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STALLIONS FOR 2010 • AD VALOREM • AUSSIE RULES • DANEHILL DANCER • DUKE OF MARMALADE • DYLAN THOMAS • EXCELLENT ART • FASTNET ROCK •• FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND • GALILEO • HIGH CHAPARRAL • HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR • HURRICANE RUN • IVAN DENISOVICH • MASTERCRAFTSMAN • MONTJEU • ORATORIO •

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Colt ex Mala Mala (Brief Truce), 3rd Moyglare StudStakes-Gr.1 & Cheveley Park Stakes-Gr.1 and a half-sisterto Irish 1,000 Guineas-Gr.1 winner Tarascon. Owned byMrs. T. Stack and Barronstown Stud.

Colt ex Sherifa (Monsun), an own-sister to Germany’s2nd top-rated 2YO of 1999 Sommernacht.Owned by Ken Lynch.

Colt ex Bowstring (Sadler’s Wells), 3rd Park HillStakes-Gr.2 & a half-sister to Group winner Cantilever.Owned by Michael Ryan of Al Eile Stud.

Filly ex Quarter Moon (Sadler’s Wells), won MoyglareStud S.-Gr.1, runner-up in three Classics and dam ofGr.1 placed 2-y-o You’ll Be Mine.Owned by Mrs. Roisin Henry.

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Tom Gaffney, David Magnier, Joe Hernon or Cathal Murphy: 353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156.E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.coolmore.com

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Five-time Group 1 winner by DANEHILLfrom the family of A.P. INDY, LEMON DROP KID etc.

Colt ex May Kiersey (Sadler’s Wells), a full-sisterto dual Group winner and dual Classic-placed Gagnoa,owned by Pat Tobin.

Colt ex Makarova (Sadler’s Wells), a half-sisterto Fillies’ Mile-Gr.1 winner Sunspangled,owned by Southern Bloodstock.

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The Queen’s racing silks are perhaps asrecognisable to British racegoers, and indeed thewider public, as any to have appeared on our

racecourses over the years.Reading Julian Muscat’s fascinating feature on our

monarch and her racehorses (pages 38-42), one thing isabundantly clear: Her Majesty’s commitment to theracing and breeding industry remains as strong as ever,almost 60 years after she inherited the Royal Studs.

While the successes the Queen enjoyed in the firstthree decades of that period may outweigh those of recentyears – indeed, she was leading Flat owner twice in the1950s – the appetite to breed high-class racehorses is stillvery much evident, with theRoyal Studs introducing newbloodlines as it continues toevolve.

“The diversification of thenew lines in the stud has added atremendous new interest for theQueen,” says her bloodstock andracing advisor, John Warren.“She is obviously following therelated families and spots themas quick as lightning. It gives hera thrill when one of them wins.

“You’ve got to remember, theQueen is a breeder through andthrough. She breeds manydifferent types of horses. That is why she knows her stockso well and why she knows so much about her families.”

We would all love to see the Queen win the Derby,the one British Classic that has so far eluded her, yetWarren insists this omission is not of great concern.

“People often ask me why she hasn’t won the race,”he says. “But even the big owner/breeders do not have arunner every year. There are all sort of other pleasuresshe takes form the sport.”

The Queen may have up to five runners at RoyalAscot this year – and there is every chance Jamie Spencercould be aboard some of them. One of the weighingroom’s finest, and not to say most controversial, talents,the former champion jockey has endured a tough periodin his life following the recent breakdown of his marriage.

In a frank and moving interview with Alan Lee(pages 34-37), Spencer explains how his day job hashelped him deal with the split from wife Emma and histhree children.

“It’s been a difficult seven or eight months,” hesays. “It’s the way life goes sometimes, but it’s not easy.Put it this way, I would not want to go through thattime again.

“Going to the races helps. The worst thing would beif I had to go and work in an office – it would really geton top of me then. The enjoyment that I get from ridinghorses and winning races has been a big release.

“Time is a great healer and hopefully it will get easier,but I get to see the children everyday I can.”

One man looking forward toRoyal Ascot is US-based trainerCarl O’Callaghan, who talks toMichele MacDonald aboutKinsale King (pages 49-51),winner of the Dubai GoldenShaheen at Meydan in March andnow set for a crack at the GoldenJubilee Stakes.

O’Callaghan’s story isremarkable. The Co Clare native,who began riding when he wasthree and left school at 12 topursue a career in racing, found

himself homeless on the streets of New York following hismove to America in 1990. Yet the youngster worked hisway back into the sport and now heads for these shoreswith a genuine Group 1 contender.

Following Wesley Ward’s achievements at last year’sroyal meeting, sending out two juvenile winners and therunner-up in the Golden Jubilee Stakes on his first Britishforay, it would be a brave man to bet against historyrepeating itself.

On the subject of lightning striking twice, SpecialDuty’s triumphs in the 1,000 Guineas and Poule d’Essaides Pouliches, both in identical circumstances followingthe disqualification of the ‘winner’, were remarkable.George Selwyn’s photos (pages 14-15) capture thedramatic climaxes at Newmarket and Longchamp.

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14 The Big PictureDéjà vu for Special Duty;Slip Anchor in fine fettle

22 The GreatOwner/BreedersLord Howard de Walden

30 Talking To...Amy Starkey, Kempton’sManaging Director

34 Jamie SpencerThe jockey who divides opinionreflects on personal upheaval

38 COVER STORYThe Queen’s horses:Her Majesty’s racing and breeding operation in focus

44 The Big InterviewAlan Morcombe, the Horsemen’sGroup’s first Chief Executive

49 Carl O’CallaghanUS trainer aiming for Royal Ascot

52 Sales CircuitBreeze-ups analysed

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06 News FocusNon-payers at the sales targetted

08 ChangesNews in a nutshell

11 ROA LeaderGovernment must help racing

13 TBA LeaderHorsemen’s Group vital for sport

18 Tony MorrisUS racing on the wane

21 Laura ThompsonWhy the Triple Crown is a dream

96 Your SayFormer Tote chief Peter Jones

INTERNATIONAL SCENE

24 View From IrelandAdrian Heskin is a name to watch

26 Continental TalesGeorge Charlton and his Czech mates

28 Going GlobalCalvin ‘Bo-Rail’ Borel winshis third Kentucky Derby

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As the European breeze-up season drew to aclose, once again results from an Arqana salewere more encouraging than those posted byits British and Irish counterparts.

The Normandy-based sales company,which holds its breeze-up sale at Saint-Cloudrace course, has continued to post improvedreturns from its major auctions throughoutthe recession.

With 15 juveniles breaking the six-figurebarrier, private sales boosted the clearance ratefrom 77% in the ring to 85% overall, with the

aggregate of €5.9 million up 44% on last year’strade.

Gay O’Callaghan’s Yeomanstown Studprepared the sale-topper, a first-crop son ofShirocco who had previously gone through thering at Arqana’s October Yearling Sale for€85,000. Returning a healthy profit, he wasknocked down this time to Fiona Shaw for€300,000. The French-bred colt is out of theListed-winning juvenile Basse Besogne, byPursuit Of Love, and will race in the colours ofEarle Mack.

Twenty-four hours before Shamardal coltLope De Vega won the Poule d’Essai desPoulains, offspring by Darley’s young stallionwere already popular and two colts recorded thesecond and third highest prices of the day.

Chantilly Bloodstock went to €210,000 for aGerman-bred son of the Group 3-placedGenerous mare Samerous, while DickO’Gorman agreed on a sum of €200,000outside the ring for a Mocklershill-consignedShamardal half-brother to multiple stakeswinners Obrigado and Coupe De Champe.

“We had several orders and we found themtough to fill,” said Matt Coleman of AnthonyStroud Bloodstock, who bought a colt by SmartStrike, the sire of Preakness Stakes winnerLookin At Lucky, for €115,000.

“As always, if a horse breezed well and hadreasonable conformation it sold well. The reallynice horses made well into six figures.”

He added: “The middle market was strongerand the horses were nicer than those atDoncaster or the Guineas breeze-up sales.

“After the Craven, this sale has establisheditself as the number two breeze-up in Europe.It had more depth in terms of bidders – therewere a number of French trainers and buyerswho don’t go to the other sales because herethey have the chance to buy horses eligible forthe French premiums, and the yearling andbreeze-up bonuses on top, and that underpinsthe market.”

� See Sales Circuit, pages 52-53

Robert and Sally Alner, two of the most highlyrespected figures in British jump racing, haveannounced that they are to retire from trainingin August.

The couple became the first to hold a Britishtraining licence in a joint name followingRobert’s car accident in 2007, in which hesuffered serious spinal injuries. During his timein hospital, Sally took on the day-to-dayrunning of the successful training operation,sending out Miko de Beauchene to record anemotional victory in that year’s Welsh National.

Now 66, Robert Alner was granted a traininglicence in 1993, having previously been apermit holder. A former champion point-to-point rider, his career in the saddle lasted for33 years and yielded more than 200 winners.

Of the many top-class jumpers to haveemanated from the Alners’ Dorset training base,Cool Dawn doubtless provided the stable withits finest moment when winning the 1998Cheltenham Gold Cup under AndrewThornton, defeating Strong Promise andDorans Pride.

Other stable stars include the CheltenhamFoxhunter and Betfair Chase scorer Kingscliff,The Listener, who won three Grade 1 chases forthe Alners before switching to the stable of theirformer assistant Nick Mitchell, Whitbread GoldCup victor Harwell Lad and prolific winnerSuper Tactics.

The odd summer jumper will continue toappear from Locketts Farm until August, whenthe Alners plan to hand in their licence.

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Carole’s Crusader, the dam of Aintree winner Mad Max andCheltenham runner-up Carole’s Legacy, has died while foaling a KayfTara filly at Paul Murphy’s Wychnor Park Stud.

A talented performer herself, the 19-year-old daughter of Faustuswon seven times over fences and hurdles when trained by DavidGandolfo. She raced in the colours of Carole Skipworth, from whomPaul Murphy bought Carole’s Crusader as a broodmare prospect.

“I saw her win at Ascot and I was really impressed with her attitudeand physique,” recalled Murphy. “Her name went into my little blackbook and I thought, ‘I’d like to buy you when you retire’.”

Awarded the TBA Dudgeon Cup as National Hunt Broodmare of theYear in 2008, Carole’s Crusader’s offspring include Mad Max, the winnerof a Grade 2 bumper and Grade 2 chase, by Kayf Tara; Carole’s Legacy,a daughter of Sir Harry Lewis who has won eight races and was runner-up in the EBF/TBA Mares’ Novices’ Chase Final; and Jayne’s Crusader,a dual winner by Lord Americo.

Murphy added: “She’s been a wonderful broodmare, so tough.We’ll really miss her but she’s left me a great dynasty.”

That dynasty includes an as yet unraced five-year-old brother toCarole’s Legacy, while repeated matings with Hernando haveproduced two- and three-year-old fillies, and a yearling colt.

Hong Kong competition winnerGuy Weaver from Cheshire was the winner of the readercompetition in the April issue to win a trip for two to the HongKong International Races in December.

Mr Weaver, 48, who owns horses with Richard Fahey, said: “I amdelighted to win the prize and always enjoy reading the magazineevery month. I have been to Hong Kong previously with work andvery much look forward to going in December.

“This caps a lucky few weeks for me, as Las Verglas Star, whoI co-own, won at Musselburgh in April.”

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PEOPLE AND BUSINESSAlan Morcombe Appointed the first Chief Executive of the Horsemen’s Group, having filled the same position at Alphameric (The Big Interview, pages 44-47) Paul Roy BHA Chairman to stay in office for a further three-year termRobert and Sally Alner Husband and wife team to retire from training ranks in the summer; Robert sent out Cool Dawn to win the 1998 Cheltenham Gold CupKerry White Former Epsom employee joins Lingfield Park as Marketing Manager Alphameric Sells bookmaking technology business for £15.47 million to OrbisSportingbet Extends sponsorship of Wolverhampton Wanderers until 2013; Victor Chandler will continue to back Nottingham Forest until 2012Lingfield £29m hotel development opens at Surrey track, boasting 116-bedrooms and indoor swimming pool plus 18-hole championship golf courseWilliam Buick Stable jockey to John Gosden signs two-year sponsorship deal with insurance firm Markel InternationalJonathan Garratt Commercial manager of Scottish Racing since January 2005, he is heading back into direct racecourse management as Cartmel Managing Director Alan Ross Long-serving Ladbrokes man receives Lifetime Award for Best Industry Contribution at second Betview AwardsSam Thomas Gold Cup-winning jockey will ride as freelance this season, after a year as stable jockey to Tom GeorgeIan Popham Wins Betfair Conditional Jockeys’ Training Series, for which he will be sponsored by Timeform by way of branded clothing and a cash prizeWilliam Hill Report net online revenue from January 1 to March 31 up 25% on 2009Jan Wilson Memorial Award for the rider who died in the Malton fire last September launched; 2010 Charles Owen Pony Racing Series winner will be first recipientAndrew Balding Will train for Highclere Thoroughbred Racing for the first time this year, having taken charge of a juvenile by TapitTom David Promising amateur attached to the Tim Vaughan yard turns professionalLaura Young Somerset-based trainer banned for six months after one of her horses was denied water for more than 48 hours before a raceDanny Nikolic Australian jockey must answer nine charges from Racing Victoria, including four relating to alleged phone calls to punters who laid his mounts on BetfairNeil Brown Jockey who won John Smith’s Cup on Sirvino last year quits after losing prolonged battle with his weight; he has joined the stalls handler ranksJean-René Auvray Wiltshire-based trainer, who had held a licence since March 2001, quits, and joins Martin Collins Enterprises as racing sales managerSam Twiston-Davies Seventeen-year-old turns professional after finishing fifth on his father’s Hello Bud in this year’s Grand National


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RACEHORSE AND STALLION – MOVEMENTS AND RETIREMENTSWar Of Attrition 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner retired aged 11 after fine second in the Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown Quest For Fame Son of Rainbow Quest retired from stud duty in Australia aged 23; he won the 1990 Derby and sired eight Group/Grade 1 winners Martino Alonso Kidnapped Italian stallion found alive in Campania, 400 miles from his stud near Brescia, from where he went missing in NovemberEskendereya Soft tissue injury ends career of brilliant US three-year-old, a Group 1-winning half-brother to top sprinter Balmont Balmont Group 1 winner to stand at Lynwood Park Stud in Australia this year, having shuttled to Alwyn Park in Western Australia for the past two seasonsCutlass Bay Unbeaten son of Halling, winner of the Group 1 Prix Ganay in May, switched by Godolphin from Andre Fabre’s stable to Saeed bin Suroor in NewmarketSimon De Montfort Godolphin’s French Derby contender moves from Andre Fabre to Mahmood Al Zarooni’s yard, along with three-year-olds Anna Salai and Rewilding Zidane 2007 Stewards’ Cup winner trained by James Fanshawe is retired aged eightIdle Power Stalwart of Jim Boyle’s Epsom yard is retired aged 12, having won 14 of his 118 startsSea Storm Eleven-time winner, from 96 races, the 12-year-old, who still holds two track records from his Flat days, is retired to owner Maurice Chapman’s farmBushranger Eliza Park Stud in Victoria, Australia, buys 50% stake in Tally-Ho Stud’s dual Group 1 winner; he will shuttle later this year Scooter Roach Dual US Grade 3 winner who raced for ten seasons, winning 15 times, is retired to Illinois Equine Humane Center

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Philip De Wilde 73 Owner with the Robert Alner stable whose best horses included Devon National winner Twisted LogicGeoff Woodward 80 Member of the racecourse team at Southwell, Leicester and Nottingham who worked for Cecil Boyd-Rochford in his younger daysKlaus Rohde 78 German-born professor who owned dual Classic winner Filia Ardross, winner of the German 1,000 Guineas and Oaks in 1989Mick Miller 55 Stable jockey to Geoff Huffer in the 1980s; he landed the 1981 Ayr Gold Cup on First MovementBetty Richardson 86 Owner of top-class sprinter Forlorn River, winner of the July Cup, Nunthorpe Stakes and Challenge Stakes in 1967 Thomas Pocock 90 Former Somerset permit-holder who trained 12-time winner Sunday Morning II, and National Hunt Chase runner-up Land LarkPeter Poole 89 General manager at E P Taylor’s Windfields Farm during the era of Northern Dancer – he worked for Windfields for 36 years

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Lucky Story 9 Sired Group 1-winning sprinter Art Connoisseur from his first crop; the son of Kris S had been standing at Tweenhills Stud since 2005Aeskulap 13 Group 2-winning son of Acatenango who was standing at Gestut SommerbergSkip Away 17 1997 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, who landed 18 of 38 starts and $9.6 million in prize-money; he earned three championship titlesCarole’s Crusader 19 Winner of the TBA Dudgeon Cup as National Hunt Broodmare of the Year in 2008; Mad Max and Carole’s Legacy are two of her best

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ROA LEADER


At a time when the news on levy funding goesfrom bad to worse, we must act quickly. Ofcourse, nobody could sensibly suggest that

horseracing will figure high on the government’s list ofpriorities, but we must continue to hammer on theirdoor with all the right arguments.

Governments listen when you talk about the economyand jobs. Racing is a significant employer in rural areasand its general well-being, or otherwise, impacts on therural economy. This must be our starting point.

Nobody should underestimate just how seriousracing’s funding problems are. We simply cannot go onseeing prize-money levels decline without also seeing aserious fall-off in ownership andthe number of horses in training.This will impact on racecoursesand across the whole racingindustry.

The racing industry hasrecently spent untold hoursagonising over the detail of a2011 fixture list made up of1,500 fixtures.

The expansion of the fixturelist in recent years has beenjustified on the basis that,without these fixtures, the levywill suffer because bookmakerswill not have sufficient racing ‘product’ to fill the bettingslots they require.

But ‘the more fixtures, more money’ argument hasfallen flat on its face. In 2002 we had 1,158 fixtures anda total levy yield of £80 million. And in 2010 we have1,500 fixtures with a levy yield that is looking likely tobe less than – guess what – £80m.

Even putting inflation to one side, the additional costs,largely falling on owners, to service over 300 morefixtures leaves us in a position that is nothing short ofscandalous.

Very few of these additional fixtures are good earnersfor owners and, although they would generally attractpoor attendances and sponsorship, racecourses have atleast had the advantage of receiving additional picturerights money for them.

But the key point is that these 300 fixtures have beenput on largely to satisfy the appetite of bookmakers andnow we discover the betting industry is paying the samelevy for a fixture list that has expanded by 25% as it waspaying eight years ago.

How has this happened? It has happened because thelevy system is not fit for purpose. This is not a reflectionon the levy executive, but it is a reflection on the factthat the levy system allows bookmakers to exploit everyloophole in the book.

They have gone offshore to avoid tax and levy oninternet betting; they have been able to wriggle out ofpaying levy on overseas racing shown in British betting

shops; they have found a way ofexpanding the so-called‘threshold’ system so that nearly60% of betting shops are nowpaying less than the statutory10% of gross profits; and all thewhile they have cleverly directedmore of their custom towardsnon-racing activities, such asFOBTs, on which no levy ispaid.

At the same time, the bettingexchanges have created asituation whereby a significantnumber of exchange big-hitters

act as unlicensed bookmakers and, in so doing, pay onlya small fraction of their levy dues.

It is clear this industry can now take only one of tworoutes. We can either go to the new government with ashopping list of fixes for the levy which, throughamending the legislation, will address all these pointsand more.

Or we can look, again with government, at analternative system of funding through some form ofcommercial, rights-based mechanism.

While the levy system does give us the certainty of astatutory body, if that certainty is now providing littlemore than the prospect of a slow death, then it is time forthis industry to look for a radical solution. But it is asolution that we can only find with the help ofgovernment.

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TBA LEADER


This year’s breeding season has provided more thanits fair share of challenges for mare owners. Theunseasonal weather has had a significant influence

and the UK is not alone; weather patterns have affectedall major European breeding nations. As June looms, wehave to accept that despite our best intentions and theexpertise in stud medicine that we have come to rely on,some aspects of nature remain beyond our influence.

The general election produced a coalition government,with the racing and breeding constituencies returning anear all-blue result. These Conservative seats includestalwart racing supporters, for which we must remainthankful, plus a large number of new MPs. I encouragemembers to reinforce the message to new incumbents thatour industry has a vital part toplay in supporting rural Britain.The DEFRA Cost and Responsi-bility Sharing proposals will not,I suspect, appear high up on thenew political agenda, but retain-ing Single Farm Payments is im-portant. Again, the TBA will re-main vigilant to these and otherrelevant political issues, particu-larly given concerns over highertaxation and necessary cuts tothe public purse.

The Horsemen’s Group hasbeen pro-active in appointingAlan Morcombe as its first Chief Executive (see The Big In-terview, pages 44-47). He will attend the June TBA Boardmeeting and I look forward to what he may bring in theform of acquisition of media rights revenue for the ben-efit of the Horsemen’s Group members. I understand hisrecord in the field of racing rights negotiations makes himan ideal candidate for the job.

The Horsemen’s Group, under Paul Dixon’s leadership,has demonstrated what can be achieved when all theconstituents work as one. Effective communicationbetween members has formed a strong plank on which tobuild and develop. Mr Morcombe is ideally placed to takethis forward but my message to him is to ensure that hevalues and communicates with all members equally.

While the Racing For Change (RFC) initiative of freeracecourse entry was a success, is it not time to grasp the

nettle and encourage a commitment to major reductionsin entrance levels across all racecourses, if we are seriousabout growing racing’s slice of the leisure market?

I am proud to say that members of the TBA’s NextGeneration Committee have been leading participants inthe RFC’s Ownership and Industry Group initiatives. Theirinput has encouraged RFC to refocus its ambitions and con-centrate on attracting key groups, including universitystudents and young professionals. Jane Hedley, NGC Chair-man, attended the recent TBA Board meeting and it is clearthey have identified a number of areas to progress youngparticipation. The first formal event is a NGC-hosted dayin Newmarket for young enthusiasts; it will include gallops-watching, a tour of Plantation Stud and free entry to New-

market racecourse, generously provided by Plantation Stud. Mythanks to Mr and Mrs O’Rourkefor giving the TBA their full sup-port, and also for allowing Thor-oughbred Owner & Breeder exclu-sive access to Plantation’s veteranresident Slip Anchor (see pages 16-17), who is still very much enjoy-ing life a quarter of a century afterhis Derby victory for LordHoward de Walden.

From a breeding perspective,we can’t draw many conclusionsfrom the outcome of this year’s

round of breeze-up sales. While this market is now theprovince of specialist producers, I would still add a gen-eral note of caution and realism for yearling vendors.

The large-scale spending by a few individuals was notperhaps as strong as had been hoped and, against thisbackground, yearling ‘pinhooker’ buyers will continue tobe super selective. The industry’s health is still delicate andour economic experts, whom we have invited back thisyear to the TBA Seminar on June 29, will be able to addsome substance to the prospects for the 2010 yearlingsales season. Weatherbys are again fielding their bankingexpert Adrian Crichton, Chief Executive Paul Greeves willcomment on industry production statistics, while DavidRedvers and John Lynam will no doubt throw some interesting observations into the mix. This is an oppor-tunity not to be missed!

KIRSTEN RAUSING Chairman Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association

Horsemen’s Group pavesthe path towards unityNew Chief Executive will further the cause if valuing all members equally

“Is it not time to

encourage a

commitment to major

reductions to entry

costs at racetracks?”

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Duty’s double actSpecial Duty may well be the most unusual dual Classic winner of all time, gaining her 1,000 Guineas victories at Newmarket and Longchamp on the disqualification

of the ‘winner’ – Jacqueline Quest and Liliside (inset) – on both occasionsPhotos George Selwyn

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Epsom hero still giving the SlipWords and photo Emma Berry

It is 25 years since Lord Howard deWalden’s Slip Anchor took Epsom bystorm, seizing the lead from the off in

the Derby before skipping farther cleararound Tattenham Corner and leaving hisrivals powerless to scupper an advantageof seven lengths at the post.

Now aged 28, he still lives at PlantationStud, where he was foaled and where hetook up stallion duties in 1987. The oldestliving Derby winner emulated his own sireShirley Heights and paternal grandsire MillReef in lifting racing’s Blue Riband and,

though he did not sire a Derby winnerhimself, his daughter User Friendly keptthe Epsom tradition alive in winning the1992 Oaks.

“I’m so grateful to the new owners ofPlantation Stud (Dermot and PerleO’Rourke) for keeping him on and lookingafter him so well,” says Lady Howard deWalden, who pays regular visits to SlipAnchor when in Newmarket.

“It has been his home for so many years,he’s really happy there and he has becomereally good friends with Araafa.

“He was the most special horse and itgave my husband great pleasure to haveowned and bred a Classic winner.”

The old knees may not be as straight asthey once were and a cotton sheet keepsout the chilly Newmarket wind, but theeye is still bright and the spirit is willing ashe challenges his next-door paddock mateAraafa to a race along the fence. As ourimage shows, Slip Anchor still likes to gethis head in front. The Great Owner/Breeders: Lord Howard de Walden, pages 22-23

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The 2010 North American racing seasonended on May 15. At least, that is whatanyone might have been led to believe

when the commentators digested the dull effort of Super Saver in the PreaknessStakes. Yet again there would be no TripleCrown hero for the sport to celebrate, so the opportunity for racing to attract legions ofnew fans through the revelation of a superstarhad passed.

It is a folly that has become an annual eventsince 1979 and the perpetrators seem unableto realise the damage they do. Horseracing inthe States takes centre stage only once in thecalendar, acquiring national media coveragejust for the five weeks between early May andearly June, when the Kentucky Derby, thePreakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakesprovide the focus of attention. And, moreoften than not, the interest wanes at the end ofthe first fortnight.

The scribes whose routine focuses on thesports that the public really want to readabout and engage with – football (US style),baseball and basketball – have just this briefperiod in which to persuade theuncommitted that racing can offer anexperience and a level of excitement to matchthose other pursuits. But their own, probablyforced, enthusiasm will not last beyond thedefeat of the Kentucky Derby winner. Don’texpect blanket coverage of the BelmontStakes in the media on June 5 this year; it willbe a ‘who cares?’ event, overshadowed, if notquite obliterated, by whatever alternativeenter tain ment is on offer.

Nobody needs telling that on both sides ofthe Atlantic racing has ceased to be amainstream sport. It struggles to compete, notunnaturally, with the sports that attract theattention of those of an impress ionable age.Most youngsters need little encouragement toindulge in pastimes that cost little or nothing;running, jumping and swimming are readilyacquired skills, and there are so many pursuitsthat can be cheaply enjoyed with just a ball, orbat plus ball.

It is hardly any wonder that horseracing’s

image is of something completely different, inwhich involvement is not available to all andsundry. Its appeal has to come through theexcitement of the spectacle and love of thehorse, factors which do not feature in ourDNA and in the modern era can be developedonly through education.

A racing programme that stimulatesinterest, obviously outstanding runners whocapture the imagination, and a cast ofcharismatic human personalities are basicrequirements for the acquisition of converts tothe sport, and it is the media’s job to spreadthe word and whip up enthusiasm.

In Britain we have already seen someworthwhile initiatives, not least the programmeto introduce the raceday experience toschoolchildren, for which Rhydian Morgan-Jones was rightly included in the Honours’ List.We may yet reap some benefit from Racing ForChange, though it is hard to enthuse over what

we have seen so far. What was the point of thedecimal odds experiment, promptly dismissedas a disaster? And if the week providing freeadmission at certain racecourses seemed asuccess, we will not recognise its true valueunless the newcomers return in numbers,prepared to pay £20 or £30 for a repeatexperience.

Cockeyed narrativePlans to provide a ‘narrative’ – silly expressionthat smacks of marketing-speak rather than ahorseman’s perspective – for the turf Flatseason also seem cockeyed to this observer.Yes, there ought to be more of a fanfare at thestart, but as it precedes the Grand National –which undoubtedly reaches an audience far

greater than any Flat race in the calendar – itcannot expect to maintain the public’s interestuntil the once-a-year punter has beenindulged.

As for the supposed lack of ‘narrative’, canRacing For Change be unaware of theEuropean Pattern, a proven and logicalschedule now in its 40th year? The suggestionof a gala day at the end of September makesno sense, as it could only ever prove second-rate with the Arc weekend to come in early October. And doesn’t Newmarket’sChampions’ Day provide a fitting andengrossing finale to the English season?

Of course, I am just old-fashioned,regarding pop concerts on racedays as anabomination, but I just cannot believe thatthey enhance the fan base for an experiencefar removed from that of listening to some boyband or beat combo. Racing has to sell itself asracing, as an aesthetic pleasure in its ownright; if it cannot appeal at that level, recourseto gimmicks will not help.

But I don’t recognise a sport in parlouscondition. Whenever I go racing there isalways somebody in my way, obscuring myview of what I want to see, which does notsuggest that attendances have descended to adesperately low level. There are even plenty ofyoung folk, though I grant that many are thereto booze and bet, rather than to relish theproper raceday experience.

What is more, racing in Britain gets plentyof media exposure and far more space in thenational press than is actually warranted by itsdegree of popularity, which in reality featuresway below the audience for mere parlourgames such as darts and snooker. It has a tradepaper, seven days a week, which, while itfocuses excessively on betting – and, worsestill, on betting on sports other than racing –provides extensive news coverage andinformed comment, calculated to stimulateinterest. And it has two dedicated TVchannels, delivering wall-to-wall racing everyday of the year.

Racing’s insiders know only too well thatwhat the sport lacks most is prize-money, but


For all racing’s perceived lack of profile in Britain, in the United States media coverage isalmost non-existent, being confined to a Triple Crown that has not been won since 1978

THE MAN YOU CAN’T IGNORECOMMENT

Tony Morris

“I don’t accept thatUK racing is in a

parlous condition”

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that is of no particular concern to the man on the Clapham omnibus,and in truth the poor purses have had little effect on top-levelcompetition because the prestige of our major established racescounts for more than any supposed inferior financial reward.

What the outsider – the yet-to-be-converted casual sports fanwhose eye might stray once in a while to the racing page – does notget, and perhaps cannot get, is a means to identify with racing andthose involved in it. Its personalities are not household names, norcan they be in this day and age. And we discovered last year that themedia failed miserably to make the most of an exceptional horse,who just might have done much to bring more fans to the sport. IfSea The Stars had been owned, trained and ridden by Englishmen,would he have been front page news throughout his wonderfulcampaign, I wonder? Perhaps.

Breeders’ Cup fails to deliverBut for all racing’s perceived lack of profile here, the situation is farworse in the States, where the national press pays it no attention andonly a few major events command TV coverage. The Breeders’ Cup,whose raison d’etre from the start was to enhance the sport’s fanbase, has failed to deliver. Sure, it’s a gala occasion for the committedwithout fail every year, but it has done nothing to restore racing tothe status of a mainstream sport that it enjoyed 40 or 50 years ago.

The 1950s and 1960s were the golden age for racing Stateside, anera replete with exceptional performers, including such as NativeDancer, Bold Ruler, Round Table, Nashua, Swaps, Buckpasser, DrFager and Kelso. The arrival of Secretariat, who carried all beforehim in 1972 and 1973 and touched the lives of millions, representedsomething akin to the last hurrah, much of his fame and popularitystemming from the fact that he was the first Triple Crown winnersince Citation a quarter of a century earlier.

As it turned out, the 1970s were to produce two more TripleCrown winners in Seattle Slew and Affirmed, though neithercaptured the imagination of the public as Secretariat had done. SinceAffirmed completed his treble in 1978, outpointing Alydar in eachevent, the media’s annual brief fascination with racing has focusedon the quest for the elusive Holy Grail. Every year the hype has beenfollowed by a let-down.

The irony is that American racing has produced more than its fairshare of outstanding performers during that time, most of themearning their distinction when the nation’s eyes have not beendirected toward them. The Triple Crown races are not the be-all-and-end-all of the sport in the States, and never have been – witnessthose halcyon days in the 1950s and 1960s when there camenothing to emulate Citation – but now the media there obsess overfinding the successor to Affirmed and the routine failure to do soresults in inevitable disillusion.

While the spring ritual continues to present unfulfilled hype, howlong can it be before the Triple Crown is regarded as a lost cause bynational broadcasters? There will surely be keen scrutiny of theBelmont Stakes viewing figures this year and there could be direconsequences for American racing.


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LAURA THOMPSONCOMMENT

I wonder if I am the only person who doesn’t care if we never have another winner of the Triple Crown? Before theGuineas I confessed as much to some friends,

all of whom raised a metaphorical crucifix inmy direction; but I stick to my instinct thatthe Triple Crown died as an ideal whenNijinsky failed to win the Arc. We know that

Sea The Stars could have won it. The racesthat he did win, however, are the ones thatsignify greatness. There have been 15 winners of the Triple

Crown, seven of which came in the years1886-1903, when racing reached its sereneapotheosis. Since 1918 the gaps betweenwinners have become longer and longer, tothe point where, post-Nijinsky, it is as if weare waiting for an equine Godot. These facts surely tell their own tale about

the Triple Crown, which is that it no longerexists outside its powerful historical context.Saying this, I also wonder if, despite my

reputation as an arch-reactionary, I am in facta secret moderniser. At a recent racing dinner I sat next to a

charming man who praised something I hadwritten in the late 1990s, lamenting theadvent of the Saturday Derby. “I think it works perfectly well now,

though,” I said. “Oh, I don’t”, came the reply.“On the first Wednesday in June I put onmorning dress, open some champagne andpretend that it’s Derby Day.”

Our columnist’s reputation goes before her, but her views on theTriple Crown and Derby suggest a more liberal attitude emerging

Is this reactionary turning into a secret moderniser?

Those were the days: Triple Crown winners, Wednesday Derbys – or were they?

Did anyone really believethat St Nicholas Abbeywould be the first Triple

Crown winner for 40 years? Now that theseason is shaping up to be so shapeless, all thatstarry-eyed faith seems frankly incredible. Yetsome shrewd judges were convinced that ifNick could nick a Guineas, then the other tworaces were in the bag. Indeed, the frequentlyexpressed hope was that St Nicholas Abbeymight prove to be not just a good horse, butbetter than Sea The Stars.The excitement before the 2,000 Guineas

this year was as strong as I have ever known it.Really, though, that pre-Classic tingle was allabout Sea The Stars: we were remembering himin the pre-parade ring at Newmarket andexpecting him to be there again, albeit with adifferent name and shape. After the Guineas thesense of anti-climax was also, in its way, due tohim. Having proved that the ideal of thethoroughbred really can take living form, healso made it a racing certainty that the 2010season would be something of a letdown.

Narrative, for him, came naturally. He cruis ed from Group 1 to Group 1 with barelya flicker of his half-closed eyelids; but the factis that narrative of this kind is not the norm.Far more usual is a career path like Ghanaati’s,who was almost equally brilliant in herGuineas win and who, from midsummeronwards, faded gently away. This is what most horses are like. It is what

makes Flat racing such a hard sell to theuninitiated. And it should remind the racingauthorities that boldly conceived end-of-season championships – however satisfyingthey may look on paper – are doomed, inpractice, to feel like turfus interruptus.This is a sport that deals in

unpredict ability, in broken promises,failed ex pect ations, bizarre codas.Yeats did not win his last race in France, as the writers of his story had surely planned, and St Nicholas Abbey did not turn up atNewmarket to receive the baton of greatness,as we had decreed that he should.

After the holy year of 2009 we are, in fact,back in the realm of reality. It was always goingto happen. What I wish is that we could stopbeing surprised by these reversals, the 33-1Guineas winners and the inconclusive Classictrials. Still more do I wish that we didn’t feelthe need to crab the horses who fall short ofthe Sea The Stars mark. Yes, we know whatthe thor ough bred ought to be. But few thingsare more likely to put off a tentatively curiouspublic than being told that this is a ‘bad year’or a ‘poor Derby’. Why must racing sell itselfshort in this way?

Reality bites after holy year of Stars

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Efficient renewal, with the continuousabsorption of words from otherlanguages, helps explain the

dynam ism and success of English. To someextent the same applies to British bloodstockwith the importation of thoroughbreds fromother countries – and there were few betterpract itioners than Lord Howard de Walden.

In many respects the owner of thePlantation Stud in Newmarket and ThorntonStud in Yorkshire was an owner/breeder ofthe old school (he called himself ‘a dinosaur’),since he had apricot colours inherited fromhis father and, at the start of the 1970s, astock of British bloodstock including sevenmares and fillies purchased from LadySassoon, along with Thornton, in 1967.

Yet he never relied on just one or twofamilies and showed initiative as well as aspirit of adventure in backing the judgementof an outstanding advisor and manager in

Leslie Harrison. This involved casting the netwide enough to include bloodstock fromNew Zealand, the United States and Germany,countries widely separated in racing andbreeding traditions, as well as in miles.

Lord Howard’s father had owned SnailwellStud but had given up just about all hisracing links in 1937 for tax reasons, whichleft his son with a clean slate when he tookover the title in 1946.

His foundation mares bought at auctionwere Sanlinea and Silvery Moon. The formerproduced Amerigo (winner of the CoventryStakes) and was grandam of Almiranta (ParkHill Stakes). Silvery Moon foaled Malcolmia,dam of Oncidium (Coronation Cup), and thisfamily proved the most successful at Plantationfor producing quality fillies.

Malcolmia’s daughter Ostrya won theRibblesdale Stakes, as did her daughterCatalpa, whose daughter Strigida completed a

memor able hat-trick in the race. (Parmelia,from the Sassoon purchase, was also on themark in the Ribblesdale.)

Catalpa became grandam of the final Group1 winner for Lord Howard, Catchascatchcan,unbeaten in four starts as a three-year-old in1998 culminating in the Yorkshire Oaks. Withher owner/breeder dying in July 1999, she wassold for $4.7 million at Keeneland in 2000carrying her first foal, Breeders’ Cup Milerunner-up Antonius Pius.

Lord Howard’s other Group 1 performers,including Catchascatchcan’s sire Pursuit OfLove, came from different sources. Pursuit OfLove won the Prix Maurice de Gheest andfinished second in the July Cup before beingretired to Plantation Stud. He was bred byLord Howard out of Dance Quest, dam of finesprinter Divine Danse and obtained from theHead family’s Societe Aland.

Filigrana, dam of Magic Flute, successful inthe 1970 Cheveley Park Stakes and 1971Coronation Stakes, was from DunchurchLodge Stud. Magic Flute foaled two Listedwinners but left a bigger mark with herdaughter La Papagena, dam of Lord Howard’schampion juvenile of 1993 Grand Lodge, whowon the St James’s Palace Stakes at three.

The 1987 Gold Cup winner Paean, andShavian, who landed the St James’s PalaceStakes four years before Grand Lodge, wereboth out of Mixed Applause, an American-bred who had won for Peter Burrell beforearriving at the Plantation Stud.

Another shrewd buy that almost provideda Group 1 win not long after Lord Howard’sdeath was the New Zealand mare CharmingLife, from the family of Arc winner Detroitand a sister to Zabeel, who developed into asuperb stallion after the mare’s purchase in1991. Charming Life foaled King Edward VIIStakes winner Kingfisher Mill and Wellbeing,just foiled in the 2000 Coronation Cup.

The most celebrated big-race winners,though, were Slip Anchor (see panel), and thebrothers Kris and Diesis. The latter pair weresons of Doubly Sure, whose dam Soft Angels,winner of the Royal Lodge Stakes, was part ofthe Sassoon deal in 1967.

Soft Angels’s first two foals, fillies Dulcet andWolfling, died young, which left only Doubly

THE GREAT OWNER/BREEDERSBy JEREMY EARLY

Lord and Lady Howard de Walden (right) in the winner’s enclosure at Newmarket in 1986 with Leslie Harrison (left), Steve Cauthen in the apricot silks and Henry Cecil

LORD HOWARD DE WALDEN

A breeder of the old school for whom renewal of bloodlines was paramount

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An enduring testimonySlip Anchor (pictured), successful in the 1985 Derby and inretirement at Plantation Stud where he stood as a stallion, is theoldest surviving winner of a British Classic. As such he is a livingtestimony to the quality of Lord Howard de Walden’s bloodstockand to manager Leslie Harrison’s judgement.Lord Howard did not patronise Mill Reef much at stud but

Harrison identified potentially a good outcross for the sire and hisson Shirley Heights in Gestut Schlenderhan’s Sayonara. She hadbeen runner-up in the 1968 Preis der Diana, was already dam ofHenckel-Rennen winner Swazi and traced to one of Germany’sbest racemares in Schwarzgold.Sayonara was bought privately. To Mill Reef she foaled Sandy

Island, winner of the Pretty Polly Stakes and Lancashire Oaks,and to Shirley Heights she foaled Slip Anchor, whose all-the-way victory in the Derby led to his being rated 136 in Racehorses of 1985.That was Lord Howard’s crowning glory, but there was a

postscript since Sandy Island went on to foal two stakes winners,notably Sandmason, who landed the Hardwicke Stakes in 2001.

Sure and Sancta to carry on the line. Sancta, the better runner, got eightwinners including one in stakes company, but Doubly Sure, by stayinginfluence Reliance, hit the jackpot mated mostly with speedy sires.Bred to Sharpen Up on the advice of Harrison, she foaled Kris,

winner of 14 of his 16 starts including the Sussex Stakes and QueenElizabeth II Stakes, and Diesis, who won the Middle Park Stakes and

Dewhurst Stakes. Both became exceptional sires, Diesis in Kentuckyand Kris at Thornton Stud, which was eventually sold in 1994.Plantation Stud was sold to Dermot and Perle O’Rourke in 2005.No fewer than five of Doubly Sure’s sons stood as stallions: she also

foaled St James’s Palace Stakes runner-up Keen to Sharpen Up, ForteMile winner Rudimentary to Nureyev and Double Tour to Lyphard,while her Priamos filly Pris foaled Perpendicular (Prince of Wales’sStakes) and Prismatic (Lockinge Stakes). Some chicken – some eggs.

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A14-year stranglehold on the leadingNational Hunt owners’ title waswrestled from JP McManus by Ryanair

boss Michael O’Leary when the PunchestownFestival drew to a close on May 1.

O’Leary races his horses in the name of hisfarm, Gigginstown House Stud, which issituated in the midlands of Ireland. Both menhad 35 individual winners, though theMcManus colours visited the winner’senclosure 49 times, compared to 43 for theO’Leary runners. Significantly, the hoopedcolours of McManus went to post more than500 times, nearly 200 times more often thandid O’Leary’s.

The investment that both men have madein the National Hunt sector far outweighs theamount of money they have won back.Gigginstown House Stud horses earned some€921,989, against the €859,137 accumulatedby McManus runners. To further put theirimport ance as owners in perspective, horsesracing for both men started 820 times lastseason in Ireland alone, 60 times more thanthe combined starts for runners owned by thenext 30 owners on the table.

The jockeys’ title was a little morepredictable, though the champion RubyWalsh missed the lucrative Punchestownmeeting as a result of a fall at Aintree. He wonhis eighth Irish title with 108 victories, whilerunner-up Davy Russell, on 91, was some wayahead of the rest of the challengers.

Amateur rider Patrick Mullins took his third

title in a row with 42 wins (only fivepro fessionals in Ireland rode more winners),but he had a hard-fought battle with NinaCarberry who finished second, three winsbehind. Shane Hassett was the leadingclaiming professional, with Adrian Maguireproviding all but two of his 18 victories.

The race to be champion trainer was over a long time ago and Willie Mullins, whodominated Punchestown with a dozen winnersfor the second year running, was streets aheadof his nearest rival Noel Meade. Mullins sent out89 horses to win 146 times, earning€2,934,126. This compares with Meade’s 45winners of 59 races and €1,083,465 in earnings.

The Punchestown Festival itself has to be accord ed success status. In the troubledecon omic times it produced a five-dayatten dance figure of 93,467, down 1.7% from2009. Betting in the ring fell by 18% to €7.89million, while Tote turnover soared by 24% to€4.07m, thanks to the addition of bets placedin France by PMU customers.

While the bookmakers’ take fell, the resultscertainly went their way and most will havehad a better bottom line than last year.

Ireland has for a long time been very fortunateto enjoy government support and patronage.It also has a very strong connection with ourheads of state, including the present holder of the highest office in the land, PresidentMary McAleese.

Horses retained by the Irish National Stud forracing purposes carry the colours of thePresident of Ireland. There have been manyhigh-class runners among them, including theIrish St Leger winner Giolla Mear and the top-class National Hunt racemare Seskin Bridge.

The most recent runner in the distinctivepresidential colours was the Dermot Weld-trained Suailce, a dual-winning, blacktype-earning daughter of Singspiel.

Gaisce – the President’s Award, is a charitythat enjoys the patronage of our President. It centres on the development of youngpeople, future leaders, the formation of apositive social fabric and the growth of activecitizenship. The awards are akin to the Dukeof Edinburgh awards in the UK.

To help raise further awareness of Gaisce,

a special raceday was due to be staged atLeopardstown on May 30 and was expectedto raise an enormous amount of money for the charity.

The racing and breeding sectors threw theirweight fully behind the initiative and raceswere sponsored by Grangecon Stud, MoyglareStud, Jim Bolger, Derrinstown Stud, the YoungIrish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, the

Irish Racehorse Trainers’ Association andVodafone Foundation.

Many other industry sponsors came onboard too and The Irish Field was the officialmedia partner. Support was also forthcomingfrom such as Dermot Weld, Coolmore, Goffs,Tattersalls Ireland, the McGrath family,Goresbridge Sales, the Irish Equine Centreand Weatherbys Ireland.


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Many will remember the Irish SweepsDerby, a race that enjoyed a high profilethanks to generous sponsorship that en hanc ed its value significantly andestab lished it as a major world-class race.In association with the race, members ofthe public also drew the name of arunner in the race and became eligible towin huge prizes.

A version of that promotion has recentlybeen agreed between the Curraghracecourse and the National Lottery inIreland, and a major advertising campaignon television is ongoing, encouragingmembers of the public to buy a ticket for€20, with the carrot being an opportunityto turn it into €1 million! How is it done?

A total of 200,000 tickets are to be soldand will be placed in a draw. At theCurragh on Derby weekend, 25 lucky

holders of a ticket will be brought racingand assigned a horse in a sprint handicap.Each is guaranteed to win at least €10,000,but the holder of the ticket correspondingto the winner of the race will get themillion. The runner-up will earn its ticketholder €500,000, while the third past thepost will see the relevant ticket holder get€250,000.

A further 175 ticket holders will alsoreceive prizes ranging from €100 to€5,000.

The need to promote racing to a wideraudience is always an uphill struggle. InIreland, National Hunt racing is generallymore popular with racegoers than Flatracing. This promotion is a clever way tostir up an interest in the sport, allying it withthe very popular National Lottery games.Something to be considered in Britain?

Buy €20 ticket, win €1m!

Fame And Glory wins the Irish Derby; this year’s Derby weekend willfeature a handicap in which one of the runners will win someone €1m

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� Broadfield Stud, the nursery that bred andraised Indian Ridge, is to be sold at publicauction on June 22 following the death ofAveril Whitehead. Goffs Country is agent forthe sale.

� Former Irish National Stud Chief ExecutiveJohn Clarke has been appointed as a yearlingselection consultant by Italian sales companySGA.

� Tom Cantillon, son of Dermot Cantillonand Meta Osborne, made it a family doublewhen he won the under-15 category in theWills Writing Awards. His brother Jack was awinner in 2009.

� The 2006 Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition wasretired from racing following his gallantsecond place behind Planet Of Sound in the Grade 1 Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup. The 11-year-old will spend his well-earned retirement at ownerMichael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud.

� Joe Hernon of Castle Hyde Stud is the new Chairman of Irish ThoroughbredMarketing. He is joined on the board bynew members Noel Meade and the IrishNational Stud Chief Executive JohnOsborne.

Arian Heskinone to watch The last big race of the British jumps season, theBet365 Gold Cup, was landed by the MichaelHourigan-trained Church Island.

As well as being a leading conditioner ofhorses, Hourigan has a remarkable record forproducing talented riders. Timmy Murphy andAdrian Maguire need no introduction toreaders, but Hourigan has another remarkabletalent on his hands in Adrian Heskin, the 18-year-old who guided Church Island to hisbiggest success. According to Hourigan, Heskinis making his breakthrough about three yearsearlier than Murphy or Maguire did.

It has been some season for Heskin, who rodehis first winner little more than a year before hisSandown victory. His first 167 rides have almostexclusively been for Hourigan; only three rideshave been for ‘outside’ stables, a winning ridefor Charlie Swan and two for Hourigan’s sonand namesake. He has partnered 19 winnersand is set to become a household name.

Heskin’s father Michael is well known as thebreeder of Ned Kelly and Nick Dundee. Theyounger Heskin started out on the pony racingcircuit – something he has in common withanother burgeoning talent in the jockeys’ ranksin Ireland, Paul Townend.

One of the aspects of Heskin’s rise toprominence that has impressed observers andthe media has been his ability to absorb thesuccess with great equanimity. He accepts thatHourigan’s desire to make the best use of hisclaim for his own runners will benefit theyoungster in the longer term. He has not beencarried away with his big-race successes, whichalso includes A New Story at this year’sCheltenham Festival, either, crediting the horsesas much as his own ability for the triumphs.

Make a note of Adrian Heskin; he is a jockeyof whom we will hear much more in time.

News in Brief

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Over 850 miles may separatePardubice in the Czech Republicfrom Stocksfield, near Newcastle,

but that distance has proved no obstacle tothe shrewd Northumberland trainer GeorgeCharlton in his search for talent, both humanand equine.

The Charlton stable employed its firstCzech stable lad some eight years ago and,immediately impressed by the work ethic ofhis compatriots, has extended the link to thepresent day, rewarding the visitors’ industrywith winning riding opportunities.

“They leave no stone unturned [lookingafter horses] and are dedicated to succeed,”Charlton said. “In a lot of yards they might be

treated as slaves but I pay and look afterthem well.”

Charlton’s mother, Margaret, talks evenstraighter, saying: “The Czech lads have beenproperly brought up and are no bother. Theyhave good manners and are very hard-working.”

It is little more than three years sinceCharlton took over the licence at MickleyGrange Farm from his father, Alistair, who isbest known for training the 1989 CastlefordChase winner, Ida’s Delight, and saddlingLord Dorcet to finish third behind One Manin the 1998 Champion Chase.

But even before his name was above thedoor, George was instrumental in ensuring that

his Central European workers got their chanceto ride even the most valuable horses in theyard when they reached the racecourse.

So it was Michal Kohl who was aboardTidal Bay when the 5,800-guinea foalpurchase beat all bar Pangbourne in theChampion Bumper at Aintree in April 2006.A month later and the subsequent ArkleTrophy winner was sold to Graham Wylie,giving the Charlton family a fifty-foldincrease on its initial outlay.

And, in an era when loyalty has becomesomething of a forgotten virtue in Britishsociety, particularly in sporting circles,Charlton deserves nothing but praise forsticking with another Czech national, JanFaltejsek, aboard his crack young chaserKnockara Beau, when some so-called expertswere insisting upon a change.

“I used a top jockey on the horse once andhe pulled him up,” Charlton mused. “Jan is agreat lad and it’s not his fault if the horse hitsthe odd fence, he’s just a novice chaser. I’drather have my own jockey who is veryhungry for winners.”

Charlton’s Czech connections have alsobrought unexpected returns on a couple offour-legged émigrés, as the initial two horseshe brought over from the former communiststate ended up fetching six-figure sums inBritish sales rings.

The first was Kaskader, whom Charltoncame across on a visit to Pardubice’s worldfamous cross-country chase, the VelkaPardubicka.

“I picked him out when I opted to go for aride in the countryside with Jan and his dad,who bred Kaskader, rather than take part ina heavy drinking session,” explainedCharlton.

After a 50-1 success in a Carlisle bumper inMarch 2008 on his British debut, Kaskaderwas sold to Noel Meade. Thirteen months laterand Charlton produced another Czech-bredyoungster, Apartman, to take some notablescalps in a novice hurdle at the Scottish GrandNational meeting.

Sold to Paul Nicholls, Apartman has runjust once since, but Charlton remainsconvinced that he is a horse with a big future.

He is less convinced that he will return toCentral Europe for more purchases, saying:“The Czech racing community is a smallworld and word gets around pretty quicklynow when they know that someone isinterested in one of their horses, and theprice gets jacked up.

“But if the opportunity comes up I will buyfrom anywhere,” added Charlton, his entre preneurial instincts shining through. “Iwill just have to find another country –maybe France.”


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CONTINENTAL TALESBy JAMES CRISPE, INTERNATIONAL RACING BUREAU

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Vittorio Caruso, who has held a traininglicence for almost 40 years, is showing nosigns of slowing down despite a recenthealth scare.The 67-year-old Milan-based handler

underwent heart bypass surgery inFebruary to free seven blocked arteries. Buthe was soon back on his feet and his horseshave enjoyed a fabulous start to the season.Best known in Britain for saddling both

Misil and Altieri to be placed in the Coral-Eclipse (the former losing out by a shorthead to Opera House in 1993), Carusohas unearthed a worthy successor to thatduo in the shape of the Dubawi coltWorthadd.A once-raced maiden at the turn of the

year, he won his next four starts,culminating in a Classic double in Italy’sequivalent of the 2,000 Guineas, thePremio Parioli, and the Derby Italiano.Worthadd’s one-length win in the

Premio Parioli was the middle leg of aCaruso treble in consecutive races at theCapannelle in Rome. Abaton had earlierlanded the Listed Premio Natale di Roma,while Alta Fedelta was to take the Group3 Premio Carlo Chiesa.Given that one of last year’s standard

bearers, the dual Group winner Voila Ici,had made a successful reappearance just aweek earlier (subsequently second in thePremio Presidente della Repubblica),everything in the Caruso garden was rosy.However, the trainer’s other star of

2009, Selmis, trailed home a distant lastin the Premio Signorino. The quartercrack problem that had been plaguing thesix-year-old in his 11-and-a-half-monthabsence since the 2009 Premio Presidentedella Repubblica has resurfaced and hisracing career could now be over.

