Monday, June 9, 2003
TOTE TAKE £10,000 CASH BET ON MAMOOL
The first big cash bet to be taken on Royal Ascot was seen by the Tote this afternoon as a Tote Bookmakers' customer walked into one of the firm's shops in Glasgow and had £10,000 on Mamool to win the Ascot Gold Cup next week.
As a result the Wigan based firm clipped the four-year-old colt from 4-1 into 3-1jf with Mr Dinos for the race.
Marker Movers on 9th June 2003
Ascot Gold Cup
Mamool 3-1jf (from 4-1)
Mr Dinos 3-1jf (from 7-2f)
Savannagh Bay 14-1 (from 16-1)
Royal Hunt Cup
Funfair 5-1f (from 7-1f)
Wokingham
Fire Up The Band 11-2f (from 6-1f)
Patavellian 10-1 (from 12-1)
Jockey Championship
Fallon 1-10 (from 1-8)
Royal Hunt Cup (Epsom 18th June)
5 Funfair, 10 Akshar, 14 Green Line, Morahib, 16 Colisay, Hallion, Mystic Man, Norton, Selective, Zonergem, 20 Bonecrusher, Demonstrate, Everest, Goblet of Fire, Macadamia, Nashaab, Pablo, Pentecost, Tough Love, Wing Commander, With Reason, 25 Avorado, Camp Commander, Duke of Modena, Island Light, Lady Bear, One More Round, Perfect Storm, Prize Time, Sahaat, Samhari, Serieux, Shot To Fame, Smirk, Surprise Encounter, Unshakable, 33 Bar
Ascot Gold Cup (Ascot 19th June)
3 Mamool, Mr Dinos, 10 Black Sam Bellamy, Boreas, Pugin, 14 Fight Your Corner, Savannah Bay, 16 Alcazar, Jardines Lookout, Kasthari, Pole Star, 20 Ice Dancer, Persian Punch, 25 Clety, Cut Quartz, Tholjanah, Windermere, 33 Chai Walla, Gulf, 50 Bar
Wokingham Handicap (Ascot 20th June)
11-2 Fire Up The Band, 10 Patavellian, 14 Boarder Subject, Capricho, Perfect Touch, 16 Fayr Jag, Impressive Flight, Loyal Tycoon, Polar Way, Royal Millennium, The Tatling, 20 Atlantic Viking, Colonel Cotton, Funfair Wane, Halmahera, Lochridge, Matty Tun, Namroud, Prince Cyrano, Onlytime Will Tell, 25 Bar
Smurfit Champion Hurdle (Cheltenham March 2004)
5 Rooster Booster, 13-2 Back in Front, 9 Rhinestone Cowboy, 12 Sacundai, 16 Sporazene, 20 Davenport Millenium, Intersky Falcon, Ned Kelly, 25 Liberman, Quazar, Santenay, Spirit Leader, Well Chief, Westender 33 Bar
Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup (Cheltenham March 2004)
2 Best Mate, 10 First Gold, 12 Beef or Salmon, 14 Baracouda, 16 Truckers Tavern, 20 One Knight, 25 Harbour Pilot, Hussard Collonges, Iris's Gift, Jair Du Cochet, Valley Henry, 33 Chives, Commanche Court, Frenchmans Creek, Gingembre, Keen Leader, Kingscliff, La Landiere, 40 Bar
Martell Cognac Grand National (Aintree April 2004)
16 Monty's Pass, 20 Ad Hoc, Davids Lad, 25 Gunner Welburn, Supreme Glory, Truckers Tavern, 33 Amberleigh House, Bindaree, Carbury Cross, Chives, Gingembre, Macs Gildoran, Monifault, Ryalux, Shotgun Willy, Stormez, Whats Up Boys
VODAFONE EXTENDS GOODWOOD SUPPORT
Goodwood today announces that Vodafone is to extend its support of racing at the West Sussex course for a further period of three years until 2005.
