European Trainer - Spring 2011 - Issue 33

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FERDY MURPHY “Racing is pulling itself apart at the moment” THE FRENCH MODEL Publishing Ltd

Why is French racing so strong?

STARTING INJURIES Understanding the jump action

RACING MARES IN FOAL Does racing a mare in foal improve her ability?

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Enough is enough

Giles Anderson As I wrote in December, there was much sense made by Ferdy Murphy in his letter to the Racing Post in November, so it soon became a no-brainer for me to have Ferdy as our cover trainer interview for this issue of the magazine. Once again, Ferdy puts across some interesting thoughts on the state of racing and how he keeps himself going.

In this issue we’re featuring thoughts for the future from leading figures in the UK racing industry. We’ve also got an interesting feature about the French racing industry. Every day, one hears about how good prize money is in France so we decided to dig a bit deeper to get an understanding as to how the French business model works.

A telltale sign for how bad the UK racing economy is getting can be gleaned from our indexes of stakes races, which we publish at the back of the magazine. Looking specifically at Listed races, the majority of UK Listed race values have been reduced by 25% for 2011 (compared to published values for 2010). Of all the 140 Listed races scheduled to be run on or after April 2nd, 2011, only seven meet or currently exceed the tariffs as set out by the Horsemen’s Group. A further two races at Royal Ascot are within £800 of the tariff and a race at York is within £50. Hopefully, as April 2nd draws closer, racecourses may accept that if they choose to run these races, they’ve got to be putting the right values to these races. If you can’t afford the races, don’t run them! A drop of 25% is simply too drastic a cut. If these cuts continue, then eventually it will make a mockery of black type and surely we can’t let racing go further down the route of mediocrity.

For the record, the following are the races which currently exceed the criteria: Royal Ascot -Windsor Castle (2yo) – Value £50,000 criteria £34,091 Royal Ascot - Chesham (2yo) – Value £50,000 criteria £34,091 Hamilton - Glasgow (3yo) – Value £40,000 criteria £39,785 Salisbury - Upavon (3yo+) – Value £40,000 criteria £39,785 Ripon - Champion (2yo) – Value £30,000 criteria £26,705 Salisbury - Dick Poole (2yo) – Value £27,000 criteria £26,705 Redcar - Two Year Old Trophy (2yo) – Value £150,000 criteria £34,091 So what can be done? The fall in levy income will be blamed by many racecourses. But, here’s an idea: Just as the Fair Trade movement has brought about positive changes to the food industry, I suggest we develop a Fair Trade charter of our own. I’ll be right behind publishing a list of betting entities who contribute fully back to racing in each country they are based in. We’ll then make copies available for trainers to give out to owners and anyone else who wants it. The more people who “bet ethically” will surely make a difference.

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Chairman’s message

CRIQUETTE HEAD I am pleased to announce that I have been elected to serve for a further three years as President of the European Trainers’ Federation. I am proud that my peers have once again demonstrated their confidence in me and look forward to continuing working on your behalf.

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HE elections took place during the weekend of 11th & 12th December at the ETF’s Annual General Meeting which was kindly hosted in the magnificent city of Prague by Mr Roman Vitek of the Czech Jockeys and Trainers Association. Christian Van Der Recke from Germany was voted to join us as Vice-Chairman of the ETF alongside Max Hennau, and Jim Kavanagh remains in his role as Treasurer.

Countries represented at the AGM were Belgium, Ireland, UK, Germany, Norway, Sweden and the Czech Republic, while Spain were unfortunately prevented from attending by the bad weather conditions. It is very disappointing that Italy have still not designated a representative and I hope that they will re-join the Federation soon. We also welcomed Slovakia for the first time to our AGM. Theirs is a small racing nation but is one of a few countries, along with Hungary, Poland and Turkey, keen to join the ETF. Turkey is not in Europe but has shown its motivation to promote and

improve its racing industry, notably through the international meeting in September, and so an exception could well be made. I believe that it is important that we have as many members as possible to maximise the strength of our organisation.

One of the main topics discussed was the decrease in prize money across Europe. I am sorry to see this state of affairs and realise that we are spoilt in France compared to other countries. This is thanks to the PMU system which allows us to plough money directly back into races, and a government which supports our industry.

France Galop managed to raise prize money by 3% for 2011 and I hope that they will be able to continue to do so. The drop in prize money elsewhere has wide-reaching repercussions, affecting breeding figures, owners and number of trainers able to operate. The situation is different in each country but I hope that through hard work we will be able to come through these difficult times.

When I first took on the Chairmanship of the ETF, I declared that my aim was to

achieve harmonisation in racing’s rules. This has proved to be a slow and complicated task but one which I am still devoted to. I intend to meet with Brian Kavanagh, President of the newly-created European and Mediterranean Horseracing Federation and hope that the ETF will be allowed a seat on their board so that we can make our voice heard by the higher instances of horseracing at an international level.

I would like to salute the work of European Trainer Magazine which is a valuable support to us, enabling us to share experiences and ideas among our counterparts across the continent. The ETF is currently constructing a new website www.europeantrainers.com which will be an important source of information and exchange for trainers. This multi-lingual site should be up and running during the first semester of 2011.

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10 TRM Trainer of the Quarter Leading Spanish trainer Ioannes Osorio.

12 Ferdy Murphy Will Hayler spent some time getting the no-holds-barred opinion of jumps trainer Ferdy Murphy.

20 Starting Injuries The dynamics involved at the start of a race are complex, and injuries incurred during this process are not uncommon, by Samantha Ostridge.

30 Prize Money Lissa Oliver looks at Europe’s efforts to unify the payment system for owners.

34 Human vs. Equine Sports Nutrition What similarities are there in sports nutrition for human and equine athletes? By Catherine Dunnett.

40 The French Model Isabel Mathew on why the French racing model is known as “the best system in the world.”

46 UK Racing Six industry professionals give their view on what lies ahead for racing, as told to Colin Mackenzie.

52 Racing Mares in Foal Clive Webb-Carter has some thoughts on the adage that racing a mare in foal will move her up in ability.

56 11 for 11 What might the top newsmakers of 2011 be?

By Sid Fernando.

60 Product Focus 67 Stakes Schedules Forthcoming stakes races from Europe and around the world.

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CONTRIBUTORS

Publisher & Editorial Director Giles Anderson Assistant Editor Frances Karon Design/Production Neil Randon Advertising Sales Giles Anderson Circulation Angela Brown Photo Credits

Dr Catherine Dunnett BSc, PhD, R.Nutr. is an independent nutritionist registered with the British Nutrition Society. She has a background in equine research, in the field of nutrition and exercise physiology, with many years spent at The Animal Health Trust in Newmarket. Prior to setting up her own consultancy business, she worked in the equine feed industry on product development and technical marketing.

FRBC, Galoppfoto, Horsephotos, Kempton Park, A Galopar, Hugh Routledge, Shutterstock

Cover Photograph Hugh Routledge

Cover Design

Sid Fernando is president of eMatings LLC and Werk Thoroughbred Consultants, Inc. He is the former bloodstock editor of Daily Racing Form and also blogs about racing and breeding.

Carl Durban Trainer Magazine is published by Anderson & Co Publishing Ltd. This magazine is distributed for free to all ETF members. Editorial views expressed are not necessarily those of the ETF. Additional copies can be purchased for £5.95 (ex P+P). No part of this publication may be reproduced in any format without the prior written permission of the publisher.

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Will Hayler is a freelance racing writer from York, England and a racing correspondent for the Guardian newspaper. He has written for a variety of publications and, since 2008, has been President of the Horserace Writers and Photographers Association in the UK. Isabel Mathew is a freelance journalist based in Paris. She works for several different publications covering subjects related to the French Horseracing Industry and elsewhere. After graduating from the Darley Flying Start and working in racing across many different countries, she has been in France for nearly two and a half years

Colin Mackenzie worked as a news and foreign correspondent for the Daily Express and Daily Mail before joining the nascent Racing Post at the end of 1985. He returned to the Daily Mail as Racing Correspondent at the end of 1988, retiring in 2008.

Lissa Oliver lives in Co Kildare, Ireland and is a regular contributor to The Irish Field and the Australian magazine, Racetrack. Lissa is also the author of several collections of short stories and two novels.