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The fall-out following the French dominationof the Guineas meeting tended to concentrateon Makfi’s purchase price, Special Duty’srightful promotion at the expense of arepresentative of Newmarket’s darling,Henry Cecil, and the ridiculous effect of theNewmarket draw. But there were a number of other fascinating

subplots. For instance, on April 8 the Britishand Irish racing industries had their spotlightsfocused on Liverpool for the first day of theGrand National meeting and the reappearanceof the Gold Cup hero Imperial Commander.The two Group 3 Flat races taking place

across the Channel received scant attentionand were witnessed by Maisons-Laffitte’s usualsparse attendance. However, those hardy Parisian turfistes were

privileged to see the winners of both EnglishGuineas and, of course, the Poule d’Essai desPouliches, not to mention Evading Tempete,who took the Italian fillies’ equivalent inconvincing style on her next start, and Byword,who followed up his win in the card’s otherstakes race, the Listed Prix Jacques Laffitte,with victory in the Group 2 Prix du Muguetfour weeks later.Another fact that never surfaced in the days

leading up to Newmarket’s two spring featureswas the dreadful seasonal statistics of SpecialDuty’s trainer, Criquette Head-Maarek. When the favourite was led behind the stalls

on the Rowley Mile, her 2010 record was amiserable one winner from 35 runners. Yet the subsequent triumph of Special Duty

in the French 1,000 Guineas after, incredibly,another disqualification proved that successcannot always be measured by numbers alone.

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Not content with landing the world’s richestrace of 2010 with the Brazilian-bred Gloria deCampeao, Chantilly trainer Pascal Bary is nowon a mission to win Europe’s most valuableevent, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, withanother South American import.The horse in question is Interaction, already

winner of the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini,the biggest race run in his native Argentina.A four-year-old son of the Storm Cat stallion

Easing Along, Interaction is owned inpartnership by the Mexican Jose Cerrillo andFernando Fantini, from Chile. And when helifted the Pellegrini at San Isidro in BuenosAires in December, he was partnered by thePeruvian Edwin Talavero.With his record standing at five wins,

including three Group 1s, from nine starts,he has since spent some months in Floridabefore arriving chez Bary on May 2.“He’s a very good-looking, strong horse,”

his new trainer revealed. “He’s come over withthe Arc in mind and he’s entered for that.”Recent history does not enhance his

prospects. Much Better was runner-up in thePellegrini in 1993 before finishing 14th toCarnegie in the 1994 Arc, though he did gaincompensation when going one better in thePellegrini two months later.And El Sembrador, winner of the Grande

Premio Brasil in August 1995, beat just onehome in Lammtarra’s Arc two months later.

A slow start to the season has beenmade easier to bear by Special Duty

Altieri was third in the Eclipse

Pascal Bary: new South American hope

Arc target forBary’s import

Classic doubleboosts Caruso

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Minutes before the Kentucky Derbypost parade, dark clouds scuddingjust above the twin spires at

Churchill Downs parted and the sunilluminated a racetrack glistening withstanding water.

With this sign that something remarkablewas about to happen on an otherwise rain-drenched day, jockey Calvin Borel did whatno man had ever done in history. RidingWinStar Farm’s homebred Super Saver, Borelskimmed the inside rail in his trademarkstyle, guiding the colt to the wire with ease tocapture his third Derby trophy in four years.

At the same time, Borel delivered victory inAmerica’s most coveted race for the first timeto WinStar, the Kentucky nursery and stallionstation that has grown in the ten years sinceits founding by Bill Casner and Kenny Trouttto rank as North America’s leading owner byearnings for 2009.

The win was also the first for trainer ToddPletcher, a four-time Eclipse Award winnerwho had failed to score with 24 previousDerby runners, although he had come closewith WinStar’s Bluegrass Cat, the runner-upin 2006.

“It never gets old, sweetie,” quipped the43-year-old Borel, after Super Saver’s victory.“This is what I was born to do.”

A burly bay son of the late Maria’s Mon,Super Saver entered the Classic with only asingle career stakes win. He was just one offour Derby contenders for WinStar as Derby

week dawned, but by post time WinStarwound up with two starters, while Pletchersent out four, having to withdraw the colt hepredicted could win the Triple Crown, Zayat


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It’s that man again: Calvin Borel salutes the crowd as Todd Pletcher (centre) celebrates joining the Derby roll of honour

Borel checks for closers after a trademark rail-hugging ride in the Kentucky Derby

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Stables’ Eskendereya, due to a swollen leg.The son of Giant’s Causeway has now beenretired to stud.

But Super Saver – who is out of a full-sisterto the dam of Bluegrass Cat – was all any ofthem needed, along with Borel, who learnedto ride in his native Louisiana before he couldread or write.

“I was just taught that it’s the shortest wayaround and I love to ride the fence,” thejockey nicknamed “Bo-Rail” said of hispropensity for staying inside, the same tactiche used to steer longshot Mine That Birdhome from last in the 2009 Derby and StreetSense from next to last in 2007.

Pletcher said: “Calvin Borel is a great rideranywhere he goes, but for some reason, atChurchill Downs, he’s even five lengthsbetter.”

The trainer, who will turn 43 in June, said:“The one thing I wanted to do was win (theDerby) while my parents were still here.” Bothhis father, trainer JJ Pletcher, with whom hebegan working at age seven, and mother,Jerrie, were at Churchill to celebrate.

One of America’s busiest and most successful trainers, Pletcher has eight American champions to his credit and six full-time assistants helping with a massive numberof horses.

He said: “I’m trying to take my wins andlosses in the same way, so, like I’ve said before,I’m no better trainer today than I wasyesterday…and I won’t be any bettertomorrow. We’ll try to keep doing everythingthe way we have always done it.”

WinStar – which has campaigned horses inBritain, including 2009 Dubai World Cupwinner Well Armed – chose Pletcher based onhis work ethic, according to racing managerElliott Walden. Farm officials including President Doug Cauthen, Steve Cauthen’syounger brother, said the victory was a dreamcome true as a team effort from all the staff.

“If there’s one thing that’s maybe the hallmark of our programme it’s that we havepeople that truly love their horses,” said Casner, ex-Chairman of the ThoroughbredOwners and Breeders Association.

With Super Saver’s victory following a nail-biting duel the previous day in the Kentucky

Oaks between winner Blind Luck andEvening Jewel, wagering and attendance wereup for the weekend, even though Americanracing is still plagued by overall declines.

The Oaks day attendance of 116,046marked a record and 155,804 turned outdespite severe weather warnings for theDerby. Wagering from all sources for bothdays reached $198.7 million (£131.1m).

Super Saver started favourite to take the

second leg of the American Triple Crown, thePreakness Stakes, at Pimlico on May 15.

However, Borel’s mount could finish only adisappointing eighth of 12 behind Lookin AtLucky, who had run sixth in the KentuckyDerby. For trainer Bob Baffert it was a fifthwin in the Preakness Stakes, while 25-year-old jockey Martin Garcia was recording hisfirst US Classic success on his debut TripleCrown ride.


When Victoire Pisa strode swiftly awayfrom the rest of the field in the Satsuki Sho(Japanese 2,000 Guineas) at Nakayama onApril 18, he flashed the promise of whatcould be – both in terms of his own racingability and for the future of his sire, thephenomenal Neo Universe.

Undefeated in five starts since finishingsecond on his debut last October toeventual juvenile champion Rose Kingdom, Victoire Pisa has sent shivers of excitement through Japanese racing. Hisprimary jockey, Yutaka Take, proclaimedthat the colt is good enough to win theTriple Crown.

“We have great expectations for thishorse,” said trainer Katsuhiko Sumii,who also conditioned the recently retiredglobal female earnings leader Vodka.

As Take lay hospitalised with injuriessuffered in a fall, Yasunari Iwata rodeVictoire Pisa to the Classic victory forowner Yoshimi Ichikawa. Keeping thecolt toward the inside on a wet courseofficially rated good, Iwata threaded fromnear the rear of the 18-horse field to winthe event by a length and a half.

“It was a privilege to be on a horse ofhis class,” Iwata said. “I think he’ll onlyget better from here.”

Bred by Teruya Yoshida’s Shadai Farmfrom the European Group-winningMachiavellian mare Whitewater Affair,Victoire Pisa was to race next in theTokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) on May30, seeking the fourth win in the last fiveJapanese Classics open to colts and fillieson behalf of Neo Universe, a ten-year-oldson of Sunday Silence whose first crop isnow four.

Although it would be difficult to assessNeo Universe’s accomplishment of siring

three colts’ Classic winners from his firstfour opportunities on a global scale, perhaps it is significant enough to note thathe has precisely equalled the performanceof his legendary sire at the same period inhis stud career.

Neo Universe’s son Unrivaled, out ofthe Sadler’s Wells mare Ballet Queen,won last year’s Satsuki Sho, while anotherson, Logi Universe, out of the Cape Crossmare Acoustics, won the Tokyo Yushunand was declared 2009 champion three-year-old male.

“It never gets old,sweetie; this is what I

was born to do”

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TALKING TO...AMY STARKEY

You took over as ManagingDirector of Kempton in August2008, aged 27. Did you have any

hesitations about taking on the job?Not at all. I was working for Jockey ClubRacecourses at Huntingdon, where I cut myteeth as a racecourse manager. KemptonPark offered me a splendid chance to stepup the ladder within our group.

As you approach your secondanniversary, what do you think havebeen your biggest achievements?The delivery of a long-term and valuablesponsorship deal with William Hill for thetwo-day Winter Festival over the BoxingDay holiday has been very important. Also,our overall profit at Kempton last yearincreased significantly, which is not onlyexcellent news for Europe’s premier floodlittrack but also for racing as a whole, becauseJockey Club Racecourses re-invest thecompany’s profits in the sport.

Following your BHB Graduate Schemeplacement with the RacecourseAssociation, you worked atSedgefield, Newcastle andHuntingdon. What valuable lessonsdid you learn at those tracks?The nature of racecourses like Sedgefield andHuntingdon means that you are working in asmall team and learn the business from top tobottom, which is a fantastic experience.Working for commercially-focused courses

has also proved very advantageous now I amrunning a major course.

Tell us about your early experiencesof racing...My interest began during my schooldays,when I used to bunk off from school to go toYork races with my friends. We’d skip lessonsand sneak into the racecourse for free. Myfather worked for a bookmaker and, as ateenager, I worked in a betting shop.University diverted me, but I was soon backworking for an online betting business.

You travelled as far as Russia for yourtraining as a gymnast, but broke yourelbow as a ten-year-old. How farwould you have gone in gymnastics?Of course I had dreams but I was never goingto be the next Olga Korbut or NadiaComaneci. I could have carried on, but I’dmissed my chance.

As Managing Director you need toknow about every aspect of thebusiness, whether it is finances,fixtures, marketing, etc. Is there onearea you find particularlychallenging?Kempton Park operates as a business on a 400-acre site. That brings with it a verysignificant health and safety obligation, whichis a challenge and a priority for us. ThankfullyI have a superb team around me and we workvery well together.

At Huntingdon, you didn’t waste anytime improving the stable staffhostel. Are stable staff looked afterwell at Kempton?I actually choose to stay in our stable staffhostel when we have night and afternoonmeetings on consecutive days. The facilitiesare far superior to those of any budget hotelsin the area.

Your attempts to attract newracegoers have mirrored Racing ForChange’s efforts. What did you learnfrom Kempton’s first experience offree admission in April?We are very supportive of the work beingdone by RFC and will continue to play a bigpart in that. However, I am not a supporterof free admission across the board; I think itwould devalue the sport and you’d seecrowd figures diminishing over time. Iwould use it again for launching a specialone-off event. Having said that, ourattendance on the night was 2,800, asagainst the normal 1,000.

Kempton’s Managing Director Amy Starkey adores her joband, at 29, has plenty of time to fulfil her ambitious plans

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The experiment of the LondonPhilharmonic Orchestra playing live toaccompany a race yielded plenty ofpositive reaction, despite Ryan Mooredeclaring the initiative “f***ing stupid”.Will you be doing this again? The race run to music was very successful. Itbrought a new audience on the night and puthorseracing on the news pages of the nationalpress, with positive coverage for KemptonPark. The initiative won a national marketingaward. We have no plans to repeat the exactsame initiative as it was a world first tocapture the imagination. There will be moreground-breaking ideas. The ‘People’s Cup’(one-furlong running race) staged duringApril’s free racing day was so popular that weare going to make it an annual event, similarto the Mascot Grand National at Huntingdon.

What has been your most specialmoment since starting at Kempton?Undoubtedly Kauto Star winning his fourthconsecutive William Hill King George V1Chase last Christmas. I’ll never forget it.

How disappointed were you whenthe Kentucky Derby Challenge (whichguaranteed the winner a run in theUS Classic) was suspended this year?After the 2009 Kentucky Derby ChallengeStakes drew such a good evening crowd andcreated such a buzz we would love to haverepeated the success. But we fully understandthe financial constraints experienced by someparts of the US racing industry. However, wewill continue to seek out opportunities tointernationalise the sport.

What plans have you for the future atKempton?Following the construction of a brand newentrance we are planning other enhancementsto make the course even more inviting. We areabout to launch an initiative whereby ROAmembers can have a hospitality box andcomplimentary badges for up to 20 people for£120 and plan to give free refreshments forowners and trainers. We are currently carryingout market research among owners withfurther offers in mind.


Kauto Star: his fourth King George wasa special moment for Kempton’s MD>>



You have had a private lunch with theQueen and the Duke of Edinburgh inrecognition of your ‘Achiever of theYear’ award. What did you win it for?About 100 people were chosen byBuckingham Palace as ‘Achievers of the Year’and invited for an evening reception. It waswonderful chatting to the Queen. A monthlater I received an invitation to attend aprivate lunch at Buckingham Palace. I sat nextto Prince Philip and enjoyed the occasion verymuch. He has a wonderful sense of humour.

Did you enjoy talking to the Queen?I was still managing Huntingdon when I firstvisited Buckingham Palace. The Queendoesn’t have many runners there, but one shedid have ran out! I mentioned the horse andshe told me all about it. She has an immenseknowledge of her horses. On the day of thelunch she had a runner and she told me allabout that as well.

Was your decision to hire JamesMcQuillan, a former contestant onThe Apprentice, a publicity stunt?It received plenty of publicity, but, in fact,James is a bubbly and talented racingpresenter on Kempton Park TV. He mixeswell with the racegoers, moving round ourenclosures and also our hospitality boxesand the Panoramic Restaurant.

Buying food on the racecourse canoften be an expensive business,especially for families. DoesKempton’s Panoramic Restaurant andits other catering option representvalue for money?The cheapest meal option in the PanoramicRestaurant is £37, which includes VAT andadmission to the course. Our researchshows that is one of the best value-for-money offers, not only in horseracing, butin other sports as well.

Have you ever found your age orgender an issue when dealing withestablished owners, trainers andjockeys?No. Age and gender have never been issuesin my job. I have received lots of help frommany people.

How easy is it to balance a hecticwork schedule with your life awayfrom the racecourse? Would it be fairto say, even when you have time off,you are never really off duty?I adore what I do. And, yes, the mobile phoneis always with me, but I wouldn’t have it anyother way. Working in the horseracingindustry is a great life.

What do your friends think of whatyou do? Have you converted any ofthem into racing fans?I’m glad to say all my friends are racing fans.Most of them think my job is pretty ‘cool’.

How would you cope with running acourse such as Royal Ascot?I used to work for Charles Barnett when Iwent to help out at Aintree. I have hugerespect for the work Charles did at Aintreeand is now doing at Royal Ascot. He holds a level of expertise I would love to emulateone day.

Who is your role model and racinghero?Edward Gillespie and Charles Barnett are myrole models for all they have achieved atCheltenham, Ascot and Aintree. Kauto Star ismy hero.

Where do you see yourself in fiveyears’ time?I am focused on the strong five-year plan wehave at Kempton. I’m only 29, so five yearsseems a long time ahead!

T A L K I N G T O . . .

FINGERS ON THE BUZZERS...Can you describe yourself infour words?Humorous, determined,approachable, accommodating

Who would be your four idealdinner party guests?The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh(I owe them an invitation!), and Antand Dec who are getting to knowtheir racing at Kempton

How do you spend your freetime?Relaxing with my partner, Mark

Where is your favouritedestination on a day off?Waitrose

What is your weakness?I’m quite sensitive

FAVOURITESSportRacing, football and darts

HolidayMexico

MusicEverything from the Beatles to LadyGaga

DrinkRed wine

FilmBlack Beauty

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Life is never dull with Jamie Spenceraround. Within a community of Flatjockeys who tend towards the insular,

if not the robotic, Spencer brings a dash ofdrama and intrigue. His riding is compellingand controversial, his emotions transparent.Inevitably, it sometimes ends in tears.No jockey divides opinion quite like

Spencer. Some are bewitched by his daringand poise, his ability to extricatea horse from the equivalent ofgridlock on Trafalgar Square,but just as many rage againstwhat they perceive as needlessrisk-taking. His personality isseen either as refreshing andengaging or arrogant andprovocative. There is no middleground. If there is a touch of Hollywood to Spencer,

then it sat well with the ‘celebrity’ marriage toEmma Ramsden, the new female face ofChannel 4 Racing. Gossip columnists labelledthem the ‘Posh and Becks’ of racing. Threechildren followed. But now this, too, hasended in tears.It is a thoughtful, vulnerable Spencer who

sits down to do this interview. The biggestdays of the Flat summer are looming, atEpsom and Ascot. Between meetings, he willmark his 30th birthday, startling seniority forone who seems eternally baby-faced.

Celebration, though, will be muted bypersonal circumstance.There can be few worse places in England

for a marriage to collapse than Newmarket.Even at the best of times, it is a town thatfeeds on rumour. Since the Spencers split,last November, the pot has been stirred withsalacious relish. “It has been a difficult sevenor eight months,” Spencer begins. “It’s the

way life goes, sometimes, but it’s not easy. Putit this way, I wouldn’t want to go throughthat time again.“Going to the races helps. The worst thing

would be having to go to an office and do aboring job – it would really get on top of methen. The enjoyment I get from riding horses,winning races, has been a big release.”His voice falters now, for this is not a man

who hides his feelings easily. It has always beenthat way; it is why he acquired a reputation forbeing combustible in the weighing-room. Hischaracter mirrors his riding.

That the relentless business of race-ridingmeans so very much to Spencer surprisessome. He is, after all, a wealthy man, hisfamily owning large tracts of the CountyTipperary countryside. He could lead a richand idle life if he chose, yet he seemsgenuinely surprised that anyone shouldquestion his motivation.

“Everyone has to work, what else do youdo?” he says. “And I really don’tconsider this work. I love thelifestyle.” There is a deeper incentive,

though. He adds: “I have threechildren and I want to give them agood education. I left school at 14and, if I had my time again, Iwouldn’t have done that. “I’m sure there would always be

people far brighter than me and it may havemade no difference to my life having aneducation. But I’d still like to have had it. I seeJim Bolger now runs evening classes for hisapprentices and I think that’s a massive featherin his cap. There’s nothing like knowledge.”The odd thing is that, unlike most of his

breed, Spencer did not grow up consumed by the thought of leaving school and riding horses. Indeed, despite his father,George, counting the 1963 Champion Hurdleamong his training achievements, Jamie took little interest.

Jamie Spencer’s riding, which won him the coveted Ballydoyle job and a British title, candelight or frustrate, while life on or off a horse is never dull for the still boyish-faced star

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OpinionDIVIDER

JAMIE SPENCER

“It has been a difficult seven oreight months. It’s the way life goes,

sometimes, but it’s not easy”

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“Dad never pushed me into racing,” hesays. “He let me find my feet. I was ten beforeI decided I wanted to have a go on a pony. Hewas a grey and I called him Dessie, afterDesert Orchid. Within three months, it wasall I wanted to do. “At 12, I started dieting and went running

every evening to get properly fit. EdwardO’Grady was our next-door neighbour and helet me ride there.”At his boarding school in Cashel, his

classmates and friends were Fozzy Stack, sonof the trainer Tommy, and Tom Magnier.“There were only four of us in the class and

we three all went into the same profession,”says Spencer. “I was allowed home only everysecond weekend and I’d be at Edward’s on theSaturdays, then on Sunday I’d go point-to-pointing with Philip Fenton. He taught me asmuch about riding as anyone and he’d alwaystake me back to school after the races. I’d gotbitten by it and my mother hardly saw me.”Spencer was only 12 when his father died.

“It was May 15, 1993,” he recitesautomatically. “Probably because I was soyoung, I didn’t understand so much. It mightbe tougher if it had happened now. But youhave to grow up a bit quicker.”There will be Freudian theories about

whether Spencer hurled himself into racingthrough his bereavement, and whether hissometimes brittle nature can be attributed toit. Just don’t expect him to concur.

When he came to England in his late teens,having already tasted Classic success withTarascon in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, he saw itas a means to an end. “I couldn’t wait to domy career and get home again, but everythingchanges,” he says. “I’ll never go back to livein Ireland now. I like England too much, andmy life is here.”

Sometimes, he admits, he has raged, notagainst the life but against those who dislikethe way he conducts it. Chatrooms andbetting forums have enfranchised jockey-bashers around the land and it has often beenSpencer getting it in the neck. “I don’t get so peeved about it any more,”

he says. “I try not to read too much into it. Ithink reputations have cost me, in the past –a lot of owners have Paddy the punter in thebackground, niggling away about this andthat. Where there is money concerned, there’salways going to be people airing grievances.”He accepts that his riding has strayed into

self-indulgence but insists there is sound

thinking behind it. “When I’m on good form,feeling confident, I might look to beshowboating,” he says. “But if I’m on a goodhorse, I’d rather win by a length, and keepsomething for the next day, than push himout to win four or five. Horses are likeoranges – there’s only so much juice you cansqueeze out of them.”I ask if he feels he has mellowed. He is not

convinced. “I still over-analyse things. I leaveno stone unturned after a race, I read so muchinto everything that might have gone wrong.I probably get too down on myself. “You can tell if I’m down in the dumps, just

as you can with Frankie [Dettori]. But whenTom Queally got thrown out (demoted in thestewards’ room) in the Guineas the other day,he seemed quite relaxed about it. If you couldopen him up, I’m sure you’d see he wascheesed off, but he didn’t show it. I can’t belike that. I wear my heart on my sleeve.”Despite this, or maybe because of it,

Spencer and Queally are the best of friends,and have been for years. Amongst their peers,they are known as the pranksters of theweighing-room. Mention them to RyanMoore and he will shake his head in mockdespair. Spencer wears the look of a naughty

schoolboy as he says: “It’s hard to unnerveRyan about his riding but just mention Arsenaland he’s putty in your hands. Every time theyget beaten, I send him a text. He always bites.”

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It is the presence and stature of Moore thatprevents Spencer from attempting to repeathis title-sharing exploits of 2007. “If Ryanwasn’t around, I’d give it a shot again but,while he is, there’s no point,” argues Spencer.

“There’s been a lot of talk this year, withKieren [Fallon] andFrankie saying theyhave a chance, butunless Ryan getsinjured I don’t thinkhe can be beaten. Heis in such a strongposition, with a lot ofSir Michael Stoute’sowners having horses elsewhere.

“I’d be more than happy to finish second tohim but I’m not chasing my tail to do it. Mypriority is to be fresh for the big days. Once, Iremember going to Wolverhampton andriding in the last, the night before a Grouprace ride for William Haggas. I got beaten alength and William was cross. Quite rightly,he said it wasn’t the best preparation, drivinghome from Wolverhampton after 11 at night.”

Haggas is one of a clutch of Newmarkettrainers to use Spencer, though his principalties now are as first jockey to Michael Bell andretained rider for the expanding owners, Jimand Fitri Hay.

“You’ve got to look at the big picture,” saysSpencer. “Jim and Fitri are wealthy people andthey want to have good horses in the best races– they’re striving for the same things as I am.They’ve been in it only five or six years butthey already have 50 horses in Britain. I like

their projections and I like them as people.”Spencer savours the biggest days, as all

showmen must. One of the ironies, though,is that big winners normally now involve avery public interview with his estranged wife.Both parties have carried off their duties

professionally, andSpencer says thisextends to personalareas.

“Time is a greathealer and hopefully itwill get easier, but Iget to see the childrenevery day I can,” he

says. “Emma’s really good with that and weremain good friends. That’s as important tome as my riding – and I think everybodyknows how important riding is to me.”

In his low moments, consolationcomes from Sariska. The dual Oakswinner of last year has returned to thetrack as a four-year-old and won withauthority at York. Epsom is next, forthe Coronation Cup, with Paris inOctober as the distant target.

“Horses like Sariska are what I dreamabout,” says Spencer. “I’m trying toappreciate her because they don’t comealong very often. She’s going to be headingback to stud some time and that will be asad day, because I’m probably not goingto find one as good as her for a long time.”

Sariska never did meet Sea The Stars andSpencer has mixed feelings. “He was the bestI’ve seen by a long, long way,” he says. “He

could do it over any trip – he’d have won a JulyCup if they’d wanted him to. I’m glad he is notaround this year and, if we can get our groundin the Arc, we have exciting times ahead.”

Spencer has started the season well. Classiccontenders and Ascot hopefuls are filling histhoughts.

“There’s something new every day andthat’s what I love about this job,” he says.“This season, things seem to be rolling alongso fast. Everything is coming round quicker.Maybe that’s a sign of getting older.”

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“If Ryan wasn’taround I’d give thetitle another shot”

With son Charlie, one of Spencer’s three children from his marriage to Emma Ramsden; below aged 17 with Lester Piggott



ALL THE QUEEN’S HORSES

Nothing puts the ‘Royal’ into Ascotquite like a winner for the Queen.Witness Free Agent’s victory in the

Chesham Stakes two years ago, whichprompted an unauthorised intrusion on theRoyal Box that brought an outpouring ofnational joy.Those televised pictures of the Queen

celebrating her moment breached a strictprotocol. The Royal Enclosure, never mindthe Royal Box, is out of bounds to pryinglenses, yet smiling images of a monarch soobviously in her element made the heart soar.In that moment was the Queen’s racingpassion illustrated in a way that could not beportrayed in a thousand words.

A homebred colt, Free Agent was theQueen’s 20th winner at Royal Ascot. Herecorded the first such triumph since Blueprintlanded the Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes in 1999.Two years later, when John Warren succeededhis father-in-law, Lord Carnarvon, as theQueen’s bloodstock and racing advisor, theRoyal Studs would embark on the challengingprocess of upgrading its stock.That process is unfolding quietly and

effectively. The Sandringham pastures arenow grazed by a handful of young mares fromdiverse backgrounds. New blood has beenintroduced and the quality of covering sire isnow the equal of any private breeding ventureof comparable size.Contemplating the broodmare band as a

whole leaves the impression that the RoyalStuds are on the verge of something highlysignificant. And it comes at a time whencompetition to breed high-class racing stockhas never been stronger.We are in an era when consistently

successful ventures can dip beneath theradar for years at a time. Most of theprivately-owned British studs have beenswept away. Even Robert Sangster wasforced to accept that it was beyond hisfinancial means to challenge the middle-eastern behemoths. Despite this, however,the Royal Studs have much to anticipate.In addition to numerous stakes-performing

mares of familiar royal lineage are half a dozenrecent acquisitions to conjure with. Amongthem are Montjeu’s Group-winning daughter

Enticement, All Along’s Galileo grand-daughter Lost In Wonder, Aquarelliste’shalf-sister Aurore, Proskona’s daughterBonnie Doon, and the Group-placed Montjeumare Daralbayda from the Aga Khan Studs.“At the moment there are 17 of what we

call the better mares,” says Warren. “There areseven others that are soon to retire, or that aregoing to be worked out of the system. Theymight be producing winners but we are nowstepping up the operation. We are usingmuch better stallions and trying to upgradethe mares each year.”

Her Majesty The Queen’s racehorses are being primed forthe ‘home meeting’ at Royal Ascot, while behind the scenes

the Royal Studs are undergoing a period of regeneration

Words Julian Muscat • Photos George Selwyn

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Just as the tribe is under constant review,contemporary thinking governs the rearing oftheir progeny at Sandringham, in Norfolk,and Polhampton Lodge, the Berkshirenursery where weanlings graze annually forten months between December andSeptember. They then transfer back toSandringham to embark on a pre-trainingroutine introduced by Joe Grimwade, theQueen’s stud manager.“We can gain a bit of an advantage by doing

the pre-training,” says Grimwade, who tookoffice 12 years ago. “The Queen keeps a close

eye on everything and we can decide whetherto send a young horse into training orwhether it would benefit from having moretime here to mature.”Another benefit of pre-training is that

it helps to attract good staff – as does thepresence of some decent stallions. RoyalApplause remains a popular source of speed and the 2005 Derby winner,Motivator, is expected to resume coveringduties next year after a tendon injuryseriously curtailed his season. Horsemennow work with horses for most of the year

It is hoped that the Queen will have five runners at Royal Ascot; a winner in her colours is guaranteed a rapturous reception

“The impression isthat the Royal Studsare on the verge ofsomething highly

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instead of spending six months creosotingposts and rails.“It works much better that way,” Grimwade

avers. “We have also looked at numerousfeeding programmes and refined the weaningprocess. Basically, we spend three years tryingto get the horses as near as we can to fulfillingtheir genetic potential.”

Good stock reaps rewardsAt the time of writing, Sandringham hasproduced five horses of sufficient quality torepresent the Queen at Royal Ascot. Theyrepresent a significant percentage of theannual foal crop, which makes an attractivestatement about the Royal Studs. The benefitsof upgrading take years to unfold but thehope is that the studs may soon be in aposition to deliver equine gold.“What one longs for is for the Queen to hit

a mare which produces stakes winner afterstakes winner,” says Warren. “That would laythe foundation. If you don’t have a ‘blue hen’mare, you have got to try to make it happen.That’s why we have diversified the bloodlinesand are putting the mares to proven stallions.”Mention of ‘blue hen’ mares recalls a

controversial chapter in the history of theRoyal Studs. They delivered one in 1979,when Height Of Fashion was foaled, yet thedaughter of Bustino and Highclere, the lattera dual Classic winner for the Queen,bequeathed her legacy to Sheikh Hamdan AlMaktoum, who bought her privately at theend of her racing career in 1982.With hindsight, it is easy to say that Height

Of Fashion’s sale was a grave mistake. The mare has since proved the bedrock ofSheikh Hamdan’s ongoing success as anowner/breeder, delivering him Nashwan,Unfuwain and Nayef, together withdaughters whose collective influence will

endure for many years yet.Yet to do so is to ignore the mitigating

circumstances, not least the way in whichSheikh Hamdan mated Height Of Fashion,which would have been completely beyondthe Royal Studs. In the 1980s, when a

nomination to Northern Dancer cost $1million, Height Of Fashion visited him twice.She was also bred to Mr Prospector three

times, Danzig, Lyphard and Blushing Groom.All were based in Kentucky; the leastexpensive was Lyphard, whose advertised feeat the time was $150,000.It has been a similar story with Height Of

Fashion’s daughters. No expense has beenspared on mating Bashayer, Manwah, Sarayirand Wijdan. It is a strategy made possibleonly by an individual with Sheikh Hamdan’swealth and situation. In other hands, thesimple truth is that none among this regalclan would ever have been foaled.Moreover, the Royal Studs did not stand

idle as Height Of Fashion’s dynasty unfolded.Highclere herself was sent to Kentucky, wherematings with Nureyev and Nashwan’s sire,Blushing Groom, sadly resulted in a pair ofcolts. And of two fillies Highclere foaled whenstationed in the Bluegrass, the better of them,Clear Attraction, died young. It was just notmeant to be.There was, and remains, another drawback

to the Queen keeping mares in America. “Atthat time she took no great pleasure in it,”says Warren, “partly because the [traits of the]stallions are unknown to her, but also because

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The Queen with Sir Michael Oswald on Derby day, another favourite occasion

Highclere’s dam Highlight with her 1977 foal, Blaze Of Glory, and Lord Carnarvon

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she couldn’t watch her foals developing. Thatis one of her great joys.”

Introducing new bloodlinesThe use of American stallions marked aperiod when fresh blood was introduced tothe royal mares. It was not a conspicuoussuccess, yet the decision was taken underprevailing constraints at the time. The RoyalStuds do not necessarily have completefreedom to pursue all options that areavailable to any other owner/breeder.The American venture thus saw a

generation of royal mares contribute little tothe studs; hence the decision nine years agoto bring in the range of new bloodlines. It hasadded a fresh dimension to the Queen’senjoyment.“The diversification of the lines now in the

stud has added a tremendous new interest forher,” says Warren. “She is obviously followingthe related families and spots them as quickas lightning. It gives her a thrill when one ofthem wins.“You’ve got to remember,” Warren

continues, “the Queen is a breeder throughand through. She breeds many different typesof horses: Fell Ponies, Highlands andHaflingers. That is why she knows her stock

so well and why she knows so much abouther families.”That knowledge has borne fruit. Since she

inherited the Royal Studs in 1952 the Queenhas won four of Britain’s five Classics.Highclere’s 1,000 Guineas victory in 1974(she also won the Prix de Diane in that year)was augmented, in the Silver Jubilee year of1977, by Dunfermline’s triumphs in the Oaks

and the St Leger. Pall Mall had set the Classicball rolling in the 2,000 Guineas of 1958.That came five years after the Queen’s best

horse to date, Aureole, had run second toPinza in the Derby, which remains the soleClassic to have eluded her. For this reason,there is widespread yearning in racing circlesto make good that omission. Yet muchthough it would obviously delight her, themonarch is not as preoccupied by the Blue

Riband as her subjects.“People often ask me why she hasn’t won

the Derby,” Warren ventures, “but even thebig owner/breeders do not have a runnerevery year. There are all sorts of otherpleasures she takes from the sport. Every yearshe will go racing on seven or eight days.What we are trying to achieve is to produce awinner for her on those occasions.“She had four runners at Newbury in

April,” Warren continues, “and while it wasfrustrating that two of them finished second,she had one winner that generated greatexcitement – both for her and the crowd.”Hence the emphasis on assembling a strongteam of runners for Royal Ascot.The Queen has attended the Royal fixture

every year since her inaugural visit, asPrincess Elizabeth, in 1945. Her first success,when Choir Boy won the Royal Hunt Cup in 1953, preceded the same-day double of Aureole (Hardwicke Stakes) and Landau(Rous Memorial Stakes) in 1954, whichclosed with the Queen as champion owner in Britain.There is no realistic prospect of her

replicating that feat today. She has neverattempted, and has no desire, to match thehuge bloodstock empires that dominate as

Dunfermline beats the favourite Alleged to win the St Leger, the second of her two Classic victories in Silver Jubilee year

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much as anything by weight of numbers. Sheis both comfortable and content with hernucleus of just over 20 mares and theirprogeny, some of which, by the laws of naturalselection, will never make it to the races.It is racing’s good fortune that her

enthusiasm never wanes and that the RoyalStuds are engaged in the process ofreinvigorating their stock. Three yearling coltsby Galileo presently roam the paddocks; theyalone emphasise royal ambition from strictlylimited numbers.Also at large in the royal paddocks is

Supereva, a talented racemare by Sadler’sWells whose first foal, Royal Superlative, wonlast year at Chepstow for her breeders, thePrince Of Wales and the Duchess OfCornwall. They have no intention of racingheadlong into the breeding business, but theyare enjoying their involvement.Whatever the future holds, the Royal Studs

are better placed than at any time in the last 30 years to enhance a long and successfulassociation with the Turf. A winner for theQueen at Royal Ascot would simply be theicing on the cake.

I have never been one to wave a flag at theQueen, nor to point my mobile in herdirection when her gilded carriage glidesdown the course at Ascot, but the sight of herat the races has always given me an intricatethrill. Separate and protected though she is,she seems so close, somehow, in spirit. I love to watch the eager intensity with

which she quizzes a jockey as she presentshis trophy, or the little jig of joy that she giveswhen one of her horses wins. In thosemoments she is any one of us, in thrall to theineffable power of racing. And I remember aglimpse of her one year at Royal Ascot: shewas poised at the entrance to the paddock,about to lead a stately procession into itscentre. Then she suddenly moved aside togive way to one of the parading horses. Tothe watching crowd, the Queen was thecentral figure of the scene, but to the Queenthe important figure was the horse. That fleeting vignette does, in its way, tell

the whole story about the association ofroyalty with racing. Even in the days whenmonarchs held infinitely greater power thanthe Queen now wields, the thoroughbredhorse was always the creature to whom theymust, in the end, defer. He held a mystiqueequal to their own and, despite their bestefforts, he could not be commanded. Subjects might bow and politicians might

serve, but the thoroughbred would alwaysdo his own thing. How refreshing that mustbe, in a world full of obeisance!Britain has traditionally taken pleasure

in the fact that racing is, quite literally, thesport of kings. The three Derby wins ofEdward VII (two of which came when hewas Prince of Wales) were rapturouslyreceived; notwithstanding the lone voice inthe Epsom crowd who, after Minoru’svictory in 1909, shouted: “Well, King,you’ve won the Derby – now go anddissolve this bloody Parliament.”

Edward VII expressed to perfection theidea that a racehorse represented, to asupremely privileged person, the ultimatechallenge and enigma. He would stand forminutes on end gazing at his belovedPersimmon, winner of the 1896 Derby,muttering to himself: “Isn’t he beautiful...isn’t he beautiful”. He even sent the horseChristmas cards, signed ‘Edward R.’ Meanwhile, his son George V, a quiet

devotee of the sport, died in 1936 in a hazeof contentment having learned that hishorse, Witch Of The Air, had just won atKempton. “I am very glad,” he said. During the war years George VI, who

was not an aficionado, nevertheless took thecanny decision to partake in his subjects’love of racing. With Big Game and the greatSun Chariot he won all the Classics bar theDerby in 1942, and the sight of him atNewmarket with his wife (later the QueenMother) seemed to gather the countrytogether in defiant symbolic victory. “To saythat the crowds cheered is a poordescription”, a commentator wrote of thereception accorded to Sun Chariot, whenshe completed the Triple Crown on the JulyCourse. “The King and Queen were withtheir people, sharing their pleasures as theyshared their perils...”It was said, too, that the 16-year-old

Princess Elizabeth did not wash her handsfor a week after running them over BigGame’s coat. One of us, again. Of course, the national importance of

horseracing has receded throughout thelong course of the Queen’s reign. Scarcely aperson in the country would have beenunaware of Aureole’s defeat at Epsom in1953, the year of her coronation. Scarcelyanyone outside racing circles would haveknown that Free Agent, last year, was formany months considered a serious Derbycontender. Yet there would be no morepopular winner of the race than the Queenand the sight of her colours carried tovictory still enthuses a crowd more thananything else. Even those who know littleof the sport seem to understand therightfulness of her association with it. Her presence at race meetings unifies two

great traditions, two mysterious institutions:both essentially undiminished in the face ofthe changed world around them.

Sharing the pleasures of the peopleBy Laura Thompson

Even rain can’t dampen the Queen’senjoyment of racing at Royal Ascot

Height Of Fashion: an outstandingmare on the track and in the paddocks

“To the Queen theimportant figurewas the horse”

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THE BIG INTERVIEWALAN MORCOMBE

As the first Chief Executive of theHorsemen’s Group, the body whichrepresents British racing’s owners,

breeders, trainers, jockeys and stable staff,Alan Morcombe is tasked with ensuring theyreceive the best possible financial return fortheir product. Having helped set up andestablish TurfTV in betting shops, hisknowledge of the bookmaking industry andthe racecourses will be vital to the horsemen.

What were you doing before youtook on this job?For the last 15 years I have been ChiefExecutive of Alphameric plc, which has a fulllisting on the London Stock Exchange. Duringthat time Alphameric became the largestprovider of technology to licensed bettingoffices in the UK and Ireland. My businessinterests were always around bookmakers so Iwas never far away from the racing industry.

In 2006 I set up TurfTV, which was a jointventure between Alphameric and 31 of themost prestigious racecourses in the UK. By theend of 2009 that channel was broadcasting toover 10,000 betting shops and has become afantastic contributor to racing income. Thebasic difference between TurfTV and the otherdigital racing channels is that TurfTV is onlylicensed to go into betting shops, while At TheRaces and Racing UK go direct into the home.Alphameric also used to provide technology toCosta coffee shops and small restaurants.

My very first job was a bank clerk with theNational Provincial Bank, which I left to joinan American company which was beginning tobring in computer systems to the banks.

What does the new job involve?Looking at the day-to-day business ofhorseracing, specifically focused on the valuethat’s attributed to the Horsemen’s Group.Racing attracts income from a variety of placesand some of that income ends up contributingto the owners’ costs; some of it becomes a partof income for breeders, trainers, jockeys andstable staff. Lots of people say it’s too little.

My job is to look at whether that’s the case,and, if so, how best to increase the amountthey receive for putting on the racingexperience. The horsemen are the key part andsometimes that’s forgotten. Without them, youdon’t have any racing. Ultimately, my job is toget them up the financial food chain andensure that they are provided with anappropriate slice of racing’s cake.

How does your own skill-set suit therequirements?I have come into the Horsemen’s Group to lookafter the business. I have been involved formany years increasing shareholder value andthe Horsemen’s Group are my shareholdersnow. Clearly, they are contributing in a majorway to the funding of racing; in the case ofowners paying real money and they want thebest return possible. I believe my businessexperience qualifies me very well for the role.I’ll be judged on the results I deliver.

What gains will the Horsemen’sGroup make if you are successful inachieving your ambitions?Horsemen are pivotal in the future of racing,not only in the financial aspect but also havingmore influence in the running of the sport. Wehave to move to a position where they play anessential role. To be successful, I must increasethe speed at which that change is made.

Has the Horsemen’s Group got anymuscle in its dealings withracecourses and bookmakers?I don’t like the word muscle, because it im-plies one party can force another to dosomething it doesn’t really want to do. Thatdoesn’t lead to an amicable way forward. Tomy mind, racecourses understand that thehorsemen are absolutely essential for theirincome and their business, and that the

Alan Morcombe has a reputation for being a tough-talking negotiator, but can the manwho helped launch TurfTV get the racecourses and bookmakers on side in his new role?

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whole show would quickly grind to a haltwithout them. Bearing that in mind, I believethat the horsemen will gain ground with theirinput into the way racing is run and how thefinances are managed, especially now thatthey have put in place a dedicatedmanagement. The horsemen have their day jobs and are

working incredibly hard looking after theirprime roles. Now I can spend my timeexclusively moving forward their ideas andinfluences. With regard to the bookmakers, you have

to recognise they pay for racing through thelevy and some of them think it is an outdatedand unfair mechanism. I’d like to see thehorsemen more involved and working moreclosely with the bookmakers with the overallgoal of improving the racing product for thebookmakers. Bookmakers are ultimatelyracing’s key customer because they arepaying for racing through the levy. The moresuccessful they are, the more the levy willproduce. I think we all agree that the levy is

outdated; if it is to continue it has to berevisited, or, alternatively, replaced bysomething else. If you can help thebookmakers’ turnover grow it will underpinracing as a ‘must have’ product for theirbusiness. If most of their revenue comes fromracing they are not going to move away fromit. If most of their revenue comes from otherbetting mediums, then racing becomes asecondary product.

As someone who has workedoutside of this industry, what areyour impressions of the politics andfinances of British racing?I’ll work hard to stay outside the politics. I’llhave a view, but I have come across people

in all walks of life who have spent theirentire careers playing politics and achievingvery little. It is all about understanding howthe business works and, in my case, thismeans operating in a way that’s good for thehorsemen. Paul Dixon, who is President ofthe ROA and Chairman of the Horsemen’sGroup, is involved with levy negotiations so I shall be focusing on how we generatemore revenue inside the parameters wehave. If those parameters change then wecan move on.It is pretty clear to everyone in racing that

the levy yield is too low and is declining.

You have to be concerned about anybusiness that relies on a third party andracing relies on the bookmakers to financeits future. It’s a risk because you are not incontrol of your own destiny. If, for anyreason, the bookmakers’ business starts tosuffer, by implication, so can racing’s. Personally, I think there will be a change

in the way racing is financed because whatwe have now is not working very well. If thelevy carries on declining it could all get veryserious very quickly; the estimates are thatthe levy might be down as much as £20million next year.

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Do you have any ‘feel’ for racing as asport or is it all facts, figures andbalance sheets to you?I enjoy the big events. If you see horses likeDenman, Kauto Star and Sea The Stars it isimpossible not to be impressed by whatthey do; these creatures are amazinglypowerful and graceful. My wife and I havejust become involved in syndicates with acouple of two-year-olds in training withJeremy Glover.

What first attracted you to thesport? And which racecourse wouldyou choose for a day out?I touched the edges through business when Ienjoyed visits to some of our beautifulracecourses; that in itself is an experience.Take Goodwood or even Windsor on a

summer evening, they are different but veryspecial places. I also like going to Doncaster,York and Epsom, but my favourite isGoodwood during the festival.

You are reputed to be a toughnegotiator. Does it worry you thatyou are likely to be ruffling a lot offeathers in this largely veryconservative industry?I don’t consider myself to be a toughnegotiator, but I do think you need to be fair.I don’t like seeing one side pushing the otherso far that it hurts. Good negotiating for memeans that you end up in a place where bothsides take some sort of comfort from theresult. That said, if I feel someone is beingunreasonable in negotiations then I won’tgive in. You have to stand your ground.

There are lots of tough negotiators involvedwith the racecourses and bookmaking.

The levy is a tried and tested systemof funding racing, but its yield seemsto be in terminal decline. Do youthink income from racecourse picturerights will make up the difference? Ifso, how can the Horsemen’s Groupensure that a reasonable proportionof this income comes to them?I am not yet convinced that the levy is interminal decline, although you have toacknowledge it is in decline at the moment.But if racing and the bookmakers got togetherwith a real sense of purpose that declinecould be reversed. The levy can work in certain

cir cum stances, but at the moment it is not.Both sides need to recognise the sensitivitiesof the other. The bottom line is: unlessracing delivers a product that makes moremoney for bookmakers, the levy, as afunding mechanism, is not going to work forracing. When bookmakers go offshore toavoid taxation the impact is on racing. Theygain, racing suffers. If the levy system survivesit needs a major overhaul. Of course, if thelevy is low the government can alwaysintervene and make bookmakers pay more. Picture rights income may well be higher

than levy yield in the not too distant future, butpicture rights can only go to a certain levelbefore they become too expensive and then

bookmakers will cease to take them. Then youwill have picture rights and the levy declining.They are inter-linked, you cannot have onewithout the other. Whichever mechanism isfunding racing, it is imperative that thehorsemen are recompensed adequatelybecause they put on the show.A lot of trainers in particular are against 48-

hour declarations, but we are told they areessential to maximise the sale of British racingoverseas. How are you going to square this?When 48-hour declarations were

introduced about three years ago thehorsemen entered into an agreement with thetelevision providers ATR and RUK, as well assome racecourses, and these agreements weregoing to deliver income to the horsemen tooffset the additional costs and inconvenienceof the 48-hour process. The initial agreement is due for replace -

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generated from abroad then the horsemenwill go ahead with a new deal.

Can you provide any insights fromyour experience of dealing with themajor bookmakers?Bookmakers are smart, tough and understandbookmaking intimately. Once you reach anaccord with them they are very supportiveand good business partners. That was myexperience with them in my Alphameric life.

What would you say to thosebookmakers who complain that theintroduction of competition in theshape of TurfTV in betting shops hasbeen a turn-off for their customersand therefore bad for racing?It has increased the value of picture rights,which has been great for racing. Of course, ithas cost the bookmakers more money, butyou can argue that they were paying less thanthe market rates for picture rights. TurfTVestablished that market rate. All TurfTV doesis deliver the picture, but how the bookmakerserves his customer varies from shop to shop.Some will do it well and some badly.

Do you ever frequent betting shopsor have a bet?With Alphameric we had our own betting

shop, BET, in Dorking. From that we learnthow betting shops work. Unfortunately, Ican’t remember the last winner I backed!

Why did you leave TurfTV?Job done, really. I had been at Alphameric for15 years; TurfTV started in 2006 and then Istarted to recruit my replacements in the newmanagement team. After that, there didn’tseem to be much point in hanging around,so I left.

What is your impression of RacingFor Change?They have to watch the cost base. A lot ofmoney could be spent on RFC without muchof a return. Racing must be careful that itprotects what it does well – and it does anawful lot well. Trying to attract more peopleis not an easy task and we’ll have to see howsuccessful RFC is at growing racing’s base.

How would you go about makingracing more popular and reaching awider audience?Ensure that younger people are exposed tohorseracing. If you don’t catch them young,they are not inclined to retain an interest laterin life. Why not encourage grandparents totake the grandchildren racing and let themall in for free?

The new government will decide onwhether to proceed with the sale ofthe Tote. Should acquisition of theTote be one of racing’s key goals?Yes, but only the pool betting side of thebusiness. I don’t think racing should getinvolved in the Tote betting shops, that’s bestleft to the bookmakers. Racing would needto secure a very long exclusive licence to poolbetting, otherwise it might find competitorscoming into the marketplace and stealingtheir lunch.

Would British racing be better offwith one dedicated digital TVchannel?As far as At The Races and Racing UK areconcerned, I think it would. But I believe itis too late for that now.

What would you say to those whobelieve we are fast approaching thetime when racing is covered only ondigital channels, except for the bigevents such as the Grand Nationaland Derby?We have to have racing on terrestrial television.How to keep it there and how it is paid for isthe big issue. Terrestrial TV is where theexposure is and that’s where non-committedracegoers will come from.

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CARL O’CALLAGHAN

Carl O’Callaghan’s route to Royal Ascot, via a hamlet in County Clare, the mean streets of New York and the Meydan winner’s enclosure, is a story of hope triumphing over adversity

Words Michele MacDonald

An epicJOURNEY

Before Carl O’Callaghan dons a top hat and tails amid the pomp ofRoyal Ascot and tightens the girth around Kinsale King for theGolden Jubilee Stakes, he will probably recall the days when he

owned only two pairs of jeans and a shirt.In the span of his lifetime, it was not so long ago. Adrift and alone as an

Irish teenager who had been working long hours on a thoroughbred farmin America, O’Callaghan strayed on to the streets of New York City and washomeless, struggling to survive.His story is a modern epic. Not only did he lift himself out of his

temporary depression and find his way back to employment inracing, but his skills astride a horse landed him jobs withsome of America’s top trainers, including four-timeEclipse Award winner Todd Pletcher. >>

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Today, the 34-year-old trainer from theCounty Clare hamlet of Newmarket-on-Fergusis aiming to conquer the world. FollowingKinsale King’s courageous victory in the $2million Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan,O’Callaghan hopes the gelding will prove againat Ascot what he sensed the very first time hesat on his back.

“Kinsale King gave me this feeling that heowned the track with the way he strode outunder me,” recalls O’Callaghan. At that magicalmoment last summer, Kinsale King was justanother racehorse with bad feet who had beensidelined for months and who had never evenrun in a stakes race. And O’Callaghan was justanother young former head lad and work rider,trying to make it on his own after taking outhis trainer’s licence in 2008 and starting with astable of five runners.

Less than a year after first getting acquainted,O’Callaghan and the horse he calls simply ‘TheKing’ are likely to be the most colourful storyunfolding during the pageantry of Royal Ascot.As they proved during their foray to Dubai,they also will be serious challengers in theGolden Jubilee while they continue theirunlikely quest for the world’s biggest sprintprizes, a journey that O’Callaghan plans tocontinue in Japan this autumn.

Yet they apparently won’t be the onlyAmerican-based competitors at Royal Ascot.Still flush from his unprecedented victories lastyear in the Queen Mary and Windsor CastleStakes, followed by a rousing second in theGolden Jubilee, Wesley Ward plans anotherraid this June with more promising younghorsepower.

“I’m excited about returning,” Ward says. A trio of juveniles – Aroyalsweet, Final Mesaand Metropolitan Man, all of whom havealready registered impressive racing wins – arebeing prepared for the Windsor Castle, QueenMary and Norfolk Stakes respectively. “Rightnow, everything is wonderful with them.”

Another American trainer with elite stakesexperience at Ascot also plans to make a forayacross the Atlantic. After watching his Grade 1winner Noble’s Promise take the lead into thestretch of the Kentucky Derby before finishinga creditable fifth, Ken McPeek decided todetour the bargain $10,000 yearling awayfrom America’s Preakness Stakes to the StJames’s Palace Stakes.

“We’ve been in communication with Ascotrepeatedly about the details and let’s just saythey’ve encouraged us to come,” says McPeek,who saddled Hard Buck for his runner-upeffort to Doyen in the 2004 King George VIand Queen Elizabeth Stakes. “The partners (inChasing Dreams Racing LLC, which owns thecolt) are going to have an opportunity to meetThe Queen, so it’s a once in a lifetime trip.And, most importantly, the horse could verywell win the race.”

But while Ward, who has carved out a nichefor himself as a brilliant conditioner ofprecocious juveniles, and McPeek, whoselected two-time American Horse of the YearCurlin as a yearling and who has trained thewinners of more than 100 stakes races, areformidable competitors, there is no one quitelike O’Callaghan.

The son of Irish singer Shay O’Callaghan, thetrainer advertises on his multi-purpose website(www.irishcarl.com) that he also sings andplays guitar at social events, as well as trainsracehorses and buys and sells bloodstock. “Carlsometimes takes his lively tunes to the track –he’s been heard singing to his mounts on thetraining tracks of Santa Anita and HollywoodPark,” the website states under a photo of thetrainer riding one of his charges.

Soft spoken yet engaging, O’Callaghan talksabout his horses the way most people relateabout their friends.

“He’s a very smart horse, he’s special,”O’Callaghan says of Kinsale King, who is giveneggs and Guinness with his feed. “If you weregoing to the pub, he’d go with you. He’sunbelievable to be around every day.”

O’Callaghan began riding when he wasabout three and left school when he was 12 toconcentrate on what he hoped would becomea successful career in racing.

“When I was around eight or ten, I think Iwanted to be a jockey; when I started feelingthe power underneath me, I knew I couldmake something happen,” he says of hisintuitive riding skills, which he begandeveloping with lessons when he was only fiveat Kevin Burke’s riding school in Clare. Whenhe was eight, he began mucking out stalls andriding out at Ballyhannon Stud, and quicklydeveloped a reputation of being calmly able toschool difficult horses.

“People always called me to fix theirproblem horses,” says O’Callaghan, who alsodeveloped a following in local show rings.“Every show I went to, I never had a mount,but I always had something to ride. Kidswould get thrown off and I would get on andthe horse would just go.”