Already Goodwood's longest-standing commercial supporter, Vodafone will celebrate twenty years of sponsorship by branding all seven races on Saturday, 2 August, the fifth, final and most popular day of the Glorious Goodwood race week.
As a result of the new agreement, the value of the Group 1 Vodafone Nassau Stakes will be increased by £70,000 to £200,000, while the Vodafone Stewards' Cup, the day's showpiece sprint handicap, will rise by £15,000 to £100,000, setting two new prize money records.
The quality of the race programme receives a further boost with the introduction of an entirely new fourteen furlongs 'listed' race, for mares and fillies only, which will have a prize fund of £35,000.
Commenting on the sponsorship, Goodwood's Chairman, His Grace, the Duke of Richmond said, "Vodafone's continued support underpins the quality of the final day of our festival meeting which, with a Group 1 event, two listed races, a highly competitive handicap and record prize money provides a fitting finale to what promises to be a fascinating five days of racing."
The announcement of Vodafone's commitment follows the highly successful Vodafone Derby meeting at Epsom Downs.
Sir Christopher Gent, Chief Executive, Vodafone Group Plc said, "Horse racing has always played an important role in our sports sponsorship portfolio and in Goodwood, which is recognised as one of the most beautiful racecourses in the world, we have found a day's racing which not only attracts a significant amount of media coverage but is also an ideal opportunity to entertain valued customers and suppliers."
JOCKEY CLUB ANNOUNCES PLANS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE TESTING OF RIDERS
The Jockey Club announced today that jockeys riding in Britain will soon be subject to an expanded programme of routine testing. The revised programme, which gets underway later this month, will include a significant increase in the number of random tests as well as the introduction of breathalyzer tests and will open up the way for target testing of jockeys.
The testing of riders in Britain was introduced in 1994 and since then, 1494 tests have been carried out for the Jockey Club by UK Sport. UK Sport have collected and analysed about 150 samples each year, but within the next few years and from the same budget, the Jockey Club intends to increase the number of urine tests to around 1000 a year (with up to 2000 breathalyzer tests) by transferring its contract for collection and analysis to Medscreen Ltd, whose world wide client base includes government contracts.
Dr Michael Turner, the Jockey Club's Chief Medical Adviser, said today: "We are delighted to be able to announce this expansion of our dope testing programme. The measures will serve to increase confidence in the safety of British racing. The motive for expanding our testing programme is not because of a need to tackle a particular problem; rather, it is to use our financial resources in the most cost-effective way to further increase safety levels in a very high-risk sport.
"By aiming our primary testing programme at those substances that impair performance or judgement, we can conduct a more effective and thorough testing programme as well as achieving a much faster turn around of results. The move to Medscreen will also open up the way for the introduction of target testing in competition, the absence of which in a safety critical sport is arguably a weakness. Target testing would enable us to ensure that all professional jockeys are subjected to regular testing.
"We are grateful for the work conducted by UK Sport on behalf of the Jockey Club, however, it is now necessary for us to move on in order to achieve our targets.
"Most people agree that in racing it is the horse's ability which is the primary factor in determining the result of a race, consequently, racing is not comparable with other non-equine sports. Our needs have more in common with the occupational screening of employees working in safety sensitive jobs (pilots, police, armed forces, train drivers etc). British racing already has a comprehensive anti-doping programme for horses and the expanded testing programme for riders can only help to improve levels of safety and integrity."
TIMEFORM CHARITY DAY IS TOPS AT YORK
With record prize money of £178,000, the 33rd Timeform Charity Day at York – the second day of the June Meeting on the Knavesmire – should confirm its status as one of the most popular and well-known day's racing in the U.K.
