d seen before,” he recalls. “I love the place. If a town was ever designated as the centre of the racing world, it would have to be Newmarket.”

Needless to say, Newmarket has changed significantly since he first arrived. But it still retains its essence, together with the

requirement for trainers to get on as a collective even though there is plenty of barbed ribbing.

“On the whole we’re pretty sociable towards one another; more so than the generations preceding us,” Fanshawe ventures. “It is not so competitive as to preclude good friendships.”

He then tells a story concerning Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort and Sir Noel Murless, who used to train from Warren Place. The rivalry between them was intense throughout the 1970s, when they were both at the top of their game.

“Apparently the captain used to take his horses over for a pick of grass outside Warren Place when they were coughing,” Fanshawe relates.

“Yes,” he concedes, “there are occasions when it breaks down a bit. It’s handbags at dawn on the Heath when someone has pinched another one’s owner, but basically we get on fine – until someone starts to do really well. Then we all get jealous.”

Fanshawe says he doesn’t recognise the feeling of claustrophobia others equate with Newmarket, where more than 30% of the town’s inhabitants are involved in racing. From his perspective, the competitive spirit among trainers is a positive, although he is not immune to the goldfish-bowl syndrome.

That syndrome becomes more pronounced in lean months. “You might be having a crap

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J A M E S FA N S H AW E say, ‘Oh, this and that.’ It makes you wonder whether you should be changing to it,” he elaborates.

“Then you hear that someone else has a new toy, say a treadmill or one of those sea-walkers.

Obviously vets have to be discreet, but they do go from yard to yard. And the lads socialise with each other. They may have a girlfriend in another yard. Word gets around quickly.”

“Training in

Newmarket is not so competitive as to preclude good friendships”

Queally partnership a positive for trainer and jockey A feature of James Fanshawe’s set-up is his alliance with Tom Queally, the jockey forever linked with Frankel who went through lean times after the great horse retired five years ago.

This time last year Queally was sharing the rides with Freddy Tylicki. The two jockeys had their own set of horses. Fanshawe was happy enough to listen to the preferences of his owners but what he wanted, above all, was continuity in the saddle.

There were two stable stars at Pegasus House last season. There was The Tin Man, whom Queally has ridden in all but the first of his 14 career starts, and there was Speedy Boarding, whom Tylicki rode in every one of her 12 races. This speaks volumes about the loyalty Fanshawe extends to jockeys who support his stable.

Fanshawe’s face creased with angst at the mention of Tylicki’s fall in October last year that left him paralysed from the waist down. But the nature of it is that life goes on.

Queally is now aboard the majority of Fanshawe’s runners when he is not required by Mohammed Obaida, who retains him.

“Tom has proved himself to be world class,” Fanshawe says of the jockey, who followed up The Tin Man’s Royal Ascot triumph by winning the Northumberland Plate aboard the Fanshawe-trained Higher Power one week later.

“Tom has confidence in The Tin Man, which is very important. He knows what the horse can do. He has good hands and comes here to ride work a couple of times a week.

It’s a good arrangement all round, and let’s hope that winning some decent races helps to get Tom going again.” time but you’ve got to keep going,” he says.

“You keep your eyes open, take in what’s happening, but use that to spur you on.

“In my corner of Newmarket we have William Haggas, Ed Dunlop, Hugo Palmer and also Roger Varian until he moved up to the Bury Road. It can be extremely competitive.

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these great big horses gleaming in the sun, while yours look moth-eaten. But you mustn’t change your routine even though it becomes very tempting.”

Part of the temptation stems from the fact there are very few secrets in Newmarket. “The feed truck might come down here and I’ll ask what’s so-and-so feeding his horses and he’ll

However, the most valuable piece of information Fanshawe has gleaned is something he learnt for himself. Patience is the byword even though Fanshawe exudes a sense of restless energy. Its benefits are expressed outwardly by his horses, the best of which he thinks about incessantly in the quest to maximise achievement.

With 75 in his string, Fanshawe has to pick his targets carefully. If a big-race plan goes astray it might be months before he can contemplate the prospect of redemption.

Trainers with wave after wave of big-race runners don’t have to spend anything like as long in the loneliest of waiting-rooms.

Fanshawe is thus consumed by the buildup to big races in which he has runners. “There is tension involved in getting everything right,” he says. “You have to concentrate hard. I said to myself a while ago that I needed to learn how to enjoy training horses, irrespective of whether they were winning or losing. In reality, it doesn’t work that way.”

Nor should it. Training horses in Newmarket is an intense business. No matter how well you are doing, there is always someone who is doing better. There may be plenty doing worse but the competitive instinct fundamental to success does not allow for backward glances.

After The Tin Man’s Ascot triumph he turned out in the July Cup, where the slow pace irredeemably compromised his chance. It consigned Fanshawe to that lonely waitingroom, where he will count down the days like a prison sentence until The Tin Man is loosed once again.

Yet in the final analysis, the measure of Fanshawe is that he perennially unearths horses that are capable of taking on the very best on a limited budget. With or without the help of Fred Archer.

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BREEDERS’ DIGEST

By EMMA BERRY, Bloodstock Editor

Our bloodstock coverage this month includes:

• Yearling Sales Preview: The European season kicks off in Deauville – pages 44-51 • Sales Circuit: Hotter at July as Tattersalls sets new summer record – pages 52-56 • Caulfield Files: Like fine wine, stallion crops have good years and bad – pages 58-59 • Dr Statz: Expect to hear more from Zoffany as well-bred crops emerge – page 88

Results will count from top to bottom

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world but we should judge the state of the industry as a whole by the results of some of the lesser yearling sales later this autumn.

On pages 44-51, Carl Evans talks to some leading players on the sales circuit to gauge opinion ahead of the curtain rising on the yearlings in mid-August. It’s nothing new to hear that most expect the top end to remain strong. The elite yearlings managed to weather even the global financial crisis and will doubtless fare well again, despite whispered concerns among consignors about who will be buying for Godolphin following John Ferguson’s departure, and whether or not Al Shaqab Racing will be buying at all with Qatar’s fallout with its Middle-Eastern neighbours far from settled.

This is not the area we should be too worried about. Plenty of breeders or foal pinhookers may well already have discovered that there’s no place for their yearling at this year’s sales, with both Tattersalls Ireland’s September Sale and the Goffs Sportsman’s Sale losing a day of trade each and strict limits being imposed elsewhere.

Tattersalls Ireland offers some consolation in the form of a new sale at its Ascot branch

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nyone present at the July Sale at Tattersalls could have been forgiven for thinking that everything is rosy in the garden of British horseracing.

The sun shone, there was free ice cream for all and, as ever, the Tattersalls team did a firstclass job of encouraging potential buyers from around the world to come to Newmarket.

They reciprocated by virtually clearing the shelves at Park Paddocks to give, from two horses-in-training sessions, unprecedented clearance rates of 96% and 95% respectively.

Only the ice-cream man could better this.

There are various reasons for the rocketing popularity of form-horse sales. The reputation of British- and Irish-bred thoroughbreds remains high, as does the regard in which our racing is held internationally. However, the continued dire levels of prize-money in the lower echelons of the British racing programme – despite some advances in this area – mean that owners are all too keen to sell on a decent horse, usually encouraged by agents who naturally have a vested interest, not just in that transaction but in future purchases that owner might make. And when that sale might be for tens or even hundreds of times the amount a horse might reasonably be expected to win if they continue to race in Britain, then who can blame the owner?

But this is becoming an increasingly desperate situation, not just when it comes to the number of runners who are lost to these shores, but for the owners themselves. Surely registering to become a racehorse owner goes hand in hand with the dream of racing a good horse in one’s colours on the big stages of Ascot, York or Goodwood, rather than merely banking a cheque after a maiden victory and perhaps having to wait years for another decent horse to come along.

We can continue to congratulate ourselves on having some of the best racing in the

Free ice creams and hot trade put smiles on faces at Tattersalls in July

on September 12, which will offer an outlet for those who may otherwise not have found a sales slot, or perhaps for vendors wishing to steal a march on those selling in October.

A significant percentage of the horses at the lesser yearling sales will be the products of smaller British operations and, as TBA board member Philip Newton mentioned in his address at the recent annual seminar, small breeders cannot be expected to continue to operate at a loss. Reality has already bitten for some and the number of breeders in this country is likely to continue to fall unless the BHA sticks to its pledge to enhance dramatically the returns to owners of the more moderately talented racehorses. It’s one thing for purists to cry that this is merely pandering to mediocrity, but the peak of a pyramid is naturally the smallest part and without a decent base to support those at the top, the search for future stars will become harder while the racing programme becomes less vibrant.

Whatever the sales bring, this summer has so far been an enjoyable one for a number of British breeders. Enable may well prove to be the best of her generation and has already secured two Oaks victories, not just for her breeder Juddmonte but also for Newsells Park Stud’s young stallion Nathaniel. Elizabeth and Ken Grundy enjoyed a second Group 1 success as breeders of The Tin Man, by Nathaniel’s studmate Equiano. Meanwhile, fearless Joyce Wallsgrove, who looked after the famously cantankerous Moonax in her days with Barry Hills, is reposnsible for breeding one of the best juveniles in Ireland, Gordon Elliott’s Group 2 winner Beckford.

The newly-promoted Group 1 Goodwood Cup will hopefully see the return of one of the most popular horses in training, Big Orange, who provided his co-owner/breeder Tim Gredley with the first half of a notable double when winning the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. Gredley, an accomplished showjumper and point-to-pointer, subsequently showed off his skills on the Flat when winning the Newmarket Town Plate aboard Bivouac.

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YEARLING SALES PREVIEW

’Tis the SEASON The yearling sales are upon us again, with a new sale introduced at Ascot, some reshuffling of formats at Goffs Sportsman’s and Tattersalls Ireland September, and business as usual at the headline events Words Carl Evans

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earling sales are more than just a harvest that has been defined by the weather and a farmer’s skilful tending of their land.

To a certain degree, they shape the breed, define careers, establish reputations, make sires, elevate mares, turn loss into profit and profit into poverty. The image of a sales company can be fashioned by its yearling auctions.

The 2017 European season, which commences with auctions at Deauville and Doncaster in August, has its own variations.

The foal crop is bigger (albeit well down on 2007/08 levels), the sessions fewer than in 2016, but with an additional sale at Ascot, and there is a theme of polarisation around the choicest lots. Northern European bloodlines are popular with wealthy overseas investors, yet few expect the market at the bottom to be anything but tough.

Almost 1,000 horses were led out unsold at yearling auctions in Britain and Ireland last year, a clearance rate of fractionally over 78%. Factors included bigger catalogues, fewer purchases by buyers from smaller racing nations, a market that quickly rejects any physical failings and a fall in the number of racehorse owners in Britain, from 16,062 in 2011 to 13,922 in 2015, according to BHA statistics.

Horse Racing Ireland 2016 figures show a 1.5% rise in the number of owners (3,609 to 3,663), the first increase since 2008, and a

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4.2% increase in the number of horses in training (8,214 to 8,561), while the number of racehorses competing in Britain in all disciplines rose from 14,056 to 14,202, but put that figure against the 14,044 foals born in Britain and Ireland in 2016 (figure from Weatherbys Fact Book), and it becomes apparent that supply outstrips demand.

The vendor view Trickledown Stud’s Paul Thorman is expecting this year’s round of yearling sales

“The lower end of the

filly market is very poor – you can’t find a home for them; the top few mares bale us out” to follow the pattern that has become established in recent years, saying: “The nice horses will make plenty, the middle horses will depend on the market, the vendor and what’s gone wrong in the world at the time of the sale, while the stuff at the bottom will be friendless.

“We’re still over-producing – we can go to

Books 1 and 2, the Orby or Premier Sales and say aren’t things great, but you won’t be saying that after the Autumn or Open Sales.

Whether you’ve bred a cheap horse or bought an inexpensive foal, we reckon it costs £25,000 to get them to a sale, and you will struggle to get that sum at one of the later sales.”

Bobby and Honora Donworth of Limerick’s Round Hill Stud will be selling 15 homebred yearlings at Tattersalls’ October Sale Books 1 and 2 and Goffs’ Orby and Sportsman’s Sales. They will not be selling at Arqana, reasoning: “You need a horse that is almost Book 1 calibre now, because you are competing with yearlings that have French premiums on their side.”

Their draft is the same size as last year, and while the couple are hopeful of their best yearlings, Bobby says: “The lower end of the filly market is very poor – you can’t find a home for them. We rely on the top few mares to bale us out.” The solution is to “cull” he says, adding: “Racing wants more horses, but is racing going to buy the horses?”

He recognises that sales companies work hard bringing in buyers to fit all price brackets, but says he has noticed a fall in Italian and Eastern European investors.

Consignor Jamie Railton takes an optimistic view, saying: “I see no reason not to be positive. The sales companies do a fantastic job of managing the numbers,

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Breeze-up view

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Arqana’s Freddy Powell with brother Richard of Haras de Lieu des Champs

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a factor, adding: “You can be in the final day of Books 1 or 2 and notice buyers start to filter out, saying ‘we’ve done our business’.”

The National Stud will be consigning an increased number of “25 to 30 yearlings”, according to recently-appointed manager Tim Lane, who adds: “Most will be offered at Tattersalls, but we have colts by Zebedee and Power for Ascot. Some are owned by the stud, others are for clients. You have to be on the conveyor belt, whatever the market is doing. We offer a service and aim to produce to the highest level whether it’s a horse for Book 1 or Book 3.”

is never easy. We’re aware of overproduction, but in my opinion it’s a domestic problem – on the world stage there is big demand for the British- and Irish-bred horse.

That’s why numbers have to be managed at the yearling sale.”

Keith Harte, who with his wife Eileen consigns under his own name, cut back to 20 yearlings last year, but could handle 25 this time, saying: “We tried to concentrate on quality a year ago, but Book 3 was a good sale. We’re looking for horses we can sell.”

He adds: “You don’t hear trainers say they are short of horses, they are short of staff. To get more horses they need owners, and the lack of owners is down to prize-money – it has to be.

You only have to look at Australia, where even the top horses are in big syndicates.”

Castlebridge Consignment has been the leading consignor at Book 2 for the past four years, and will have another strong hand at that auction this time. The company will be handling 100 horses throughout the yearling sales season, the same as last year, although director Bill Dwan says: “Topping a sale doesn’t matter – it is getting horses sold and achieving a good clearance rate that is important.”

David Cox of Baroda & Colbinstown Studs says: “We will be offering 60 yearlings, the same as last year, but with five or six for Donny rather than eight. That sale comes a month before the rest, so the yearlings we send there depend upon the individual and their date of birth.”

He is concerned about shifting “bottom-end horses”, but says “the luck of the draw” can be

Shifts in the buying patterns of overseas visitors have been noted by breeze-up consignor Con Marnane of Bansha House Stables – his trade is relevant to yearling sales, because that is where he sources his product. He says of the breezeup market: “Greece has gone, the French only buy their own horses, the Spanish and Germans are quiet, but the Scandinavians are slightly more active. Irish trainers don’t seem to buy much – our main market is the British. There is no market for the lower-down horse.”

The breeze-up market has been particularly strong for the past two years, and that should encourage practitioners to buy boldly at the yearling sales. They will not be competing with wealthy racehorse and/or stud owners at the top end, but can be expected to give body to the middle market.

Marnane adds: “I won’t be changing my buying policy – I’ll still be buying the same type of horse. Breeze-up sales can be up one year and down the next, but results on the track [by breeze-up graduates] are unbelievably good at the moment.

“We are going to have to be selective about what we buy – the long-distance horses are out, we just can’t touch them any more. If a horse doesn’t do a clock [fast time] at the breeze-up then no one wants it – it’s wrong, but that’s the way it is.”

Yearlings bought in the USA are in vogue with breeze-up vendors and buyers, and successes such as Scat Daddy’s remarkable four winners at Royal Ascot will not have dented their popularity. Marnane says he bought “three or

Jeremy Brummitt and John Hassett pinook yearlings for the breeze-ups

four” yearlings across the Atlantic last year and expects to do the same this time, and adds: “You never know what you might find at any sale – two years ago I bought First Selection at a sale in Spain and he finished runner-up in the French Guineas. We’ll go to Baden-Baden, but generally the pedigrees there are a bit slow for us, although Norman Williamson got a nice horse out of there last year, so you can’t ignore it.”

Does strong breeze-up trade mean vendors have a healthy second market in which to sell a yearling that fails to hit its reserve? No, says John Hassett, who buys yearlings to pinhook as breezers. “The two [types of sale] are not the same thing,” he says. “The horses that made money at the breeze-ups were those who were bought as yearlings to breeze, not yearlings who didn’t sell the previous autumn.”

Keith Harte concurs with that view, saying: “If I fail to sell a yearling I would rather put it into training than breeze it as an afterthought.

I’ve done that before and it didn’t work.”

Number control at Tattersalls Tattersalls’ Marketing Director Jimmy George highlights the delicate balancing act between pleasing vendors and buyers. He says: “The over-riding challenge for all sales companies is numbers management – there are a lot of horses out there and it’s how to accommodate them for

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First-season sires who can make a mark BILL DWAN – CASTLEBRIDGE CONSIGNMENT

“Australia is the one who would leap off the page.”

DAVID HILTON – OAKGROVE STUD

“We are looking forward to selling our No Nay Never colt out of Aquarelle Rare at Book 2.”

DAVID COX – BARODA & COLBINSTOWN STUDS

“We have a couple of super colts by Australia – one, out of the winning and stakes-placed mare Nobilis, heads to Book 1, while the other, who is out of Grade 2 winner Dundalk Dust, is in the Orby.”

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“We tried to go outside the box a little when buying foals and went for a Sea The Moon colt who is on the staying side. He’s in Book 1, related to two stakes horses and out of a stakes winner.”

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“I’m very positive about Charm Spirit – his yearlings have range and scope.”

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everybody’s mutual benefit. I believe we got it right last year, with 500 in Book 1, a further 800 in Book 2 and 600 in Book 3 – we’re aiming for similar numbers this year.

“There is a bigger foal crop and we’ve seen a lot of yearlings – the catalogues might be fractionally bigger. Book 1 is easier to manage because there is a level you need to maintain to fulfil buyers’ expectations. Books 2 and 3 are harder and there has been pressure to take horses – it will have been the same for all companies.

“Because of the way the racing calendar falls we don’t have two full days for Book 3 – racing in Newmarket takes place on the Friday, so we’ve lost a third of a day and will be splitting the session. That is adding to the challenge.

ALHEBAYEB (Dark Angel) AMERICAN DEVIL (American Post) ANODIN (Anabaa) AUSTRALIA (Galileo) BATTLE OF MARENGO (Galileo) BUNGLE INTHEJUNGLE (Exceed And Excel) CHARM SPIRIT (Invincible Spirit) COACH HOUSE (Oasis Dream) DUNADEN (Nicobar) ES QUE LOVE (Clodovil) GALE FORCE TEN (Oasis Dream) GARSWOOD (Dutch Art) GREGORIAN (Clodovil) HEERAAT (Dark Angel) KINGMAN (Invincible Spirit) KUROSHIO (Exceed And Excel) MAGICIAN (Galileo) MORPHEUS (Oasis Dream) MOOHAAJIM (Cape Cross) MUKHADRAM (Shamardal) NO NAY NEVER (Scat Daddy) OLYMPIC GLORY (Choisir) RULER OF THE WORLD (Galileo) SEA THE MOON (Sea The Stars) SLADE POWER (Dutch Art) TORONADO (High Chaparral) VERRAZANO (More Than Ready) WAR COMMAND (War Front) WALDPARK (Dubawi) XTENSION (Xaar)

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“I’m old enough to be biased, and I have a couple of Coach House colts [out of Pelican Key and Lily Lily] – who I am involved with – that are very nice. One goes to the Premier Sale, the other to Book 2.”

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Eileen and Keith Harte will consign around 25 yearlings this season

“We’ve had some logistical input to Tattersalls Ireland’s new Ascot Sale – the majority of the catalogue will be British, and we’ve been involved in inspecting horses. The aim is to have precocious, commercial stock, and they will be eligible for the £150,000 Tattersalls Autumn Stakes, which is the race attached to Books 3 and 4.

“The Book 1 Bonus continues and is working extremely well. People talk about poor prizemoney, but a horse can win a maiden and a Book 1 Bonus and get more money than they would for winning a maiden in many other countries – and the bonus is free of deductions.

It’s £25,000, full and final, and more than half of the near 60 bonus winners cost 100,000gns or less.”

Early mornings on the Deauville beach are followed by long days at the sales grounds at Arqana

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YEARLING SALES PREVIEW for two-year-olds over a mile on Arc weekend for horses sold at the October Sale. This appealed to British syndicates who wanted runners in France that weekend, and the entries have been so good we have raised prize-money by a further 10%.”

The one-day BBAG Sale at Iffezheim comes a day after the Silver Sale at Doncaster

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Henry Beeby, Group Chairman of Goffs and Goffs UK, says: “The Sportsman’s Sale reverts to one day, because, quite frankly, two days didn’t hit the spot last year – it petered out. The clearance rate lowered and it didn’t do credit to the people who supported it, so we’ve reverted to two days of Orby and one of Sportsman’s. The knock-on effect is likely to be a two-day Open Yearling Sale in October – it was one day last year and had a very good clearance rate of 81%.

“The yearling market is very ‘polarised’, a word everyone uses. Good horses sell very well, the middle market is doing okay, but under a certain level it is very hard work – we saw that at foal and yearling sales and at all locations last year.

“In Ireland and Britain we have looked at more yearlings than in recent years – the Orby and Premier Sale could take a maximum of 500 but we won’t catalogue that many, and have been very selective because that is what people want. Last year the Orby had the most international buying bench we have seen, and the comment was that they wanted more grade A horses, so we hope we have raised the bar again and the vendors have given great support.

The Premier Sale was very good last year and continues to improve, the Sportsman’s and Silver Sale did less well – we’ve cut the Sportsman’s and there is a job to do on the Silver Sale to ensure it is taken seriously.

“The breeze-up boys put a backbone into the yearling market and they had an exceptional spring, and, while I don’t do pessimism, I can be optimistic about the sales ahead. At Doncaster we have noticed that buyers for Italy and Greece have not been as strong at our lower-tier sales, but China has come in. We have increased our agents around the globe, visited more countries and more race meetings,

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brought more customers to our sales, and horses like Ribchester and Barney Roy have been poster boys for the Orby and Premier Sales.”

Tried and trusted formula Freddy Powell, Arqana’s Head of Bloodstock, says: “The format is the same as last year – at Deauville in August we have a three-day sale, involving select sessions on Saturday and Sunday night and on Monday a Part II, followed on the Tuesday by a separate catalogue known as v2. In October we stage another four-day sale, with Part 1 on the first day, Part II over two days followed by Part III. In November, at our Autumn Sale, we have a day of yearlings as part of a mixed sale.

“The foal crop in France was about the same, and we are selling about 1,100 yearlings, which is similar to last year – we are governed by the logistics [number of stables] of Deauville, which is a good thing. Vendors know that and understand, and the inspection team has to select the best. When you expand sales the clearance rate drops.

“The quality of French breeding is definitely improving in line with better stallions – more and more breeders now keep mares in France all year round. For example, five years ago we were going around Britain and Ireland inviting yearlings to our sale, now, half of them would not get in because the standard has risen. More British and Irish vendors are trying to get into our sales, and more buyers from those two countries are attending. Success on the racecourse encourages buyers – this year’s Derby winner [Wings Of Eagles, an Arqana yearling] being an example – and creates a virtuous circle.

“French Premiums help the middle market, and this year we have a new €250,000 sales race

Ed Prosser, European representative for Keeneland, says: “After discussions with both vendors and buyers we have slightly adjusted the [September] sale format this year. There’s a one-day Book 1 with a bonus attached, rewarding both purchasers and consignors, and an expanded Book 2.

“The yearling inspections team have been raving about what they’ve seen and we’ve also got most of the major European stallions represented alongside a very strong domestic line up. After his amazing Royal Ascot eyes will be on the sizeable final crop of the remarkable Scat Daddy.

“We had a good number of new visitors from Europe last year and several more are planning to come for the first time this September. There willl be over 4,000 yearlings on offer – people seem to like the amount of choice that gives and they find the consignors straightforward to deal with. We appreciate the time and financial commitment involved in travelling to America, and that the main draw for returning is success with past purchases, so it has been great to see such a good record in Europe over the past couple of years for American-breds from the small number that race here.

“The breeze-up guys have obviously had an amazing year with their Keeneland buys – headlined by the Street Sense colt bought at Keeneland by Willie Browne and Jim McCartan for $15,000, and sold for €1.4 million at Arqana. We look forward to welcoming the twoyear-old buyers back to Kentucky in force this year.”

Finding a sale Vendors of yearlings in the middle-to-lower tier have had to factor in a handful of changes when approaching sales companies ahead of the 2017 season.

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Tattersalls Ireland has cut Part II of its September Sale to one day, but is to stage a first specialist yearling sale at Ascot. The one-day event takes place on September 12, which is ten days earlier than the session it replaces.

Similarly, Goffs has cut its Sportsman’s Sale from two days to one, but says it will accommodate more horses in its two-day Open Sale held in late October.

Bill Dwan of Castlebridge Consignment says: “A number of my clients have had problems getting horses into sales this year due to Goffs and Fairyhouse reducing by a day – effectively that is 400 yearlings who won’t get a place at those two sales.

“The answer is to produce fewer horses – we advise clients about where to sell if they ask, but the sales companies have the final say.”

Bobby Donworth of Round Hill Stud says: “It’s extremely hard to get lesser animals into sales – the companies want the cream, which helps keep their figures up, and means you are forced to keep some horses for longer to go into lesser sales. It’s not a problem being in Books 3 or 4, but if you have to wait longer it gets costly.”

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Baroda & Colbinstown’s David Cox says: “Quality-wise we haven’t had any issues getting into sales – maybe we have some nice yearlings, although there are one or two home-breds who might have to go to an open yearling sale – and deservedly so, because they won’t sell if they are in the wrong sale.”

Keith Harte, who sells under his own name, says: “Book 2 has been the sale everyone wants to get into, but I believe more trainers are looking for that type of horse in Book 1, both colts and fillies. The Book 1 Bonus has been a big factor, and we have aimed horses at Book 1 with that in mind.

“We’ll be sending two to Ascot – one was a Book 3 horse, but would have been on the second day near the end, and everyone’s money and patience will have run out by then. The other we’re selling for a client who wanted their horse to go to Ascot.”

Jamie Railton will be selling at Ascot, saying: “We were keen to support a new sale.” He adds: “Regretfully Baden-Baden is closer to Doncaster, so we won’t be selling at the Silver Sale and will probably have a few more at Baden-Baden.”

Oakgrove Stud has upped the number it hopes to sell to 15, all in Newmarket, with the exception of an Avonbridge filly who will be offered at Ascot. “It’s a new sale and we’ll give it a go,” says stud manager David Hilton, who was appointed in April.

He is prepared to wait for Tattersalls’ December Yearling Sale when it suits, saying: “We have a colt by Australia out of Azeema, a winning half-sister to Al Kazeem. He’s been backward and needed time, so it seemed the right sale for the horse.”

Trickledown Stud will be consigning about 50 yearlings, similar to last year, and will be taking stock to the new Ascot sale. Of that event Trickledown’s Paul Thorman says: “I suspect it will have a colt bias, but I hope I’m wrong

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because there will be a lot of fillies there. It’s a brave person who goes to a new sale with their best yearling.”

Thorman says cuts to sessions at the Sportsman’s and Silver Sale is, “about tightening the market”. He adds: “Companies have found you need to get a sale moving, rather than have ten lots in succession sell for £800, and that’s much easier in a restricted catalogue.”