O’Callaghan bought a one-way ticketto New York in 1990 and beganbreaking young horses on an upstatefarm. A dark despondency from thelong hours and the loneliness ofbeing so far away from homeled him to drift briefly on thestreets of New York City, whilealso stirring deep feelings ofcompassion within him.

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his own experiences. He also visits ill children inhospitals, sometimes taking along a jockeyfriend, and works with racehorse rescue andadoption groups. He donated Kinsale King’s halter and shoes

from his Dubai victory to raise funds to aid onesuch California-based organization, TheSecond Race.O’Callaghan clearly remembers the day he

decided to leave the streets and go back towork, saying: “I woke up one morning andsaid, ‘What the hell am I doing?’ Then I went toBelmont and got a job with John Kimmel. Iremembered that I came to America on amission – to be somebody and to do somethinggood with the horses.”Once again, the Irish young ster found

himself getting on all the toughest horses in thebarn during the seven years he worked withKimmel. That pattern was repeated with suchunruly but talented racehorses as Grade 1winners Scat Daddy and Bandini whenO’Callaghan spent a similarly lengthy stint withPletcher, who remains a close mentor.“I asked [Kimmel] why he put me on all the

crazy ones and he said, ‘You’re as crazy as theyare,’” O’Callaghan says, laughing before turn - ing serious about his riding and trainingtechniques. “I never beat them up or anything;it was always all about being their friend andjust letting them go on with it.”One of the most difficult horses he has

worked with turned out to be his first winneras a trainer and a crucial stepping stone inhis career, which he has established inCalifornia. Named Village Lady, theSky Classic filly was anything but alady when Dr Patrick Sheehy, a nativeof Kinsale in County Cork, senther to O’Callaghan’s barn withthe enticement that if he could gether to win, he would send manymore horses.

Village Lady “would try to kill you if you took her to the track,” according toO’Callaghan. So he diverted her aggressive nessby riding her through the barn and jumpingher over bales of hay positioned in the aislebefore finally entreating her to gallop. When she won a race, Sheehy fulfilled his

promise. What O’Callaghan was able to do withthe owner’s Kinsale King is now part of racinghistory.From the first day he climbed in the saddle

on the now five-year-old son of Yankee Victor,O’Callaghan sensed the horse was fast enoughand good enough to win internationally, andthus started planning the trip to Dubai. KinsaleKing has won all four of his starts forO’Callaghan, earning $1,392,800 for Sheehy.A handful of friends and O’Callaghan’s father

joined him in celebrating all night following theGolden Shaheen victory, worth $1.2 million,with the trainer’s jubilant singing and dancing

in the Meydan winner’s enclosure broadcastaround the world. Watching him express so much enthusiasm

on television, an American owner decided tosend O’Callaghan a Grade 2 winner to train, hesaid before confiding that some of the rest ofthe evening went by in a blur.“I remember riding Kinsale King with only a

halter on around the barn area about 3am inmy suit,” he recalls. “I have the pictures toprove it, but I don’t remember much of it. We kept the party going until morning.”With perhaps as many as hundreds of his

friends and family from Ireland planning to be in attendance for the Golden Jubilee,O’Callaghan expects Royal Ascot could beeven more exciting than Dubai.“For me, it would be like an American

trainer winning the Kentucky Derby,” he says.“To win in Dubai was amazing, but to win inEngland would be out of this world.”

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Tattersalls’ Guineas Sale completedBritain’s breeze-up 2010 schedule and,although marginally more horses sold

than in 2009, the domestic two-year-oldmarket declined to its lowest level since 2005when there were only two, rather than thecurrent four, auctions.

The Guineas and Goffs’ Kempton fixtureswere added to the breeze-up calendar in 2007,alongside the longer-established Doncaster andTattersalls Craven sales, but this year’s £14.4million turnover was smaller at the four 2010events than the £15.7m spent in 2006, whenthere were two auctions.

There were 124 more juveniles offered thisyear than in 2006 but only 18 extra sold, as theclearance rate slumped from 87% to 69%. Theaverage price this year was £40,583 comparedto £46,525 in 2006.

It begs the question whether there is a needfor the additional sales, although withcompetition between the two big Anglo-Irishsales companies as heated as ever, neither islikely to want to give ground by abandoningone of its new secondary events.

Five lots made 200,000gns or above thisyear, compared to 18 in the breeze-up annusmirabilis of 2008, while 36 juveniles made100,000gns or more, which compares to 47two years ago.

Malcolm Bastard, Helshaw Grange,Hillwood Stud and Emma O’Gorman eachmanaged one six-figure lot apiece but otherwisethe remaining 32 of the 36 100,000gns-plushorses were sold by Irish vendors.

One of those to enjoy notable success wasBrendan Holland of the County Cork-basedGrove Stud, who sold four six-figure lots. Hewould like to see the breeze-up calendarreduced in size.

“I thought the Craven and Doncaster heldtheir own, and were stronger than last year,while the Guineas Sale dramatically illustratedthe situation of demand not equalling supply,”said Holland.

“There was a high percentage of horses in theGuineas catalogue who had not beenpinhooked and I know the professional guyswho breeze full-time would rather see fewerhorses overall catalogued to give us a tighter,more vibrant market.

“In the space of four years, we’ve hadKempton, Dundalk, the Guineas sale andGoresbridge added to the calendar in the same

period that demand has decreased. Dundalkhas now gone and I could easily see anothersale going, although I don’t know which one.They’ve put on the sales to cater for supply,rather than the other way round.”

But Holland heads into the yearling sales ina positive frame of mind and will be looking tomake an expenditure on a par with last year.

“Everything went okay for me,” he added.“There was no real logic to the Craven Sale,when the second day was much stronger thanthe first, but we had three nice horses andbenefited. I was surprised at how competitiveit was for the better lots, although there’s no doubt that further down, supply wayoutstrips demand.


British two-year-old market in decline as supply exceeds demand

SALES CIRCUITBy EDWARD PROSSER AND MICHELE MACDONALD

Consignors Con Marnane, Jamie Railton and Janet Williamson at Newmarket

Sex Pedigree Vendor Price (gns) Buyer

c Invincible Spirit-Margaree Mary (Seeking The Gold) Meadowview Stables 220,000 Richard O’Gorman BS

c Invincible Spirit-Virgin Hawk (Silver Hawk) Powerstown Stud 100,000 Richard O’Gorman BS

c Street Cry-Honolua Bay (Storm Bird) Friarstown Stud 76,000 Bobby O’Ryan

c Mr Greeley-Town Branch (Cape Town) Lynn Lodge Stud 75,000 Robin O’Ryan

c Selkirk-Minerva (Caerleon) Mocklershill 65,000 Andrew Tinkler

f Intikhab-Titans Clash (Grand Lodge) The Bloodstock Connection 60,000 Dwayne Woods

c El Prado-Soul Reason (Seeking The Gold) Powerstown Stud 52,000 Larry Stratton

c Hurricane Run-Water Feature (Dansili) Jamie Railton, agent 50,000 Michael Jarvis

f Shamardal-Timewee (Romanov) Brown Island Stables 48,000 Bobby O’Ryan

c Invincible Spirit-Julie Jalouse (Kris S) Knockanglass Stables 43,000 Richard Frisby BS

Tattersalls Guineas Sale since it began

Year Catalogued Offered Sold Clearance (%) Aggregate (gns) Average (gns) Median (gns)

2010 147 131 83 63.4 2,149,500 25,898 20,000

2009 167 138 74 53.6 2,819,200 38,097 25,000

2008 163 132 80 60.6 3,833,000 47,913 30,000

2007 164 125 76 60.8 2,129,000 28,013 23,000

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“But my plan is to pinhook the same numberof yearlings and spend the same sort of moneyto last year. I’m also a fan of the two bonusschemes – that has made a difference to thelower-end breeze-up market; I’d dread to seethe clearance rate without it.”There was a sense of déjà vu at the Doncaster

sale as Malih Al Basti, a leading figure in theEmirates Racing Association, topped tradewhen buying from Con Marnane’s BanshaHouse Stables.Bidding through vet Adam Driver, Al Basti

paid £140,000 for a Dubawi colt who had costMarnane just £25,000 at the St Leger Sale. Ayear earlier the Dubai owner had paid£190,000 for the Doncaster sale-topper Angel’sPursuit, also sold by Marnane.Sheikh Mohammed has dominated the

Guineas Sale since it began in 2007 and thisyear was no exception. He bought the dearesttwo lots, both sons of Invincible Spirit, for220,000gns and 100,000gns through agentDick O’Gorman.

BrightwellsCheltenham May SaleBrightwells’ May Sale, now coinciding withCheltenham’s hunter chase meeting, againshowed the current demand for jumpers withbasic levels of form.Top lot Nicene Creed had been unsold last

year at Cheltenham as a breeze-up horse but,with one second in a bumper to his name,

realised £175,000. Aiden Murphy, whose bigclients Alan Peterson and Grahame Whateleyboth enjoyed Cheltenham Festival successesthis year, signed the buyer’s ticket but wouldnot identify the Hernando gelding’s new owner.The mare Fiddlededee, winner of a point-to-

point and bumper for County Tipperaryhandler Gerard Quirk, made £125,000 whenselling to Jonjo O’Neill.

South AfricanNational Yearling SaleBoosted by the tenacious performances of theirhorses, such as Singapore Airlines InternationalCup winner Lizard’s Desire, South Africanbreeders are being rewarded withunprecedented demand for their bloodstock.Buyers from Europe, Asia and North

America, as well as Dubai, pumped up prices atthe three-session Emperor’s Palace NationalYearling Sale from April 23-26. They helpedbreak the record price for a South African saleyearling twice, with a robust bay son of leadingsire Jet Master named Devine’s Jet acquired bytrainer Geoff Woodruff for a new mark of R4 million (£348,874).“He’s been bought for an overseas buyer who

fell in love with the horse and the pedigree andwas prepared to pay,” Woodruff said of the baycolt out of the Al Mufti mare Divine Nymph. Graham Beck’s Highlands Stud sold the sale-

topper as well as the other record-breaking colt,a son of Singspiel who fetched a bid of R3.6m(£313,986) from trainer Mike Azzie, andranked as leading consignor with 28 sold for atotal of R15,430,000 (£1,345,780). Theprevious record for a yearling sold in SouthAfrica was R3.3m (£282,034).

Overall, the sale concluded with a 4.5% gainin aggregate compared to 2009 results, withtotal sales of £14,105,274 and an average priceup 5.5% to £28,805. Buyers included Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid

Al Maktoum’s Shadwell South Africa division,which was the leader by average with sixyearlings acquired for a total of R5,640,000(£491,912).

Sex Pedigree Vendor Price (£) Buyer

c Dubawi-Improvise (Lend A Hand) Bansha House Stables 140,000 Malih Al Basti

c Officer-Dun Roamin Lady (Clever Trick) Mocklershill 135,000 Dwayne Woods

c Speightstown-Crown You (Two Punch) Gaybrook Lodge Stud 125,000 Peter Swann

f Oasis Dream-Bella Bianca (Barathea) Bansha House Stables 110,000 Charles Wentworth

c Henny Hughes-Jive Talk (Kingmambo) Grove Stud 110,000 Jill Lamb BS

f Invincible Spirit-Chanterelle (Indian Ridge) Bansha House Stables 90,000 Bobby O’Ryan

f Royal Applause-Sablonne (Silver Hawk) Mocklershill 78,000 Stephen Hillen

f Giant’s Causeway-Speedy Sonata (Stravinsky) Grove Stud 75,000 McKeeverBloodstock

f Oasis Dream-Brazilian Style (Exit To Nowhere) Bansha House Stables 75,000 Jill Lamb BS

c Green Desert-Alexander Three D (Pennekamp) Mocklershill 73,000 Robert Mills

Five-Year Tale

Year Catalogued Offered Sold Clearance (%) Aggregate (£) Average (£) Median (gns)

2010 186 161 122 75.7 3,247,300 26,617 19,750

2009 145 134 112 83.6 2,724,600 24,326 18,000

2008 170 140 115 82.1 3,288,500 28,595 22,000

2007 220 191 153 80.1 4,858,875 31,757 26,250

2006 250 213 173 81.2 4,406,115 25,469 21,000

DBS Breeze-Up SaleTop Lots

British Breeze-Up Market 2005-2010Year Catalogued Offered Sold Clearance (%) Aggregate (£) Average (£) 200k+ 100k+

2010 593 512 355 69.3 14,407,100 40,583 5 36

2009 570 492 337 68.5 15,336,910 45,510 6 43

2008 628 515 375 72.8 21,735,350 57,961 18 47

2007 697 588 414 70.4 18,236,125 44,049 6 29

2006 456 388 337 86.8 15,678,915 46,525 7 29

2005 449 392 307 78.3 11,078,078 36,085 4 21

Top Lots

Horse Vendor Price (£) Buyer

Nicene Creed (5g Hernando) Kennycourt Stud 175,000 Aiden Murphy

Fiddlededee (5m Beneficial) Gerard Quirk 125,000 Jonjo O’Neill

Thyne For Deploy (6g Deploy) Lisaleen Stables 58,000 Tom Malone

Ashtown Boy (4g Trans Island) Meadowview Stables 48,000 Highflyer Bloodstock

Ballyallia Man (5g Flemensfirth) Conna Stables 42,000 John Edwards

Brightwells May Sale

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The ROA’s Annual General Meeting will beheld on Thursday, June 24 in the convivial sur-roundings of the Jumeirah Carlton TowerHotel, Knightsbridge, London. The ROA AGMenables members to hear about the associa-tion’s work over the past year and to have a sayin shaping its future performance.

The formal business is followed by theresults of the Council elections and an Owners’Forum, which gives members an opportunityto direct questions to the Council on anymatter relating to ownership. An address willbe made by the ROA President Paul Dixon andan industry speech will also be made by RodStreet, Project Director of Racing For Change.

Members are encouraged to attend theAGM, which starts at 10.15am. Places don’tneed to be booked for the AGM itself, butplaces must be booked in advance for theChampagne Reception and Members’ &Guests’ lunch.

For the third year running, the ChrisDeuters Award will be made in recognition ofservices to the racing industry. A specialceremony will precede the AGM lunch.

ROA Council member and senior industryfigure Sir Eric Parker was honoured as the firstrecipient of the Chris Deuters Award. Last yearformer trainer Jack Berry and his wife Jo wererecognised for their tireless contribution toracing and fundraising on behalf of theindustry’s participants.

The award commemorates the hugecon tribution to racing made by the late ChrisDeuters, a former President of the ROA, LevyBoard Deputy Chairman and long-standingowner/breeder.

After the formal business of the AGM, guestswill be able to enjoy a Champagne Receptionsponsored by Arbuthnot Latham privatebankers. Levity will be provided during theafternoon by guest speaker Sir Tim Rice, bestknown for his musical collaborations in thetheatre with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Places for the Members’ & Guests’ lunch are£85 each. Tables of ten can be booked

at a discounted rate of £750. Call the ROAoffice on 020 7152 0200 or book online atwww.racehorseowners.net.

Eight candidates are standing for threeplaces in this year’s ROA Council election. Allmem bers will be sent a supplement withdetails of the candidates, their manifestos anda ballot form. Please take the time to vote. Theelection is a democratic process and we rely onmembers nominating the representatives thatthey want to stand on the Council.

Learn about the past andshape the future at AGM The ROA’s Annual General Meeting gives members an opportunity to hear aboutachievements over the past year, and have a say in determining the way forward

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Sloane Square Hotel offerROA members can take advantage of acorporate rate at the Sloane Square Hotel,Knightsbridge.

Details of the corporate rates, andterms and conditions, appear on theROA website. To book, call 020 78969988 quoting ROA.

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Waxing lyrical: Sir Tim Rice will entertain guests after the AGM lunch

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ROA/Totesport owner-sponsorshipbranding was splashed across the mediaas AP McCoy was crowned championjump jockey for the 15th successiveseason. The champion jockey wore ROAmember Martin Long’s colours for thepresentation photographs,demonstrating clearly the value ofowner sponsorship in reaching a wideaudience. Totesport currently sponsor726 individual ROA members.

TOTESPORT WINNERS IN MARCHPomander Plumpton David O. Moon 1/3Star Choice Lingfield Park MacNiler Racing Partnership 2/3Good Old Thyme Catterick Bridge G Carstairs 2/3Ray Mond Leicester A White 2/3Canni Thinkaar Folkestone Fruits Incorporated 3/3Lady Bling Bling Ludlow P J Jones 4/3Holmwood Legend Taunton Brian Derrick 4/3Vodka Brook Taunton H Wellstead 4/3Royal Swain Doncaster Andrew Sparks 5/3Sound Stage Newbury KSB Bloodstock 5/3Raimond Ridge Lingfield Park David Fremel 5/3Rudanphast Ffos Las Mrs Tania Stepney 8/3Requin Stratford The late P M de Wilde 8/3Hi Dancer Newcastle R Tocher 9/3Star Choice Lingfield Park MacNiler Racing Partnership 10/3Along The Nile Catterick Bridge William Hoey 10/3Ray Mond Fontwell A White 10/3Metropolitan Chief Wolverhampton L Tomlin 11/3Sir Harry Cool Wincanton Ian Moss 12/3Categorical Ayr Rug, Grub & Pub Partnership 12/3Dunelight Wolverhampton Mr & Mrs P Hargraves 13/3Muntami Market Rasen Chris Owens & Mrs A E Harris 14/3Agente Romano Taunton Mrs Janet Davies 15/3Michigan Assassin Taunton C A Hanbury 15/3Tiger O'Toole Taunton Ms S Howell 15/3Last Sovereign Kempton Park Howard Spooner 17/3Watch Out Huntingdon The Beefeaters Club 17/3Manoubi Hexham F G Steel, K Fitzsimons 18/3Sonning Star Fakenham Mrs C L Kyle 19/3Vodka Brook Exeter H Wellstead 23/3Along The Nile Southwell William Hoey 23/3William's Wishes Hereford Mrs D E Cheshire 24/3The Snail Ludlow Border Pointers 25/3Drizzi Kempton Park Eagle Bloodstock and Racing 25/3Chiswick Bey Doncaster Mrs H Steel 27/3Takeaway Kempton Park S Mahal, R Morecombe, D Anderson 27/3Double Hit Newbury Dr G M Thelwell Jones 27/3Ray Mond Stratford A White 27/3Holmwood Legend Wincanton Brian Derrick 28/3Merchant of Dubai Doncaster Highland Racing 2 28/3Primo Lady Lingfield Park K Jarvis, G Hodson, P Moule 29/3Sesame Rambler Fontwell R J Brown 30/3Sir Pitt Southwell A E Oppenheimer 31/3

Total runs – 471; Total wins – 43 (9.1% wins/runs)

Dunelight won the Lady Wulfrina Stakes, a Listed contest at Wolverhampton, whilst Double Hit won the EBF/ThoroughbredBreeders’ Association Mares Chase Final at Newbury (Listed). The horses managed an across-the-card four-timer on March 27,and had across-the-card trebles five times during March. Congratulations to all connections!

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The ROA office enjoyed a fantastic day out atChester on May 5 to watch their runnerChampagnelifestyle contest the WeatherbysBank Cheshire Oaks.

Partnered by Michael Hills for his father

Barry, the daughter of Montjeu ran a fine raceto be beaten just under a length into thirdbehind Gertrude Bell, owned and bred byROA Council member Rachel Hood, andstablemate Acquainted.

Champagnelifestyle, who ran twice forClub ROA as a two-year-old, winning on herdebut at Newmarket’s July course, could nowhead to Epsom Downs for the Investec Oakson June 4.

Barry Hills with (from left) Sadie Ryan, Edward Rosenthal, Keely Brewer, Michael Harris, Joanne Gunn and Allegra Hindes

Champagnelifestyle (left) challenges Gertrude Bell and stablemate Acquainted (right) in the Weatherbys Bank Cheshire Oaks

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Goodwood badgesAre you planning to visit Glorious Goodwoodin July? ROA members enjoy a special serviceenabling them to book badges for theRichmond Enclosure. Access to the RichmondEnclosure is reserved for Goodwood’s annualmembers and cannot otherwise be booked forowners without runners for a meeting whichoffers top class racing at one of the summer’squintessentially English events.

Special rates for ROA members from June 2 onwards:Tuesday, July 27 and Wednesday, July 28 £67Thursday, July 29 £77Friday, July 30 and Saturday, July 31 £71

Members can book up to four badges for eachday. Call 020 7152 0200 or order online atwww.racehorseowners.net. The closing datefor orders is Monday, July 19.

Levy losses lamentedThe Council discussed a Levy Board paperon budget savings which showed a levyexpenditure cut of £4.6 million in 2010. Thiswould translate into a £2.6m prize-moneycut and Sunday appearance money beingreduced down to £120 a runner. TheCouncil were dismayed by this news,although some comfort was taken from thefact that levy cuts were now being madeacross the board and did not fall entirely onprize-money. The Council were reminded that a highly-

detailed and economically-driven racingindustry submission had recently been madeto the Levy Board in preparation fordiscussions on the next Levy Scheme(2011/12). This made a compelling case forracing to receive £130m to £150m. If thebasis of this argument was not accepted bythe betting industry, racing would push forgovernment determination.Additionally, the Horsemen’s Group,

having just taken on a new Chief Executive(Alan Morcombe), would soon be indiscussion with racecourse groups about theHorsemen’s Group receiving a share of mediarights income which is due to increasesubstantially from 2013.It was further noted that major changes

were being made to the system by which theLevy Board distributed funds into prize-money. This, together with the changes tothe basis on which racecourses borrowedmoney from the Capital Fund, would at leastensure that a greater part of the levy incomewould find its way into prize-money.

Tote stalledConcern was expressed that nothing washappening with racing’s potential acquisitionof the Tote, although it was clear that thiscould not be progressed until the newgovernment was in place.

Champions’ Day debateDiscussion then moved to Racing ForChange and the Premier Racing project. Inparticular, there were diverse viewsexpressed on the proposed BritishChampions’ Day due to take place nextOctober.

It was accepted that this was a verycomplicated area, particularly because of itsclose proximity to Arc weekend and theBreeders’ Cup. Difficulties surrounded theproposed make-up of the Champions’ Daycard, the build-up of races throughout theseason, issues relating to the EuropeanPattern and how the whole project would befunded, especially in the light of thediminishing levy. For these reasons, the Council viewed the

project with varying degrees of enthusiasm,while accepting that the overall concept wassound and that the success of promotingracing as a sport was inevitably linked to themajor events and how the British publicconnected with these.

RFC youthThe Council then went on to discuss RacingFor Change’s ideas with regard to attractinga young audience to racing.

Royal Ascot innovationThe ROA Council were delighted to hearthere was to be a special ROA Royal Ascotfacility for the first time. This would be onthe Tuesday and Wednesday of the five-dayJune meeting. Although it would be limitedto only 50 places this year, it was agreed itwas something we would build on for thefuture. It was expected the facility would beoversubscribed.

Election flexibilityA revision of the definition in the ROAArticles relating to ‘Qualifying Owner’ wasproposed and agreed by the Council. Thiswould enable the ROA to adopt a moreflexible approach with regard to memberswho put themselves forward for a place onthe Council.

AGM guest speakersThe Council were informed that Rod Streetwould be the industry speaker at the AnnualGeneral Meeting and Sir Tim Rice would bethe after-lunch speaker.

ROA websiteA new website company called Pixl8 hadbeen engaged to re-build the ROA website.

AgendaKey points from the April ROA Council Meeting

Michael Harris, Chief Executive

Diary datesand remindersJUNE 15-16Royal Ascot: ROA members can bookplaces for a specially discountedhospitality facility in the Old PaddockChalets for the first two days of theRoyal meeting. Places are £230 andlimited to two per member each day.Contact the ROA office for furtherdetails.

JUNE 24ROA AGM (10.15am) followed bymembers’ and guests’ lunch at theJumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel,Knightsbridge, London (see page 54).

JULY 27-31Glorious Goodwood: Special servicefor ROA members to order badges inadvance for the Richmond Enclosure(see below).

NOVEMBER 13Paddy Power Gold Cup day atCheltenham. Exclusive marquee for members and their guests.

DECEMBER 2ROA/Sportingbet.com Horseracing Awards at the LondonHilton, Park Lane. One of racing’sprincipal social events of the year.



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Royal Ascot handicap reservesThere will be three places offered for reservesin all the Class 2 handicaps at Royal Ascotthis year. Reserves will each be given anumber and a draw, and in event of any non-runners being notified prior to 9am theday before the race, reserves will replace thenon-runners.The races concerned are the Royal Hunt

Cup, Britannia Stakes, King George V Stakes,Buckingham Palace Stakes, WokinghamStakes and Duke of Edinburgh Stakes.Details of facilities for owners and trainers

with runners on each day at Royal Ascot are available on the ROA website, atwww.racehorseowners.net.

Wincanton’s Gold StandardWincanton had its Gold Standard Awardrenewed for another 12 months at the end ofMarch. The Gold Standard Committee had been

paying close attention to the Somersetcourse’s declining executive and sponsorshipcontribution to prize-money, which had seenit dip below the required Gold Standardthreshold. However, as Wincanton hadsuffered from several abandonments over thewinter, including the loss of the flagship

Kingwell Hurdle fixture, analysis showed thatthe figures would have been above therequirement but for this factor. Their awardhas therefore been renewed.

Racecourse Badge SchemeMembers who haven’t yet received a letter ofconfirmation or fixture booklet for theRacecourse Badge Scheme for Owners arereminded that applications are invited forthis year’s scheme. The scheme is open tomembers who are registered owners with50% of a horse in training, or shares whichamount to 50%. In the case of a racingpartnership with a horse in full training, thenominated partners who are members of theROA should apply. Contact the ROA on 0207152 0200 or email [email protected].

Declaration changeThe BHA has extended the time period fordeclaration where the number of declarationsreceived is seven or less for a Flat handicap(including Listed handicaps), five or fewer forany Pattern Race or Listed Race, three orfewer for a race run on a Monday to Friday, or four or fewer for a race run on aSaturday or Sunday. Rule (F) 90 applies, athttp://newrules.britishhorseracing.com/Home.

ROA PartnershipsMembers of the ROA Arkle Partnership celebrated a notable double in April, whenQuartz de Thaix rounded off his season witha four-length success at Perth in [email protected] Handicap Hurdle.The six-year-old gelding, trained by VenetiaWilliams and ridden by Aidan Coleman,notched the first leg of his double with afive-length success in the Stanjames.comHandicap Hurdle at Cheltenham. Both races were over an extended two and a halfmiles.

Stalls draw process The effect of the draw is considered animportant factor in certain races whenweighing up a horse’s prospects. However,do you know the process used to determinestalls draws for Flat races? Sean Mageeunraveled the mystery of the draw and how places are allocated in a back issue of the Racing Post. His article explaining the formula is the best explanation aroundand can be found at www.racingpost.com, inthe News Archive section. Search under‘numbers game’ for Magee’s article, whichwas published in the newspaper onSeptember 15, 2006.

In Brief

June Racecourse Race £

2 Nottingham Flexi Betting Conditions Stakes (Class 2) 1m 3yo 4,200

4 Catterick Book Tickets On-Line @catterickbridge.co.uk Maiden Stakes (Class 5) 1m4f 3yo+ 1,700

4 Goodwood WHEB Ventures & Ruston WHEB Stakes (Class 1) 5,000

4 Epsom Downs Investec Surrey Stakes (Class 1) (Listed) 2,100

5 Epsom Downs Investec Woodcote Stakes (Class 1) (Listed) 2,000

12 Sandown Park Scurry Stakes (Listed) 5,600

12 York Michael Sobell Maiden Stakes 3yo 1m 3,200

15 Thirsk Total to be divided between three races 6,000

19 Haydock Park 3yo+ 1m Class 3 Handicap (71-90) 2,000

20 Pontefract Pontefract Castle Stakes (Listed) 2,500

22 Newbury £150 per runner per race, to maximum total of... 12,000

24 Hamilton Park Conditions Stakes 3yo+ 1m 4,000

25 Newmarket 3yo+ 6f Class 3 EBF Fillies Conditions Stakes 5,540

28 Pontefract Spindrifter Conditions Stakes 1,800

Race details will be updated on the ROA website, at www.racehorseowners.net

Appearance money payments The following races in June will offer appearance money as a consequence of 48-hour declarations for Flat races. These payments are split so that 80% goesto the owner, 8% to the trainer, 6% to the rider and 6% to stable staff. The appearance money is divided equally between the runners.

Triple Aspect wins the 2009 Scurry Stakes,which offers appearance money of £5,600

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EXPLANATIONThis table sets out the threemain contributors to prize-money with percentages ofthe total: 1 Racecourses’executive and sponsorship; 2 Levy Board; 3 Owners. A small additional contributionis also made by the DividedRace Fund and the BHADevelopment Fund. The orderis taken from the percentagein the second column offigures. This shows how mucheach racecourse hascontributed to prize-money,expressed as a percentage oftheir overall prize-money. The arrows at the end of each line are based on acomparison between thepercentages for the tworolling year periods. If a racecourse has improvedits position by this criteria itreceives a green ‘up’ arrow. If the year-on-year percentagehas decreased it receives a red‘down’ arrow.Note: All of the figures areproduced on an ‘as originallyprogrammed’ basis, i.e. whereany transferred fixtures wereoriginally programmed ratherthan where the fixtures haveactually taken place. However,any transferred BHA ‘National’fixtures and ‘Regional’ fixturesare attributed to the courseswhere the fixtures haveactually taken place.

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In order of racecourses’ percentage contributions to overall prize-money

Figures relate to prize-money for the 12-month period May 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010

Ptn Racecourse Racecourse Exec + % of Levy Board % of Owners % of Total 2009/10 Total 2008/9 % total Up/ownership Sponsors (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) (£) 2008/9 down

1 Cheltenham JCR 2,928,489 51.2 1,958,170 34.2 806,915 14.1 5,722,574 5,652,836 49.4 �

2 Aintree JCR 1,543,637 48.8 1,141,220 36.1 476,725 15.1 3,161,582 3,425,742 49.9 �

3 York I 2,041,777 42.6 1,596,550 33.3 1,116,316 23.3 4,791,143 1,995,325 37.9 �

4 Ascot I 4,004,556 42.1 3,092,050 32.5 2,334,193 24.6 9,504,799 10,218,234 46.2 �

5 Epsom Downs JCR 1,213,684 40.9 993,400 33.5 736,136 24.8 2,967,220 2,992,296 39.0 �

6 Haydock Park JCR 1,258,963 34.6 1,804,990 49.6 479,885 13.2 3,638,838 3,312,620 31.0 �

7 Chester I 480,147 32.1 887,710 59.3 80,560 5.4 1,497,417 1,510,940 37.9 �

8 Goodwood I 1,174,931 31.3 1,997,170 53.2 512,426 13.7 3,752,527 3,832,910 38.4 �

9 Newmarket* JCR 3,170,645 30.3 3,722,230 35.5 3,405,643 32.5 10,481,018 11,671,131 29.8 �

10 Ayr I 561,272 28.4 1,110,390 56.2 266,273 13.5 1,974,935 2,105,093 24.0 �

11 Sandown Park JCR 1,004,644 28.2 2,025,700 56.9 490,595 13.8 3,561,939 3,792,302 33.4 �

12 Musselburgh I 355,866 27.5 796,340 61.5 98,471 7.6 1,294,177 1,253,425 22.5 �

13 Hamilton Park I 224,282 27.0 513,800 61.9 55,777 6.7 830,359 823,744 38.7 �

14 Doncaster Arena 1,169,266 26.0 2,151,999 47.8 1,082,571 24.0 4,505,335 4,679,031 32.5 �

15 Newbury I 1,039,006 25.2 2,332,350 56.7 580,488 14.1 4,115,844 3,852,818 22.3 �

16 Ripon I 206,546 23.7 564,750 64.9 66,206 7.6 870,502 806,569 29.1 �

17 Newcastle North 344,190 23.3 939,600 63.5 173,131 11.7 1,480,071 1,262,779 30.3 �

18 Bath North 157,376 22.7 457,667 66.2 63,794 9.2 691,836 704,189 27.3 �

19 Salisbury I 216,935 21.7 623,180 62.5 84,684 8.5 997,499 957,818 26.1 �

20 Beverley I 183,103 21.5 568,450 66.9 61,247 7.2 850,050 854,465 20.2 �

21 Stratford-On-Avon I194,891 20.9 649,730 69.8 68,546 7.4 930,667 860,800 24.1 �

22 Thirsk I 159,011 20.8 469,860 61.5 79,065 10.3 764,436 634,309 29.8 �

23 Pontefract I 204,460 20.5 681,390 68.3 62,441 6.3 997,291 872,339 21.8 �

24 Windsor Arena 241,960 20.2 779,270 65.0 119,874 10.0 1,198,104 1,127,377 26.1 �

25 Fakenham I 70,455 19.0 300,720 81.0 0 0 371,175 411,284 25.9 �

26 Leicester I 236,304 18.7 864,737 68.5 106,939 8.5 1,262,979 1,198,771 18.4 �

27 Kelso I 119,363 18.6 472,510 73.7 44,101 6.9 641,474 589,620 7.8 �

28 Carlisle JCR 141,820 18.5 548,710 71.4 77,535 10.1 768,065 764,900 24.9 �

29 Wetherby I 129,262 18.5 491,630 70.3 55,383 7.9 699,275 1,011,643 23.5 �

30 Chepstow North 212,384 18.3 784,560 67.5 127,708 11.0 1,163,152 1,136,473 16.4 �

31 Ludlow I 122,245 18.3 499,240 74.7 46,725 7.0 668,210 680,470 11.0 �32 Ffos Las North 144,909 17.8 586,200 71.8 73,214 9.0 816,323 0 0 N/A33 Yarmouth North 140,637 16.8 562,760 67.3 100,886 12.1 835,583 777,183 24.7 �

34 Lingfield Park Arena 639,166 15.5 2,955,910 71.8 331,780 8.1 4,115,256 3,931,516 17.2 �35 Bangor-On-Dee I 122,280 15.3 624,150 78.1 39,995 5.0 799,675 682,016 15.3 -36 Cartmel I 31,670 14.4 162,360 74.0 25,370 11.6 219,400 203,383 16.4 �

37 Nottingham JCR 117,639 14.2 533,560 64.2 112,751 13.6 830,950 706,711 14.8 �

38 Exeter JCR 100,301 13.4 569,753 76.0 75,498 10.1 749,552 812,636 6.1 �

39 Catterick Bridge I 95,394 11.8 627,923 77.6 60,860 7.5 809,677 746,536 12.4 �

40 Warwick JCR 114,936 11.8 729,430 75.0 105,042 10.8 972,158 758,848 10.6 �

41 Wincanton JCR 90,591 11.8 585,900 76.2 76,264 9.9 769,255 1,071,157 16.0 �

42 Redcar I 96,186 11.3 521,640 61.3 220,574 25.9 851,100 908,400 15.0 �

43 Perth I 65,186 11.2 471,480 80.8 42,827 7.3 583,493 656,900 10.9 �

44 Market Rasen JCR 106,926 11.0 771,660 79.3 89,145 9.2 973,231 913,050 16.6 �

45 Sedgefield North 49,487 10.8 351,200 76.5 53,313 11.6 459,000 498,200 10.2 �

46 Taunton I 49,316 10.4 365,010 76.8 37,730 7.9 475,306 595,326 5.6 �

47 Kempton Park JCR 479,054 9.8 3,746,715 77.0 450,158 9.3 4,865,877 4,785,085 15.6 �

48 Huntingdon JCR 70,693 9.5 576,990 77.5 81,635 11 744,318 805,286 14.1 �

49 Folkestone Arena 62,035 9.3 539,210 80.8 64,815 9.7 667,560 812,542 8.1 �

50 Fontwell Park North 74,376 8.7 686,390 80.7 89,383 10.5 850,149 909,942 12.4 �

51 Brighton North 48,276 7.7 506,900 81.0 64,709 10.3 626,185 570,671 14.9 �

52 Uttoxeter North 68,058 6.9 769,690 77.7 139,098 14.1 990,246 1,045,573 9.8 �

53 Newton Abbot I 35,579 5.6 583,410 91.4 5,264 0.8 638,053 607,359 4.7 �

54 Plumpton I 24,666 4.3 515,570 89.4 32,635 5.7 576,871 502,319 1.3 �

55 Hereford North 17,499 4.0 361,380 81.7 60,320 13.6 442,499 588,035 5.8 �

56 Hexham I 18,412 3.7 429,690 85.3 47,521 9.4 503,923 354,500 16.4 �

57 Towcester I 19,975 3.7 475,910 87.3 49,381 9.1 545,266 644,000 5.1 �

58 Worcester Arena 13,497 2.2 495,482 81.6 71,545 11.8 606,924 637,143 1.7 �

59 Wolverhampton Arena 64,239 1.9 2,856,852 86.1 292,387 8.8 3,318,278 2,860,995 -1.2 �

60 Southwell Arena 33,858 1.4 2,208,840 88.7 197,188 7.9 2,490,186 2,148,315 1.8 �

Total 28,106,309 26.0 60,992,037 56.3 16,851,641 15.6 108,280,787 107,521,455 27.3 �

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IN the previous Racing Welfareforum articles we have tried tohighlight the work that theCharity does on behalf of all thepeople who work in the BritishRacing and Thoroughbredbreeding industry. On current

figures, 70,000 people can call upon usfor help in times of need. Last year wehelped nearly 5% of the current workforceor those now retired from racing with awide range of issues.

Our service directly helps not onlyracing’s people but the sport itself; to dothis Racing Welfare relies upon donationsfrom individuals, companies, trusts,foundations and organisations. Withowners, trainers and breeders constantlybeing called upon to increase payments tothe sport the question may arise “Whyshould I give to Racing Welfare, when Ipay so much already in entries, salescommission et al?” Our straight forwardanswer is that a donation to RacingWelfare is a direct re-investment in racingitself, and a re-investment that comes witha very large “customer” satisfactionguarantee.

The work of Racing Welfare pays for thenext generation of working staff to receiveLife Skills training at the Racing Schools,thereby aiding staff retention. RacingWelfare provides affordable housing for

young entrants to the racing industry,again encouraging new staff to stay intheir chosen profession. We provide re-training for injured staff; helpingindividuals to return to work in a newrole within racing, thus the sport retainsexperienced time served people. Ourhousing projects for elderly former stablestaff ensure a dignified retirement,thanking them for a lifetime of service toracing and the Thoroughbred horse. In2009 our Welfare officers provided over4,400 individual counselling sessions intopics ranging from debt and benefitissues to Mental Health concerns. 97% ofthe people helped in this way state thatthey feel much more likely to be able toaddress their issues positively.

Racing is currently going through aperiod of intense and critical scrutiny; itwould appear Racing Welfare is one of thefew aspects of the sport that can boast anear universal positive feedback from our“customers”. We ask you to consider whatyou can do to help us and therefore helpthe sport we love. Your support, be itfinancial, physical or through advocacy isour lifeblood, and we are sure that youagree with us that our stable and studstaff are the lifeblood of racing. Thefollowing article shows some ways inwhich people are already re-investing inracing’s people.

Donation or re-investment…

you decide

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Alec Dent is VolunteersCoordinator for Racing Welfare

Your sport needs youbuckets or run marathons but also support the welfare teamwith individuals who will visit yards, take time with elderlystable staff and, with the appropriate training, provide welfaresupport for racing’s people in need.

Alec will be seen at many race meetings, the sales andracing related functions throughout the year on hisrecruitment drive, however there are already a significantnumber of people who are prepared to volunteer their time orresources to help Racing Welfare, and this is just a crosssection of some of those people.

Ollie GarnerAmateur Jockey/Charity Marathon Runner21 year old Ollie from Gloucestershire is the son of a horseambulance operator. The racing bug bit him hard whilst in his

ALEC Dent is a Yorkshireman born and bred.Originally from Whitby, his early racing careersaw him training and riding point to pointersbefore heading to HQ and a seven year spell asassistant to Mark Tompkins. Moving back to the

north, he became Howard Johnson’s right hand man, duringwhich time he was well acquainted with the Cheltenhamwinner’s enclosure. Now he has taken up a brand new rolewith Racing Welfare as Volunteers Coordinator, a positionthat the Charity sees as one of the key elements in its tenyear strategic review.

Alec will be responsible for recruiting, supporting andmentoring volunteers throughout the country. Thesevolunteers will hopefully not only provide the fundraisingdepartment with people prepared to organise events, shake



first year at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester whenhe started riding out for Kim Bailey. Studies were put on holdso that he could concentrate upon a career in racing and aftersojourns with Jamie Osborne and JonJo O’Neil, he nowworks full time for Shaun Lycett. He has ridden a number ofpoint to point and Arab racing winners.

Away from the stable yard, Ollie was one of those whostepped forward to join the Racing Welfare runners in thisyear’s London Marathon. Completing the Capital slog in 4hours 44 minutes, he succeeded in raising well over £1,200through a combination of sponsorship from friends and workcolleagues plus donations from the owners Lycett &Berryman and Trevor Hemmings whose racing colours wereemblazoned across his running vest. Ollie ran for RacingWelfare for a simple reason “When you work in racing youknow that there are potential dangers, its just part of the job.I had read how Racing Welfare helped a stable lad who didn’twalk away from a fall on the gallops and was left paralysed. Ithought that could be me or any of my friends. I wanted toraise some money to help people like us, who ride out fivelots a day seven days a week, and I thought the only Charitythat does that is Racing Welfare.”

Carey BucklerTrainer’s Daughter/ Student/Charity Ball organiser Carey is the youngest daughter of the highly regarded WestCountry trainer Bob Buckler. Her initial volunteering effortsfor Racing Welfare saw her working in the Charity’s headoffice for three months assisting the fundraising team. Uponher return to University studies the gallant former point topoint pilot set about organising The Silks Ball for RacingWelfare which was held at The Beaufort Polo Club nearTetbury.

As a volunteer events organiser Carey found the task achallenging one, but ultimately hugely rewarding “I learnedso much about Racing Welfare in my three months workexperience placement. Working with the Welfare officers inLambourn, Rowan [Hyde] and Sarah [Hopkins], gave me ahuge insight into the wide range of issues that they are calledupon to help stable staff with, and just how hard they work.Organising the Silks Ball was tiring but great fun; I got agroup of friends together who acted as my ball committee,plus the Charity helped to support me when things got a bithectic! It was so exciting on the night to see over 300 peopleenjoying an event that I had created and organised, and evenbetter when I knew that we had raised some funds for aCharity that I think is so important to racing.”

When asked what advice she would give to potentialvolunteer event organisers she said “It is very important tohave the backing of a good committee, to set clear goals andto keep everyone motivated in their efforts to achieve thesegoals.”

Gary MiddlebrookOwner/Breeder/Trustee/Charity Raceday organiserGary is well known as a breeder and owner of such horses asthe Nunthorpe winner Reverence and Del Mar Oaks winnerSinghalese. A former Steward and current member of the

Jockey Club, he has been involved with Racing Welfare sincethe Charity was formed through the amalgamation of theJockey Club’s Charities and the Stable Lads Welfare Trust.

“I first got involved with the Charity in around 2000 whenRaye Wilkinson invited me to a Stable Lads versus Jockeysfootball match in Middleham. I have always had nothing butrespect for stable lads and lasses, they do a tough job, worklong hours but they always put the horses first. I was pleasedto be asked to become a trustee and have been one for thelast ten years. I also sit on the board of the Charity’s housingassociation ‘Racing Homes’ and organise a Charity raceday atHaydock each year. This event not only raises much neededfunds but also helps to spread the word to other racing peoplein the North West about Racing Welfare and their work. Iwould urge any one who breeds or owns racehorses tosupport Racing Welfare. Their work helping stable staff, bethey young or old, is essential to the well being of our sport.If the least you can do is donate a few pounds or spend a fewhours on a committee, in my opinion that is time and moneywell spent.”

Nathaniel ParkerActor/Owner/Charity supporterYou will know Nat from his acting performances in roles suchas Inspector Lynley or Rawdon Crawley in Vanity Fair. Offstage he is an owner of racehorses too. His prowess on theboards is mirrored by his passion for the turf.

“One of the things I feel most strongly about in racing is

Gary Middlebrook has beeninvolved with Racing Welfaresince it was formed



that we operate in a big circle of trust. An owner relies upona trainer, who relies upon the quality of the horses in hisyard, which rely upon the staff who care for those horses;they in turn rely upon the breeders who rely upon the studstaff and so on. It is the trust and confidence that eachindividual is doing their utmost in the breeding and care ofthe horse that ensures we continue to enjoy the spectacle thatis racing. Our stud and stable staff are a vital link and if wedon’t have a support network for them when times get toughthe circle breaks. I fully believe that Racing Welfare is theonly Charity that provides that support and care for all peoplein racing, that is why I support them and urge anyone whoprofesses to love this sport to do likewise”.

Jock UrquhartRetired Stable Lad/Charity SkydiverWhen Roy (universally known in Newmarket as Jock) leftTain in Ross-shire and headed south to take up a job with thelate Bruce Hobbs in HQ he was like most young peopleembarking on a career in racing, full of hope and expectation.The young Urquhart soon realised that a life as a jockey wasnot on the cards. This disappointment was assuaged thanksto his involvement with horses such as Stilvi and Scallywagplus the horseman’s knowledge he gleaned from Hobbs.

He still retains the stableman’s work hard play hardmentality. Now in his sixties and bearing the scars on his facefrom his stable lads boxing days, and a plastic hip courtesy oftoo many falls and rainy days in the saddle on Warren Hill.

He is a tenacious fundraiser for the Charity that he says heowes a favour to. “I wasn’t in a good place for a while and itwas Craig Hatfield and latterly Simone and Stella[Newmarket welfare officers] who got me back on track.Racing Welfare helped me when I needed it; now I am doingsomething to help them. Its only right in my book”.

Jock organises a series of weekly prize draws in his localpub, produces a Racing Welfare calendar, runs Charity racenights and has even arranged to participate in a Charitytandem parachute jump in June this year. “Fundraising forRacing Welfare gives me something to get my teeth into, thisis the Charity that helps the lads and I am proud to have beena stable lad myself, especially for a boss like my old gov’nor. Ithink he’ll be laughing if he looks down and sees me jumpingout of a plane!”

ConclusionThese five people are at first glance as disparate as you couldget. However it is the love of the racehorse and the respectthat they have for the un-sung heroes of the sport that bringsthem together. Whether you are able to run a marathon likeOllie, organise a ball like Carey, act as a trustee like Gary,advocate like Nat or even Skydive like Jock there is anopportunity for you to help Racing Welfare. Volunteeringtime, money or support directly helps the Charity andtherefore its people. If you would like to get involved pleasecontact Alec Dent [email protected] , telephone01638 560 763 or online www.racingwelfare.co.uk. �

“I fully believe thatRacing Welfare isthe only Charitythat provides thatsupport and carefor all people in racing, that is whyI support them andurge anyone whoprofesses to lovethis sport to do likewise”Nathaniel Parker



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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has nowconfirmed in writing that the new generalrule for cross-border business to business(“B2B”) services applies to the most commonservices provided by TBA members. From January 1, 2010, this rule states that

where a UK business supplies services to abusiness outside the UK, no UK VAT shouldbe charged. Where the customer is registeredin another EU country, the UK supplier mustcomplete an EC Sales List and the customeraccounts for VAT in their own country underthe reverse charge procedure.Most significantly, HMRC has confirmed

that this applies both to keep and tonominations (irrespective of how long themare remains in the UK). The other servicesfor which this applies include:

� Grooms’ fees� Veterinary and similar fees� Shares in horses� Farriers� Transport of horses� Agent’s services (where acting as an

intermediary)

� Carcass removal

HMRC has stressed the importance of theUK supplier ensuring that they are satisfiedthat the customer is in business, especiallywhere they are not VAT-registered.

For advice concerning VAT matters, mem bers should contact Terry Dockley atJames Cowper LLP on 01635 553258,quoting their TBA membership number.

Stud owners should be aware that the TBAhas been notified that in some areas officialsfrom the water authority are carrying outinspect ions of properties to ensurecompliance with the Water Supply (WaterFittings) Regulations 1999. These regulationsexist to prevent waste, misuse, excessiveconsumption and contamin ation of thepublic water supply, and set down therequirements for the design, installation andmaintenance of plumbing systems and waterfittings in England and Wales. Stud owners and occupiers are obliged to

comply with the regulations, and run the riskof prosecution for non-compliance.Enforce ment of the regu lations is theresponsibility of the water companies in theirareas of supply and, while there may be somevariation in degree of enforcement betweendifferent authorities, non-compliance couldresult in financial penalties.

Further information on the regulations can be found on the DEFRA website athttp://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/water/industry/wsregs99/while useful publications on ‘Stables’ and‘Horse Pasture’ are available from the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme atwww.wras.co.uk/Publications_default.htm

HMRC clarifies VAT treatment of cross-borderservices for breeders

David Redvers assesses sales market

Do your water fittings complywith regulations?

There is still time to book your place atthis year’s TBA Annual Seminar, takingplace at Tattersalls, Park Paddocks onTuesday, June 29. The seminar follows theTBA AGM, also being held at Tattersalls,which starts at 9.45am and ends in timefor members to enjoy a cup of coffeebefore the seminar begins at 11am.Entitled ‘The Breeding Business – A year

on’, the seminar will pick up the theme setby last year’s event, with Adrian Crichtonand Paul Greeves of Weatherbys setting thescene on the economy and bloodstockproduction statistics. David Redvers, stud owner, agent, and

an instigator of the Racing Post YearlingBonus Scheme, will offer his perspectiveon the sales market, and bloodstock eco -nomist John Lynam will follow with hispersonal view on opportunities and threatsfaced by the breeding industry. A dis -cussion session led by a panel of expertscompletes the morning and, follow ing abuffet lunch, representatives from BritishBloodstock Marketing will take to theplatform to enlighten breeders on theirmarketing plans to support the industry. The day will end with a presentation

from Dr Emmeline Hill of Equinome,who will outline the opportunities nowavailable for maximising the geneticpotential of the racehorse.The seminar has become a regular and

popular fixture in the TBA calendar ofevents, and we urge members to takeadvantage of the opportunity to attendthe AGM and seminar on the same day.Tickets for the seminar are £45 for TBA

members and £60 for non-members, andwill be allocated on a first come, first servedbasis. Application forms are available on theTBA website and from Stanstead House.

AGM andSeminar fastapproaching

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Douglas Ventress has spent his entire working life on stud farms andlong periods of time with each of his employers. His career began atSezincote Stud in Gloucestershire in 1960, where he looked afterstallions Phillip Of Spain and Hot Spark. Moving to Newmarket,Ventress first worked at Blackthorn Stud and then joined MeddlerStud, where he worked for 20 years as second man when the studwas home to stallions Balidar, Blue Cashmere, Most Welcome, RockHopper and Hurricane Sky.

His move to Plantation Stud in 1999, when the stud was owned byLord Howard de Walden and under the management of LeslieHarrison, was the last of his career. He remained at Plantation whenit transferred to his current employers, Dermot and Perle O’Rourke,for whom he has been a key member of staff.

In nominating Ventress, the stud’s General Manager Adrian O’Briendescribed him as “one of life’s gentlemen, whose quiet manner putseven the most boisterous of equine juveniles at ease”. Furthermore,Ventress has been invaluable in passing on his skills and experiencegained over the years to younger colleagues, and his loyalty andperformance makes him an exemplary employee.

O’Brien added: “At the end of the year, when Doug retires after 50years of service to the breeding industry, it will be the industry’s loss.But all of us who have had the privilege of working with him, evenfor a short time, will count ourselves very lucky indeed.”

May TBA Stud Staff Award– Douglas Ventress, Plantation Stud

Douglas Ventress receives his award at Newmarket racecourseon 1,000 Guineas day from TBA board member Julian Wilson

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Regional daysScotlandLucinda Russell and Peter Scudamore were theperfect hosts at Alary House Stables on April 13.Just days before the Scottish Grand National,intended favourite Silver By Nature had justbeen announced a non-runner, but spirits werenot diminished and we were all delighted to seethat Lucinda still enjoyed a good meeting and apurple patch of winners in the days to follow.Members had the opportunity to view

Lucinda’s horses on the sand canter, followedby a visit to the impressive woodchip gallopsnearby at Milnathort. The horses are out twicea day and the regime seems to workparticularly well for this happy and relaxedyard. Peter also kindly gave up his morning toaccompany our party and answer a range ofquestions on the choice of National Huntstock, which includes former Flat horses aswell as stores, homebreds and pro gressiveyoung point-to-pointers. He also touch ed onrace-planning and the various training regimeshe has witnessed during his career, bringingforward those methods he felt worked bestnorth of the border to support Lucinda.Scottish members will always be faced with

long journeys to support their regionalmeetings, which does detract from the turnout,but those present had a great day, rounded offwith lunch at Loch Leven’s Larder inMilnathort. Thanks to Tim Finch, supported byDorothy Thomson, William Hodge and AlanMactaggart, for making this a great start to the2010 regional programme.

South West A visit to Paul Nicholls’s yard at Ditcheat wasalways going to be a sell-out and this wasconfirmed by 40 members supporting the visiton Friday, April 16. A beautiful spring daymeant that a walk from the famous Manor

House Inn around the corner to Manor FarmStables provided the ideal opportunity for acatch-up amongst a very sociable group of localmembers. Having seen the much publicised‘millionaires’ row’ many times on the TV in therun-up to Cheltenham, it was a real treat tomeet its inhabitants in the flesh – thewelcoming Kauto Star and his neighbour, theless sociable Denman.Paul joined our group and all the star

occupants were shown individually, accom -panied by a commentary by their trainer, whosummarised their season, outlined plans for thefuture and answered a range of questions fromour well-informed National Hunt members. The visitors then had an opportunity to

tour the yard, before heading for the other sideof the village to see two youngsters schoolover hurdles in the outdoor school adjacent toPaul’s home. This provided another greatopportunity to hear Paul’s thoughts oneducating young horses, the difference instyles between French and British NH-bredsand their preparation, not to mention traitsassociated with certain sires, all of which wereinvaluable. A superb lunch back at the Manor House Inn

rounded off the day. Our thanks go to Diana deFeu for organising the day and to MichaelFaulkiner for keeping us to time throughout.