On a day full of quality, the highlights of the seven-race programme which begins at 2.00 p.m. are The William Hill Trophy (a £75,000 Showcase Handicap over six furlongs – Britain's most valuable sprint handicap for three-year-olds), the 16th running of The Queen Mother's Cup (one of the foremost races in Europe for lady amateur riders), The Cadogan Silver Salver Handicap Stakes, The Daniel Prenn Royal Yorkshire Rated Stakes, The Charles Henry Memorial Handicap Stakes, The Leonard Sainer E.B.F. Maiden Stakes and The Michael Sobell Maiden Stakes.
Since the inaugural Timeform Charity Day in 1971, over £3 million has been raised for various charities, principally Macmillan Cancer Relief. The figure represents the combined proceeds of the racedays and Timeform's eve-of-meeting dinner at the racecourse that features Timeform's Racing Personality of the Year Award. Last year's recipient of this prestigious prize was York's former clerk of the course and manager, John Smith, who retired at the end of last season.
Amongst the items to be auctioned at the dinner are a Bronze of Rock Of Gibraltar – last season's champion racehorse, who was jointly owned by Sir Alex Ferguson as well as trips to the 2004 Dubai World Cup, the Irish Guineas Meeting at the Curragh (including a visit to the famous Ballydoyle stables and Coolmore Stud), next year's Monaco Grand Prix, not to mention a selection of racing memorabilia.
The afternoon's full-colour racecard will feature a special racecard competition, held in association with ‘Go Racing in Yorkshire' on the nine Yorkshire courses this season. The overall competition winner at the end of the year will receive a holiday for two in Spain, courtesy of Planet Air and Ripon Travel.
Friday's opening race at 2.10 p.m., The Blacks – The People For Property Stakes, is a handicap contest for sprinters, sponsored for the second year by the York-based chartered surveyors, while leading betting exchange company, sportingoptions.co.uk support a race for the first time at York, in the form of the afternoon's Showcase Handicap, a contest for sprinters over six furlongs.
Regular sponsors, Batleys Cash & Carry return to the Knavesmire to support a race in aid of the company's fund-raising efforts for charity, assisted by several media, show business and sporting personalities. This year's special guest will be Jane Tomlinson who has received many prestigious awards for her well publicised fund raising activities despite her own terminal illness.
Arriva Trains Northern sponsor The Rous Selling Stakes to celebrate the popular ‘Back A Winner By Train' scheme for racegoers travelling by train to selected northern racecourses, including York. The Colliergate Rated Stakes, a handicap contest for stayers, completes Friday's entertainment highlights.
A couple of giant screens will assist racegoers to enjoy even more of the action on both days, while the ‘Punters Panel' – part of the Tote Partnership Initiative with the course – takes place prior to racing in the winners' enclosure, with selected guests previewing the racing. York's fully-supervised crèche facility, ‘Colts & Fillies' is available on Saturday.
The £20 million Ebor Stand, officially unveiled at last month's opening May Meeting, proved to be a huge success and with Timeform Charity Day a major draw, even more racegoers look set to be introduced to the delights of racing at York.
FRANCE TO THE FORE
Apprentice rider, Suzanne France, who has struck up a successful partnership with Efidium, is the Cocked Hat Apprentice of the Month for May.
Based with Brandsby (near York) trainer Neville Bycroft, Suzanne, aged 22, partnered Efidium to a couple of victories last month - at Redcar and Doncaster. The five-year-old gelding, trained by Bycroft, had provided Suzanne with her first success as a rider when winning a race for professional and amateur lady riders at Ripon in late April.
The award is supported by Cocked Hat Farm Foods Ltd. of Ripon, as part of the company's involvement in the Northern Flat Jockeys' Championship - The Cock O' The North Award, which up to 7 June is lead by the current northern champion, Kevin Darley with 46 winners so far this season.
FRENCH BLOODSTOCK NEWS
NEBRASKA TORNADO FOR JUDDMONTE
The Andre Fabre-trained Nebraska Tornado (Storm Cat) maintained her unbeaten record when lifting yesterday's Gr.1 Prix de Diane Hermes at Chantilly by a hard-fought 3/4L. She beat the John Dunlop-trained Time Ahead (Spectrum) into second with stablemate and Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Musical Chimes (In Excess) in third.