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SALES CIRCUIT • By Carl Evans Overview and analysis of the latest events and trends in Europe and Japan

Saeed Manana bought top lot Asanta Sana, who will race on with James Tate

Time Check will be heading south after being bought for an Australian partnership

being knocked down for 290,000gns to Ed Sackville of SackvilleDonald, but the Voute Sales-consigned What Say You, a daughter of Galileo, got among the Godolphin pigeons when making 270,000gns. Andrew Williams, a Sydney-based agent, was the buyer.

Anyone thinking the fireworks had all been lit during that opening day was mistaken, for during the final session of horses in training, on Friday evening after racing on the July Course, a brisker tempo was noticeable and peaked with the sale’s top lot. This was the three-year-old Galileo filly Asanta Sana, who had been fourth of seven on two starts for John Gosden, but had breeding-shed appeal. Her dam, the Danehill mare Milanov, was a Group Three winner, a sister to stallion Holy Roman Emperor and the producer of a Group Three winner.

Saeed Manana secured her for Rabbah Bloodstock with a bid of 330,000gns, and said she would race on for trainer James Tate in a bid to gain that prized maiden success.

A clearance rate that would be the envy of many similar sales owes part of its success to the diversity of buyers from around the world who are drawn to Newmarket for the event. Many are looking for horses in the four-figure bracket – and performing a valuable role by shopping in the basement – while others are unafraid to

TALKING POINTS • For the second year running Godolphin upped the quality and quantity of its July Sale cull of fillies and in-foal mares, giving a significant boost to the sale’s figures – the 66 horses offered on this occasion were all sold and added 4,015,000gns to turnover at an average of 60,833gns.

If Sheikh Mohammed continues this policy, and draws in additional buyers, could other stud farms opt to cull higherquality mares in July, rather than wait until November.

• The drawn-out dismantling of Ballymacoll Stud took

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make six-figure bids. Abdulatif Hussain AlEmadi, a Qatar-based racehorse owner, proved to in the latter category, paying 215,000gns for the colt Jewel House, a 90-rated colt by Dubawi, trained by John Gosden and with a single win in a Newmarket maiden to his name.

Al-Emadi’s name would not be familiar to many European bloodstock sale followers, although that of the underbidder, Jassim Al Ghazali, is now a key element at in-training sales. Ghazali, Qatar’s champion trainer, took ten horses on this occasion, with a high of 185,000gns and an average of 70,500gns.

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This three-day mixed sale got away to powerful start thanks to some choice fillies and mares in the opening session, and ended with record figures in all the key categories.

Turnover was up 19%, the same increase was achieved in the average price, while the median climbed 20% – an overall clearance rate of almost 90% comprised one of 80% during the fillies’ and mares’ session, and slightly more than 95% during two days of horses in training.

The breeding stock section which dominated the first day included a strong draft of 66 horses from Godolphin, many carrying foals. Sheikh Mohammed has long culled stock at the July Sale, but this was the second year running he had injected the event with such a quantity of desirable fillies or mares.

Twelve months ago Godolphin mares filled the top ten places at the opening session, but on this occasion they had to be content with six of the best, including the session’s top two.

They were Time Check, a winning five-yearold with an Australian page who was bought for 300,000gns on behalf of Antipodean interests

by Tom Pritchard-Gordon of Badgers Bloodstock – being a daughter of Shamardal out of a Rory’s Jester mare added to her appeal said the buyer, adding it would make her easy to mate.

Godolphin’s unraced three-year-old Wild Mint followed Time Check across the line after

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another step at the July Sale when Arab Spring, a sevenyear-old entire with six wins up to Group Three level, was offered.

He made 100,000gns to a bid from Dubai-based trainer Rashid Bouresly, who hopes to run him at next year’s Carnival – a possible place at stud could follow.

With the bricks, mortar and paddocks of Ballymacoll Stud now in new hands following its auction in June – it made €8,150,000 to a bid that is thought to have been made by racehorse owner and breeder Frank Dunne – it just remains for the breeding and young stock to be offered at Tattersalls during the autumn.

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TATTERSALLS July Sale TOP LOTS Name/Breeding

Vendor

Asanta Sana (Galileo — Milanova)

Clarehaven Stables

Price (gns) 330,000

Rabbah Bloodstock

Buyer

Time Check (Shamardal — Alizes)

Godolphin

300,000

Badgers Bloodstock

Wild Mint (Medaglia D’oro — Violent Beauty)

Godolphin

290,000

SackvilleDonald

What Say You (Galileo — Alta Anna)

Voute Sales

270,000

Andrew Williams Bloodstock

La Patria (Dubawi — Evil Empire)

Godolphin

270,000

Crispin De Moubray

You’re Back (Street Cry — Nawaiet)

Godolphin

240,000

Rabbah Bloodstock

Jewel House (Dubawi — Arizona Jewel)

Juddmonte Farms

215,000

Abdulatif Hussain Al-Emadi

Gino Severini (Fastnet Rock — Green Castle)

Thomastown Castle Stables

200,000

Federico Barberini

Allography (Iffraaj — Anamarka)

Copper Beach Stables

185,000

Jassim Ghazali

Craic Agus Spraoi (Intense Focus — Halla Siamsa)

Baroda & Colbinstown Studs

175,000

Elwick Stud

FIVE-YEAR TALE Year

Sold

Agg (gns)

Avg (gns)

Mdn (gns)

Top Price (gns)

2017

574

14,691,700

25,595

12,000

330,000

2016

572

12,311,329

21,523

10,000

280,000

2015

486

8,949,800

18,415

11,000

230,000

2014

500

8,342,700

16,685

10,000

185,000

2013

436

6,970,300

15,987

8,000

260,000

The €50,000 store became reality at this, the highest-grossing sale of such embryonic jumpers.

Plenty of stores have topped that price at this and other sales in recent years, but until this event an average price of €50,000 had not been reached, let alone breached. Here it finished on a figure of €51,776, up 9%, while the median climbed 18% and turnover soared 24%. An additional 38 lots was a factor in the bigger aggregate, although just two horses made €200,000-plus, compared to three last year. The clearance rate of 84%, up from 82% last year, was pleasing given the larger catalogue.

There was solid trade through the middle of the market, driven in part by pinhookers buying to race horses in a point-to-point with a view to trading on to licensed interests, while the 33 horses who made €100,000-plus (one more than last year) illustrated demand for top-end types.

The desire to own horses good enough to run over jumps on Saturdays and at the spring Festivals remains as strong as ever, and the sense of buoyancy continued when the Part II catalogue was offered. Now into its third year this single-session event u-turned after a decline last year, achieving a clearance rate of 84% and big gains in all the key figures, including a 32% increase in the average price.

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valuation. Not for the first time in the past 12 months, the man bringing the hammer down was agent Tom Malone, the man funding the deal Alan Potts.

Named Kap Ocean and foaled by the six-time winner Line Salsa, the headline act was consigned by Norman and Janet Williamson’s Oak Tree Farm.

Agent Mouse O’Ryan bought the secondhighest-priced horse, a son of Stowaway from the Morley Street family which has been nurtured by Ken Parkhill. This one made €205,000, helped no doubt by being a halfbrother to triple bumper winner Monbeg Worldwide, a €40,000 Derby Sale purchase by the shrewd Doyle brothers of Monbeg Stables.

They trained him to win a point-to-point before

selling him privately into Gordon Elliott’s yard, and it would be no surprise if the siblings are using the same gallops before long, although O’Ryan said only that his buy was staying in Ireland.

Monbeg Stables was the busiest of buyers, acquiring 33 horses (10% of the catalogue) destined for the point-to-point field at an average price of €38,424.

Highflyer Bloodstock was leading buyer, taking 16 at an average of €81,063, while Michael Moore’s Ballincurrig House again held the number one consignor position when trading 21 horses for a total of €1,284,000.

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SALES CIRCUIT TALKING POINTS • This may have been Ireland’s key sale of jumping stores, but the talking point as the event opened concerned one of Europe’s most prestigious sources of Flat racers.

Ballymacoll Stud had been sold for €8,150,000 in Dublin the previous afternoon to an anonymous buyer, but only one name was on traders’ lips. “It’s a [Frank] Dunne deal,” said one, referring to the racehorse and broodmare owner. At the time of going to press nothing official had been announced.

• Two-year-old stores are a staple offering at sales in France – Sprinter Sacre’s full brother of that age was sold at Arqana’s Summer Sale – but they remain a rarity at auctions in Britain and Ireland. Just two were offered here (there were none at Goffs’ Land Rover Sale), both from Mark Dwyer’s Oaks Farm Stables, and while his son of Kendargent was knocked down for €40,000 the other was led out unsold.

Four-year-olds are also becoming rare – at this event nine were offered and four failed to find a buyer.

TATTERSALLS IRELAND Derby Sale TOP LOTS Sex/Breeding

Vendor

Price (€)

Buyer

G Kapgarde — Line Salsa (Kingsalsa)

Oak Tree Farm

220,000

Tom Malone

G Stowaway — Molly Duffy (Oscar)

Castletown Quarry Stud

205,000

Aidan O’Ryan

F Shirocco — N´avoue Jamais (Marignan)

Coolruss Stud

155,000

Highflyer Bloodstock

G Doyen — Lady Goldilocks (Mister Lord)

Glen Erne Stud

150,000

Gordon Elliott

G Al Namix — Prime Rose (Video Rock)

Oak Tree Farm

150,000

Knockeen Racing

G Milan — Belle Brook (Alderbrook)

Loughmore Stables

145,000

Bottlle Hill Stud

G Beneficial — Midnight Gift (Presenting)

Morning Star Stud

140,000

Ballyregan Stables

C Walk In The Park — Olina (Dounba)

Grangebarry

140,000

Aiden Murphy

G Walk In The Park — Rose Chou (Mangarose)

Moanmore Stables

140,000

Aiden Murphy

FIVE-YEAR TALE Year

Sold

Agg (€)

Avg (€)

Mdn (€)

Top Price (€)

2017

341

17,655,500

51,776

43,000

220,000

2016

297

14,216,000

47,865

36,000

255,000

2015

289

12,416,500

42,964

36,000

320,000

2014

337

14,685,000

43,576

34,000

220,000

2013

307

11,540,500

37,591

30,000

250,000

British and Irish buyers proved key players at this two-day mixed sale, at which the figures held steady following a marked upturn 12 months earlier.

An additional 29 horses helped turnover creep ahead by a single percentage point, and while the average fell back 11%, the median price gained 23%. Also up was the clearance rate, which continued to claw its way to respectability having been a moderate 65% in 2015 – this time it reached 76%.

A breeding stock section was added to this sale in 2016, and on this occasion it resulted in the top lot, ten-year-old mare Sailor Moon, carrying to Olympic Glory. She headed trade when knocked down to Meridian International’s Ghislain Bozo for €280,000, a price that headed the €270,000 given by Jason Kelly for Lord Glitters.

A four-year-old gelding, Lord Glitters will now race in the colour of Teesside’s Geoff Turnbull, who keeps horses with David O’Meara. Turnbull is piecing together Elwick Stud, a new venture in the north-east of England that will house his broodmares, and, in time, stallions too.

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Flinteur Sacre, a two-year-old brother to Sprinter Sacre, will race for JP McManus

stand at Elwick.

Jumps buyers made their presence felt, with Mags O’Toole, Harold Kirk and Yannick Fouin all gaining horses that are likely to be running over jumps in Britain or Ireland before long.

Fouin’s purchase, three-year-old Dieg Man, will carry the colours of J P McManus, as will a two-year-old store full brother to Sprinter Sacre.

He headed trade during the opening session when knocked down to Hubert Barbe and Charlie Swan for €125,000.

Arqana chief Eric Hoyeau conceded the catalogue was not the strongest assembled, but an 80% clearance for horses in training and turnover in excess of €7million for a second year running were positive aspects.

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SALES CIRCUIT

ARQANA Summer Sale TOP LOTS Name/Breeding

Vendor

Price (€)

Buyer

Sailor Moon (Tiger Hill — Seralia)

Petit Tellier

280,000

Meridian International

Lord Glitters (Whipper — Lady Glitters)

Lotoux

270,000

Jason Kelly/Elwick Stud

Dortmund Park (Great Pretender — Qena)

RH B/s

230,000

Margaret O’Toole

Dieg Man (Kapgarde — Majestic Card)

Fouin

200,000

Horse Racing Advisory

Defy De Mee (Country Reel — KoDe Mee)

Planque

190,000

Harold Kirk

Hell Boy (Martaline — Queen Margot)

Cottin

150,000

Tom Malone

Greaneteen (Great Pretender — Manson Teene)

Guillaume Macaire

145,000

Private Sale

Miss Country (Country Reel — Miss D’hermite)

Guerre

135,000

PB B/s Services

FIVE-YEAR TALE Year

Sold

Agg (€)

Avg (€)

Mdn (€)

Top Price (€)

2017

258

7,249,000

28,097

16,000

280,000

2016

229

7,214,500

31,504

13,000

400,000

2015

215

5,582,000

25,963

13,000

380,000

2014

283

6,965,500

24,613

12,000

190,000

2013

255

6,509,206

25,526

13,000

280,000

JRHA Select Sale Deep Impact’s extraordinary influence at the latest rendition of this two-day sale continued though this time he sired only eight of the topten lots – last year he achieved the perfect ten.

So lavish is the prize-money in Japan that when his progeny come to market the cream falls into the hands of local billionaires.

So it proved on this occasion. David Redvers, representing Qatar Racing and present at the sale with Sheikh Fahad, summed up the problem for overseas investors when saying: “We found it very, very difficult. We would have liked to buy five King Kamehamehas and seven Deep Impacts, but didn’t have the budget.”

King Kamehameha, his son Lord Kanaloa, and Heart’s Cry were among stallions whose progeny prevented this being exclusively the ‘Deep Impact Show’.

Japanese investment in a world-class collection of stallions and broodmares becomes apparent at this sale, where leading performers from European and American racing can be found throughout the catalogue.

It was during this second session that the sale’s highest price was created, one of ¥580,000,000 (approximately £3,959,190), completing a double for the partnership of Deep Impact and the mare Elusive Wave, the Poule d’Essai Des Pouliches winner, who was bought

by MV Magnier for 800,000gns at the December Sale following the conclusion of her racing career, and later sold privately to the Yoshida family. The same mating in 2015 resulted in a filly who headed last year’s trade at ¥280,000,000 (£1,911,333), but her yearyounger full brother was given a far higher valuation, close to the sale record of

¥600,000,000 (now approx. £4,095,714).

Foal trade went up 28% when turning over ¥8,692,500,000 (£59,336,656) and clearing 85% (up from 75%) of the 220 youngsters on offer. The average price rose by 16%.

A total of 216 of the 242 yearlings changed hands (89%) and they generated ¥8,634,500,000 (£58,940,737), with the average rising by 7%. Turnover for the entire sale went up 28%, yet another record, as was the average price, which increased 16%, having risen 15% 12 months ago.

Sheikh Fahad bought two yearlings and three foals, taking a gamble on a couple of firstcroppers by the 2014 Japan Cup winner Epiphaneia. The sheikh spent ¥126m (£860,000), including ¥56m (£382,266) on a filly by King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Harbinger.

JRHA Select Sale TOP LOTS Sex/Age/Breeding

Vendor

C (F) Deep Impact-Elusive Wave

Northern Farm

580,000,000

Price (¥)

Riichi Kondo

Buyer

F (F) Deep Impact-Donna Blini

Northern Farm

370,000,000

DMM.com Ltd

C (Y) Deep Impact-Listen

Northern Farm

270,000,000

Hajime Satomi

C (Y) Deep Impact-Silverskaya

Northern Farm

260,000,000

Kieffers Ltd

C (Y) Deep Impact-Samitar

Northern Farm

250,000,000

Danox Ltd

C (F) Deep Impact-Contested

Shadai Farm

200,000,000

Hajime Satomi

C (F) Deep Impact-Sky Diva

Northern Farm

195,000,000

Hajime Satomi

C (Y) Deep Impact-Champagne d’Oro

Shadai Farm

195,000,000

Inzel Ltd

FIGURES Year

Sold

Agg (¥)

Avg (¥)

Mdn (¥)

Top Price (¥)

2017

406

17,327,000,000

42,677,340

30,000,000

580,000,000

2016

390

14,942,100,000

38,313,077

26,000,000

280,000,000

2015

394

13,173,500,000

33,435,279

25,000,000

235,000,000

2014

404

12,575,050,000

31,126,361

22,000,000

260,000,000

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CAULFIELD FILES ANDREW CAULFIELD REPORTS ON THE BLOODSTOCK WORLD

A very good year In both Europe and America, the stallions who covered their first books of mares in 2013 are beginning to show signs of being a vintage crop

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ne of the oddities of racehorse production is that – rather like Bordeaux wine – there are definitely years which divide between vintage and non-vintage plonk. Just why this should be is hard to fathom, one possibility – as with wine – being the weather. For example, the 1992 Bordeaux crop has been described as “a poor rain-plagued vintage that should be avoided” and I guess it’s possible that different weather conditions, affecting the quantity and quality of grass growth, could affect a young horse’s development.

Whatever the reason, we have years when the four-year-olds are definitely superior to the three-year-olds and vice versa. We also seem to have years when the batch of new stallions prove much more effective than other years. One year which could definitely be described as vintage (thanks largely to Northern Dancer) was 1985, when Sadler’s Wells, Darshaan, Alzao, El Gran Senor and Night Shift were among the stallions which covered their first mares.

The next batch worthy of the vintage description was the class of 1990, which featured Danehill, Indian Ridge, Warning, Cadeaux Genereux and Polish Precedent. The retirees of 1998 weren’t bad either, as they contained Danehill Dancer, Singspiel, Royal Applause and Zamindar, while the 2001 group was headed by Montjeu, Dansili and Giant’s Causeway.

You could hardly complain about the 2003 collection, featuring Invincible Spirit, Rock Of Gibraltar and Kyllachy, and the following year’s team included Oasis Dream, Dalakhani and Acclamation. The 2006 newcomers, led

by Dubawi and Shamardal, also merited the vintage tag, as did their 2008 counterparts which featured Dark Angel, Teofilo, Dutch Art and Lawman.

A memorable freshman season To fast-forward to the current season, the stallions who covered their first mares in 2013 have been enjoying Classic success throughout the northern hemisphere.

Each of the first two legs of the American Triple Crown was won by a colt from the first crop of his sire, with Bodemeister supplying the Kentucky Derby winner Always

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Haras de la Cauviniere’s Rajsaman and Newsells Park Stud’s Nathaniel have both sired a dual Classic winner in 2017

Dreaming and Maclean’s Music the Preakness hero Cloud Computing. There has also been plenty of Grade 1 success for other American stallions which covered their first mares in 2013. The Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags now has four Graded stakes winners to his credit, including the Grade 1 winners Dancing Rags, Union Strike and Paradise Woods, as well as Patch, the one-eyed colt who finished third in the last leg of the Triple

Crown. Others with a Grade 1 winner to their credit are War Front’s fast son The Factor and Tiznow’s Wood Memorial Stakes winner Gemologist.

Over in Europe it has been hard for any stallion to take the spotlight away from Galileo, with his formidable Classic squad of Churchill, Winter and Capri, but two of Galileo’s sons have made their mark.

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champion in his impressive dual Oaks winner Enable and Frankel also has a first-crop Oaks winner to his credit, in the impressive Japanese filly Soul Stirring, a comfortable winner of the Yushun Himba. Frankel also went close to Classic glory with Cracksman failing by only a neck to take the Irish Derby.

The inexpensive French stallion Rajsaman did even better. Not content with being France’s leading first-crop sire in 2016, the son of Linamix has hit the jackpot with Brametot, who used his excellent finishing speed to pull off the Poule d’Essai des Poulains-Prix du Jockey-Club double.

Brametot beat three sons of Galileo and two sons of Dubawi to take the Jockey-Club.

And while the German equivalents to the Guineas races don’t carry Group 1 status, another first-crop sire – the Australian-bred Sepoy – has done well with Unforgetable Filly, a good winner of the Group 2 German 1,000 Guineas. On a similar basis I should mention Helmet, whose first-crop son Thunder Snow won the Group 2 UAE Derby before finishing a respectable second in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and winning the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat. Some would argue that Excelebration’s first-crop son Barney Roy might have beaten Churchill in the 2,000 Guineas had he not stumbled running into the dip, and this argument gained some credence when Barney Roy landed the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes.

Take a chance on unproven sires This catalogue of success is surely going to require a rethink from the many breeders and buyers who have increasingly favoured the proven stallion over their unproven rivals, no matter how good they were on the racecourse.

To go back to the American stallions mentioned earlier, Bodemeister looks to be on course to develop into one of America’s elite stallions, as his first crop has already produced five black-type winners. In addition to Always Dreaming, he has another leading three-year-old in American Anthem, who has shown his appreciation of being dropped back to seven furlongs with his victories in the Grade 3 Lazaro Barrera Stakes at Santa Anita and the Grade 2 Woody Stephens Stakes at Belmont Park.

However, there must be some doubt about whether he will stimulate much enthusiasm from European breeders and buyers. The potential problem is that this Kentucky Derby and Preakness runner-up is a son of Empire Maker, whose progeny generally struggled in Europe. It could be a different story, though, for Maclean’s Music and Union Rags.

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potentially brilliant performer who didn’t stay sound long enough to be tested against stakes company. In the past this category has produced the exceptionally successful Danzig and the Classic sires Malibu Moon and Red Ransom. But whereas Danzig and Red Ransom raced three times and Malibu Moon twice, Maclean’s Music managed just the one start, in the March of his three-year-old season. But what a start it was!

A son of Distorted Humor and the Grade 2-winning sprinter Forest Music, Maclean’s Music contested a six-furlong maiden special weight race at Santa Anita. He had already shown terrific promise in his work for trainer Steve Asmussen, but even those close to the colt must have found it hard to believe their eyes. He crossed the line more than seven lengths clear and stopped the clock at 1:07.44, having set fractions of :21.24, :43.48 and :55.05.

In the process, he posted a Beyer speed figure of 114, the highest debut Beyer of all

“There are elements

in Maclean’s Music’s pedigree that suggest he could sire fast European juveniles” time. Apparently only four dirt three-yearolds posted a higher Beyer figure in the preceding seven years and among them were Curlin and Rachel Alexandra – both winners of the Horse of the Year title – and the excellent Uncle Mo. Sadly Maclean’s Music later fractured a splint bone and he was retired as a four-yearold due to complications from the removal of the splint.

However, the colt’s vastly experienced rider Mike Smith was still awestruck: “I have never sat on a horse that ran that fast and won so easily,” he said. “He was just cruising and I never asked him to run and we went 1:07 2/5. That was unbelievable. I am certain Maclean’s Music was a superstar.”

Sikura the stallion-maker Another firm believer in the colt’s potential was John Sikura of Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms. Sikura has an enviable reputation for helping to “make” stallions, with Candy Ride spending the formative first five years of his career at the Lexington farm, while Medaglia d’Oro

was also a Hill ‘n’ Dale resident when he sired 17 first-crop stakes winners headed by Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra.

Part of Maclean’s Music’s appeal is his resemblance to his sire Distorted Humor, who did so well that his fee soared from $12,500 to a peak of $300,000. Distorted Humor became champion sire in 2011, so Maclean’s Music’s retirement in 2013 was quite timely and he attracted 121 mares at a fee of $6,500.

He made an immediate impact, with as many as seven of his 80 first-crop foals earning black type as two-year-olds in 2016.

None of the other freshman sires had more than five. Cloud Computing, who had been Maclean’s Music’s highest-priced yearling at $200,000, justified his price by becoming his sire’s first Graded winner when he narrowly defeated champion two-year-old Classic Empire in the Preakness.

The question now is whether Maclean’s Music will ever win the affections of European buyers. Although the presence of Unbridled’s Song as his broodmare sire is unlikely to win him many European friends, there are elements in Maclean’s Music’s pedigree which suggest he could sire fast European two-yearolds. Distorted Humor has had success in Europe, siring a team of seven Group winners. Five of them became Group winners at two, including the Group 1 National Stakes winner Pathfork and the Group 1 Moyglare Stakes winner Cursory Glance. We saw another example when the American-trained Happy Like A Fool finished second of 23 in the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes.

Maclean’s Music also has the attraction of having a stakes-winning daughter of Gone West as his second dam. Gone West’s sizeable team of European Group winners featured such as Zafonic and Zamindar, as well as winners of the Queen Mary, Cherry Hinton, Princess Margaret, Richmond and Flying Childers Stakes.

While I am very reluctant at this early stage to mention Maclean’s Music in the same breath as Danzig, his background suggests that he could develop into a very useful sire of European juveniles – provided, of course, that buyers give him the chance. It could take some time, as his second, third and fourth crops are not large by today’s standards.

Union Rags has the advantage over Maclean’s Music in that he has been covering bigger books at a substantially higher fee ($50,000 in 2017 after four years at $35,000). He also has the advantage of having already sired a Listed winner in France, when Musaawah won the Prix de la Seine in May. With plenty of turf influences in his pedigree, Union Rags looks guaranteed to enjoy further European success.

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he Thoroughbred Club took to Gosforth Park for the latest event: ‘On Track With At The Races for The Northumberland Plate’.

Hosted by At The Races’ Vanessa Ryle, TTC members were shown behind the scenes on the raceday set. Members learnt of the variety of roles of the raceday media, ranging from the presenter – in this instance Robert Cooper – to the camera operators, sound technicians, producers and editors that enable a raceday show to run as smoothly as it does.

Shadowing Cooper for the afternoon proved an exciting opportunity, as he collared owners, trainers and jockeys alike for their views on their horse. It was clear to see how well respected Cooper is amongst connections. The chance to stand in the parade ring and inspect the 20 runners of a heritage handicap such as the Northumberland Plate is one reserved to racing staff and connections alike, but TTC

TTC members saw Robert Cooper interview stars such as Josephine Gordon

members were able to join them due to the generosity of Newcastle racecourse.

The race itself proved to be a cracker, with Higher Power clinging on gamely under a powerful drive from Tom Queally to fend off the double-seeking Josephine Gordon. Last year’s champion apprentice

had previously ridden Koropick to victory in the Group 3 Chipchase Stakes, her first Group winner as a jockey.

The Thoroughbred Club wish to thank At The Races and Newcastle racecourse for allowing us to join them on their feature raceday.

Twin trip to Tregoning yard and Whitsbury Manor The Thoroughbred Club are preparing for their next event in September, with a dual visit to Marcus Tregoning’s yard and Whitsbury Manor Stud. Marcus, famed for training dual Group 1 winner Sir Percy to Derby glory in 2006, moved to Whitsbury Stables in 2013. The stable has over 60 horses in residence, led by dual Cambridgeshire winning her Bronze Angel, who remains in training for 2017.

The Whitsbury Manor Stud is home to TTC broodmare Sacre Coeur, who is currently in foal to Cheveley Park Stud’s first-season sire Twilight Son. A sixfurlong winner herself, Sacre Coeur looks set to have some speedy offspring. Her Muhaarar colt foal – born February 21 – is already a well grown, straightforward individual according to Whitsbury Manor Stud.

She also has her Showcasing yearling filly who is progressing well into the typical mould of her sire. She has plenty of quality and appears to be a promising prospect. Whitsbury are very pleased with her development at this stage.

Whitsbury Manor Stud was established

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Marcus Tregoning: trainer won the Derby in 2006 with Sir Percy

in 1948 and has a long tradition in regularly producing highly successful international horses. Set on the Hampshire Downs, Whitsbury has over 550 acres of paddocks, which not only provides excellent conditions to develop in, but an idyllic view. There are 150 stables, which include a central foaling yard.