Yet more benefitsfor TBA members PUBLICATIONSWeatherbys haveteamed up withthe TBA to offer itsmembers 15%discount on thecover price ofall bloodstocktitles (exceptthe Return OfMares). For fulldetails see theleaflet andvoucher sentout fromStansteadHouse at the end of April, or contactWeatherbys Bloodstock Services directon 01933 440077.

INSURANCEThe TBA Bloodstock Insurance Policyoffers competitive rates exclusively forTBA members. Commission earned onthese policies is channelled back intosupporting the ongoing work of theTBA. For more information call the TBAInsurance Line on 0844 879 4955.

NEWSFrom the end of April TBA membershave had the opportunity to receiveEuropean Bloodstock News on a freeextended trial basis via e-mail. At theend of the free trial, members will havethe opportunity to take out a discountedannual e-mail subscription to the EBN.For further details [email protected]

Containing statistics of Jump Racingfrom 3rd May 2009 to 24th april 2010weatherbys

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Visitors to Paul Nicholls’s Manor Farm Stables admire the inmates on ‘millionaires’ row’


After a general election during which thewearied electorate was bored senseless by araft of figures from Post Office closures to theincomprehensible tax credit system, statisticsmay seem a dull subject on which to base anarticle. They can be dangerous if taken at facevalue and, obviously, can be manipulated. As breeders, we see evidence of this all the

time, in stallion advertisements or ‘unbeatable’betting systems. However, breeding is anumbers game and conclusions drawn fromstatistical research, albeit taken with a pinch ofsalt, can at least point us in the right direction.After one of the coldest winters on record,

it seemed reasonable to investigate whetherbreeding for an early foal really confers asignificant advantage on that foal’s chance ofracing success. As this season has shown,foaling and covering in the earlier months ofthe year pose tricky and often frustrating

problems to the breeder. With the prolongedcold weather, many mares have been overduethis season, whilst many others have refusedto ‘play ball’ and have not been cyclingnormally. There is also evidence to suggestthat the earlier-born foal is more susceptible toproblems arising from DevelopmentalOrthopaedic Disease (DOD).It was with these factors in mind that I

hoped to find indications that foals born laterin the year would be as likely to win a Classicas their earlier born peers. As a cash-strappedbreeder I smelt the whiff of conspiracy in theair: one concocted by the darker elements inveterinary practice, or by more unscrupulousstallion masters who have been stoking thisearly foaling propaganda for years. How elsewould all our suntanned vets afford theirweekly Waitrose shopping trip if not by

prescribing hormone cocktails in the midst ofwinter? How else would stallions cover suchlarge books if certain breeders weren’tparanoid that chaos would result if coversweren’t as close as dammit to Valentine’s Day,thereby extending the season?Buoyed by such examples of Sea The Stars

(born April 6), Rainbow View (May 21),Archipenko (May 30) and Group 1-winningjuvenile Hearts Of Fire, who was still a monthoff his second birthday when he won theBrocklesby Stakes, I was convinced that Iwould unearth results which would liberatethe small breeder from the expense andproblems resulting from the above. Coveringnearer to April Fool’s Day rather thanValentine's Day seems more apt for our gamefor several reasons anyway! Wouldn’t it benicer to let a bit of sun and grass bring on thegirls, as nature intended, rather than forcingcom pliance in the middle of winter? Alas, I am afraid to report that evidence

rather points against my earlier hopes. Foalsborn before March 1 have, on average, won49.6% of British Classic races between 1989and 2009. This compares to the fact that foalsborn in January and February make uparound only 27% of the foal crop of mareswhose progeny are intended for Flat racing.With the Oaks and 1,000 Guineas, the resultsare even more significant: January- andFebruary-born fillies account for 57% and62% of winners respectively. No May-bornfilly has won the 1,000 Guineas during thatperiod, while only one won the Oaks. It does seem, therefore, that foals born in

the first two months of the year have asignificant advantage over those born afterMarch 1, particularly fillies. It’s strange thatby the age of three slightly later foals have nothad the chance to catch up physically. Perhapsthere are other factors at work which skew thefigures. It is likely that breeders may investmore in a better nomination for a mare who isable to be serviced early rather than in May. However, the figures do seem to provide

proof that all the expense and frustrationsurrounding an early cover and foaling maybe worthwhile after all.


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Diary datesand remindersMONDAY, JUNE 21Wales Regional DayTim Vaughan’s Pant Wilkin Stables,followed by racing at Chepstow.

TUESDAY, JUNE 22Open to all membersA visit to Jeremy Gask’s Horses FirstRacing, Wiltshire.

MONDAY, JUNE 28TBA Awards Dinner, NewmarketApplication forms for tickets weresent to all members at the end ofApril; tickets are limited and strictlyon a first come, first served basis.

TUESDAY, JUNE 29TBA AGM, 9.45am, Tattersalls,NewmarketTBA Seminar, 10.30am,Tattersalls, Newmarket Notification of the AGM and Seminarapplication forms were sent to allmembers at the end of April. Ticketsto the seminar are strictly limited, soapply early to avoid disappointment.

SATURDAY, JULY 17NGC visit to Plantation Stud The NCG is arranging a tour ofPlantation Stud and gallops andracing at Newmarket with free entryfor 200 young racegoers, kindlysponsored by Plantation Stud. Forinfo, contact Jane Hedley [email protected].

TUESDAY, JULY 20South East Regional DayGary Moore’s Cisswood Stables and Sir Eric Parker’s Crimbourne Stud.

NEW MEMBERSMrs R J Gallagher, GloucestershireMs R Hood, SuffolkN Armstrong Esq, County Durham W D Morris Esq, Mid GlamorganMs M Bowden, OxfordshireMrs A Dodd, OxfordshireMrs L Farmer, DerbyshireMrs N Harris, WorcestershireMrs H M Woods, County Durham

Next GenerationCommittee

Words James Read

Industry statistics can be open to manipulation but properresearch leads to more than just lies and damned lies

“As a cash-strappedbreeder I smelt the

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Alborada’s Nayef colt was much admired by Women In Racing members at Lanwades Stud

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Not all people involved in racing are fortunateenough to see behind the scenes at a major studfarm, but a trip to Lanwades Stud was one ofthe highlights of a recent day for the newly-formed Women In Racing (WIR) organisation,which was the brainchild of ROA Councilmember Sally Rowley-Williams.

Deputy chair of the group, Rachel Flynn, whois also the TBA’s legal representative and partnerof Taylor Vinters solicitors, teamed up withLouise Kemble to organise a memorable day inNewmarket for 33 WIR members, whichkicked off at the Guineas breeze-up at theRowley Mile. Attendees were given an insight tothe sales by bloodstock agent Jill Lamb beforeheading to Lanwades to see two of its youngerstallions, Sir Percy and Archipenko.

TBA Chairman Kirsten Rausing and her studmanager Alastair Watson were on hand to givedetailed descriptions of the day-to-day running

of stallion and broodmare farms, beforeshowing the group one of the real stars ofLanwades’ excellent band of mares, Alborada. Ithas to be said, however, that the dual ChampionStakes winner was upstaged by her Nayef colt,who is her ninth foal and who enjoyed theattention from his female audience.

After lunch at the Jockey Club Rooms, theafternoon’s entertainment was supplied bytrainer Rae Guest, who invited the group toevening stables, during which he discussedracehorses’ conformation and provided adisplay of lungeing.

“Breeders and stud farms, though vital, areoften the forgotten elements of horseracing,”said Kemble. “We were delighted to be able toshow the members of Women In Racing exactlywhat goes in to producing a racehorse, rightfrom when a mare arrives at stud to be coveredthrough to the sales and early stages of training.”

Following the Levy Board’s announcement ofa £4.6 million drop in racing’s funding in2010, payments from the Breeders’ PrizeScheme will be reduced by 20% from July 1,a move which is forecast to save £154,000.

Cutbacks have also been made in the areasof prize-money, appearance money,regulatory and administrative costs, thefunding of drug-testing and the budget forRacing For Change.

TBA Chief Executive Louise Kemble said:“The 20% reduction in the 2010 Breeders’ PrizeScheme from July was one of a raft of reductions

in Levy Board expenditure headings required asa result of the re-forecast levy revenue for thisyear.

“We have to thank a number of people whogave their support in the production of theTBA’s robust submission in defence of retainingthe scheme. This has been successful and the TBA accepts that the Levy Board made theright decision in applying appropriate cutsacross the board.”

To see the full revised schedule for theBreeders’ Prize Scheme for 2010, please see ourwebsite, www.thetba.co.uk.

Invaluable insight to breedingindustry for Women In Racing

SPECIAL MERIT AWARD(MARCH/APRIL)

Karen Crangle, for Illustrious BlueBy winning the Group 3 Sagaro Stakes,the seven-year-old entire Illustrious Blueearned his breeder Karen Crangle theSpecial Merit award.

The son of Dansili has his roots inShropshire, as he was bred by Karen atLloyd Farm Stud, Hales (formerly PinfoldStud), and his dam Gipsy Moth was brednearby by Peter Tellwright of Tyrley CastleStud. Tellwright’s breeding operation hasrevolved around Rimosa’s Pet, whofeatures as the third dam of IllustriousBlue. Bought by Crangle as a yearling for15,000gns, Gipsy Moth won four times,including a Listed race in Germany.

She has so far been responsible for sixwinners from her first six runners, thefirst three bred at Lloyd Farm and thenext three by Colin and Melba Bryce ofLaundry Cottage Stud, who purchasedher in foal to Halling in 2004.

NATIONAL HUNTBREEDER OF THE MONTH(APRIL)

Charles Lloyd-Baker,for Planet Of SoundThere could be trouble in store whendetermining the NH Broodmare of theYear award for the 2009-10 season.

In April, Herald The Dawn achieved anotable double, with Planet Of Soundwinning the Grade 1 PunchestownGuinness Gold Cup and From Dawn ToDusk winning Aintree’s John Smith’sHandicap Chase, the Listed race onGrand National day.

Both geldings are trained by PhilipHobbs for Charles Lloyd-Baker, but theyhave two separate breeders. The former,a son of Kayf Tara, was bred by hisowner, whereas the latter was bred byTweenhills Farm and Stud, where his sireAfzal used to stand.

Herald The Dawn took up residenceat Tweenhills as a 15-year-old afterrealising 3,500gns in foal to RakaposhiKing, when Shade Oak Stud held areduction sale conducted by DBS on thepremises in August 1997.

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Watership Down Stud Words Alan Yuill Walker

THE temptation for Lord and Lady Lloyd Webber to retire homebredDar Re Mi after her four-year-old innings last season must have beenconsiderable.After all, she was a Group 1 winner in England (Yorkshire Oaks)

and Ireland (Pretty Polly Stakes), and had finished first in the Group1 Prix Vermeille only to suffer a controversial disqualification, prior tofinishing third in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita. Tokeep her in training as a five-year-old mare might seem like temptingprovidence, but occasionally fortune favours the brave and on March27 Dar Re Mi landed a sensational victory in the Group 1 DubaiSheema Classic on the newly laid turf at Meydan.That coincided with the slightly less glamorous opening of the

domestic Turf flat season at Doncaster, where Watership Down scoredanother hit with Dar Re Mi’s stable companion Senate, who costPrincess Haya 160,000gns as a yearling.This double earned the Lloyd Webbers the inaugural Flat Breeder

of the Month award for 2010, for which they win six sacks of BlueChip Original feed balancer and some Blue Chip clothing, and howwell deserved it is for all who work on the stud, headed by longstanding manager Terry Doherty. Dar Re Mi is the penultimate foal of Darara (Prix Vermeille), who

was bought as an 11-year-old at Goffs in November 1994, carrying toShirley Heights, for 470,000gns.Reflecting on her purchase, the Lloyd Webbers’ Racing Manager

Simon Marsh said: “Mares of her calibre seldom come on the marketand she had plenty to recommend her. From one of the Aga Khan’sbest families, she was a half-sister to Darshaan and in foal to his sire,Shirley Heights, and her first four foals were winners.”Darara has recouped her outlay in spades and her Sadler’s Wells

colt Diaghilev realised 3.4m gns as a yearling in 2000, which remainsa record for the British Isles. Diaghilev is one of two Group 1-winningbrothers by Sadler’s Wells, the other being the Aga Khan-bredDarazari. Quite apart from providing Andrew Lloyd Webber with the

opportunity to dream up a cunning name for the offspring, there wereother considerations over the mating of Darara with Singspiel thatresulted in Dar Re Mi.Marsh explained: “Not only was he extremely good value, but his

sire In The Wings combined the blood of Sadler’s Wells and ShirleyHeights, which had nicked well the family before.” Darara is now enjoying her retirement with one of Philip

Freedman’s old pensioners, but the broodmare band also includes Dar Re Mi’s year senior half-sister, Evita, who has a yearling colt byRock Of Gibraltar and foaled a filly by Galileo in April before visitingOasis Dream.Darara’s final offspring is the Tiger Hill colt Rewilding, who cost

Sheikh Mohammed 500,000gns as a yearling and is already Group 2-placed in France. This brings the total revenue from the sale of fourWatership Down yearling colts to a staggering 4.9m gns.

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Lady Lloyd Webber (right) and her children Bella, Billy and Alastairgive Dar Re Mi a deserving stroke after the mare’s victory in Dubai


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Breeders’ Prizes

Flat HBLB Breeders’ Prizes worth £1,800 or moreBreeder Prize (£) Horse Sire Dam Date Course

Mrs A K H Ooi 7,500 Harbinger Dansili Penang Pearl 17/4/10 NewburyHorizon Bloodstock Limited 5,100 Sherman Mccoy Reset Naomi Wildman 07/4/10 Kempton Park

25/4/10 BathErmyn Lodge Singspiel Rosewood Belle 20/4/10 Kempton Park

Glebe Stud & Partners 5,000 Sri Putra Oasis Dream Wendylina 15/4/10 NewmarketStowell Hill Ltd 3,600 Middle Club Fantastic Light Anna Oleanda 24/3/10 Kempton ParkCheveley Park Stud Ltd 2,800 Penitent Kyllachy Pious 27/3/10 DoncasterT J Cooper 2,800 Miss Starlight Trade Fair Redeem 08/4/10 LeicesterMrs N A Ward 2,800 Myplacelater Where Or When Star Welcome 16/4/10 NewburyLangton Stud & G E M Wates 2,800 Lord Zenith Zamindar Lady Donatella 10/4/10 Lingfield ParkDarley 2,700 Dazinski Sulamani Shuheb 24/4/10 RiponFoursome Thoroughbreds 2,700 Red Cadeaux Cadeaux Genereux Artisia 10/4/10 Lingfield ParkNormandie Stud Ltd 1,800 Fallen Idol Pivotal Fallen Star 23/4/10 Sandown ParkL A C Ashby Newhall Estate Farm 1,800 Mabait Kyllachy Czarna Roza 24/4/10 Sandown ParkG Strawbridge 1,800 Pipette Pivotal Amaryllis 03/4/10 Kempton Park

National Hunt HBLB Breeders’ Prizes worth £1,250 or more Based on date money was paid

Breeder Prize (£) Horse Sire Dam Date CourseMrs O M Cann 10,000 What A Friend Alflora Friendly Lady 08/4/10 AintreeM G Kilroe 10,000 Wayward Prince Alflora Bellino Spirit 09/4/10 AintreeN Shutts 10,000 General Miller Karinga Bay Millers Action 09/4/10 AintreeColn Valley Stud 10,000 Ringaroses Karinga Bay Rose Ravine 09/4/10 AintreeP Murphy 7,700 Mad Max Kayf Tara Carole's Crusader 08/4/10 AintreeTweenhills Farm & Stud Ltd 6,000 From Dawn To Dusk Afzal Herald The Dawn 10/4/10 AintreeWood Farm Stud 5,300 Sir Harry Ormesher Sir Harry Lewis Glamour Game 08/4/10 AintreeJ I A Charlton 5,200 Reel Charmer Dancing High Gaelic Charm 11/4/10 KelsoD T And A T Goldsworthy 5,200 Wychwoods Legend Midnight Legend Miss Millbrook 11/4/10 Market RasenDr G M Thelwall Jones 4,800 Double Hit Sir Harry Lewis Grayrose Double 27/3/10 NewburyPleasure Palace Racing 4,800 Megastar Kayf Tara Megalex 10/4/10 AintreeSimon And Helen Plumbly 4,800 Briery Fox Phardante Briery Gale 18/4/10 AscotP D And Mrs Player *4,000 Khyber Kim Mujahid Jungle Rose 10/4/10 AintreeLeydens Farm Stud *4,000 I'm So Lucky Zilzal City Of Angels 24/4/10 Sandown ParkThe Earl Of Halifax 2,600 Lease Lend Zilzal Moogie 24/3/10 Haydock ParkL Waugh 2,600 The Snail Namaqualand Moonshine Malt 25/3/10 LudlowMrs R I Vaughan 2,600 Carlitos Hernando Queen Of Spades 26/3/10 NewburyA G Knowles 2,600 Brave Rebellion Primitive Rising Grand Queen 30/3/10 Market RasenP J H Wills 2,600 Himalayan Trail Nomadic Way Hindu Lady 03/4/10 CarlisleG J And Mrs Palmer 2,600 Maktu Bien Bien Shalateeno 03/4/10 Haydock ParkP B Shaw 2,600 Busy Isit Busy Flight Eatons 09/4/10 Kempton ParkH G Llewellyn 2,600 Over The Creek Over The River Solo Girl 13/4/10 ExeterConkwell Grange Stud Ltd 2,600 Midnight Chase Midnight Legend Yamrah 15/4/10 CheltenhamS Tindall 2,600 King Edmund Roi de Rome Cadbury Castle 18/4/10 AscotA G And S M Carter Bloodstock 2,600 Rosie All Over Overbury Hallo Rosie 22/4/10 UttoxeterMiss J Webb & M Rowe 2,600 Overclear Overbury Callope 23/4/10 Newton AbbotB J Eckley 2,500 Ring For Time Karinga Bay Little Time 31/3/10 HerefordJohn Needham 2,500 Bringewood Belle Kayf Tara Carlingford Belle 23/4/10 Bangor-On-DeeMr R D Chugg & The Late J R H Fowler *2,120 Banjaxed Girl King's Theatre Belle Magello 15/4/10 CheltenhamG Reed *1,920 Gringo Alzao Glen Falls 23/4/10 PerthDownfield Cottage Stud *1,720 Ryde Back Bob Back Knight Ryde 27/3/10 NewburyTemple Farming & Christopher Leigh 1,500 Tanzanite Bay Karinga Bay Diamond Wind 15/4/10 CheltenhamP E Atkinson 1,500 Instabella Karinga Bay Instabene 15/4/10 CheltenhamS Tindall 1,250 King Edmund Roi de Rome Cadbury Castle 25/3/10 LudlowA C Whilans 1,250 Dallas Bell Minster Son Eleanor May 28/3/10 HexhamP J W Botham 1,250 Buck Mulligan Robellino Music Park 18/4/10 StratfordD A Harrison 1,250 Solway Sam Double Trigger Some Gale 23/4/10 PerthJ B Starkey and P Coppell 1,250 Mr Preacher Man Sir Harry Lewis Praise The Lord 18/2/10 Kelso

*Second Tier (40% of Breeder’s Prize)



VET FORUM: THE EXPERT VIEWBy JAMES TATE BVMS MRCVS

Foal lameness – whytime is of the essenceEarly recognition and prompt treatment are key factors in addressing a problem common to many youngsters at this time of the year

Foal lameness is a common scenario atthis time of year, with the immaturemusculoskeletal system, naive immune

system and delicate growth plates of the foalmaking it prone to serious lameness problems.It is essential to diagnose and treat the cause ofthe lameness as soon as possible in order toprevent any long-term damage for thesedeveloping athletes.Most injuries that occur in older horses can

also cause lameness in foals but there are certainproblems that are unique to foals. First, theirnaive immune system means that seriousinfections, most notably those involving joints,are much more common than in older horses.Second, injuries involving the delicate growthplates are a major problem.Early recognition of lameness and prompt

treatment of a young, growing foal is vital inorder to avoid long-lasting damage whichcould potentially be career or even life-threatening. Not only might the injury cause aserious problem in the leg involved, but theexcess weight-bearing on the other limbs can

also result in secondary conditions such asuneven growth through a growth plate. This iswhy owners cannot operate a ‘wait-and-see’approach with regard to foal lameness.Foals often resist handling and close

examination which can test the patience of allinvolved, but a thorough examination iscrucial. The limb should be carefully examinedin search of any swellings or abnormalities andhoof testers should be used to search for footpain. The foal’s navel should also be closelyexamined as a possible source of infection. Aswith older horses, other diagnostic aids can beused when necessary, for example x-ray,ultrasound, nerve blocks, ‘bone scanning’,blood testing and joint fluid sampling.

Joint infectionsThe first potential problem that the newbornfoal is faced with is a joint infection, which isalso known as ‘joint ill’ or ‘septic arthritis’. Affected foals usually present with moderate

to severe lameness, but when they are firstfound joint swelling is not always obvious and

the foal’s temperature is not necessarily raised.It typically occurs either within the first tendays of life in foals that have not receivedsufficient protective antibodies from the mare,or at approximately six weeks of age just as thelevel of the mare’s antibodies starts to wane. The infection rapidly begins to destroy the

joint, resulting in severe lameness. Any joint orjoints can be targeted, though most commonlyaffected are the hock, fetlock and stifle.In older horses joint infections are usually

caused by joint penetrations such as wounds.However, in foals these infections are caused bybacteria spreading via the blood into the joints.Foals with insufficient levels of protective ma-ternal antibodies due to poor colostrum intakeare therefore at higher risk of such infections.Bacteria most commonly enter the body via thenavel, respiratory system or gastrointestinal sys-tem, and hence, management and cleanlinessplay a vital role in the prevention of this seriouscondition. First, it is crucial to treat the navel appropri-

ately. Second, the foal must receive sufficientcolostrum from the mare. It is possible to checka foal has received sufficient antibodies fromthe mare by means of an IgG (antibody) test,which is usually performed in the first 48 hoursof life. If the test suggests that the foal has re-ceived insufficient antibodies then theveterinary surgeon may consider giving the foala hyper-immune plasma transfusion. Finally, keeping a young foal in a suitable,

clean environment will dramatically reduce thechances of it picking up any harmful bacteria –something that is particularly important at largestuds, where the foal’s naive immune systemmay be under additional challenge throughmixing in big groups.Foals with joint infections must receive at-

tention immediately in order to stop the jointdamage becoming career- or life-threatening.Antibiotics are started straight away and usuallyneed to be maintained for several weeks. Jointsmay be flushed out under sedation, or surgi-cally, to ensure the infection is eradicated asquickly and efficiently as possible. If foals are >>

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treated rapidly with antibiotics to which the in-fection is susceptible and joints are flushed outquickly if deemed necessary, then given timethese foals generally have a good prognosis fora full recovery. However, if foals are left un-treated for longer, or in less straightforwardcases, a joint infection can be fatal.

Traumatic injuriesOnce the foal has made it through the first fewweeks of life without succumbing to anyinfection, the next challenge is avoiding a traumatic injury. As well as developingphysically, foals are also testing theirboundaries and learning about what they canand cannot do, which means that they oftenmisjudge situations, resulting in traumaticinjuries and therefore lameness. Sometimesthis is a kick from the mare or another grazingcompanion, or it may be the result of anencounter with an immoveable object such asa fence or gate. Wounds, grazes and swellingsusually reveal the site of impact and obviouslythe severity of the injury can vary greatly.

Some accidents are unavoidable but acommon-sense approach with regard tostabling and appropriate turnout paddockscan reduce the risk of traumatic injury. Forexample, mares and foals should not beturned out in too big a field until the foal hasbeen conditioned to exercising in a smallerpaddock, and pastures should be well-fencedand free from potentially dangerous objects.

Most traumatic incidents result in onlysuperficial injuries such as skin wounds,bruising and haematomas that resolve in a fewdays, but more serious problems can occur,for example injuries to delicate growth plates.

The growth plates in long bones are vitallyimportant in the young, growing foal as theyproduce cartilage, which then turns into newbone and so enables the bone to lengthen.However, in order to produce this bone theyhave a very good blood supply, which means

that they are at risk of infection via bacteria inthe blood. Direct trauma to a growth plate canfurther increase the blood supply to theaffected area, therefore heightening the risk ofa serious infection. If a foal receives trauma toany area in close proximity to a growth plate,for example just above the knee or fetlock, thelameness does not resolve quickly and the areabecomes hot, swollen and painful, then agrowth plate infection must be feared.

In addition, due to the close proximity of thegrowth plates to joints, infection of a growthplate may sometimes also lead to a jointinfection. As a result, treatment must beinitiated quickly and usually comprises ofsystemic antibiotics, antibiotic injections intothe bone and regional antibiotic perfusionusing tourniquets. This is a potentially seriouscondition in a young foal and the prognosisagain depends on rapid and effective treatment.

FracturesOccasionally, a traumatic event can result in afracture of the foal’s immature skeleton. Anybone in the foal’s body can be affected butthere are a few fractures that are morecommon than others, for example sesamoidfractures, growth plate fractures and pedalbone fractures. Fractures of the smallsesamoid bones at the back of the fetlock jointtend to occur early in the foal’s life. They aremost commonly seen in foals aged betweentwo weeks and two months, and many believethat foals are at an increased risk of injury ifthe mare and foal are turned out in too big afield too early in the foal’s life.

This is why it is important that the size ofthe pasture in which the mare and newbornfoal are kept is gradually increased, because ifthey are put in too big a field too soon thenthe mare will gallop the whole length of thefield and the foal will attempt to keep up,which may result in an injury such as afractured sesamoid.

The signs of a sesamoid fracture varymarkedly from a very lame foal with anobviously swollen fetlock to a foal with onlyvery mild swelling and lameness. In fact, somefoals come sound so quickly that the lamenessis disregarded and it is not until either thefetlock is x-rayed prior to the yearling sales orthe horse is put into training that the injury isactually found. Treatment is simply box rest forsix to eight weeks, combined with supportivebandages as the immature sesamoid bonescannot be repaired surgically. Sesamoidfractures devalue the foal because not all healedsesamoids stand up to racing.

The foal’s long bones can fracture in anyplace but the delicate growth plates are at ahigher risk of injury particularly before theystart to close. Such injuries are known as‘Salter Harris fractures’. The lower limb isusually injured as a result of a singletraumatic event such as a kick, whilst theupper limb is more often at risk of a fracture


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Lameness as a result of traumaticwounds is a common cause of lameness in foals

Long bones such as the radius (the bone abovethe knee) grow by the production of cartilage,which then turns into bone at certain specificsites. The sites where cartilage and bone pro-duction, and therefore growth, take place arereferred to as ‘growth plates’. Growth in theseareas occurs very quickly during the foal’s firstfew months of life but they stop producing sig-nificant bone at specific times. It is vital thatthese growth plates produce bone at a consis-tent rate to ensure that the foal grows evenly.Any trauma, excess loading, inflam mationor infection of any one of these growth platescan have serious, permanent con sequences forthe foal, for example, uneven growth leading toangular limb deformities.

The growth plate above theknee in a very young foal

What is a growth plate?

Fractured sesamoids often occur inyoung foals that are turned out withthe mare in too big a field too soon

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when the foal takes a fall, for exampleslipping whilst rearing. Non-displacedgrowth plate fractures can be managedconservatively with rest but displacedfractures require surgery.Pedal bone fractures also occur very

frequently in foals, at any age. They happenas a result of trauma, which may have beenkicking a solid object or galloping on hard,uneven ground. Affected foals are usuallyobviously lame and an x-ray confirms thediagnosis. Most commonly they affect eitherthe inside or outside ‘wing’ of the pedal boneand so the joint in the foot (the ‘coffin’ joint)is not affected. But if this joint is involved,then the injury is potentially more serious.Straightforward pedal bone fractures requireapproximately four to six weeks box rest butthe prognosis is usually good.

EpiphysitisThe term ‘epiphysitis’ simply meansinflammation of a growth plate, of which themost commonly affected is the growth plateabove the fetlock in foals and the growthplate above the knee in yearlings. Epiphysitiscan occur at any time in the development ofthe young horse but it is most frequentlyseen in the summer in fast-growing foalswhen they start to do ‘too well’ due toexcessive nutrition, and it is also particularlycommon when the ground is firm. Hot, painful swelling appears at the

growth plates above the fetlock or knee andaffected foals often show mild lameness orstiffness. It usually settles quite well with rest,anti-inflammatory drugs and perhaps areduction in feed. However, if one side of thegrowth plate becomes more inflamed then itwill start to grow faster than the other side,

which results in uneven growth and anangular limb deformity. Affected foals mustbe treated quickly before they stop growing,otherwise the abnormal conformation willbecome permanent.

White line abscessesWhite line abscess are caused by dirt ‘trackingup’ the anatomical weak-point of the hoofbetween the hoof wall and the sole – the whiteline. As these abscesses are caused by dirt,they are much more common whenconditions are wet and muddy, and hencethey are most commonly seen in older foals inthe winter. White line abscesses are withoutdoubt the least serious infectious cause oflameness in foals. However, even these mustbe diagnosed and treated quickly so that thegrowing foal does not overload the growthplates of the other leg. Affected foals usuallyhave a hot, painful foot and hoof testers reveala specific sore point. The infection must thenbe located in the foot using a sharp ‘seeker’knife, but care must be taken not to create toobig a cavity in the foal’s small foot whensearching for the abscess. Once the infection has been found it should

be drained as quickly as possible using‘tubbing’ with warm water containing EpsomSalts and hot ‘poulticing’ with ‘Animalintex’(manufacturer). Although rarely used in thetreatment of white line abscesses in olderhorses, antibiotics can often be useful whentreating foals, particularly in lessstraightforward cases. In addition, it is veryimportant that the foal is protected againsttetanus by the injection of tetanus antitoxin ifit has not had its primary vaccinations.

Developmental bone diseasesDevelopmental bone diseases such asosteochondrosis dissecans rarely occur in foalsless than four months of age and are muchmore common in older foals. Osteochondrosisdissecans (OCD) is a developmental jointdisorder that results in cartilage defects. It canaffect any joint, but the stifle, hock and fetlock

are most commonly involved. The exact causeis poorly understood but it seems to be moreprevalent in fast-growing colt foals, althoughnutrition and genetics probably also play a part.OCD lesions do not always cause lameness

but joints often appear swollen. This hastraditionally been viewed as a condition thatself-resolves and so should be treatedconservatively (especially in foals), but if thelameness progresses or the foal’s conformationbegins to deteriorate then surgery may benecessary. However, treatment of OCD lesionsis somewhat controversial as veterinarysurgeons are often asked to performarthroscopy on yearlings to ‘clean up’ jointswhether or not the surgery is truly necessary,to ensure that their limbs and x-rays lookperfect at the yearling sales.

ConclusionIn summary, lameness in foals is a commonoccurrence at this time of year and should beapproached quite differently from lameness inolder horses. The foal’s naive immune systemmeans that it is prone to infections, the mostserious of which are joint infections andgrowth plate infections, both of which mustbe treated quickly and effectively in order tomaintain its athletic future and even life. Whilst testing its boundaries, the foal may

suffer a variety of traumatic injuries, fromminor superficial wounds to more seriousgrowth plate injuries or fractures. The fact thatthe foal is growing rapidly means that anyprolonged lameness can not only havepermanent consequences for the leg involvedbut can also damage the other limb due toexcess loading of the growth plates. Good management, such as not turning a

mare and foal out in too big a field too soon toavoid traumatic injuries and a high level ofcleanliness to avoid infections, is vital in theprevention of these problems. However, themost important message of this article is thata lame foal must be seen immediately – timeis of the essence.


A fracture of the inside ‘wing’ of theleft hind pedal bone of a young foal.Pedal bone fractures are verycommon in foals and such injuriesusually heal well

A severe white line abscess

An osteochondrosis dissecans(OCD) lesion in a fetlock joint


EQUINE HEALTH FORUM

Horse Wellness and Kraft develop new water horse walker

Those of you who have had their horsesin water have also experienced how muchthey enjoy it.

They immediately begin to stomp theirhooves and splash water. Neither thehorse nor the rider remains dry. One cansense a pure joy of life in the horses.

It is a real benefit for those who livenear the sea, at a lake or on a riverbecause it gives their horses theopportunity to enjoy the water.

However, the possibilities to allowhorses to roam through water in suchnatural settings have decreased over theyears.

Experts have long searched foradequate alternatives. The focus has notjust been on the fun-factor of water.Therapy, rehabilitation, muscle toning andconditioning as well as the generalwellness of the horse are some of the keypoints that also come to mind.

Some of the healing successes ofseriously hurt race and sport horses thathave undergone a water therapytreatment almost sound like miraclestories. The aiding and healing power ofwater is very well known in the equineindustry!

Horse Wellness and Kraft Horse Walkershave been working together for four yearsto develop a product that encompasses allthe benefits of water while at the sametime does not neglect a horse’s desire forfreedom and space.

Two specialists in their respective fields– KRAFT as the experts in the field ofhorse walkers and metal manufacturing,and Voncini Systems in the field of watertechnology and swimming poolconstruction, have combined their know-how and experience, both haveundertaken extensive research, and havenow developed an innovative water horsewalker.

This has resulted in a circular 15 metres(49’) as well as an oval 10x20m (33’x66’)water walker, both with a 2.2m (7.2’)

wide walking surface and variable waterlevels from 30-100 cm (1’ to 3’3”).

The horse walker is integrated into thepool and offers the horse plenty of spaceand range of movement. The entry rampis coated with slip resistant rubber. Manyhorses are already familiar with horsewalkers and the transition to a waterwalker is therefore stress free.

Many varied combinations are possible,exclusively with a water walker fromKraft. The water level can be adjusted, thespeed can be precisely set, the watertemperature can be selected, and salt orfresh water can be chosen.

A specially designed and programmablecontrol system guarantees a user friendlyoperation.

A huge advantage is the many varieduses and applications.

Training can begin with a shallow waterheight that is then gradually raised.

The horses are challenged but notoverstressed.

The healing process for bad injuries canbe accelerated by relieving the weightpressure by up to 60% when the waterlevel is maximized.

The use of salt water will also speed the

healing process and aid rehabilitation.A patented filter system developed by

Voncini Systems guarantees a good waterquality and purity.

“The positive effect on training isamazing”, according to AndreaMenegaldo, Kraft’s Italian agent, who alsoworked on the development of the system.

“Even more fascinating is the joy thehorses show when entering the pool aswell as their balanced demeanor bothduring and after their exercise. Individualtraining and therapy sessions can now beaccomplished with many horses at thesame time, which also doubles up as anoticeable labour saver for horse farms.”

Kraft Horse Walker can now offer thistype of water walker as a turn-keyproduct.

Lengthy concrete jobs are alleviated dueto the prefabricated components thatallow a quick and seamless installation. Inaddition to this, there’s a ten-yearguarantee on the prefabricatedcomponents.

For further information visit www.kraft-fuehranlagen.de or www.kraft-horsewalker.com or callHorse Weigh on +44 (0) 7774 783247.


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It is hardly surprising that such a highproportion of horses in training suffer fromEquine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS), whichcan lead to loss of condition, under-performance, lethargy and colic, due to thestresses of a gruelling training regime andtravelling to and from races, twinned with thefact that they need to receive such a highproportion of concentrates to forage, often with no grazing.

The costs involved in scoping and the treatment of EGUS can prove extremely expensive. However, feeding your horseAloeQuine Aloe Vera Gel for Horses is a cost-effective andreliable way of helping to prevent and treat EGUS.

Made from the very finest inner leaf, hand-filleted aloe vera,AloeQuine Aloe Vera Gel for Horses is endorsed by theInternational Aloe Science Council and is awarded their seal ofapproval, for content, purity and quality. Research has alsoshown that aloe vera is affective in the treatment of lethargysyndrome and ulcerous wounds. It has also proved beneficial atweaning time (helping to minimise snotty noses and pot bellies).

For more information, please visit www.aloequine.com orcall +44 (0)1962 883893, email: [email protected].

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Follow Vet-Medic’s worming programme for healthier horsesWorms pose a significant threat to your horse’s health. Vet-Medic’sJohn Rosie advises the burden of worms can be addressed with thecorrect preventative measures, and urges owners to test regularly.

Faeces can be tested for the presence of larvae and worm eggs.However, as faecal testing does not detect tapeworm or encysted smallredworm, following a worming programme is highly recommended.

There are a number of practical steps to reduce the likelihood of your horse developing aproblem. These include the removal of droppings twice weekly, rotating pastures, mixedspecies grazing, and ideally no more than 1-3 horses per acre.

The Equest Pramox programme is comprehensive and will protect your animal againstEncysted Small Redworm,Tapeworm, Roundworms, Migrating Large Redworm and Botfly. Itcomes in a gel, containing moxidectin and praziquantel, and should be administered fourtimes a year, allowing 13 weeks between treatments.

Alternatively, or for the treatment ofpregnant or lactating mares, Eqvalan Duo isan oral paste combining Ivermectin to controlcommon roundworms and bots, plus

Praziquantel to control tapeworms. A single dose of Eqvalan Duo every eight to ten weeks cancontrol all major species of equine parasite.

A veterinary surgeon should be contacted to give advice regarding appropriate dosingprogrammes. For further information visit www.vet-medic.com or call 0800 387348.

AloeQuine Aloe Vera Gel


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Darley have every right to be delightedwith the starts made by the youngstallions Dubawi and Shamardal. By

April 30 only three of the large number ofEuropean and American stallions who madetheir stud debut in 2006 had sired more thantwo Group or Graded winners, with Dubawileading the way with an impressive total of five.That put him two clear of Shamardal, whoshared second place with Roberto’s American-based grandson Rock Hard Ten.

Of course, Dubawi’s achievements quicklylooked even more impressive. The very next daysaw his unbeaten son Makfi record a stylishvictory in the 2,000 Guineas, providing Dubawiwith a Classic winner from his first crop.

This prompted me to check just how rare anachievement this is and whether it represents acertain path to future success. Restrictingmyself to the Classics run in Britain from 1975,I came up with plenty of examples – but thatinitial Classic success didn’t necessarily prove astepping stone to further Classic glory.

Be My Guest enjoyed such an outstandingstart with his first three-year-olds in 1982 thathe ended the year as champion sire. Not onlywas he represented by On The House, winnerof the 1,000 Guineas, but he also landed two

Classics – the Prix du Jockey-Club and IrishDerby – with Assert. Although Be My Guest’snumerous subsequent crops featured such asPentire, Go And Go, Pelder, Luth Enchantee,

Double Bed and Valentine Waltz, the truth isthat he wasn’t the wondersire his first cropsuggested.

Happily, it was a very different story withanother of Coolmore’s champion sires, Sadler’sWells. Although the son of Northern Dancerdidn’t sire a British Classic winner until hissecond crop – the exceptional Salsabil – hisbrilliant first crop featured Old Vic, who ranaway with the Prix du Jockey-Club and IrishDerby. He now has 13 British Classic victoriesto his credit.

Galileo quick off the markIt will be interesting to see whether Sadler’sWells’s Derby-winning son Galileo ever getsclose to that wonderful total. He certainlywasted no time in establishing his ability to sireClassic winners, with Sixties Icon (St Leger) andNightime (Irish 1,000 Guineas) in his first crop,Soldier Of Fortune (Irish Derby) in his secondand New Approach (Derby) in his third.Galileo’s initial early success saw his fee rocketfrom €37,500 to €150,000, the fee for whichhis 2010 two-year-olds were conceived.

Of course, Galileo was following in the foot-steps of his paternal half-brother Montjeu,who took second place on the 2005 stallion

When one thinks about Sadler’s Wells’successful stallion sons, the names ofMontjeu, Galileo, El Prado, High Chaparraland Barathea are generally among the first tospring to mind. But spare a thought forPoliglote, who has been plying his trade atHaras d’Etreham since 1998.

Poliglote was bred well enough foranything, his dam being the very successfulbroodmare Alexandrie. He lived up to hisillustrious bloodlines by winning the Group1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud at two and theGroup 2 Grand Prix d’Evry at four, as wellas by finishing second in Celtic Swing’s Prixdu Jockey-Club. However, he started out atonly 35,000 francs, having failed to win inhis last season on the track, in a career spentprincipally over the unfashionable distanceof a mile and a half.

That hasn’t stopped him showingcon siderable versatility during a variedstallion career. In April his two-year-old

daughter Ulivate won over 900m atMaisons-Laffitte, her victory coming in thewake of a successful time for Poliglote’sjumping progeny. The four-year-old Saintdu Chenet gained Grade 3 and 2 successesover fences in April, weeks after Spirit Riverhad triumphed in the Coral Cup at theCheltenham Festival. Last November hadseen Prince Oui Oui take the Grade 1

Racing Post Prix Cambaceres. Poliglote wasFrance’s leading living sire of jumpers in2009 and he had moved to the top of the2010 table by the end of April, ahead ofCadoudal. This bodes well for Irish Wells,who established himself as one of Poliglote’smost talented sons by winning two editionsof the Grand Prix de Deauville.

Now based at Haras de la Tuilerie, anassociate of Haras d’Etreham, Irish Wells hasa 50-strong first crop of yearlings in 2010.

Despite the efforts of Irish Wells and theGroup 3 winner Hello Sunday, there is noescaping the fact that Poliglote has enjoyed farmore success on the Flat on his trips toArgentina. He has sired at least seven Grade 1winners there, the latest being a very goodfilly called Kalath Wells, who becamePoliglote’s second winner of the ArgentineOaks, the Premio Seleccion.

Poliglote now also ranks as the broodmaresire of an Argentine Grade 1 winner, thanks toCatch The Mad, a two-year-old by Catcher InThe Rye, so he has made his mark in anadmirable number of fields.

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Makfi sets Dubawi on his wayThe 2,000 Guineas provides first-crop Classic win, but is this indicative of future success?

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Poliglote: a dual-purpose ex-shuttler

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table, thanks largely to his first three-year-olds, which included the Derby-winning Motivator and the St Leger hero Scorpion.Thanks to Authorized, Frozen Fire and FameAnd Glory, Montjeu is now firmly establishedas one of the most reliable sources of winnersof the longer Classic races. On the other hand,Saddlers’ Hall failed to build on the encour-aging start he made with his first-crop son Silver Patriarch, winner of the 1997 St Legerafter going so close in the Derby.

Giant’s Causeway’s single season in Irelandalso reaped instant Classic rewards, withFootstepsinthesand taking the 2,000 Guineasprior to Shamardal’s dual Classic success inFrance. He too has progressed, to the extentthat he ended 2009 as North America’schampion sire.

Those remarkable brothers Kris and Diesisboth made flying starts, with an Oaks winneramong their first foals. Of course, Kris’s Oakswinner, Oh So Sharp, also became the lasthorse to win three British Classics. Kris wenton to sire a Classic winner in each of his firstthree crops, with Flash Of Steel taking the 1986Irish 2,000 Guineas and Unite the 1987 Oaks.

While both brothers were to enjoy long andsuccessful careers, it was younger brother Diesiswho maintained his success the better at the toplevel. He was 24 when his last Group 1 winner,Magical Fantasy, was conceived.

The National Stud’s Blakeney was another tosire an Oaks winner in his first crop, thanks to Juliette Marny, who also took the Irish Oaks.Blakeney later came up with winners of the St Leger (Julio Mariner) and Irish Derby(Tyrnavos), and cropped up as the broodmaresire of 2006 Derby winner Sir Percy.

Quest’s quality over quantityRainbow Quest could hardly have made abetter start. It’s hard to imagine in these days of very large books that the 1986 Arc winnerstarted out with a crop of only 38. That didn’tstop him siring winners of the Derby (QuestFor Fame) and Irish Oaks (Knight’s Baroness),with an Arc winner (Saumarez) thrown in for good measure. While this was indeed an extremely hard act to follow, RainbowQuest confirmed his position as Britain’s mostprolific sire of Group winners and was 24when the last of his many Group 1 winnerswas conceived.

Cape Cross highlighted his potential bysiring the Oaks and Irish Oaks heroine OuijaBoard in his first crop, prompting his fee to beincreased from €20,000 to €50,000. This wasan example of Classic success breeding Classicsuccess, as his first €50,000 season producedthe magnificent Sea The Stars.

Mark Of Esteem drew attention to himselfwhen his first-crop daughter Ameerat won a

non-vintage 1,000 Guineas in 2001. Onceagain, Classic success bred Classic success, asone of the mares who visited him in 2002 dulyproduced the admirable Sir Percy, winner of the2006 Derby.

Unfortunately, being fast out of the blocksdoesn’t guarantee longevity to the stallion’scareer. The top miler Sparkler sired the 1,000Guineas winner Enstone Spark in his first cropand the Oaks heroine Scintillate in his second,only to end his career in South Africa. The samedestination ultimately awaited Spectrum, even

though he made a promising start with the2,000 Guineas and King George winner Golan.Another in this category is Turtle Island, whois now in Sicily despite having 2,000 Guineaswinner Island Sands in his first crop.

It is also worth remembering that there areonly five British Classics, so it is easy to forgiveany stallion who fails to hit the target at the firstattempt. Sires of the calibre of Danehill, Habitat,Shirley Heights and Caerleon are just a few whofailed to do so, and it didn’t stop them makinga major impact in the long term.


As Don’t Push It led home Black Apalachiin a memorable Grand National, thestamina-packed sons of Old Vic confirmedtheir sire’s status as the dominant force inthe world’s most famous steeplechase. Asthe Sunnyhill Stud stallion was alsoresponsible for Comply Or Die, winner in2008 and runner-up in 2009, he nowranks among a select group of stallionswho have sired more than one GrandNational winner since the war. He followsin the footsteps of Cottage, Vulgan,Menelek, Roselier and Montelimar.

Old Vic became one of the most famousalumni of Bob McCreery’s Stowell Hillop er ation with impressive victories in the1989 Prix du Jockey-Club and Irish Derby.The big son of Sadler’s Wells wasproduced by Cockade, a sister to StowellHill’s other Classic winner, the 1972 2,000Guineas winner High Top.

Old Vic’s links to Stowell Hill don’t end there. When one of his daughters,

Anna Oleanda, came up as Lot 1719 at the2005 December Sales, it was McCreerywho bought her for 45,000gns.

The then seven-year-old mare is out ofthe German champion Anna Paola, whichmade her a half-sister to several successfulbroodmares. Anna Oleanda is also a sisterto Anno Luce, a German Group 3 winnerwho also won a Listed race in England.

McCreery’s purchase has paid a quickdividend. Anna Oleanda was sent toFantastic Light after she had foaled theDubai Destination filly she was carrying(which sold for 92,000gns as a foal).

The mare duly produced another filly,which – as Middle Club – carriedMcCreery’s colours to victory in two of her four juvenile starts, including theGroup 3 Prix d’Aumale at Chantilly. Thefilly is now giving every sign that she hastrained on well, following up a victory atKempton in March with a narrow defeatin the Group 3 Prix Penelope.

Old Vic joins the jumping elite

Don’t Push It and Black Apalachi give sire Old Vic the Grand National quinella

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Global Stakes ResultsDate Grade Race Dist Horse Age Sex Sire Dam Broodmare SireArgentina10/04 G1 G. P. de Honor - Copa J y C Menditeguy 10.0f Lingote De Oro (ARG) H 5 Orpen (USA) Laika (USA) Old Trieste (USA)10/04 G1 Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena 10.0f Ollagua (ARG) M 5 Pure Prize (USA) Open Secrets (USA) West By West (USA)18/04 G2 Clasico Paseana 9.0f Dando Amor (ARG) M 5 Thunder Gulch (USA) Declaring Love (USA) Gone West (USA)02/04 G2 Clasico Benito Villanueva 8.0f El Garufa (ARG) H 8 Luhuk (USA) La Camorrera (ARG) Rainbow Corner (GB)25/04 G3 Asoc. Bonarense Prop. Caballos Carrera 6.0f Anjiz Lake (ARG) H 5 Anjiz (USA) Suspicious Morning (USA) Meadowlake (USA)24/04 G3 Clasico Porteno 12.0f Fuego E Hierro (ARG) C 4 Pure Prize (USA) Fusillette (ARG) Candy Stripes (USA)17/04 G3 Asoc de Propietarios Caballos de Carrera 7.0f Orpen Fain (ARG) F 4 Orpen (USA) Fina Halo (ARG) Southern Halo (USA)16/04 G3 Clasico Olavarria 5.0f Tristeza Cat (ARG) F 4 Easing Along (USA) Lagrimas De Oro (ARG) Contested Bid (USA)10/04 G3 Clasico Pedro E y Manuel A Crespo 7.5f Boris Blue (ARG) C 3 Mutakddim (USA) Betty Blue (ARG) Candy Stripes (USA)04/04 G3 Clasico Estados Unidos de America 5.0f Pasmence Kit (ARG) C 4 Serrano Kit (ARG) Lady Pontela (ARG) Lord Hailey (USA)

Australia02/05 G1 Distinctive Homes Goodwood Handicap 6.0f Velocitea (NZ) M 5 Volksraad (GB) Cat Shmea (NZ) Felix The Cat (USA)02/05 G1 betfair.com South Australian Derby 12.5f Kidnapped (AUS) G 4 Viscount (AUS) Youthful Presence (AUS) Dehere (USA)24/04 G1 Moet & Chandon Champagne Stakes 8.0f Skilled (AUS) C 3 Commands (AUS) Dextrous (AUS) Quest For Fame24/04 G1 Syd City Lexus Queen Elizabeth Stakes 10.0f Road To Rock (AUS) H 6 Encosta De Lago (AUS) Trewornan (GB) Midyan (USA)24/04 G1 Schweppes Sydney Cup 16.0f Jessicabeel (NZ) M 5 Zabeel (NZ) More Diamonds (NZ) Straight Strike (USA)24/04 G1 Daily Telegraph All Aged Stakes 7.0f Hot Danish (AUS) M 7 Nothin' Leica Dane (AUS) Hot 'n' Breezy (AUS) Zephyr Zip (NZ)24/04 G1 Schweppes WATC Derby 12.0f Chartreux (AUS) G 4 Catbird (AUS) French Resort (AUS) Bonhomie (USA)17/04 G1 Patinack Farm AJC Oaks 12.0f Once Were Wild (AUS) F 4 Johannesburg (USA) Wildesong (AUS) Unbridled's Song (USA)17/04 G1 The James Boag Galaxy Handicap 5.5f Ortensia (AUS) M 5 Testa Rossa (AUS) Aerate's Pick (AUS) Picnicker (AUS)17/04 G1 Emirates Doncaster Mile 8.0f Rangirangdoo (NZ) G 6 Pentire (GB) She Wishes (NZ) Kenfair (NZ)10/04 G1 Inglis Sires' Produce Stakes 7.0f Yosei (AUS) F 3 Invincible Spirit (IRE) Fuji Fairy (AUS) Fuji Kiseki (JPN)10/04 G1 Darley T J Smith Stakes 6.0f Melito (AUS) F 4 Redoute's Choice (AUS) Cloister (AUS) Marauding (NZ)10/04 G1 David Jones AJC Australian Derby 12.0f Shoot Out (AUS) G 4 High Chaparral (IRE) Pentamerous (NZ) Pentire (GB)24/04 G2 Emirates Emancipation Stakes 8.0f Sacred Choice (AUS) M 5 Choisir (AUS) Sacred Habit (NZ) Sir Tristram17/04 G2 Go for 2 & 5 Karakatta Plate 6.0f Motion Pictures (AUS) F 3 Oratorio (AUS) Zabore Loch (AUS) Marooned17/04 G2 Panasonic Queen of the South Stakes 8.0f Returntosender (AUS) M 5 Elusive City (USA) Disco Girl (AUS) Marauding (NZ)10/04 G2 SMH Chairman's Handicap 13.0f Jessicabeel (NZ) M 5 Zabeel (NZ) More Diamonds (NZ) Straight Strike (USA)10/04 G2 Lady Sonia McMahon Mem Sapphire Stakes 6.0f Renaissance (AUS) M 5 Lonhro (AUS) Seances (AUS) Canny Lad (AUS)24/04 G3 Flinders Lane Frank Packer Plate 10.0f Dariana (AUS) F 4 Redoute's Choice (AUS) Beldarian (IRE) Last Tycoon17/04 G3 Bacardi South Pacific Classic 7.0f Star Of Octagonal (AUS) C 4 Octagonal (NZ) Joyce (NZ) Faltaat (USA)17/04 G3 evright.com D C McKay Stakes 5.5f Catapulted (AUS) H 5 Catbird (AUS) Siren Miss (AUS) Umatilla (NZ)17/04 G3 Burswood Complex West Australian Oaks 12.0f Impressive Jeuney (AUS) F 4 Jeune (GB) Rego's Girl (AUS) Rory's Jester (AUS)10/04 G3 Sportingbet South Australia Oaks 12.5f Danaupair Starlet (AUS) F 4 Delago Brom (AUS) Danaupair (NZ) Danasinga (AUS)10/04 G3 Asian Racing Federation Adrian Knox Stks 10.0f Speedy Natalie (AUS) F 4 Al Maher (AUS) Speedy Bell (AUS) Brocco (USA)10/04 G3 South Australian Sires' Produce Stakes 7.0f Stirling Grove (AUS) G 3 Mossman (AUS) Kalamata (AUS) Desert Prince (IRE)

Brazil24/04 G1 Grande Premio Joao Cecilio Ferraz 7.5f Equitana (BRZ) F 3 Romarin (BRZ) Uaiasol (BRZ) Choctaw Ridge (USA)18/04 G1 G.P. Cruzeiro do Sul Derby Carioca 12.0f Lewis (BRZ) C 4 Thignon Lafre (BRZ) Toda Prosa (USA) Roanoke (USA)18/04 G1 G. P. Zelia Gonzaga Peixoto de Castro 12.0f Dear Nati (BRZ) F 4 Crimson Tide (IRE) Miss Dodge (BRZ) Dodge (USA)25/04 G2 Grande Premio Antenor Lara Campos 7.5f Calling Elvis (BRZ) C 3 Romarin (BRZ) Calunga (USA) Sea Of Secrets (USA)17/04 G2 Grande Premio Joao Borges Filho 12.0f Time For Fun (BRZ) H 6 Yagli (USA) Tarradine (BRZ) New Colony (USA)24/04 G3 Grande Premio Presidente Julio Mesquita 5.0f Tick Tock (BRZ) C 4 Wild Event (USA) Laura Ricci (BRZ) Lode (USA)18/04 G3 GP. Presidente Antonio T Assumpcao Netto 8.0f Royal Canadian (BRZ) C 4 Redattore (BRZ) Tabajara (BRZ) Falcon Jet (BRZ)18/04 G3 Asoc.Criad.e Prop.de Cav.Corrida do R.J. 5.0f Special Class (BRZ) M 5 Wild Event (USA) Ivy League (BRZ) Ghadeer (FR)17/04 G3 Grande Premio Oswaldo Aranha 12.0f Galope Forte (BRZ) H 6 Roi Normand (USA) Lady Irene (BRZ) St Chad17/04 G3 Grande Premio Henrique de Toledo Lara 10.0f Gororoba Do Ipe (BRZ) F 4 Caro Tordilho (BRZ) Meringue Pie (BRZ) Patio de Naranjos (CHI)17/04 G3 G. P. Presidente Fabio da Silva Prado 10.0f Top Note (BRZ) F 4 Signal Tap (USA) Eternita (BRZ) Ghadeer (FR)16/04 G3 Grand Premio Derby Paranaense 10.0f Tatamovitch (BRZ) C 4 Vision And Verse (USA) Kana Ka (BRZ) Minstrel Glory (USA)

Lingote de Oro led more than afurlong from home and went clear fora five-length success. He scored onlyonce in his first 12 appearances,although he did finish runner-up in

two Classics and fourth in the GPCarlos Pellegrini – all on the turf atSan Isidro – during that period.Lingote de Oro has now emerged asa dirt specialist and this was his fifth

consecutive success on that surfaceat Palermo. Ollagua is an equally consistent

type, having finished in the first two inher last 12 outings. This was her

fourth Group 1 win and her overallrecord now stands at ten from 17.She won this contest by two lengthsfrom the three-year-old Malpensa, adaughter of Orpen.

