Things to know today
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Pensando A Te won the Group 2 Betway Rockfel at Newmarket on Friday by a short head from Light Of Dawn, with Ruby Moon a head away third, in 1:23.67 under Silvestre De Sousa for Marco Botti. It was her first black type win and a group breakthrough for her sire Blackbeard, and she runs for Elsa Stable, the revived silks of the late owner breeder Elsa Franchini, who died a year ago aged 89. Botti said she has the ability to be a Classic horse and that he will train her with a view to being a Classic filly next year. Talk Of New York took the Group 2 Betway Joel Stakes by four and three quarter lengths from The Lost King in 1:34.30 for Charlie Appleby and William Buick, a first group win for the Godolphin colt, Appleby saying the reason they came was that they could supplement for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. Coedana won the Group 3 Princess Royal by half a length from Inis Mor under Connor Beasley for Ed Bethell (Thoroughbred Daily News, Express and Star) |
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Twenty runners go for the Goffs Million at the Curragh today, Europe’s richest two year old race and the feature of day one of the Autumn Racing Weekend. Paddy Twomey runs Trean, a 20,000 euro Orby Book 2 purchase for the Red Lily Racing Syndicate who was third in the Acomb, while Ballydoyle field Be In Love, the 1.9 million euro Orby Book 1 topper, and Prix Morny runner up Carry The Flag. Michael Bell, who sends Bayside View, said the 50,000 euro Goffs bonus the colt won at Newbury is a massive thing for owners, basically your fees for the year done and dusted and more. Six run in the Group 2 Beresford Stakes on the same card, and the going is described as good to yielding on the straight course and good on the round (Thoroughbred Daily News, The Curragh) |
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Kalpana will be Juddmonte’s only runner in the Group 1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, with Sunly rerouted to the Group 1 Prix de Royallieu the day before. Barry Mahon said it was a tough call but that Kalpana has done nothing wrong all year and the owners wanted to give her her shot at it. The Andrew Balding mare, seventh in last year’s Arc behind Daryz, won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Yorkshire Oaks this season and is ridden by Colin Keane. Mahon also confirmed that Juddmonte International winner Item is finished for the year (Thoroughbred Daily News) |
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A share in Ace Impact made 98,000 euro to James Smith at the Aktem online stallion sale, the top price of the auction. Van Beethoven, at 52,000 euro, and Taj Mahal, at 35,000 euro, both went to Sorec and will stand in Morocco. Eleven of the sixteen lots sold, for a gross of 282,500 euro at an average of 28,250 euro and a median of 21,000 euro. Hicham Debbagh of Sorec said the pair have outstanding genetics for Morocco and that the organisation has a very good programme in place for them (Thoroughbred Daily News) |
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The All-Weather Bonus returns for a fifth season with a one million pound prize fund, running from Tuesday 20 October to Good Friday 26 March at Lingfield Park, Newcastle, Southwell and Wolverhampton, with Arena Racing Company fixtures at Chelmsford City included for the first time. Five Horse of the Month competitions lead to a 100,000 pound Horse of the Year title, won last season by Yorkshire Glory for Ben Haslam and the Blue Lion Racing syndicate. Ben Cook, the company’s racing director, said the bonus has proved incredibly popular since its introduction in 2022 (Thoroughbred Daily News) |
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The 60th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities takes place in Paris on 5 October at Le Meridien Paris Arc de Triomphe, with a keynote address by Princess Zahra Aga Khan and Rishi Persad moderating. Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, chair of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, said that for 60 years delegates with a passion for racing have gathered to share ideas and promote international cooperation. The conference will be streamed live on the federation’s website, with replays and presentations available afterwards (Thoroughbred Daily News) |
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Total Performance Data has signed an agreement with Race Coast covering four South African racecourses, Kenilworth, Durbanville, Greyville and Scottsville, bringing real time GPS tracking, sectional timing and performance data to the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. All four tracks are expected to be live and fully operational later this year. Adam Moore, the company’s director of racing partnerships, said they are delighted to welcome four new premier racecourses and many of South Africa’s most iconic races (Thoroughbred Daily News) |
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