Showcasing now heads the stallion roster after a strong start to his stud career. With four Group winners, and a dual Group 1 winner, it is clear to see why he is popular with breeders. Showcasing himself was an impressive winner of the Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes as a two-year old, clocking the fastest ever time in the race.

Their most recent stallion addition is Adaay, a dual Group 2-winning son of Kodiac. Adaay is the only son of Kodiac to stand in England.

He joins Due Diligence, a son of War Front and the first to stand in England, who was runner-up in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes. He hails from the Danzig sire line.

Invincible Spirit’s top class sprinting son Swiss Spirit completes the roster – he has his first runners this season.

Contact Club Executive Joseph de Souza at joseph.desouza@ thethoroughbredclub.co.uk or call 01638 661321 for more information on The Thoroughbred Club

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ROA FORUM T he spec i al sec ti on for ROA members

ROA President: let’s boost grassroots Nicholas Cooper says more funding is needed in the middle and bottom tiers Nicholas Cooper used his President’s speech at the ROA AGM in London last month to back industry moves to support grassroots racing through the extra funds generated from levy reform.

Cooper, giving his second speech at the AGM since succeeding Rachel Hood as ROA President, described the government’s reforms as “the best thing that’s happened in racing politics for more than half a century”.

A new Racing Authority is expected to take over spending decisions from the Levy Board next year.

Addressing an audience which included many of those who had been at the forefront of pressing the industry’s case to scrap the levy system in order to net income from the growing number of bets placed with offshore bookmakers, Cooper said: “With this privilege comes responsibility.

“We must ensure there is proper governance and visibility of the authority’s intended actions and decisions. We must also ensure we comply with the government’s wishes to improve the grassroots of the sport.

“It’s with this in mind that a major initiative will be implemented early next year that will set out to benefit the small, everyday owners

Nicholas Cooper: second year as President of the ROA and lead AGM speaker

Steve Harman: racing threatened by immigration controls Industry speaker at this year’s AGM was Steve Harman, Chairman of the BHA, who, like Cooper, delivered a second speech at the event, Harman having given his debut public address as BHA Chairman in the summer of 2014.

Harman appears to have a good handle on Westminster policy as far as the sport is concerned and made it clear that, while racing employs lots of stable staff from Europe, Asia and elsewhere, it is not at the “top of the pile” of the government’s priorities when it comes to industries that could be affected by immigration controls following Brexit.

He said: “Racing isn’t top of the pile; at the moment in Westminster the big priorities are what they call critical immigration industries.”

However, Harman said that his personal view was there would be what he described as “exclusions” – exemptions to standard immigration rules for skilled, specialist roles

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that cannot be filled domestically – and that stable staff could be an area that benefited from them.

“The position in Westminster across all parties in both houses has always been when you show us what you are doing to develop UK talent, we will come to the party,” he revealed.

“What are you doing with schools, what are you doing with equine colleges, what are you doing in inner cities, what are you doing with army veterans?

“We’re starting to get after some of these opportunities. When Westminster sees that, then I think we will get exclusion.”

Harman was questioned from the floor about whether the BHA had a code of conduct for racecourses, in the wake of the Little Mix concert at Newmarket at which it was claimed young children were injured and traumatised by the behaviour of some racegoers.

“I know the racecourses are taking this extremely seriously and have done a whole range of things in the last six months,” answered Harman.

Rust then made it clear such issues were not under the BHA’s control, and emphasised the importance of racecourse concerts to the sport’s finances, though he did suggest the governing authority may look to have discussions with racecourses should such scenes at Newmarket become more common.

Three years on from speaking at the AGM, Harman updated the audience on progress subsequently made in the sport’s priority areas.

He warned there would be “bumps” ahead but concluded: “Foundations are more solid, and we have some clear opportunities over the coming years to further increase the pace by which we can improve the health of this fantastic sport.”

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www.roa.co.uk and the numerous trainers, jockeys and stable staff who mainly operate on the domestic level of racing.”

As confirmed by BHA Chief Executive Nick Rust during the informative Q&A session at the AGM, around £8 million is expected to be targeted at the middle and lower tiers of British racing, with prize-money down to eighth place, and minimum values boosted to £6,000.

Cooper continued: “It means more money directed at the middle and bottom end of racing where, now, many owners win little or no prize-money and therefore have nothing to cushion their substantial costs.”

Unity between racing’s stakeholders had been the key theme of Cooper’s speech 12 months earlier, and this time the ROA President called on the industry to work with bookmakers for mutual benefit.

He said: “With the imminent demise of the Levy Board it is very important to establish betting industry representation within racing.

We must learn from them, as they must learn from us.

“We must never forget that our sport’s very survival is dependent on betting and establishing strong lines of communication that should allow us to increase racing’s betting turnover.”

Video highlights and interviews from this year’s AGM can be viewed on the ROA channel on YouTube at ROA Racehorse Owners Association and full coverage of the AGM can be found at www.roa.co.uk

Spence elected to ROA Council Alan Spence, who has been a racehorse owner for 45 years, topped the poll of 12 candidates in this year’s election to the board of the ROA. Also successful were Sally Bethell, who was re-elected for another term having joined the board for the first time in 2013, while Sam Hoskins – manager of Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds and Hot To Trot Racing – was elected for the first time.

Spence said: “I am delighted to have been elected to the board of the ROA. “I intend to draw on my experience as an owner to support the board and the members of the ROA in ensuring that our views and requirements are fully represented, and that racehorse ownership continues to prosper.”

Spence, retired former Chief Executive of Britannic Travel, currently has around 20 horses in training including Priceless, Fire Fighting, Josses Hill, Soldier In Action, Domination and Russian Reward.

Bethell said: “I am delighted to be reappointed to the ROA board and my sincere thanks to all those members who voted for me. I will continue to work hard for all owners, especially those based in the north of England, be they sole owners or syndicate members.”

Hoskins said: “I am honoured to be

BHA Chairman Steve Harman delivered the AGM industry speech for the second time

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Alan Spence: topped election vote

elected onto the ROA board and I am looking forward to representing all owners under both codes, from owner-breeders who have multiple horses in training to those involved in syndicate ownership.

“The latter is a sector that I know well from my day-to-day role as a syndicate manager and it is a growing area that has considerable potential for British racing.”

Hoskins has been an owner for six years.

His Hot To Trot syndicate recently enjoyed success at Royal Ascot with Heartache, winner of the Queen Mary Stakes. Other horses owned by Kennet Valley include Magical Memory and Tullius.

Board members serve a three-year term, after which they are required to stand for reelection.

ROA President Nicholas Cooper said: “I would like to offer my congratulations to the three successful candidates. I warmly welcome Alan Spence and Sam Hoskins who are joining the board for the first time, while Sally Bethell will be continuing to make her valuable contribution after being re-elected.

“I would like to thank the other nine candidates who stood in this keenlycontested election but were unsuccessful on this occasion. I hope that they will consider putting themselves forward again next year.

“We also express profound gratitude and bid a fond farewell to Professor David Silk, who stands down from the board after 12 years. David has brought a special blend of knowledge, enthusiasm and humour to board meetings and, as such, he will be greatly missed.”

The election results were announced at the ROA’s Annual General Meeting held in London on July 4.

ROA elected board members: Alan Spence (618 votes) Sally Bethell (598) Sam Hoskins (517)

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Champagne moments After the formal business of the AGM, ROA members, their guests and leading industry figures enjoyed the champagne reception, kindly sponsored by SIS Photos Dan Abraham

David Redvers and Sheikh Fahad Al Thani

Charlie Liverton and Jeff Smith

Lord Grimthorpe, Chris Wright and Angus Gold

Antonia Deuters, Padraic Conlon and Yvette Dixon

Jenny Davie and Alan Pickering

Chris Richardson and Steve Harman

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Alex Elliott, Oli Bell and Ed Ware

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ROA FORUM

Win a VIP trip to Irish Champions Weekend

ROA members have the chance to win a fantastic trip to Ireland next month featuring racing at Leopardstown and the Curragh

In association with Horse Racing Ireland we are delighted to offer ROA members the chance to win a fantastic VIP weekend for two to Longines Irish Champions Weekend, on Saturday, September 9 and Sunday, September 10.

The prize package includes flights, accommodation, two fabulous days’ racing at Leopardstown and the Curragh, with transfers to the racecourses.

The VIP package includes: • Two nights at the Westgrove Hotel • Full Irish breakfast on both mornings • Two thrilling days’ racing at Leopardstown on Saturday, September 9 and Sunday, September 10 at the Curragh, including a three-course lunch, racecards and a glass of champagne upon arrival at Leopardstown • Flights from mainland Britain to Dublin

Owners Jackpot jewels There are five chances for members to win an ROA Owners Jackpot during August, with a £2,000 bonus attached to one race each week.

As usual, a £2,000 bonus will be attached to each of these weekly races and will be paid where the winning horse is owned by an ROA member.

Horses in joint-ownership qualify if 51% or more of the owners are members. A bottle of champagne is also provided at the racecourse for owners with a qualifying runner in these races.

August 1 Beverley 7f Class 5 3yo+ 0-70 Handicap August 9 Bath 5 1/2f Class 5 3yo+ 0-70 Handicap August 15 Thirsk 1m Class 5 3yo+ 0-70 Fillies’ Handicap August 22 Brighton 6f 3yo+ Class 4 0-80 Handicap August 29 Epsom 7f Class 4 3yo+ 0-80 Handicap Four times a year an Owners Jackpot+ race fixture is held. In addition to the £2,000 Owners Jackpot bonus and a bottle of champagne, owners also receive: • Travel expenses – £250 – for every qualifying ROA-owned runner in the Jackpot race • ROA hospitality for association members with or without a runner in a racecourse facility, with a complimentary drink and light refreshments The next two Jackpot+ events will be held at Goodwood on September 5 and Doncaster on October 27. Please contact the ROA office if you would like to join us on either raceday.

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• £100 to cover transfers from and to the airport and hotel Longines Irish Champions Weekend offers two fabulous days of quality Flat racing in one amazing weekend, where the best in the world come to meet for racing, style and entertainment.

In its fourth year, Longines Irish Champions Weekend has firmly established itself on the international racing calendar. For two days in September, the best in Ireland becomes best in the world, uniting Leopardstown’s QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes and the Curragh’s final Classic, the Comer Group International Irish St Leger, plus a stellar cast of supporting races.

With more than €4.6 million prize-money on offer over the two days, it’s going to be thrilling.

The Westgrove Hotel & Spa is set in the picturesque village of Clane, just 30 minutes journey time from both Leopardstown and the Curragh. It boasts 96 well-appointed bedrooms, a choice of bars and restaurants and an award-winning spa.

To enter, visit the member area at roa.co.uk, or email info@roa.co.uk and answer the following question before midday on Friday, August 12.

Q: Which two racecourses host Longines Irish Champions Weekend?

Race & Stay Packages There are a number of tempting race and stay packages on sale for Irish Champions Weekend, starting from €175 per person which includes transfers and admission on both days.

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MY DAY AT THE RACES WITH PROFESSOR LORNA HARDWICK AT SALISBURY ON JUNE 13, 2017

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rofessor Lorna Hardwick is a lifelong follower of racing and in the last seven years has increased her involvement from clubs and syndicates to partnerships.

Her visit to Salisbury was with Danecase, a four-year-old gelding by Showcasing. Her main interest is in jumpers and she is involved with friends in several horses with trainer David Dennis, including the six-year-old staying chaser Cyclop.

Did you receive any welcome information as an owner in advance of the raceday?

Our runner is a syndicated horse so the information is sent to the trainer’s office manager, who passes it on to the small group of part-owners as relevant.

How was the experience of arrival at the racecourse, and collecting your owners’ badges?

The O&T car parking is near the entrance and is clearly signposted. There is also a separate area for ROA car-pass holders who do not have a runner on the day. Staff at the entry were pleasant and helpful.

Did you use the owners’ & trainers’ facility on the day? If so, what were your thoughts on the location, comfort and provision in the facility?

Yes. The facility is well located near the winning post. It is not large and I expect it gets crowded on busy days but there is additional outside seating. Bar staff also provide tea and coffee. There is a good choice of fresh highquality sandwiches but if you don’t want a free sandwich you are charged £2 for a slice of cake, which seems a bit bizarre.

On the plus side, the stable staff canteen got good reports and food can be set aside in advance for stable staff with runners in the last race to collect before they go home. This is not always the case at other courses, so a big thumbs up to Salisbury for that.

How was the pre-parade ring/paddock experience?

Excellent. The pre-parade ring is spacious and very attractive with plenty of shady trees for the horses. The saddling boxes are a good size and the stables are not far away for horses that need to be saddled beforehand. The unsaddling area for unplaced horses is a bit

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Professor Lorna Hardwick inspecting Danecase in the Salisbury parade ring

cramped when there are a lot of runners. The parade ring itself is conveniently situated for owners going back to the stands to view the race.

Salisbury awarded a best-turned-out prize in each race and this was announced on the public address with the full name of the groom as the horses were going down to the start (other courses please note!). David Dennis’ travelling head groom Rachel Barnett won this for our horse, adding to her very impressive strike-rate.

How did you find the facilities for owners’ viewing?

There is a good viewing balcony for owners but it is not on the line, so in a tight finish the angle is difficult to judge. The best view of all is if you climb one more flight up to the roof terrace which is open to all racegoers, with a bar and comfy seating.

Were you able to review a replay of your race easily on course?

O&T lounge and a round up at the end of the day.

What was your overall lasting feeling of the day, based on your racecourse experience?

Salisbury is an attractive course with a good atmosphere and competitive racing. The course is very well prepared and changes in going are promptly notified. I have been there several times and I think they get the most important things right. I tend to judge a course by whether I would take a guest, especially whether I would take a new young racegoer. Salisbury comes out pretty well on both counts.

How it rated Entry Viewing Atmosphere Owners’ facilities Food Overall score

★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 19

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Deuters Award Stud owner, racing manager and bloodstock agent David Redvers was presented with the 2017 Chris Deuters Award at the ROA AGM. He is the tenth recipient of the accolade named in honour of the ROA’s former President Chris Deuters, who sadly died in 2008.

The award, in the form of an alms dish, was presented after the organisation’s AGM in London, having been nominated by Chris’s widow Antonia.

Redvers combines his role of managing Tweenhills Farm and Stud with being one of the country’s most successful bloodstock agents. In recent years he has acted as racing and bloodstock manager for Qatar Racing.

Antonia Deuters said: “I am delighted that David Redvers is receiving the Chris Deuters Award from the ROA this year. His love of bloodstock is renowned and his achievements in racing are considerable. He hugely merits this award. David also helped Chris buy his horses, whilst Chris gave him support and advice in his early years as an agent.

“This is the tenth time that the Chris Deuters Award has been given. The recipients over the years are a who’s who of racing and I know that Chris would be proud and honoured that they received the award in his name for their invaluable contributions to our sport.”

Diary dates and reminders JULY 31, AUG 1-2 & 4-5 Complimentary admission to AIRO marquee on five days of Galway Festival.

AUGUST 1-5 Richmond Enclosure at the Qatar Goodwood Festival Special service for booking badges and hospitality packages.

Antonia Deuters with David Redvers

AUGUST 8 Redvers follows in the footsteps of past recipients of the Chris Deuters Award – the late ROA President and Council member Sir Eric Parker (2008); former trainer and tireless charity fundraiser Jack Berry and his wife Jo (2009); the late ‘Voice of Racing’ Sir Peter O’Sullevan (2010); former Goodwood racecourse Managing Director Rod Fabricius (2011); former ROA Chief Executive Michael Harris (2012); David and Patricia Thompson of Cheveley Park Stud (2013); leading racehorse owner JP McManus (2014); racing broadcaster, writer and former jockey Brough Scott MBE (2015); and retired trainer Richard Hannon snr (2016).

Ownership matters event In Hove.

AUGUST 9 Regional meeting At Brighton.

AUGUST 23 Private box and hospitality offer First day of York’s Ebor meeting.

SEPTEMBER 5 Owners Jackpot+ At Goodwood.

SEPTEMBER 12

Quarterly VAT summaries no longer sent by post

Visit to Cheveley Park Stud and Banstead Manor Stud In Newmarket, with lunch.

SEPTEMBER 13 Ownership Matters Event At Nottingham.

Weatherbys Racing Bank notified clients at the end of June that the quarterly summaries provided by post would cease.

Clients will continue to receive the monthly VAT summaries, and Weatherbys have provided users with the tools needed to extract the data required from each monthly statement for inclusion in the VAT submission to HMRC. There were a number of reasons behind the decision to discontinue the mailing out of quarterly summaries, and a number of regular users were consulted prior to the change for their feedback.

The main reason for stopping these was the fact that less than 20% of the VATregistered audience, equating to less than 1,500 VAT entities, required them and therefore the IT development costs to extract the summaries from the current process would have potentially resulted in a charge to the clients.

Louise Norman, Senior Manager of Weatherbys Racing Bank, said: “We didn’t want to start charging clients for something

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we could provide the client with the tools to achieve.

“In addition to the IT costs, there are increasing postal costs – a quarter of the clients impacted don’t have email addresses.”

She added: “We were also concerned about the client experience, as if these clients continued they would be receiving a bank statement, a monthly VAT summary and a quarterly VAT summary separately at different times within each month.”

The BHA will continue to send monthly VAT summaries in line with their annual VAT administration and invoicing fee.

A full explanation/guidance on how to extract the information and allocate the VAT correctly in your VAT 100 with HMRC can be found at roa.co.uk/vetsum.

Alternatively Weatherbys VAT Services can provide this service for owners. For details email vat@weatherbys.co.uk. If you have any queries regarding the monthly VAT summaries please contact the BHA VAT Helpdesk: sponsorship@weatherbys.co.uk

SEPTEMBER 25 Ownership Matters Event At Kempton Park.

SEPTEMBER 27 Ownership Matters Event In London.

JUST ANNOUNCED! SEPTEMBER 28 Visit to HEROS, Oxfordshire The centre retrains and rehomes exracehorses to have a new life after racing.

OCTOBER 21 QIPCO British Champions Day Private box and exclusive hospitality package.

OCTOBER 27 Owners Jackpot+ At Doncaster.

Further details and how to book can be found online at roa.co.uk/events

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News in brief Owner name styles ITV Racing suggested to the ROA that name-checking a racehorse’s owner would be easier if the first name and surname were listed.

The ROA circulated an online survey to members in July, asking for their views about how they would prefer to be referred to by the media. More than 570 members responded.

When asked how they would like to be addressed when they had a winner, 63% of owners said they would prefer it to be in a more personal style and 85% of members would prefer the example style of Jane Doe against Mrs Jane Doe (15%) or Mrs J Doe. Thanks to all members who took part. Your feedback will shape the ROA’s future strategy in this area.

Charity ball

Deauville’s welcoming Jardin des Proprietaires

The Racing HEROS Charity Ball will be held at North Farm Stud on September 23. Tickets are on sale for £100 per person, which will include a drinks reception and three-course dinner. See heroscharity.org for more details.

Access to members at Deauville festival We are pleased to confirm that France Galop has extended an invitation to members to book into the Jardin des Proprietaires, the owners’ garden area on 14 dates during Deauville’s popular August festival.

This offer is part of a reciprocal arrangement with France Galop and the Association of Irish Racehorse Owners.

We have received favourable feedback from members who have availed themselves of this facility over the past two years, and are grateful

to France Galop for offering this access once again. Members Sandra and Robert Davenport said: “We have been to Deauville for the last two years and it has been a wonderful experience.”

The cost per person for a buffet lunch is €45 per person, which includes admission into the racecourse. Places must be booked in advance via the ROA office. Drinks are not included.

For the dates and to book, contact the ROA office, or email info@roa.co.uk indicating how many places you would like and for which

date. During the Arqana Sales period, August 19-21 and on August 15, the owners’ garden facility is fully booked by France Galopregistered owners.

Members looking for a base during this period may be able to book into restaurant Panoramique ‘La Toque’ or Le Jardin du Paddock, the outdoor restaurant. For these restaurants/sales dates only, enquiries should be made direct to Casino Barrière at reservationhippodrome@lucienbarriere.com

Regional get-togethers at Brighton and in Hove The next ROA regional meeting will be held at Brighton on Wednesday, August 9. An ROA team will update members and guests on topical ownership issues and answer questions on ownership and membership topics.

Regional meetings are held before racing and members who attend are invited to lunch and to use the facility during the afternoon’s racing.

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meet members in their regions. It helps shape ROA direction and policy, and to keep people abreast of current ownership issues.

Details have been posted to owners who live nearby. If you are interested in attending please contact the ROA office or email info@roa.co.uk

Hove networking event On the eve of our Brighton regional meeting we will hold an ROA ownership matters

event for owners and individuals considering racehorse ownership on Tuesday, August 8 in Hove.

Members and guests are welcome to come along and enjoy a drink and network with owners, trainers and others involved in racing, including representatives of the National Trainers Federation in an informal environment between 6.30pm and 8.30pm.

To book in online see roa.co.uk/events or call the ROA office.

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M AGICAL MOMENTS with ROA member Martyn Macleod

Snoano provided owner Martyn Macleod with a day to remember at Royal Ascot

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ot many owners have a 100% record at Royal Ascot but that is the case with Martyn Macleod, whose Snoano sprung a 25-1 surprise in the Wolferton Handicap.

Snoano is one of 30-plus horses to have run for Macleod in his six years as an owner.

“I’m properly hooked,” he admitted, speaking to Owner & Breeder while perusing an online sales catalogue at work – he is the boss, mind, so is free to disclose such matters!

Macleod has followed racing for more than 20 years, attending big days at York and festival meeting; ownership is a more recent development, his first horse being Master Of Dance with former trainer Peter Salmon – he was his first winner, too.

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A fair few have been through his hands since, though as he points out, it costs the same to keep a 45-rated horse as one rated

“It’s always been Flat racing for me. I like the speed and adrenaline”

105, and if it is clear to Macleod that a horse is nearer the former than the latter in ability, he will move them on. He currently has 11 in training, six with Tim Easterby and five

with Richard Fahey.

“I don’t live too far from Richard and Tim, who are both successful trainers, and the advantage with Malton is that I can visit horses at both stables the same day,” he says.

“It’s a simple business decision not to have all my eggs in one basket with one trainer, and I’ve had some good days with both.

“Richard provided me with my first Group winner when Good Old Boy Lukey won the Superlative Stakes – he’d be the pick of my horses so far and was sold to Hong Kong.”

He continues: “I’ve had some really nice handicappers and Snoano is turning into a Pattern horse. He’s five now, and with older horses it can take a season to find out what their best trip is, and ground preference.

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all clicked with him.”

Society Red and Appointed were twoyear-old winners for Macleod who have gone on to make three-year-olds this year, with Society Red in particular subject of big hopes, while My Reward and One Word More are among the older-horse brigade.

“I’ve a broad spectrum of horses,” says Macleod. “I buy two-year-olds who will hopefully make three-year-olds, and I like to have older horses for heritage handicaps and who can run to a reasonable level. I breed as well – that’s a small sideline – but you do get left with some!

“It’s always been Flat racing for me, it all happens too slowly over jumps for my liking. I like the speed and adrenaline of the Flat.”

There would have been plenty of the latter at Royal Ascot, and Macleod, asked for magical moments to date, replies: “Snoano was the first horse I’d run at the Royal meeting, and that was an extremely good day at what is a fantastic event. I backed him at 33-1.

“I know a lot of people who have tried to have a winner there, and at the July course, where Good Old Boy Lukey won.

They were two fantastic days, while I’ve also won handicaps at Haydock, Ayr’s festival meeting and York.”

Winners aside, Macleod has gained new friends through racing, and has enjoyed getting to know some of the people who work in the sport, along with fellow owners at Easterby’s and Fahey’s, and looks out for their runners, as he does jockeys that ride for him when they are in action for others.

“Dave Allen is a very good and underrated rider,” he says, “and I can tell when he means business when he’s putting on his leather gloves and not saying much. He’s ridden a lot of winners for me.”

Macleod gets to see most of them, with work commitments at his fire door manufacturing and distribution business only occasionally restricting him to watching a runner on television, and as many of his string are good enough to be considered ‘Saturday horses’ he and his family – who are as “mad keen” on owning racehorses as he is – should have plenty to look forward to over the next few months.

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Rae Guest was one of around 30 trainers to host a barbecue for staff and owners

Racing Staff Week treats The ROA was very pleased to support Racing Welfare’s excellent Racing Staff Week initiative at the beginning of July.

There were myriad promotions and events throughout the industry to showcase and recognise racing’s loyal workforce over the week.

The ROA directly supported 30 barbecues at racing yards, where staff and owners were able to get together to enjoy a relaxed social event. The week coincided with perfect BBQ weather and we hope many members were able to participate in events at their trainer’s yard.

Rae Guest’s barbecue was held on July 9, the trainer’s birthday. The team at Chestnut Tree Stables were able to enjoy a double celebration with some of their owners following Miss Osier’s win at Leicester the day before.

Stud and Stable Staff Awards launched During Racing Staff Week nominations opened for the 2018 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards. The awards, now in their 14th year, recognise and reward the outstanding skills, commitment and contribution of racing’s 6,000 stud and stable staff.

Sponsored by Godolphin and run by the BHA in association with the Racing Post, the awards offer more than £120,000 in prizemoney, with up to £40,000 available to a single yard or stud.

Hugh Anderson, Managing Director of Godolphin (UK and Dubai), said: “On behalf of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Godolphin is again delighted to sponsor these prestigious awards.

They have become a highlight of the racing calendar and reward those dedicated, hardworking people who are the backbone of our industry.”

As well as recognising and rewarding stud and stable staff, the awards are an advertisement for racing as a great place to work and an industry that looks after its horses and its people.

The ‘Rory MacDonald Community Award’ recognises the contribution from stud and stable staff to benefit the wider community.

The winner of the David Nicholson Newcomer Award will once again benefit from a five-day educational trip to Dubai to learn more about the country’s racing, culture and custom.

The prize includes return flights and five nights’ accommodation in a five-star hotel and is in addition to the £2,000 prize-money for the winner and £2,000 for their yard, courtesy of Godolphin.

Last year’s winner of the Employee of The Year Award, Terry Doherty, said: “I truly believe these awards are the biggest thank you to all those people who have a passion for horses within our industry.

“It is this passion that drives them to work as hard as they all do. It is not the hardest thing in the world to nominate someone you feel deserves it but by doing so it could mean everything in the world to them.”

Nominations are now open for owners, trainers, breeders, colleagues and managers to show their appreciation for hard-working members of staff. The nomination process is very simple and can be completed online via www.studandstablestaffawards.co.uk Nominations will close on Tuesday, November 21.