Samantha Ostridge is a Human and Equine Sports Massage Therapist. She studied with Mary Bromley in England where much of her training was with Steeplechase horses. This lead to an interest in race horse injury and rehabilitation.

Prior to this she worked for a number of years as an Engineer and is a Chartered Environmentalist.

Clive Webb-Carter is a Britishbased bloodstock consultant trading under the name, Clive Webb-Carter Bloodstock Services.

As well as bloodstock writing, Clive also specialises in bloodstock and pedigree consultancy. Clive’s services and blog, “Pedigree Thoughts”, can be found at: www.wcbloodstock.co.uk

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EUROPEAN TRAINERS’ FEDERATION AIMS and OBJECTIVES of the ETF: a) To represent the interests of all member trainers’ associations in Europe. b) To liaise with political and administrative bodies on behalf of European trainers. c) To exchange information between members for the benefit of European trainers. d) To provide a network of contacts to assist each member to develop its policy and services to member trainers.

ETF REPRESENTATIVES Chairmanship: Criquette Head-Maarek Association des Entraineurs de Galop 18 bis Avenue du Général Leclerc 60501 Chantilly FRANCE Tel: + 33 (0)3 44 57 25 39 Fax: + 33(0)3 44 57 58 85 Email: entraineurs.de.galop@wanadoo.fr

Vice Chairmanship:

Vice Chairmanship:

Treasureship:

Max Hennau FEDERATION BELGE DES ENTRAINEURS Rue des Carrieres 35 5032 - Les Isnes BELGIUM Tel: Fax: +32 (0)81 56 68 46 Email: max.hennau@mobistarmail.be

Christian von der Recke Hovener Hof 53919 Weilerswist Germany Tel: +49 (0 22 54) 84 53 14 Email: recke@t-online.de

Jim Kavanagh IRISH RACEHORSE TRAINERS ASSOCIATION Curragh House-Dublin Road Kildare-Co.Kildare IRELAND Tel: +353 (0) 45 522981 Fax: + 353 (0) 45 522982 Mobile: + 353(0)87 2588770 Email: irishrta@eircom.net www.irta.ie

GERMANY

SPAIN

NORWAY

Erika Mäder Jentgesallee 19 47799 Krefeld Tel: +49 (0)2151 594911 Fax: +49 (0)2151 590542 Mobile: +49 (0)173 8952675 Email: trainer-und-jockeys@netcologne.de

Mauricio Delcher Sanchez AZAFRAN, 5- 3ºM MAJADAHONDA 28022 Madrid Spain Tel: +34 (0)666 53 51 52 Email: mdelcher@hotmail.com

Sven-Erik Lilja Eventyrveien 8, 1482 Nittedal Norway Tel: +47 (0) 67 07 14 12 Mobile: +47 (0) 91 12 88 96 Email: svelilja@nokab.no

CZECH REPUBLIC

UNITED KINGDOM

SWEDEN

Jan Demele CZECH JOCKEYS AND TRAINERS ASSOCIATION Radotinska 69 Praha 5-Velka Chuchle 150 00 Contact: Roman Vitek Mobile: +42 (0)606620591 Email: drvitek@email.cz

Rupert Arnold NATIONAL TRAINERS’ FEDERATION 9 High Street - Lambourn - Hungerford Berkshire RG17 8XN Tel: +44 (0)1488 71719 Fax: +44 (0)1488 73005 www.racehorsetrainers.org

Fredrik Reuterskiöld Swedish Trainers Association South Notarp 3228 S-243 92 Hoor Tel: +46 (0)413 55 00 65 Fax: +46 (0)413 55 04 95 Mobile: +46 (0)70 731 26 39

ITALY Ovidio Pessi U.N.A.G. Via Montale, 9 20151 Milano milano@unag.it paolapezzotti@libero.it tel. +39 02 48205006 mobile: +39 348 31 33 828

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Mr Claes Björling Swedish Trainers Association North Karlaplan 10 115 20 Stockholm Sweden Mail: worldracing@hotmail.com Tel: +46 (0)8 662 46 79 Mobile: +46 (0)708 756 756

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Ioannes Osorio (right), with jockey Jeremy Crocquevieille, after Entre Copas won the Gran Premio de Andalucía-Mijas Cup

The TRM Trainer of the Quarter award has been won by Ioannes Osorio. Osorio and his team will receive a selection of products from the internationally-acclaimed range of TRM supplements worth €2,000, as well as a bottle of select Irish whiskey.

TRM Trainer of the Quarter

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By Mariano Zomeño

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HE favourite Entre Copas, a seven-year-old chestnut gelding ridden by Jeremy Crocquevieille, easily won the eleventh edition of the Gran Premio de Andalucía-Mijas Cup in Spain in February.

Closely stalking the leader Nelson Groom, Entre Copas pulled away in the stretch to win by a comfortable margin, with Bound by Honour second after catching Nelson Groom in the final furlong. This is the biggest win to date for the son of Sakhee, owned by Cuadra África and trained by Ioannes Osorio. Entre Copas has run 31 races, with 8 wins, 14 places, and €149,500 in earnings.

In a career that might be considered typical of horses trained by Ioannes Osorio, Britishbred Entre Copas (by Sakhee ex Priena, by Priolo) made an unplaced debut in the autumn of his three-year-old season before soon winning his first race in November of 2007, and in his first attempt at a major prize, he was 11th in the 2008 edition of the Gran Premio Ciudad de Madrid, the big 2,500

metre race for three-year-olds and up in June at La Zarzuela in Madrid. That same season, Entre Copas won the 3,000 metre Premio Gladiateur for four-year-olds and up in November, and he has been running in the big races for stayers and their prep races since then, with a third and a second in the Gran Premio Ciudad de Madrid, a fifth and a sixth in the Copa de Oro de San Sebastián, and a third and a fourth in the Memorial Duque de Toledo, these last two races both being 2,400 metre events for three-year-olds and up.

Osorio, the 20th Duke of Alburquerque, trains from his own facilities, at Soto de Manzaneque in Algete, near Madrid. He doesn’t rush his horses, which he trains both for himself and for other owners, but instead patiently gives them time to develop. Thus, it is not rare to see the horses trained in Algete make their debut at the end of their threeyear-old season, as was the case with Entre Copas.

Although he is considered a good trainer for stayers, Osorio won the last edition of the Premio Antonio Blasco, a 1,400-metre race for two-year-olds and up, in Madrid, with

Peñalén, a now five-year-old son of King’s Best, in October, 2010.

Probably the best horse he currently has in training is Carmanor, a bay gelding by Slip Anchor out of the Spanish-bred mare Menta.

Like Entre Copas, Carmanor keeps progressing with age … and patience. Osorio also owns and bred Carmanor, who beat Entre Copas in the Premio Gladiateur last November.

Besides a long list of titles that make him “Grande de España” (a term that includes more or less the highest ranked titles of the nobility), Ioannes Osorio inherited his love of horses from his father, the late Beltrán Osorio. Sometimes known as “the Iron Duke” in England, or simply as “El Duque” (The Duke) for the people involved in the turf, Beltrán Osorio might be considered the most important horseman in the 20th Century Spain. His attempts to win the Aintree’s Grand National cost him a good many broken bones. The red and blue silks of the horses of Ioannes Osorio always cause the recall and inspire respect for this familiar tradition. n

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Even from the relative comfort of a seat at the top table of British jumps racing, Ferdy Murphy says he can’t just sit by without trying to do something. While some canny property investment local to his Wensleydale stables has provided a financial prop to keep his training business competitive, Murphy is fearful for the future of the sport which has been close to his heart for all of his 62 years.

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oWeVer, unlike some of racing’s other doommongers, Murphy is keen on action. Thankfully, he’s pretty keen on words too.

Last November he wrote a letter to the Racing Post outlining proposals that, if Murphy oversees schooling at his Wynbury Stables in West Witton, North Yorkshire

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implemented, could theoretically provide racing a return of £150 million a year from bookmakers and betting exchanges.

By charging bookmakers a picture rights fee of £1 per race, per betting office, a benchmark calculation sees 8,500 shops and 10,500 races producing a yield of some

£90 million a year. This amount, Murphy envisages, could be topped up by additional money – up to £60 million, he believes – yielded from a five pence transaction charge placed on all matched horse racing bets laid on Betfair.