Shoot Outmade a successful step upto a mile and a half despite pulling hardto land the Australian Derby by a lengthand a quarter from Descarado, with theVictoria Derby winner, Monaco Consul,third. Winning trainer John Wallacesees his High Chaparral gelding as afuture Melbourne Cup horse,comments echoed by Gai Waterhouseabout the runner-up. Waterhouse wasback in the news a week later, tryingunsuccessfully in the civil courts to gether stable jockey, Nash Rawiller, backaboard Theseo in the Doncaster Mile. Rawiller benefited from the judge’s

ruling as he rode Rangirangdoo (towhom he had committed when Theseowas initially declared a non-runner) to awell-deserved success after a series ofGroup 1 near-misses. Theseo waseighth, while Typhoon Tracy, going forher fifth straight Group 1, was 14th.

Road To Rock was a short neck secondto Rangirangdoo but earned jockeyDamien Oliver a long suspension afterhe weighed in 2lb heavy. Trainer Anthony Cummings stayed

loyal to Oliver when Road To Rocklifted the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (withMonaco Consul third again) a weeklater. More Waterhouse column inches,

but this time positive ones, weregenerated when she saddled OnceWere Wild to beat the hotpot, FaintPerfume, in the Australian Oaks. BehindFaint Perfume when setting the pace inthe Storm Queen Stakes, sheresponded well to a waiting ride andthe removal of blinkers. The fillies Melito and Hot Danish

beat the boys when dominating a pairof Group 1s, Melito scoring by three-quarters of a length in the TJ Smith

Stakes, then going down by a length tothe same rival in the All-Aged Stakes. Jockey Michelle Payne struck

another blow for girl power whenbecoming the first female to land a top-level event at Randwick, touching offSkilled by a short half-head in the Sires’Produce Stakes aboard Yosei. Skilled soon went one better, giving

his rider, Joshua Parr, a career high inthe Champagne Stakes. Another mare, Ortensia, has the

Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot2011 on her radar following her triumphin the Galaxy Handicap. Kerrin McEvoy, Godolphin’s former

second jockey and Michelle Payne’sbrother-in-law, made a triumphant returnto his home state of South Australiawhen sporting Sheikh Mohammed’ssilks to victory in the Derby aboardKidnapped. Re-routed from the

Australian Derby as trainer PeterSnowden believed he needed to goleft-handed, Kidnapped beat his oldrival Red Colussus by a long head. Velocitea, runner-up in a Group 1 at

the same venue in March, gainedcompensation in the GoodwoodHandicap, the other feature on theDerby card at Morphettville. The Western Australian Derby saw

Victorian handler David Hayes extendhis fine record at the other Ascot, inPerth, when Chartreux beatBridgestone by three-quarters of alength. Let’s finish as we started, with a

name to remember for November’sMelbourne Cup. Jessicabeel is thehorse in question after she followed upher win in the traditional trial, theChairman’s Handicap, by landing theSydney Cup.

Jeane Alves, who is still an apprentice,became the first woman to ride a Group

1 winner in Brazil when driving 14-1shot Equitana to a three and three-

quarter length victory in the contest forjuvenile fillies at Cidade Jardim, Sao

Paulo. Outsiders dominated, as none ofthe first five started shorter than 11-1.

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Date Grade Race Dist Horse Age Sex Sire Dam Broodmare SireCanada18/04 G3 Whimsical Stakes 6.0f Proud Heiress (USA) M 6 Broken Vow (USA) Raise A Carter (USA) Dr Carter (USA)

Chile28/04 G2 Premio El Estreno Nicanor Senoret 6.5f Sahara King (CHI) C 3 Speak In Passing (USA) Fuoristrada (CHI) Roy (USA)12/04 G2 P. Otono-Pedro Garcia de la Huerta Matte 10.0f Don Gabino (CHI) G 6 Dushyantor (USA) Grida (CHI) Native Prospector (USA)31/03 G2 Premio Municipal de Vina del Mar 9.5f Papelon (CHI) C 4 Monthir (USA) Encubierta (CHI) Edgy Diplomat (USA)10/04 G3 P. A Breque Espinosa y A Breque Venegas 6.5f Lobo Blanco (CHI) C 3 Merchant Of Venice (USA) Locura De Amor (CHI) Jaded Dancer (USA)03/04 G3 Premio Juan Cavieres Mella 6.5f Por Que Ries (CHI) F 3 Indy Vidual (USA) Rie Mema (CHI) Holiday Spirit (USA)

Hong Kong25/04 G1 Champions' Mile 8.0f Able One (NZ) G 8 Cape Cross (IRE) Gardenia (NZ) Danehill (USA)25/04 G1 Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup 10.0f Comic Strip (GB) G 8 Marju (IRE) Comic (IRE) Be My Chief (USA)

Japan02/05 G1 Tenno Sho (Spring Emperor's Cup) 16.0f Jaguar Mail (JPN) H 6 Jungle Pocket (JPN) Haya Beni Komachi (JPN) Sunday Silence (USA)18/04 G1 Satsuki Sho (2,000 Guineas) 10.0f Victoire Pisa (JPN) C 3 Neo Universe (JPN) Whitewater Affair (GB) Machiavellian (USA)11/04 G1 Oka Sho (1,000 Guineas) 8.0f Apapane (JPN) F 3 King Kamehameha (JPN) Salty Bid (USA) Salt Lake (USA)25/04 G2 Sankei Sports Sho Flora Tokubetsu 10.0f Saint Emilion (JPN) F 3 Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) Moteck (FR) Last Tycoon17/04 G2 Yomiuri Milers Cup 8.0f Reach The Crown (JPN) C 4 Special Week (JPN) Crownpiece (JPN) Seattle Slew (USA)10/04 G2 New Zealand Trophy 8.0f Sunrise Prince (JPN) C 3 Agnes Tachyon (JPN) Mainly (CAN) Wild Again (USA)10/04 G2 Sankeisports Hai Hanshin Himba Tokubetsu 7.0f I Am Kamino Mago (JPN) F 4 Agnes Tachyon (JPN) I Am The Winner (USA) Danzig Connection (USA)25/04 G3 Antares Stakes 9.0f Daishin Orange (JPN) H 5 Agnes Digital (USA) Ashiya Madam (JPN) Russian Roubles (USA)24/04 G3 Fukushima Himba Stakes 9.0f Reginetta (JPN) M 5 French Deputy (USA) Aspen Leaf (JPN) Sunday Silence (USA)

New Zealand17/04 G1 Land Pride Easter Handicap 8.0f Time Keeper (NZ) C 4 Stravinsky (USA) Organdy (USA) Our Emblem (USA)10/04 G1 NZ BloodstockThoroughbred Breeders Stks 8.0f Juice (NZ) M 5 Bertolini (USA) Call Minder (NZ) Christmas Tree (AUS)24/04 G3 Tumu ITM Hawke's Bay Gold Cup 11.0f Boundless (NZ) M 6 Van Nistelrooy (USA) Nothing Less (NZ) Star Way24/04 G3 Christchurch Casino Easter Cup 8.0f El Santo (NZ) G 8 My Halo (ARG) Huff Puff (NZ) Malak El Hawa

Peru11/04 G3 Clasico Miguel A Checa Eguiguren 9.5f El Choclo (ARG) C 4 Hidden Prize (USA) Andean (ARG) Parade Marshal (USA)

South Africa01/05 G1 South African Derby 12.0f Irish Flame (SAF) C 4 Dynasty (SAF) Clock The Rock (SAF) Flaming Rock01/05 G1 Computaform Sprint 5.0f Noble Heir (SAF) M 5 Kahal (GB) Irish Honour (SAF) Kilconnel (USA)01/05 G1 Champions Challenge 10.0f Regal Ransom (SAF) G 5 Caesour (USA) Palace Gossip (SAF) Dominion Royale27/04 G2 Umkhomazi Stakes 6.0f Countless Times (SAF) C 3 Count Dubois (GB) Luisa (SAF) Cordoba (USA)27/04 G2 The Debutante Stakes 6.0f Mahbooba (AUS) F 3 Galileo (IRE) Sogha (AUS) Red Ransom (USA)04/04 G2 Senor Santa Handicap 5.5f Moroccan (ZIM) H 5 Kitalpha (USA) Needthequilt (USA) Arctic Tern (USA)04/04 G2 Colorado King Stakes 10.0f Vertical Takeoff (SAF) H 5 Jet Master (SAF) Sweetveldt (SAF) Al Mufti (USA)04/04 G2 Gerald Rosenberg Fillies & Mares Stakes 10.0f Prestic (SAF) M 6 Strike Smartly (CAN) Press Ahead (SAF) Fort Wood (USA)21/04 G3 Poinsettia Stakes 6.0f Purple Lake (SAF) M 5 Lake Coniston (IRE) Purple Dragon (SAF) Northern Guest (USA)11/04 G3 Sunday Tribune Godolphin Barb Stakes 5.0f Tuscan Sky (SAF) C 3 Al Mufti (USA) Tuscan Elegance (SAF) Muhtafal (USA)11/04 G3 Sunday Tribune Byerley Turk Plate 7.0f Nocturnal Affair (SAF) C 4 Victory Moon (SAF) Aretha (SAF) Centenary (USA)11/04 G3 Sunday Tribune Strelitzia Stakes 5.0f La Pucelle (SAF) F 3 National Assembly (CAN) Queen Rose (SAF) Divine King11/04 G3 Sunday Tribune Umzimkhulu Stakes 7.0f Imperious Star (SAF) F 4 Navarone (USA) Imperious Sue (SAF) Northern Guest (USA)04/04 G3 Sycamore Sprint 5.5f Smangaliso (SAF) M 5 Kahal (GB) Amusing (SAF) Liloy (FR)

The first two were maidens, while thethird was having her first outing. Outsiders had also won both big

races at Gavea the previous Sunday.The stoutly-bred Lewis held off thefavourite Timeo by a head, with the

2,000 Guineas winner Sal Grosso thirdin the Rio Derby. Lewis was running foronly the fifth time and making his debutin a stakes event. His sire won the1990 Derby Paulista and 1991 GPSao Paulo, and was by Henri le Balafre,

a son of 1970 Arc winner Sassafras.Henri Le Balafre won the Prix Royal-Oak and Premio Roma (then run over amile and six furlongs) in 1975 and wasone of three half-brothers who all endedup at stud in Brazil.

Dear Nati had finished behindseveral of her rivals in the earlier fillies’Classics and was the completeoutsider of eight. It was only her secondwin in ten appearances and her timewas 2.42s slower than the Derby.

Trainer John Moore pulled off the QEIICup/Champions’ Mile double in 2007and, three years on, did it again with thesame two horses. Viva Pataca, whowon a Pontefract Listed race as a

juvenile when he was known as ComicStrip, took the QEII. He had beenplaced in its two intervening renewalsbut had failed to score in six previousstarts this season. Luca Cumani’s

Presvis, who beat Viva Pataca intosecond in 2009, was ill-suited by a slowpace and stayed on all too late into fifth. The Champions’ Mile went to Able

One, who had been winless in almost

two years prior to his victory in the maintrial three weeks beforehand. CatJunior, the intended British challengerhere, was denied a run by the volcanicash-inspired travel chaos.

Apapane, last season’s championjuvenile filly, was beaten in a Group 3 onher reappearance but still startedfavourite here and set a new racerecord. Carrying the colours madefamous by the great Deep Impact, shejustified punters’ support with a half-length success from Oken Sakura. Itwas a great result for Apapane’s sire,the 2004 Tokyo Yushun (Derby) winnerKing Kamahameha. The son ofKingmambo also supplied the third and

fourth-placed horses. The runner-upcomes from the first crop of the 2004Arc winner Bago. It was the turn of another young

stallion in the Satsuki Sho. NeoUniverse (Sunday Silence) won thiscontest in 2003 on his way to the TripleCrown. His son Victoire Pisa, whostarted favourite, was second on hisdebut but is undefeated in five racessince. Whitewater Affair, theMachiavellian mare who produced

Victoire Pisa, was only twice out of theframe in 14 outings for Sir MichaelStoute and won the Group 2 Prix dePomone and Group 3 John PorterStakes. Eishin Flash, by King’s Best, likethe winner an entry for the Qatar Prix del’Arc de Triomphe, finished one and ahalf lengths and a nose back in thirdplace. Forgettable, who is also one of the

seven Japanese Arc entries, startedfavourite for the Spring Tenno Sho but

finished a never-dangerous sixth. Hewas more than ten lengths behindsecond favourite Jaguar Mail, whowas ridden by the Australian CraigWilliams, familiar in Britain from his timewith Mick Channon in 2000 and 2001.Blinkers are a rarity in Japanese racing,certainly among the best performers, soit was remarkable to see blinkeredhorses fill the first three places. Onlyone other horse in the field of 18 wasso adorned.

Some might say that Te Aroha trainerGraeme Nicholson runs his chargesinto the ground. The result of theEaster Handicap suggests otherwiseas Time Keeper, having his 17th run

of the season, became the first three-year-old to win the showpiece for twodecades. Back in third was anotherNicholson inmate, Sir Slick, whoshouldered top weight and is a

veteran of 119 career starts. Juice, winner of the NZ

Bloodstock Thoroughbred BreedersStakes, was the recipient of a moreconventional preparation. John

Wheeler gave her a four-week breakprior to her three-quarters of a lengthdefeat of the favourite, Culminate,who did well to finish so close havinghelped set a scorching gallop.

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Global Stakes Results

Date Grade Race Dist Horse Age Sex Sire Dam Broodmare SireUnited States01/05 G1 Kentucky Derby 10.0f Super Saver (USA) C 3 Maria's Mon (USA) Supercharger (USA) A P Indy (USA)01/05 G1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes 9.0f General Quarters (USA) C 4 Sky Mesa (USA) Ecology (USA) Unbridled's Song (USA)01/05 G1 Humana Distaff Stakes 7.0f Mona de Momma (USA) F 4 Speightstown (USA) Society Gal (USA) Linkage (USA)30/04 G1 Kentucky Oaks 9.0f Blind Luck (USA) F 3 Pollard's Vision (USA) Lucky One (USA) Best Of Luck (USA)10/04 G1 Arkansas Derby 9.0f Line Of David (USA) C 3 Lion Heart (USA) Emma's Dilemma (USA) Capote (USA)10/04 G1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes 9.0f Stately Victor (USA) C 3 Ghostzapper (USA) Collect The Cash (USA) Dynaformer (USA)09/04 G1 Apple Blossom Invitational Stakes 9.0f Zenyatta (USA) M 6 Street Cry (IRE) Vertigineux (USA) Kris S (USA)09/04 G1 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes 8.0f Karelian (USA) G 8 Bertrando (USA) Leaning Tower (USA) Theatrical08/04 G1 Vinery Madison Stakes 7.0f Dr Zic (USA) F 4 Milwaukee Brew (USA) Royal Corona (USA) Holy Bull (USA)01/05 G2 Churchill Downs Stakes 7.0f Atta Boy Roy (USA) H 5 Tribunal (USA) Irish Toast (USA) Synastry (USA)01/05 G2 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes 8.0f Phola (USA) F 4 Johannesburg (USA) Humbling (IRE) Petionville (USA)30/04 G2 American Turf Stakes 8.5f Doubles Partner (USA) C 3 Rock Hard Ten (USA) Serena's Sister (USA) Rahy (USA)30/04 G2 La Troienne Stakes 8.5f Unrivaled Belle (USA) F 4 Unbridled's Song (USA) Queenie Belle (USA) Bertrando (USA)24/04 G2 San Francisco Mile Stakes 8.0f Bold Chieftain (USA) H 7 Chief Seattle (USA) Hooked On Music (USA) Seattle Dancer (USA)23/04 G2 Fifth Third Elkhorn Stakes 12.0f Musketier (GER) H 8 Acatenango (GER) Myth And Reality (GB) Linamix (FR)18/04 G2 San Juan Capistrano Handicap 14.0f Bourbon Bay (USA) G 4 Sligo Bay (IRE) Coral Necklace (USA) Conquistador Cielo (USA)17/04 G2 Coolmore Lexington Stakes 8.5f Exhi (USA) C 3 Maria's Mon (USA) Soldera (USA) Polish Numbers (USA)17/04 G2 Distaff Handicap 7.0f Tar Heel Mom (USA) M 5 Flatter (USA) Perpetual Light (USA) Sunny's Halo (CAN)17/04 G2 Santa Barbara Handicap 10.0f Tuscan Evening (IRE) M 5 Oasis Dream (GB) The Faraway Tree (GB) Suave Dancer (USA)10/04 G2 Commonwealth Stakes 7.0f Together Indy (USA) C 4 Not For Love (USA) I Ain't P T (USA) A P Indy (USA)10/04 G2 Jenny Wiley Stakes 8.5f Wasted Tears (USA) M 5 Najran (USA) Wishes And Roses (USA) Greinton07/04 G2 Beaumont Stakes 7.0f Franny Freud (USA) F 3 Freud (USA) Frankly Fran (USA) D'Accord (USA)02/05 G3 Senorita Stakes 8.0f Cozi Rosie (USA) F 3 Pleasantly Perfect (USA) Felidia Golden Fleece (USA)01/05 G3 Eight Belles Stakes 7.5f Buckleupbuttercup (USA) F 3 Najran (USA) Golden Borders (USA) Conquistador Cielo (USA)01/05 G3 Beaugay Stakes 8.5f Dynaslew (USA) F 4 Dynaformer (USA) Slews Final Answer (USA) Seattle Slew (USA)01/05 G3 Wilshire Handicap 8.0f Medaglia d'Amour (USA) F 4 Medaglia d'Oro (USA) Izara (USA) Blushing John (USA)30/04 G3 Westchester Stakes 8.0f Le Grand Cru (USA) H 5 Dynaformer (USA) Ice The Champagne (USA) El Gran Senor (USA)30/04 G3 Alysheba Stakes 8.5f Arson Squad (USA) G 7 Brahms (USA) Majestic Fire (USA) Green Dancer (USA)25/04 G3 Inglewood Handicap 8.5f Gallant Son (USA) C 4 Malabar Gold (USA) Explicitly (CAN) Exploit (USA)25/04 G3 Miami Mile Handicap 8.0f Mambo Meister (USA) G 5 King Cugat (USA) Bleu'slittlesecret (USA) Desert Secret (IRE)24/04 G3 Withers Stakes 8.0f Afleet Again (USA) C 3 Afleet Alex (USA) Lucky Again (USA) Wild Again (USA)24/04 G3 The Cliff's Edge Derby Trial Stakes 8.0f Hurricane Ike (USA) C 3 Graeme Hall (USA) Parental Uproar (USA) Future Storm (USA)24/04 G3 Texas Mile Stakes 8.0f Mythical Power (USA) C 4 Congaree (USA) School For Scandal (USA) Is It True (USA)22/04 G3 Grey Goose Bewitch Stakes 12.0f Lady Shakespeare (USA) F 4 Theatrical Lady Shirl (USA) That's A Nice (USA)18/04 G3 Ben Ali Stakes 9.0f Dubious Miss (USA) H 6 E Dubai (USA) Cryptoclover (USA) Mountain Cat (USA)17/04 G3 San Simeon Handicap 6.5f Mr Gruff (USA) H 6 Mr Greeley (USA) Ruff (USA) Clever Trick (USA)17/04 G3 Sixty Sails Handicap 9.0f Life At Ten (USA) M 5 Malibu Moon (USA) Rahrahsixboombah (USA) Rahy (USA)16/04 G3 Doubledogdare Stakes 8.5f Haka (USA) F 4 Dynaformer (USA) Juke (USA) Mr Prospector (USA)15/04 G3 Appalachian Stakes 8.0f Check The Label (USA) F 3 Stormin Fever (USA) Don't Trick Her (USA) Mazel Trick (USA)11/04 G3 Las Cienegas Handicap 6.5f Unzip Me (USA) F 4 City Zip (USA) Escape With Me (USA) Arazi (USA)10/04 G3 Shakertown Stakes 5.5f Silver Timber (USA) H 7 Prime Timber (USA) River Princess (CAN) Alwuhush (USA)10/04 G3 Comely Stakes 8.0f Touching Beauty (USA) F 3 Tapit (USA) Victory Road (USA) Ikari (USA)09/04 G3 Count Fleet Handicap 6.0f Custom For Carlos (USA) C 4 More Than Ready (USA) Meadow Oaks (USA) Meadowlake (USA)

Mike de Kock brought up the 2,000thsuccess of his training career whenIrish Flame trounced Pierre Jourdain,the hot favourite having won the two

previous legs of the Triple Crown, bynine and a half lengths in the SA Derby.

He might have reached themilestone a race earlier in the

Champions Challenge but Rudra wasnot at home on the soft ground and wasbeaten a neck by Regal Ransom, whonow heads for the Durban July.

The other Group 1 on the card, theComputaform Sprint, went to NobleHeir under a canny rail-hugging ridefrom Anthony Delpech.

Jockey Calvin Borel made it three winsin the last four runnings of the KentuckyDerby when Super Saver respondedwell to a trademark rail-hugging ride togive trainer Todd Pletcher a first win inAmerica’s biggest race at the 25thattempt. He beat the Florida Derbywinner, Ice Box, by two and a halflengths. The form of the trials wasturned upside down as Line Of David,who touched off Super Saver in theArkansas Derby, was 18th. And PaddyO’Prado and Make Music For Me,second and sixth to Stately Victor in theBlue Grass Stakes, were third andfourth, while Stately Victor was only

eighth. The going was ‘sloppy’, just as ithad been when Borel scored on MineThat Bird 12 months earlier, and thefavourite, Lookin At Lucky, failed to liveup to his name (not for the first time),suffering serious traffic problems fromhis inside draw before staying on intosixth. Eskendereya, another Pletchercharge, would have been hot favouritebut was ruled out with a leg injury aweek earlier and subsequently retired,while Jeremy Noseda’s Awesome Act,who finished a distant third toEskendereya in the Wood Memorial, didmake the line-up but also suffered aninjury in beating just one home.

The other Derby Day highlights sawthe 2009 Derby tenth, GeneralQuarters, beat Court Vision by a neckin the Turf Classic to land a popularvictory for one-horse trainer TomMcCarthy and Mona de Mommacome from a long way back to take theHumana Distaff for California-basedJohn Sadler.

A day earlier, Blind Luck andEvening Jewel had treated a recordcrowd to a brilliant finish in the KentuckyOaks, Blind Luck getting up in the laststride to land her fourth Grade 1.

Rachel Alexandra, who was voted2009 Horse Of The Year partly

because of her 20-length win in theOaks, took part in another thriller buthas now lost both her starts this termafter going down by a head toUnrivalled Belle in the La TroienneStakes.

By contrast, Zenyatta, the maremany feel was more worthy of thatHorse Of The Year title, made it 16straight wins with a brilliant AppleBlossom Stakes triumph.

Eight-year-old Karelian proved thatFebruary’s defeat of Gio Ponti was nofluke when taking the Maker’s MarkMile, again at the main expense ofCourt Vision.

Leading global sires by stakes winnersHorse Born Sire Stands/Stood BTH BTW GH GWZabeel (NZ) 1986 Sir Tristram NZ 16 12 9 5Distorted Humor (USA) 1993 Forty Niner (USA) USA AUS 15 8 5 1Redoute's Choice (AUS) 1996 Danehill (USA) AUS 17 8 9 6Elusive Quality (USA) 1993 Gone West (USA) USA AUS 12 8 4 2Choisir (AUS) 1999 Danehill Dancer (IRE) IRE AUS 9 7 6 5Speightstown (USA) 1998 Gone West (USA) USA 8 7 4 2Jet Master (SAF) 1994 Rakeen (USA) SAF 14 7 10 5Dansili (GB) 1996 Danehill (USA) UK 8 7 4 4Medaglia d'Oro (USA) 1999 El Prado (IRE) USA 10 7 5 3Danehill Dancer (IRE) 1993 Danehill (USA) IRE AUS 23 7 12 1Volksraad (GB) 1988 Green Desert (USA) NZ 14 7 8 5More Than Ready (USA) 1997 Southern Halo (USA) USA AUS 20 7 9 5Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) 1997 Mr Prospector (USA) USA AUS 14 7 6 1Street Cry (IRE) 1998 Machiavellian (USA) USA AUS 10 6 7 5Hussonet (USA) 1991 Mr Prospector (USA) USA AUS 9 6 2 1Oasis Dream (GB) 2000 Green Desert (USA) UK 11 6 5 3Giant's Causeway (USA) 1997 Storm Cat (USA) USA AUS 21 6 13 3Johannesburg (USA) 1999 Hennessy (USA) IRE AUS 12 6 4 3Montjeu (IRE) 1996 Sadler's Wells (USA) IRE NZ 19 6 13 5

Zabeel sails on in first place but therehas been movement behind him,especially by Distorted Humor andRedoute’s Choice. The former, whoshuttles, has added four black typehorses to his tally but still has only oneGraded winner.

In contrast, Redoute’s Choice, whowas not even on the table in lastmonth’s issue, now has 17 black typehorses with eight winners, six of them in

Graded company. The pick of the bunch lately is Melito,

successful in the Group 1 TJ SmithStakes.

Redoute’s Choice, only 14 and alsoresponsible for this year’s UAE Derbywinner Musir, stands at Arrowfield Stud.Oddly, his fee keeps going down, albeitfrom a high of A$330,000 in 2007; thisyear the asking price is A$176,000, justover £100,000.

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

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DATA BOOKSTAKES RESULTS

European Pattern


7 PRIX DJEBEL G3

MAISONS-LAFFITTE. April 08. 3yoc&g. 1400m.1. MAKFI (GB) 9-2 £35,398b c by Dubawi - Dhelaal (Green Desert)O-M Offenstadt B-Shadwell TR-M Delzangles

2. Too Nice Name (FR) 9-2 £14,159b c by Kingsalsa - Namona (Halling)O-Mlle Micheline Vidal B-R Boucret TR-R Collet

3. Silver Black (USA) 9-2 £10,619b c by Hennessy - High Maintenance (Danehill)O-G Laboureau B-Dell Ridge Farm TR-J-C Rouget

Margins 3, 0.75. Time 1:29.00. Going Very soft.See race 33 for pedigree

MAISONS-LAFFITTE. April 8. 3yof. 1400m.1. JOANNA (IRE) 9-0 £35,398b f by High Chaparral - Secrete Marina (Mujadil)O-Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Giovanni Faldutto TR-J-C Rouget

2. Evading Tempete (GB) 9-0 £14,159b f by Dubai Destination - Late Summer (Gone West)O-A Mouknass, A Forde B-Wentworth Racing (Pty) Ltd TR-F Rohaut

3. Special Duty (GB) 9-0 £10,619ch f by Hennessy - Quest To Peak (Distant View)O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-Mme C Head-Maarek

Margins 0.5, 0.5. Time 1:28.60. Going Very soft.

Age Starts Wins Places Earned2-3 6 4 2 £149,743

Sire: HIGH CHAPARRAL. Sire of 19 Stakes winners.In 2010 - SHOOT OUT Pentire G1, JOANNA MujadilG3, NOLL WALLOP Danehill G3, CHAPARELLAStraight Strike LR, BACCALAUREATE PolishPrecedent LR.

1st Dam: Secrete Marina by Mujadil. 6 wins at 2 to4 in Italy, 3rd Premio Ubaldo Pandolfi LR. Dam of 2winners:2005: ALEPH (c Night Shift) 3 wins at 3 in Italy.2006: Lady Joe (f Spinning World)2007: JOANNA (f High Chaparral) 4 wins at 2 and 3

in France, Italy, Prix du Calvados - Haras desCapucines G3, Prix Imprudence G3, PremioVittorio Crespi Trofeo Snai LR, 2nd PremioAlessandro Perrone LR, 3rd Total Prix MarcelBoussac G1.

2008: Cazals (c Aussie Rules) unraced to date.2009: (c Ad Valorem)

2nd Dam: Marina Lady by Riverman. unraced. Dam ofSecrete Marina (f Mujadil, see above)

Broodmare Sire: MUJADIL. Sire of the dams of 12Stakes winners. In 2010 - JOANNA High ChaparralG3.

8 PRIX IMPRUDENCE G3

NearcticNatalmaBold ReasonSpecialShirley HeightsDelsyKrisKoblenzaNorthern DancerSouth OceanSecretariatMidouNever BendRiver LadyLuthierAlmyre

HIGH CHAPARRAL b 99

SECRETE MARINA b 99

Sadler’s Wells

Kasora

Mujadil

Marina Lady

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Darshaan

Kozana

Storm Bird

Vallee Secrete

Riverman

Amenity

JOANNA b f 2007

CURRAGH. April 11. 4yo+. 7f.1. KARGALI (IRE) 5 9-0 £34,513gr h by Invincible Spirit - Karliyka (Last Tycoon)O-Mrs Margaret Comer B-HH The Aga Khan’s Studs SC TR-Luke Comer

2. Rayeni (IRE) 4 9-0 £10,089ch c by Indian Ridge - Rayyana (Rainbow Quest)O/B-HH The Aga Khan TR-John M Oxx

3. Croisultan (IRE) 4 9-0 £4,779ch g by Refuse To Bend - Zoudie (Ezzoud)O-Brunabonne Syndicate B-DG Iceton TR-Liam McAteer

9 GLADNESS S G3

Margins 0.75, 0.5. Time 1:33.03 (slow 9.53). Going Heavy.


Sire: INVINCIBLE SPIRIT. Sire of 34 Stakeswinners. In 2010 - YOSEI Fuji Kiseki G1, KARGALILast Tycoon G3, REYKON Indian Ridge LR, SPIRITOF FORTUNE Machiavellian LR, SPIRIT OFSHARJAH Doulab LR.

1st Dam: Karliyka by Last Tycoon. 4 wins at 3 inFrance, 2nd Prix de Saint-Cyr LR, Grand Prix de laTeste LR. Dam of 7 winners:1997: KARALIYFA (f Kahyasi) Winner at 3.

Broodmare.1998:KARASTA (f Lake Coniston) 2 wins at 2,

Rothmans Royals May Hill S G3, 2nd PrixMarcel Boussac-Royal Barriere G1. Broodmare.

1999:KASTHARI (g Vettori) 6 wins, Great NorthEast. Railway Doncaster Cup G2.

2000: Karkiyla (f Darshaan) unraced. Broodmare.2001: Karlaka (f Barathea) unraced. Broodmare.2002: Karliyna (f Rainbow Quest) Winner at 3, 2nd

Lord Weinstock Memorial Ballymacoll S LR.2003: KARLANI (g Fantastic Light) Winner at 4.2004: KARLIYSHA (f Kalanisi) Winner at 3 in France.2005:KARGALI (c Invincible Spirit) Sold 47,156gns

4yo at GOHIT. 4 wins at 3 to 5, Gladness SG3, Heritage S LR, 3rd Gladness S G3.

2006: Inishtearaght (f Verglas)2007: Dusty Grey (f Singspiel) unraced to date.2009: (c Dylan Thomas)

2nd Dam: KARLAFSHA by Top Ville. 2 wins at 3 inFrance Prix des Lilas LR. Dam of Karliyka (f LastTycoon, see above).

Broodmare Sire: LAST TYCOON. Sire of the damsof 129 SWs. In 2010 - TYPHOON TRACY RedRansom G1, SAINT EMILION Zenno Rob Roy G2,DARIANA Redoute’s Choice G3, KARGALI InvincibleSpirit G3, SHAAHEQ Redoute’s Choice G3.

The Invincible Spirit/Last Tycoon cross has produced:KARGALI G3, Hurricane Spirit LR.

Northern DancerPas de NomSir IvorCourtly DeeSharpen UpDoubly SureArtaiusBorder BountyNorthern DancerSex AppealMill ReefIrish Lass IIHigh TopSega VilleCaroAsoka

INVINCIBLE SPIRIT b 97

KARLIYKA gr 92

Green Desert

Rafha

Last Tycoon

Karlafsha

Danzig

Foreign Courier

Kris

Eljazzi

Try My Best

Mill Princess

Top Ville

Karosa

KARGALI gr h 2005

FRANKFURT. April 11. 4yo+. 1600m.1. ENZIO (GER) 4 8-11 £28,319ch c by Next Desert - Elle Diva (Big Shuffle)O-Comte Reginald Von Norman B-Manfred Jurgensmeyer TR-N Milliere

2. Sehrezad (IRE) 5 9-2 £8,850b h by Titus Livius - Trebles (Kenmare)O-Stall Phillip B-Acorn Stud TR-Andreas Lowe

3. Beltanus (GER) 6 8-11 £4,425ch h by Tertullian - Brighella (Lomitas)O-Stall Fichtengrund B-Dr F Feldmann TR-T Potters

Margins 0.75, neck. Time 1:35.52. Going Soft.


Sire: NEXT DESERT. Sire of 1 Stakes winner. In2010 - ENZIO Big Shuffle G3.

1st Dam: Elle Diva by Big Shuffle. Dam of 1 winner:2006:ENZIO (c Next Desert) 4 wins at 2 and 4 in

France, Germany, Fruhjahrspreis der StadtFrankfurt Meile G3, 3rd Preis desWinterfavoriten G3.

2007: Emma Peel (f Black Sam Bellamy) unraced todate.

2008: (f Next Desert). died as a yearling.2009: (f Konigstiger)

10 FRANKFURTER MEILE G3

2nd Dam: Espada by Surumu. 1 win in WestGermany, 2nd Der Continentale Versicherungs- PreisLR. Own sister to EL SALTO. Dam of El Zulia (fPrimo Dominie: 2nd Henkel Rennen (1000 Guineas)G2), Espridoma (f Primo Dominie: 3rd Preis derBerliner BMW Vertragspartner LR). Grandam of Er,Encanto.

Broodmare Sire: BIG SHUFFLE. Sire of the dams of15 Stakes winners. In 2010 - ENZIO Next DesertG3.

DanzigForeign CourierHigh TopCanton SilkNiniskiSushilaRocketNightlifeBold ReasoningPrime AbordElevationStrings AttachedLiteratSuramaLucianoElektra

NEXT DESERT b 99

ELLE DIVA ch 2000

Desert Style

Night Petticoat

Big Shuffle

Espada

Green Desert

Organza

Petoski

Nightrockette

Super Concorde

Raise Your Skirts

Surumu

Escada

ENZIO ch c 2006

LONGCHAMP. April 11. 3yoc&f. 2100m.1. PLANTEUR (IRE) 9-2 £65,575b c by Danehill Dancer - Plante Rare (Giant’s Causeway) O-Ecurie Wildenstein B-Dayton Investments Ltd TR-E Lellouche

2. Rewilding (GB) 9-2 £25,310b c by Tiger Hill - Darara (Top Ville)O-Godolphin SNC B-Watership Down Stud TR-A Fabre

3. Ivory Land (FR) 9-2 £12,080ch c by Lando - Ivory Coast (Peintre Celebre)O-Eduardo Fierro B-Z Hakam TR-A de Royer-Dupre

Margins 1.5, 5. Time 2:12.04 (slow 2.04). Going Soft.


Sire: DANEHILL DANCER. Sire of 109 Stakeswinners. In 2010 - PLANTEUR Giant’s CausewayG2, MONTE ALTO Perugino LR, NEWS ALERT BriefTruce LR, SANJUAN Last Tycoon LR, SUPER SATINRock City LR, THE MIKADO Rigoletto LR,URAMAZIN Acatenango LR.

1st Dam: Plante Rare by Giant’s Causeway. unraced.Dam of 2 winners:2006: PARLEMENT (c Kalanisi) Winner at 3 in

France.2007: PLANTEUR (c Danehill Dancer) 3 wins at 2

and 3 in France, Prix Noailles G2.2008: Pepper Berry (f Peintre Celebre) unraced to

date.2009: Pretty Please (f Dylan Thomas)

2nd Dam: Palmeraie by Lear Fan. Dam of POLICYMAKER (c Sadler’s Wells: Grand Prix de DeauvilleLucien Barriere G2, Grand Prix de Chantilly G2(twice), Prix Foy G2, 2nd Grand Prix de Saint-CloudG1 (twice)), PUSHKIN (c Caerleon: Prix Maurice deNieuil G2, 2nd Prix du Cadran G1), PLACE ROUGE(f Desert King: Lancashire Oaks G3), Pinacotheque(f In The Wings: 3rd Prix Charles Laffitte LR)

Broodmare Sire: GIANT’S CAUSEWAY. Sire of thedams of 2 Stakes winners. In 2010 - EVENINGJEWEL Northern Afleet G1, PLANTEUR DanehillDancer G2.

11 PRIX NOAILLES G2

Northern DancerPas de NomHis MajestySpring AdieuAtanRocchettaCaroLiangaStorm BirdTerlinguaRahyImmenseRobertoWacHabitatPlencia

DANEHILL DANCER b 93

PLANTE RARE b 2002

Danehill

Mira Adonde

Giant’s Causeway

Palmeraie

Danzig

Razyana

Sharpen Up

Lettre d’Amour

Storm Cat

Mariah’s Storm

Lear Fan

Petroleuse

PLANTEUR b c 2007

LONGCHAMP. April 11. 4yo+. 2000m.1. CUTLASS BAY (UAE) 4 9-1 £65,575b c by Halling - Dunnes River (Danzig)O-Godolphin SNC B-Darley TR-A Fabre

2. Court Canibal (GB) 5 8-11 £25,310b h by Montjeu - Pas d’Heure (Arazi)O-Marquesa De Moratalla B-Childwick Bury Stud Management TR-M Delzangles

3. Celimene (IRE) 4 8-8 £12,080b f by Dr Fong - Lunassa (Groom Dancer)O-Gerard Laboureau B-Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd TR-C Lerner

Margins Neck, 0.75. Time 2:03.86 (fast 0.04). Going Soft. See race 38 for pedigree

12 PRIX D’HARCOURT G2

NEWMARKET. April 14. 3yof. 7f.1. MUSIC SHOW (IRE) 3 9-1 £36,901b f by Noverre - Dreamboat (Mr Prospector)O-Jaber Abdullah B-Darley TR-MR Channon

2. Blue Maiden (GB) 3 8-12 £13,988b f by Medicean - Bluebelle (Generous)O-Peter Charter B-Kirtlington Stud TR-PJ McBride

3. Principal Role (USA) 3 8-12 £7,001b f by Empire Maker - Interim (Sadler’s Wells)O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-HRA Cecil

Margins 0.5, 2.5. Time 1:25.43 (slow 2.23). Going Good.


Sire: NOVERRE. Sire of 12 Stakes winners. In 2010- MUSIC SHOW Mr Prospector G3.

1st Dam: DREAMBOAT by Mr Prospector. Winner at3. Own sister to Sweetheart. Dam of 3 winners:1997: Fantasia Girl (f Caerleon) 2 wins at 3, 2nd

Galtres S LR, Mitsubishi Diamond Vision S LR.1998:Misty Waters (f Caerleon) unraced. Broodmare.2003: Lazy River (f In The Wings)2004: Trireme (g Fantastic Light) Unplaced.2005: (c Noverre)2006: NORFOLK BROADS (f Noverre) Winner at 2.2007: MUSIC SHOW (f Noverre) Sold 2,800gns

yearling, 14,793gns 2yo. 4 wins at 2 and 3,Rockfel S G2, Nell Gwyn S G3.

2nd Dam: GORGEOUS by Slew O’ Gold. 8 wins inUSA Ashland S G1, Hollywood Oaks G1, VanityInvitational H G1. Dam of STUNNING (f Nureyev: PrixImprudence LR, 2nd Criterium de Maisons-LaffitteG2). Grandam of SWIFT TEMPER, CROISIERE.

Broodmare Sire: MR PROSPECTOR. Sire of thedams of 307 Stakes winners. In 2010 - AWESOMEACT Awesome Again G3, HAKA Dynaformer G3,LOMAKI A P Indy G3, MUSIC SHOW Noverre G3.

13 NELL GWYN S G3

Red GodRunaway BrideHaloBalladeNearcticNatalmaLe FabuleuxNative PartnerNative DancerRaise YouNashuaSequenceSeattle SlewAlluvialKey To The MintSquare Angel

NOVERRE b 98

DREAMBOAT b 92

Rahy

Danseur Fabuleux

Mr Prospector

Gorgeous

Blushing Groom

Glorious Song

Northern Dancer

Fabuleux Jane

Raise A Native

Gold Digger

Slew O’ Gold

Kamar

MUSIC SHOW b f 2007

NEWMARKET. April 15. 4yo+. 9f.1. SRI PUTRA (GB) 4 8-12 £36,901b c by Oasis Dream - Wendylina (In The Wings)O-HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah B-Glebe Stud And Partners TR-MA Jarvis

2. Tranquil Tiger (GB) 6 9-1 £13,988ch h by Selkirk - Serene View (Distant View)O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-HRA Cecil

3. Palavicini (USA) 4 8-12 £7,001b c by Giant’s Causeway - Cara Fantasy (Sadler’s Wells)O/B-Windflower Overseas Holdings Inc TR-JL Dunlop

14 EARL OF SEFTON S G3

7 PRIX DJEBEL G3

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Margins 1, 1.25. Time 1:49.33 (slow 0.63). Going Good to firm.


Sire: OASIS DREAM. Sire of 28 Stakes winners. In2010 - TUSCAN EVENING Suave Dancer G2, ALTAFEDELTA Luge G3, SRI PUTRA In The Wings G3,KEREDARI Doyoun LR, SANDBAR Hernando LR.

1st Dam: Wendylina by In The Wings. unraced. Damof 2 winners:2003:DUTY (g Rainbow Quest) 3 wins, Aramark

Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle G2.2004: Salve Evita (f Monsun) ran on the flat in

Germany. Broodmare.2005: Lykaria (f Fantastic Light) unraced. Broodmare.2006:SRI PUTRA (c Oasis Dream) Sold 65,000gns

foal at TADEF, 240,000gns yearling at TAOC1.5 wins at 2 to 4 at home, France, PrixGuillaume d’Ornano G2, WeatherbysBloodstock Earl of Sefton S G3,betinternet.com Solario S G3.

2008: El Wasmi (c Oasis Dream) unraced to date.2009: (f Dubai Destination)

2nd Dam: DINALINA by Top Ville. 1 win at 2 inFrance. Dam of CAERLINA (f Caerleon: Prix de DianeHermes G1, 2nd Prix Marcel Boussac G1, 3rd DubaiPoule d’Essai des Pouliches G1), SWALINA (fSadler’s Wells: Prix Suave Dancer-Charles LaffitteLR), Leonila (f Caerleon: 2nd Prix de Malleret G2),Maniana (c Try My Best: 3rd Prix Prosper DecloedtLR), Saderlina (f Sadler’s Wells: 3rd Prix desTourelles LR, Prix Madame Jean Couturie LR).Grandam of SERETH, Salutino, La Nuit Rose,Luminous Beauty, Jivago, King of Queens. Thirddam of TAM LIN, HIKARU AMARANTHUS,PONTALLMAGNE.

Broodmare Sire: IN THE WINGS. Sire of the damsof 23 Stakes winners. In 2010 - SRI PUTRA OasisDream G3, DUSHANBE Riyadian LR.

The Oasis Dream/In The Wings cross has produced:SRI PUTRA G2, Ideology LR.

Northern DancerPas de NomSir IvorCourtly DeeLyphardNavajo PrincessMill ReefSorbusNorthern DancerFairy BridgeShirley HeightsSunbitternHigh TopSega VilleVentureCherry

OASIS DREAM b 2000

WENDYLINA ch 99

Green Desert

Hope

In The Wings

Dinalina

Danzig

Foreign Courier

Dancing Brave

Bahamian

Sadler’s Wells

High Hawk

Top Ville

Shahinaaz

SRI PUTRA b c 2006

NEWMARKET. April 15. 3yoc&f. 8f.1. ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL (USA) 8-12 £36,901bbr c by Elusive Quality - Cara Fantasy (Sadler’s Wells) O/B-Windflower Overseas Holdings IncTR-JL Dunlop

2. Dancing David (IRE) 8-12 £13,988b c by Danehill Dancer - Seek Easy (Seeking The Gold)O-C Clay B-Runnymede Farm TR-BJ Meehan

3. Critical Moment (USA) 8-12 £7,001b c by Aptitude - Rouwaki (Miswaki)O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-BW Hills

Margins 4, 1. Time 1:37.16 (slow 1.36). Going Good to firm.


Sire: ELUSIVE QUALITY. Sire of 46 Stakes winners.In 2010 - QUALITY ROAD Strawberry Road G1,ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL Sadler’s Wells G3, I’MDISCREET Euclase LR, RAIHANA Sunday SilenceLR, STARFISH BAY Not For Love LR, WEST OCEANBelong To Me LR.

1st Dam: CARA FANTASY by Sadler’s Wells. 2 winsat 3. Dam of 2 winners:2006:PALAVICINI (c Giant’s Causeway) 3 wins at 2

and 3, Strensall S G3.

15 CRAVEN S G3

2007: ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL (c Elusive Quality) 3wins at 2 and 3, Acomb S G3, Craven S G3,2nd Racing Post Trophy G1.

2008: Miss Topsy Turvy (f Mr Greeley) unraced.2009: (f Big Bad Bob)

2nd Dam: Gay Fantasy by Troy. unraced. Dam ofLUCKY GUEST (c Be My Guest: Preis der StadtBaden-Baden LR (twice)). Grandam of PERSIANLIGHTNING. Third dam of BIG BAD BOB.

Broodmare Sire: SADLER’S WELLS. Sire of thedams of 225 SWs. In 2010 - BANKABLE MediceanG2, CAMPANOLOGIST Kingmambo G2, MEISHOBELUGA French Deputy G2, ZARIUS Zabeel G2.

Raise A NativeGold DiggerSecretariatTamerettNorthern DancerGlowing TributeSir IvorNatashkaNearcticNatalmaBold ReasonSpecialPetingoLa MiloAlcideAiming High

ELUSIVE QUALITY b 93

CARA FANTASY b 2000

Gone West

Touch of Greatness

Sadler’s Wells

Gay Fantasy

Mr Prospector

Secrettame

Hero’s Honor

Ivory Wand

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Troy

Miss Upward

ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL b/br c 2007

NEWBURY. April 17. 4yo+. 12f 5yds.1. HARBINGER (GB) 4 8-11 £36,901b c by Dansili - Penang Pearl (Bering)O-Highclere Thoroughbred Racing (Admiral Rous) B-Mrs AKH Ooi TR-Sir Michael Stoute

2. Manifest (GB) 4 8-11 £13,988b c by Rainbow Quest - Modena (Roberto)O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-HRA Cecil

3. Claremont (IRE) 4 8-11 £7,001b c by Sadler’s Wells - Mezzo Soprano (Darshaan)O-Godolphin B-Darley TR-Mahmood Al Zarooni

Margins 3, 2. Time 2:30.58 (fast 0.22). Going Good.


Sire: DANSILI. Sire of 39 Stakes winners. In 2010 -PROVISOWoodman G1, HARBINGER Bering G3,ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE Efisio G3, STRAWBERRY-DAIQUIRI Travelling Victor G3, ABATON Night ShiftLR, FAMOUS NAME Quest For Fame LR,FORETELLERWarning LR.

1st Dam: PENANG PEARL by Bering. 3 wins at 3,Financial Dynamics October S LR. Dam of 3 winners:2002: PENANG SAPPHIRE (g Spectrum) 1 win at 2.2003: PENANG CINTA (g Halling) 8 wins.2004: Autour du Monde (f Spinning World)2005: Penang Cry (f Barathea) unraced. Broodmare.2006:HARBINGER (c Dansili) Sold 180,000gns

yearling. 4 wins, Gordon S G3, John Porter SG3, Ormonde S G3, 3rd St Simon S G3.

2007: Penangdouble O One (c Starcraft)2008: (c Sakhee)2009: (c Zamindar)

2nd Dam: GUAPA by Shareef Dancer. 2 wins at 3.Dam of PENANG PEARL (f Bering, see above)

Broodmare Sire: BERING. Sire of the dams of 53Stakes winners. In 2010 - HARBINGER Dansili G3.

The Dansili/Bering cross has produced:HARBINGER G3, Handsome Maestro G3.

16 JOHN PORTER S G3

Northern DancerPas de NomHis MajestySpring AdieuIle de BourbonKadissyaHigh LineSookeraSea Bird IIBubbling BeautyLyphardBarbraNorthern DancerSweet AllianceConnaughtCranberry Sauce

DANSILI b 96

PENANG PEARL b 96

Danehill

Hasili

Bering

Guapa

Danzig

Razyana

Kahyasi

Kerali

Arctic Tern

Beaune

Shareef Dancer

Sauceboat

HARBINGER b c 2006

NEWBURY. April 17. 3yof. 7f.1. PUFF (IRE) 9-0 £36,901b f by Camacho - Kelsey Rose (Most Welcome)O-Mr and Mrs David Aykroyd B-Yeomanstown Stud TR-RM Beckett

2. Habaayib (GB) 9-0 £13,988b f by Royal Applause - Silver Kestrel (Silver Hawk)O-Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Whitley Stud TR-EAL Dunlop

3. Lady of The Desert (USA) 9-0 £7,001ch f by Rahy - Queen’s Logic (Grand Lodge)O-Jaber Abdullah B-Rabbah Bloodstock TR-BJ Meehan

Margins Neck, 1. Time 1:23.80 (slow 0.80). Going Good.


Sire: CAMACHO. Sire of 2 Stakes winners. In 2010 -PUFF Most Welcome G3.

1st Dam: Kelsey Rose by Most Welcome. 3 wins at2, 2nd Weatherbys VAT Returns Service S LR. Damof 2 winners:2004: Adenium (g Desert Style)2005: Distant Drummer (g Distant Music) ran 3 times.2006: GOLDEN ROSIE (f Exceed And Excel) Winner

at 2.2007: PUFF (f Camacho) Sold 15,000gns yearling at

TAOC2, 95,000gns 2yo at TAGUN. 2 wins at 2and 3, Dubai Duty Free Fred Darling S G3, 2ndMac Asphalt Harry Rosebery S LR, Igloos EBFBosra Sham Fillies’ S LR.

2008: Marked Card (c Kheleyf) unraced to date.2009: (c Dark Angel)

2nd Dam: Duxyana by Cyrano de Bergerac. unraced.Dam of Kelsey Rose (f Most Welcome, see above)

Broodmare Sire: MOST WELCOME. Sire of thedams of 15 Stakes winners. In 2010 - PUFFCamacho G3.

17 FRED DARLING S G3

Northern DancerPas de NomHis MajestySpring AdieuGone WestZaizafonWarningAndaleebNorthern DancerWhat A TreatHabitatFuriosoBold LadMiss St CyrTaj DewanSharondor

CAMACHO b 2002

KELSEY ROSE b 99

Danehill

Arabesque

Most Welcome

Duxyana

Danzig

Razyana

Zafonic

Prophecy

Be My Guest

Topsy

Cyrano de Bergerac

Sarong

PUFF b f 2007

NEWBURY. April 17. 3yoc&g. 7f.1. DICK TURPIN (IRE) 9-0 £36,901b c by Arakan - Merrily (Sharrood)O-John Manley B-John McEnery TR-R Hannon

2. Canford Cliffs (IRE) 9-0 £13,988b c by Tagula - Mrs Marsh (Marju)O-Heffer Syndicate, Mrs Roy, Mrs Instance B-S And S Hubbard Rodwell TR-R Hannon

3. Arcano (IRE) 9-0 £7,001b c by Oasis Dream - Tariysha (Daylami)O-Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Yellow Bird Syndicate TR-BJ Meehan

Margins 0.5, 7. Time 1:22.72 (fast 0.28). Going Good.


Sire: ARAKAN. Sire of 1 Stakes winner. In 2010 -DICK TURPIN Sharrood G3.

1st Dam: Merrily by Sharrood. Dam of 5 winners:2000: VIGOROUS (f Danetime) 2 wins at 3.2002: Bond Cat (f Raise A Grand) ran a few times.2003: CHEERILY (f Danehill Dancer) Winner at 4 in

USA. Broodmare.2004: Golden Snitch (g Redback) ran twice in N.H.

Flat Races.2005: LADY SCHMUCK (f Clodovil) 3 wins at 3.

18 GREENHAM S G3

2006: HASODIKIS (c Fasliyev) 2 wins at 3 in Greece.2007: DICK TURPIN (c Arakan) Sold 7,721gns foal at

GONO1, 18,206gns yearling at TISEP. 5 winsat 2 and 3, Richmond S G2, Bathwick TyresGreenham S G3.