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Flat Racecourse League Table Ptn Racecourse

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

Ascot York Goodwood Epsom Downs Newmarket Newbury Doncaster Chester Sandown Park Haydock Park Musselburgh Ayr Chelmsford City Salisbury Pontefract Ripon Hamilton Park Lingfield Park Bath Newcastle Wetherby Beverley Leicester Thirsk Carlisle Windsor Kempton Park Nottingham Ffos Las Redcar Chepstow Catterick Bridge Yarmouth Wolverhampton Brighton Southwell Total

Figures for period July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017

Ownership

Avg racecourse spend per fixture (£)

Avg HBLB spend per fixture (£)

Avg owner spend per fixture (£)

Avg prizemoney per fixture (£)

Total no. of fixtures

Total prize-money (£)

Avg racecourse spend per fixture 2015-16 (£)

Up/ down

I I I JCR JCR I ARC I JCR JCR I I I I I I I ARC ARC ARC I I I I JCR ARC JCR JCR I I ARC I ARC ARC ARC ARC

429,487 214,419 177,172 166,884 117,577 83,915 82,881 81,799 63,367 57,483 52,436 44,964 41,353 38,744 37,852 37,276 34,931 33,569 32,416 32,357 32,248 30,891 30,777 30,579 28,029 27,915 26,846 26,747 24,167 23,996 23,975 23,199 22,896 20,808 20,130 12,732 54,512

133,717 91,729 82,900 75,387 74,532 58,532 51,125 43,313 45,415 40,334 15,723 26,480 17,499 27,335 29,815 21,476 19,654 24,987 14,653 16,536 7,234 19,097 19,460 15,400 14,607 17,247 18,487 19,006 12,050 17,238 13,112 16,650 17,585 18,333 13,479 24,325 30,109

266,663 124,236 70,024 123,464 70,492 36,147 37,140 11,233 28,771 18,493 6,170 10,557 5,020 5,423 3,868 4,470 4,365 4,524 4,605 4,309 5,184 3,932 5,179 5,438 4,534 4,981 4,405 5,799 3,609 13,349 3,631 2,705 4,195 3,403 2,658 2,717 20,135

829,867 431,090 330,096 365,735 262,601 179,667 171,190 136,345 137,553 117,200 75,266 82,001 63,873 71,501 71,535 63,347 58,950 63,081 51,674 53,203 44,667 53,920 55,463 51,418 47,170 50,143 49,738 51,640 39,827 54,583 40,719 42,554 45,002 42,605 36,267 39,775 104,849

18 17 19 10 38 17 23 14 16 23 16 19 58 16 15 16 17 73 22 61 3 19 21 17 14 24 57 23 6 18 16 16 23 79 21 27 892

14,937,611 7,328,525 6,271,824 3,657,346 9,978,824 3,054,345 3,937,360 1,908,827 2,200,847 2,636,999 1,204,260 1,558,025 3,704,614 1,144,016 1,073,019 1,013,549 1,002,145 4,604,886 1,136,824 3,245,366 134,000 1,024,476 1,164,723 874,100 660,379 1,203,434 2,835,051 1,187,710 238,960 982,500 651,500 680,860 1,035,053 3,365,764 761,608 1,073,923 93,473,252

433,887 194,451 171,562 130,111 110,988 68,418 68,864 86,236 59,347 51,307 40,573 38,984 41,298 33,542 33,938 35,672 29,050 31,560 21,826 39,974 32,252 26,559 24,142 26,406 26,222 23,285 24,614 24,597 22,888 19,901 18,446 19,643 21,341 18,567 16,608 10,635 50,458

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Jumps Racecourse League Table Ptn Racecourse

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

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Aintree Cheltenham Ascot Haydock Park Sandown Park Newbury Kempton Park Ayr Doncaster Chepstow Newcastle Kelso Perth Stratford-on-Avon Cartmel Ludlow Newton Abbot Musselburgh Wincanton Market Rasen Wetherby Taunton Warwick Hereford Huntingdon Uttoxeter Fakenham Ffos Las Bangor-on-Dee Exeter Worcester Carlisle Lingfield Park Hexham Fontwell Park Sedgefield Southwell Leicester Plumpton Towcester Catterick Bridge Total

Ownership

Avg racecourse spend per fixture (£)

Avg HBLB spend per fixture (£)

Avg owner spend per fixture (£)

Avg prizemoney per fixture (£)

Total no. of fixtures

Total prize-money (£)

Avg racecourse spend per fixture 2015-16 (£)

JCR JCR I JCR JCR I JCR I ARC ARC ARC I I I I I I I JCR JCR I I JCR I JCR ARC I I I JCR ARC JCR ARC I ARC ARC ARC I I I I

265,466 243,494 140,894 106,933 100,415 54,522 51,678 38,475 37,803 34,619 34,193 34,174 30,737 30,106 29,332 29,163 28,312 27,779 27,778 26,731 26,604 25,937 24,948 24,651 24,074 23,968 23,735 23,414 22,771 21,769 20,862 20,539 19,792 19,437 19,433 18,165 18,048 18,015 17,477 17,286 16,963 39,361

130,171 120,313 83,371 85,468 86,374 73,015 58,751 28,576 44,236 38,344 31,840 28,373 22,513 18,131 17,885 29,243 30,158 36,476 33,568 24,740 27,479 24,447 31,238 15,665 21,699 24,619 25,263 17,227 17,461 28,657 20,249 24,877 24,616 17,651 20,835 20,232 18,590 32,862 25,372 21,117 23,981 33,486

70,317 66,263 19,950 19,471 15,845 18,771 9,812 9,246 7,926 10,023 5,666 3,347 3,451 3,741 4,443 4,737 0 4,533 5,387 4,564 4,920 5,587 5,530 4,594 4,278 5,913 0 4,367 4,584 5,140 3,729 4,630 4,165 3,002 3,472 3,107 3,552 5,069 3,685 3,620 2,487 8,100

466,767 430,070 244,215 217,072 204,633 148,127 120,856 76,450 90,381 82,985 72,635 66,359 56,702 52,321 51,660 63,143 58,470 69,725 66,733 56,717 59,003 55,993 62,621 45,559 50,348 54,659 48,998 45,008 45,650 55,565 45,092 51,228 48,572 40,090 43,740 41,626 40,189 55,946 46,534 42,232 43,598 81,322

8 16 7 8 9 11 13 15 12 15 11 14 14 19 8 16 16 11 15 22 17 14 18 10 16 24 10 15 15 16 19 11 8 14 23 19 20 10 16 11 9 575

3,734,133 6,881,115 1,709,502 1,628,038 1,841,701 1,629,392 1,571,129 1,146,751 1,084,574 1,244,778 798,990 929,025 793,823 994,091 413,283 1,010,285 935,525 766,972 1,000,989 1,247,773 1,003,053 783,905 1,127,182 455,595 805,565 1,311,823 489,976 675,118 684,746 889,048 856,747 563,512 388,577 561,262 1,006,031 790,885 803,782 559,463 744,538 464,555 392,380 46,719,609

249,064 235,323 139,862 85,135 94,826 27,807 48,608 41,260 30,154 29,799 23,696 33,371 56,101 27,310 30,090 48,608 23,094 15,855 28,587 18,171 24,975 22,634 20,074 0 19,925 20,707 22,971 16,838 20,076 19,528 15,555 19,976 33,371 17,065 16,835 14,889 16,619 19,925 14,186 13,936 15,689 37,067

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EXPLANATION The tables set out the average prize-money at each fixture staged by a racecourse over the last 12 months. They show how this is made up of the three sources of prizemoney: 1. Racecourses’ contribution 2. Levy Board (HBLB) 3. Owners The tables also confirm the number of fixtures staged and the total amount of prize-money paid out by each racecourse throughout this period.

The racecourses are ordered by the average amount of their own contribution to prizemoney at each fixture. This contribution originates from various sources including media rights, admission revenues and racecourse sponsors.

If a racecourse has increased its average contribution at each fixture compared with the previous 12 months, it receives a green ‘up’ arrow. If its average contribution has fallen, however, it receives a red ‘down’ arrow.

As these tables are based on the prize-money paid out by each racecourse, the abandonment of a major fixture could distort a racecourse’s performance.

OWNERSHIP KEY JCR Jockey Club Racecourses

ARC Arena Racing Company

I Independently owned racecourse Gold Standard Award

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xactly one week before Big Orange and Order Of St George slugged it out for the Gold Cup in the race of Royal Ascot – the race of the decade, even? – delegates at the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association seminar at Tattersalls were updated on efforts to stimulate interest in stamina racing and breeding.

It seems scarcely believable that the racing authorities should have to step in to save the staying horse. Who wouldn’t want to breed a Big Orange, or have him carry their colours? But Ruth Quinn, Director of International Racing and Racing Development for the BHA, produced figures that demonstrated those laudable longdistance runners have been in gradual decline over the past 20 years.

The percentage of the race programme over trips considered ‘long’ (11 to 13 furlongs) and ‘extended’ (14 furlongs and further) has declined from 21.3% to 17.9% since 1996, while there has been a similar downturn in the percentage of horses being campaigned over those distances in the same period – although the actual number has increased, but not as fast as shorter trips.

Breeding statistics revealed further worrying trends. The majority of horses running in Britain are sired by stallions that never won beyond a mile, and there has been a marked increase in horses by stallions whose furthest winning distance was less than a mile. The percentage of runners who are by stallions that won over 12 furlongs or beyond at least once in their racing career has declined from 19% in 1996 to 15% in 2016.

The numbers involved don’t sound that dramatic on the face of it. But Quinn reminded the room that if stamina breeding continued in its downward direction British racing would be in danger of becoming like America, where staying racing is all but non-existent, or Australia, where imported horses regularly win the prestigious ‘cup’ contests.

There is cause for optimism. A sub-committee of the European Pattern Committee was set up last year, with Quinn representing the BHA. Overarching principles were agreed, chiefly a main objective to build an improved black-type programme for the stayer, including a moratorium on any Pattern race over 13 furlongs or further being downgraded before 2022.

Among the most notable adjustments have been a promotion of the Goodwood Cup to Group 1 status and an upgrade to the Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot to Group 2, along with a

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Ruth Quinn talking to delegates on the developments of the stayers’ programme

decrease in its distance by two furlongs.

Next steps will be further improvements to the black-type programme (subject to EPC approval), adapting the Plus 10 bonus scheme to act as encouragement to race stayers, and working with the TBA on incentives for breeders.

Quinn was at pains to stress that rebuilding the stature of stayers was a long-term project – “like attempting to change the course of a slowmoving ocean liner”.

TBA board member Philip Newton drew upon his considerable experience in the retail sector to emphasise the marketing activity that the organisation needs to undertake to achieve the environment for a robust and sustainable industry.

Newton described how thoroughbred breeding contributes £3 billion towards Britain’s gross domestic product and supports 10,000 jobs. But also how small breeders who generally lose money are responsible for around a third of the supply of horses to the racecourse.

“We cannot rely on small breeders to continually lose money to support racing so we need to change those circumstances, and the consequence is we need better marketing,” he said.

Fillies are the bedrock of the industry, Newton added, and their value needed to be improved by 20% to 25% – a “not unattainable goal” with

a concentrated education programme, in which the #thisfillycan campaign and National Hunt Mare Owners’ Prize Scheme (NH MOPS) have played their part.

Marketing could also help arrest the decline of stamina breeding by disabusing agents, owners and trainers of some misconceptions they may have of the value those horses offer.

Newton knows a thing or two about his subject, having owned such admirable stayers as Hi Calypso and Teamster.

Paul Greeves, Deputy Chairman of the TBA, and Tabbi Smith, Training Director at the National Stud, launched a new scheme to attract older jobseekers into working in the bloodstock industry at the seminar.

Greeves explained that E2SE – short for entry to stud employment – had come into existence due to staffing issues on farms and a restrictive curriculum forced on the National Stud when it accepts government funding for its entry-level courses offered to 16 to 18-year-olds.

“Interestingly, there has been no clear and effective entry route for others, including mature individuals and those already in employment,” said Greeves. “Our challenge was to provide training for mature entrants but without the government funding as it is not available to those individuals.”

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Delegates learnt about the important work the TBA is doing to protect breeders’ interests

farm machinery and groom horses – to give them a suite of skills before they embark on placements at studs.

One year on from Britain voting to leave the European Union, the terms of Brexit seem no clearer with even Theresa May’s cabinet unable to agree among themselves what form it will take. The uncertainty is exasperating, but at least the TBA is prepared to argue the case for breeders, especially on the all-important topics of trade, transport and taxation.

TBA board member Peter Mendham outlined the current position on taxation in relation to horses in free circulation in the EU: no customs documentation needed for movements across EU national borders and no duty or VAT payable at the time of movement.

That is subject to change in post-Brexit Britain, with taxes payable either domestically or abroad in various different scenarios of imports into, and exports out of, the country.

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commitment to £300,000, while the Levy Board, BHA and The Racing Foundation are also partners in the scheme.

Smith confirmed that the National Stud would no longer offer courses to 16 to 18-yearolds, with apprenticeships running alongside E2SE to be restricted to those aged 18.

“We have been taking people who have never touched horses before and the courses have been successful – we are very proud of the people we have got into the industry and there are a lot of positives,” she said. “But we’ve been restricted by funding methodologies, age range, prior qualifications, GCSE results and so on. We could not take who we wanted to take, or who was best for the industry.

“Those rules have meant that keen, enthusiastic people with plenty of aptitude and passion and drive to get into the industry were never offered a route in as a beginner. The new E2SE course fills that gap.”

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would most likely have to be reached to ease financial complications.

“It is difficult to predict what they might be but would probably affect only duty payable and would not remove the need for customs documentation,” said Mendham.

Greeves, meanwhile, explained that a Thoroughbred Brexit Steering Group had been established and convened for the first time in June. It will work to find the most effective way forward to ensure the best outcome for the breeding industry, with channels to the government open.

There is broad anticipation that agreements will be signed on horse movement, which will be of mutual benefit to Britain and EU countries – especially Ireland and France – because of the clear interdependency of the thoroughbred industries between those countries.

Britain may in the near future have to be recognised as having equivalent equine health standards by the EU and, with that in mind, Greeves stressed the importance of the breeding industry maintaining the highest levels of welfare and traceability for the status to be granted.

That includes upgraded technical systems, 30day foal birth notification and accountability of horses from cradle to grave.

The afternoon of the seminar was devoted to veterinary matters and Dr Mandi de Mestre and Dr Belinda Rose kicked off the session with a talk on the risk factors and pathologies associated with early pregnancy loss. Rose said her research found that many therapeutics used in reproductive management of mares to advance ovulation and reduce number of covers are not detrimental to early pregnancy.

She raised eyebrows when saying that the use of Regumate is of no benefit in reducing the risk of early pregnancy loss, although in response to a later question from the floor she clarified that the synthetic progestin does no harm either.

Dr Laura Peachey alerted delegates to the urgent issue of growing resistance to wormers (see Vet Forum, page 84) and suggested that the worrying development might be slowed by treating only those horses who have the worst cases, as measured by faecal egg counts, and researching new drugs.

Professor Sidney Ricketts gave an update on the supply of equine vaccines and called for a new Equine Herpesvirus vaccine that is safe and more efficacious against abortion and neurological disease, while Dr Richard Newton of the Animal Health Trust reported on the challenge of African Horse Sickness.

Much of the veterinary research discussed has been undertaken with the support of the TBA, along with the Levy Board and European Breeders’ Fund. It continues to prove one of the most essential ways in which members’ subs are spent.

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Promoting and testing the breed, 100 years on

Chris McGrath’s address called for members to consider diversity in distance and surfaces

Diversity and Brexit dominated the topics discussed by speakers at the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association’s centenary annual general meeting, held in the Jockey Club Rooms in Newmarket on July 12.

In a thought-provoking address, Racing Post Bloodstock Editor Chris McGrath warned about the possibly dire consequences of over-breeding to horses prematurely retired to stud, either at the end of their two-year-old careers without having achieved Group 1-status ratings or proved their stamina beyond a mile or ten furlongs.

“I’m not blaming modern breeders in general,” he said, “but we do need to think about what is at stake if we are too sheep-like and herd behind these sires.”

Describing Gold Cup winner Big Orange as “Royal Ascot’s most heartwarming horse”, he pointed out that breeding to a preponderance of speedy stallions would expand the population and inevitably increase competition in this category, while seriously diluting the pool of horses available to race at Classic distances and beyond.

He added: “We’ve got to return to the virtuous circle of soundness, constitution and stamina, which are to the benefit of the breed. Our diversity is massively at stake.”

McGrath extended his observations to include a call for more British horses to tackle unfamiliar conditions at the Breeders’ Cup, saying: “We always reproach the Americans for their lack of diversity, but we need to be careful, especially on the subject of surfaces. Since the abandonment of synthetics in the US, we have completely stopped running our horses on dirt at the Breeders’ Cup. “If we have on our hands the notion that European racing is for turf blood, US racing is for dirt blood, and never the twain shall meet, we will both stagnate.”

He concluded: “Think big – and think Big Orange.”

TBA chairman Julian Richmond-Watson set

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the tone for the emphasis on diversity when in a wide-ranging opening address he noted that the association’s raison d’etre – “the promotion and testing of the breed” – had remained the same throughout its 100-year history.

“We came into existence for that reason,” he said, “and it’s why we are all here today. We are custodians of the thoroughbred. Long after we are gone there will be a thoroughbred, and it is up to us to pass on a healthier breed.”

Richmond-Watson outlined the main areas of the TBA’s focus – veterinary, education and training, promotion of the breed and the allembracing category of political. He stressed that the association’s board and executive were working hard in all four areas to meet current challenges and guarantee long-term sustainability.

In promoting the breed he illustrated success through a better programme for fillies and mares, both Flat and jumping, the introduction of incentive schemes such as Plus 10 and NHMOPS, and changes made in the wake of the TBA-commissioned stayers’ report, of which he said: “Diversity is incredibly important.”

Recent changes in the fillies’ and stayers’ race programmes were highlighted by Brian Kavanagh, Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland but here providing a keynote speech as

European Pattern Committee Chairman Brian Kavanagh was a keynote speaker

Chairman of the European Pattern Committee.

They were advanced among four specific initiatives from the EPC that “showed its willingness to adapt,” he said, the others being changes to the European sprint programme and active support for British Champions Day and the Irish Champions weekend.

On the issue of stayers, Kavanagh said: “If we ever wanted an advertisement for the staying programme, just look at this year’s Gold Cup. The stayer has come back into fashion. It brings diversity not just to racing but to the gene pool.

“The EPC has taken a long-term view with the stayers, in assisting breeders and owners. This is not a quick fix. A series of measures have been introduced aimed at starting the work, but there is more to come and this is a long-term project.”

Turning to Brexit, Kavanagh said much work was going on in the background in Ireland with a view to maintaining, as far as possible, the status quo over the free movement of horses around Europe. “Our interests are truly aligned with Britain,” he said.

Earlier, Richmond-Watson, who chairs an industry committee on Brexit, told members that the TBA had put together four working groups to carry out research, with freedom of movement at the heart of the studies.

“The information we have already put together was used at a briefing in Brussels only yesterday,” he said. “We have to be as well prepared as we possibly can, and then hopefully they will come to a sensible outcome.”

Richmond-Watson also addressed the sometime contentious issue of anabolic steroids, telling members that the association was “100 per cent committed to zero tolerance,” and adding: “No horse will be given steroids before or during its racing career.”

He said: “Welfare is increasingly important.

We have to get used to a prerequisite that a foal is registered 30 days after birth.”

Answering a question from the floor about those countries that had not signed an international protocol on steroids, TBA Deputy Chairman Paul Greeves said: “This is a matter for the BHA, which has published a list of six countries, including Ireland, which are operating equivalent standards to Britain.”

Kavanagh refuted a suggestion from a questioner that the Irish authorities had ditched plans to progress its work on steroids, saying: “There is no issue at all. We are looking for a permanent ban [on horses found to have been treated with steroids] both in Ireland and other countries.”

Greeves added that the issue was “one of process, not principle,” but said that the use of hair for testing, which would reveal long-term use of steroids, was progressing more slowly than envisaged when new rules were mooted three years ago.

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Highclere Regional Day delights members Penny van Straubenzee and Harriet Houghton organised a splendid visit to Highclere Stud on June 8, when only the weather proved uncooperative.

Anyone who met the 7th Earl of Carnarvon will recall his tremendous enthusiasm for racing in general and Highclere in particular, and he would be proud of the way in which his daughter Lady Carolyn Warren, her husband John and their son Jake have kept the show on the road.

They make a bit of a ‘dream team’, with Carolyn managing the stud, Jake looking after the promotion of the two stallions Paco Boy and Cable Bay (both grandsons of Green Desert), with bloodstock agent John, the Queen’s racing and breeding consultant, in a unique position to offer advice from both sides of the fence.

Following coffee in the covering yard, the TBA party was introduced to the two stallions and no one was left in any doubt as to their respective merits. John emphasised some of Cable Bay’s particular attributes, including his close relationship to Volksraad (a son of Green Desert), and the fact that he is a ‘dominant bay breeder’, which is a commercial bonus.

With a persistent drizzle, two mini coaches were on hand to ferry everyone around this immaculate stud in such a beautiful setting and the rest of the morning was spent looking at a selection of mares and foals (with the progeny of the two resident stallions much in

evidence), before we moved on to the yearlings.

This is Carolyn’s particular forte and it is great credit to her that the Highclere drafts have dominated to such an extent at Tattersalls over the last decade. “This year we are preparing about 40 yearlings, and 25 of them are scheduled for Newmarket,” she said.

Two potential stars for Book 1 are a Dubawi own-brother to Postponed (who was consigned from Highclere and bought by John Warren), and a Shamardal colt out of the stud’s own mare Model Queen, whose offspring have made such a substantial contribution to the

stud’s annual yearling revenue.

Carolyn stressed the need to handle foals well from birth; never to overstock (“we never have more than four colts in a paddock and restrict the fillies to five”); to keep yearlings out as much as possible (apart from sales prep they only come in at night from January to March); and to adhere to strict worm control.

The morning concluded with a convivial lunch at the local hostelry, The Carnarvon Arms.

Doubtless everyone, including the TBA’s new Chief Executive Claire Sheppard, went home full of appreciation for the Warrens’ hospitality and for all their hard-working staff.

Members were treated to a parade of some of the stock by the resident Highclere stallions

TBA Stud Staff Award for June 2017 – MANDY FORBER The June Stud Staff Award winner is Mandy Forber, the well known and greatly respected Stud Secretary at Banstead Manor Stud, who retired at the end of June.

Described as conscientious, wellorganised, friendly, professional and much, much more by Stud Director Simon Mockridge, Mandy joined Juddmonte Farms at Banstead Manor in March 1996 after seven years as a Stud Secretary at Shadwell.

Her knowledge and skills were quickly recognised at Banstead Manor, and she was promoted to Senior Stud Secretary in 1998.

From that time, Mandy led the stud office team – a demanding and varied role which she performed superbly. A key part of her role included liaising with mare owners, boarding farms and vets when arranging for mares to visit the stallions. Her patience, understanding and nerve, particularly at busy times, were integral to the process.

In addition to these pivotal positions of responsibility, Mandy was instrumental in administering a new sampling and worming programme, was responsible for hosting

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Mandy Forber, the legendary senior stud secretary at Juddmonte Farms

clients at the famous Juddmonte December Sales marquee and latterly took on the role of pPersonal Sssistant to Simon Mockridge in his role as Stud Director.

Her flexibility, adaptability and talent for juggling the office workload through various periods of change ensured that the office

continued to run smoothly at all times.

Mandy is so well respected in the industry that other farms often consulted her for advice. She also lectured for the TBA and National Stud on stud paperwork and administration.

Her passion to share best practice led her to arrange the annual stud secretary gettogether at the beginning of each season – a valuable opportunity for new secretaries to meet those with more experience and discuss and resolve common issues.

In short, Mandy is a stud secretary legend who will be very sorely missed by those within and outside of Juddmonte Farms.

She has been at the heart of Juddmonte for many years, and the respect and affection in which she is held was evident at her farewell party, when colleagues and friends from Juddmonte and other stud farms in Newmarket came together to give her a good send-off. The TBA took the opportunity to present Mandy with the award at this party, and she is pictured here on her final day at Banstead Manor.

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Chasemore Farm a real gem of the Home Counties The South East Regional Day took place at Andrew and Jane Black’s stud, Chasemore Farm in June.

Members were greeted by Stud Secretary, Sophie Watmuff with a welcome cup of coffee and pastries before being given a tour of the facilities. Tractor and trailer is fast becoming the TBA Regional Days’ favoured mode of transport and one group mounted up for the grand tour of the estate accompanied by Manager Paul Coombe while the second group was taken to the main yard, just a stone’s throw from the office, to meet the Blacks and to see mares and foals.

The stud tour took us past numerous paddocks housing very happy and relaxed mares and foals, and we were shown a variety of stud buildings including American barns and horse-walkers. A lunge ring is incorporated into the centre of the horsewalker, which is a great space-saver.

The 340 acre-estate is nestled adjacent to the M25 and incorporates 90 acres of woodland. The paddocks have been created from what was originally an arable farm, all having been reseeded and brought up to provide lush pastureland. The stud buildings

Tractor and trailer made it easy for members to see the delights of the farm

have been erected to a very high standard.

There are future plans to build several small staff hostels to house the seven to eight stud staff in-house.

Planning for the original buildings was tricky as the stud lies across two county boundaries, but it is a testament to the design and tenacity of the owners that what was farmland has morphed into a beautiful facility.

En route back to the stud office we stopped at the state-of-the-art foaling unit. The hexagonal building is light and airy and contains five large foaling boxes, a vet’s room and kitchen area. In the centre of the building a large wrought iron spiral staircase carries one up to the top floor, where viewing windows with one-way glass allow one to watch the foaling without the mares knowing they are being watched, and hence maintaining a

peaceful environment. Several large comfortable sofas are jotted around, making it even more relaxing.

We returned to the main yard to be greeted by resident vet Patrick Sells. Patrick talked us through their practices on the farm and showed us the gestation progress of the equine foetus through ultrasound images.

He also went through various common problems that can occur during and after pregnancy and conducted a full question and answer session from members.

After the stud tour the party enjoyed a buffet lunch at The Plough Inn and all agreed that we had been treated to a very interesting and varied morning. Our thanks go to all at Chasemore Farm for making us so welcome and for our goody bags. We wish them continued success in the future.

TBA and National Stud provide educational day Thanks to generous funding from the Racing Foundation, the TBA and National Stud hosted an educational day for breeders at Sparsholt College in Hampshire on July 4, which was free of charge to TBA members and their staff. The course focused on the young thoroughbred, from the newborn foal to yearling.

Louise Jones, Senior Equine Nutritionist at Connolly’s Redmills, opened proceedings with a session on ‘Feeding youngstock for correct growth and development’. Key points emerged from this, including the importance of a balanced diet from conception onwards, a steady growth curve throughout the early years, strict control of weight and the necessity for use of a good farrier.

Jane Boswell, RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Surgery from the Liphook Equine Surgery, took delegates through ‘Flexural and angular limb deformities in foals and yearlings’.

Key take-home messages here included

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Charlie Pinkham gave delegates a talk on the ‘Principles of Foaling’ and the ‘Neonatal Foal’

early recognition of deformities and close monitoring of progress, as well as remembering the “narrow window of time”

before fetlock growth plates close.

To conclude, Charlie Pinkham of Pinkham Equine discussed the ‘Principles of Foaling’ and ‘The Neonatal Foal’. Good preparation, and prompt and appropriate intervention were discussed, with the assistance of some excellent video of a ‘normal’ foaling.

On care of the neonate, Charlie covered infectious and non-infectious conditions, and gave a good summary of management practices to help avoid problems, including disease prevention strategies, the importance of pre-and post-foaling assessments, good hygiene and stockmanship.

The day ended with an update on TBA benefits and activity from Caroline Turnbull (TBA Education and Employment Manager).

Delegates had a chance to discuss topics further with each other and speakers over lunch and described the day as “interesting and enjoyable” and “an excellent introduction for a new member of staff, and a good refresher for the more experienced”.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: a selection of features from the TBA’s first 100 years

Jim Joel with Royal Palace; along with Flat horses, he also raced many good jumpers, such as Grand National winner Maori Venture

The Joel family Pedigrees are the cornerstone of bloodstock breeding, as much as they apply to humans as equines. In that respect the Joel family is as influential as any in Britain over the last century.