Sounds simple? Well, it is. And the removal of complicated formulas and expensive red tape from the process by which payments to the sport are made by those who profit from bets placed on it could only be a good thing.

Pragmatically, there are potential flaws.

Fees for picture rights would be subject to VAT, while Levy is exempt, and although Betfair’s Guy Sangster contacted Murphy after the publication of the letter and is set to meet the trainer this spring, it seems improbable to imagine that adding a transaction charge could sit well with shareholders.

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Nevertheless, the proposals point to Murphy’s desire to find solutions to problems and could offer a starting point for future negotiations between bookmakers and racing which do not require the annual rigmarole of Government invention.

“With hindsight, I probably shouldn’t have sent the letter to the Racing Post, I should have sent it straight to Nic Coward at the British Horseracing Authority,” says Murphy. “racing is pulling itself apart at the moment. You only have to look at the infighting to see how complicated it is and why we need to simplify its finances.

“The biggest winners at the moment are the legal people. everyone that has had an input in the Levy process has had their own legal people. We need to simplify it as much as possible and keep it straightforward.

“We’ve had a look at the sums and these proposals are what we have come up with.

“The people who run racing have left bookmakers off too lightly for too long. As far as I can see, the best people in racing, the good brains are with the bookmakers.

To me, they’ve recruited very, very sharp people. I sat down for dinner once with Fred Done, the founder of Betfred, and I listened to him for an hour and a half and how he set up his business. He worked on his product and he wanted his to be the best. We had the best but we’re making it the worst.”

As we all know, reduced prize money levels inevitably threaten to lead to disenchantment for owners and the likelihood of declining revenues on all fronts for trainers, with the rising number of bad debts also putting stress on the balance sheet.

But Murphy’s concerns extend beyond simple finances to the detrimental effects upon the image of racing and its potential for revival.

His relationship with the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has always been incendiary, not least as the result of a number of well-publicised brushes with the BHA’s disciplinary panel.

This, however, is not personal, he insists.

“I think they’ve got some good people at the BHA, but I’m not so sure about the leadership – do they really understand racing?” he asks.

“You would never think you would see the day where a jockeys’ percentage

“Racing is pulling itself apart at the moment. You only have to look at the infighting to see how complicated it is and why we need to simplify its finances” for winning a race could be less than his riding fee but that’s where we are now.

“They say that we have the best racing in the world, but our product is just getting driven into the ground by mediocrity.

“I brought this up with the BHA about three, four years ago, that they are dumbing down racing. “rupert Murdoch proved with football that the way you need to go is up, not down. He took it and put in on a different level. People thought that if you start paying these footballers obscene wages that it can’t last, but he’s made these football players gods. He made football better and brought it to a higher standard and glamourised it. We’ve Ferdy Murphy with jockey Graham Lee

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gone the other way.

“If we run a 0-85 handicap, the sort of race which we have plenty of now over jumps, you must remember that over the last 15-16 years, we’ve had 20lb worth of slippage in the ratings – two 10lb slippages, so a 0-85 is actually a 0-65 and if you take 26lb off of 65, you get a horse that can’t even canter – it should be dead – and that’s what’s running off of 10st in these races.

“Where five or six years ago, I would have 20 or so people coming to look at horses wanting to buy something to go point-to-pointing, nowadays owners that have a 85 or a 90 horse say ‘oh there’s plenty of races for them’ so they’ve kept the rubbish in racing.

“They’ve just pandered to the bookmakers. The bookmakers want these races because you’ll get a full field, they’ll be wearing tongue-ties, visors, blinkers, you name it, they’re all toerags. I mean they’re all still horses, but they have their problems.

“The thing is if you ran the race 20 times you’d get 17 different winners and they’d all be 14-1. The bookmakers can make more money out of the punters on these races, the worse the race the higher the profit for them, and that’s what they went for and the BHA have accommodated them.” racing has, in Murphy’s view, shot itself in the foot by producing racing so impossible and impenetrable for punters that they have voted with their wallets.

The consequent drop in revenues for the sport, combined with the overspending in previous years will this year, he believes, start to take dramatic effect.

“What’s going to happen is that a lot of small trainers will be going out of business to start with,” he says. “I know it’s been said before, but I’m telling you, it’s really going to rock the sport. You’ll have a massive, massive exodus of owners, don’t worry about that. I reckon you’ll see about a 30 per cent reduction in the numbers of horses in training.

“We try to stay competitive. We only charge 90p a mile [travelling expenses] and we lose big money on transport. But it’s very hard to go to someone and say prize money is getting lower and lower – okay it’s your hobby – but the return that you are going to get is going to be far less than what you got last year, but at the same time I’m putting my prices up.

“I have more than half-a-dozen four-yearolds in the field, whose owners have said to keep them out. Last year I would bring them in the winter, but this year we’re not going to bring them in at all until the summer. We charge about eight pounds a day for them while they are out at grass and

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we make a loss on them because they’ve still got to be fed and looked after.

“It’s a decision I made myself not to put extra expenses on to those owners.

Hopefully it will pay off for me in the long term. As an owner, you only need to get a few returns from Weatherbys to think ‘Bollocks to this.’

“I’ve spoken to some of the biggest trainers in the business and they say they’ve never known it so bad. I could tell you about trainers who are owed one-and-a-half million, two million in bad debts. There are trainers who have dozens of horses where the owners have just walked away and said ‘Keep’em.’”

A journeyman jockey in Ireland, Murphy learned the ropes with Phonsie o’Brien at Ballydoyle before a spell with Paddy Mullins, subsequently becoming a salaried trainer for the Durkan family, where his years included a spell training the muchloved mare Anaglogs Daughter, winner of the 1980 Arkle Chase. Murphy was happy training good horses but the Durkan construction business hit a downturn a few years later and he moved on to take a similar position for Geoff Hubbard in Suffolk.

“To be getting paid to train proper jumping horses seemed like a bit of a dream at the time,” he says, smiling at the memories.

He spent 11 years with Hubbard, the period bringing high-profile victories for the likes of Cuddy Dale and Hennessy winner

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Sibton Abbey, while Murphy still lights up at the mention of Hubbard’s Gee-A winning the Fox Hunters’ Chase at Aintree under son Paul, who after a spell training in his own right has now returned to work

“I bought my first house after about six months, then whenever I had a big winner I’d get the money together for a deposit on another one. Without that, there’s no way I’d stay training” with his father while also making a name out for himself in film production.

Since making the decision to head north to Yorkshire after Hubbard’s death, big-race wins have continued to come regularly. He leads the way for northern trainers at the

Cheltenham Festival, having taken at least one race in four of the last five years, while other valuable handicaps have been won by L’Antartique and Hot Weld.

Kalahari King, Carlys Quest, and Paddy’s return have all won Grade ones, while French Holly might have proved better than them all had the SunAlliance Hurdle winner not been killed in a schooling accident just weeks into his new career as a steeplechaser.

“He was a three-miler chaser in the waiting, who had the class to be third to Istabraq in the Champion Hurdle,” says Murphy. “There’s never a moment’s doubt in my mind that he would have gone right to the top over fences.”

There have been leaner times too since moving north in 1994, struggling to build a relationship with owner robert ogden and with seasons such as this where the weather has played its part, along with bad luck, to prevent the winners coming with their normal flow.

Murphy takes it all in his stride.

“I try never to feel sorry for myself,” he says. “If I can go home and the horses are grand and sound, so long as you can keep your horses sound, they’ll race again and they’ll win again, you know.

“I had the best of the both worlds when I was training as a salaried trainer. I was getting good horses, plenty of experience and I was getting paid, but at some stage you want to go and do your own thing. So we did.

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“When I started out on my own I looked around and I saw trainers, hard-working guys, who were left with nothing and I mean absolutely nothing. I wasn’t going to let that happen to me so the following year I started buying houses in the area and I have got 15 or 16 now. We do a 12-year business plan on them all, putting down a decent deposit.

“I bought my first house about six months after I moved up here, then after that whenever I had a big winner I’d try and get the money together for a deposit on another one.

“Without that, there’s no way I’d stay training. I’d be in trouble. I subsidise the business myself.