2nd Dam: BABYCHAM SPARKLE by So Blessed. 2wins at 2. Dam of DEEP FINESSE (c Reprimand:Dubai Racing Club Palace House S G3, Prix du BoisG3, 3rd Polypipe PLC Flying Childers S G2).Grandam of HALMAHERA, RISING SHADOW, BlueRocket, INDIAN JOCKEY, Night Cru.

Broodmare Sire: SHARROOD. Sire of the dams of 9Stakes winners. In 2010 - DICK TURPIN Arakan G3.

NearcticNatalmaForliThongKrisSweetlyArdrossRythmiqueFortino IIChambordCougarWho’s To KnowPrincely GiftLavantCharlottesvilleVareta

ARAKAN br 2000

MERRILY gr 93

Nureyev

Far Across

Sharrood

Babycham Sparkle

Northern Dancer

Special

Common Grounds

City Ex

Caro

Angel Island

So Blessed

Effervescence II

DICK TURPIN b c 2007

ROME. April 18. 3yo+f&m. 1200m.1. ALTA FEDELTA (GB) 4 9-2 £30,088b f by Oasis Dream - Infiel (Luge)O-Scuderia Incolinx B-Brinkley Stud TR-V Caruso

2. Madda’s Force (ITY) 4 9-2 £13,238b f by Blu Air Force - Madda’sblueyes (Selkirk)O-Scuderia Ri-Ma B-Azienda Agricola Loreto Luciani TR-R Betti

3. Zobenigo (IRE) 3 8-5 £7,221b f by Orpen - Doregan (Bahhare)O-Eledy SRL B-Eledy SRL TR-L Polito

Margins 0.5, head. Time 1:09.50. Going Good.


Sire: OASIS DREAM. Sire of 28 Stakes winners. In2010 - TUSCAN EVENING Suave Dancer G2, ALTAFEDELTA Luge G3, SRI PUTRA In The Wings G3,KEREDARI Doyoun LR, SANDBAR Hernando LR.

1st Dam: INFIEL by Luge. 9 wins at 2 to 5 in Italy,Criterium Varesino LR. Dam of 3 winners:2000: Udem (c Deploy)2001: Pochette (f Robellino). Broodmare.2002: INDIAN SATIN (c Groom Dancer) 10 wins to

2009 in Italy.2004: Acqua Cheta (f Pivotal) ran on the flat in Italy.2006:ALTA FEDELTA (f Oasis Dream) 4 wins at 2 to

4 in Italy, Premio Carlo Chiesa G3, PremioNogara LR, Premio Seregno LR, 2nd PremioPietro Bessero Trofeo Shadwell LR.

2007: Rodarte (f Kyllachy) Winner at 2 in Italy, 3rdCriterium Varesino LR.

2008: Double Dealer (c Dubawi) unraced to date.

2nd Dam: Indocina by Indian King. 4 wins, 2ndPremio delle Repubbliche Marinare LR, 4th PremioVirginio Curti Criterium G3. Dam of INFIEL (f Luge,see above), Is Buena (f Sri Pekan: 3rd Premio VittorioCrespi LR). Grandam of BARON’S PIT.

Broodmare Sire: LUGE. Sire of the dams of 2 SWs.In 2010 - ALTA FEDELTA Oasis Dream G3.

19 PREMIO CARLO CHIESA G3

Northern DancerPas de NomSir IvorCourtly DeeLyphardNavajo PrincessMill ReefSorbusLyphardMy BupersYoung GenerationRideRaja BabaProtestRarityLeflore Lefty

OASIS DREAM b 2000

INFIEL b 93

Green Desert

Hope

Luge

Indocina

Danzig

Foreign Courier

Dancing Brave

Bahamian

Lyphard’s Special

Sledge

Indian King

Dolphin Bay

ALTA FEDELTA b f 2006

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20 PREMIO PARIOLI G3

ROME. April 18. 3yo. 1600m.1. WORTHADD (IRE) 9-2 £63,938b c by Dubawi - Wigman (Rahy)O-Scuderia Incolinx B-Compagnia Generale SRLTR-Vittorio Caruso

2. Marshade (ITY) 9-2 £28,132b c by Martino Alonso - Universal Shade (Pursuit of Love)O-Intra SRL B-Intra SRL TR-S Botti

3. Back Hunting (USA) 9-2 £15,345b c by Put It Back - Huntingland (Dove Hunt)O-San Carlo Investiment 2005 B-Scuderia Estero TR-Gianluca Bietolini

Margins 1, 2.5. Time 1:38.90. Going Good.


Sire: DUBAWI. Sire of 7 Stakes winners. In 2010 -ANNA SALAI Caerleon G3, CELLARMASTER SoundReason G3, MAKFI Green Desert G3, WORTHADDRahy G3, GOLDEN MILLENNIUM Eagle Eyed LR.

1st Dam: WIGMAN by Rahy. 3 wins at 3 and 4 inItaly. Dam of 1 winner:2006: (c Xaar)2007:WORTHADD (c Dubawi) 3 wins at 3 in Italy,

Premio Parioli G3, Premio Gardone LR.2009: (c One Cool Cat)

2nd Dam: URJWAN by Seattle Slew. 1 win at 3. Damof HISTORIC (g Sadler’s Wells: Prestige Novices’Hurdle G2, Cahoot Long Distance Hurdle G2, 2ndMartell Sefton Novices’ Hurdle G1, williamhill.co.ukMarathon Chase LR). Grandam of DAI JIN, DirectaQueen, Dissney. Third dam of VUPT VAPT, Elis Elis.

Broodmare Sire: RAHY. Sire of the dams of 68Stakes winners. In 2010 - ALVERTA Flying Spur G1,COURAGEOUS CAT Storm Cat G3, LIFE AT TENMalibu Moon G3, WORTHADD Dubawi G3,CAMILLE C Roman Dancer LR, FLAWLESS GOLDGold Tribute LR, HEEDAS Lomitas LR, ONASSISGlory of Dancer LR.

Mr ProspectorCon GameShareef DancerFall AspenShirley HeightsSlightly DangerousDancing BraveHigh TernRed GodRunaway BrideHaloBalladeBold ReasoningMy CharmerNorthern DancerFast Line

DUBAWI b 2002

WIGMAN b 2000

Dubai Millennium

Zomaradah

Rahy

Urjwan

Seeking The Gold

Colorado Dancer

Deploy

Jawaher

Blushing Groom

Glorious Song

Seattle Slew

White Star Line

WORTHADD b c 2007

COLOGNE. April 18. 4yo+. 2200m.1. APPEL AU MAITRE (FR) 6 9-2 £28,319ch h by Starborough - Rotina (Crystal Glitters)O-Stall Perlen B-G & Mme G Forien TR-Wido Neuroth

2. Touch of Hawk (FR) 4 9-2 £8,850b c by Hawk Wing - Touch of Class (Be My Guest)O-Stall E & F B-Dieter Burkle TR-Wido Neuroth

3. Steuben (GER) 4 9-0 £4,425b c by Monsun - Schwarzach (Grand Lodge)O/B-Gestut Schlenderhan TR-J Hirchberger

Margins Neck, 0.75. Time 2:22.86. Going Good.


Sire: STARBOROUGH. Sire of 5 Stakes winners. In2010 - APPEL AU MAITRE Crystal Glitters G3.

1st Dam: Rotina by Crystal Glitters. Dam of 10winners:1993: Priolina (f Priolo). Broodmare.1994:Querlor (c Kendor) unraced.1995: RENDORINA (f Kendor) 2 wins at 2 in France.

Broodmare.1997: TAMBOURINAIRE (g Kendor). Winner at 3.1998: UDU POINT (g Lahib) 2 wins at 2 and 3 in

France.

21 GRAND PRIX PREMIERE G3

1999:VALENTINO (g Valanour) 12 wins to 2009 inFrance, Prix Edmond Blanc G3, Prix Perth G3,Prix Andre Baboin (G.P.des Provinces) G3, 3rdPrix d’Harcourt G2.

2000:WHORTLEBERRY (f Starborough). 8 wins at 2to 5 in France, Italy, Prix Jean Romanet G2,Premio Lydia TesiO-Darley G2. Broodmare.

2001: KING LOUIS (g Nikos) 3 wins over fences.2002: Ysoldina (f Kendor) Winner at 2 in France, 2nd

Prix de la Grotte G3, 3rd Gainsborough Pouled’Essai des Pouliches G1. Broodmare.

2004:APPEL AU MAITRE (c Starborough) Sold104,694gns yearling at AFAUG. Champion 2yrold colt in Scandinavia in 2006, Champion 3yrold colt in Scandinavia in 2007. 12 wins at 2 to6, 2010 in Germany, Norway, Sweden,yoobet.de Grand Prix Premiere G3, NicatorStockholm Cup International G3 (twice),Stockholms Stora Pris G3, Marit SveaasMinnelop G3, Mec-Com Svenskt Derby LR,Walter Nilsens Minnelop LR (twice), ValleyChapel Memorial LR, 2nd Oppenheim Union-Rennen G2, Stockholms Stora Pris G3, MaritSveaas Minnelop G3, 3rd Deutschland PreisG1, Stockholm Cup International G3.

2005:BELLE ET CELEBRE (f Peintre Celebre)Winner at 3 in France, Montjeu Coolmore PrixSaint-Alary G1.

2006:Causa Proxima (f Kendor) Winner at 3 inFrance, 3rd Prix La Sorellina LR.

2007: Marah Dubai (f Dubawi) unraced to date.2008: Etendard d’Or (c Archange d’Or) unraced.

2nd Dam: RUDOLFINA by Pharly. 4 wins at 3 and 4in France Prix de la Pepiniere LR, Prix du Point duJour LR, 2nd Prix Chloe G3, Prix Fille de l’Air G3. Damof RUPERT (c Kendor: Prix Ridgway LR, 3rd Prix deGuiche G3), Rampoldi (c General Holme: 2nd PrixDaphnis G3). Grandam of RED RUBIN.

Broodmare Sire: CRYSTAL GLITTERS. Sire of thedams of 29 SWs. In 2010 - APPEL AU MAITREStarborough G3, KING TUNE Green Tune LR.

The Starborough/Crystal Glitters cross has produced:APPEL AU MAITRE G1, WHORTLEBERRY G2,Vigna Maggio LR.

Northern DancerSpecialVentureMarie d’AnjouDamascusAnne CampbellSadairHurry CallRed GodRunaway BrideDonut KingFleeting DollLyphardComelyPetingoRosetta

STARBOROUGH ch 94

ROTINA b 88

Soviet Star

Flamenco Wave

Crystal Glitters

Rudolfina

Nureyev

Veruschka

Desert Wine

Armada Way

Blushing Groom

Tales To Tell

Pharly

Rojanya

APPEL AU MAITRE ch h 2004

LEOPARDSTOWN. April 18. 3yo. 10f.1. PUNCHER CLYNCH (IRE) 9-1 £28,761b c by Azamour - Dance Troupe (Rainbow Quest)O-Ennistown Stud B-Ennistown Stud TR-JS Bolger

2. At First Sight (IRE) 9-1 £8,407ch c by Galileo - Healing Music (Bering)O-Derrick Smith B-Healing Music Partnership TR-AP O’Brien

3. Mikhail Glinka (IRE) 9-1 £3,982b c by Galileo - Lady Karr (Mark of Esteem)O-Mrs John Magnier B-Paulyn Limited TR-AP O’Brien

Margins Short head, neck. Time 2:08.10 (slow 3.90).Going Good to firm.


Sire: AZAMOUR. Sire of 2 Stakes winners. In 2010 -PUNCHER CLYNCH Rainbow Quest G3.

1st Dam: Dance Troupe by Rainbow Quest. Dam of 1winner:2007: PUNCHER CLYNCH (c Azamour) Sold

22,408gns yearling at GOOY1. 4 wins at 2and 3, P W McGrath Memorial Ballysax S G3.

2008: (f Hurricane Run)

22 BALLYSAX S G3

2009: (f Teofilo)

2nd Dam: Dansara by Dancing Brave. unraced. Damof SELF DEFENSE (g Warning: Prix Vulcain LR, 2ndBarnardo’s Cumberland Lodge S G3 (twice), StanJames St Simon S G3, 3rd Stan James GeoffreyFreer S G2, Blue Chip Feeds Novices’ Sharp HurdleG2, 2nd Stan James Christmas Hurdle G1, 3rd ToteTolworth Hurdle G1). Grandam of DEGAS ART,PERSEFONA, The Last Drop, Zelkova.

Broodmare Sire: RAINBOW QUEST. Sire of thedams of 111 Stakes winners. In 2010 - PUNCHERCLYNCH Azamour G3, ROSES FOR THE LADYSadler’s Wells LR, EBADIYAN Daylami LR.

NearcticNatalmaChop ChopWindy AnswerRobertoWacDarshaanAzaarikaRed GodRunaway BrideHerbagerWhere You LeadLyphardNavajo PrincessLe LevanstellMariel

AZAMOUR b 2001

DANCE TROUPE b 2002

Night Shift

Asmara

Rainbow Quest

Dansara

Northern Dancer

Ciboulette

Lear Fan

Anaza

Blushing Groom

I Will Follow

Dancing Brave

Sarah Siddons

PUNCHER CLYNCH b c 2007

SAINT-CLOUD. April 22. 3yof. 2100m.1. DARIOLE (FR) 9-0 £35,398br f by Highest Honor - Dzinigane (Exit To Nowhere)O-Mme Patrick Barbe B-Rene Wattinne TR-P Bary

2. A Media Luz (FR) 9-0 £12,389b f by Johann Quatz - Immensement (Garde Royale)O-Eddy Eyrignoux B-R-Y Simon TR-Y Fouin

2. Middle Club (GB) 9-0 £12,389b f by Fantastic Light - Anna Oleanda (Old Vic)O-RJ McCreery B-Stowell Hill Ltd TR-R Hannon

Margins 1, dh. Time 2:19.90. Going Gd to sft.


Sire: HIGHEST HONOR. Sire of 67 SWs. In 2010 -DARIOLE Exit To Nowhere G3.

1st Dam: Dzinigane by Exit To Nowhere. 3 wins, 2ndPrix Penelope G3. Dam of 1 winner:2005: Diagora (f Highest Honor)2006: Dzinor (c Highest Honor)2007: DARIOLE (f Highest Honor) Sold 15,406gns

yearling. 2 wins, Prix Penelope G3.2008: De Vous A Moi (c Sinndar) unraced to date.

Broodmare Sire: EXIT TO NOWHERE. Sire of the damsof 21 SWs. In 2010 - DARIOLE Highest HonorG3.

23 PRIX PENELOPE G3

ZeddaanKhairunissaMilesianBelle of The BallNever BendRiver LadySir GaylordBug BrushRivermanIrish StarHaloRaise The StandardLuthierTop TwigSanctus IIDannes

HIGHEST HONOR gr 83

DZINIGANE b 99

Kenmare

High River

Exit To Nowhere

Dzietta

Kalamoun

Belle of Ireland

Riverman

Hairbrush

Irish River

Coup de Folie

Tip Moss

Danizetta

DARIOLE br f 2007

SANDOWN PARK. April 23. 3yo. 10f 7yds.1. CHABAL (IRE) 9-0 £36,901b c by Galileo - Vagary (Zafonic)O-Godolphin B-L Kelly, Castlemartin, Skymarc Farm TR-Saeed bin Suroor

2. Azmeel (GB) 9-0 £13,988b c by Azamour - Best Side (King’s Best)O-M Al-Qatami, KM Al-Mudhaf B-Elsdon Farms TR-JHM Gosden

3. Simenon (IRE) 9-0 £7,001b g by Marju - Epistoliere (Alzao)O-Mr Greenwood et al B-Max Morris TR-AM Balding

24 CLASSIC TRIAL S G3

Margins 2.25, 5. Time 2:10.94 (slow 3.94). Going Good.


Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 68 SWs. In 2010 - LINTONCentaine G2, MAHBOOBA Red Ransom G2, CHABAL Zafonic G3, SOUTH EASTER Nureyev LR.

1st Dam: Vagary by Zafonic. unraced. Dam of 1 winner:2007: CHABAL (c Galileo) 2 wins at 2 and 3, Bet365

Classic Trial G3, 2nd National S G1.2008: Chabelle (f Shirocco) unraced to date.2009: (c Shirocco)

2nd Dam: Vadsagreya by Linamix. 2 wins at 2 and 3in France, 3rd Prix des Sablonnets LR. Dam of GlobalGenius (c Galileo: 2nd Chesham S LR). Grandam ofSAN SICHARIA, SPIN CYCLE, Codeword.

Broodmare Sire: ZAFONIC. Sire of the dams of 36Stakes winners. In 2010 - CHABAL Galileo G3,HEAT HAZE Zabeel LR.

NearcticNatalmaBold ReasonSpecialMr ProspectorHopespringseternalLombardAnatevkaMr ProspectorSecrettameThe MinstrelMofidaMendezLunadixHaloRainbow’s Edge

GALILEO b 98

VAGARY gr 2002

Sadler’s Wells

Urban Sea

Zafonic

Vadsagreya

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Miswaki

Allegretta

Gone West

Zaizafon

Linamix

Vadsa

CHABAL b c 2007

MILAN. April 24. 4yo+. 2000m.1. JAKKALBERRY (IRE) 4 8-11 £30,088b c by Storming Home - Claba di San Jore (Barathea)O-Effevi B-Azienda Agricola Allevamento Deni TR-E Botti

2. Estejo (GER) 6 9-6 £13,238b h by Johan Cruyff - Este (The Noble Player)O-Giovanni Martone B-Gestut Schallern TR-R Rohne

3. Johannes Mozart (IRE) 4 8-11 £7,221ch c by Spinning World - Nicolitta (Nicolotte)O-Valentina Sestili B-Michael Bambrick TR-F & L Camici

Margins 2.5, nose. Time 2:03.50. Going Soft.


Sire: STORMING HOME. Sire of 6 Stakes winners.In 2010 - JAKKALBERRY Barathea G3, LIONTAMER Generous LR.

1st Dam: CLABA DI SAN JORE by Barathea. Winnerat 3 in Italy. Dam of 4 winners:2004:AWELMARDUK (c Almutawakel) 5 wins at 2, 3

and 5 in Italy, Derby Italiano G1.2005: BOIS JOLI (f Orpen) 2 wins.2006: JAKKALBERRY (c Storming Home) 5 wins at

3 and 4 in Italy, Premio Ambrosiano G3, 3rdDerby Italiano Better G2.

2007: KIDNAPPING (c Intikhab) 2 wins at 2 and 3 inItaly, Premio Emanuele Filiberto LR, 3rd PremioGuido Berardelli G3.

2008: Crackerjack King (c Shamardal) unraced todate.

2009: (f Dalakhani)

2nd Dam: Claw by Law Society. 7 wins at 2 to 4 inItaly, 2nd Premio Giovanni Falck LR, Premio delleAste LR. Dam of CLASEM DI SAN JORE (c SecondEmpire: Premio Merano LR), Clelt di San Jore (cCeltic Swing: 2nd Premio Merano LR), Clades di SanJore (c Desert Prince: 3rd Corsa Corona FerreaHurdle LR)

Broodmare Sire: BARATHEA. Sire of the dams of 30Stakes winners. In 2010 - JAKKALBERRY StormingHome G3, GEORGETTE SILK Flying Spur LR,KIDNAPPING Intikhab LR.

25 PREMIO AMBROSIANO G3


Caulfield on Cutlass Bay: “His dam Dunnes River is by Danzig out of a Mr Prospectormare, so she is bred to the same pattern as Dayjur, Pas de Reponse and Brahms” (page 87)


Raise A NativeGold DiggerHaloRaise The StandardNorthern DancerSweet AllianceMr ProspectorA Wind Is RisingNorthern DancerFairy BridgeHabitatCanton SilkAllegedBold BikiniShirley HeightsCroda Alta

STORMING HOME b 98

CLABA DI SAN JORE gr 99

Machiavellian

Try To Catch Me

Barathea

Claw

Mr Prospector

Coup de Folie

Shareef Dancer

It’s In The Air

Sadler’s Wells

Brocade

Law Society

Crodas

JAKKALBERRY b c 2006

SANDOWN PARK. April 24. 4yo+. 10f 7yds.1. GLASS HARMONIUM (IRE) 4 9-0 £36,901gr c by Verglas - Spring Symphony (Darshaan)O-Ballymacoll Stud B-Ballymacoll Stud TR-Sir Michael Stoute

2. Redwood (GB) 4 9-0 £13,988b c by High Chaparral - Arum Lily (Woodman)O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-BW Hills

3. Laaheb (GB) 4 9-0 £7,001b g by Cape Cross - Maskunah (Sadler’s Wells)O-Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Darley TR-MA Jarvis

Margins Head, 4.5. Time 2:08.30 (slow 1.03).Going Good.


Sire: VERGLAS. Sire of 23 Stakes winners. In 2010 -GLASS HARMONIUM Darshaan G3.

1st Dam: SPRING SYMPHONY by Darshaan.Winner at 3. Own sister to HARD TOP. Dam of 2winners:2003: HOLDA (f Docksider) Winner at 2. Broodmare.2006:GLASS HARMONIUM (c Verglas) 3 wins at 2

to 4, Bet365 Gordon Richards S G3, HamptonCourt S LR, 2nd Thurlow Nunn Standen DarleyS G3.

2007: Zarzuela (f Rock of Gibraltar) unraced to date.2008: Fruehling (c Azamour) unraced to date.

2nd Dam: Well Head by Sadler’s Wells. unraced.Dam of CONDUIT (c Dalakhani: King George VI &Queen Elizabeth S G1, Ladbrokes St Leger S G1,Emirates Airlines Breeders’ Cup Turf G1 (twice), 3rdCoral Eclipse S G1), HARD TOP (g Darshaan: DailyTelegraph Great Voltigeur S G2), Spray Gun (cOctagonal: 2nd Prix Rene Bedel LR, Prix de la Portede Madrid LR)

Broodmare Sire: DARSHAAN. Sire of the dams of145 Stakes winners. In 2010 - GLASS HARMONIUMVerglas G3, ASHKAZAR Sadler’s Wells LR, PITTONIPeintre Celebre LR, ZARINAVA Daylami LR.

26 GORDON RICHARDS S G3

KalamounBelle of IrelandRivermanHairbrushNorthern DancerBetty’s SecretMr ProspectorStreet’s GloryMill ReefHardiemmaAbdosKeltyNorthern DancerFairy BridgeIrish RiverDancing Shadow

VERGLAS gr 94

SPRING SYMPHONY b 98

Highest Honor

Rahaam

Darshaan

Well Head

Kenmare

High River

Secreto

Fager’s Glory

Shirley Heights

Delsy

Sadler’s Wells

River Dancer

GLASS HARMONIUM gr c 2006

SANDOWN PARK. April 24. 4yo+. 8f 14yds.1. PACO BOY (IRE) 5 9-0 £56,770b h by Desert Style - Tappen Zee (Sandhurst Prince)O-The Calvera Partnership No 2 B-Mrs Joan Browne TR-R Hannon

2. Pressing (IRE) 7 9-4 £21,520bbr h by Soviet Star - Rafif (Riverman)O-G A Tanaka B-Az Agr Del Parco TR-MA Jarvis

3. The Cheka (IRE) 4 9-0 £10,770b c by Xaar - Veiled Beauty (Royal Academy)O-Anthony Pye-Jeary, Mel Smith B-James Robert Mitchell TR-Eve Johnson Houghton

27 BET365 MILE G2

Margins 3.25, 1.5. Time 1:41.65 (slow 1.15). Going Good.


Sire: DESERT STYLE. Sire of 18 Stakes winners. In2010 - PACO BOY Sandhurst Prince G2, MISTERMANANNAN Common Grounds LR.

1st Dam: TAPPEN ZEE by Sandhurst Prince. 2 winsat 3. Dam of 6 winners:1992: Tappen Lady (f Doulab)1993: MAWINGO (g Taufan) 3 wins at 3 inc. Dom

Ruinart Champagne Handicap, Newmarket,Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur Handicap,Newmarket.

1995: (f Balla Cove)1996: SUPER PERFORMANCE (g Mujadil) 3 wins at

4 and 5 in Hong Kong.1998: ZACHOLIV (f Desert Style) 2 wins at 3.

Broodmare.2001: FUEL CELL (g Desert Style) 4 wins.2003: Xarzee (f Xaar) ran twice. Broodmare.2005:PACO BOY (c Desert Style) Sold 12,157gns

foal at GONO1, 10,508gns yearling at TIDEC,30,000gns 2yo at DNAPR. 10 wins at 2 to 5,2010 at home, France, Queen Anne S G1, Prixde la Foret G1, Lennox S G2, Hungerford SG2, Bet365 Mile G2 (twice), Greenham S G3,Spring Cup LR, 2nd Sussex S G1.

2006: TARTAN TURBAN (c Invincible Spirit) Winnerat 2.

2nd Dam: ROSSALDENE by Mummy’s Pet. 1 win at2. Dam of CAPE TOWN (c Desert Style: EuropeanFree H LR, Silver Trophy LR, 2nd Attheraces Mile SG2, 3rd Irish 2000 Guineas G1), REGIMENT (cShaadi: Easter S LR), Green’s Ferneley (c Taufan:3rd Autumn S LR), Lammastide (f Martinmas: 3rdNational S LR). Grandam of COCONUT JOHNNY,SKY CRUSADER, Harvest Warrior, Gypsy Johnny.Third dam of ELECTRIC BEAT, Blakey’s Boy.

Broodmare Sire: SANDHURST PRINCE. Sire of thedams of 8 Stakes winners. In 2010 - PACO BOYDesert Style G2.

Northern DancerPas de NomSir IvorCourtly DeeDerring-DoCamenaeRunnymedeClouded LampYellow GodPampalinaSilver SharkWell ArmedSing SingMoney For NothingPalestineT S F

DESERT STYLE b 92

TAPPEN ZEE ch 86

Green Desert

Organza

Sandhurst Prince

Rossaldene

Danzig

Foreign Courier

High Top

Canton Silk

Pampapaul

Blue Shark

Mummy’s Pet

Palestra

PACO BOY b h 2005

LONGCHAMP. April 25. 3yoc. 1600m.1. RAJSAMAN (FR) 9-2 £35,398gr c by Linamix - Rose Quartz (Lammtarra)O-HH The Aga Khan B-Haras De Son Altesse L’Aga Khan Scea TR-A de Royer-Dupre

2. Siyouni (FR) 9-2 £14,159b c by Pivotal - Sichilla (Danehill)O-HH The Aga Khan B-Haras De Son Altesse L’Aga Khan Scea TR-A de Royer-Dupre

3. Lope de Vega (IRE) 9-2 £10,619ch c by Shamardal - Lady Vettori (Vettori)O/B-Gestut Ammerland TR-A Fabre

Margins 0.5, short head. Time 1:39.36. Going Good.


Sire: LINAMIX. Sire of 80 SWs. In 2010 - RAJSAMANLammtarra G3, HIDDEN UNIVERSEWoodman LR.

1st Dam: ROSE QUARTZ by Lammtarra. Winner at3. Dam of 3 winners:2002: ROSAWA (f Linamix) 4 wins at 2 and 3 in

France, Prix de la Calonne LR, Prix de LiancourtLR. Dam of ROSANARA (Prix Marcel BoussacG1, 3rd Criterium International G1)

2004: ROSAMIXA (f Linamix) Winner at 2 in France.2005: (c Numerous)

28 PRIX DE FONTAINEBLEAU G3

2007: RAJSAMAN (c Linamix) 3 wins at 2 and 3 inFrance, Prix de Fontainebleau G3, Criterium deLyon LR.

2008: Radiyya (f Sinndar) unraced to date.

2nd Dam: GRAPHITE by Mr Prospector. 1 win at 3.Own sister to CUDDLES. Grandam of MejiroNicolas, Temple of Peace. Third dam ofWHOBEGOTYOU.

Broodmare Sire: LAMMTARRA. Sire of the dams of4 Stakes winners. In 2010 - RAJSAMAN Linamix G3.

The Linamix/Lammtarra cross has produced:RAJSAMAN G3, ROSAWA LR.

LyphardBelgaCaroMiss PiaRelkoLa MelbaAlcideMonaNorthern DancerFlaming PageBlushing GroomAwaasifRaise A NativeGold DiggerTentamSquare Angel

LINAMIX gr 87

ROSE QUARTZ b 97

Mendez

Lunadix

Lammtarra

Graphite

Bellypha

Miss Carina

Breton

Lutine

Nijinsky

Snow Bride

Mr Prospector

Stellarette

RAJSAMAN gr c 2007

LONGCHAMP. April 25. 3yof. 1600m.1. ANNA SALAI (USA) 9-0 £35,398b f by Dubawi - Anna Palariva (Caerleon)O-Godolphin SNC B-Darley TR-A Fabre

2. Gotlandia (FR) 9-0 £14,159b f by Anabaa - Grenade (Bering)O-Olivier Carli B-Haras Du Quesnay TR-Y de Nicolay

3. Rosanara (FR) 9-0 £10,619gr f by Sinndar - Rosawa (Linamix)O-HH The Aga Khan B-Haras De Son Altesse L’Aga Khan Scea TR-A de Royer-Dupre

Margins 1.5, 0.75. Time 1:38.33. Going Good.


Sire: DUBAWI. Sire of 7 Stakes winners. In 2010 -ANNA SALAI Caerleon G3, CELLARMASTER SoundReason G3, MAKFI Green Desert G3, WORTHADDRahy G3, GOLDEN MILLENNIUM Eagle Eyed LR.

1st Dam: ANNA PALARIVA by Caerleon. 2 wins at 2in France, Prix d’Aumale G3. Dam of 5 winners:2000:ANGLO SAXON (c Seeking The Gold) 4 wins.2001:ADVICE (c Seeking The Gold) 5 wins at 3 to 5

in France, Grand Prix de Bordeaux LR, GrandPrix de Compiegne LR, Prix de Saint PatrickLR, G. P. Anjou Bretagne-Vignerons NantaisLR, 2nd La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte G3.

2002:Anna Wi’yaak (f Dubai Millennium) unraced.Broodmare.

2003:Anemometer (f Sunday Silence). Broodmare.2004:ADONITA (f Singspiel) 2 wins at 3 in France.

Broodmare.2005: IGUAZU FALLS (c Pivotal) 2 wins at 2 and 3,

Help for Heroes Surrey S LR, 2nd SomervilleTattersall S G3.2006: Angel Falls (fKingmambo) unraced.

2007:ANNA SALAI (f Dubawi) 1 win at 3 in France,Prix de la Grotte G3.

2008:Angel’s Tears (f Seeking The Gold) unraced todate.

2009:(c Pivotal)

2nd Dam: ANNA OF SAXONY by Ela-Mana-Mou. 4wins at 3 and 4 Worthington Best Bitter Park Hill SG3. Dam of ANNA PALARIVA (f Caerleon, seeabove), Ancestor (c Polish Precedent: 3rd Queen’sVase G3), Aachen (g Rainbow Quest: 3rd Prix RightRoyal LR), Anshaam (c Alzao: 2nd Criterium duFonds Europeen de L’Elevage LR). Grandam of AVE,Dubawi Phantom, All Annalena.

Broodmare Sire: CAERLEON. Sire of the dams of147 Stakes winners. In 2010 - BUENA VISTASpecial Week G2, RED DESIRE Manhattan CafeG2, ANNA SALAI Dubawi G3, SIMON DEMONTFORT King’s Best G3, APOLLO PHOENIXAfleet LR, GILT EDGE GIRL Monsieur Bond LR.

29 PRIX DE LA GROTTE G3

Mr ProspectorCon GameShareef DancerFall AspenShirley HeightsSlightly DangerousDancing BraveHigh TernNorthern DancerFlaming PageRound TableRegal GleamPitcairnRose BertinMill ReefAnna Paola

DUBAWI b 2002

ANNA PALARIVA ch 95

Dubai Millennium

Zomaradah

Caerleon

Anna of Saxony

Seeking The Gold

Colorado Dancer

Deploy

Jawaher

Nijinsky

Foreseer

Ela-Mana-Mou

Anna Matrushka

ANNA SALAI b f 2007

LONGCHAMP. April 25. 3yo. 2000m.1. SIMON DE MONTFORT (IRE) 9-2 £35,398b c by King’s Best - Noble Rose (Caerleon)O-Godolphin SNC B-Darley TR-A Fabre

2. Pain Perdu (FR) 9-2 £14,159b c by Vespone - Coastline (Night Shift)O-Mlle Margaret Ferguson B-H Honore, T Schweizer TR-N Clement

3. Circumvent (GB) 9-2 £10,619ch g by Tobougg - Seren Devious (Dr Devious)O-The Fairy Story Partnership B-Deepwood Farm Stud TR-PFI Cole

Margins Neck, 0.75. Time 2:07.12 (slow 3.22).Going Good.


Sire: KING’S BEST. Sire of 32 Stakes winners. In2010 - CALMING INFLUENCE Indian Ridge G2,ALLYBAR Irish River G3, EISHIN FLASH Platini G3,SIMON DE MONTFORT Caerleon G3.

1st Dam: NOBLE ROSE by Caerleon. 3 wins at 2 to4, Stones Bitter Park Hill S G3, 2nd Prix de RoyallieuG2. Dam of 6 winners:1998: RIORDAN (c Theatrical) Winner at 3 in UAE.1999:Nobilior (c Silver Hawk) ran in a NH Flat Race.2000: ILLUSTRIA (f Seeking The Gold) Winner at 2.2001: Purple Tiger (f Rainbow Quest) unraced. Dam

of Taajub (c Exceed And Excel: Winner at 2,2nd Gimcrack S G2)

2002:NOTABILITY (c King’s Best). 3 wins at 2 to 4at home, Germany, Darley Oettingen-RennenG2, 2nd Premio Vittorio di Capua G1.

2004: Lavender List (f Pivotal) ran on the flat in Italy.2005: ELYSEE PALACE (f King’s Best) 3 wins at 2

and 3.2006: FEUDAL (c Xaar) Winner at 3 in Sweden.2007: SIMON DE MONTFORT (c King’s Best) 4 wins

at 2 and 3 in France, Prix La Force G3, PrixFrancois Mathet LR.

2009: (c King’s Best)

2nd Dam: Noble Lily by Vaguely Noble. Dam ofSIMEON (c Lammtarra: Heathorns BookmakersClassic Trial G3, 3rd Prix du Jockey Club G1),NOBLE ROSE (f Caerleon, see above),NOCTILUCENT (f Lammtarra: Prix Urban Sea LR).

Broodmare Sire: CAERLEON. Sire of the dams of147 Stakes winners. In 2010 - BUENA VISTASpecial Week G2, RED DESIRE Manhattan CafeG2, ANNA SALAI Dubawi G3, SIMON DEMONTFORT King’s Best G3, APOLLO PHOENIXAfleet LR, GILT EDGE GIRL Monsieur Bond LR.

The King’s Best/Caerleon cross has produced:NOTABILITY G1, SIMON DE MONTFORT G3,KING LUNA LR.

30 PRIX LA FORCE G3

Raise A NativeGold DiggerNureyevPasadobleAgioPromised LadyEspressoAlmyraNorthern DancerFlaming PageRound TableRegal GleamViennaNoble LassieRivermanFirst Bloom

KING’S BEST b 97

NOBLE ROSE b 91

Kingmambo

Allegretta

Caerleon

Noble Lily

Mr Prospector

Miesque

Lombard

Anatevka

Nijinsky

Foreseer

Vaguely Noble

Water Lily

SIMON DE MONTFORT b c 2007

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European Pattern


31 SAGARO S G3

ASCOT. April 28. 4yo+. 16f.1. ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE (GB) 7 9-1 £36,901bbr h by Dansili - Gipsy Moth (Efisio)O-Mr & Mrs I H Bendelow B-BJ And Mrs Crangle TR-WJ Knight

2. Aajel (USA) 6 9-1 £13,988gr g by Aljabr - Awtaan (Arazi)O-Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Shadwell Farm LLC TR-MP Tregoning

3. Electrolyser (IRE) 5 9-1 £7,001gr h by Daylami - Iviza (Sadler’s Wells)O-Mr And Mrs P Hargreaves B-Darley TR-CG Cox

Margins 0.5, 1. Time 3:29.08 (slow 6.58). Going Good.


Sire: DANSILI. Sire of 39 Stakes winners. In 2010 -PROVISOWoodman G1, HARBINGER Bering G3,ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE Efisio G3, ABATON Night ShiftLR, FAMOUS NAME Quest For Fame LR,FORETELLERWarning LR.

1st Dam: GIPSY MOTH by Efisio. 4 wins at 2 and 3at home, Germany, Kolner Flieger Preis LR. Dam of 6winners:2000: ROMANY NIGHTS (g Night Shift) 8 wins.2002: GIPSY HALL (c Halling) 9 wins at 3 to 7, 2009

in Norway, Sweden.2003: ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE (c Dansili) Sold

28,000gns yearling at TAOC2, 40,000gns 2yoat TAAUT. 9 wins to 2010 at home, UAE, MossBros Sagaro S G3, Coutts Glorious S G3,Letheby & Christopher Festival S LR, 2ndtotesport.com September S G3,intercasino.co.uk Magnolia S LR, Britain’s GotTalent Paradise S LR, 3rd Betdirect WinterDerby G3, Floodlit S LR, WhebVentures/Ruston Wheb Tapster S LR.

2004: FLY FREE (f Halling) Winner at 2.2005:MULLEIN (f Oasis Dream) 5 wins at 3 and 4,

EBF Highfield Farm Flying Fillies’ S LR, 3rdJohn Guest Diadem S G2.

2007: LEVIATHAN (c Dubawi) 2 wins at 2.2008: Zarafshan (c Halling) unraced to date.

2nd Dam: Rock The Boat by Slip Anchor. Dam ofGIPSY MOTH (f Efisio, see above), HEAVENLYWHISPER (f Halling: Masaka S LR, 2nd Falmouth SG2), Rocket Ship (c Pennekamp: 2nd Sharp MindsBetfair Royal Bond Nov.Hdle G1)

Broodmare Sire: EFISIO. Sire of the dams of 16Stakes winners. In 2010 - ILLUSTRIOUS BLUEDansili G3, PEARL BANKS Pivotal LR.

The Dansili/Efisio cross has produced: DELEGATORG1, ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE G3.

Northern DancerPas de NomHis MajestySpring AdieuIle de BourbonKadissyaHigh LineSookeraForliNative PartnerHigh TopBamburiShirley HeightsSayonaraPetingoRimosa

DANSILI b 96

GIPSY MOTH b 95

Danehill

Hasili

Efisio

Rock The Boat

Danzig

Razyana

Kahyasi

Kerali

Formidable

Eldoret

Slip Anchor

Rimosa’s Pet

ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE b/br h 2003

NEWMARKET. May 01. 4yo+. 12f.1. JUKEBOX JURY (IRE) 4 9-3 £56,770gr c by Montjeu - Mare Aux Fees (Kenmare)O-AD Spence B-Paul Nataf TR-M Johnston

2. Nanton (USA) 8 8-12 £21,520gr g by Spinning World - Grab The Green (Cozzene)O-JS Morrison B-SH & Mrs Rogers TR-JS Goldie

3. Claremont (IRE) 4 8-12 £10,770b c by Sadler’s Wells - Mezzo Soprano (Darshaan)O-Godolphin B-Darley TR-Mahmood Al Zarooni

Margins 3.75, 3.75. Time 2:32.34 (slow 3.64).Going Good to firm.

32 JOCKEY CLUB S G2


Sire: MONTJEU. Sire of 86 Stakes winners. In 2010 -TAVISTOCK Quest For Fame G1, WALL STREETGrand Lodge G1, JUKEBOX JURY Kenmare G2,GROWLWestern Symphony G3, OLD JOCK DanceFloor LR, BUDAPEST Doyoun LR, HURRICANE FLYKenmare LR.

1st Dam: MARE AUX FEES by Kenmare. Winner at 3in France. Dam of 8 winners:1993:PIERROT SOLAIRE (c Dancing Spree) 10

wins in Italy, Criterium Partenopeo LR.1994:Mare Aux Tanches (f Lead On Time) unraced.1995:CLAIR DE MER (c Dancing Spree) 5 wins in

Italy.1996:THE MASK (c Saint Estephe) 4 wins at 2, 3

and 6 in France, Prix de Saint Patrick LR, 2ndBrigadier Gerard S G3, 3rd Prix Guillaumed’Ornano G2.

1997: Seule A Paris (f Pistolet Bleu). Dam of HereShe Comes (f Take Risks: 4 wins at 3 to 5 inDenmark, France, 2nd Prix de la Cochere LR,Prix de Lieurey-Shadwell LR, Erik O SteensMemorial LR, Margareta WettermarksMinneslopning LR)

1998: ALBULA (f Anabaa) Winner at 3 in France.Broodmare. Dam of DORSET SQUARE(Thetote.com H Hurdle G2)

1999: Bithia (f Sillery) ran on the flat in Italy.2000: ORDINARY HERO (c Anabaa) 5 wins at 3 and

5 in Norway.2001: Hoops And Blades (c Peintre Celebre) ran a

few times.2002: Maternelle (f Machiavellian) Unplaced.2003: MAESTA (c Starborough) 3 wins 3-4 in France.2005:BELLE ALLURE (f Numerous) 4 wins at 2 to 4

in France, USA, P.Vanteaux-BeachcomberHotels Royal Palm G3, Athenia H G3.

2006: JUKEBOX JURY (c Montjeu) Sold 173,745gnsyearling. 6 wins at 2 to 4, Preis von Europa G1,Jockey Club S G2, Royal Lodge S G2, GrandPrix de Deauville G2, Rose of Lancaster S G3,2nd Racing Post Trophy G1, CanadianInternational S G1, 3rd Prix La Rochette G3.

2007: Le Larron (c High Chaparral)2008: (c Hurricane Run)

2nd Dam: Feerie Boreale by Irish River. 1 win at 2 inFrance, 2nd Prix d’Aumale G3, 3rd Prix MarcelBoussac G1. Dam of TAKE OFF TIME (c PolishPrecedent: Premio Carlo Porta Limited H LR).Grandam of MATIN DE TEMPETE.

Broodmare Sire: KENMARE. Sire of the dams of 74Stakes winners. In 2010 - SAL GROSSO OurEmblem G1, JUKEBOX JURY Montjeu G2, HEREDE ANGELS Dehere G3, GENEROUS TYCOONGenerous LR, HURRICANE FLY Montjeu LR.

The Montjeu/Kenmare cross has produced:JUKEBOX JURY G1, HURRICANE FLY LR.

NearcticNatalmaBold ReasonSpecialHigh TopSega VilleTennysonAdele ToumignonZeddaanKhairunissaMilesianBelle of The BallRivermanIrish StarLa VarendeFidra

MONTJEU b 96

MARE AUX FEES gr 88

Sadler’s Wells

Floripedes

Kenmare

Feerie Boreale

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Top Ville

Toute Cy

Kalamoun

Belle of Ireland

Irish River

Skelda

JUKEBOX JURY gr c 2006

NEWMARKET. May 01. 3yoc&f. 8f.1. MAKFI (GB) 9-0 £227,080b c by Dubawi - Dhelaal (Green Desert)O-Mathieu Offenstadt B-Shadwell Estate Co Ltd TR-M Delzangles

2. Dick Turpin (IRE) 9-0 £86,080b c by Arakan - Merrily (Sharrood)O-John Manley B-John McEnery TR-R Hannon

3. Canford Cliffs (IRE) 9-0 £43,080b c by Tagula - Mrs Marsh (Marju)O-Heffer Syndicate, Mrs Roy, Mrs Instance B-S And S Hubbard Rodwell TR-R Hannon

33 2,000 GUINEAS S G1

Margins 1.25, 0.5. Time 1:36.35 (slow 0.55). Going Good to firm.


Sire: DUBAWI. Sire of 7 Stakes winners. In 2010 -MAKFI Green Desert G1, ANNA SALAI CaerleonG3, CELLARMASTER Sound Reason G3,WORTHADD Rahy G3, GOLDEN MILLENNIUMEagle Eyed LR.

1st Dam: Dhelaal by Green Desert. unraced. Dam of1 winner:2007: MAKFI (c Dubawi) Sold 26,000gns 2yo at

TAAUT. 3 wins at 2 and 3 at home, France,2000 Guineas G1, Prix Djebel G3.

2008: Jadhwah (f Nayef) unraced to date.2009: (c Medicean)

2nd Dam: Irish Valley by Irish River. ran on the flat inFrance at 2 and 3. Dam of ALHAARTH (c Unfuwain:Generous Dewhurst S G1, 3rd Esat DigifoneChampion S G1, Sussex S G1), GREEN POLA (fNijinsky: Prix du Calvados G3), Gaelic Myth (gNijinsky: 2nd Seagram Top Novices’ Hurdle LR).Grandam of AQALEEM, CAPE LIZBURNE.

Broodmare Sire: GREEN DESERT. Sire of the damsof 64 Stakes winners. In 2010 - MAKFI Dubawi G1,PALLODIO Medecis LR.

Mr ProspectorCon GameShareef DancerFall AspenShirley HeightsSlightly DangerousDancing BraveHigh TernNorthern DancerPas de NomSir IvorCourtly DeeRivermanIrish StarVal de LoirSly Pola

DUBAWI b 2002

DHELAAL b 2002

Dubai Millennium

Zomaradah

Green Desert

Irish Valley

Seeking The Gold

Colorado Dancer

Deploy

Jawaher

Danzig

Foreign Courier

Irish River

Green Valley

MAKFI b c 2007

First foals completed a Classic doublefor France when Makfi and SpecialDuty triumphed in Newmarket’sGuineas races. Makfi’s dam Dhelaalnever raced but the daughter ofShadwell stalwart Green Desert isbeing given every chance, her first fivemates being Dubawi, Nayef, Medicean,Teofilo and New Approach.Coincidentally, Dhelaal is an

unraced half-sister to Alhaarth, whostarted favourite for the 1996 2,000Guineas. Unfortunately, in finishingfourth, Alhaarth failed to reproducethe form which had earned him fivewins from five juvenile starts, plus thetitle of champion two-year-old. Theson of Unfuwain went on to boost histotal of Group successes from four toseven before retiring to Derrinstown. One of the highlights of Alhaarth’s

stallion career was the victory of hisson Haafhd in the 2004 2,000Guineas, but another son, thepreviously unbeaten Awzaan, finishedonly 15th behind Makfi.Makfi’s second dam Irish Valley

reached the first six in only one of hersix starts but that didn’t stop herproducing Alhaarth, the Group-winning Green Pola, and the dam ofthe 2007 Derby third Aqaleem. Shehad every right to do very well. Hersire Irish River had been anoutstanding two-year-old and miler,and her dam, Green Valley, was anextremely successful member of atremendously effective female line.Irish River enjoyed considerable

success in the role of broodmare sire,his daughters being responsible forsuch as Arcangues, Distant View,Spectrum, Priolo, Sanglamore, SaffronWalden, David Junior and Winona.Makfi’s fifth dam is Ampola, dam of

the famous half-sisters Sly Pola andPolamia. Polamia produced thechampion French two-year-old GreyDawn and the Classic-winning fillyRight Away, and her descendantsinclude Dream Well and Sulamani.Outstanding though Polamia’s legacyhas been, she has almost beenoutshone by her half-sister Sly Pola,an extremely fast filly who won thePrix Robert Papin and Prix de l’Abbayeat two in 1959. Sly Pola’s main gift tothe breeding world was Makfi’s thirddam Green Valley, dam of three Groupwinners and three Listed winners. Best of them was Nijinsky’s son

Green Dancer, winner of the French2,000 Guineas. More recently GreenValley has cropped up as the third damof the 2007 Derby winner Authorized.

NEWMARKET. May 1. 3yo+. 5f.1. EQUIANO (FR) 5 8-13 £36,901b h by Acclamation - Entente Cordiale (Ela-Mana-Mou)O-J Acheson B-Ecurie Skymarc Farm TR-BW Hills

2. Borderlescott (GB) 8 8-13 £13,988b g by Compton Place - Jeewan (Touching Wood)O-James Edgar, William Donaldson B-JWP Clark TR-R Bastiman

3. Blue Jack (GB) 5 8-13 £7,001b g by Cadeaux Genereux - Fairy Flight (Fairy King)O-A Black, M Owen B-Miss SN Ralphs TR-Tom Dascombe

Margins 0.75, 0.5. Time 0:58.40 (slow 0.70). Going Good to firm.


Sire: ACCLAMATION. Sire of 6 Stakes winners. In2010 - EQUIANO Ela-Mana-Mou G3.

1st Dam: Entente Cordiale by Ela-Mana-Mou. Dam of3 winners:2004: BARAHIR (c Key of Luck) 6 wins at 2 and 3 in

Spain.2005:EQUIANO (c Acclamation) Sold 17,561gns

foal at AFDEC. 6 wins at 2, 3 and 5 at home,France, Spain, including King’s Stand S G1,stanjames.com Palace House S G3,Connaught Access Flooring Abernant S LR,2nd Prix du Gros-Chene G2, ConnaughtAccess Flooring Abernant S LR, 3rd Criteriumde Maisons-Laffitte G2.

2006: Nessa (f Marchand de Sable) unraced.2007: ORIFE (c Marchand de Sable) 3 wins at 2

and 3 in France.2008: Elvira Delight (f Desert Style) unraced to

date.

Broodmare Sire: ELA-MANA-MOU. Sire of the damsof 83 Stakes winners. In 2010 - EQUIANOAcclamation G3, ALAIVAN Kalanisi LR.

34 PALACE HOUSE S G3

Try My BestCoryanaAuction RingWhispering StarLorenzaccioHelen NicholsFloribundaSea MelodyPetingoBorder BountyHigh HatWide AwakeSharpen UpDoubly SureSecretariatAladancer

ACCLAMATION b 99

ENTENTE CORDIALE ch 98

Royal Applause

Princess Athena

Ela-Mana-Mou

Mirmande

Waajib

Flying Melody

Ahonoora

Shopping Wise

Pitcairn

Rose Bertin

Kris

Secala

EQUIANO b h 2005


Caulfield on Special Duty: “Her dam Quest To Peak has made a great start as abroodmare – she is her first foal, and she also has imposing youngsters by Dansili and Galileo”


SAINT-CLOUD. May 1. 4yo+. 1600m.1. BYWORD (GB) 4 8-11 £65,575ch c by Peintre Celebre - Binche (Woodman)O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-HRA Cecil

2. Gris de Gris (IRE) 6 8-11 £25,310gr h by Slickly - Deesse Grise (Lead On Time)O-JC Seroul B-JC Seroul TR-A de Royer-Dupre

3. Sehrezad (IRE) 5 8-11 £12,080b h by Titus Livius - Trebles (Kenmare)O-Stall Phillip B-Acorn Stud TR-Andreas Lowe

Margins Sh hd, 1.5. Time 1:39.50. Going Gd to sft.


Sire: PEINTRE CELEBRE. Sire of 48 Stakeswinners. In 2010 - BYWORDWoodman G2, CELTICCELEB Gay Mecene LR, COLLECTION AmericanChance LR, PITTONI Darshaan LR.

1st Dam: Binche by Woodman. Dam of 2 winners:2004: Louviere (f Alhaarth)2005:PROVISO (f Dansili). 7 wins 2-5, Frank E Kilroe

Mile H G1, 2nd Fillies’ Mile S G1, Spinster SG1, Santa Monica H G1, 3rd Prix RothschildG1, Prix Saint-Alary G1.

2006:BYWORD (c Peintre Celebre) 4 wins 3-4, Prixdu Muguet G2.

2007: Askew (f Beat Hollow) unraced to date.2008: Epinois (f Dansili) unraced to date.2009: (c Dansili)

2nd Dam: BINARY by Rainbow Quest. 3 wins, Prixdes Tuileries LR, 2nd Prix de Psyche G3. Own sisterto BEQUEATH. Dam of BINARY FILE (c Nureyev:Marit Sveaas Minnelop G3, 2nd Prix Dollar G2)

Broodmare Sire: WOODMAN. Sire of the dams of132 Stakes winners. In 2010 - KINSALE KINGYankee Victor G1, PROVISO Dansili G1, BYWORDPeintre Celebre G2, D’ FUNNYBONE D’Wildcat G2.

The Peintre Celebre/Woodman cross has produced:SUDAN G1, SUPER CELEBRE G1, BYWORD G2.

35 PRIX DU MUGUET G2

NearcticNatalmaForliThongRaise A NativeSweet ToothHabitatPlenciaRaise A NativeGold DiggerBuckpasserIntriguingBlushing GroomI Will FollowNijinskyPeace

PEINTRE CELEBRE ch 94

BINCHE ch 99

Nureyev

Peinture Bleue

Woodman

Binary

Northern Dancer

Special

Alydar

Petroleuse

Mr Prospector

Playmate

Rainbow Quest

Balabina

BYWORD ch c 2006

ROME. May 1. 3yof. 1600m.1. EVADING TEMPETE (GB) 8-11 £63,938b f by Dubai Destination - Late Summer (Gone West)O-A Mouknass, A Forde B-Wentworth Racing (Pty) Ltd TR-F Rohaut

2. Cronsa (GER) 8-11 £28,132b f by Martino Alonso - Croa (Alzao)O-Scuderia Siba B-Azienda Agricola Antezzate TR-S Botti

3. Zobenigo (IRE) 8-11 £15,345b f by Orpen - Doregan (Bahhare)O-Eledy SRL B-Eledy SRL TR-L Polito



Sire: DUBAI DESTINATION. Sire of 9 Stakes winners.In 2010 - EVADING TEMPETE Gone West G3.

1st Dam: Late Summer by Gone West. Dam of 1winner:2003: Marymas (f Selkirk) unraced. Broodmare.2004: Labor Day (f Pivotal)2005: Summer Affair (g Alhaarth)2006: Abner (c Montjeu) ran twice.2007: EVADING TEMPETE (f Dubai Destination)

Sold 15,000gns foal, 3,000gns yearling,

36 PREMIO REGINA ELENA G3

15,718gns. 2 wins at 2 and 3 in France,Premio Regina Elena G3, Prix Ronde de NuitLR, 2nd Prix Imprudence G3.

2008: (c Dansili)2009: (f Dylan Thomas)

2nd Dam: Sun And Shade by Ajdal. 4 wins, 2ndLady Morvich H LR. Dam of DAGGERS DRAWN (cDiesis: Champagne S G2, Richmond S G2), EnemyAction (f Forty Niner: 3rd Mindy Malone H).