The dynasty traces to the mid-1800s and Joel Joel, an East End publican, and his brother-in-law Barnett Isaacs (later Barney Barnato), a former music-hall artist who emigrated to South Africa and began a diamond prospecting enterprise from which the family made its huge fortune. Barnato was lost overboard while returning to England in 1897 and left his estate to Joel’s three sons Jack Barnato, Woolf and Solomon Barnato (known as Solly).

Woolf disappears from the story at this point, but Jack, who adopted black with a scarlet cap as his racing colours, and Solly, whose silks were green and pink stripes with a pink cap, invested heavily in bloodstock.

Solly’s sole Classic successes came with the 1915 Triple Crown winner Pommern, while he also owned the five-time champion sire Polymelus. He passed on his racing interests to his son Stanhope Henry Joel, who although he lived mainly in Bermuda maintained a large string and bred from his Snailwell Stud in

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Newmarket. He won the St Leger with Chamossaire but the best among a host of useful horses trained by Sir Noel Murless was his Eclipse and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Busted. His wife Gladys won the Oaks with Lupe, while his sister Eileen Rogerson won the St Leger with Athens Wood.

Two of Stanhope’s three daughters, Solna Jones, who owned smart chaser Alverton and champion juvenile filly Circus Ring, later the granddam of Australian Oaks winner Serenade Rose and great-grandam of Hong Kong horse of the year Viva Pataca, and Dana Brudenell-Bruce continued his racing interests after his death in 1976. Following the latter’s death in 2013, Snailwell Stud was taken over

by Martyn Meade, already the owner of Harry Joel Joel’s Newmarket residence Sefton Lodge.

Harry Joel Joel, better known as Jim, was the son of Jack Barnato Joel, a more successful owner-breeder than his brother Solly, since from 1903-21 he won 11 Classics, including the Derby with Sunstar and Humorist and St Leger with Your Majesty and Black Jester.

However, on his father’s death in 1940, Jim Joel inherited not only his racing colours but a breeding establishment, Childwickbury Stud near St Albans, which was in decline.

Jim Joel concentrated on three families –

those of Absurdity, Yours and Doris – and that of Absurdity quickly produced the 1,000 Guineas winner Picture Play. Through astute management and ‘outside’ purchases, he revitalised the families and nurtured others, although it was 23 years before he owned his next Classic winner, the 2,000 Guineas and Derby hero Royal Palace, who was followed

by Light Cavalry (St Leger) and Fairy Footsteps (1,000 Guineas), and a litany of topclass horses, both Flat and jumps, including the Grand National winner Maori Venture.

When failing eyesight forced the dispersal of Joel’s breeding stock in 1986, at the age of 91, interest in the sale was sky high, and 20 lots realised more than 3.9 million guineas (£11.12m at today’s values). Their influence goes on, and recent winners from the female branches include Esoterique (Prix Jacques le Marois and Sun Chariot Stakes), Kodi Bear (Celebration Mile) and Zelzal (Prix Jean), as well as mares who went into the foundation of Watership Down Stud.

Jim Joel, who never married, died in 1992, but his legacy remains, not only through the pedigree pages. Childwickbury Stud has recently been reopened by Paul and Sally Flatt, while the Childwick Trust, founded in 1985, continues to support racing’s charitable enterprises.

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EDUCATIONAL DAY at York racecourse A second educational course kindly funded by the Racing Foundation will take place at York racecourse on Tuesday, September 5. The day commences at 10am and the programme is as follows:

• FEEDING YOUNGSTOCK FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

NH Mare Owners’ Prize Scheme (NHMOPS) winners June 20 – Stratford The Jenkinsons Caterers Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle Race (Class 4) Winner: PASSMORE Owned by: Mr John P McManus £5,000

Louise Jones, Senior Equine Nutritionist, Red Mills

• LIMB DEFORMITIES IN FOALS Sam Beeley, AWCF

• PRINCIPLES OF FOALING

TBA diary dates FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 The TBA Centenary Fillies’ Handicap Stakes At Newmarket racecourse.

Charles D Cooke MRCVS, Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited

• THE NEONATAL FOAL; COMMON PROBLEMS AND DISEASES Charles D Cooke MRCVS, Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited

• THE TBA: ARE YOU MAKING THE MOST OF THE BENEFITS?

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 RoR/TBA Retrained Racehorse Challenge Final At Aintree racecourse.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 TBA Wales & West Midlands Regional Day At Nigel Twiston-Davies’ Grange Hill Farm and Batsford Stud.

Caroline Turnbull, Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Lunch and refreshments will be provided and TBA members and their staff are invited to attend free of charge.

Please contact Caroline Turnbull at the TBA on 01638 661321 or email Caroline.turnbull@thetba.co.uk for further information.

TBA East Regional Day At Sir Michael Stoute’s Freemason Lodge and Palace House Museum.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 TBA North Regional Day

ROR/TBA Retrained Racehorse Challenge Final 2017 The 2017 RoR/TBA Retrained Racehorse Challenge Final will be held on Friday, August 25, at Aintree racecourse as part of the wider three-day RoR Championships event.

There were a number of qualifying classes held at shows across the country running from July 31, 2016 through to August 1, 2017.

The event continues to grow in popularity with a strong number of entries each year.

For more information on the series please visit the Retraining of Racehorses website, www.ror.org.uk

Askphilmor is the final bonus winner Owner Gareth Morgan collected a £1,000 bonus for Askphilmor’s great run in the bumper at Stratford on June 9 to become the final winner of the TBA point-to-point bonus for the 201617 season. The four-year-old collected the prize for being the highest-placed filly or mare in the two-mile contest.

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At Rebecca Menzies’ Howe Hills Stables and Elwick Stud.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 TBA South West Regional Day At Colin Tizzard’s Venn Farm.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 The TBA Centenary Fillies’ Handicap Stakes At Goodwood racecourse.

NEW MEMBERS Mr & Mrs Jerome Hulin, Co. Wicklow, Ireland; Mr Dermot Cantillon, Co. Kildare, Ireland; Mr John F Tuthill, Co. Kildare, Ireland; Mr Christopher Breach, Wiltshire; Mr Guy O’ Callaghan, Co. Kildare, Ireland; Mr Toby Bulgin, Norfolk; Ms Emily Rothschild, Shropshire; Ms Toni James, Powys.

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M E E T

T H E

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with Anthea Gibson Fleming Tell us about yourself. What do you do in your professional life?

implications on taxation. The TBA is at the forefront of ongoing negotiations with Europe and we must hope for an agreement that is beneficial to the thoroughbred in general.

I am now based in Dorset, from where I manage a large garden, and keep three mares. I try to get to as many race meetings and sales as I can.

In terms of breeding, what has been your best/favourite moment?

What is your background?

I grew up with horses, as my mother always had mares, two of which bred Group 1 winners: Mister Baileys, winner of the 2,000 Guineas, and Risk Me, winner of the Grand Prix de Paris. My first job in racing was in Pennsylvania, working for a trainer who had timber racehorses. Later I worked for bloodstock agents James Delahooke and Amanda Skiffington. I have also got involved in different partnerships in mares and pinhooks.

What made you join the TBA Board?

Jennie Bland, owner of the Clanville Stud, who I have shared mares with including the dam of the promising staying three-year-old Mount Mariah, persuaded me to stand for election for the Board. I also got a lot of support from Paul Thorman, who has been hugely helpful with my breeding operation. I sit on the National Hunt,

Mister Baileys winning the 2,000 Guineas was quite surreal at the time. I was also proud of Mr Pointment putting up a spectacular frontrunning display in the Becher Chase at Aintree.

Gibson Fleming: keeps three mares

Which race would you most like to win as a breeder and why?

Education and Employment committees and Breeders Group. I am also a TBA regional representative for the south-west. I try to represent the views of the smaller breeders.

The Oaks, and in my dreams, to still own her, as she would be a nice prospect to breed from!

What is the biggest challenge(s) facing the breeding industry?

That every bloodstock breeder in this country is a member of the TBA. The organisation does a huge amount for breeders, such as veterinary, education, legal and taxation support, sponsorship, and representing breeders on racing boards and internationally.

Just at the moment, you would have to say that it is Brexit, and the importance of maintaining the free flow of horses within Europe, plus the control of diseases, and the

Where would you like the breeding industry to be in five years’ time?

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Not only did Enable become the first Group 1 winner for second-crop stallion Nathaniel, but his stud mate Equiano, a dual King’s Stand

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Juddmonte Farms The thunderstorm which greeted the runners in the moments before the Investec Oaks heralded the arrival of two notable landmarks for Juddmonte. Twenty years after Reams Of Verse became the first Oaks winner for Khalid Abdullah’s stud, fourth generation homebred Enable became the 25th Juddmonte-bred Classic winner and the operation’s 200th Group 1 winner.

Enable, who set a new race record time, was going one better than her third dam, Bourbon Girl, who 30 years earlier finished second to Unite in the Epsom Classic. Enable is a half-sister to Contribution, who finished third in the Group 2 Prix de Pomone. Their dam, the Sadler’s Wells mare Concentric, won the Listed Prix Charles Laffitte and finished second in the Group 3 Prix de Flore.

Concentric is an own-sister to Group 1 Prix de Diane runner-up and Group 2 winner Dance Routine, who is the dam of multiple Group 1 winner Flintshire, a son of Juddmonte’s homebred stallion Dansili. He is also the sire of Concentric’s two-year-old colt named Centroid, in training with Dermot Weld, as well as her yearling filly. After foaling a filly by Frankel this spring, she visited Sea The Stars.

Prince Khalid established the original Juddmonte Farms in 1982 at the recently-sold Wargrave Stud in Berkshire. The current broodmare band comprises 200 head, split between Britain, Ireland and the United States. The 105 individual Group/Grade 1 winners he has bred include many of the iconic names of the last 35 years. In addition, Juddmonte stand five stallions at Banstead Manor, near Newmarket, and one in Kentucky. All the stallions are homebred.

One of these, Frankel, sired his first Group 1 winner in late May when Soul Stirring won the Japanese Oaks. In June, Atty Persse became his first Royal Ascot winner in the King George V Handicap, following near-misses in Group races earlier that day for the Juddmonte-bred pair, Mori, second in the Ribblesdale Stakes, and Mirage Dancer, third in the Hampton Court Stakes.

The Tin Man with groom Oleg Sheyhets and rider Tom Fanshawe

Stakes winner, is the sire of The Tin Man, who scored a thrilling success in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes.

The feature race on the final day of Royal Ascot provided a fitting climax to a memorable meeting, as the five-year-old gelding withstood the late challenge of the Whitsbury Manor Stud-bred Tasleet to secure his second Group 1, following his course victory last October in the British Champions Sprint Stakes.

Elizabeth Grundy, who bred The Tin Man at her Benington Bury Farm Stud near Stevenage, has been associated with two other topclass sprinters.

She was joint-breeder, with Jan Hopper, of Deacon Blues, a Compton Place half-brother to The Tin Man who demonstrated a similar affinity with Ascot by winning the 2011 Wokingham Handicap en route to taking the British Champions Sprint Stakes, then a Group 2 race. That success earned him the accolade of champion older sprinter in Europe, but, sadly, injury prevented the gelding from racing again. The partnership also bred and raced Frizzante, winner of the 2004 July Cup. All three sprinters have been trained by James Fanshawe.

The Tin Man is one of five winners out of the dual-winning Bishop Of Cashel mare Persario. As well as Deacon Blues, he is also a halfbrother to the Listed-placed Holley Shiftwell.

The Tin Man was consigned from Newsells Park Stud to Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2013, where he was sold to Anthony Stroud for 80,000gns. Persario has a yearling colt by Poet’s Voice and a colt foal by Muhaarar.

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VET FORUM: THE EXPERT VIEW

By ROB PILSWORTH MRCVS

Is the worm finally turning?

With increasing evidence that many of the commonly encountered parasitic worms are becoming resistant to the ‘dewormers’ we use to control them, we look at why this is happening and what we can do to ease the situation

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carcely a week goes by without the topic of multiple antibiotic resistance in bacteria being discussed in the media.

These usually end with the prediction of a ‘Domesday Scenario’, when antibiotic treatment will no longer be effective, and we will be back to the days of treating wounds with salt water, blood letting and leeches. It is, however, not only bacteria which are rapidly developing resistance to our armoury of drugs; the parasitic worms which are endemic in horses also show resistance to anthelmintics.

Do worms matter?

Wild equids live in relative harmony with their endemic parasitic infestations, so why do worms matter in our thoroughbreds? First, some worms have the ability to produce significant pathology in the individual. For instance, the large strongyles migrate through the walls of horse’s blood vessels as part of their life cycle, and can weaken these vessels to the point of rupture or alternatively cause thrombosis to develop in the centre of the blood vessel, which can cut off the blood supply to parts of the intestine.

With high-value stock we will never want to risk this kind of pathology. Worms which do less direct damage to the horse, like the small strongyles, nevertheless have an impact on feed conversion and weight gain, as well as a significant possibility of marked disease at certain times of the year, if left uncontrolled.

In addition, because of the way breeding horses are kept in small paddocks, we have a problem of pasture contamination with worm eggs, which would simply not arise in a species roaming over many thousands of acres in the wild.

What worms are out there?

There are four basic types of worm which we encounter in the thoroughbred. The large strongyles (about the size of a needle), which migrate through some blood vessels, have shown little or no development of resistance to date and the same is true of tapeworms, which live at the junction of the small and large intestine, generally without doing too much harm. The third group, the small strongyles (measuring a few millimetres), have developed

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A typical strongyle egg seen under the microscope. Counting these eggs from a known quantity of dung is the orthodox way of measuring the extent of worm infestation in a horse

widespread resistance to many of the wormers we currently employ. The final group, the ascarid worms, are the largest type of worms we encounter, around the size of an earthworm, and they have developed very significant resistance to common wormers such as ivermectin. One representative of this group, Parascaris spp., can pose a real mortality risk to young foals, by physically blocking the intestine because they are so large.

This progression in drug resistance has led us to rethink our advice on worming over the last decade or so.

How do we treat them?

Until around 1940, worm remedies revolved around the use of orally administered mixtures of various plant extracts, often of dubious efficacy. These included substances like powdered ginger, rhubarb powder, dried ‘foxglove’ leaves and aniseed. After the war more specific chemicals aimed directly at killing worms became available, and between 1940 and 1980 new chemical classes of ever more effective anthelmintics were developed approximately every ten years. We have not seen development of new wormers for 30 years or so, meaning that the worm population has been repeatedly exposed to the same classes of wormers over a prolonged period of time.

There are four main classes of wormers currently available. The oldest of these are the

benzimidazoles (BZs), which include drugs like fenbendazole (common brand name, ‘Panacur’), and to which widespread resistance has been shown in small strongyles. In studies done in both the USA and in Europe benzimidazole resistance in small strongyles approaches 100%.

The next wormer type to be developed was pyrantel (brand names: Strongid-P, Pyratape, etc), which was at one stage highly effective against small strongyles, but to which resistance is now being increasingly reported. In the 1980s and 1990s we saw the launch of the macrocytic lactones, ivermectin (for example, brand name ‘Equalan’) and moxidectin (brand name ‘Equest’). When these were first released they were seen to be ‘wonder drugs’, resulting in worm egg reductions often of 100%, for extended periods of time after treatment, sometimes approaching 20 weeks in the case of moxidectin.

Veterinary advice at the time was aimed at limiting pasture contamination and horse owners were encouraged to use these drugs on a regular basis, in some cases every six to eight weeks, thereby exerting a massive selection pressure on the worms carried by the horse.

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worms for survival, and therefore increases their numbers in the population.

In conjunction with this, the traditional advice was to worm the horse and move it to a new pasture. Whilst this made sense from a pasture contamination point of view, there was flawed logic to the argument when considering resistance. Let’s say the wormer produces a 98% kill of worms and we then move the horse to a new pasture, all we are doing is allowing the 2% of resistant worms to go on producing eggs which will contaminate this new fresh pasture, and when horses are later re-introduced to that pasture they will only be infected with less drug sensitive worms. There have been reports in the literature of complete resistance of small strongyles to ivermectin and moxidectin in Brazil, and the worry is that this trend will be reproduced throughout the world.

Professor Jacqui Matthews, Principal Veterinary Parasitologist at the Moredun Research Institute near Edinburgh, has spent a large part of her career investigating drug resistance and advising new treatment strategies employed to slow the inexorable spread of

“Stud farmers need to work closely with vets to develop sustainable worm control programmes”

resistance. She comments: “What researchers in recent years have observed, particulary on stud farms in the US and UK, is a substantial reduction in the small strongyle egg reappearance period after wormer treatment.

“This has been seen in the case of both types of macrocyclic lactone (ivermectin and moxidectin), and sometimes in combination with small strongyle resistance to the earlier wormers, fenbendazole and/or pyrantel. A shortened worm egg reappearance period after treatment is an early indicator of wormer resistance.”

After treatment with wormers, there is a period where no worm eggs are shed in dung.

When moxidectin first came on to the market this period was quoted in the data sheet as being around 12 to 14 weeks, but was regularly seen to last for 20 weeks or longer.

Professor Matthews adds: “In recent years, when parasitologists have studied egg reappearance periods after treatment, in almost all cases it has been observed to be shorter than that measured when the wormers were first THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

The larval stage (L3) of a strongyle worm, only millimetres in size. Having hatched from the egg, the worm moves away from the dung pile and attaches itself to a blade of grass with its short sticky tail (arrowed), and waits to be eaten

launched, with young horses coming back with positive egg counts following moxidectin treatment after about four or five weeks. This is far shorter than we would have expected, even in youngsters.”

This shortened reappearance period probably reflects the fact that some small strongyle larval stages, encysted in the gut wall, are not being killed at high levels by the wormer, and are quickly then maturing to produce eggs which are then detected in dung sample. Professor Matthews thinks that the eventual arrival of a time where the ‘newer’ wormers are less effective is probably unavoidable, but that the inexorable progression towards this resistance can be slowed by altering the way we use wormers.

What can we do?

In 2011, Professor Matthews gave a talk to stud farmers and their veterinarians at a TBA seminar, where she recruited several farms to a Horserace Betting Levy Board-funded study looking at what types of worms were present on farms, their current drug treatment regimens

and how widespread resistance might have become.

At the talk many stud farmers gave the view that they thought they did have worms on their farms. On the question, ‘How many of you treat?’, the reaction was positive. Finally when asked, ‘How many of you carry out targeted treatment based on faecal egg counts?’, there appeared to be no engagement with this type of worm control. When asked, ‘Do you think your wormers are working?’, most of the audience said they thought the wormers that they used worked. However, when asked, ‘Have you tested for resistance?’ the answer was ‘no’.

She comments: “From our survey, small strongyles were detected on all farms, with Parascaris spp. detected on at least half. In most cases strongyle egg-shedding levels were highly over-dispersed, with something like 15% of the 1,200 individuals we tested shedding around 80% of the eggs counted. So there was a very large number of animals which had low egg shedding, or no egg shedding, despite the fact that they were going to be retreated again with

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wormer as most, if not all, the farms applied strictly adhered-to interval treatment programmes at that time. The majority of high shedders were yearlings or two-year-olds.

This engagement with the stud farms demonstrated that those managing the horses were often applying unnecessary treatments to reduce worm-egg shedding as many horses were shedding few or no worm eggs. This was particularly the case with groups of mares. For young stock, egg shedding was higher and egg reappearance periods after treatment shorter.

The main recommendations from the work was that stud farmers need to work more closely with their veterinary surgeons in developing sustainable worm control programmes based on obtaining evidence on the likely presence of worm infection, identifying levels of worm egg shedding and understanding worming product effectiveness. The study also provided evidence to encourage the farms to focus their worm programmes on danger periods in foal and yearling stock. Aligned with this focus is the need to apply strategic wormer treatments against those worm stages that cannot be detected by routine worm egg count analysis.

Over the next two to three years many of the farms that engaged in the study moved to targeted worming programmes based on faecal egg count testing to help direct wormer treatments, and the feedback was excellent, for example a contact from one large farm said: “We now treat 10% of the mares; we used to treat 100%.”

Professor Matthews adds: “When the project finished I returned to give an update talk at the TBA and asked again about worm control strategies farms were using. Many of the people in the audience now realised that worms were an issue, and that resistance was a threat.

“Indeed, many of the farms had gone over to applying targeted treatment strategies in the intervening period. It would be great if this change in behaviour wasn’t just applied to the people involved in our study, but that the word

With small, well grazed paddocks, clearing droppings on a regular frequent basis (here with a mechanical paddock-cleaner) gets them off the grass before the worm eggs have time to hatch. Lowered infection rates mean lowered treatment rates, and less ‘drive’ for the spread of resistance

had spread and targeted treatment strategies were being more widely adopted.”

By limiting certain wormer treatments in adult horses, overall exposure to worming compounds is reduced, therefore lessening constant selection pressure for resistance. If we are seeking to reduce the number of treatments, and therefore the number of times worms are exposed to anthelmintics, the simplest way to do this is reduce the infection in levels in the environment.

Worm eggs are passed in droppings and develop into larvae that are picked up by horses when grazing, so regular frequent removal of droppings immediately reduces the number of required treatments across a population.

The situation with Parascaris spp. infection is particularly alarming, with high levels of resistance to Ivermectin. Currently, farms are returning to using fenbendazole to control this

How long does resistance persist?

In the situation with bacteria and antibiotics, one easy way to reduce or reverse drug resistance is to withdraw completely the drug in question. Once the bacteria are no longer exposed to the antibiotic there is no advantage to the possession of a resistance gene and the bacteria possessing this gene will therefore become fewer and fewer in number as they are immersed in the vast population which do not carry this gene.

This only happens, however, because bacteria multiply so rapidly that changes in selection pressure can have very rapid results. In roundworms, the position is probably not the same.

The life cycle is significantly longer, taking months usually to go from the egg stage to the adult worm-producing eggs, so the generation frequency is much slower.

Alarmingly, resistance, once developed in the worms, persists for a long period of time. For example, in one study population of horses and their worms that Professor Matthews worked with, fenbendazole resistance had been identified many years ago, and the use of this type of dewormer withdrawn completely from use. When the product was retested over a decade later it was still found to be ineffective in controlled small strongyle worm-egg shedding. In other words, once resistance occurs within a population of worms, it is likely to be there to stay.

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worm. However, there have been anecdotal reports of resistance even to this.

Professor Matthews comments: “Parascaris is a hot topic. With the small strongyles, horses can be carrying relatively high numbers of worms, without showing any clinical signs, although we don’t know the long term effects on performance of such burdens. However, with Parascaris spp. infections in foals, far fewer worms can have a major clinical impact.”

Our understanding of the biology of equine worm infections is evolving, just like the worms themselves. The veterinary profession’s advice of persistently battering these worms on a very regular and frequent basis, although given with good intent, was aiming at the impossible ‘pipedream’ of producing totally worm-free paddocks. All it has done is to exert such selection pressure for resistance on the worms that resistance eventually evolved and is now here to stay.

Vets are also probably dragging their heels to some extent in bringing their advice up to date with the realities of this. A cursory search on the internet for treatment of small strongyles before writing this piece revealed several practice website advice pages which detailed larvicidal treatment aimed at encysted small strongyles using fenbendazole, a drug to which there is widespread resistance in these worms.

With the benefit of hindsight, vets have sometimes got it wrong in the past, and their advice has encouraged the selection pressure that has allowed resistance to increase.

Now there is an opportunity to take on board current thinking, and to reflect it in our advice.

Maybe in this way we can postpone the day when we have to return to the likes of ginger, foxglove and rhubarb leaves to treat our horses for worms.

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DR STAT JOHN BOYCE CRACKS THE CODE

Zoffany heads third-crop sires An outstanding book of mares in 2016 should only help his cause in seasons to come

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GEORGE SELWYN

ast month I ran the rule over the current second-season sires and attempted to provide some context for their achievements by comparing them to the best second-season sires over the past 25 years. This month it is the turn of the thirdseason sires, this with three sets of juveniles, two Classic crops and a crop of four-yearolds.

Unlike the second-season sires, where Frankel has already broken into the top ten, the group of 2012 retirees don’t at this stage seem to contain a sire capable of being at the very top. With four months of the season left to run, there is no doubt that many, if not all, of this year’s third-season sires will improve their average top-ten Timeform scores. But the gap between the best of 2017, Zoffany, and the top-ten benchmark for all stallions looks quite daunting.

The son of Dansili, who fired out of the blocks with his first two-year-olds, has since had two comparatively quiet years. With a score of 112.4, he currently occupies 31st position among all third-year sires since the mid-1990s. His highest rated runner is the Aidan O’Brien-trained Group 1 sprinter Washington DC, whom Timeform have assessed at 122. Zoffany covered his first three books at a fee of €7,500, then climbed to €12,500 in 2015, the same year his first youngsters showed so much promise. There is no doubt we will be hearing much more from the Coolmore sire as his fifth book of mares is top-class.

By my reckoning, only Galileo and Dubawi covered better mares last year.

Top third-season sires 2017 ranked by average rating of their best ten runners Name

T10Avg Best horse

Rating

Zoffany

112.4 Washington DC

Dream Ahead

111.2 Al Wukair

Canford Cliffs

108.9 Wall Of Fire

114

Poet's Voice

108.4 Poet's Word

123

Roderic O'Connor 105.0 Haalick Pour Moi Foxwedge

122 125p

113

102.1 Wings Of Eagles 124 99.8 Hertford Dancer 105

Lilbourne Lad

98.3 Spinamiss

Frozen Power

96.5 War Department 104

Elusive Pimpernel 93.4 Elusive Heights

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Ballylinch stallion Dream Ahead began 2017 on a very promising note, with Al Wukair winning the Prix Djebel and running third in the 2,000 Guineas. He is currently rated the best racehorse of any of the current third-year sires and could play a big part in the best mile races later in the year. The third sire on our list ranked by the average of their best ten Timeform ratings is the star miler Canford Cliffs, and, like Dream Ahead, he’s sired six black-type performers so far. His best two on ratings so far are Wall Of Fire, rated 114, and the Group 1 Prix JeanLuc Lagardere runner-up Salouen.

Both, incidentally, are sons of Galileo mares. Another sire on six black-type winners is Poet’s Voice, whose best runner, Poet’s Word, earned a Timeform rating of 123 when beaten a neck by Deauville in the Huxley Stakes at Chester.

The best horse in terms of prestige to come from this group of third-season sires is the Derby winner Wings Of Eagles, a son of the Montjeu stallion Pour Moi. Washington DC: Zoffany’s highest-rated runner so far

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Unfortunately, his end of year Timeform rating depends entirely on how his contemporaries fare for the rest of the year.

Just as he was at the end of year two, Montjeu still held a narrow advantage over his stud companion Galileo after their first three years with runners. In fact, there is little to choose between the top three third-season sires over the past 25 years. Montjeu also gets the award for siring the highest-rated horse of this group, in Arc hero Hurricane Run, rated 134 by Timeform. And it’s scarcely believable that Dubawi had amassed 33 black-type winners after his first three years.

The Darley stallion is also number one by ratio of black-type winners to runners, with a score of 13.8%. We have more evidence here too about Galileo’s slow rise to greatness: at this stage of his career he had only 8% black-type winners to runners, but has since gone on to establish a consistent figure of more that 15% in recent years.

It remains to be seen whether any from this year’s group will break into the top ten third-season sires over the past quarter of a century. It looks very unlikely that the best ten by Zoffany or Dream Ahead can each find at least 5lb improvement by the end of the year. That said, with his outstanding mares in 2016, it’s not impossible that Zoffany could get much closer to being a top-ten sire further down the line. In 2020, when his well-bred 2017 crop complete their threeyear-old season, his best ten will need an average rating of 121 to achieve that goal.