“I also buy and sell a few horses in Ireland with my brother too. We’ve got a fullbrother to reve di Sivola who we bought a couple of months ago, we buy really nice horses like that. “obviously I’d rather I was training him, but we need to make money so he will probably go to my son, Barry, who is training in Ireland with the aim of winning a point-to-point or a bumper and ending up at the Brightwell Sales. These are the things you have to be doing, to keep the ship afloat.”

An important link with son-in-law Guy Petit, the French bloodstock agent, also continues to produce a harvest.

“I’d buy 15, maybe 20 a year off Guy,” Murphy continues. “I go across and watch some of the claiming races. I try and buy chasing types, some maybe a bit backward, but horses who have been placed in claiming chases – horses like Nine di Sivola, Galant Nuit, and they turned out all right for us.

“Because the prize money is so good in the claimers, people will run nice horses in those races. You can claim a nice sort of horse for €18-20,000 and that’s a nice sort of price for a horse who is sound and has some form in the book.”

He attributes the stable’s biggest recent successes to an enduring policy of patience rather than a rush for rapid returns,

although to some extent this has become a self-fulfilling prophecy in that owners understand the type of raw material with which he is happiest to work.

“In the north, you haven’t got the power of the southern yards to buy the expensive horses with which you can go to war with fairly quick, so that’s partly the reason,” he explains.

“But when I first moved here, I was knocked down with people coming in putting horses with us and we expanded fairly quickly. There were two ways I could have gone – I could have stayed the traditional way, which I think is pretty much the way I have stayed, or I could have gone the modern way, which is to work the horses pretty hard.

“That has its benefits, but the attrition rate can be high, so I decided to stick at it the old way and let the horses improve through the season. The better prizes are in the spring anyway, and that’s pretty much how we have played it.

“You can go off strong in the summer, you can have 50 winners before the season has really got going if you want to do that.

Some trainers do that. But I reckon you need your winners in March, April, May because that’s when you’re getting your orders in. It’s no good having winners in September, october. Nobody’s moving horses around then. People will gallop the [heck] out of them and go for it, but that’s not the way I do it.

“You stay steady away and if you can win the Scottish National, or the Whitbread or pick up a couple of winners at Cheltenham, that’ll rescue any season. You have to keep your head and keep your horses sound.

That’s what it’s all about. If you don’t do that, you’ll win [nothing].”

Murphy’s philosophy has reaped impressive dividends in recent years. The question now is whether racing is ready for the same sort of keep-it-simple approach as it bids to salvage financial stability. n

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STARTING INJURIES IN TWO-YEAR-OLDS Understanding the jump action

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Starting stalls were introduced to British tracks during the 1960s to avoid false starts and ensure a fair race.

However, with their introduction came the increase of serious injury to the racehorse through both accidental contact with the stalls and the jump action.

By Samantha Ostridge

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S the horse jumps from a standing start immense pressure is exerted on the entire body. This is particularly evident in the two-year-old racehorse due to its lack of physical maturity, strength, and development.

A two-year-old is still in the growth stage with its skeletal and muscle development occurring at a rapid rate. Bones generally grow asymmetrically, for example the forelimb may exceed the growth of the hindlimb or vice versa resulting in a seesaw effect. Until the horse is fully developed it continually alters its self-carriage and movement patterns in an attempt to remain in balance and compensate for the asymmetrical growth. Horses which remain

in balance move more efficiently and experience less physical stress throughout the body. Therefore some of the injuries mentioned below must be attributed to the physical immaturity and rapidly changing biomechanics of the two-year-old thoroughbred.

In order to understand how injuries arise it is essential to first understand the biomechanics of the jump action. This occurs through three phases: the stance phase, the jump, and the first stride.

The stance phase occurs as the stall gates open, when the horse transfers its entire weight onto the hindlimb raising the forelimb off the ground similar to rearing.

The energy contained within this action is transferred through the back to the sacro illiac joint.

Unlike a human athlete, the horse cannot be trained to perform the best stance to achieve a good start and avoid potential injury. It is interesting to note the varying hind leg positions through this phase. Some horses stand base wide whilst others remain square retaining a straight hindlimb.

Phase two is the jump phase in which the horse propels itself out of the stalls transferring the body weight and energy forwards towards the forelimb. The body is moved forwards by the contraction of the strong hindquarter muscles, notably the gluteals and the hamstring group. The head is raised and the back hollows as the nuchal and supraspinous ligaments slacken.

The final phase is the first stride. The weight is transferred onto the forelimb placing the joints of the hindlimb under extreme tension. The pastern becomes almost parallel to the ground and considerable flexion is shown in the hock.

As the forelimb lands, weight is transferred allowing the neck to stretch and the axial skeleton to elongate. The hindlimb then thrusts the quarters forwards bringing the horse into total suspension.

The jump action described results in a variety of injuries occurring within the bones, muscles, and joints, and failure of

The first phase as a horse jumps out of the stalls is the stance phase, when the horse transfers its entire weight onto the hindlimb

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any one of these phases can result in secondary failure of another. Below are common issues that affect or are affected by the movement used to leave the starting stalls.

Skeletal injury to the two-year-old thoroughbred is potentially career ending.

Catastrophic failure of the pelvis is thankfully quite rare. However, the twoyear-old is at high risk from this injury due to the immaturity of the bone structure and musculature stress experienced through the hindlimb thrust. The most common injury to the pelvic region includes fracture of the illial wing, tuber coxae, or tuber ischii.

The epiphyseal plate is the growth plate within long bones such as the cannon bone.

As a horse matures the plates gradually close and disappear resulting in a fully fused strong bone. In the case of the two-year-old the bones are still immature and growing with a wide open plate. The forces exerted in the limbs from start stalls and frequent galloping places pressure on the epiphyseal plates which can lead to them becoming irritated and inflamed resulting in a condition known as “epiphysitis�

Whilst attending practice with David Sinclair (MRCVS) of Bell Equine Clinic in Kent I witnessed the x-raying of two-yearold cannon bone growth plates to assess their track potential. Physically, Horse A looked weak and poorly developed; as a result this horse was not planned to race until it reached three years old. Horse B

The second phase is the jump phase when the horse transfers its body weight and energy towards the forelimb

The third phase is the first stride, when the weight is transerred onto the forelimb, placing the hindlimb joints under extreme tension

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Ranges of Growth Plate (physeal) closure times in the equine hindlimb Ilium, ischium, pubis

10-12 months

Secondary centers for crest, tuber coxae, ischiatic tuber, and acetabular part of pubis Femur Proximal Distal Tibia Proximal Distal Fibula Proximal Distal

looked strong and well developed and was planned to have its first race in the coming weeks.

Both horses were x-rayed and their growth plates given a score out of 10 (10 being excellent to 0 poor). Interestingly, Horse A scored a perfect 10 with its plates completely closed whereas Horse B scored a 3 with wide open plates. As a result the racing plans for this horse were delayed for the plates to be re x-rayed in a few months time. This example shows that whilst conformation and condition are clearly important when assessing if a horse is ready for the racetrack, it is not a failsafe system of evaluation. Modern technology can aid in career planning, injury

4.5 -5 yrs 36-42 months 22- 42 months 36-42 months 17-24 months 3.5 yrs 3-24 months

avoidance, and longevity of racehorses.

Bucked shins is a painful condition of the cannon bone which commonly occurs in the two-year-old racehorse. If workload is increased too quickly the strain placed on the limbs can either cause bone micro fractures or raise/tear the periosteum off the bone resulting in the rupture of blood vessels and localised internal bleeding.

The blood irritates the area, resulting in a chemical reaction which initiates the laying down of new bone in small ridges. The condition must be carefully managed with a reduction in training intensity until the problem subsides. Without careful management, severe cases may lead to a complete fracture of the cannon bone.

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Muscular injuries are also common within the two-year-old racehorse. The hamstring group sustain the majority of the strain as they extend the hindlimb thrusting the horse forwards. Injury is common and may range from a minor tear or total detachment of the muscle insertion from the bone.

The horse will compensate by altering its natural biomechanics, thus reducing the movement range of the injured limb and its available thrust. If a horse is not given time to recover the forelimbs will begin to compensate which may result in an overdevelopment of the forelimb along with tension through the back. Imbalance to the pelvic thrust may also cause rotation of the pelvis or inflammation of the pelvic smphysis.