Broodmare Sire: GONE WEST. Sire of the dams of60 Stakes winners. In 2010 - DANDO AMORThunder Gulch G2, EVADING TEMPETE DubaiDestination G3.

Raise A NativeGold DiggerNureyevPasadobleHoist The FlagPrincess PoutSeattle SlewPhydillaRaise A NativeGold DiggerSecretariatTamerettNorthern DancerNative PartnerHabitatMilly Moss

DUBAI DESTINATION b 99

LATE SUMMER b 98

Kingmambo

Mysterial

Gone West

Sun And Shade

Mr Prospector

Miesque

Alleged

Mysteries

Mr Prospector

Secrettame

Ajdal

Shadywood

EVADING TEMPETE b f 2007

LONGCHAMP. May 2. 3yof. 1850m.1. ZAGORA (FR) 9-0 £35,398ch f by Green Tune - Zaneton (Mtoto)O-Martin S Schwartz B-E Puerari, Oceanic Bloodstock TR-J-C Rouget

2. On Verra (IRE) 9-0 £14,159b f by Smart Strike - Karmifira (Always Fair)O-Anthony Smurfit B-Forenaghts Stud, D Cantillon TR-F Doumen

3. Gold Harvest (FR) 9-0 £10,619b f by Kaldounevees - Last Harvest (Kahyasi)O-Mme Henri Devin B-Mme Henri Devin TR-Y de Nicolay

Margins 2.5, head. Time 1:55.50 (slow 2.50). Going Good.


Sire: GREEN TUNE. Sire of 29 Stakes winners. In2010 - ZAGORA Mtoto G3, KING TUNE CrystalGlitters LR.

1st Dam: Zaneton by Mtoto. unraced. Dam of 2winners:2005: PARTY LOVER (f Tobougg) Winner at 3 in

France.2006: King des Landes (c Bahhare)2007: ZAGORA (f Green Tune) Sold 66,526gns

yearling at ARAUG. 3 wins at 2 and 3 inFrance, P.Vanteaux-Beachcomber Hotels RoyalPalm G3, 2nd Prix La Camargo LR.

2008: Zanet (f Enrique) unraced to date.

2nd Dam: Party Zane by Zafonic. 1 win at 2 inFrance, 2nd Prix Zeddaan LR. Dam of Zanyboy (cNight Shift: 3rd Prix La Rochette-Royal ThalassoBarriere G3)

Broodmare Sire: MTOTO. Sire of the dams of 16Stakes winners. In 2010 - ZAGORA Green Tune G3.

The Green Tune/Mtoto cross has produced: ZAGORAG3, El Rosa LR.

37 PRIX VANTEAUX G3

Northern DancerFlaming PageVal de LoirSly PolaRaise A NativeGold DiggerNorthern AnswerSouth OceanCrepelloSans Le SouMincioAlzaraGone WestZaizafonBe My GuestMidnight Lady

GREEN TUNE ch 91

ZANETON bl 2001

Green Dancer

Soundings

Mtoto

Party Zane

Nijinsky

Green Valley

Mr Prospector

Ocean’s Answer

Busted

Amazer

Zafonic

Party Doll

ZAGORA ch f 2007

LONGCHAMP. May 2. 4yo+. 2100m.1. CUTLASS BAY (UAE) 4 9-2 £151,699c by Halling - Dunnes River (Danzig)O-Godolphin SNC B-Darley TR-A Fabre

2. Shalanaya (IRE) 4 8-13 £60,690ch f by Lomitas - Shalamantika (Nashwan)O/B-HH The Aga Khan TR-M Delzangles

3. Pallodio (IRE) 5 9-2 £30,345bbr h by Medecis - Bent Al Fala (Green Desert)O-Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Millenium Partnership TR-JE Hammond



Sire: HALLING. Sire of 47 SWs. In 2010 - CUTLASSBAY Danzig G1, OPINION POLL Shirley Heights LR.

1st Dam: DUNNES RIVER by Danzig. Winner at 3.Dam of 3 winners:2003: CRESTED (g Fantastic Light) 7 wins, Cotton

Fitzsimmons H LR, 2nd Hawthorne Derby G3.2004:BOSCOBEL (g Halling) 5 wins at 2 and 3,

King Edward VII S G2.2005: Somerset Falls (f Red Ransom)2006:CUTLASS BAY (c Halling) 5 wins, Prix Ganay

G1, Prix d’Harcourt G2, Prix Greffulhe G2.2007: Dover Castle (c Halling)2009: (f Monsun)

2nd Dam: ELIZABETH BAY by Mr Prospector. 7wins, Prix Eclipse G3, 2nd Coronation S G1. Dam ofBAYEUX (g Red Ransom: River City H G3, 2nd FrankE Kilroe Mile H G1), COLONIAL (c Cape Cross: PrixRoland de Chambure LR).

Broodmare Sire: DANZIG. Sire of the dams of 149Stakes winners. In 2010 - CUTLASS BAY HallingG1, MAYANO RAIJIN Mayano Top Gun LR, SOUNDOF NATURE Chester House LR.

The Halling/Danzig cross has produced: CUTLASSBAY G1, BOSCOBEL G2, QUEEN OF POLANDG2, EASTERN ARIA LR, Age of Reason G1.

38 PRIX GANAY G1

AtanRocchettaReliance IISoft AngelsNijinskyGreen ValleyPontifexCamogieNearcticNatalmaAdmiral’s VoyagePetitionerRaise A NativeGold DiggerSeattle SlewSee You At The Top

HALLING ch 91

DUNNES RIVER b 98

Diesis

Dance Machine

Danzig

Elizabeth Bay

Sharpen Up

Doubly Sure

Green Dancer

Never A Lady

Northern Dancer

Pas de Nom

Mr Prospector

Life At The Top

CUTLASS BAY b c 2006

When Dunnes River produced a coltby Halling for Darley in 2004, theDarley team must have liked what theysaw. With Halling having been sent tothe United Arab Emirates for a three-year stint at the Emirates Stud, areturn visit in 2005 necessitated a tripto the Gulf for the mare. This strategyhas proved very sound. Dunnes River’s2004 Halling colt proved to beBoscobel, winner of the Group 2 KingEdward VII Stakes in 2007, and hersecond visit produced an even betterperformer in Cutlass Bay.Cutlass Bay looked set for great

things when he defeated the futureGrand Prix de Paris winnerCavalryman – another of Halling’sUAE produce – in the Group 2 PrixGreffulhe in May 2009. Unfortunatelyhe wasn’t able to race again until April2010, when he extended his unbeatenrecord to four in the Group 2 Prixd’Harcourt, and he showed furtherprogress in defeating Shalanaya in the

Group 1 Prix Ganay.Dunnes River narrowly won a mile

maiden at Goodwood on her only start.With Danzig as her sire and a MrProspector mare as her dam, she isbred to the same pattern as numerousstakes winners, headed by Dayjur, Pasde Reponse and Brahms. CutlassBay’s second dam, Elizabeth Bay, wasa smart performer in Europe, whereshe was unbeaten at two and thenwent close to winning the CoronationStakes. She later won a stakes race inthe USA. Cutlass Bay’s third dam LifeAt The Top was also very talented –talented enough to record Grade 1victories in the Mother Goose Stakesand the mile-and-a-quarter LadiesHandicap. Cutlass Bay’s fifth dam Comely Nell

found fame as the dam of BoldForbes, winner of the Kentucky Derbyand Belmont Stakes. Saratoga Six,Jilbab, Imperial Beauty and JanVermeer are among the other top levelwinners descending from Comely Nell.

NEWMARKET. May 2. 3yof. 8f.1. SPECIAL DUTY (GB) 9-0 £227,080ch f by Hennessy - Quest To Peak (Distant View)O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-Mme C Head-Maarek

2. Jacqueline Quest (IRE) 9-0 £86,080b f by Rock of Gibraltar - Coquette Rouge (Croco Rouge) O-N Martin B-Roundhill Stud, C & M Murphy TR-HRA Cecil

3. Gile Na Greine (IRE) 9-0 £43,080b f by Galileo - Scribonia (Danehill)O-Mrs J S Bolger, DHW Dobson B/T-JS Bolger

Margins Nose, head. Time 1:39.66 (slow 3.86).Going Good to soft.


Sire: HENNESSY. Sire of 59 SWs. In 2010 - SPECIALDUTY Distant View G1, THE ROSY Roy G2.

1st Dam: Quest To Peak by Distant View. ran on theflat in USA at 3. Own sister to SIGHTSEEK. Dam of1 winner:2007: SPECIAL DUTY (f Hennessy) 3 wins, Cheveley

Park S G1, 1000 Guineas G1, Prix RobertPapin G2, 2nd Prix Morny G1, Prix YacowlefLR, 3rd Prix Imprudence G3.

2008: (f Dansili)2009: (f Galileo)

2nd Dam: VIVIANA by Nureyev. 3 wins, Prix desTuileries LR, Prix Melisande LR, 2nd Prix de PsycheG3. Dam of SIGHTSEEK (f Distant View: Beldame SG1 (twice), Ogden Phipps H G1 (twice), Go ForWand H G1, Ruffian H G1, Distaff H G1), TATESCREEK (f Rahy: Yellow Ribbon S G1, Gamely H G1)

Broodmare Sire: DISTANT VIEW. Sire of the damsof 7 Stakes winners. In 2010 - SPECIAL DUTYHennessy G1, TRANQUIL TIGER Selkirk G3.

The Hennessy/Distant View cross has produced:SPECIAL DUTY G1, Southern Prince LR.

39 1,000 GUINEAS S G1

Northern DancerSouth OceanSecretariatCrimson SaintUtrillo IIEthaneTom CatNeedlebugRaise A NativeGold DiggerIrish RiverLa TriniteNorthern DancerSpecialNijinskyChris Evert

HENNESSY ch 93

QUEST TO PEAK b 2002

Storm Cat

Island Kitty

Distant View

Viviana

Storm Bird

Terlingua

Hawaii

T C Kitten

Mr Prospector

Seven Springs

Nureyev

Nijinsky Star

SPECIAL DUTY ch f 2007

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European Pattern


Triple Crown winners are very much anendangered species given today’sspecialized racing, to the extent thatthey may now be extinct. However,there were a few specimens still inexistence in the USA in the 1970s and1980s, and the owner of the equineChris Evert, winner of the AmericanFillies’ Triple Crown, eagerly soughtthem out.

The mare produced two daughtersto Secretariat and another two to thegreat Nijinsky, but only one of them,the well-named Secretariat filly SixCrowns, became a stakes winner. SixCrowns went on to produce the top-class Chief’s Crown but she hasarguably left less of a legacy than theunraced Nijinsky Star.

This mare’s name was very much inevidence during the first weekend inMay. At Churchill Downs the KentuckyOaks went to Blind Luck, a Pollard’sVision filly whose pedigree includesboth Nijinsky Star and Six Crowns,and at Newmarket the 1,000 Guineaswas awarded to Special Duty, whosethird dam is Nijinsky Star.

Nijinsky Star twice produceddaughters to Nureyev which wereinbred 2 x 3 to Northern Dancer. Eachof these fillies – the Listed winnerViviana and the minor winner Willstar –has gone on to produce a Gr1-winningdaughter to a son of Mr Prospector.

In Viviana’s case the stallion wasDistant View, who sired six of herfoals. Only two won and only oneearned black type, but that solitaryblack-type winner was the magnificentSightseek. This strapping Americanmare collected seven Grade 1victories at up to nine furlongs andnearly $2.5 million. Sightseek’s sisterQuest To Peak was considered a high-class prospect but managed only onestart before joining the Juddmontebroodmare band. Quest To Peak hasmade a great start as a broodmare,Special Duty being her first foal, andshe also has imposing youngsters byDansili and Galileo.

NEWMARKET. May 2. 4yo+f&m. 9f.1. STRAWBERRYDAIQUIRI (GB) 4 8-12 £36,901gr f by Dansili - Strawberry Morn (Travelling Victor)O-Mrs RJ Jacobs B-Newsells Park Stud TR-Sir Michael Stoute

2. Honimiere (IRE) 4 8-12 £13,988b f by Fasliyev - Sugar (Hernando)O-Gary A Tanaka B-Peter Collier TR-GA Swinbank

3. Spacious (GB) 5 8-12 £7,001b m by Nayef - Palatial (Green Desert)O/B-Cheveley Park Stud TR-JR Fanshawe

Margins Head, 4. Time 1:54.03 (slow 5.33). Going Good to soft.


Sire: DANSILI. Sire of 39 Stakes winners. In 2010 -PROVISO Woodman G1, HARBINGER Bering G3,ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE Efisio G3,STRAWBERRYDAIQUIRI Travelling Victor G3.

1st Dam: STRAWBERRY MORN by Travelling Victor.15 wins, British Columbia Stallion S LR, MetrotownDistaff S LR, Jack Diamond Futurity (fillies) LR. Dam of3 winners:2001: Versailles King (c Broad Brush) unraced.2002: Silver Heist (f Silver Deputy) unraced.

40 DAHLIA S G3

2003: STRAWBERRY LOLLY (f Lomitas) 3 wins 3-4.2004: STRABINIOS KING (g King’s Best) 5 wins 3-5.2006:STRAWBERRYDAIQUIRI (f Dansili) 5 wins,

Dahlia S G3, Atalanta S LR, Valiant S LR,Distaff LR.

2007: Strawberry Rose (f Dr Fong) in training.2008: Strawberrymystique (f Motivator) unraced.2009: (f Motivator)

2nd Dam: STRAWBERRY’S CHARM by StrawberryRoad. 1 win in USA. Dam of STRAWBERRY MORN.

Broodmare Sire: TRAVELLING VICTOR. Sire of thedams of 1 SW. In 2010 - STRAWBERRYDAIQUIRIDansili G3.

Northern DancerPas de NomHis MajestySpring AdieuIle de BourbonKadissyaHigh LineSookeraHail To ReasonNew PeaceTraveling DustLilly FairWhiskey RoadGiftisaAl HattabLike A Charm

DANSILI b 96

STRAWBERRY MORN gr 93

Danehill

Hasili

Travelling Victor

Strawberry’s Charm

Danzig

Razyana

Kahyasi

Kerali

Hail To Victory

Travelling Round

Strawberry Road

Al’s Charm

STRAWBERRYDAIQUIRI gr f 2006

LONGCHAMP. May 2. 4yo+. 3100m.1. BLEK (FR) 5 9-0 £35,398gr h by Chichicastenango - Exande (Exit To Nowhere)O-Alain Maubert B-Alain Maubert TR-E Lellouche

2. Kasbah Bliss (FR) 8 9-2 £14,159b g by Kahyasi - Marital Bliss (Double Bed)O-Henri De Pracomtal B-Haras d’Ecouves, H De Pracomtal TR-F Doumen

3. Green Tango (FR) 7 9-10 £10,619ch h by Majorien - Miss Bonfosse (Hard Leaf)O-Patrick Rayez B-Mme Andree & Mlle Annie Dyvrande TR-P Van de Poele

Margins Neck, 0.75. Time 3:22.50. Going Good.


Sire: CHICHICASTENANGO. Sire of 4 Stakeswinners. In 2010 - BLEK Exit To Nowhere G3.

1st Dam: EXANDE by Exit To Nowhere. 2 wins at 3in France. Own sister to Pascarina. Dam of 3winners:2003: DELYS (f Kingsalsa) 4 wins at 3 to 5 in France.2004: CHANPLAIN (c Kingsalsa) Winner at 3 in

France.2005:BLEK (c Chichicastenango) 10 wins at 3 to 5

in France, Prix de Barbeville-MTPA G3, Prix LaMoskowa LR, Prix Denisy LR, Prix ScaramoucheLR, Prix Right Royal LR, 2nd Prix Max Sicard -Etapi du Defi du Galop LR.

2006: Lesperance (g Della Francesca) ran on the flatin France.

2008: Arisk (f My Risk) unraced to date.

2nd Dam: HERSANDE by Pink. 2 wins at 2 and 3 inFrance. Dam of Pascarina (f Exit To Nowhere: 3rdPrix Ronde de Nuit LR)

Broodmare Sire: EXIT TO NOWHERE. Sire of thedams of 22 SWs. In 2010 - BLEK ChichicastenangoG3, DARIOLE Highest Honor G3, SCALO Lando G3,EKIN Mujahid LR, BANJAXED GIRL King’s TheatreLR, MAGIC MAMBO Hernando LR.

41 PRIX DE BARBEVILLE G3

CaroKatanaTip MossTicmaNorthern DancerApacheeFabulous DancerSummer PartiesRivermanIrish StarHaloRaise The StandardNorthern DancerPink ValleyArctic TernYeovil

CHICHICASTENANGO gr 98

EXANDE ch 98

Smadoun

Smala

Exit To Nowhere

Hersande

Kaldoun

Mossma

Antheus

Small Partie

Irish River

Coup de Folie

Pink

Young Hostess

BLEK gr h 2005

CURRAGH. May 3. 3yoc&f. 7f.1. FREE JUDGEMENT (USA) 9-1 £34,513bbr c by Vindication - South Bay Cove (Fusaichi Pegasus) O-Mrs June Judd B-Twin Hopes Farm Inc TR-JS Bolger

2. Dynasty (GB) 9-1 £10,089b c by Danehill Dancer - Dash To The Top (Montjeu)O-Mrs John Magnier B-Meon Valley Stud TR-AP O’Brien

3. Zayaan (GB) 9-1 £4,779b c by Motivator - Mufradat (Desert Prince)O-Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Shadwell Estate Co Ltd TR-K Prendergast

Margins Short head, 0.75. Time 1:28.88 (slow 5.38).Going Yielding.


Sire: VINDICATION. Sire of 6 Stakes winners. In2010 - FREE JUDGEMENT Fusaichi Pegasus G3.

1st Dam: SOUTH BAY COVE by Fusaichi Pegasus.3 wins at 2 in Canada, Ontario Debutante S LR,Shady Well S LR. Dam of 1 winner:2007: FREE JUDGEMENT (c Vindication) Sold

35,013gns yearling at GOOY1. 3 wins at 2and 3, JRA Killavullan S G3, Dylan ThomasEBF Tetrarch S G3.

2008: Fantasy Bay (f Bluegrass Cat) unraced to date.2009: Seaside Weekend (c Any Given Saturday)

2nd Dam: FANTASY LAKE by Salt Lake. Champion2yr old filly in Canada in 1998. 4 wins in CanadaMazarine Breeders’ Cup Stakes LR, My Dear S LR,Star Shoot Stakes LR, 3rd Schuylerville S G2. Dam ofHELLO MAGGIE MAY (f Lemon Drop Kid: RulingAngel S LR, Belle Geste S LR), SOUTH BAY COVE(f Fusaichi Pegasus, see above), Art Market (gGiant’s Causeway: 3rd 32red.com Sirenia S G3)

Broodmare Sire: FUSAICHI PEGASUS. Sire of thedams of 1 Stakes winners. In 2010 - FREEJUDGEMENT Vindication G3.

42 TETRARCH S G3

BoldnesianReason To EarnPokerFair CharmerWhiskey RoadGiftisaHail To ReasonMysoreRaise A NativeGold DiggerDanzigRowdy AngelDeputy MinisterTake Lady AnneAffirmedQuadruple

VINDICATION b 2000

SOUTH BAY COVE b 2002

Seattle Slew

Strawberry Reason

Fusaichi Pegasus

Fantasy Lake

Bold Reasoning

My Charmer

Strawberry Road

Pretty Reason

Mr Prospector

Angel Fever

Salt Lake

Springtime Fantasy

FREE JUDGEMENT b/br c 2007

CURRAGH. May 3. 3yo+f&m. 7f.1. LOLLY FOR DOLLY (IRE) 8-11 £43,142b f by Oratorio - Heart Stopping (Chester House)O-D Keoghan B-J Jamgotchian TR-T Stack

2. Famous (IRE) 8-11 £12,611gr f by Danehill Dancer - Starlight Dreams (Black Tie Affair) O-Derrick Smith B-Lynch Bages Ltd TR-AP O’Brien

3. Duchess of Foxland (IRE) 8-11 £5,973br f by Medecis - Itsanothergirl (Reprimand)O-Miss Gillian Proctor B-O Donlon TR-ML Fagan

Margins 2, 1.25. Time 1:25.89 (slow 2.39). Going Yielding.

Age Starts Wins Places Earned3 2 2 0 £50,775

Sire: ORATORIO. Sire of 4 Stakes winners. In 2010 -BANCHEE Spectacularphantom G1, LOLLY FORDOLLY Chester House G3.

1st Dam: Heart Stopping by Chester House. Dam of1 winner:2007: LOLLY FOR DOLLY (f Oratorio) Sold

56,000gns foal, 57,000gns yearling. 2 wins at3, Athasi S G3.

2008: Eclipseoftheheart (f Shamardal) unraced.2009: (c Motivator)

43 ATHASI S G3

2nd Dam: Clog Dance by Pursuit of Love. 2ndRockfel S G2. Dam of SHORT DANCE (f Hennessy:Radley S LR, Michael Seely Memorial Fillies’ S LR,3rd Free Fred Darling S G3), Yankadi (cJohannesburg: 3rd Somerville Tattersall S G3)

Broodmare Sire: CHESTER HOUSE. Sire of thedams of 1 Stakes winners. In 2010 - LOLLY FORDOLLY Oratorio G3.

Northern DancerPas de NomHis MajestySpring AdieuViennaNoble LassieAlydarKatonkaRaise A NativeGold DiggerEl Gran SenorImage of RealityGroom DancerDance QuestRobertoDisconiz

ORATORIO b 2002

HEART STOPPING b 2002

Danehill

Mahrah

Chester House

Clog Dance

Danzig

Razyana

Vaguely Noble

Montage

Mr Prospector

Toussaud

Pursuit of Love

Discomatic

LOLLY FOR DOLLY b f 2007

CURRAGH. May 03. 4yo+. 10f.1. FAME AND GLORY (GB) 4 9-6 £43,142b c by Montjeu - Gryada (Shirley Heights)O-Derrick Smith B-Ptarmigan Bloodstock, Miss K Rausing TR-AP O’Brien

2. Recharge (IRE) 4 9-1 £12,611b c by Cape Cross - Rebelline (Robellino)O-Lady O’Reilly B-Castlemartin Stud, Skymarc Farm TR-K Prendergast

3. Galileo’s Choice (IRE) 4 9-1 £5,973b g by Galileo - Sevi’s Choice (Sir Ivor)O-Dr Michael Smurfit B-PF Kelly TR-DK Weld

Margins 5, 2.5. Time 2:13.92 (slow 8.92). Going Good.

Age Starts Wins Places Earned2-4 11 6 3 £1,550,496

Sire: MONTJEU. See race 32

1st Dam: Gryada by Shirley Heights. 2 wins at 2, 3rdPremio Dormello G3. Dam of 8 winners:1998:Guaranda (f Acatenango) 2 wins at 3, 3rd

Upavon S LR. Dam of GRAVITATION (LillieLangtry S G3).

1999:Grampian (c Selkirk) 4 wins 2-6, 2nd July SLR, Silver Cup H LR.

2001: GRAHAM ISLAND (g Acatenango) 2 wins 3-4.2002: GRYSKIRK (g Selkirk) Winner at 2.2003: GAZE (f Galileo) 2 wins at 4 in Germany.2005: YUMMY MUMMY (f Montjeu) Winner at 3.2006: FAME AND GLORY (c Montjeu) Sold

190,000gns foal. 6 wins 2-4, Irish Derby G1,Criterium de Saint-Cloud G1, Derrinstown StudDerby Trial S G2, Mooresbridge S G3, BallysaxS G3, 2ndDerby S G1, Irish Champion S G1,

2007: RAIN FOREST (c Sadler’s Wells) Winner at 3.

2nd Dam: GRIMPOLA by Windwurf. 2 wins,German1000 Guineas) G2. Dam of Golan Heights(2nd July Trophy S LR). Grandam of GONBARDA,GLOBAL DREAM, GONFILIA, GONLARGO.

Broodmare Sire: SHIRLEY HEIGHTS. Sire of thedams of 174 Stakes winners. In 2010 - FAME ANDGLORY Montjeu G3.

The Montjeu/Shirley Heights cross has produced:ANTON CHEKHOV G1, FAME AND GLORY G1,MONTARE G1.

44 MOORESBRIDGE S G3

NearcticNatalmaBold ReasonSpecialHigh TopSega VilleTennysonAdele ToumignonNever BendMilan MillHardicanuteGrand CrossKaiseradlerWiesenweiheZankGoldhenne

MONTJEU b 96

GRYADA b/br 93

Sadler’s Wells

Floripedes

Shirley Heights

Grimpola

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Top Ville

Toute Cy

Mill Reef

Hardiemma

Windwurf

Gondel

FAME AND GLORY b c 2006


National Hunt Grade Ones


203 LIVERPOOL HURDLE G1

AINTREE. April 8. 24f 110yds. Good.1. BIG BUCK'S (FR) 7 b/br g Cadoudal - Buck's (Le Glorieux)O-The Stewart Family B-H Poulat TR-PF Nicholls

2. Souffleur (GB) 7 b g In The Wings - Salinova (Linamix)

3. Possol (FR) 7 b g Robin des Pres - Alberade (Un Desperado)

Age Starts Wins Places Earned3-7 28 13 9 £726,304See race 69 in the February issue

Northern DancerFlaming PageVal de LoirSly PolaHerbagerSea NymphSayajiraoCamillaStop The MusicQuick CureLe FabuleuxLa MagnanarelleYelapaBete A Bon DieuStar MossBesides

CADOUDAL br 79

BUCK'S b 93

Green Dancer

Come To Sea

Le Glorieux

Buckleby

Nijinsky

Green Valley

Sea Hawk II

Camarilla

Cure The Blues

La Mirande

Buckskin

Thereby

BIG BUCK'S b/br g 2003

204 TOTESPORT BOWL CHASE G1

AINTREE. April 8. 25f. Good.1. WHAT A FRIEND (GB) 7 b g Alflora - Friendly Lady (New Member) O-Mr Ged Mason & Sir Alex Ferguson B-Mrs OM Cann TR-PF Nicholls

2. Carruthers (GB) 7 b g Kayf Tara - Plaid Maid (Executive Perk)

3. Nacarat (FR) 9 gr g Smadoun - Gerbora (Art Bleu)


Northern DancerFlaming PageTom RolfeRidin' EasyBold RulerBarn PrideLevmossArctic MelodyAlycidonChenilleRelicGracious SpeechPalestineTrottie TrueMytholmCinderwench

ALFLORA b 89

FRIENDLY LADY b 84

Niniski

Adrana

New Member

Friendly Glow

Nijinsky

Virginia Hills

Bold Lad

Le Melody

Alcide

Maiden Speech

Pal O Mine

Cinder Maid

WHAT A FRIEND b g 2003

205 ANNIVERSARY NOVICES' HURDLE G1

AINTREE. April 8. 16f 110yds. Good.1. ORSIPPUS (USA) 4 b/br g Sunday Break - Mirror Dancing (Caveat)O-Mrs Sandra Smith B-Batchelder & Gainesway Farm TR-Michael Smith

2. Barizan (IRE) 4 b g Kalanisi - Behra (Grand Lodge)

3. Sanctuaire (FR) 4 b/br g Kendor - Biblique (Saint Cyrien)


Raise A NativeGold DiggerTom RolfeContinueStorm BirdTerlinguaDamascusFijiBold BidderQueen SucreeThe Axe IITurn To NorthNijinskyMrs PeterkinGun BowIrish Chorus

SUNDAY BREAK b 99

MIRROR DANCING b 93

Forty Niner

Catequil

Caveat

Dancing Duchess

Mr Prospector

File

Storm Cat

Pacific Princess

Cannonade

Cold Hearted

Dancing Champ

Toddy

ORSIPPUS b/br g 2006

Orsippus managed only one victory –in a Goodwood maiden auction eventas a two-year-old – in 13 attempts onthe Flat, which yielded just under£5,000 in prize-money. He evenfinished last of 14 in a claiming raceon his final start for Mick Channon, butthat didn’t deter trainer Michael Smithfrom acquiring him for £4,500.For a while it looked as though the

son of Sunday Break wasn’t going tofare any better over hurdles, but hesprang a 40-1 surprise on his tenthstart. Sunday Break, the sire of Orsippus,

is now based at Haras de Grandcampin France. His move from Kentuckywas prompted by the good form thatSunday Break’s French-based sonNever On Sunday showed as a three-year-old in 2008, when he ended hiscampaign with victory in the Prix duPrince d’Orange. Sunday Break’stransfer looked even more sensiblewhen Never On Sunday won theGroup 1 Prix d’Ispahan in 2009.Sunday Break was bred in Japan

but has a fine American pedigree. Hishalf-sister Phalaenopsis was achampion in Japan, as were two othermembers of his family, Biwa Hayahideand Narita Brian. Sunday Break wonthe Grade 2 Peter Pan Stakes andfinished third in two Grade 1s, theWood Memorial and Belmont Stakes.Orsippus’s dam Mirror Dancing comesfrom the family of champion sprinterSaritamer and Sir Peter O’Sullevan’sTriumph Hurdle winner Attivo.

206 SEFTON NOVICES' HURDLE G1

AINTREE. April 9. 24f 110yds. Good.1. WAYWARD PRINCE (GB) 6 b g Alflora - Bellino Spirit (Robellino)O-Mr TJ & Mrs H. Parrott B-MG Kilroe TR-Ian Williams

2. Western Leader (IRE) 6 b g Stowaway - Western Whisper (Supreme Leader)

3. Cannington Brook (IRE) 6 b g Winged Love - Rosie Brook (Be My Native)


Northern DancerFlaming PageTom RolfeRidin' EasyBold RulerBarn PrideLevmossArctic MelodyHail To ReasonBramaleaProntoIsobellaNijinskyRoseliereSilly SeasonAnippe

ALFLORA b 89

BELLINO SPIRIT b 96

Niniski

Adrana

Robellino

Working Model

Nijinsky

Virginia Hills

Bold Lad

Le Melody

Roberto

Isobelline

Ile de Bourbon

Siliciana

WAYWARD PRINCE b g 2004

When the Timeform writers came toassess Bellino Spirit in 2003, theycommented: “poor maiden hurdler;poor chaser; won mares’ novice atSedgefield in February.” The daughterof Robellino was rated only 71 overhurdles and 73 over fences. The marehad also sold for as little as 1,400gnsas a three-year-old, but none of thisgives a true idea of the quality of herpedigree. Robellino sired such high-class performers as Mister Baileys,Royal Rebel and Rebelline on the Flat,

plus some very useful National Huntperformers. Bellino Spirit’s seconddam, Siliciana, earned Timeformratings of 113 for her victories in thePrix de Flore at three and theCambridgeshire at four. She wasequally effective as a broodmare,producing the Group-winning filliesSilicon Bavaria and Silicon Lady. Siliciana visited the King George

winner Ile de Bourbon to produceBellino Spirit’s dam Working Model,who showed fairly useful form over awide range of distances. WorkingModel went on to produce ScarletPimpernel, a talented performer on theFlat and over hurdles, so it isn’t toosurprising that Bellino Spirit hasproduced a performer as promising asWayward Prince.The son of Alflora changed hands

for £80,000 at Brightwells’Cheltenham sale in April 2009, havingwon a point-to-point. He is proving afine investment, with his first five startsunder rules yielding three seconds andtwo wins, including an easy victory inthe Grade 1 Sefton Novices’ Hurdle.He clearly stays extremely well andmust have a bright future over fences.His sire Alflora covered little more

than 20 mares in 2009, at the age of20, but history is far from over and helooks sure to add to his achievements,which include those very good chasersHand Inn Hand, Farmer Jack, CentralHouse and What A Friend. The last-named took the Totesport Bowl Chaseat the same meeting.

207 MELLING CHASE G1

AINTREE. April 9. 20f. Good.1. ALBERTAS RUN (IRE) 9 b g Accordion - Holly Grove Lass (Le Moss)O-T Hemmings B-O Brennan TR-Jonjo O'Neill

2. Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) 8 b g Moscow Society - Run Artiste (Deep Run)

3. Monet's Garden (IRE) 12 gr g Roselier - Royal Remainder (Remainder Man)

Age Starts Wins Places Earned4-9 27 13 9 £610,342See race 148 in the May issue

NearcticNatalmaBold ReasonSpecialBold RulerMisty MornTudor MinstrelBellesoeurLe LavandouStella's SisterBallymossFeevaghWolver HollowCleftessTarqoganNever On Time

ACCORDION b 86

HOLLY GROVE LASS b 86

Sadler's Wells

Sound of Success

Le Moss

Girseach

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Successor

Belle Musique

Le Levanstell

Feemoss

Furry Glen

Happy Lass

ALBERTAS RUN b g 2001

208 MAGHULL NOVICES' CHASE G1

AINTREE. April 10. 16f. Good.1. TATANIANO (FR) 6 b g Sassanian - Rosa Carola (Rose Laurel)O-The Stewart Family B-C Garmond TR-PF Nicholls

2. Osana (FR) 8 b g Video Rock - Voilette (Brezzo)

3. Archie Boy (IRE) 8 b g Basanta - Darial Mill (Salluceva)


Turn-ToNothirdchanceNashuaRareleaSheshoonRutaBorealisFleeting BeautyClarion IIIKalmiaHoneywayQueen of HeartsPetingoEnglish MissHard RiddenEmali

SASSANIAN b 87

ROSA CAROLA b/br 90

Roberto

Sassabunda

Rose Laurel

Mabui Princess

Hail To Reason

Bramalea

Sassafras

Northern Beauty

Klairon

Honeysuckle Rose

English Prince

Mabui

TATANIANO b g 2004

French-bred gelding Tataniano didn’tcreate much excitement when offeredat Doncaster as an unbroken three-year-old, selling for only £10,000. However, that hasn’t stopped him

developing into a formidableperformer, whose record now standsat seven wins from ten starts. Thosevictories consist of one in a point-to-point, one in a bumper, two overhurdles and three – from only fourstarts – over fences. Although he haswon at up to 19 furlongs and beentried over 21 furlongs, the possibilityexists that his future lies at around twomiles, as he was impressive in beatingOsana by 13 lengths in the MaghullNovices’ Chase over that distance.Tataniano’s sire Sassanian had

previously been ably represented inBritain by Crozan, a useful chaser whois suited by three miles. Sassanianwas a well-bred son of Roberto but hemanaged to win only a claiming raceover a mile and a half at Evry for hisbreeder Khalid Abdullah. He was moresuccessful after being switched tojumping, winning three times overhurdles and three times over fences atAuteuil, at up to nearly two and three-quarter miles.Tataniano’s dam Rosa Carola was

unplaced twice on the Flat, but shewas bred to do well over jumps. Hersire, the high-class miler Rose Laurel,was France’s champion sire ofjumpers in 1990 and his progenyincluded the top Irish chaser KlaironDavis. Another of Rose Laurel’s daughters

produced the very smarthurdler/chaser Jair du Cochet. RosaCarola is a half-sister to Madalka, oneof the most successful jumping filliesof her generation in France. Shenumbered the Prix Maurice Gillois 4yoGrand Steeplechase among hervictories. Remarkably, this female linealso produced the exceptional juvenileand sire Blushing Groom, whose thirddam Emali is the fourth dam ofTataniano.

209 AINTREE HURDLE G1

AINTREE. April 10. 20f. Good.1. KHYBER KIM (GB) 8 b g Mujahid - Jungle Rose (Shirley Heights)O-Mrs Caroline Mould B-PD and Mrs Player TR-NA Twiston-Davies

2. Muirhead (IRE) 7 b g Flemensfirth - Silaoce (Nikos)

3. Zaynar (FR) 5 gr g Daylami - Zainta (Kahyasi)


Caulfield on Tataniano: “He didn’t create much excitement when offered at Doncaster asan unbroken three-year-old, selling for £10,000, but has developed into a formidable performer”

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National Hunt Grade Ones


The 122 foals Mujahid sired duringthree shuttle seasons to Australiaproduced three Group winners,headed by the multiple Gr1 winnerDanleigh. Although he failed to sire aGroup 1 winner during his time inEngland, he was responsible for avariety of distinguished performers. Heeven sired that talented out-and-outstayer Baddam. Now we can add thehigh-class hurdler Khyber Kim to hisvaried achievements. When KhyberKim’s dam, the dual mile-and-a-quarter winner Jungle Rose, made aprevious visit to a son of Danzig theoutcome was the useful performerPatsy’s Double. Khyber Kim was alsoabove average on the Flat, but neededten furlongs, and he showed with hiseasy victory in the Aintree Hurdle thathe is now suited by twice that distanceover jumps. It looks as though KhyberKim takes more after his dam JungleRose, who in turn took more after hersire Shirley Heights than her dam, theLowther Stakes winner Prickle.

210 CHAMPION NOVICE HURDLE G1

PUNCHESTOWN. April 20. 16f. Good.1. BLACKSTAIRMOUNTAIN (IRE) 5 b g Imperial Ballet - Sixhills (Sabrehill)O-Mrs S Ricci B-Mrs JM Mullins TR-WP Mullins

2. Flat Out (FR) 5 gr g Sagamix - Divine Rodney (Kendor)

3. Sweeps Hill (NZ) 6 b g Montjeu - Windfield Dancer (Zabeel)


NearcticNatalmaBold ReasonSpecialBold RulerBarn PrideBaldric IIVioletta IIISharpen UpDoubly SureAllegedMazacaBlakeneyChristianaCharlottownMargaret Ann

IMPERIAL BALLET b 89

SIXHILLS b 99

Sadler's Wells

Amaranda

Sabrehill

Moidart

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Bold Lad

Favoletta

Diesis

Gypsy Talk

Electric

Marypark

BLACKSTAIRMOUNTAIN b g 2005

Although he won twice over a mile anda quarter as a three-year-old, a mileproved the optimum distance forSadler’s Wells’s son Imperial Ballet, ashe showed when he won the 1993Royal Hunt Cup. Imperial Ballet hadclearly inherited a measure of thespeed which had helped his damAmaranda run out an impressivewinner of the Queen Mary Stakes.This speed emerged again in ImperialBallet’s daughter Imperial Beauty,winner of the 2001 Prix de l’Abbaye

de Longchamp, but now the stallionhas come up with a very different typein Blackstairmountain. Having gained plenty of experience

in winning three of his seven starts inbumpers and qualified rider events,Blackstairmountain is developing intoa smart hurdler, as he demonstratedwith his victory in Punchestown’sChampion Novice Hurdle. It will beinteresting to see whether more goodjumpers emerge from Imperial Ballet’s2006 crop, sired under the CoolmoreNational Hunt banner, before beingexported to Italy.Blackstairmountain’s dam Sixhills

gained her only success over a mileand three-quarters and her damMoidart won at up to two miles, inaddition to finishing second in theChester Cup over an additionalquarter-mile. Moidart’s useful daughterEilean Shona also stayed well, as didMoidart’s dam Marypark, who won atup to two and a quarter miles as athree-year-old.

211 CHAMPION CHASE G1

PUNCHESTOWN. April 20. 16f. Good.1. GOLDEN SILVER (FR) 8 b g Mansonnien - Gold Or Silver (Glint of Gold)O-Mrs V. O'Leary B-N Pelat TR-WP Mullins

2. Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) 8 b g Moscow Society - Run Artiste (Deep Run)

3. Sizing Europe (IRE) 8 b g Pistolet Bleu - Jennie Dun (Mandalus)

Age Starts Wins Places Earned2-8 42 8 13 £429,690See race 65 in February issue

KlaironFlute EnchanteeHigh PerchKimpton WoodDiatomeTitaA TempoTenaceNever BendMilan MillGraustarkTreasure ChestLyphardRajput PrincessRivermanAzurella

MANSONNIEN ch 84

GOLD OR SILVER b 91

Tip Moss

Association

Glint of Gold

Blue Stone

Luthier

Top Twig

Margouillat

La Soupe

Mill Reef

Crown Treasure

Esprit du Nord

Blue River

GOLDEN SILVER b g 2002

212 CHAMPION NOVICE CHASE G1

PUNCHESTOWN. April 20. 25f. Good.1. KEMPES (IRE) 7 b g Intikhab - Unicamp (Royal Academy)O-Three Cheers Syndicate B-M McGinn TR-WP Mullins

2. China Rock (IRE) 7 ch g Presenting - Kigali (Torus)

3. The Midnight Club (IRE) 9 ch g Flemensfirth - Larry's Peach (Laurence O)


Hail To ReasonBramaleaDamascusChristmas WindMr ProspectorReal Crafty LadyDanzigPast ExampleNorthern DancerFlaming PageCrimson SatanBolero RoseDanzigSix CrownsMill ReefSweet Mimosa

INTIKHAB b 94

UNICAMP ch 96

Red Ransom

Crafty Example

Royal Academy

Honeyspike

Roberto

Arabia

Crafty Prospector

Zienelle

Nijinsky

Crimson Saint

Chief's Crown

Fleur Royale

KEMPES b g 2003

Judged purely on pedigree, it wouldbe hard to imagine a less likely winnerof Punchestown’s Champion NoviceChase, over 25 furlongs, than Kempes.The seven-year-old is by Intikhab, anoutstanding miler, out of a two-year-old sprint winner by Royal Academy,who was victorious in the July Cupand Breeders’ Cup Mile. Intikhab’sbest winners on the Flat include thehigh-class miler Red Evie and thesprint Group winners Hoh Mike, MoonUnit and Toupie. So how does Kempesstay well enough to win over morethan three miles over fences? Oneanswer is that the four stallions in thethird generation of Kempes’s pedigreeinclude Roberto and Nijinsky, twonoted sources of stamina.It’s hard not to admire Kempes, who

was precocious enough to win overseven furlongs and a mile at two. Heextended his winning sequence to fouras a three-year-old, when he won theUlster Derby, and later became aGrade 2 winner over hurdles beforemaking the transition to fences.Kempes comes from a highly

distinguished female line. His thirddam Fleur Royale was second in theIrish Oaks and his fourth dam SweetMimosa won the Prix de Diane for theMcGrath family and then became acornerstone of the Brownstown Stud. Sweet Mimosa also had the

distinction of being a sister to the Arcwinner Levmoss, who stayed wellenough to win the Prix du Cadran andAscot Gold Cup.

213 GUINNESS GOLD CUP G1

PUNCHESTOWN. April 21. 25f. Good.1. PLANET OF SOUND (GB) 8 b g Kayf Tara - Herald The Dawn (Dubassoff)O-Mr CGM Lloyd-Baker B-Mr CGM Lloyd-Baker TR-PJ Hobbs

2. War of Attrition (IRE) 11 br g Presenting - Una Juna (Good Thyne)

3. Cooldine (IRE) 8 b g Beneficial - Shean Alainn (Le Moss)


NearcticNatalmaBold ReasonSpecialDerring-DoCamenaeJimmy ReppinBlue QueenDan CupidSicaladePrince ChevalierRiding RaysKing's BenchLunar WayArctic SlaveEarly Light

KAYF TARA b 94

HERALD THE DAWN b 82

Sadler's Wells

Colorspin

Dubassoff

Edwina's Dawn

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

High Top

Reprocolor

Sea Bird II

Love Lyric

Space King

Frozen Dawn

PLANET OF SOUND b g 2002

The honour of being the leadingBritish-based National Hunt stallionfor the 2009-10 season went to KayfTara, who ended the season in eighthplace. Remarkably, this made him only the

fifth-highest-ranked son of Sadler’sWells, but there is every chance thatKayf Tara is destined to rise higher upthe rankings, as he has been coveringsubstantial numbers of thoroughbredmares, including 278 in 2008 and 247in 2009.

Linamix’s last crop, born in 2007,consisted of only 13 foals, but thisfinal crop is still making its mark, withthe unexpected Prix de Fontainebleauwinner Rajsaman becoming his 41stGroup winner. This excellent stallionhasn’t been as well represented overjumps but his son Valiramix seemed tohave the 2002 Champion Hurdle athis mercy when he suffered a fatalaccident. Now it looks as thoughLinamix has another exciting prospectin Hidden Universe, who remained

The Overbury resident owed his highposition in 2009-10 to the likes ofCarruthers, The Package and MadMax, and he received an excellentend-of-season boost when Planet OfSound defeated War Of Attrition andCooldine to take the PunchestownGuinness Gold Cup. Planet Of Soundbelongs to Kayf Tara’s first crop, bornin 2002, as do the Grade 2 chasingwinners Mad Max and Kornati Kid. Planet Of Sound’s first Grade 1

success came on the first occasionthat he tackled a distance of threemiles or more, which suggests he hasinherited an ample measure of thestamina which brought Kayf Tara apair of victories in the Ascot Gold Cup.Planet Of Sound shares the same

broodmare sire, Dubassoff, as theCheltenham Gold Cup winner SeeMore Business. Dubassoff, a winner ofthe American Derby, disappointed as asire of Flat performers. He later made amends as a sire of

chasers, producing the likes ofDubacilla, Boutzdaroff, Vodkatini,Double Silk and Double Thriller. HeraldThe Dawn, the dam of Planet OfSound, has also been in fine form withher Afzal gelding From Dawn To Dusk,winner of the Listed John Smith’sHandicap Chase at Aintree. Planet Of Sound’s third dam, the

winning hurdler/chaser Frozen Dawn,was a sister to Twilight Slave, dam ofthat exceptional Deep Run mare DawnRun, winner of the Champion Hurdleand Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

214 CHAMPION INH FLAT RACE G1

PUNCHESTOWN. April 21. 16f. Good.1. HIDDEN UNIVERSE (IRE) 4 gr g Linamix - Hint of Humour (Woodman)O-Dr R Lambe B-Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd TR-DK Weld

2. Oilily (IRE) 7 b m Dr Massini - Be My Trump (Be My Native)

3. Tornedo Shay (IRE) 5 ch g Dr Fong - Pattimech (Nureyev)

Age Starts Wins Places Earned4 4 3 0 £66,055

LyphardBelgaCaroMiss PiaRelkoLa MelbaAlcideMonaRaise A NativeGold DiggerBuckpasserIntriguingNorthern DancerFleurShamWhat A Treat

LINAMIX gr 87

HINT OF HUMOUR b 93

Mendez

Lunadix

Woodman

High Competence

Bellypha

Miss Carina

Breton

Lutine

Mr Prospector

Playmate

The Minstrel

Starushka

HIDDEN UNIVERSE gr g 2006

NearcticNatalmaAdmiral's VoyagePetitionerStorm BirdTerlinguaFappianoMoment's PrayerNever BendMilan MillHardicanuteGrand CrossAtanRocchettaTwilight AlleySnap

MUJAHID b 96

JUNGLE ROSE b 86

Danzig

Elrafa Ah

Shirley Heights

Prickle

Northern Dancer

Pas de Nom

Storm Cat

Bubbles Darlene

Mill Reef

Hardiemma

Sharpen Up

Jungle Queen

KHYBER KIM b g 2002


Caulfield on Hurricane Fly: “The speed which enabled him to defeat Literato in a Listed race over a mile as a three-year-old is proving a very useful weapon over hurdles”


unbeaten in three Irish bumpers whenhe landed the Champion INH FlatRace. The four-year-old’s only setbackcame when he performed inexplicablybadly in the Weatherbys ChampionBumper at Cheltenham.Hidden Universe was bred by the

Haefners’ Moyglare Stud Farm. It wasthe stud’s long-standing trainerDermot Weld who signed the ticketwhen the son of Linamix was knockeddown for €150,000 as a yearling.Needless to say, Hidden Universe is awell-connected individual, his fourthdam being the champion Americanfilly What A Treat, who produced thetop miler and champion sire Be MyGuest. His dam, the Woodman mareHint of Humour, had previouslyproduced a couple of smartperformers, in different spheres. One,the Darshaan colt Jazz Beat, wasbeaten a nose in the Grade 1Secretariat Stakes, while the other, herSadler’s Wells gelding Jubilant Note, isa talented hurdler/chaser.

215 WORLD SERIES STAYERS HURDLE G1

PUNCHESTOWN. April 22. 24f. Good.1. QUEVEGA (FR) 6 b m

Robin des Champs - Vega IV (Cap Martin)O-Hammer & Trowel Syndicate B-P Rives TR-WP Mullins

2. Bensalem (IRE) 7 b g Turtle Island - Peace Time Girl (Buckskin)

3. Mourad (IRE) 5 ch g Sinndar - Mouramara (Kahyasi)


Never BendMilan MillSicambreRight AwaySicambreInsulaireEl RelicarioOrdonneuseDevonKuwaitO'GradyHaitiShikaniLa SignorinaOr de ChineVenus

ROBIN DES CHAMPS b 97

VEGA IV ch 87

Garde Royale

Relayeuse

Cap Martin

Negrilla

Mill Reef

Royal Way

Iron Duke

Reliorneuse

Carmarthen

Grande Hetaire

Signani

Escarbille II

QUEVEGA b m 2004

The arrival of Robin des Champs fromFrance to stand at the Cashmanfamily’s Glenview Stud was clearly wellreceived, as he is credited withcovering more than 160 mares in hisfirst year, in 2009. His popularity wasbased on a very encouraging start tohis stallion career, which had seen himfinish second among France’s leadingjumping sires in 2008, at thecomparatively tender age of 11. This achievement – gained with

only four crops of racing age –underlines the precocity which is partand parcel of French jump breeding.Robin des Champs raced as a three-year-old, winning the first four of hisfive starts over hurdles by a total ofnearly 20 lengths, when trained byGuillaume Macaire.A grandson of Mill Reef, Robin des

Champs is by Garde Royale, whosename is well known in Ireland, thanksto the exploits of such as Nicanor andGarde Champetre. Robin des Champshas been ably represented in France

Now standing alongside suchluminaries as Grandera and MoonBallad at Woodlands Stud in CountyGalway, the 19-year-old Germany hashad an interesting career as a stallion. A dual Group 1 winner over middle

distances in Germany at four, the sonof Arc winner Trempolino wassupposed to retire to Gestut Rietbergin 1996 but continued to race,improving his Timeform rating to 124. Although he then retired to stud in

Ireland under the Gainsborough Studbanner, he struggled for support fromFlat breeders and was quicklytransferred to the jumping sector. Hehas been ably represented by such asConna Castle, a winner of the Grade 1Powers Gold Cup Chase and who ledthe 2010 Grand National field for along way, and the admirable CaptainCee Bee.Captain Cee Bee has proved

extremely versatile. Good enough todefeat Big Zeb in a bumper as a five-year-old, he went on to take an 11-

The £26,000 paid by Evan Williamsfor Barizan at Doncaster in October2008 has proved a shrewdinvestment. The Aga Khan homebredhad already established his toughness,winning a nursery under top weight onheavy ground at Down Royal for JohnOxx. There was also every reason tothink he had a future, as he shared thesame sire, the late-developingKalanisi, as that excellent hurdlerKatchit, winner of the Triumph Hurdlein 2007 and the Champion Hurdle in2008. Katchit had won seven times asa juvenile hurdler and Barizan wentclose to matching him. The free-running gelding was recording hissixth win from ten starts over hurdleswhen he outclassed the opposition inPunchestown’s Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle, once again proving a verydifficult horse to catch. For a horse who was versatile

enough to win the Queen AnneStakes, Champion Stakes andBreeders’ Cup Turf, Kalanisi proved

Hurricane Fly has yet to make it to theCheltenham Festival, but his efforts inIreland and France have left littledoubt that the son of Montjeu ranksamong the best hurdlers. His last sixstarts have all been at Grade 1 leveland he improved his record at thehighest level to four wins, a secondand a third when takingPunchestown’s Champion Hurdle. Clearly, the speed which enabled

him to defeat Literato in a Listed raceover a mile as a three-year-old isproving a very useful weapon at theend of two-mile hurdle races.Bearing in mind that Montjeu’s sire

Sadler’s Wells and broodmare sire TopVille have both exerted a considerableinfluence on the jumping world, it is nosurprise that Montjeu finished as highas 15th among the sires of jumpers inthe 2009-10 season, one place higherthan Sadler’s Wells. In addition toHurricane Fly, he was ablyrepresented by such as Won In TheDark, Blue Bajan, Noble Prince,

by such as the French ChampionHurdle winner Oeil du Maitre, Flowerdes Champs, Professeur, Robin deSherwood, En La Cruz, Success River,Tyko, Juntico, Cocq Corricco,Chercheur d’Or and Original. Originaltravelled to England to take the Grade2 Wayward Lad Novices’ Chase in2008 and Escort’men becameanother good British winner for Robindes Champs when he took the Grade2 Dovecote Novices Hurdle in 2010.However, the best advertisement of

Robin des Champs has undoubtedlybeen his daughter Quevega. Already atriple winner in middle-distance racesfor non-thoroughbreds in Francebefore being transferred to WillieMullins, the mare has won six of herten starts over hurdles. Her finestmoment came when she won theGrade 1 World Series Hurdle on herfirst attempt at a distance as long asthree miles. Her dam Vega IV won sixsteeplechases at up to two and three-quarter miles.

furlong maiden race on the Flat beforewinning his first three races overhurdles, including a two-length victoryover Binocular in the SupremeNovices’ Hurdle. Now he is provingsimilarly effective over fences and waswinning for the third time in fourcompleted starts when he stayed onwell to land the Ryanair Novice Chaseover two miles at the Punchestownfestival.Captain Cee Bee races mainly at

around two miles and it isquestionable whether he would stay agreat deal further, as he is inbred 3 x 3to the Middle Park Stakes winnerSharpen Up. His dam Elea Victoria is by Sharp

Victor, a smart seven-furlong two-year-old in England before becominga stakes winner on turf in the USA.Although Elea Victoria never raced,she is a half-sister to severalaccomplished performers on the Flatin Germany, including Group-winningstayers El Tango and Evil Empire.