Top third-season sires 1993-2017 ranked by average rating of their best ten runners Name

T10Avg

BTW

%

Montjeu

122.7

21

9.7

Galileo

122.6

17

8.0

Dubawi

122.4

33

13.8

Sea The Stars

119.8

24

13.0

Oasis Dream

119.5

26

10.1

Shamardal

118.6

22

9.5

Peintre Celebre

118.3

10

6.3 12.4

Dalakhani

117.6

16

King's Best

117.5

11

5.0

New Approach

117.4

12

6.4

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DATA BOOK ANALYSIS BY ANDREW CAULFIELD

European Pattern 114 PRIX DE DIANE LONGINES G1 CHANTILLY. Jun 18. 3yof. 2100m.

1. SENGA (USA) 9-1 £488,376 b f by Blame - Beta Leo (A P Indy) O-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd B-Flaxman Holdings Limited TR-P. Bary 2. Sistercharlie (IRE) 9-1 £195,385 b f by Myboycharlie - Starlet’s Sister (Galileo) O-Peter M Brant B-Ecurie Des Monceaux TR-Chad C Brown 3. Terrakova (IRE) 9-1 £97,692 b f by Galileo - Goldikova (Anabaa) O-Wertheimer & Frere B-Wertheimer et Frere TR-F Head Margins 1, Nose. Time 2:05.97. Going Good.

Age 2-3

Starts 7

Wins 3

Places 3

Earned £565,709

Sire: BLAME. Sire of 7 Stakes winners.

1st Dam: BETA LEO by A P Indy. Winner at 2 in France.

Dam of 2 winners: 2013: BOLTING (c War Front) 4 wins at 2 to 4 in France, Prix du Pont-Neuf LR. 2014: SENGA (f Blame) 3 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix de Diane Longines G1, Prix de la Grotte Etalon Kendargent G3, 3rd Prix de Sandringham G2.

2nd Dam: DENEBOLA by Storm Cat. Champion 2yr old filly in France in 2003. 2 wins at 2 in France Prix Marcel Boussac-Royal Barriere G1, 2nd Prix de la Foret G1, 3rd Prix Morny Casinos Barriere G1. Dam of Ratiocination (c Excelebration: 3rd Prix de Pontarme LR) Broodmare Sire: A P INDY. Sire of the dams of 127 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CLOUD COMPUTING Maclean’s Music G1, DICKINSON Medaglia d’Oro G1, SENGA Blame G1, AMERICAN ANTHEM Bodemeister G2, ENTERPRISING Elusive Quality G2, HONORABLE DUTY Distorted Humor G2.

The Blame/A P Indy cross has produced: SENGA G1, Chide G1, FAR FROM OVER G3.

SENGA b f 2014 Arch BLAME b 06 Liable

A P Indy BETA LEO b 07 Denebola

Roberto Kris S Sharp Queen Danzig Aurora Althea Seeking The Gold Mr Prospector Con Game Nijinsky Bound Special Bold Reasoning Seattle Slew My Charmer Weekend Surprise Secretariat Lassie Dear Storm Bird Storm Cat Terlingua Mr Prospector Coup de Genie Coup de Folie

Having disappointed when she started favourite for the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches on the strength of her victory in the Gr3 Prix de la Grotte, Senga was sent off at 20-1 for the Prix de Diane. However, this American-bred daughter of Blame proved much better suited by the extended mile and a quarter and added further glory to her exceptional female line.

Senga and her first three dams – Beta Leo, Denebola and Coup de Genie – descend from the Halo filly Coup de Folie, who was bought for $825,000 on behalf of Stavros Niarchos at Keeneland in 1983.

Niarchos received terrific value for his investment in this Windfields Farmbred filly, who had the attraction of being inbred 3 x 3 to the influential Almahmoud.

Coup de Folie was good enough to win the Gr3 Prix d’Aumale, in which she narrowly defeated the exceptional

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Triptych. It was as a broodmare, though, that Coup de Folie proved priceless. She produced a trio of Group 1 winners in Machiavellian (Prix Morny and Prix de la Salamandre), Exit To Nowhere (Prix Jacques le Marois) and Coup de Genie (Prix Morny and Prix de la Salamandre). Another of Coup de Folie’s foals, the Nijinsky filly Salchow, produced a Gr1 winner in Way Of Light (Grand Criterium).

Coup de Genie ranks as Senga’s third dam and it is this sister to Machiavellian who acts as the link between Coup de Folie and her four other Gr1-winning descendants.

Coup de Genie’s first foal, the unraced Nureyev filly Moonlight’s Box, became the dam of Bago, who notably won the Arc, and Maxios (Prix d’Ispahan and Prix du Moulin). Coup de Genie’s second daughter, the stakes-winning AP Indy filly Glia, is the second dam of four-time Gr1 winner Emollient.

Senga’s second dam, the Storm Cat mare Denebola, was the best of Coup de Genie’s four stakes winners, as she showed in winning the Gr1 Prix Marcel Boussac in 2003.

Denebola spent the first part of her broodmare career in Kentucky, where she conceived three foals by AP Indy, including Senga’s dam Beta Leo. A winner of one of her five starts as a two-year-old in France, Beta Leo has produced stakes winners as her first two living foals, Senga’s predecessor being the War Front colt Bolting (Prix du Pont-Neuf over seven furlongs).

This family generally excels at up to a mile but Senga has some stouter elements in her pedigree. Her sire Blame famously robbed Zenyatta of her unbeaten record in the Breeders’ Cup Classic during a first-rate fouryear-old season in 2010. Senga belongs to his third crop of threeyear-olds by this son of Arch and she is his first Gr1 winner. As there have been only three other Graded winners among the 235 foals in these crops, this adds up to quite a slow start.

115 KING’S STAND STAKES G1 ASCOT. Jun 20. 3yo+. 5f.

1. LADY AURELIA (USA) 3 8-9 £226,840 b f by Scat Daddy - D’ Wildcat Speed (Forest Wildcat) O-Stonestreet Stables/G Bolton/P Leidel B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC TR-Wesley A. Ward 2. Profitable (IRE) 5 9-4 £86,000 b h by Invincible Spirit - Dani Ridge (Indian Ridge) O-Godolphin B-C. Harrington TR-Clive Cox 3. Marsha (IRE) 4 9-1 £43,040 b f by Acclamation - Marlinka (Marju) O-Elite Racing Club B-Elite Racing Club TR-Sir Mark Prescott Bt Margins 3, Head. Time 0:57.40. Going Good to Firm.

Age 2-3

Starts 5

Wins 4

Places 1

Earned £476,048

Sire: SCAT DADDY. Sire of 71 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CARAVAGGIO Holy Bull G1, LADY AURELIA Forest Wildcat G1, RUBY LOVE First Samurai G1, CELESTINE Monarchos G2, SIOUX NATION Oasis Dream G2, PRETTY N COOL Rockport Harbor G3, SMOOTH DADDY Badger Land G3, SPARTIATIS French Deputy G3, ACAPULCO End Sweep LR, CON TE PARTIRO Street Cry LR, CONQUEST FARENHEIT Holy Bull LR, DON LUCAS Wild Rush LR, EL BROMISTA

Seeker’s Reward LR, MR OMAR Monthir LR, PANZER BARCELONA A P Jet LR, PAQUITA COQUETA Mon Pote Le Gitan LR. 1st Dam: D’ WILDCAT SPEED by Forest Wildcat. 16 wins in Puerto Rico, USA, Rampart H G2. Dam of 3 winners: 2007: D’Lovely Cat (f Unbridled’s Song) unraced.

2008: DISTORSIONADA (f Distorted Humor) 2 wins at 3 and 4 in USA. Broodmare.

2010: Titletown Five (c Tiznow) Winner at 2 in USA, 2nd Gazebo S. 2011: Wild Bird (f Birdstone) 2013: Sudden Fame (f Congrats) 2014: LADY AURELIA (f Scat Daddy) Champion 2yr old filly in Europe in 2016. 4 wins at 2 and 3 at home, France, USA, King’s Stand S G1, Darley Prix Morny G1, Queen Mary S G2, Giant’s Causeway S LR, 3rd Connollys Red Mills Cheveley Park S G1.

2nd Dam: VELVET PANTHER by Pentaquod. 31 wins in Puerto Rico Clasico Santiago Iglesias Pantin LR, Clasico Prensa Hipica LR (twice), Clasico Wiso G LR. Dam of D’ WILDCAT SPEED (f Forest Wildcat, see above), D’ broken Speed (c Broken Vow: 2nd Foolish Pleasure Breeders’ Cup S LR), D’court’s Speed (g Doneraile Court: 2nd Foolish Pleasure S LR) Broodmare Sire: FOREST WILDCAT. Sire of the dams of 36 Stakes winners. In 2017 - LADY AURELIA Scat Daddy G1, PARADISE WOODS Union Rags G1, STARSHIP JUBILEE Indy Wind G2, FISKARDO Not For Sale G3, BLUEBLOOD City Zip LR, ILLUSSION ARTIST Drosselmeyer LR.

This remarkable American filly has an unusual background, in that her first two dams raced on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico.

Lady Aurelia’s second dam, the Florida-bred Velvet Panther, won 31 of her 52 starts there and her daughter D’ Wildcat Speed did even better. Having been beaten on her debut, D’ Wildcat Speed won 14 straight races, including four local Gr1s, and earned the title of Horse of the Year in 2003. She went on to win the Gr2 Rampart Handicap over nine furlongs at Gulfstream Park in 2005 and later sold to Stonestreet for $1,000,000.

Theoretically Lady Aurelia should stay at least a mile. Nine furlongs was D’ Wildcat Speed’s most successful distance and Scat Daddy won the Gr1 Florida Derby over the same trip.

However, her broodmare sire Forest Wildcat raced exclusively over sprint distances and Velvet Panther’s sire Pentaquod gained his best win in the Hialeah Sprint Championship over seven. And Great Above, the sire of Lady Aurelia’s third dam Blue Eyed Cat, was another stakes-winning sprinter.

LADY AURELIA b f 2014

116 QUEEN ANNE STAKES G1

Hennessy Johannesburg Myth SCAT DADDY b/br 04 Mr Prospector Love Style Likeable Style Storm Cat Forest Wildcat Victoria Beauty D’ WILDCAT SPEED ch 00 Pentaquod Velvet Panther Blue Eyed Cat

Storm Cat Island Kitty Ogygian Yarn Raise A Native Gold Digger Nijinsky Personable Lady Storm Bird Terlingua Bold Native Abifaith London Company Enamor Great Above Another Cat

The 2017 Royal Ascot meeting could hardly have provided a better reminder of the size of the blow suffered by the American breeding industry when Scat Daddy dropped dead at the age of 11 in December 2015. His death came not long after it had been announced that his fee had been upped to $100,000 from $35,000, and it would surely have risen higher still, had he lived.

The Royal meeting has proved the perfect showground for Scat Daddy’s progeny. In 2013 No Nay Never won the Gr2 Norfolk Stakes; in 2015 Acapulco dominated the Gr2 Queen Mary Stakes; and in 2016 Caravaggio and Lady Aurelia pulled off the Coventry-Queen Mary double. Lady Aurelia and Caravaggio returned in 2017 to take two of the meeting’s three G1 sprints, and they were supported by Sioux Nation in the Gr2 Norfolk Stakes and Con Te Partiro in the Listed Sandringham Handicap.

Lady Aurelia had made all when she trounced the opposition in the Queen Mary and when she won the Gr1 Prix Morny, but she has proved amenable to restraint as a three-yearold. She was still very impressive in inflicting a three-length defeat on the 2016 King’s Stand winner when she became the first three-year-old since Equiano in 2008 to win the King’s Stand.

ASCOT. Jun 20. 4yo+. 8f.

1. RIBCHESTER (IRE) 4 9-0 £388,464 b c by Iffraaj - Mujarah (Marju) O-Godolphin B-A. Thompson & M. O’Brien TR-Richard Fahey 2. Mutakayyef (GB) 6 9-0 £147,275 ch g by Sea The Stars - Infallible (Pivotal) O-Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd TR-William Haggas 3. Deauville (IRE) 4 9-0 £73,706 b c by Galileo - Walklikeanegyptian (Danehill) O-Mrs F Hay/M Tabor/Mrs J Magnier/D Smith B-Mrs F. H. Hay TR-Aidan O’Brien Margins 1.25, Neck. Time 1:36.60. Going Good to Firm.

Age 2-4

Starts 12

Wins 5

Places Earned 6 £1,921,639

Sire: IFFRAAJ. Sire of 50 Stakes winners. In 2017 GINGERNUTS Generous G1, JON SNOW O’Reilly G1, RIBCHESTER Marju G1, THE BLACK PRINCESS Cape Cross G2, WYNDSPELLE High Chaparral G2, FORJATT Danzero G3, ORDER AGAIN Van Nistelrooy G3, LISTEN Centaine LR, MAYBE MIAMI Waikiki Star LR. 1st Dam: Mujarah by Marju. ran a few times at 2 and 3.

Dam of 1 winner: 2013: RIBCHESTER (c Iffraaj) Sold 83,333gns yearling at GOOY1. Jt Champion 3yr old miler in Europe in 2016. 5 wins at 2 to 4 at home, France, Al Shaqab Lockinge S G1, Queen Anne S G1, P. Fresnay le Buffard Jacques Le Marois G1, Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef S G2, Jersey S G3, 2nd Qipco Queen Elizabeth II S G1, Irish TB Marketing Gimcrack S G2, 3rd Qatar Sussex S G1, Qipco 2000 Guineas G1, DP World Dubai Turf G1.

2014: Golconda Prince (g Arcano) 2016: (f Raven’s Pass) 2017: (c Dubawi) 2nd Dam: Tanaghum by Darshaan. 1 win at 3, 2nd EBF Harvest S LR. Dam of TACTIC (g Sadler’s Wells: At The Races Curragh Cup G3), YAAZY (f Teofilo: Prix Joubert LR, 2nd Prix Minerve G3, 3rd Prix de Malleret G2), Zahoo (f Nayef: 2nd totesport.com EBF Gillies S LR). Grandam of CONVERGENCE. Broodmare Sire: MARJU. Sire of the dams of 47 Stakes winners. In 2017 - RIBCHESTER Iffraaj G1, MARSHA Acclamation G3, ST JEAN Teofilo G3, TIBERIAN Tiberius Caesar G3, ABSOLUTE BLAST Kodiac LR.

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Caulfield on Lady Aurelia: “Her first two dams raced in Puerto Rico; the second dam, Velvet Panther, won 31 of 52 starts there and her daughter D’ Wildcat Speed did even better”

RIBCHESTER b c 2013 Gone West Zafonic Zaizafon IFFRAAJ b 01 Nureyev Pastorale Park Appeal Last Tycoon Marju Flame of Tara MUJARAH b 08 Darshaan Tanaghum Mehthaaf

Mr Prospector Secrettame The Minstrel Mofida Northern Dancer Special Ahonoora Balidaress Try My Best Mill Princess Artaius Welsh Flame Shirley Heights Delsy Nureyev Elle Seule

See race 48 in the July issue 117 ST JAMES’S PALACE STAKES G1 ASCOT. Jun 20. 3yoc. 7f 110yds.

1. BARNEY ROY (GB) 9-0 £226,840 b c by Excelebration - Alina (Galileo) O-Godolphin B-Eliza Park International Pty Ltd TR-Richard Hannon 2. Lancaster Bomber (USA) 9-0 £86,000 b c by War Front - Sun Shower (Indian Ridge) O-Mr M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier B-Sun Shower Syndicate TR-Aidan O’Brien 3. Thunder Snow (IRE) 9-0 £43,040 b c by Helmet - Eastern Joy (Dubai Destination) O-Godolphin B-Darley TR-Saeed bin Suroor Margins 1, Head. Time 1:37.20. Going Good to Firm.

Age 2-3

Starts 5

Wins 3

Places 2

Earned £480,136

Sire: EXCELEBRATION. Sire of 2 Stakes winners. In 2017 - BARNEY ROY Galileo G1, SAINT PATRICKS DAY Dehere LR. 1st Dam: Alina by Galileo. ran on the flat in France at 2.

Dam of 1 winner: 2014: BARNEY ROY (c Excelebration) Sold 66,666gns yearling at DNPRM. 3 wins at 2 and 3, St James’s Palace S G1, JLT Greenham S G3, 2nd Qipco 2000 Guineas G1.

2015: Wisdom Mind (f Dark Angel) unraced to date.

2016: (f Kodiac) 2017: (c Free Eagle) 2nd Dam: CHEYENNE STAR by Mujahid. 8 wins at 2 to 5 Irish Stall. Farms EBF Brownstown S G3, Ridgewood Pearl S G3.

Broodmare Sire: GALILEO. Sire of the dams of 78 Stakes winners. In 2017 - BARNEY ROY Excelebration G1, HALL OF FAME Savabeel G1, ZHUKOVA Fastnet Rock G1, DARTMOUTH Dubawi G2, GOODYEARFORROSES Azamour G2.

The Excelebration/Galileo cross has produced: BARNEY ROY G1, Pellucid G3.

BARNEY ROY b c 2014 Danehill Exceed And Excel Patrona EXCELEBRATION b 08 Indian Ridge Sun Shower Miss Kemble Sadler’s Wells Galileo Urban Sea ALINA b 10 Mujahid Cheyenne Star Charita

Danzig Razyana Lomond Gladiolus Ahonoora Hillbrow Warning Sarah Siddons Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge Miswaki Allegretta Danzig Elrafa Ah Lycius Seme de Lys

Back in September 2004, a yearling filly from Owenstown Stud failed to create much interest at Goffs’ Orby Sale. Conceived when her sire, the shock Dewhurst winner Mujahid, commanded a fee of £5,000, the filly was led out unsold at €19,000. Yet

five years later, this filly was among the stellar mares which visited Galileo at a very substantial fee.

The explanation was that the Mujahid filly – Cheyenne Star – had developed into a smart and popular stakes performer in Ireland, where she won Gr3 events over seven furlongs and a mile plus a pair of Listed races over a mile.

Cheyenne Star produced a filly to Galileo but this filly, Alina, managed only two starts at two in France and was sold for 65,000gns as a threeyear-old, having changed hands for €200,000 as a foal.

Now Alina has become one of five non-winning daughters of Galileo to have produced a Gr1 winner, thanks to her Excelebration colt Barney Roy. Having done very well to run Churchill to a length in the 2,000 Guineas after stumbling badly on the run into the dip, Barney Roy gained his revenge in the St James’s Palace Stakes.

A winner of three of his four starts, he is almost single-handedly helping to resurrect Excelebration’s stallion career, which has seen his fee fall in each of the four years since he began at €22,500 in 2013. By 2017, his fee was down to €10,000.

Barney Roy’s second dam Cheyenne Star wasn’t the only accomplished daughter of Charita, a Listed winner over a mile. Charita’s unraced Intikhab filly Boa Estrela found fame as the dam of Gordon Lord Byron, a G1 winner in Britain, France and Australia who is still winning at Gr2 level at the age of nine.

Barney Roy’s fifth dam, Blazon, was a winning half-sister to the top colts Exceller and Capote.

Schweppes Australasian Oaks G1. Own sister to ELVSTROEM. Dam of 3 winners: 2006: Valdemoro (f Encosta de Lago) 2 wins in Australia, 2nd Vinery Stud Storm Queen S G1, Crown Victoria Oaks G1. Broodmare.

2007: Nakata (g Fusaichi Pegasus) 2011: Rings of Saturn (g Galileo) ran on the flat in Singapore.

2012: HIGHLAND REEL (c Galileo) Sold 460,000gns yearling at TAOC1.

Jt Champion older horse in Ireland in 2016. 9 wins at 2 to 5, 2017 at home, Hong Kong, USA, Investec Coronation Cup G1, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S G1, Prince of Wales’s S G1, Secretariat S G1, Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf G1, Longines Hong Kong Vase G1, Veuve Clicquot Vintage S G2, Neptune Investment Gordon S G3, 2nd Juddmonte International S G1, Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe G1, Prix du Jockey Club G1, Longines Hong Kong Vase G1, Hardwicke S G2, 3rd William Hill WS Cox Plate G1.

2013: IDAHO (c Galileo). 2 wins at 2 and 3, Betway Great Voltigeur S G2, 2nd Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby G1, 3rd Investec Derby S G1.

2014: Cercle de La Vie (f Galileo) in training.

2015: Via Condotti (f Galileo) unraced to date.

2016: (c Galileo) 2nd Dam: CIRCLES OF GOLD by Marscay. 6 wins in Australia AJC Oaks G1, 2nd Foster’s Caulfield Cup G1, Queensland Oaks G1, Eat More Fruit ‘n’ Veg S G1, 3rd C F Orr S G1. Own sister to Modern Era and Rings of Gold. Dam of ELVSTROEM (c Danehill: Carlton Draught Caulfield Cup G1, C F Orr S G1, Emirates Airline Underwood S G1, Victoria Derby G1, Dubai Duty Free G1, 2nd Prix d’Ispahan G1, 3rd Prince of Wales’s S G1, Australian Cup G1, Rosehill Guineas G1), HARADASUN (c Fusaichi Pegasus: Queen Anne S G1, Doncaster H G1, Cathay Pacific George Ryder S G1, 2nd Bigpond Queen Elizabeth S G1, 3rd Turnbull S G1, Tattersall’s WS Cox Plate G1), Hveger (f Danehill, see above), Altius (c Redoute’s Choice: 2nd Henry Bucks Best Dressed Exford S LR). Grandam of DECIRCLES, King Raedwald, Raffles Knight, Hybrid.

Broodmare Sire: DANEHILL. Sire of the dams of 347 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CHARMONT High Chaparral G1, HIGHLAND REEL Galileo G1, IDAHO Galileo G2, MUTHMIR Invincible Spirit G2, VERY SPECIAL Lope de Vega G2.

1. HIGHLAND REEL (IRE) 5 9-0 £425,325 b h by Galileo - Hveger (Danehill) O-Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor B-Hveger Syndicate TR-Aidan O’Brien 2. Decorated Knight (GB) 5 9-0 £161,250 ch h by Galileo - Pearling (Storm Cat) O-Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar B-Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar TR-Roger Charlton 3. Ulysses (IRE) 4 9-0 £80,700 ch c by Galileo - Light Shift (Kingmambo) O-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd B-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd TR-Sir Michael Stoute Margins 1.25, Short Head. Time 2:05.00. Going Good to Firm.

The Galileo/Danehill cross has produced: BANC DE FORTUNE G1, BONDI BEACH G1, CIMA DE TRIOMPHE G1, CUIS GHAIRE G1, DEAUVILLE G1, FIELDS OF ATHENRY G1, FRANKEL G1, GOLDEN LILAC G1, HIGHLAND REEL G1, IDAHO G1, INTELLO G1, MAYBE G1, NOBLE MISSION G1, ORCHESTRA G1, PROMISE TO BE TRUE G1, RODERIC O’CONNOR G1, ROMANTICA G1, SCINTILLULA G1, SECRET GESTURE G1, TAPESTRY G1, TEOFILO G1, Galileo’s Destiny G1, Gile Na Greine G1, Mars G1, The Assayer G1, GRETCHEN G2, PRETTY PERFECT G2, REEM G2, CRYSTAL GAL G3, DAZZLING G3, GALIWAY G3, JOHN F KENNEDY G3, LAGALP G3, MEKONG RIVER G3, SAYANA G3, SIDERA G3, SIR ISAAC NEWTON G3, THE CORSICAN G3, THE MAJOR GENERAL G3, VENICE BEACH G3, WONDERFULLY G3, Brightest G3, Circling G3, Claiomh Solais G3, Grey Lion G3, Impulsive Moment G3, Marksmanship G3, CUFF LR, ILTEMAS LR, MISS GALILEI LR, Acteur Celebre LR, Amerique LR, Benkei LR, Provenance LR, Via Galilei LR.

Age 2-5

HIGHLAND REEL b h 2012

118 PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES G1 ASCOT. Jun 21. 4yo+. 9f 110yds.

Starts 23

Wins 9

Places Earned 8 £5,947,036

Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 255 Stakes winners. In 2017 CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1, IDAHO Danehill G2, MINDING Danehill Dancer G2, SEVENTH HEAVEN Johannesburg G2, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G3, DEAUVILLE Danehill G3, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Green Desert G3, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G3, JOHANNES VERMEER Holy Roman Emperor G3, OBSERVATIONAL Cadeaux Genereux G3, TERRAKOVA Anabaa G3, VENICE BEACH Danehill G3.

1st Dam: Hveger by Danehill. Winner in Australia, 2nd Feltex Carpets South Australia Oaks G2, 3rd

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119 ASCOT GOLD CUP G1 ASCOT. Jun 22. 4yo+. 19f 110yds.

1. BIG ORANGE (GB) 6 9-2 £226,840 b g by Duke of Marmalade - Miss Brown To You (Fasliyev) O-W. J. and T. C. O. Gredley B-Stetchworth & Middle Park Studs Ltd TR-Michael Bell 2. Order of St George (IRE) 5 9-2 £86,000 b h by Galileo - Another Storm (Gone West) O-M.Tabor,D.Smith,MrsJ Magnier,L Williams B-Paget Bloodstock TR-Aidan O’Brien 3. Harbour Law (GB) 4 9-0 £43,040 b c by Lawman - Abunai (Pivotal) O-Mrs Jackie Cornwell B-Hascombe & Valiant Stud Ltd TR-Laura Mongan Margins Short Head, 6. Time 4:22.40. Going Good to Firm.

Age 2-6

Starts 21

Wins 9

Places 7

Sire: DUKE OF MARMALADE. Sire of 34 Stakes winners. In 2017 - BIG ORANGE Fasliyev G1, MARMELO In The Wings G3, BIG MEMORY Nebos LR, FLEMISH DUCHESSE Ashkalani LR. 1st Dam: MISS BROWN TO YOU by Fasliyev. Winner at 3. Dam of 3 winners: 2010: EMPOWERMENTOFWOMEN (f Manduro) Winner at 3. Broodmare.

2011: BIG ORANGE (g Duke of Marmalade) 9 wins at 3 to 6, 2017, Ascot Gold Cup G1, Qatar Goodwood Cup G2 (twice), Arqana Princess of Wales’s S G2 (twice), Matchbook Henry II S G3, Betdaq Colossus Chester H LR, Londonmetric Noel Murless S LR, 2nd Al Tayer Motors Dubai Gold Cup G2, 3rd Dunaden at Overbury Jockey Club S G2, Quayclean Zipping Sandown Classic G2.

2012: Verchinina (f Authorized) unraced.

2013: THE PARIS SHRUG (f Manduro) Winner at 3.

2014: Stormy Blues (g Sepoy) in training.

2015: India (f Poet’s Voice) unraced to date.

2017: (c Fastnet Rock) 2nd Dam: Almaaseh by Dancing Brave. Dam of MILITARY ATTACK (g Oratorio: Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup G1, Singapore Airlines International Cup G1, 2nd Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup G1 (twice), Longines Hong Kong Cup G1, Singapore Airlines International Cup G1, 3rd The Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup G1, Singapore Airlines International Cup G1), ALMATY (c Dancing Dissident: Curragh S G3, Molecomb S G3, 3rd King’s Stand S G2), Salee (f Caerleon: 2nd Grangewood Severals S LR). Grandam of RED CADEAUX, Nubar Lady. Third dam of Dylanbaru.

Broodmare Sire: FASLIYEV. Sire of the dams of 32 Stakes winners. In 2017 - BIG ORANGE Duke of Marmalade G1, ANA ROYALE Anacheeva G3, SACRED RHYTHM Pentire LR.