The psoas and iliopsoas muscles play an important role in maintaining core stability and the flexing action of the hip joint raising the forehand and allowing advancement of the forelimb. These muscles are extremely strong and located below the lumbar vertebrate, with various attachments on the thoracic vertebrae, pelvis, and femur.

Excessive exercise can result in psoas and iliopsoas muscles becoming overstressed, which in time can result in a permanent state of tension and shortening of the muscle fibres. The shorter fibres reduce the

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The arrow marks the position of the growth plate

available movement range, again changing the natural biomechanics and resulting in secondary stresses further down the limbs and through the back.

Research by Kerry Ridgeway, DVM, a specialist in integrative equine medicine, suggests that if over time the muscle tension is not removed the ability of the muscle to support the pelvis is compromised. In extreme cases this may lead to fracture of the pelvis or hindlimb, or stress fractures to the lower lumbar vertebrae.

Another important muscle to consider is the gastrocnemius which aids in extending the hock joint as the horse propels itself forward out of the start stalls. International equine sports medicine practitioner and Olympic Equestrian Team consultant Dr. Sheila Lyons has conducted research that suggests the gastrocnemius can become acutely painful, especially if the horse lacks the developmental maturity to have adequate balance and strength in the hamstrings. Any changes in gait or natural biomechanics can potentially lead to a shorter stride and reduction in performance.

Massage and physiotherapy can greatly assist in the removal of muscular tension to improve performance, avoid injury and also aid the rehabilitation process. A strong tension free muscular system is essential to successfully support the skeletal system.

As mentioned previously, horses show differing stances through the three jump phases. A straight limb maintained through the jump action is less prone to injury, particularly relevant to joints and ligaments.

A cow-hocked limb will experience

excessive strain as the hinge joint is misaligned and an unequal force travels through the joint face. This can result in micro fractures or complete bone chips which in turn damage the surrounding bone and soft tissue structures.

Overstrained joints will also elongate and potentially tear the ligaments which function to maintain joint stability.

Ligaments are notoriously difficult to repair and treatment often requires long periods of rest and lower intensity work.

The sacroiliac joint is formed by the ilial wing of the pelvic girdle articulating with the sacrum. Although the joint has little movement it is placed under significant strain during the stance and propulsion phases. Injuries to ththis joint and ligaments are hard to diagnose due to their location but are characteristically seen as severe lameness or changes in hindlimb movement. Fracture injuries to the ilial wing may also cause damage to the sacroiliac joint which can result in long term lameness.

Malfunction of the previously mentioned psoas muscle, which supports the sacroiliac joint, will also cause strain to this area, resulting in changes of gait and potential

“It is evident there is a direct correlation between the maturity of the racehorse and the injuries sustained� secondary injury or lameness. Core stability will also be reduced.

It is evident there is a direct correlation between the maturity of the racehorse and the injuries sustained. The importance of the interlinking relationship between the musculature, skeletal system, joints, and ligaments is also quite clear. A weakness in any one of these systems can result in secondary failure of another.

It is essential that training regimes are adapted to suit the mental and physical maturity of each individual horse.

Working in close liaison with the specialist equine welfare team of vets, trainers, massage therapists, physiotherapists, and grooms will ensure that the interlinking systems are kept in peak condition. By following this approach the risk of injury is reduced and horses are given the best chance possible to remain fit, sound, and winning races. n

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Dear International Horsemen, Thank you for your continued support and participation in the Breeders’ Cup racing programs. We look forward to welcoming you to Churchill Downs this autumn, for what we know will be a memorable and thrilling Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

We have some very exciting changes planned for the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Win and You’re In® Series in 2011. We will be selecting the very best races around the world as part of the new program. The Challenge program will feature approximately 50 races in North America and another 15 internationally across seven countries.

The winners of these select races will receive the following prizes and awards: Automatic berth in their corresponding Championships division race.

All Entry fees paid (provided the horse is nominated by time of entry) 4 Travel Stipend for Horse Shipping, $10,000 in the US and Canada, $20,000 internationally 4 $10,000 Foal Nominator Award to the person nominating the horse 4 4

The new Challenge program added to the $26 million Breeders’ Cup World Championships provides nearly $30 million annually for horsemen to run for. These combined programs will provide horsemen with great opportunities to compete on a world stage.

In addition, if you have a non-nominated runner, we are going to offer a one-time special open enrollment period during 2011. The only requirement to participate in this open enrollment program is that the sire of your horse has to be nominated to the Breeders’ Cup in 2011.

This open enrollment will allow yearlings, two-year-olds and three year olds and up to be nominated to the Breeders’ Cup for their entire racing careers at substantially reduced prices. This program which will begin February 1, 2011 will only run until June 30, 2011.

For more information on both programs and how you can participate in 2011, please visit www.members.breederscup.com or call our office at (859) 514-9423.

Thank you again for twenty-seven years of nominations, entries and attendance, we couldn’t do it without you and with your help and support, we’ll just get better and better.

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Racing has become increasingly international and most racecourses now expect to see a foreign raider contesting at least one of the prizes on their programme. For owners, it’s often an opportunity to chase black type and better prize money, but how much better is the prize money if they don’t go into the race prepared? By Lissa Oliver

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UROPEAN racing authorities are doing their utmost to unify the prize money payment system and most, such as Weatherbys, Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), and France Galop, work together on a reciprocal payment system to make the transfer of prize money as straightforward as possible. The problems arise when additional costs are imposed, not by the racing authority, but by that country’s government itself. Withholding Tax, which is increasingly catching owners unaware, is totally out of the hands of racing authorities and beyond the scope of unification. If a person is deemed to have earned money, including prize money, in Germany, for example, they are liable for the income tax.

Owners winning money in Italy are liable to a 4% Withholding Tax, while recipients of German prize money will find themselves liable for up to 26% Withholding Tax. Both of these countries’ taxes can be simply avoided by completing the necessary forms beforehand, as the EU rules that if you have paid tax in one European country you do not have to pay it in another. Unfortunately, it is not until a month later, when the money itself finally lands in an owner’s account, does the owner discover a large chunk missing. By then, it is difficult, to say the least, to apply for a refund.

As Linda Corn of Weatherbys, UK, explains, “We have a Withholding Tax Exempt Form, which can be filled in beforehand. It is very simple to do beforehand, but much harder to claim back the tax stopped afterwards. We would recommend all owners to fill in this form prior to running their horse abroad. Owners should make themselves aware of the conditions before they go abroad. It is often very easy to pick up good prize money abroad, but they forget you take off 20% tax and then have to pay the trainer and yard percentages.”

Elaine Simpson, Accounts Department of Mark Johnston Racing Ltd., elaborates further when she says, “In Germany there is a Withholding Tax and our owners were asked to complete a certificate declaring exemption for horse racing prizes under the Double Taxation Convention between Germany and the UK. This certificate had to be stamped by the owner’s local Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs office, a very time-consuming process, which did deter some owners from wanting to race their horses in Germany. Weatherbys advised us on the procedure and provided us with the certificates, which, once completed, we returned to Weatherbys.”

It may sound like a tricky procedure, but once completed it is definitely a very valuable document to have. The absence of large chunks of prize money doesn’t end

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there, however, and trainers are also finding it difficult to secure their rightful percentages. This is due to the prize money being paid directly to the owner, with the trainer and stable percentages often not deducted at source. The result is that the trainer is left having to invoice the owner for his percentage.

“The French don’t pay trainers their percentage and therefore we don’t do it for French-owned winners in the UK,” Corn explains. “We have a reciprocal system, if a country pays the percentages, so do we in return. The only European country we do this for is Ireland, as they pay the owners and the trainers separately. All countries pay the jockeys; only Ireland and Dubai pay the yard.”

Corn also suggests a simple solution, much in the same way as the Tax Exemption form. “We have a Foreign Trainer and Stable Mandate for our clients.

If a client has a Weatherbys account it gives us authorisation to pay the trainer and yard from the prize money. We calculate the percentage and amount involved so the owner doesn’t have to worry about calculating it. When taking on a new owner in a yard every trainer should have an Agreement Form and it is recommended they include within that agreement an item on how the trainer and yard percentages are to be paid.”

One trainer who pays particular care to procedure is Mark Johnston. Simpson explains, “We ask all our owners to sign a mandate, which we register with Weatherbys. The mandate authorises Weatherbys ‘to pay the trainer and stable percentages for horses racing abroad as if the horse had won the prize money in the UK as distributed under Appendix W of the orders and rules of racing, having applied any withholding or similar tax applicable in the country in question.’