GABRIEL CONFIRMS FORM
Off the track since winning in Hong Kong in December, Ange Gabriel showed his well-being with a smooth victory over Martaline (Linamix) in the Gr.2 Grand Prix de Chantilly yesterday. Eric Libaud's charge is expected to contest the King George at Ascot later this summer.
LORDY LORDY
Lord of Men, who sired his second winner when Fabulous Groom won impressively at Maisons-Laffitte on Friday, made it three when French Touch landed the Prix Mireille over 1200m at Marseille-Borely on Saturday. Fabulous Groom was born and raised at HarasDu Taillis and was sold for just 9,500 at auction.
Lord Of Men stands at Haras Du Logis, fee 2,300
It was a good week for Logis stallions, as Penekamp had a Listed winner in the UK and Medaaly had eleven horses either winning or placed.
GALILEO'S BROTHER SOLD
Gestut Farhof have bought Black Sam Bellamy in a deal brokered by Jean-Pierre Derobaix of the French Bloodstock Agency (FBA). The colt will stay in training with Aidan O'Brien and will continue to run carrying Michael Tabor's silks. Black Sam Bellamy won the Gran Premio del Jockey Club Gr1 in Milan at 3 and secured Italian highweight honours. He was also placed 3rd in Criterium de Saint Cloud Gr1 at 2, in France and last Friday finished third in the Gr1 Vodafone Coronation Cup at Epsom Downs in England . No plans have been announced about his future home as a stallion.
BELGIAN GOES SOUTH
Well over a week of rumours were finally confirmed when it was announced that Chantilly-based Belgian trainer Jean-Marc Capitte will train for Jean-Claude Seroul next year. His new base will be Calas-Cabries on the Marseille coast. He is expected to move in on the 1st September.
MARIENSKY SCORES STATESIDE
Former Nicolas Clement inmate Mariensky won her first Group race when lifting the Gr.2 Sheepshead Bay Handicap at Belmont Park on Saturday by eight lengths. The Gulch filly won at Listed level in France in 2001. Now with Christophe Clement, Mariensky won an allowance race on her seasonal re-appearance at Aqueduct on 4th May. She is likely to be seen next in the Gr.2 New York Handicap at Belmont Park on the 4th July. Meanwhile, the former french-trained Denon scored in the 10 furlong Gr.1 Manhattan Handicap at Belmont Park yesterday. The four year old son of Pleasant Colony was trained by J Pease at Chantilly when in France.
WELCOME MILLENIUM
The Pau-trained Welcome Millenium has been sold to continue his career in the States. Bred by Haras de la Reboursiere et de Monatigu, he finished fourth in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas). He will now be trained in California by RonMcAnally.
FLU CONFIRMED
It has been confirmed that the training centre of Pau has an equine flu outbreak. Rumours over the last few weeks were finally confirmed, with several horses at numerous stables affected.
FRENCH BREDS WINNERS IN SPAIN
San Sebastian Jun 8
FREEDOM CRY
3yo+ hcp, 1m, 3,600
Lascar Des Galas (Fr), 4c, ex Gisborne (Last Tycoon) B: M. Thomas
SAUMAREZ
3yo+ hcp, 1m, 3,000
Narciso (Fr), 5g, ex Altri Pensieri (Bellypha) B: P.C. Gouesnard
VOLOCHINE
3yo+ hcp, 1m, 3,300
Morganita (Fr), 4f, ex Fearnan (Blakeney) B: E. Aubree
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
NEWMARKET GOES ALL-WEATHER
With the imminent opening of Deauville's all-weather track, Racecourse Holdings Trust jumped on the bandwagon, announcing provisional plans to build all-weather tracks at Newmarket and Kempton Park. The plan for Newmarket is a twelve furlong all-weathertrack adjacent to the Rowley Mile course, while Kempton is likely to get a track to replace the grass (flat) track.
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