BIG ORANGE b g 2011 Danzig Danehill Razyana DUKE OF MARMALADE b 04 Kingmambo Love Me True Lassie’s Lady Nureyev Fasliyev Mr P’s Princess

Sadler’s Wells GALILEO b 98 Urban Sea

Danehill HVEGER b 01 Circles of Gold

Northern Dancer Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Mr Prospector Miswaki Hopespringseternal Lombard Allegretta Anatevka Northern Dancer Danzig Pas de Nom His Majesty Razyana Spring Adieu Biscay Marscay Heart of Market Zamazaan Olympic Aim Gold Vink

See race 53 in the July issue

Earned £975,585

MISS BROWN TO YOU b 05 Dancing Brave Almaaseh Al Bahathri

Northern Dancer Pas de Nom His Majesty Spring Adieu Mr Prospector Miesque Alydar Lassie Dear Northern Dancer Special Mr Prospector Anne Campbell Lyphard Navajo Princess Blushing Groom Chain Store

It’s true to say that very few horses of the modern era are bred to stay the Gold Cup distance of two and a half miles. But the latest winner – the wonderfully courageous Big Orange – has a pedigree which seems at odds with the stamina he obviously possesses (he has also won two editions of the Goodwood Cup).

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European Pattern His grandsires Danehill and Fasliyev also scored at Royal Ascot but their respective victories came over six furlongs, in the Cork and Orrery (now the Diamond Jubilee) and the Coventry Stakes.

The stallions in the third generation include Danzig, Kingmambo and Nureyev, and Big Orange’s third dam is Al Bahathri, a Blushing Groom filly who gained six victories at up to a mile, including the Irish 1,000 Guineas and Coronation Stakes.

If Al Bahathri had a weakness, it was that she didn’t quite last a mile and a quarter. Big Orange’s pedigree also features 4 x 4 inbreeding to the top American sprinter Mr Prospector, 5 x 3 to Nureyev and 4 x 4 x 5 to Northern Dancer.

So where does the stamina come from? It mustn’t be forgotten that Danehill sired a Gold Cup winner in Westerner, and so did Danehill’s sons Desert King (Mr Dinos) and Champs Elysees (Trip To Paris). Sons of Northern Dancer also sired Gold Cup winners, with Dixieland Band getting the dual winner Drum Taps, while Sadler’s Wells was responsible for the multiple winners Kayf Tara and Yeats.

Big Orange’s sire Duke Of Marmalade stayed well for a son of Danehill – well enough to win the King George. His best progeny includes Simple Verse, the St Leger and Park Hill Stakes winner who stays two miles.

Big Orange’s dam Miss Brown To You won over a mile and is a halfsister to two good winners. One, Almaty, was fast enough to win the Molecomb Stakes and to finish third in the King’s Stand, but the other, the Hong Kong Horse of the Year Military Attack, stayed better. This grandson of Danehill gained several important successes over a mile and a quarter.

Arguably more significantly, Miss Brown To You is a half-sister to Artisia, who produced the three-time Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux to the sprinter Cadeaux Genereux. Their dam Almaaseh was a half-sister to Haafhd, winner of the 2,000 Guineas and Champion Stakes.

120 COMMONWEALTH CUP G1 ASCOT. Jun 23. 3yo. 6f.

1. CARAVAGGIO (USA) 9-3 £226,840 gr c by Scat Daddy - Mekko Hokte (Holy Bull) O-Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith B-Windmill Manor Farms Inc & Petaluma Bloodstock TR-Aidan O’Brien 2. Harry Angel (IRE) 9-3 £86,000 b c by Dark Angel - Beatrix Potter (Cadeaux Genereux) O-Godolphin B-CBS Bloodstock TR-Clive Cox 3. Blue Point (IRE) 9-3 £43,040 b c by Shamardal - Scarlett Rose (Royal Applause) O-Godolphin B-Oak Lodge Bloodstock TR-Charlie Appleby Margins 0.75, 0.5. Time 1:13.40. Going Good to Firm.

Age 2-3

Starts 6

Wins 6

Places 0

Earned £481,821

Sire: SCAT DADDY. Sire of 71 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CARAVAGGIO Holy Bull G1, LADY AURELIA Forest Wildcat G1, RUBY LOVE First Samurai G1, CELESTINE Monarchos G2, SIOUX NATION Oasis Dream G2, PRETTY N COOL Rockport Harbor G3, SMOOTH DADDY Badger Land G3, SPARTIATIS

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French Deputy G3, ACAPULCO End Sweep LR, CON TE PARTIRO Street Cry LR, CONQUEST FARENHEIT Holy Bull LR, DON LUCAS Wild Rush LR, EL BROMISTA Seeker’s Reward LR, MR OMAR Monthir LR, PANZER BARCELONA A P Jet LR, PAQUITA COQUETA Mon Pote Le Gitan LR. 1st Dam: MEKKO HOKTE by Holy Bull. 3 wins at 2 and 3 in USA, Delta Miss S. Dam of 5 winners: 2007: MY JEN (f Fusaichi Pegasus) 4 wins at 2 and 3 in USA, Gallant Bloom H G2. Broodmare.

2008: NINJA BLADE (c Johannesburg) 2 wins at 3 and 4 in USA. 2009: AFRICANIST (c Johannesburg) 3 wins at 2 to 4 in USA. 2010: Never Touch a Star (f Henrythenavigator) ran on the flat in USA. 2012: SUSIE’S BABY (f Giant’s Causeway) Winner at 3 in USA. 2014: CARAVAGGIO (c Scat Daddy). 6 wins at 2 and 3, Keeneland Phoenix S G1, Commonwealth Cup G1, Coventry S G2, EMS Copiers Lacken S G3, Cold Move EBF Marble Hill S LR. 2016: (f Scat Daddy) 2nd Dam: AEROSILVER by Relaunch. 2 wins at 3 and 4 in USA. Dam of MEKKO HOKTE (f Holy Bull, see above) Broodmare Sire: HOLY BULL. Sire of the dams of 37 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CARAVAGGIO Scat Daddy G1, CONNECT Curlin G3, SUNSET DUBAI E Dubai G3, CONQUEST FARENHEIT Scat Daddy LR, TERREMOTO GUS Miner’s Lamp LR. The Scat Daddy/Holy Bull cross has produced: CARAVAGGIO G1, CONQUEST FARENHEIT G2.

CARAVAGGIO gr c 2014 Hennessy Johannesburg Myth SCAT DADDY b/br 04 Mr Prospector Love Style Likeable Style Great Above Holy Bull Sharon Brown MEKKO HOKTE gr/ro 00 Relaunch Aerosilver Silver In Flight

Storm Cat Island Kitty Ogygian Yarn Raise A Native Gold Digger Nijinsky Personable Lady Minnesota Mac Ta Wee Al Hattab Agathea’s Dawn In Reality Foggy Note Silver Series Winter Wren

There was a marked difference of opinion when the various handicappers assessed the top twoyear-olds of 2016. Although the official handicappers rated Churchill top on 122, with Lady Aurelia second on 121 and Caravaggio equal sixth on 116, Timeform had Lady Aurelia top on 127, Caravaggio second on 123p and Churchill third on 120p.

After Royal Ascot it looked as though Timeform was nearer the mark where Caravaggio is concerned.

On the Racing Post’s figures, the top three-year-olds were Caravaggio (125), Churchill (125) and Lady Aurelia (124).

At the time of writing Caravaggio boasted an unbeaten record of six wins and there was much to like about his victory in the Gr1 Commonwealth Cup, in which he overcame a moderate start to cut down Harry Angel and Blue Point.

With an eye to the future, Caravaggio could prove all the more valuable because he offers a largely outcross pedigree. Northern Dancer appears only once in Caravaggio’s five-generation pedigree and the bottom half of his pedigree is a total outcross.

All the first four stallions in Caravaggio’s male line contested the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, with Scat Daddy finishing fourth; Johannesburg taking the race to become a Gr1 winner in four different countries; Hennessy going down by a neck to Unbridled’s Song; and Storm Cat also finishing a close second.

As Scat Daddy won the Gr1 Florida Derby over nine furlongs, Caravaggio has the potential to stay a mile, with any doubts centring on his dam Mekko Hokte, who raced mainly over sprint distances. She won the Delta Miss Stakes over 6.5 furlongs at two.

Mekko Hokte’s previous stakes winner, the Gr2 Gallant Bloom Handicap winner My Jen, was a sprinter, even though she had the Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus as her sire.

Caravaggio’s broodmare sire Holy Bull has three black-type winners from only seven foals by Scat Daddy.

One of the others, the American three-year-old Conquest Farenheit, is a stakes winner over six and a half and eight furlongs on turf.

In the year Holy Bull earned the title of Horse of the Year, his Gr1 victories included three over nine furlongs and one over a mile and a quarter. Caravaggio’s next two dams, the dirt and turf winner Aerosilver and the Gr2-placed Silver In Flight, were daughters of Relaunch and Silver Series. Relaunch was once a close second in the Gr1 San Luis Rey Stakes over a mile and a half and Silver Series won the Gr1 Widener Handicap over a mile and a quarter.

Holy Bull’s sire Great Above also appears in the pedigree of the brilliantly speedy Lady Aurelia, as the sire of her third dam. Great Above once set a track record for six furlongs in the Gr3 Toboggan Handicap and was out of the twotime champion American sprinter Ta Wee, herself a half-sister to a champion sprinter in Dr Fager.

121 CORONATION STAKES G1 ASCOT. Jun 23. 3yof. 7f 110yds.

1. WINTER (IRE) 9-0 £243,853 gr f by Galileo - Laddies Poker Two (Choisir) O-Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith B-Laddies Poker Two Syndicate TR-Aidan O’Brien 2. Roly Poly (USA) 9-0 £92,450 b f by War Front - Misty For Me (Galileo) O-Mr M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier B-Misty For Me Syndicate TR-Aidan O’Brien 3. Hydrangea (IRE) 9-0 £46,268 b f by Galileo - Beauty Is Truth (Pivotal) O-Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor B-Beauty Is Truth Syndicate TR-Aidan O’Brien Margins 2.25, Neck. Time 1:39.30. Going Good to Firm.

Age 2-3

Starts 7

Wins 4

Places 3

Earned £692,495

Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 255 Stakes winners. In 2017 CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1, IDAHO Danehill G2, MINDING Danehill Dancer G2, SEVENTH HEAVEN Johannesburg G2, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G3, DEAUVILLE Danehill G3, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Green Desert G3, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G3, JOHANNES VERMEER Holy Roman Emperor G3,

OBSERVATIONAL Cadeaux Genereux G3, TERRAKOVA Anabaa G3, VENICE BEACH Danehill G3.

1st Dam: LADDIES POKER TWO by Choisir. 3 wins at 3 and 5. Dam of 1 winner: 2013: Facts And Figures (c Galileo) unraced.

2014: WINTER (f Galileo) 4 wins at 2 and 3, Coronation S G1, Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas G1, Qipco 1000 Guineas G1, 2nd Ballylinch 1000 Guineas Trial S G3.

2015: Snowflakes (f Galileo) in training.

2016: (f Galileo) Broodmare Sire: CHOISIR. Sire of the dams of 12 Stakes winners. In 2017 - WINTER Galileo G1, BRAZUCA Teofilo G2, ECKSTEIN I Am Invincible G3, SEANNIE Sebring LR, TISBUTADREAM Dream Ahead LR.

WINTER gr f 2014 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge GALILEO b 98 Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta Danehill Dancer Choisir Great Selection LADDIES POKER TWO gr 05 Favorite Trick Break of Day Quelle Affaire

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal Lombard Anatevka Danehill Mira Adonde Lunchtime Pensive Mood Phone Trick Evil Elaine Riverman Ancient Regime

See race 52 in the July issue 122 DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES G1 ASCOT. Jun 24. 4yo+. 6f.

1. THE TIN MAN (GB) 5 9-3 £340,260 b g by Equiano - Persario (Bishop of Cashel) O-Fred Archer Racing - Ormonde B-Mrs E. M. Grundy TR-James Fanshawe 2. Tasleet (GB) 4 9-3 £129,000 b c by Showcasing - Bird Key (Cadeaux Genereux) O-Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Whitsbury Manor Stud TR-William Haggas 3. Limato (IRE) 5 9-3 £64,560 b g by Tagula - Come April (Singspiel) O-Mr Paul G. Jacobs B-S. Phelan TR-Henry Candy Margins Neck, 0.75. Time 1:12.00. Going Good to Firm.

Age 3-5

Starts 13

Wins 7

Places 2

Earned £860,560

Sire: EQUIANO. Sire of 11 Stakes winners. In 2017 THE TIN MAN Bishop of Cashel G1, FINAL VENTURE Polar Falcon LR. 1st Dam: PERSARIO by Bishop of Cashel. 2 wins at 3 and 5. Dam of 5 winners: 2007: DEACON BLUES (g Compton Place) Champion older sprinter in Europe in 2011. 7 wins at 2 to 4, Qipco British Champions Sprint S G2.

2008: Voom Voom (f Bahamian Bounty) unraced.

Broodmare.

2009: IF SO (f Iffraaj) 4 wins at 3 and 4. Broodmare.

2010: Holley Shiftwell (f Bahamian Bounty) 4 wins at 3 and 4, 2nd Whitsbury/EBF Stallions Lansdown S LR, Scottish Sun EBF Land O’Burns S LR. 2012: THE TIN MAN (g Equiano) Sold 80,000gns yearling at TAOC1. 7 wins at 3 to 5, Diamond Jubilee S G1, Qipco British Champions Sprint S G1, bet365 Hackwood S G3, Weatherbys Leisure S LR, 2nd 32Red Sprint Cup G1.

2013: Blues Sister (f Compton Place) unraced.

2014: HILARIO (g Sepoy) Winner at 2.

2015: (f Sepoy) 2016: (c Poet’s Voice) 2017: (c Muhaarar) 2nd Dam: BARFORD LADY by Stanford. 2 wins at 3.

Dam of WARNINGFORD (c Warning: Peter Sandrovich Leicestershire S G3 (3 times), 2nd Juddmonte Lockinge S G1, 3rd Prix de la Foret G1) Broodmare Sire: BISHOP OF CASHEL. Sire of the

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dams of 6 Stakes winners.

THE TIN MAN b g 2012 Royal Applause Acclamation Princess Athena EQUIANO b 05 Ela-Mana-Mou Entente Cordiale Mirmande Warning Bishop of Cashel Ballet Classique PERSARIO b 99 Stanford Barford Lady Grace Poole

Waajib Flying Melody Ahonoora Shopping Wise Pitcairn Rose Bertin Kris Secala Known Fact Slightly Dangerous Sadler’s Wells Estaciones Red God Sweet Almond Sallust Marvedo

Royal Ascot was the scene of Equiano’s finest performances, with this son of Acclamation winning the Gr1 King’s Stand Stakes at the ages of three and five. His son The Tin Man is also very much at home on the Berkshire track, winning the Gr1 QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes in 2016 and now the Gr1 Diamond Jubilee. Coincidentally, the QIPCO British Champions Sprint has also been won by The Tin Man’s halfbrother Deacon Blues, who took it when it was a Gr2.

Their dam Persario now has five winners from five runners, including three black-type earners, and she also has a 2016 colt by Poet’s Voice and a 2017 colt from the first crop by champion sprinter Muhaarar. Persario wasn’t an obvious candidate to shine as a broodmare, as she won just twice in three seasons, but Timeform rated her 96 after she had gained her second success, over six furlongs as a five-year-old. Her sire, the Gr2 winner Bishop Of Cashel, was represented by nothing better than a Gr3 winner in Europe (his son Ecclesiastical became a Gr1 winner as Olympic Express after his sale to Hong Kong).

Bishop Of Cashel was by Warning, who was mated to Persario’s dam Barford Lady to produce the admirable Warningford, a durable and smart performer who excelled over seven furlongs. Barford Lady was a fairly useful winner at up to a mile.

Equiano, who shares the same sire as Dark Angel, has spent most of his career at Newsells Park Stud at a fee of £8,000. He has therefore done well to sire as many as seven Group/Graded winners in his first three crops. There were three in his first crop, headed by The Tin Man and the smart sprinter Strath Burn, and another three in his second, including Gr3 winners on dirt and turf in the US. 123 DUBAI DUTY FREE IRISH DERBY G1 CURRAGH. Jul 1. 3yoc&f. 12f.

1. CAPRI (IRE) 9-0 £730,769 gr c by Galileo - Dialafara (Anabaa) O-Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor B-Lynch Bages Ltd & Camas Park Stud TR-Aidan O’Brien 2. Cracksman (GB) 9-0 £243,590 b c by Frankel - Rhadegunda (Pivotal) O-Mr A. E. Oppenheimer B-Hascombe & Valiant Stud Ltd TR-John Gosden 3. Wings of Eagles (FR) 9-0 £115,385 b c by Pour Moi - Ysoldina (Kendor)

O-Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor B-Mme A. Forien & G. Forien TR-Aidan O’Brien Margins Neck, Short Head. Time 2:35.45. Going Good.

Age 2-3

Starts 9

Wins 4

Places 4

Earned £869,512

Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 255 Stakes winners. In 2017 CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1, IDAHO Danehill G2, MINDING Danehill Dancer G2, SEVENTH HEAVEN Johannesburg G2, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G3, DEAUVILLE Danehill G3, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Green Desert G3, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G3, JOHANNES VERMEER Holy Roman Emperor G3, OBSERVATIONAL Cadeaux Genereux G3, TERRAKOVA Anabaa G3, VENICE BEACH Danehill G3.

1st Dam: DIALAFARA by Anabaa. Winner at 3 in France. Dam of 3 winners: 2012: JAMAICA (c Galileo) Winner at 2.

2013: SOVEREIGN PARADE (f Galileo) Winner at 3.

2014: CAPRI (c Galileo). 4 wins at 2 and 3, Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby G1, Juddmonte Beresford S G2, Coolmore Canford Cliffs S LR, 3rd Criterium de Saint-Cloud G1, Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S G3.

2015: Cypress Creek (c Galileo) unraced to date.

2016: (f Galileo) 2nd Dam: DIAMILINA by Linamix. 4 wins at 3 in France Prix de Malleret G2, 2nd Prix Vermeille-Hermitage Barriere G1. Own sister to DIAMONIXA. Dam of Diaghan (c Lawman: 2nd Prix de Conde G3). Grandam of Dandy d’Arcis.

Broodmare Sire: ANABAA. Sire of the dams of 84 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CAPRI Galileo G1, ENGLISH Encosta de Lago G2, JIMMY TWO TIMES Kendargent G2, PROPERTY Starcraft G3, TERRAKOVA Galileo G3.

The Galileo/Anabaa cross has produced: BIG BLUE G1, CAPRI G1, LUSH LASHES G1, TERRAKOVA G1, MANIACO G2, SPIRITJIM G2, Claudio Monteverdi LR.

CAPRI gr c 2014 Sadler’s Wells GALILEO b 98 Urban Sea

Anabaa DIALAFARA gr 07 Diamilina

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The Irish Derby ranked among Galileo’s Gr1 successes and this great stallion has since exerted a powerful grip on the Curragh Classic, with Soldier Of Fortune winning for him in 2007, Cape Blanco in 2010, Treasure Beach in 2011 and Australia in 2014. There has also been a winner, Trading Leather, by a son of Galileo and the nine challengers for the 2017 edition included five sons of Galileo, plus colts by Frankel and Teofilo. The finish turned into a battle between Galileo’s son Capri and Frankel’s son Cracksman, with Capri gamely becoming his sire’s fifth winner.

Capri had been considered a potential leader of Aidan O’Brien’s staying colts as a two-year-old, when he started odds-on for the Gr1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud after

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winning the Gr2 Beresford Stakes.

However, he could finish only third at Saint-Cloud and he had also been beaten in each of his first three starts as a three-year-old, including when sixth in the Derby.

Looking at the bottom half of Capri’s pedigree, it wouldn’t have been too surprising had he just missed top class. Although there are numerous stakes winners under his second, third and fourth dams, including plenty of Gr2 winners, none had quite managed to win at Gr1 level until Capri came along.

His dam Dialafara, a winner over an extended mile and a half in the French Provinces, is out of Diamilina, a Gr3 and Gr2 middle-distance winner in the Lagardere colours who was second in the Gr1 Prix Vermeille.

Diamilina was a half-sister to Diamond Green, whose only Group win came at Gr3 level, even though he was good enough to finish second in the Prix Morny, the Poule d’Essai des Poulains and the St James’s Palace Stakes. Diamilina’s sister Diamonixa won the Gr3 Prix Cleopatre on her second and final appearance. This family has also produced a runner-up in the Melbourne Cup (Bauer) and a third in the Grand Prix de Paris (Diamond Mix).

Capri represents Galileo’s very fruitful partnership with Anabaa, who shares the same sire – Danzig – as Danehill, the broodmare sire of so many of Galileo’s best winners.

Galileo’s statistics with Anabaa mares stand at 24 foals, 17 starters and 14 winners, of which six – a terrific 25% – have become black-type winners.

These six include that fine filly Lush Lashes, the Gr2 winner Spiritjim and the very promising Terrakova.

124 PRETTY POLLY STAKES G1 CURRAGH. Jul 2. 3yo+f. 10f.

1. NEZWAAH (GB) 4 9-8 £113,462 b f by Dubawi - Ferdoos (Dansili) O-Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum B-Darley Stud Management Company Ltd TR-Roger Varian 2. Rain Goddess (IRE) 3 8-12 £36,538 b f by Galileo - Where (Danehill Dancer) O-Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith B-Where Syndicate TR-Aidan O’Brien 3. Turret Rocks (IRE) 4 9-8 £17,308 b f by Fastnet Rock - Beyond Compare (Galileo) O-Mrs June Judd B-J. S. Bolger TR-J. S. Bolger Margins 3.25, 1.5. Time 2:06.19. Going Good.

Age 3-4

Starts 9

Wins 5

Places 2

Earned £196,093

Sire: DUBAWI. Sire of 138 Stakes winners. In 2017 ALMANAAR Bahhare G1, NEZWAAH Dansili G1, SOBETSU Darshaan G1, ZARAK Zamindar G1, CORONET Darshaan G2, DARTMOUTH Galileo G2, AUTOCRATIC Storm Cat G3, BATEEL Chief’s Crown G3, BEAN FEASA Danehill G3, BENBATL Selkirk G3, JUNGLE EDGE Carnegie G3, KITESURF Danehill Dancer G3, LAUGH ALOUD Singspiel G3, NORTH AMERICA Yankee Victor G3.

1st Dam: FERDOOS by Dansili. 3 wins at 3 and 4, EBF Grosvenor Casinos Pinnacle S LR. Dam of 1 winner: 2013: NEZWAAH (f Dubawi) 5 wins at 3 and 4, Pretty Polly S G1, Betfred TV EBF Hoppings S LR, Tennent’s Brit Studs EBF Rothesay S LR, 2nd EBF Stallions John Musker S LR, 3rd Haras de Bouquetot Fillies’ Trial S LR. 2014: Madjbor (g Pivotal) unraced to date.

2015: Monteja (f Shamardal) unraced to date.

2016: (f Dubawi) 2nd Dam: Blaze of Colour by Rainbow Quest. 2 wins at 3, 3rd Siemens HomesTechnology Aphrodite S LR. Dam of BRUSCO (c Rock of Gibraltar: Coppa d’Ora di Milano LR, Sparda Bank Trophy LR, 2nd Rossmann Rennen - Langer Hamburger G3), FERDOOS (f Dansili, see above) Broodmare Sire: DANSILI. Sire of the dams of 29 Stakes winners. In 2017 - NEZWAAH Dubawi G1, ICE BREEZE Nayef G2, CLIFFS OF MOHER Galileo LR, UNI More Than Ready LR. The Dubawi/Dansili cross has produced: NEZWAAH G1, TIME TEST G1.

NEZWAAH b f 2013 Dubai Millennium DUBAWI b 02 Zomaradah

Dansili FERDOOS b 07 Blaze of Colour

Seeking The Gold Mr Prospector Con Game Colorado Dancer Shareef Dancer Fall Aspen Shirley Heights Deploy Slightly Dangerous Dancing Brave Jawaher High Tern Danzig Danehill Razyana Kahyasi Hasili Kerali Blushing Groom Rainbow Quest I Will Follow Green Desert Hawait Al Barr Allegedly Blue

Dubawi was in great form on July 2, scoring a Gr1 double thanks to Zarak in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and Nezwaah in the Pretty Polly Stakes.

Coincidentally, both these first-time Gr1 winners have broodmare sires who have distinguished records with Dubawi.

Nezwaah is one of 15 foals of racing age out of daughters of Dansili.

Six of the ten starters are winners and they also include Time Test, a fourtime Group winner who was second in the Gr1 Manhattan Stakes in June, and Glorious Journey, a 2,600,000guinea yearling who made a winning debut at Newmarket in June.

This partnership between Dubawi and Dansili looks set to flourish as Glorious Journey (out of the Gr1 winner Fallen For You) is just one of several Dubawi youngsters out of notable daughters of Dansili. The French two-year-old Zalzalah is out of the smart Strawberrydaiquiri and there are 2017 yearlings out of The Fugue, Giofra, Zibelina and Ferdoos, with Ferdoos being dam of Nezwaah.

Unlike The Fugue and Giofra, Ferdoos didn’t enjoy Gr1 success but she was rated as high as 122 by Timeform after winning three of her five starts (she bled in the last of them). Ferdoos, who was suited by a mile and a half, was one of six stakes winners sired by Dansili from Rainbow Quest mares, another being Riposte (Gr2 Ribblesdale Stakes). Ferdoos’ dam Blaze Of Colour was Listedplaced over a mile and a half and her useful half-brother Brusco was placed in the German St Leger, even though he was by Rock Of Gibraltar.

This stamina extends to Nezwaah’s third dam Hawait Al Barr, even though she was a daughter of the sprinter Green Desert. Hawait Al Barr gained her wins at up to two miles, having inherited plenty of stamina from her dam, the Park Hill Stakes third Allegedly Blue.

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European Pattern 125 IDEE DEUTSCHES DERBY G1 HAMBURG. Jul 2. 3yoc&f. 2400m.

1. WINDSTOSS (GER) 9-2 £333,333 br c by Shirocco - Wellenspiel (Sternkoenig) O-Gestut Rottgen B-Gestut Rottgen TR-Markus Klug 2. Enjoy Vijay (GER) 9-2 £111,111 b c by Nathaniel - Enjoy The Life (Medicean) O-Gestut Ittlingen B-Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof TR- P Schiergen 3. Rosenpurpur (GER) 9-2 £66,667 b c by Pour Moi - Rosenreihe (Catcher In The Rye) O-Gestut Wittekindshof B-Gestut Wittekindshof TR-P Schiergen Margins 1, 0.75. Time 2:41.52. Going Soft.

Age 2-3

Starts 7

Wins 3

Places 2

Earned £361,194

Sire: SHIROCCO. Sire of 39 Stakes winners. In 2017 PATEO DO BATEL Hibernian Rhapsody G1, WINDSTOSS Sternkoenig G1, JUMP LADY Roi Normand G3, SOME IN TIEME Royal Academy G3, KITIKERO Jules LR, TUVALU Fantastic Light LR. 1st Dam: WELLENSPIEL by Sternkoenig. 2 wins at 3 and 4 in Germany. Dam of 1 winner: 2014: WINDSTOSS (c Shirocco) Sold 11,812gns yearling at BBAGO. 2 wins at 2 and 3 in Germany, IDEE Deutsches Derby G1, XTIP Derby Trial LR, 2nd Oppenheim UnionRennen G2.