Therefore we do not invoice owners for any prize money. Weatherbys allocate the trainer and stable percentages to us from the prize money received from the foreign countries, and ensure we get the correct percentages.”

As with many things in life, it all comes down to having the correct paperwork in place and well in advance of the proposed run. Jim Kavanagh, Irish Racehorse Trainers Association and Treasurer of the European Trainers Federation (ETF), calls for a brief to bring everyone under the same rules.

“We will have to look into how the different systems are operating,” he pledges. “What I’d like to see in place is a one stop shop, to make it simpler to deal with the various authorities. The example set by Mark Johnston is very professional.”

In fairness to the various authorities, the systems in operation are quite uniform and it is important for trainers to establish a

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suitable Agreement when first taking on owners. What does seem to be an issue is the time it often takes to receive foreign prize money. Italy admits to the longest time span, but in practice some of the more supposedly efficient administrations are still being accused of tardiness.

Stefano Meli, President of Pisa racecourse, states, “Owners, trainers, and jockeys running in Italy are paid directly by each racecourse. The total prize money is shared as follows: 85% to the owner, 10% to the trainer, and 5% to the jockey. There is a Withholding Tax of 4% on the prize won.”

UNIRE (Unione Nazionale Incremento Razze Equine, or National Horse Breeding Union) is responsible for paying each Italian racecourse, which leads to a delay in the issue of prize money. As Meli points out, “UNIRE pays each racecourse after about two months, so the prize money won in January, for example, is given by UNIRE

“What I’d like to see in place is a one stop shop, to make it simpler to deal with the various authorities. The example set by Mark Johnston is very professional” Jim Kavanagh – IRTA approximately at the end of March. This procedure occurs to every Italian racecourse. On behalf of foreign owners, trainers, and jockeys the process is the same.

Where they send their bank details they are paid directly by the racecourses, following the same mentioned time. Otherwise the individual racecourse sends the prize money won to the technical body of competence of the foreign owner’s country.”

Corn from Weatherbys reports that payments from France are run on a monthly basis. “At the start of each month they process the payments. They deal with their own clients first, then put together the foreign accounts. This means that foreign owners should have their cheque in the second week of the month following the win. This happens all way round the world.

There can be delays when the French take a

three- or four-week holiday in July/August, which creates a backlog, but they get back on track quite quickly.”

Many British and Irish owners and trainers have found that French payments can often take longer, and Tony Clout of the ETF explains why. “It is true that it can take up to three months, because France Galop works with the other Jockey Clubs on a compensation base, checking every three months what it is to get and what is to be paid, with horses running in and out of France, Ireland, England, Germany, etc.” he says. “Of course, if the owner is registered in France, he has an account, and so he is paid like the natives, 12 days after the race. It is impossible to pay trainers and jockeys directly for the same reason, and also because of the differences in percentages (same thing for the staff percentage). It would be great if we had the same percentages (based on the best one, of course…).”

Elaine Simpson agrees. “It can take many months,” she says of foreign prize money receipts. “The trainer and stable percentages from prize money our trained horses won in Dubai from January and February 2010 was not received until July 2010, prize money percentages from France won in March was not paid to us until May, and prize money percentages from Ireland won in May was not paid until July.”

Brian Kavanagh of HRI gives a very clear example of how prize money is paid from Ireland: “We have our accounting arrangements in place with other international racing authorities, mainly Weatherbys and France Galop,” he says.

“We settle with them on a monthly basis, on the 15th and 16th of each month, so at worst there could be a six-week delay, but payment can be made in two weeks, depending on the date of the race involved.

Our payment, which is done centrally through HRI, will be credited directly to an owner’s Weatherbys or France Galop account and we’ve never had any issues or complaints. We deduct the normal percentages and there are no taxes on an owner’s prize money.”

For those tempted further afield than France, Italy, or Germany, Hans Petter Eriksen of the Norsk Jockey Club, says, “Prize money, minus 10%, is paid to the owner the next month and sent to the racing organization in his country. Percentages (10%) to the trainer are sent to his account with the racing organisation in his country.

There is no withholding tax in Norway.” On a pleasing note, Eriksen adds, “So far we have had no difficulty receiving money from abroad.”

The message here is clearly to be prepared and be patient, but don’t be put off. Prize money is always worth chasing and never anything to complain about. n

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Horses and humans What parallels can we draw?

By Catherine Dunnett Bsc, Phd

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utritioN significantly influences athletic performance – at least this is what a recent international olympic Committee (ioC) statement on human sports nutrition has stated. they have also advised that all athletes should adopt specific nutritional strategies before, during, and after training and competition to maximise both their mental and physical performance and recovery. this may not seem earth shattering, but perhaps the significance is that nutrition is held in such high regard as a factor that helps athletes attain optimum exercise performance.

Within horseracing, we have tended to regard nutrition as being ‘the icing on the cake’ and perhaps not fundamental to performance. So are there any pointers that we can draw from the approach to sports nutrition in human athletes? in short, the answer is yes. But... racehorses obviously vary from human athletes in many ways, including the structure and function of their digestive system, but also in key aspects of their physiological and biochemical makeup, which contributes to their natural athletic talent. When considering the application of any element of human sports nutrition these differences must be factored in.

Carbohydrate – horses can also build glycogen from fibre Carbohydrate is a primary dietary focus for both human and equine athletes, and the ioC recommend that for human athletes carbohydrate should be sufficient to meet their needs during training, but also to replenish carbohydrate stores (glycogen) in the liver and muscles during recovery from training sessions and competition.

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replenishing glycogen stores is important as it represents an important fuel source to power muscle contraction during exercise.

While human athletes can be tuck into plenty of bread, pasta, rice, potatoes and other vegetables, we address this need in horses primarily via starch from cereals such as oats, which are traditionally relatively abundant in racing rations. But here we must pause for thought there are two fundamental differences between horses and humans in this respect. the first is that compared with humans the rate of glycogen re-synthesis following exercise is about two-to-three times slower in horses. the second is that horses can also build glycogen from substances known as volatile fatty acids, which are the products of fibre fermentation in the hindgut. Horses are believed to be less efficient at producing glycogen from dietary starch, due to a reduced capacity for digestion in the small intestine, combined with a reduced uptake of glucose into muscle compared to humans. Additionally, meals with high starch content can contribute to significant negative health issues in horses including gastric ulcers, colitis, colonic ulcers, colic, loose droppings, and laminitis. So with our current knowledge, the strategy may be to maximise glycogen synthesis from fibre by providing highly digestible forage and Kempton Park staged a 100-metre charity race in June, 2010, between former British Olympiad Jamie Baulch and Peopleton Brook, trained by Brendan Powell and ridden by Fergus Sweeney.

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complementing this with small meals containing cereal starch on a little and often basis, so as not to overwhelm the small intestine. in addition, training programs perhaps need to factor in the two-to-three days needed to replenish muscle glycogen following hard work or racing.

human strategy for glycogen loading does simply not appear to work in horses and can also be detrimental to health. More sophisticated methods that are sympathetic to the horses’ digestive and muscular physiology need to be developed to support more efficient muscle glycogen synthesis in horses.

l Aim for a daily forage intake of 1.5% of

bodyweight (7-8kg for a 500kg horse). l oats are a good cereal as they are

digested well in the small intestine. l other pre-cooked cereals (e.g.

micronised) are also good as the cooking increases digestibility in the small intestine. l 2kg or less of a racing feed per meal is ideal or 1.5kg of straight oats.

Glycogen loading is a practice used in human athletics that involves initially depleting glycogen stores in the lead up to competition and then replenishing them with a very high carbohydrate diet, so as to boost muscle glycogen above its original level. interestingly, whilst glycogen loading may be useful for human-endurance type athletes before competition, according to the Australian institute for Sport (AiS), this practice is not advocated for sprinters because glycogen depletion is not considered to be the main contributor to fatigue over the shorter distances. the

Protein For human athletes the advice on protein intake is relatively similar to that for horses, i.e. it must be present in the diet at a higher level than for non-athletes, but should not be excessive. A well-balanced diet for humans will apparently satisfy the need for protein, and we can draw a parallel in racehorses. According to the AiS, a power athlete which is not dissimilar to a racehorse requires a greater protein intake during the early stages of strength training.