216 RYANAIR NOVICE CHASE G1

PUNCHESTOWN. April 22. 16f. Good.1. CAPTAIN CEE BEE (IRE) 9 b g

Germany - Elea Victoria (Sharp Victor)O-Mr John P McManus B-M Stack TR-EP Harty

2. Let Yourself Go (IRE) 8 b g Zaffaran - Auburn Princess (Arapahos)

3. Sports Line (IRE) 7 b g Norwich - Hot Line (Riverhead)


AtanRocchettaViceregalQuiriquinaHerbagerSilver SariHail To ReasonSilver SpoonAtanRocchettaSir IvorVictorian HeiressTamerlaneDonna DianaYoggiElektra

GERMANY b 91

ELEA VICTORIA b 92

Trempolino

Inca Princess

Sharp Victor

Elea

Sharpen Up

Trephine

Big Spruce

Inca Queen

Sharpen Up

Elegant Victress

Dschingis Khan

Envira

CAPTAIN CEE BEE b g 2001

217 CHAMPION 4YO HURDLE G1

PUNCHESTOWN. April 24. 16f.Good.1. BARIZAN (IRE) 4 b g

Kalanisi - Behra (Grand Lodge)O-Mr Peter Conway B-His Highness the Aga Khan's Studs SC TR-Evan Williams

2. Carlito Brigante (IRE) 4 b g Haafhd - Desert Magic (Green Desert)

3. Loch Long (IRE) 4 b g Galileo - Spinney (Unfuwain)


Never BendMilan MillKashmir IIFaizebadNijinskyGreen ValleyRivermanKermiyaDanzigSix CrownsHabitatMagic FluteNever BendMilan MillBustinoValdavia

KALANISI b/br 96

BEHRA b 99

Doyoun

Kalamba

Grand Lodge

Behera

Mill Reef

Dumka

Green Dancer

Kareena

Chief's Crown

La Papagena

Mill Reef

Borushka

BARIZAN b g 2006

very disappointing as a Flat stallion,siring nothing better than a handful ofListed winners. However, he has madea much stronger impression with hishurdlers. He was responsible forsecond and third in the 2010 TriumphHurdle, thanks to Barizan and theGrade 2 winner Alaivan, and in the2008-09 season he was representedby the Grade 2 winners Kyrie Eleisonand Simarian (another Aga Khan-bredgelding trained by Evan Williams). Thisbodes well for his sizeable crops ofpurpose-bred jumpers, sired after heleft Gilltown Stud for Boardsmill Studin the autumn of 2007.Predictably for a front-runner,

Barizan has raced mainly at aroundtwo miles, but there is stamina in hispedigree. His dam, the middle-distance winner Behra, is a daughterof the Arc second Behera, whichmakes her a half-sister to the Group-winning stayers Bayrika and Behkara.His third dam, the Bustino mareBorushka, won the Park Hill Stakes.

218 CHAMPION HURDLE G1

PUNCHESTOWN. April 23. 16f.1. HURRICANE FLY (IRE) 6 b g

Montjeu - Scandisk (Kenmare)O-George Creighton & Mrs Rose Boyd B-Agricola Del Parco TR-WP Mullins

2. Solwhit (FR) 6 b g Solon - Toowhit Towhee (Lucky North)

3. Thousand Stars (FR) 6 gr g Grey Risk - Livaniana (Saint Estephe)


NearcticNatalmaBold ReasonSpecialHigh TopSega VilleTennysonAdele ToumignonZeddaanKhairunissaMilesianBelle of The BallSir GaylordSticky CaseVimyPal An Oir

MONTJEU b 96

SCANDISK b 95

Sadler's Wells

Floripedes

Kenmare

Yankee Lady

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Top Ville

Toute Cy

Kalamoun

Belle of Ireland

Lord Gayle

Ceol An Oir

HURRICANE FLY b g 2004

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Moscova, Our Monty and Sweeps Hill.Hurricane Fly surely owes some of

his speed to his dam Scandisk, aKenmare mare who won over sevenfurlongs as a two-year-old in Italy.Montjeu also sired the very smartJukebox Jury from another daughterof Kenmare, and the Group 1 winnerCorre Caminos from another grand-daughter of Kalamoun.

Hurricane Fly’s second dam YankeeLady shared the same sire, Lord Gayle(by Sir Gaylord), as several successful

National Hunt stallions, such as StrongGale, Lord Americo and Callernish.

Yankee Lady’s brother Yankee Gold,twice a winner of the Group 2Ballymoss Stakes at the Curragh, alsosired some smart jumpers, includingCharcoal Wally and Sheer Gold, duringa brief innings as a National Huntstallion. Yankee Lady was also a sisterto Lady Singer, winner of theCurragh’s Pretty Polly Stakes in thedays before its promotion to Group 1status.

219 CHAMPION NOVICE HURDLE G1

PUNCHESTOWN. April 23. 20f.Good.1. REVE DE SIVOLA (FR) 5 b g Assessor - Eva de Chalamont (Iron Duke)O-Paul Duffy B-T Trapenard TR-Nick Williams

2. Fionnegas (IRE) 6 b g Accordion - Tremplin (Tremblant)

3. Duke of Lucca (IRE) 5 b g Milan - Derravaragh Native (Be My Native)


Northern DancerFlaming PageTom RolfeRidin' EasyPetitionAlcazarBounteousB FlatPrince BioSifAureoleIsmene IIRoyal CoinageLittle StormyNoviturFudna

ASSESSOR b 89

EVA DE CHALAMONT ch 92

Niniski

Dingle Bay

Iron Duke

Bel Natura

Nijinsky

Virginia Hills

Petingo

Border Bounty

Sicambre

Insulaire

Royal Exchange

Fudnatura

REVE DE SIVOLA b g 2005

National Hunt Graded racesDate Grade Race (course) Dist Horse Age Sex Sire Dam Broodmare Sire Index

06/04 G2 Bobbyjo Bar Festival Novice Hurdle (Fairyhouse) 20.0f Magnanimity (IRE) 6 G Winged Love Mossy Mistress Le Moss 220

06/04 GrA Dan Moore Memorial H Chase (Fairyhouse) 17.0f Golden Silver (FR) 8 G Mansonnien Gold Or Silver Glint Of Gold 221

06/04 G3 Weatherbys Ireland GSB Hurdle (Fairyhouse) 16.0f Fingal Rock (IRE) 4 F Rock Of Gibraltar Feather Star Soviet Star 222

06/04 GrB Ladbrokes.com H Hurdle (Fairyhouse) 16.0f Un Hinged (IRE) 10 G Danetime Classic Silk Classic Secret 223

08/04 G3 Red Rum H Chase (Aintree) 16.0f Chaninbar (FR) 7 G Milford Track Logicia Homme De Loi 224

08/04 G2 Totepool Manifesto Novices' Chase (Aintree) 20.0f Mad Max (IRE) 8 G Kayf Tara Carole's Crusader Faustus 225

09/04 G2 Top Novices' Hurdle (Aintree) 16.5f General Miller (GB) 5 G Karinga Bay Millers Action Fearless Action 226

09/04 G3 Smithythehorse.com H Hurdle (Aintree) 24.5f Ringaroses (GB) 9 G Karinga Bay Rose Ravine Deep Run 227

09/04 G2 Mildmay Novices' Chase (Aintree) 25.0f Burton Port (IRE) 6 G Bob Back Despute Be My Native 228

10/04 G2 Champion Open NH Flat Race (Aintree) 17.0f Megastar (GB) 5 G Kayf Tara Megalex Karinga Bay 229

10/04 G3 Grand National H Chase (Aintree) 36.0f Don't Push It (IRE) 10 G Old Vic She's No Laugh Ben Alleged 230

10/04 G2 Mersey Novices Hurdle (Aintree) 20.0f Peddlers Cross (IRE) 5 G Oscar Patscilla Squill 231

11/04 G2 Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase (Limerick) 24.0f Caim Hill (IRE) 7 G Deploy Glen's Gale Strong Gale 232

14/04 G2 Silver Trophy H Chase (Cheltenham) 21.0f Duc De Regniere (FR) 8 G Rajpoute Gladys De Richerie Le Pontet 233

17/04 G2 Scottish Grand National H Chase (Ayr) 32.5f Merigo (FR) 9 G Pistolet Bleu Muleta Air De Cour 234

17/04 G2 Scottish Champion H Hurdle (Ayr) 16.0f Overturn (IRE) 6 G Barathea Kristal Bridge Kris 235

17/04 G2 Future Champion Novices’ Chase (Ayr) 20.0f French Opera (GB) 7 G Bering On Fair Stage Sadler's Wells 236

20/04 GrC The Three.ie H Hurdle (Punchestown) 16.0f Jigalo (IRE) 9 G Accordion Kasterlee Stay For Lunch 237

21/04 GrA Irish Daily Mail H Chase (Punchestown) 20.0f Polmar (FR) 7 G Lesotho Fleur De Mar Port Etienne 238

21/04 G3 Madra Irish Dog Food Novice Hurdle (Punchestown) 24.0f Rigour Back Bob (IRE) 5 G Bob Back Rigorous Generous 239

24/04 G3 Irish TBA EBF Mares Hurdle (Punchestown) 18.0f Tarla (FR) 4 F Lavirco Targerine Gairloch 240

24/04 GrB Pat Taaffe H Chase (Punchestown) 25.0f Coolcashin (IRE) 9 G Taipan Daisy A Day Asir 241

24/04 GrB Tote.com H Hurdle (Punchestown) 20.0f Dorset Square (IRE) 6 G Fantastic Light Albula Anabaa 242

24/04 G3 Bet365 Gold Cup H Chase (Sandown Park) 29.5f Church Island (IRE) 11 G Erins Isle Just Possible Kalaglow 243

24/04 G2 Bet365.com Celebration Chase (Sandown Park) 16.0f I'm So Lucky (GB) 8 G Zilzal City Of Angels Woodman 244

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ARCANO (G1), CROWDED HOUSE (G1), LILLIE LANGTRY (G2) and RADIOHEAD (G2).

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Leading National Hunt sires 2009-10 by earnings

Leading sires of two-year-olds in Europe 2010 by earnings

More to come fromchampion Presentingwhile Kayf Tara’scharge is a welcomeboost for Britain Despite siring the first two home in theGrand National, Old Vic couldn’t catchPresenting, the deserved championyet again who surely isn’t finished yetgiven the number of progeny he hascoming along.

The dominance of Irish-based sires,to a degree the result of the prodigioussize of books they cover, is apparent,but well done to Kayf Tara, who madea late charge into the top ten thanks toPlanet Of Sound.

The latter’s victory in thePunchestown Gold Cup was the bestof the year for his sire, who stands atOverbury Stud, but Carruthers andMad Max also did him proud in top-flight events. His star is definitely in theascendant and that is a welcome boostfor British jump breeding.

Kayf Tara is by Sadler’s Wells, whichhardly sets him apart in the table sincesix of the top ten are by Coolmore’sformer star. No stallion has ever hadsuch dominance on the Flat, whereof course his sons have been rulingthe roost in recent years, and overjumps.

With Punchestown ChampionHurdle winner Hurricane Fly battingfor Montjeu, next season could proveto be equally successful for thisremarkable dynasty.

Jeremy Early

Late Indian Rocketthe early pacesetter It is very early days with the sires oftwo-year-olds and, predictably, speedis dominating, writes Jeremy Early.

The top three on earnings, IndianRocket, Elusive City and InvincibleSpirit, all excelled at six furlongs andwon stakes races as juveniles. The bestof them was Elusive City, now based atHaras d’Etreham and successful in thePrix Morny. Sadly, Indian Rocket diedlast year.

Among first-season sires, HolyRoman Emperor has had just onewinner from 11 runners but that tallyis certain to rise soon.

Name YOF Sire Rnrs Wnrs %WR Races AWD Earnings (£) Top horse Earned (£)Presenting 1992 Mtoto 317 79 24.9 115 21.2 1,936,944 Denman 221,596Old Vic 1986 Sadler’s Wells 183 55 30.1 73 20.8 1,773,752 Don’t Push It 539,765Oscar 1994 Sadler’s Wells 266 78 29.3 111 19.9 1,663,909 Big Zeb 241,928Flemensfirth 1992 Alleged 225 60 26.7 84 19.8 1,382,638 Imperial Commander 318,598Accordion 1986 Sadler’s Wells 146 41 28.1 59 19.7 1,125,151 Albertas Run 316,242Bob Back 1981 Roberto 159 51 32.1 72 20.0 885,123 Burton Port 146,830King’s Theatre 1991 Sadler’s Wells 150 56 37.3 98 18.1 879,308 Menorah 90,928Kayf Tara 1994 Sadler’s Wells 136 40 29.4 54 19.7 806,772 Planet Of Sound 173,991Beneficial 1990 Top Ville 251 51 20.3 73 19.6 743,458 Cooldine 60,916Saddlers’ Hall 1988 Sadler’s Wells 215 44 20.5 65 20.8 737,171 Jadanli 77,683Supreme Leader 1982 Bustino 159 35 22.0 47 20.9 694,480 Whinstone Boy 72,668Pistolet Bleu 1988 Top Ville 57 20 35.1 35 19.8 689,553 Sizing Europe 196,756Alflora 1989 Niniski 162 41 25.3 61 19.3 663,184 What A Friend 219,591Anshan 1987 Persian Bold 160 37 23.1 52 19.9 589,838 Powerstation 68,046Cadoudal 1979 Green Dancer 27 9 33.3 19 21.8 552,872 Big Buck’s 273,340Montjeu 1996 Sadler’s Wells 80 20 25.0 29 18.4 488,269 Hurricane Fly 97,693Sadler’s Wells 1981 Northern Dancer 88 29 33.0 41 18.8 463,443 Synchronised 59,732Dr Massini 1993 Sadler’s Wells 72 22 30.6 38 20.1 463,068 Fosters Cross 53,445Daylami 1994 Doyoun 60 18 30.0 22 19.1 422,361 Zaynar 140,795Bob’s Return 1990 Bob Back 102 26 25.5 38 19.3 414,486 Joncol 170,276Winged Love 1992 In The Wings 53 14 26.4 24 19.0 402,314 Twist Magic 160,928Zaffaran 1985 Assert 52 10 19.2 15 20.2 390,445 Let Yourself Go 70,353Lord Americo 1984 Lord Gayle 98 20 20.4 27 20.5 388,651 Siegemaster 66,082Sir Harry Lewis 1984 Alleged 66 19 28.8 31 21.4 381,136 Diamond Harry 95,588Mansonnien 1984 Tip Moss 21 4 19.1 9 20.9 376,372 Golden Silver 228,988Alderbrook 1989 Ardross 112 25 22.3 35 21.0 365,970 Bygones Of Brid 41,616Overbury 1991 Caerleon 101 30 29.7 41 20.3 365,455 Ballyfitz 28,064Mujahid 1996 Danzig 15 6 40.0 9 18.7 349,240 Khyber Kim 312,884Moscow Society 1985 Nijinsky 82 8 9.8 10 20.2 348,807 Forpadydeplasterer 170,777Turtle Island 1991 Fairy King 105 19 18.1 23 19.7 348,223 An Cathaoir Mor 59,930Midnight Legend 1991 Night Shift 64 24 37.5 43 20.2 327,149 Bella Haze 29,031Kahyasi 1985 Ile de Bourbon 42 15 35.7 17 17.8 300,878 Kalahari King 81,361Robin des Champs 1997 Garde Royale 27 14 51.9 18 21.3 278,597 Quevega 143,971Roselier 1973 Misti IV 20 7 35.0 8 22.4 269,480 Monet’s Garden 138,580Luso 1992 Salse 133 19 14.3 26 19.8 269,386 Chicago Grey 28,768Tiraaz 1994 Lear Fan 16 6 37.5 13 20.3 262,778 Ballyholland 157,639Karinga Bay 1987 Ardross 122 27 22.1 31 19.4 260,096 General Miller 48,500Silver Patriarch 1994 Saddlers’ Hall 86 21 24.4 28 20.6 259,761 Silver By Nature 104,935Definite Article 1992 Indian Ridge 98 27 27.6 33 18.9 259,320 Tasman 25,681Dushyantor 1993 Sadler’s Wells 37 9 24.3 17 19.0 258,344 Dee Ee Williams 44,767Kalanisi 1996 Doyoun 22 10 45.5 21 18.0 257,312 Barizan 122,844Hernando 1990 Niniski 40 14 35.0 17 19.0 253,944 State Of Play 98,235Alhaarth 1993 Unfuwain 58 19 32.8 24 18.8 248,645 Lucky Wish 46,852Witness Box 1987 Lyphard 69 22 31.9 31 19.5 243,918 Wymott 22,457Enrique 1996 Barathea 3 1 33.3 2 16.5 242,544 Binocular 238,560Village Star 1983 Moulin 1 1 100.0 2 24.0 226,680 Kauto Star 226,680Solon 1992 Local Suitor 2 1 50.0 3 16.0 220,341 Solwhit 217,873Shernazar 1981 Busted 64 14 21.9 18 19.8 216,412 Nudge And Nurdle 26,214Key Of Luck 1991 Chief’s Crown 35 12 34.3 15 18.1 216,247 Starluck 71,866Galileo 1998 Sadler’s Wells 37 12 32.4 18 18.3 205,476 Celestial Halo 88,969Taipan 1992 Last Tycoon 56 10 17.9 13 22.7 205,230 Coolcashin 47,799Sassanian 1987 Roberto 23 6 26.1 10 17.8 204,044 Tataniano 91,512Lahint 1991 Woodman 2 1 50.0 2 20.5 202,385 Poquelin 202,385Great Palm 1989 Manila 70 8 11.4 11 18.5 195,197 Donnas Palm 81,540Glacial Storm 1985 Arctic Tern 45 11 24.4 12 21.2 192,728 Valley Ride 34,206Saint des Saints 1998 Cadoudal 11 6 54.6 9 19.9 192,569 Quito de La Roque 58,849Golden Tornado 1996 Sadler’s Wells 15 4 26.7 10 20.6 191,988 Berties Dream 95,726Bahhare 1994 Woodman 16 5 31.3 7 19.9 187,565 Bahrain Storm 162,652Rudimentary 1988 Nureyev 73 15 20.6 19 19.6 186,261 Duers 42,733City Honours 1995 Darshaan 52 8 15.4 11 18.9 182,497 Divine Rhapsody 52,212Lavirco 1993 Konigsstuhl 17 10 58.8 14 19.1 182,117 James de Vassy 52,430

Name YOF Sire Rnrs Wnrs %WR Races AWD Earnings (£) Top horse Earned (£)Indian Rocket 1994 Indian Ridge 11 3 27.3 4 4.6 58,362 Kaliran 17,257Elusive City 2000 Elusive Quality 8 3 37.5 3 5.0 27,666 Chiswick Bey 12,952Invincible Spirit 1997 Green Desert 8 3 37.5 4 5.1 27,247 Zebedee 10,957Danehill Dancer 1993 Danehill 9 2 22.2 2 5.0 22,655 Samuel Morse 10,686Avonbridge 2000 Averti 9 3 33.3 4 5.0 20,318 Temple Meads 9,714*Holy Roman Emperor 2004 Danehill 11 1 9.1 1 5.0 20,249 High Award 11,907Mujadil 1988 Storm Bird 5 2 40.0 3 5.0 17,537 Dingle View 10,362High Yield 1997 Storm Cat 5 1 20.0 1 5.5 17,433 Pinielde 6,283Miesque’s Son 1992 Mr Prospector 2 1 50.0 1 5.0 16,637 Belle Aumone 14,779Bernebeau 1999 Green Tune 3 1 33.3 1 5.0 14,380 Droit Devant 13,274Rashbag 1999 Reprimand 2 1 50.0 2 5.0 13,716 Flower Bag 13,717One Cool Cat 2001 Storm Cat 6 2 33.3 2 4.9 13,562 Kya One 8,761Baroud d’Honneur 1993 Highest Honor 1 1 100.0 1 4.5 13,141 Honneur Supreme 13,142Poliglote 1992 Sadler's Wells 1 1 100.0 1 4.5 13,097 Ulivate 13,097Platini 1989 Surumu 2 1 50.0 1 5.0 12,654 Lobolito 11,327*Aussie Rules 2003 Danehill 5 1 20.0 1 5.0 12,452 Chinese Wall 10,619Acclamation 1999 Royal Applause 8 2 25.0 2 5.0 11,796 Retainer 7,771*Layman 2002 Sunday Silence 5 1 20.0 1 4.8 11,238 Gerash 6,195Royal Applause 1993 Waajib 11 1 9.1 1 5.0 10,734 Penny's Pearl 5,181Dansili 1996 Danehill 1 1 100.0 1 6.0 10,685 Zoffany 10,686Camacho 2002 Danehill 8 2 25.0 2 5.0 10,639 Arctic Feeling 4,114Kheleyf 2001 Green Desert 13 0 0 0 0.0 10,374 La Grande Guerra 3,068Statue Of Liberty 2000 Storm Cat 7 0 0 0 0.0 10,088 Acqualinda 7,965Subliminal 1996 Blue Courtier 1 0 0 0 0.0 9,292 Coco Finger 9,292Golden Stravinsky 2002 Stravinsky 1 1 100.0 2 5.0 9,026 Golden Tempest 9,026

*First-season sire; National Hunt statistics to April 24 (end of season), Flat to May 3

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Leading Flat sires 2010 by earningsDubawi position maybe temporary, but hepromises fine legacyfor ill-fated sire Surely there has been a mistake – canonly two of the top ten in the table,Rock Of Gibraltar and Montjeu, reallybe based at Coolmore?

Yes, thanks to the brilliant start to theseason made by Dubawi and OasisDream, along with the tardy beginningBallydoyle experienced, plus themiddle-distance strength of the Irishoperation, which means the first coupleof months of the season are not alwaysspectacular for them.

This is more noticeable at themoment than in 2009, since DanehillDancer certainly hasn’t had anythinglike the flying start he experiencedthen, but no doubt the position willchange. Galileo, for one, is hardly likelyto stay languishing in 12th place giventhe quality of his three-year-olds.

With only two crops running forhim Dubawi cannot honestly beexpected to maintain his standing atthe top, but he already promises to bea superb legacy for breeding from hisill-fated sire Dubai Millennium’ssolitary crop.

His percentage of winners torunners, 46%, is phenomenal andalthough there may be stamina issueswith some of his progeny, middledistances are unlikely to be a problemfor most. Derby Italiano winnerWorthadd is a case in point.

Oddly, the Dalham Hall resident,whose fee this year was £20,000, upfrom £15,000, covered only 72 maresin 2009, compared with 137, 143 and111 over the previous three years.From the same vintage, Shamardalwas booked to 143 in 2009.

Juddmonte Farms stallions havecertainly been in fine form. BesidesOasis Dream, with five stakes winners,they host Dansili with six. Oasis Dreamhas had multiple Grade 2 scorer TuscanEvening in the States, as well as such asSri Putra here, while Dansili has beenrepresented by Grade 1 winner Proviso,to add to Harbinger and Famous Namein Europe.

Both sires have a 30% winners torunners strike-rate, which is belowDubawi but still places them close tothe top.

Jeremy Early

Name YOF Sire Rnrs Wnrs %WR Races AWD Earnings (£) Top horse Earned (£)Dubawi 2002 Dubai Millennium 54 25 46.3 35 8.2 602,480 Makfi 262,478Oasis Dream 2000 Green Desert 104 31 29.8 40 7.9 504,374 Sandbar 39,381Rock Of Gibraltar 1999 Danehill 127 30 23.6 33 9.2 490,746 Jacqueline Quest 86,080Montjeu 1996 Sadler’s Wells 110 27 24.6 28 11.1 489,122 Coordinated Cut 135,425Verglas 1994 Highest Honor 142 28 19.7 34 8.7 483,132 Glass Harmonium 36,900Dansili 1996 Danehill 100 30 30.0 36 9.8 459,443 Illustrious Blue 40,589Kingsalsa 1996 Kingmambo 94 22 23.4 28 9.2 441,320 Too Nice Name 46,903Slickly 1996 Linamix 76 19 25.0 23 9.8 429,607 Gris de Gris 69,912Fasliyev 1997 Nureyev 104 28 26.9 38 6.9 375,532 Amico Fritz 63,416Invincible Spirit 1997 Green Desert 120 21 17.5 29 7.3 374,226 Kargali 36,226Orpen 1996 Lure 84 27 32.1 37 7.9 343,244 Pollen 48,319Galileo 1998 Sadler's Wells 95 24 25.3 30 10.4 338,485 Gile Na Greine 46,695King's Best 1997 Kingmambo 115 21 18.3 27 8.7 319,030 Simon de Montfort 59,735One Cool Cat 2001 Storm Cat 100 26 26.0 35 7.4 316,489 Lunacat 47,345Danehill Dancer 1993 Danehill 138 27 19.6 28 8.4 314,171 Planteur 65,575Medicean 1997 Machiavellian 82 23 28.1 30 8.2 312,178 Marie de Medici 37,560Hawk Wing 1999 Woodman 95 22 23.2 26 8.6 311,875 Shamwari Lodge 45,416Pivotal 1993 Polar Falcon 93 24 25.8 27 9.2 309,332 Fratazz 24,701Halling 1991 Diesis 51 5 9.8 8 10.6 304,630 Cutlass Bay 217,274Diktat 1995 Warning 114 21 18.4 28 8.7 294,668 Skins Game 37,168Dubai Destination 1999 Kingmambo 72 21 29.2 28 8.8 290,896 Evading Tempete 112,876Hennessy 1993 Storm Cat 11 6 54.6 7 7.4 287,960 Special Duty 237,699Muhtathir 1995 Elmaamul 58 14 24.1 16 9.7 287,158 Gone Shopping 23,628Kendor 1986 Kenmare 53 12 22.6 14 9.5 280,752 Calbuco 45,274Okawango 1998 Kingmambo 66 16 24.2 18 9.7 280,038 Wango 19,912High Chaparral 1999 Sadler's Wells 63 18 28.6 18 9.2 279,395 Joanna 35,398Tiger Hill 1995 Danehill 73 20 27.4 28 10.6 272,096 Tiger Village 37,080Peintre Celebre 1994 Nureyev 50 12 24.0 16 11.3 271,367 Byword 88,584Kyllachy 1998 Pivotal 104 28 26.9 32 6.5 270,351 Penitent 77,888Dr Fong 1995 Kris S 90 18 20.0 25 8.1 260,031 Aoife Alainn 35,833Martino Alonso 1994 Marju 38 17 44.7 20 8.5 257,290 Marshade 41,370Captain Rio 1999 Pivotal 102 26 25.5 35 7.1 255,208 Golden Stamp 18,862Highest Honor 1983 Kenmare 41 13 31.7 21 9.9 254,194 Dariole 50,442Selkirk 1988 Sharpen Up 62 16 25.8 22 9.6 247,907 Tranquil Tiger 70,758Indian Rocket 1994 Indian Ridge 50 14 28.0 17 8.7 247,672 Bluster 32,212Lomitas 1988 Niniski 57 16 28.1 20 10.8 239,225 Shalanaya 60,690Green Tune 1991 Green Dancer 58 9 15.5 10 9.1 235,043 Zagora 45,133Elusive City 2000 Elusive Quality 71 23 32.4 29 7.7 234,629 Boltcity 22,124Anabaa 1992 Danzig 69 13 18.8 16 9.7 233,276 Skyteam 23,788Cape Cross 1994 Green Desert 87 16 18.4 23 9.7 231,087 Mahadee 17,084Gold Away 1995 Goldneyev 47 10 21.3 13 10.0 229,532 The Living Room 25,929Bertolini 1996 Danzig 102 25 24.5 34 7.6 220,879 Suits Me 35,361Linamix 1987 Mendez 47 8 17.0 12 10.5 218,514 Rajsaman 35,398Blu Air Force 1997 Sri Pekan 59 21 35.6 30 7.3 216,890 Madda's Force 16,878Sagacity 1998 Highest Honor 69 11 15.9 15 8.6 216,335 Mister Camilau 29,204Panis 1998 Miswaki 34 10 29.4 14 9.1 210,840 Botanique 45,133Red Ransom 1987 Roberto 71 16 22.5 23 9.2 208,407 T'As d'Beaux Yeux 23,451Intikhab 1994 Red Ransom 68 21 30.9 29 8.1 207,501 Kidnapping 24,701Barathea 1990 Sadler's Wells 86 24 27.9 30 9.2 207,414 Lost Soldier Three 27,168American Post 2001 Bering 41 9 22.0 13 8.8 202,493 Liliside 57,522Monsun 1990 Konigsstuhl 50 14 28.0 15 10.7 202,457 Ameer 55,400Hernando 1990 Niniski 45 13 28.9 16 10.3 197,958 Akdarena 38,181Mark of Esteem 1993 Darshaan 61 16 26.2 18 8.6 197,652 Pedra Pompas 56,473Fantastic Light 1996 Rahy 74 18 24.3 22 10.2 193,999 Middle Club 22,359Vettori 1992 Machiavellian 54 11 20.4 14 9.2 191,634 Mistaken Identity 25,752Choisir 1999 Danehill Dancer 70 14 20.0 20 7.8 189,185 Lady Springbank 28,761Sadler's Wells 1981 Northern Dancer 66 8 12.1 10 11.4 188,654 Pouvoir Absolu 46,018Desert Prince 1995 Green Desert 81 23 28.4 25 8.7 188,372 Ceprin 22,911Marchand de Sable 1990 Theatrical 61 11 18.0 14 10.0 185,477 Marchando 26,372Celtic Swing 1992 Damister 55 20 36.4 22 9.1 183,559 Monserrat 32,522Noverre 1998 Rahy 74 21 28.4 26 7.7 183,521 Music Show 42,300Xaar 1995 Zafonic 74 12 16.2 14 7.9 182,571 Xtension 21,480Medecis 1999 Machiavellian 22 13 59.1 18 8.1 180,522 Pallodio 82,089Tagula 1993 Taufan 62 15 24.2 23 7.5 177,037 Canford Cliffs 57,068High Yield 1997 Storm Cat 37 8 21.6 9 8.3 176,202 Tagar Bere 42,920Shamardal 2002 Giant's Causeway 43 18 41.9 22 7.5 175,793 Dibir 28,407Anabaa Blue 1998 Anabaa 55 9 16.4 9 9.9 174,617 Shining Sea 22,566Daylami 1994 Doyoun 49 15 30.6 22 10.8 172,318 Darizi 15,044Refuse To Bend 2000 Sadler's Wells 78 15 19.2 23 8.4 172,141 Ucandri 23,274Lando 1990 Acatenango 62 9 14.5 11 11.4 171,595 Leiloken 25,991Royal Applause 1993 Waajib 96 15 15.6 18 6.7 169,023 Shine For Me 14,513Country Reel 2000 Danzig 28 9 32.1 12 9.0 166,351 Baine 35,398Arakan 2000 Nureyev 23 8 34.8 10 7.6 165,636 Dick Turpin 122,980Marju 1988 Last Tycoon 64 13 20.3 15 7.8 161,593 Chinchon 35,398Acclamation 1999 Royal Applause 61 16 26.2 21 6.8 160,535 Equiano 59,608Desert Style 1992 Green Desert 44 9 20.5 10 7.6 160,458 Paco Boy 56,770Whipper 2001 Miesque's Son 49 14 28.6 15 7.8 159,711 Upper Reef 16,018Sinndar 1997 Grand Lodge 46 12 26.1 14 11.0 158,158 Laristan 15,044Denon 1998 Pleasant Colony 46 15 32.6 18 9.3 153,135 Il Fenomeno 37,489Namid 1996 Indian Ridge 91 18 19.8 22 6.8 152,191 Rebel Duke 13,239Green Desert 1983 Danzig 43 11 25.6 14 7.2 151,962 Tartan Gigha 34,340Nayef 1998 Gulch 49 13 26.5 17 10.1 150,832 Armanty 28,938Equerry 1998 St Jovite 29 8 27.6 9 9.4 148,769 Querry Boy 38,053Chichicastenango 1998 Smadoun 25 6 24.0 7 11.9 148,672 Blek 58,407Elusive Quality 1993 Gone West 36 10 27.8 11 7.7 148,200 Elusive Pimpernel 47,660Bahhare 1994 Woodman 41 12 29.3 15 9.8 146,878 Babarazzi 17,434Statue Of Liberty 2000 Storm Cat 63 10 15.9 11 7.6 143,629 Serva Padrona 25,885Johannesburg 1999 Hennessy 53 11 20.8 13 7.7 142,182 Red Jazz 22,708King Charlemagne 1998 Nureyev 87 19 21.8 24 8.3 142,136 Paladino di Sabbia 25,739Dalakhani 2000 Darshaan 37 9 24.3 11 10.5 141,232 Angel Of Rain 28,628Exceed And Excel 2000 Danehill 64 15 23.4 22 7.1 139,747 Seeking Solace 22,124Giant’s Causeway 1997 Storm Cat 46 8 17.4 9 9.6 138,750 Tinaar 34,238Tobougg 1998 Barathea 69 14 20.3 18 8.6 138,011 Ramble On 31,726

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British and Irish-bred success abroadFor full list see www.ownerbreeder.co.uk

Breeder Winner Sire Age/sex Dam Ctry Date Racecourse Distance Prize-moneyAbergwaun Farms Cosmo Meadow (IRE) King's Best (USA) 3 c Angel of The Gwaun (IRE) Jpn 04/4/10 Nakayama 1m3f £33,289Annalee Bloodstock & Rockhart Trading Ltd. Gibraltar Blue (IRE) Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) 3 f Holly Blue (GB) Saf 02/5/10 Greyville 1m £13,075 (Gr2)Associates, M. & P. Chelsea Lately (IRE) Captain Rio (GB) 3 f Nasaria (IRE) Gr 12/3/10 Athens 6f £8,398Azienda Agricola Francesca Fagutela (GB) Dr Fong (USA) 4 f Sumingasefa (GB) Ity 18/4/10 Milan 1m2f £8,274Azienda Agricola Francesca Fratazz (GB) Pivotal (GB) 5 h Lorne Lady (GB) Ity 01/5/10 Rome 1m1f £21,061 (L)Azienda Agricola Rosati Colarieti Light Energy (GB) Fantastic Light (USA) 3 f Timiram (IRE) Ity 02/5/10 Rome 1m2f110y £9,402Azienda Agricola Rosati Colarieti Ekin (GB) Mujahid (USA) 5 h Eye To Eye (GB) Ity 17/4/10 Milan 5f £21,061 (L)Azienda Agricola Rosati Colarieti Abaton (GB) Dansili (GB) 4 c Guntakal (IRE) Ity 18/4/10 Rome 1m £21,062 (L)Barouche Stud Ireland Ltd Turning Top (IRE) Pivotal (GB) 4 f Pietra Dura (GB) Usa 10/4/10 Santa Anita 1m £17,778Boudengen, P. Celebrity Choice (IRE) Choisir (AUS) 3 c Femme Celebre (IRE) Fr 02/5/10 Longchamp 1m £12,389Brady, P. Thousand Miles (IRE) Danehill Dancer (IRE) 4 c Mille Miglia (IRE) Fr 30/4/10 Toulouse 7f £9,292Branston Stud Ltd Adversity (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) 5 h Tuxford Hideaway Mac 17/4/10 Taipa 7f110y £23,413Brinkley Stud SAS Alta Fedelta (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) 4 f Infiel (GB) Ity 18/4/10 Rome 6f £30,088 (Gr3)Bumble Bloodstock Lady's Purse (GB) Doyen (IRE) 3 f Jetbeeah (IRE) Fr 30/4/10 Toulouse 1m2f110y £24,336 (L)Castlemartin Stud & Skymarc Farm Seventh Star (IRE) Dubai Destination (USA) 3 g Yara (IRE) Usa 01/5/10 Hollywood Park 7f £8,519Cliveden Stud Ltd & Ocean Bloodstock Mores Wells (GB) Sadler's Wells (USA) 6 h Endorsement (GB) Fr 13/4/10 Saint-Cloud 1m2f110y £14,602Collins, M. Catskill Mountain (IRE) One Cool Cat (USA) 4 g Catch The Moon (IRE) Hk 07/4/10 Happy Valley 6f £38,544Compagnia Generale S R L Worthadd (IRE) Dubawi (IRE) 3 c Wigman (USA) Ity 18/4/10 Rome 1m £63,938 (Gr3)Connolly, P. The Gaillimh Girl (IRE) Montjeu (IRE) 4 f Pleiade (FR) Usa 22/4/10 Keeneland 1m1f £17,000Coonan, Mrs M. City of Tribes (IRE) Invincible Spirit (IRE) 6 g Yellow Trumpet (GB) Hk 21/4/10 Happy Valley 5f £28,341Darley Bashful Bride (IRE) Holy Bull (USA) 4 f Satin Finish (IRE) Gr 26/3/10 Athens 7f £9,690Darley Funhouse (GB) Pivotal (GB) 4 f Fun And Games (IRE) Fr 01/5/10 La Teste De Buch 1m1f110y £8,407Darley Memory Cloth (GB) Cape Cross (IRE) 3 c Gossamer (GB) Fr 09/4/10 Saint-Cloud 1m £10,619Darley Wealthy (IRE) Refuse To Bend (IRE) 3 c Enrich (USA) Fr 04/5/10 Maisons-Laffitte 1m £10,619Darley Honour System (IRE) King's Best (USA) 3 c Rawabi (GB) Fr 01/5/10 La Teste De Buch 1m1f110y £11,947Darley Kavango (IRE) Cape Cross (IRE) 3 c Wood Vine (USA) Fr 08/5/10 Saint-Cloud 1m £12,832Darley Lawspeaker (GB) Singspiel (IRE) 3 c Forum Floozie (NZ) Fr 03/5/10 Bordeaux Le Bouscat 1m4f £14,602Darley Crested (GB) Fantastic Light (USA) 7 g Dunnes River (USA) Usa 07/4/10 Keeneland 7f £16,296Darley Swaziland (GB) Green Desert (USA) 5 h Susu (GB) Gr 19/3/10 Athens 7f £27,908Darley Simon de Montfort (IRE) King's Best (USA) 3 c Noble Rose (IRE) Fr 25/4/10 Longchamp 1m2f £35,398 (Gr3)David Jamison Bloodstock Deal Breaker (GB) Night Shift (USA) 5 g Photo Flash (IRE) Usa 24/4/10 Lone Star Park 1m £18,519Dayton Investments Ltd Acteur Celebre (GB) Galileo (IRE) 4 c Actrice (IRE) Fr 20/4/10 Longchamp 1m2f £9,735Dayton Investments Ltd Randonneur (USA) Tale of The Cat (USA) 4 c Rolly Polly (IRE) Fr 08/4/10 Maisons-Laffitte 6f £19,965Dayton Investments Ltd Planteur (IRE) Danehill Dancer (IRE) 3 c Plante Rare (IRE) Fr 11/4/10 Longchamp 1m2f110y £65,575 (Gr2)de Moratalla, Marquesa Chinese Wall (IRE) Aussie Rules (USA) 2 f Ganar El Cielo (GB) Fr 28/4/10 Maisons-Laffitte 5f £10,619Deerforest Stud Aoife Alainn (IRE) Dr Fong (USA) 3 f Divine Secret (GB) Ity 07/4/10 Milan 1m £8,274Deerforest Stud Aoife Alainn (IRE) Dr Fong (USA) 3 f Divine Secret (GB) Ity 17/4/10 Milan 1m1f £21,061 (L)Devaney, Mrs C. Wymering File (IRE) Medecis (GB) 5 m Ensenada (IRE) Gr 26/3/10 Athens 1m £9,303Doyle, J. Carioca (IRE) Rakti (GB) 3 f Cidaris (IRE) Ity 11/4/10 Milan 1m £21,061 (L)Eledy S.R.L. Loredan (IRE) Orpen (USA) 3 c Fedian (IRE) Ity 25/4/10 Rome 1m £8,274Epona Bloodstock Ltd & P. A. Byrne Drumbeat (IRE) Montjeu (IRE) 4 c Maskaya (IRE) Sin 18/4/10 Kranji 1m £15,333Faldutto, G. Joanna (IRE) High Chaparral (IRE) 3 f Secrete Marina (IRE) Fr 08/4/10 Maisons-Laffitte 7f £35,398 (Gr3)Farish, W. S. Mubtassim (GB) Red Ransom (USA) 3 c Style Setter (USA) Fr 20/4/10 Longchamp 1m2f £15,044Floors Farming & Side Hill Stud Comic Strip (GB) Marju (IRE) 8 g Comic (IRE) Hk 25/4/10 Sha Tin 1m2f £636,436 (Gr1)Foley, M. J. Blessing Belle (IRE) Traditionally (USA) 4 f Kind of Loving (GB) Fr 08/5/10 Saint-Cloud 1m4f £8,407G. B. Bloodstock Limited Snape Maltings (IRE) Sadler's Wells (USA) 3 c Hanami (GB) Fr 09/4/10 Saint-Cloud 1m2f110y £9,292G. B. Turnbull Ltd & David & Mrs Brown La Marseillaise (IRE) Medicean (GB) 4 f Saturnalia (GB) Usa 21/4/10 Keeneland 7f £11,111Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd Vangelis (GB) Green Desert (USA) 7 g Ya Tarra (GB) Gr 05/3/10 Athens 7f £9,367Gestut Hof Ittlingen Scalo (GB) Lando (GER) 3 c Sky Dancing (IRE) Gny 02/5/10 Frankfurt 1m2f £28,319 (Gr3)Glending Bloodstock Kilmore Quay (IRE) Traditionally (USA) 3 f Dunbrody (FR) Fr 20/4/10 Longchamp 1m2f £15,044Grangecon Stud Lisvale (IRE) Danehill Dancer (IRE) 5 h Farthingale (IRE) Hk 25/4/10 Sha Tin 1m £38,544Grundy Bloodstock Ltd Heedas (GB) Lomitas (GB) 4 c Heed The Way (USA) Ity 11/4/10 Rome 1m2f110y £21,061 (L)Hascombe & Valiant Studs Miss Keller (IRE) Montjeu (IRE) 4 f Ingozi (GB) Usa 07/4/10 Keeneland 1m £18,259Hascombe & Valiant Studs Tuscan Evening (IRE) Oasis Dream (GB) 5 m The Faraway Tree (GB) Usa 17/4/10 Santa Anita 1m2f £55,556 (Gr2)Hazan Ades, Madame D. Verglacial (IRE) Verglas (IRE) 3 c Apostrophe (IRE) Fr 07/5/10 Fontainebleau 7f £8,850Hennessy, P. Bombadil (IRE) Trans Island (GB) 3 c Chatsworth Bay (IRE) Spa 11/4/10 Zarzuela 7f £8,850Highclere Stud Conceit (GB) Royal Applause (GB) 4 c Travesty (IRE) Usa 29/4/10 Pimlico 5f £8,444His Highness the Aga Khan's Studs S.C. Shamanova (IRE) Danehill Dancer (IRE) 3 f Shamadara (IRE) Fr 02/5/10 Longchamp 1m4f £10,619Houlihan, P. I'mneverwrong (IRE) Compton Place (GB) 3 f Anthyllis (IRE) Usa 18/4/10 Santa Anita 1m £17,778Huggins, R. W. Babyla (GB) Linamix (FR) 4 f Labour of Love (USA) Fr 04/5/10 Lyon-Parilly 1m3f £10,619Hyperion Bloodstock Vitesse Superieure (GB) Statue of Liberty (USA) 4 f Energetic Star (GB) Fr 25/4/10 Longchamp 1m £20,796Iona Equine London China Town (IRE) War Chant (USA) 3 g Green Minstrel (FR) Hk 10/4/10 Sha Tin 5f £34,010Islanmore Stud Frozen Ardour (IRE) Dr Fong (USA) 3 f Freezing Love (USA) Fr 13/4/10 Saint-Cloud 1m £11,062Islanmore Stud Frozen Ardour (IRE) Dr Fong (USA) 3 f Freezing Love (USA) Fr 02/5/10 Longchamp 1m £24,124Juddmonte Farms Inc Deluxe (USA) Storm Cat (USA) 3 f Hasili (IRE) Fr 15/4/10 Longchamp 1m £12,832Juddmonte Farms Ltd Disclose (GB) Dansili (GB) 3 f Revealing (GB) Fr 09/4/10 Saint-Cloud 1m £10,619Juddmonte Farms Ltd Ideology (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) 4 c Kid Gloves (GB) Fr 15/4/10 Longchamp 1m110y £14,602Juddmonte Farms Ltd Ice Blue (GB) Dansili (GB) 3 c Winter Solstice (GB) Fr 11/4/10 Longchamp 1m3f £15,044Juddmonte Farms Ltd Full Steam (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) 3 f Western Appeal (USA) Fr 27/4/10 Chantilly 1m £15,044Juddmonte Farms Ltd Byword (GB) Peintre Celebre (USA) 4 c Binche (USA) Fr 08/4/10 Maisons-Laffitte 1m1f £23,009 (L)Juddmonte Farms Ltd Byword (GB) Peintre Celebre (USA) 4 c Binche (USA) Fr 01/5/10 Saint-Cloud 1m £65,575 (Gr2)Juddmonte Farms Ltd Ice Blue (GB) Dansili (GB) 3 c Winter Solstice (GB) Fr 08/5/10 Saint-Cloud 1m2f £65,575 (Gr2)Juddmonte Farms Ltd. In Lights (GB) Distant Music (USA) 6 h Stardom (GB) Gr 19/3/10 Athens 7f £9,367Juddmonte Farms Ltd. Foreteller (GB) Dansili (GB) 3 c Prophecy (IRE) Fr 19/4/10 Maisons-Laffitte 1m1f £24,336 (L)Kenilworth House Stud Pim Pam (IRE) Verglas (IRE) 3 f Pacy's Ridge (IRE) Fr 15/4/10 Longchamp 7f £11,062Kingwood Bloodstock Greek Gamble (GB) Dubai Destination (USA) 3 c Jade Chequer (GB) Gr 15/3/10 Athens 6f £8,398Kurtel, A. Invincible Son (IRE) Orpen (USA) 4 c Safe Exit (FR) Tur 14/4/10 Istanbul 7f £16,116Lynch Bages Ltd Maria Royal (IRE) Montjeu (IRE) 3 f Notable (GB) Fr 25/4/10 Longchamp 1m3f £10,619M3 Elevage & Haras d'Etreham Ballast (IRE) Desert Prince (IRE) 9 g Suedoise (GB) Usa 17/4/10 Aqueduct 1m £8,519Mac A Bhaird, D. Chevie (IRE) Chevalier (IRE) 5 g Omanah (USA) Hk 21/4/10 Happy Valley 1m55y £28,341March Thoroughbreds Come Touch The Sun (IRE) Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) 3 f Butterfly Cove (USA) Usa 15/4/10 Santa Anita 6f £10,370Mc Cann, J. Clashnacree (IRE) Footstepsinthesand (GB) 3 c Miss Moore (IRE) Hk 07/4/10 Happy Valley 6f £38,544Meon Valley Stud Misericorde (GB) Fasliyev (USA) 5 m Match Point (GB) Jpn 18/4/10 Hanshin 7f £69,907Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd Moving Heart (IRE) Anabaa (USA) 4 f Lady Luck (IRE) Usa 09/4/10 Gulfstream Park 1m £13,704Mull Enterprises Ltd Mister Manannan (IRE) Desert Style (IRE) 3 c Cover Girl (IRE) Fr 27/4/10 Chantilly 6f £24,336 (L)Newsells Park Stud Limited Happy Wedding (IRE) Green Tune (USA) 4 f Diamond White (GB) Fr 23/4/10 Chateaubriant 1m1f £11,504Niarchos Family Tau (GB) Lemon Drop Kid (USA) 5 h Tobiano (USA) Fr 06/5/10 Longchamp 1m £19,965Niarchos Family, The Roatan (GB) Daylami (IRE) 5 g Celestial Lagoon (JPN) Fr 02/5/10 Longchamp 1m4f £14,602Niarchos Family, The Speartooth (GB) Hernando (FR) 3 c Napoli (GB) Fr 09/4/10 Saint-Cloud 1m2f £15,044Old Carhue Stud Benrish (IRE) Refuse To Bend (IRE) 3 c Miss Trish (IRE) Fr 04/5/10 Maisons-Laffitte 6f £11,062O'Reilly, L. Asian Power (IRE) Bertolini (USA) 5 g Cynara (GB) Sin 24/4/10 Kranji 7f £8,256Oostvlaamse Investeringsmaatschappj You Or No One (IRE) Falbrav (IRE) 4 f Desperate Virgin (BEL) Spa 25/4/10 Zarzuela 1m3f £10,619Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd King of Pop (GB) King's Best (USA) 3 c Sandbox (IRE) Fr 14/4/10 Le Croise-Laroche 1m2f110y £10,619Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd Sandbar (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) 3 f Shifting Sands (FR) Fr 08/5/10 Saint-Cloud 1m2f110y £35,398 (Gr3)Saad Bin Mishrif Allied Powers (IRE) Invincible Spirit (IRE) 5 h Always Friendly (GB) Fr 06/5/10 Longchamp 1m4f £35,398 (Gr3)Sc Archi Romani Poster (IRE) Johannesburg (USA) 4 c Whipped Queen (USA) Hk 21/4/10 Happy Valley 1m3f £38,544Scuderia Blueberry SRL Sadowa Destination (GB) Dubai Destination (USA) 3 f Sadowa (GER) Ity 11/4/10 Milan 1m3f £8,274Scuderia Golden Horse S R L Golden Joker (IRE) Shinko Forest (IRE) 6 h Westside Girl (USA) Ity 09/4/10 Rome 5f £8,274Senebrova Partnership Harwalla (IRE) Desert Style (IRE) 4 g Senebrova (GB) Sin 09/4/10 Kranji 5f110y £12,974Shadwell Estate Company Limited Makfi (GB) Dubawi (IRE) 3 c Dhelaal (GB) Fr 08/4/10 Maisons-Laffitte 7f £35,398 (Gr3)Silfield & Redmyre Bloodstock Espinosa (GB) Danehill Dancer (IRE) 4 c Dance Lesson (GB) Usa 25/4/10 Calder 1m1f £9,259Soc. Finanza Locale Consulting SRL. Voila Ici (IRE) Daylami (IRE) 5 h Far Hope (GB) Ity 11/4/10 Milan 1m2f £8,274Sofim Srl Cima de Triomphe (IRE) Galileo (IRE) 5 h Sopran Londa (IRE) Ity 14/4/10 Milan 1m1f £8,274Stynes, Ms Audrey Frances Ercolini (IRE) Pyrus (USA) 3 f Bajan Belle (IRE) Spa 25/4/10 Zarzuela 1m £21,239Trainers House Enterprises Limited T'As d'Beaux Yeux (GB) Red Ransom (USA) 3 f Torrealta (GB) Fr 01/5/10 Saint-Cloud 1m2f110y £12,832Wertheimer et Frere Welmark (GB) Mark of Esteem (IRE) 6 h Welimina (IRE) Fr 29/4/10 Longchamp 1m2f £19,965Wilson, Mr & Mrs C. Diamont Dal (GB) Mtoto 6 g Oriental Empress (GB) Gr 25/3/10 Athens 1m4f £28,780

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YOUR SAY

Having recovered from the drama of the generalelection, it’s time to think about what the newgovernment might mean for racing. The Lib-

Cons take over at a time when racing is facing its worstfinancial crisis for 20 years so the sport expects a lot ofthe new boys. First, we must hope the Tote is kept safefor our sport. Labour got itself into a terrible tangle,making umpteen mistakes during its 13-year tenure. Having missed the chance to pass the Tote to racing,

Labour failed to sell the business on the open market,then continued to destabilise the Tote by pressing forthe sale in recent months when all hope of a goodfinancial deal had long passed. What will the new coalition make of the Tote? It’s

early days but it is believed there is no appetite to sell.Market conditions remain poor and the Tote’s value hasslumped to a maximum of £200 million, of which halfhas been pledged to racing. After coping with legisla-tive costs, Tote debt and pension deficits, the govern-ment would be left with a paltrysum at a time when the Tote’scontribution to racing is higher,relatively, than at any stage inthe past 15 years.Jeremy Hunt, MP for South

West Surrey, basically Farnham,Godalming and parts of Guild-ford, has been appointed seniorminister at DCMS. HughRobertson has the sports port-folio within the department. Hisconstituency is Faversham inKent and he’s a playing member of the MCC. Neither have a racecourse in their constituency, nor

have they a special interest in racing. In opposition,both pledged support for racing, but words are cheapbefore the reality of power and huge deficitsconcentrate the mind. The best hope is that thoughts ofTote privatisation are put on the back burner and thatracing can continue to rely on the company’s profitsremaining in the sport for the next few years at least.Apart from the Tote, ministers might be called on to

settle the annual wrangle between bookmakers andracing over the contribution made by bookies. In oneof his last acts before leaving the job last year, RobHughes, for ten years Levy Board Chairman, pushedthrough an early settlement of the levy, with racingreluctantly accepting a rollover of the 10% share of

bookmakers’ gross profits that go into the Levy Board.That 10% has declined at an alarming rate in recent

years as horseracing has lost much of its popularity,especially in betting shops, where the quick winsoffered by roulette machines have proved more alluringto punters. In the year ending March 2010, levyreceipts may be as low as £80m, down by more than£10m in a year and still falling. The full effects of themovement of bookmakers’ remote betting operations(telephone and e-betting) offshore have still to be fullyreflected in the 2009-10 returns.In quantifying the sport’s needs in its submission to

the Levy Board in April 2010, it is believed racing hasasked for in excess of £120m annually, which would re-quire a levy of 15% to satisfy. Within the current levysystem this is a very tall order and to make its dreamscome true the BHA is committed to modernising thelevy quickly. It will undoubtedly be seeking the support

of the new government inachieving this objective.The Labour government tried

to modernise the Levy Board forclose on ten years and failed tocome up with a new formula acceptable to racing and betting.Now it’s the coalition’s task, butit seems unlikely racing will getanything other than warmwords given the other businesson the government’s agenda.In the meantime the Levy

Board is close to catastrophe asit tries to balance the books.

Having overspent on prize-money in 2009 it is now cur-tailing support for racetrack improvement schemes,whilst still proclaiming on its website that it has a£51m Capital Fund. On no account should that fundbe raided to support a continuing revenue deficit. Sell-ing the family silver rarely works in the longer run.Worse is in the pipeline for prize-money. The

reduction in the second half of 2010 is likely to befollowed by deeper cuts in the new year.At last, Racing For Change is giving hope for the

future, but those benefits will take time to comethrough and more urgent surgery will be necessary if atotal collapse is to be prevented. Our new ministers may prefer to concentrate on

their own deficit rather than get entangled in racing’sproblems.

PETER JONESFormer ToteChairman

Tote privatisation mustbe put on back burner Sale not a priority for Lib-Cons but modernisation of the levy is essential

“The Levy Board is

close to catastrophe

as it tries to balance

the books; prize-

money is suffering”

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