2015: Weltstar (c Soldier Hollow) unraced to date.

2016: Walerian (c Reliable Man) 2nd Dam: WELL KNOWN by Konigsstuhl. Champion 2yr old filly in Germany in 1989. 4 wins in West Germany Preis der Winterkonigin LR, Schloss RolandStutenpreis LR, 2nd Preis der Diana - Deutsches Stuten Derby G2, ARAG Preis (1000 Guineas) G2.

Dam of WELL MADE (c Mondrian: Deutsche Post Euro Express Europa Preis G1, 3rd Preis von Europa G1), WEICHSEL (f Soldier Hollow: Preis des Verlages Winterkonigin Trial LR), Whisperer (g Spectrum: 3rd Mehl-Mulhens Rennen G2), Wellola (f Lomitas: 3rd Frankfurter der Mehl Mulhens Stiftung G3), Wellanca (f Acatenango: 3rd Premio Giovanni Falck LR). Grandam of WASIR, Wellvita.

Broodmare Sire: STERNKOENIG. Sire of the dams of 14 Stakes winners. In 2017 - OUR IVANHOWE Soldier Hollow G1, WINDSTOSS Shirocco G1, WALSINGHAM Campanologist LR. The Shirocco/Sternkoenig cross has produced: WILD COCO G1, WINDSTOSS G1.

WINDSTOSS br c 2014 Konigsstuhl Monsun Mosella SHIROCCO b 01 The Minstrel So Sedulous Sedulous Kalaglow Sternkoenig Sternwappen WELLENSPIEL br 08 Konigsstuhl Well Known Well Proved

Dschingis Khan Konigskronung Surumu Monasia Northern Dancer Fleur Tap On Wood Pendulina Kalamoun Rossitor Wauthi Sternwacht Dschingis Khan Konigskronung Prince Ippi Well Tamed

In October 2013 it was announced

that Monsun’s top-class son Shirocco was leaving the Darley operation for Glenview Stud. The move was partly motivated by the emergence of Shirocco’s daughter Annie Power as a top-class hurdler and by increasing interest from the National Hunt community.

Quite a lot of Shirocco’s 2014 foals have been sold as three-yearolds at the National Hunt sales but this 2014 crop also contains a very good Flat performer in Windstoss, winner of the Deutsches Derby. The colt had previously won one of Germany’s Derby trials and finished a close second in the Gr2 UnionRennen.

Windstoss is the first foal of Wellenspiel, a Sternkoenig filly who won at three and four. Gestut Rottgen appear to have chosen Shirocco for her because he creates 3 x 3 inbreeding to the German Triple Crown winner Konigsstuhl, who not only sired Shirocco’s sire Monsun but also Windstoss’ second dam Well Known. Another of Shirocco’s best winners, the Gr2 Park Hill Stakes winner Wild Coco, is inbred 3 x 4 to Konigsstuhl. Shirocco is best known as the sire of Brown Panther, another stayer whose victories included the Irish St Leger.

Windstoss’ dam is a half-sister to Well Made, a Mondrian colt who shone as a five-year-old in 2002, when his victories included the Gr1 Preis von Europa. Windstoss’ second dam, Well Known, was Germany’s best juvenile filly of 1989 and went on to finish second in the German 1,000 Guineas and Oaks.

Well Known also did well as a broodmare, with another of her sons, Whisperer, finishing third in the German 2,000 Guineas. The next dam, Well Proven, was another Classic performer, a winner of the 1983 German 1,000 Guineas, and she is also the dam of Welluna, winner of the Gr3 Prix de Psyche, and Well Minded, a Monsun filly who won the Gr3 Prix d’Aumale.

3. Armande (IRE) 4 8-13 £39,077 b f by Sea The Stars - Alpine Snow (Verglas) O-Lady O'Reilly & Baron Edouard De Rothschild B-Ecurie de Meautry & Petra Bloodstock TR-A Fabre Margins 0.75, 1.25. Time 2:27.76. Going Good to Soft.

Age 2-4

Starts 12

SAINT-CLOUD. Jul 2. 4yo+. 2400m.

1. ZARAK (FR) 4 9-2 £195,350 b c by Dubawi - Zarkava (Zamindar) O-H.H. Aga Khan B-No breeder TR-A. de Royer Dupre 2. Silverwave (FR) 5 9-2 £78,154 b h by Silver Frost - Miss Bio (River Mist) O-Hspirit B-Mlle M-L Collet, J Collet & Mme M Collet TR-P Bary

Places 6

Earned £985,443

Sire: DUBAWI. Sire of 138 Stakes winners. In 2017 ALMANAAR Bahhare G1, NEZWAAH Dansili G1, SOBETSU Darshaan G1, ZARAK Zamindar G1, CORONET Darshaan G2, DARTMOUTH Galileo G2, AUTOCRATIC Storm Cat G3, BATEEL Chief’s Crown G3, BEAN FEASA Danehill G3, BENBATL Selkirk G3, JUNGLE EDGE Carnegie G3, KITESURF Danehill Dancer G3, LAUGH ALOUD Singspiel G3, NORTH AMERICA Yankee Victor G3.

1st Dam: ZARKAVA by Zamindar. Champion 2yr old filly in Europe in 2007, Champion 3yr old filly in Europe in 2008. 7 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix Marcel Boussac-Barriere Deauville G1, Poule d’Essai des Pouliches G1, Prix de Diane G1, Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe G1, Qatar Prix Vermeille G1. Dam of 1 winner: 2010: Zerkaza (f Dalakhani) unraced. Broodmare.

2011: Zarkash (c Sea The Stars) unraced.

2012: Zarkar (c Galileo) unraced.

2013: ZARAK (c Dubawi) 4 wins at 2 to 4 in France, UAE, Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud G1, Wheels Dubai Millennium S G3, 2nd Prix du Jockey Club G1, Prix Ganay G1, Prix Guillaume d’Ornano-Logis St Germain G2, 3rd Qatar Prix Dollar G2.

2014: Zarmitan (c Redoute’s Choice) unraced to date.

2015: Zarkamiya (f Frankel) unraced to date.

2016: (c Invincible Spirit) 2017: (c Siyouni) 2nd Dam: Zarkasha by Kahyasi. unraced. Dam of ZARKAVA (f Zamindar, see above), ZARSHANA (f Sea The Stars: Prix Minerve G3, 3rd Qatar Prix de Royallieu G2), ZARKANDAR (g Azamour: JCB Triumph Hurdle G1, John Smith’s Aintree Hurdle G1, Matalan Anniversary Juvenile Hurdle G1, 2nd JLT Long Walk Hurdle G1, 3rd Ladbrokes World Hurdle G1, Grand Prix d’Automne Hurdle G1, 3rd Grande Course de Haies d’Auteuil Hurdle G1 (twice)). Grandam of Zarzali.

Broodmare Sire: ZAMINDAR. Sire of the dams of 13 Stakes winners. In 2017 - ZARAK Dubawi G1, GRAND JETE Dansili G3, SANTA MONICA Mastercraftsman G3.

The Dubawi/Zamindar cross has produced: NEW BAY G1, ZARAK G1.

ZARAK b c 2013 Dubai Millennium

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DUBAWI b 02 Zomaradah

Zamindar ZARKAVA b 05 Zarkasha

Seeking The Gold Mr Prospector Con Game Colorado Dancer Shareef Dancer Fall Aspen Shirley Heights Deploy Slightly Dangerous Dancing Brave Jawaher High Tern Mr Prospector Gone West Secrettame The Minstrel Zaizafon Mofida Ile de Bourbon Kahyasi Kadissya Doyoun Zarkana Zarna

Great racemares don’t always make great broodmares and one could have been forgiven for starting to have doubts about the unbeaten Zarkava when none of her first three foals made it to the racecourse.

However, her fourth foal – the Dubawi colt Zarak – has made full amends with his victory in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. The Aga Khanhomebred had previously finished second to Almanzor in the Gr1 Prix du Jockey-Club and to Cloth Of Stars in the Gr1 Prix Ganay.

Zarak’s Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud win came on his first attempt at a mile and a half, a distance which clearly suits him well, and, like many a Dubawi, Zarak handles soft ground better than most.

He could become a contender for the Arc, a race which Zarkava won on her final appearance, having previously notched up other Gr1 successes in the Prix Marcel Boussac, Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, Prix de Diane and Prix Vermeille.

Zarkava’s record must have been especially pleasing for the Aga Khan, as the filly’s fifth dam is the brilliant Petite Etoile, who carried the colours of the Aga Khan’s father, Prince Aly Khan, to victory in the 1,000 Guineas and Oaks. Petite Etoile produced only one daughter, the Habitat filly Zahra, but Zahra successfully extended the female line. Zahra ranks as the second dam of Zainta, Kahyasi’s 1998 Prix de Diane winner.

Zarkava is a half-sister to Zarshana, a Sea The Stars filly who won the Gr3 Prix Minerve. However, none of the four mares which separated 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 to winning when second at Amiens. Zarkasha, Zarkana and Zarna were respectively by Kahyasi, Doyoun and Shernazar, who all performed well at up to a mile and a half, which helps explain why Zarak stays better than his sire Dubawi and broodmare sire Zamindar.

Zamindar mares now have two Gr1 winners among their first three foals

by Dubawi, the other being the 2015 Prix du Jockey-Club winner New Bay. The pedigrees of both New Bay and Zarak feature two lines to Mr Prospector, Northern Dancer and Mill Reef (in fact New Bay’s has three lines to Northern Dancer).

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Caulfield on Zarak: “His Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud win came on his first attempt at a mile and a half, and, like many a Dubawi, he handles soft ground better than most”

Group 2 & 3 Races Date 10/06 10/06 11/06 11/06 15/06 17/06 17/06 18/06 18/06 18/06 18/06 18/06 18/06 20/06 21/06 21/06 21/06 22/06 22/06 22/06 23/06 23/06 23/06 24/06 25/06 25/06 28/06 28/06 01/07 01/07 01/07 01/07 01/07 01/07 01/07 02/07 02/07 02/07 02/07

Grade G3 G3 G2 G3 G3 G3 G3 G2 G2 G2 G3 G3 G3 G2 G2 G2 G3 G2 G2 G3 G2 G2 G3 G2 G3 G3 G3 G3 G2 G2 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G2 G2 G3 G3

Race (course) Betway John of Gaunt Stakes (Haydock Park) Betway Pinnacle Stakes (Haydock Park) Oppenheim Union-Rennen (Cologne) TRM Ballyogan Stakes (Curragh) O. Brady Mem. Shabra Ballycorus Stakes (Leopardstown) La Coupe Longines (Chantilly) Prix Paul de Moussac (Chantilly) Prix Hocquart Longines (Chantilly) Wempe 1000 Guineas (Dusseldorf) Gran Premio di Milano (Milan) Prix Bertrand du Breuil Longines (Chantilly) Munster Oaks Stakes (Cork) Premio Del Giubileo (Milan) Coventry Stakes (Ascot) Duke of Cambridge Stakes (Ascot) Queen Mary Stakes (Ascot) Jersey Stakes (Ascot) Norfolk Stakes (Ascot) Ribblesdale Stakes (Ascot) Hampton Court Stakes (Ascot) King Edward VII Stakes (Ascot) Queen’s Vase (Ascot) Albany Stakes (Ascot) Hardwicke Stakes (Ascot) GP.der Wirtschaft-Alfred Zimmermann Mem (Dortmund) Premio Primi Passi (Milan) Prix Daphnis (Maisons-Laffitte) Prix de Ris-Orangis (Maisons-Laffitte) GAIN Railway Stakes (Curragh) pferdewetten.de Grosser Hansa Preis (Hamburg) Prix de la Porte Maillot (Deauville) Prix du Bois (Deauville) Mitglieder des Hamburger Stuten Preis (Hamburg) Betfred Chipchase Stakes (Newcastle) Betway Criterion Stakes (Newmarket) Comer Group International Curragh Cup (Curragh) Prix de Malleret (Saint-Cloud) Finlay Volvo International Stakes (Curragh) Grangecon Stud Balanchine Stakes (Curragh)

Dist 7f 11.5f 11f 6f 7f 10f 8f 12f 8f 12f 8f 12f 9f 6f 8f 5f 7f 5f 11.5f 9.5f 11.5f 13.5f 6f 11.5f 8.5f 6f 9f 6f 6f 12f 7f 5f 11f 6f 7f 14f 12f 10f 6f

Horse Absolutely So (IRE) Bateel (IRE) Colomano (GB) Penny Pepper (IRE) Flight Risk (IRE) Robin of Navan (FR) Trais Fluors (GB) Ice Breeze (GB) Unforgetable Filly (GB) Full Drago (ITY) Taareef (USA) Santa Monica (GB) Voice of Love (IRE) Rajasinghe (IRE) Qemah (IRE) Heartache (GB) Le Brivido (FR) Sioux Nation (USA) Coronet (GB) Benbatl (GB) Permian (IRE) Stradivarius (IRE) Different League (FR) Idaho (IRE) Wild Chief (GER) Ipompieridiviggiu (ITY) Last Kingdom (USA) Rosa Imperial (IRE) Beckford (GB) Dschingis Secret (GER) Inns of Court (IRE) Zonza (FR) Lacazar (GER) Koropick (IRE) Home of The Brave (IRE) Rekindling (GB) Strathspey (GB) Johannes Vermeer (IRE) Clemmie (IRE)

Age 7 5 3 5 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 6 2 3 4 2 4 3 2 3 3 5 3 3 4 2

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

Sire Acclamation Dubawi Cacique Fast Company Teofilo American Post Dansili Nayef Sepoy Pounced Kitten’s Joy Mastercraftsman Poet’s Voice Choisir Danehill Dancer Kyllachy Siyouni Scat Daddy Dubawi Dubawi Teofilo Sea The Stars Dabirsim Galileo Doyen Pastoral Pursuits Frankel Pivotal Bated Breath Soldier Hollow Invincible Spirit Alex The Winner Adlerflug Kodiac Starspangledbanner High Chaparral New Approach Galileo Galileo

Dam Week End Attractive Crown Codera Evening Time Raghida Cloghran Trois Lunes Winter Silence Beautiful Filly Almata Sacred Feather Zacchera Snowfield Bunditten Kartica Place In My Heart La Bugatty Dream The Blues Approach Nahrain Tessa Reef Private Life Danseuse Corse Hveger Wild Angel Sabdala Compelling Rose Trail Whirly Dancer Divya Learned Friend Zanyeva Laey Diamond Kathoe Blissful Beat Sitara Perfect Note Inca Princess Meow

Broodmare Sire Selkirk Chief’s Crown Zilzal Keltos Nordico Muhtathir Manduro Dansili Oasis Dream Almutawakel Carson City Zamindar Tale of The Cat Soviet Star Rainbow Quest Compton Place Dr Fong Oasis Dream Darshaan Selkirk Mark of Esteem Bering Danehill Dancer Danehill Acatenango Sakhee Kingmambo Kingmambo Danehill Dancer Platini Seeking The Gold Oasis Dream Dai Jin Fayruz Beat Hollow Salse Shamardal Holy Roman Emperor Storm Cat

Index 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165

Leading sires 2017 by percentage of stakes winners to runners Name

Galileo Dubawi Frankel Sea The Stars Helmet Dansili War Front Fastnet Rock Nayef Areion Tamayuz Dai Jin Cape Cross

YOF

1998 2002 2008 2006 2008 1996 2002 2001 1998 1995 2005 2000 1994 Duke Of Marmalade 2004 American Post 2001 Pivotal 1993 Raven's Pass 2005 Pour Moi 2008 Unaccounted For 1991 Dark Angel 2005 Siyouni 2007 Kurtiniadis 2003 High Chaparral 1999 Shirocco 2001 Muhtathir 1995 Exceed And Excel 2000 Dream Ahead 2008 Manduro 2002 Shamardal 2002 Mastercraftsman 2006 Kendargent 2003 Lope De Vega 2007 Nathaniel 2008 Dylan Thomas 2003 New Approach 2005 Fast Company 2005 Whipper 2001 Aussie Rules 2003 Acclamation 1999 Kodiac 2001 Bated Breath 2007 Teofilo 2004 Zoffany 2008 Soldier Hollow 2000 Rip Van Winkle 2006 Poet's Voice 2007 Holy Roman Emperor 2004 Invincible Spirit 1997 Victory Gallop 1995 Canford Cliffs 2007 Halling 1991 Street Cry 1998 Luxor 2000 Dalakhani 2000 Iffraaj 2001 Naaqoos 2006 Equiano 2005 Silver Frost 2006 Excelebration 2008 Mount Nelson 2004 Casamento 2008 Rock Of Gibraltar 1999

Sire

Rnrs

Wnrs

%WR

Sadler's Wells Dubai Millennium Galileo Cape Cross Exceed And Excel Danehill Danzig Danehill Gulch Big Shuffle Nayef Peintre Celebre Green Desert Danehill Bering Polar Falcon Elusive Quality Montjeu Private Account Acclamation Pivotal Mujahid Sadler's Wells Monsun Elmaamul Danehill Diktat Monsun Giant's Causeway Danehill Dancer Kendor Shamardal Galileo Danehill Galileo Danehill Dancer Miesque's Son Danehill Royal Applause Danehill Dansili Galileo Dansili In The Wings Galileo Dubawi Danehill Green Desert Cryptoclearance Tagula Diesis Machiavellian Distant Relative Darshaan Zafonic Oasis Dream Acclamation Verglas Exceed And Excel Rock Of Gibraltar Shamardal Danehill

211 147 60 101 86 105 53 150 70 120 75 55 142 88 89 149 91 61 61 252 129 33 134 68 70 211 109 109 149 189 152 115 79 80 124 129 87 87 220 266 89 136 138 92 141 153 206 211 162 115 60 63 68 69 140 72 148 79 85 86 86 175

65 66 30 39 32 41 20 49 25 50 18 19 53 24 32 63 33 24 31 84 37 11 38 24 24 78 37 31 55 56 48 45 24 37 46 40 23 33 70 83 29 50 48 30 43 45 81 67 62 34 27 22 28 24 49 23 42 19 31 24 24 54

30.81 44.90 50.00 38.61 37.21 39.05 37.74 32.67 35.71 41.67 24.00 34.55 37.32 27.27 35.96 42.28 36.26 39.34 50.82 33.33 28.68 33.33 28.36 35.29 34.29 36.97 33.95 28.44 36.91 29.63 31.58 39.13 30.38 46.25 37.10 31.01 26.44 37.93 31.82 31.20 32.58 36.76 34.78 32.61 30.50 29.41 39.32 31.75 38.27 29.57 45.00 34.92 41.18 34.78 35.00 31.94 28.38 24.05 36.47 27.91 27.91 30.86

Races

AWD

Earnings (£)

SH

89 79 36 52 42 58 25 67 37 62 25 35 69 33 40 90 44 29 53 104 50 20 49 29 32 104 55 40 72 77 68 60 29 50 67 57 35 46 86 113 38 67 62 40 63 59 104 88 96 45 34 31 38 33 74 38 50 23 43 34 27 70

10.1 9.3 9.0 10.7 7.8 10.2 7.9 9.5 9.1 8.0 8.1 9.0 9.7 10.9 9.8 8.2 8.4 9.8 8.4 7.6 8.2 7.9 9.9 11.2 10.2 7.1 6.9 11 8.1 9.8 9.3 8.3 10.4 9.5 10 7.8 9.7 9.8 6.9 7.1 6.7 10.3 8.2 9.3 9.2 7.5 7.9 6.9 7.9 8.8 11.5 10.9 7.4 10.5 8.5 8.5 6.4 9.4 7.4 10.1 8.1 8.9

6,507,210 2,309,650 1,279,338 1,576,056 771,712 1,280,860 655,987 1,378,171 466,492 657,855 660,619 514,662 802,540 593,335 671,020 1,225,072 490,541 1,510,885 768,582 1,740,942 1,224,826 410,392 721,935 679,724 402,197 1,258,958 836,002 671,180 1,120,593 954,103 1,130,137 740,359 958,420 659,326 976,398 533,880 795,280 471,201 1,236,507 1,404,172 430,494 1,119,185 657,093 584,765 902,807 752,835 1,058,220 1,754,505 1,624,465 543,691 441,424 423,528 830,332 504,873 1,380,111 419,877 803,609 529,735 890,314 502,306 402,455 901,315

37 21 14 16 5 13 9 14 5 9 5 3 11 6 5 14 3 5 3 13 10 1 6 4 2 14 9 6 8 9 6 10 8 3 10 5 2 4 7 14 4 11 5 10 8 6 9 17 5 7 1 2 5 4 4 3 2 4 2 5 4 6

%

17.54 14.29 23.33 15.84 5.81 12.38 16.98 9.33 7.14 7.50 6.67 5.45 7.75 6.82 5.62 9.40 3.30 8.20 4.92 5.16 7.75 3.03 4.48 5.88 2.86 6.64 8.26 5.50 5.37 4.76 3.95 8.70 10.13 3.75 8.06 3.88 2.30 4.60 3.18 5.26 4.49 8.09 3.62 10.87 5.67 3.92 4.37 8.06 3.09 6.09 1.67 3.17 7.35 5.80 2.86 4.17 1.35 5.06 2.35 5.81 4.65 3.43

SW

%

21 13 4 6 5 6 3 7 3 5 3 2 5 3 3 5 3 2 2 8 4 1 4 2 2 6 3 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 5 6 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2

9.95 8.84 6.67 5.94 5.81 5.71 5.66 4.67 4.29 4.17 4.00 3.64 3.52 3.41 3.37 3.36 3.30 3.28 3.28 3.17 3.10 3.03 2.99 2.94 2.86 2.84 2.75 2.75 2.68 2.65 2.63 2.61 2.53 2.50 2.42 2.33 2.30 2.30 2.27 2.26 2.25 2.21 2.17 2.17 2.13 1.96 1.94 1.90 1.85 1.74 1.67 1.59 1.47 1.45 1.43 1.39 1.35 1.27 1.18 1.16 1.16 1.14

Frankel’s two crops hint at much more to come in future The table has a familiar look, with Galileo and Dubawi at the head of affairs, but Frankel’s success with just two crops to represent him suggests he may be challenging those two stallions in due course.

Admittedly, he has yet to sire a Group 1 scorer in Europe and there are no Group 2 wins this season, but that will surely change.

Dubawi’s 13 stakes winners (SW) include Nezwaah, Sobetsu and Zarak, with one Group 1 apiece.

Galileo’s 21 include Capri, Churchill, Decorated Knight, Highland Reel, Ulysses and Winter, with a tally of ten European Group 1s including five Classics.

Galileo has five sons in the list and Dubawi one.

The next sires in number of SWs are Dark Angel with eight and Fastnet Rock with seven; Dansili, Exceed And Excel, Kodiac and Sea The Stars all have six.

The sires with the highest number of runners are Kodiac on 266, Dark Angel with 252, Acclamation with 220 and Exceed And Excel, Galileo and Invincible Spirit on 211. Frankel is near the bottom of that category with 60.

Statistics to July 11

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always try and sleep at home during the Ebor festival, which means getting up at 4am to be on the course by 5.15am. That way I can switch off from the hurly burly of those busiest of days. I make a cup of tea, turn out my hack, the ex-Peter Beaumont-trained Braddock Island, with Corky, our daughter Sophie’s pony. Then check my phone, jump into the shower and shave before the 35-minute drive to the racecourse.

On the way in from Helmsley I chat to our awardwinning groundsman, Adrian Kay to check if there has been any overnight watering or anything else to report.

Reflecting on my original training as an accountant, the thought of being stuck behind a desk auditing figures makes me realise how lucky I am to be walking three miles round the Knavesmire early in the morning. Adrian brings his labrador, Ollie, and assistant Clerk of the Course Anthea Morshead is accompanied by her terrier, Jack.

It is always a busy coursewalk during Ebor week, supervising the moving of running rails and the phone is never quiet. I’ll do interviews with TalkSport, 5 Live and Radio York for their breakfast shows. I then go across to the stables on the back stretch to meet the stable manager Leanne Astbury and we check the four quadrangles, which house 170 overnight horses.

We visit the stable lads’ hostel where I’ll grab breakfast, a sausage sandwich, cup of tea and a piece of toast, which fuels me for the rest of the day until my evening meal back at home.

After breakfast I return across the course to check every area of the stands, chatting with the restaurant and box managers – we have 50 private boxes and three large hospitality restaurants –

In his dual role as Chief Executive and Clerk of the Course, WILLIAM DERBY is never busier than during York’s Ebor meeting, when he walks up to 30 miles per raceday and fields 150 phone calls as we gear up for the day.

At 10am we have a meeting with all our security and raceday staff, some 300 people including the police, first aid and safety officers. It is a verbal briefing on the daily welcome with the key messages of the afternoon concerning the big race.

It is important, from the car park attendants and gatemen right through to the Chairman, that York gives all its visitors a warm ‘come racing’ welcome, in the knowledge of what’s happening that afternoon.

During racing I have to ensure all the cogs of the wheels of the racing operation are turning in unison. Also a lot of time is spent with our sponsors and guests and we’ll have upwards of 5,000 people

dining in restaurants and other eating areas.

Throughout a raceday I clock between 25-30 miles walking and my phone takes anything up to 150 calls.

For the first time this year, the Juddmonte International, which we proudly promote as Britain’s highest-rated race, will be worth £1 million. We are really looking forward to America’s Lady Aurelia, so impressive in Royal Ascot’s King’s Stand Stakes, running in the Coolmore Nunthorpe.

Being the one person responsible for the racing and business side of the running of York racecourse is unique among the big British racecourses. My predecessors held similar positions, but I couldn’t fulfil both roles without my background in

accountancy and the support of a fantastic team, which delivers on both the racing and the business side of the operation.

I was in Japan earlier this year with representatives from Ascot and Goodwood trying to persuade Japanese horses to come over. Having just returned from Wimbledon, I enjoy visiting other major sporting and cultural events here and abroad, trying to get under the bonnet to see what makes them tick. It’s about finding good practice everywhere, be it big or small venues.

I am quite involved in the city of York, where I am a Merchant Adventurer, and I also go to the Chamber of Commerce. The Cycling World Cup is coming to Yorkshire in 2019. York racecourse hosted the start of day two of the 2014 Tour de France and we are due to be involved in the 2019 World Cup. We take the whole York and Yorkshire economy very seriously as part of our community effort.

When I am not racing I ride out most mornings and often box up the horses and ride with Sophie on the North Yorkshire moors. Polly and I spend a lot of time with Sophie, 12, and Serena, 9, and enjoy skiing together in Switzerland. Reluctantly, I also run a regular four miles trying to keep fit during winter.

At home lunch is a sandwich, though my favourite is a Sunday roast, which Polly cooks, and she cooks very well.

The evening meal is about 8.30pm after the girls have gone to bed. We’ll have a glass of wine, I will check the horses and in summer Polly and I will walk down to inspect our vegetable garden down by the local beck.

It’s bed at 10.30pm, catch the end of the news and usually a good night’s sleep.

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POTENT! Since 2009, when his first crop were two-year-olds, he’s the only one of the world’s greatest stallions to have sired more than 10% Group winners to runners.

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Makfi in the 2,000 Guineas started it in 2010 and Nezwaah in Ireland made it 30 G1 winners for Dubawi. So far...

Percentage of Group winners to runners, 2009-17 1 Dubawi 10.2% 2 Galileo 9.9% 3 8.2% Deep Impact 4 Dansili 7.0% Tapit 7.0% 6 Shamardal 6.0% 7 Medaglia d’Oro 5.3% 8 Bernardini 5.2% Speightstown 5.2% 10 Giant’s Causeway 5.1% Active stallions, NH-bred crops, 500+ runners, to 7/7/17

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