Protein intake apparently then becomes less important once training is well established.

Here we have another clear deviation in horses, as many young racehorses are still growing during their early training and racing careers and so will continue to have a higher dietary protein requirement.

Timing of protein intake can make all the difference Muscle and body protein in general exists in a continuous state of breakdown and repair,

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which is tipped in favour of breakdown during exercise and towards repair during recovery from exercise. Amino acids from protein provide vital building blocks for this repair process in muscle and need to be in the right place at the right time. the practice in racing of feeding after exercise would appear therefore to be a good one according to human research, as this will increase the availability of amino acids to muscles and other tissues during the repair phase. racing feeds provide a mix of protein (providing amino acids) with carbohydrate in the form of starch, which again from human data suggests that this is good. Feeding protein alongside carbohydrate (starch) helps to increase the uptake of amino acids into muscle and other tissues due to the action of the hormone insulin, the level of which increases in blood following a starchcontaining meal. in horses, however, we also need to think about the source of protein. racing feeds should contain protein from sources with good digestibility in the small intestine, as horses can only absorb amino acids here.

Generally protein from cereals and pulses like soya is more digestible in the small intestine than that from forage, although alfalfa is a relatively good source. in human athletes, supplements based on whey are popular as an additional source of high quality protein. Some research suggests that the amino acids arginine, ornithine, glutamine, and leucine in particular promote protein synthesis to support the repair process. ingredients such as soya, whey, and blue-green algae known as spirulina are relatively rich sources of these amino acids. However, this is not an area that has received much research attention in horses and so the benefit of a higher profile in racing diets is not known.

Hydration is important for physical and mental well being Dehydration can impair performance in human athletes and horses, and good hydration before racing is important.

Dehydration can adversely affect performance, as it can reduce the body's ability to regulate heat, leading to an increased body temperature and an elevated heart rate. When dehydrated, the perceived effort of exercise is greater and so an athlete may feel more tired and reduced mental function may affect the will to win. in horses, there is the added risk of severe digestive problems from dehydration. therefore any perceived benefit in horses from a reduction in bodyweight by reducing water intake will be quickly lost through the adverse physiological effects of impaired hydration.

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Supplements – don’t always translate from human to horse one of the major issues with supplements for horses in training is that so many remain unproven and so we don’t know whether they are beneficial, or a waste of money. the human supplement market is also full of products that claim to support exercise, but likewise many of these claims are dubious. Some human products have even led to athletes dope testing positive due to inadvertent contamination with steroidal substances such as nandrolone.

Both the ioC and AiS offer athletes guidance in this area. the ioC suggests that athletes should consider whether a supplement is safe, has been shown to be beneficial and is value for money. the AiS go one stage further offering a rating system of A, B, C and D for common

“For human athletes the advice on protein intake is similar to that for horses, i.e. it must be present in the diet at a higher level than for nonathletes, but should not be excessive” supplements used by human athletes.

Supplements in the A list, such as multivitamins, vitamin E and C, electrolytes, probiotics, caffeine, and creatine are supported for use.

Supplements on the B list are regarded as having some data to support their efficacy and are often well regarded by coaches these include glutamine, β alanine, HMB, and ribose.

Supplements without sufficient evidence of benefit such as carnitine, branch chain amino acids, and gamma oryzanol are placed on the C list. Finally the AiS suggest that supplements on the D list should be actively avoided as they either contain banned substances or represent a high risk for contamination with doping ingredients. in horses, it would be a great step forward to have such a list, but unfortunately it doesn’t exist at the moment. Additionally, it would be difficult to compile as the volume of research in horses on supplement ingredients is so very

low in comparison to humans. Some supplements that are known to be effective in human athletes have also been shown to have efficacy in horses. From available research data, nutrient-based supplements such as multivitamins, vitamin E and C, etc. can be beneficial under some circumstances for horses. Probiotics such as live yeasts also have a reasonable amount of evidence to support their use in horses.

Conversely, creatine monohydrate which is known to be very effective in human athletes has been shown not to be absorbed from the equine gut in three independent published studies. Similarly, whilst caffeine has been shown to be a beneficial performance enhancer for some human athletes it is a prohibited substance under the rules of racing and FEi (Fédération Équestre internationale) regulations, and therefore represents a risk substance for contamination of feeds or supplements during manufacture.

Nutrition prior to racing – an opportunity What and how to feed prior to racing is a big question and one that has received little attention in horses. interestingly, for sprinters and middle-distance runners the AiS suggest that the priority on race day should be to eat and drink to maintain intestinal comfort and to avoid hunger. they recommend a carbohydrate-based meal in the morning, followed by very light snacks up to two hours before a race with plenty of fluid, sports drinks or gels being consumed.

Depending on the timing of races, horses could essentially be fed normally up to a few hours before the race, although meal size should probably be kept small. Forage intake remains important but can be reduced to a minimum of 1% of bodyweight in the 24 hours before racing. the use of sports drinks or gels is not an area that has been evaluated for horses, but there is perhaps potential to beneficially affect blood glucose level prior to racing. it is however vital to always provide ordinary water as horses can be put off by drinking anything added to the water.

While equine and human athletes have many common requirements, there are also significant differences in their physiology.

Consequently, whilst we can draw some valuable parallels and utilise relevant information and advice from human sports nutrition, we must be mindful that horses are different. the most prominent contrast is the horse’s digestive tract, which can behave very differently to the human gut. the horse’s digestive tract needs to be supported by our feeding practices in racing to maintain health and support optimum performance. n

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Keeping ahead of the racing game “The best system in the world” has been one of the many compliments used to describe the success of the French model by professionals and enthusiasts across the globe in recent times. By Isabel Mathew

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S several of its racing neighbours continue to struggle with their own individual problems, there are numerous arguments to support this accolade. Despite this, France’s secure position is experiencing change, and the coming year is an extremely important one for the future of the sport in the country.

Racing under rules was created in France in 1775, however it was the Duke of Morny who brought this pastime to the fore in the mid-19th Century. The brother of Napoleon III, he also founded racing at the Normandy seaside town of Deauville.

The creation of the Pari-Mutuel Urbain (PMU) in 1930 to finance all areas of the sector, by organising and regulating betting on- and off-course, has proved a key factor in the success of the French model in the modern era.

Aymeric Verlet, Director of International Development for PMU, explains, “The industry has held up well in France thanks to a system which is very beneficial to the sport, funding 80% of its activity. In the last 10 years, the amount received has increased by 47 points.

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“This model allows a whole economic sector to survive - 900,000 horses, 250 racecourses, 7,100 equestrian establishments, as well as the 75,000 employees connected with these.”

Composed of 51 non-profit racing authorities, the PMU is an Economic Interest Group (Groupement d'Intérêt Economique – GIE). Both France Galop

(thoroughbred) and the Société d’Encouragement du Cheval Français (trotting) are the most important of these, whilst the remainder are made up of provincial racecourse societies across the country.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries as well as the Ministry of Budget and Public Accounts play a close role in the

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supervision of the organisation, which since May 2009 has been under the direction of Philippe Germond.

Until last June, the PMU (racing only) and Française Des Jeux (lottery) held a betting monopoly in France, a control that had been in place since 1539 following an edict passed by King François I. As a result, this ensured that France's successive

governments have maintained a strict control on gaming. This policy first came into question by the European Commission in 2007.

As it stands now, gambling on racing is still on a pari-mutuel basis in a bid to safeguard its revenue streams, both from the PMU and other licensed companies, policed by the nation's Online Games Regulation

Authority, ARJEL. These outside corporations are subject to an eight percent levy. For the first time, online sports betting is now available, on a fixed-odds basis.

In 2009, the PMU recorded a turnover of €9.3 billion, its last full year’s trading before the change. From this figure (see table on page), 74.8% was returned to gamblers with another 1.7% going towards social levies.

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Of the remaining 23.5%, which is then filtered further, 7.8% is put back into the 51 authorities, equating to €771 million. This amount received from the PMU is split in a number of different ways. Of these, one of the most important is prize money.

France numbers a total of 148 racecourses for thoroughbreds, holding nearly 7,000 races a year. In 2009, the prize money set aside for these contests added up to €171 million, with an average allocation of €22,908 in rewards per flat race, and over jumps €28,432.

To use a comparison with the United Kingdom, it can be seen that in the same year, British racing received just under €125 million (1GBP=€1,126) to be spread over 60 racecourses (9,628 races). This equated to average prize money of €13,235 on the flat and €12,404 over jumps.

In addition, France has some very high profile investors, namely Qatar, the sponsor of Europe’s richest race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, amongst others. Last year, it was announced that the state will continue their support until 2022, and by 2018 the total prize money for the Arc will have risen to €5.8 million.

Further to the elevated levels of rewards available, which have seen more and more British and foreign trainers make the journey to compete (also in part also due to the varying levels of competition throughout the country), there is also the question of premiums for French-bred and -assimilated horses.

These contribute to a significant “bonus” for owners and breeders whose

“Once you give something it’s hard to take it back, but the idea of giving breeders’ premiums for eight- or 10-yearold geldings winning bad races is absurd” John Hammond

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horses are eligible. Owners’ premiums consist of a percentage of the allocated prize money, received in addition to the winnings.

Over €36 million a year is put aside for these premiums, which are only eligible to flat owners. They consist of an extra 75% of the winnings for two-year-olds, 63% for three-year-olds, and 48% for four-year-olds and upwards.

Domestically, breeders’ premiums represent 14% of prize money available in all open French Flat races, and abroad, 10% (with conditions). There could however be room for improvement in the system, as trainer John Hammond argues.

“Once you give something it's hard to take it back, but the idea of giving breeders’ premiums for eight- or 10-year-old geldings winning bad races is absurd, particularly as they might have been sold for a big price as yearlings. It merely encourages mediocrity.

The idea is to reward breeders for breeding a good horse, not the opposite! It's a state subsidy under another name,” the dual Arcwinning Chantilly handler said.

The draw of owners’ premiums for eligible horses has been one of the factors that has ensured the continuous rise and success of France’s most prominent sales company, Arqana, in recent years. Together with the increase in quality of their service and offering, Arqana has all but thrived in the current economic climate, compared to some of its closest rivals.

Managing Director Olivier Delloye said, “I think in the last couple of seasons we have regained lost market shares from previous years, especially for the yearlings. This is due to the healthiness of the French industry as a result of 17 years’ continuous growth in prize money. No racing country can claim to have

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“We have regained lost market shares from previous years, especially for the yearlings. This is due to the healthiness of the French industry” Olivier Delloye

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the same achievement during this period.”

On the breeding front, France has in recent decades been lacking in stallion power, partly due to being unable to compete with the prices offered for the best racehorses from elsewhere.

This is as a direct result of mare owners being unwilling to pay high nomination fees, resulting in a smaller book for a new high-profile stallion as well as top end ones.

In consequence, this means that studs would have to wait longer to see a full return on their investment than the targeted three years.

As well as this, there is a French mentality of preferring to send their best mares to stallions in Ireland or even England rather than “help” their neighbour by using a domestic one.

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Delloye added, “I think the challenge here is to improve the quality of the broodmares so that they are capable of producing yearlings for the August Sale as we are short of commercial breeders.

“Since 2006 we have been proactive in recruiting horses from elsewhere as well as domestically to keep improving the standard of the sale. This year we will mix the first two days a little more with Frenchbreds.”

France is also subject to high tax rates on stallion earnings, which can amount to up to 33% for a company, or 44% for an individual shareholder dependent on their overall income, considerably more elevated than in Britain and Ireland.

Despite this, the success of French bloodstock in both the Flat and National

Hunt spheres has been outstanding. Over jumps, French-breds have shaped the industry in England and Ireland for the last two decades, having mostly started their careers on home soil before being sold.

The rewards of the premiums system as well as lucrative prize money have made France a leader in terms of financial return on the keep and training expenses of horses by their winnings. Statistics from the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) show that in 2009 a horse that had run at least once in France covered 55% of these costs, a number that has been consistent over the last decade.

When Great Britain is used in comparison, although no value is available for the same year, the figure has dropped from 28% in 2004 to 23% over the succeeding five years. It is a similar story for Ireland, although the drop is more marked: from 31% to 23% in 2009.

Training costs also appear to be more reasonable in France, although to an extent this is obviously dependant on location.

Owners are fortunate that on top of premiums and prize money, they also receive travelling allowances for their horses that go to the races, with over €6million allocated for this purpose.

Although the future seems prosperous for the industry, there are some major challenges that the French are going to have to overcome in order to continue on the same successful path.

The most important factor for the PMU and therefore the funding of racing is that of the opening up of the online betting and gambling market. In a bid to maintain and continue its success, the company is now concentrating on becoming a global operator.

Verlet said, “Last year was a transitional period and we have succeeded in our transformation. Not only have we resisted our rivals and were placed in the top three for sports betting, we also attained six percent of the poker market, which at the beginning was only offered in addition to betting.

“These successes resulted in an increase in overall turnover by 2.6%, which all contributes back to the racing sector. We are confident about the future of the sport,

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“Our objective is to continue the expansion of our betting outlets, which represent 90% of our revenue, as well as international development Aymeric Verlet because the PMU is enduring.

“The outlook is positive as there is strong demand, but to keep it going we need to be inventive in proposing new products as well as producing a programme with a greater foreign offering.

“In 2010 the PMU offered gambling on over 700 races abroad from 24 different countries. This year we have introduced racing from Argentina and Holland.

Equally, domestic racing is shown outside France, benefiting both sides.

“Our objective for the future is to continue the expansion of our betting outlets, which represent 90% of our revenue, as well as international development,” Verlet concluded.

Another important issue that has come to the fore in recent times is the problem of France Galop’s refusal to harmonise with

other European countries on their interference rulings.

These came into sharp international focus with the demotion to fifth of Dar Re Mi in the Group 1 Prix Vermeille at Longchamp in September 2009 having passed the post first. Currently France’s rules are in a similar mould to that of Japan’s, demoting winners on apparent merit rather than allowing a worthy winner to keep a race.

This problem is damaging France’s reputation on an international scale due to their policies. Their current rules are not encouraging to potential foreign participants across the globe both in terms of betting and runners because of lack of awareness. In contrast, France argues that their rules are “protecting the punter.”

Low attendance numbers at French and

especially Parisian racecourses is also another concern, even though entrance fees are either free or very minimal for all meetings including at the very highest level.

Provincial racecourses tend to be popular, however, audiences are lacking for the very big events across the year, especially on the flat where there can be a lack of ambiance. The exception to this is over Arc weekend, although the majority of the crowd is made up of visitors from across the channel.

Despite these struggles, the French model’s success to date is undeniable and should be commended for its profitability and sustainability in the face of today’s hardships. France has a huge amount to offer in terms of their racing and breeding, and one can only hope their prosperity continues for centuries to come. n

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BRITISH RACING Looking to the future

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Despite favourable recent debates in the House of Commons, the whole infrastructure of the betting world is in turmoil with the future of the Tote, as always, at the centre of the argument. Racing needs a radical rethink on the way it is funded.

Betting exchanges and off-course betting emporia cannot be disinvented but some fairer mechanism for the provision of prize money must be found before owners decamp en masse to France and other jurisdictions. This, then, is the challenge faced by racing's fractured leadership as prize money levels dip to below those of 2001 while costs rise inexorably. Colin Mackenzie asked leading players from different areas of the sport for their views and their aspirations for 2011.

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ACING'S ills hardly compare with uprisings in Egypt, earthquakes in Haiti, or famine in the Sudan. But 2011 promises a year of cutbacks in prize money, horse numbers, and owners with the accompanying hardship for those employed in the industry.

Already trainer bankruptcies are occupying unhappy column inches in the racing press while premature retirements from a sport which is much loved by its participants are an unwelcome adjunct to the professional lives of those who make their living in this rarified world.

Nic Coward's departure from the seat of power at the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) concludes a four-year tenure which led to his soubriquet “the invisible man”.

He returns to the world of football a man unmourned by those in racing who felt he was too passive, uncomprehending of the needs of country folk and devoid of imagination when it came to the machinations of a vibrant but financially struggling sport.

He has promised to leave behind a restructuring of the BHA. But how can he deal with an ever-changing mood among horsemen which sees his organisation increasingly marginalised and irrelevant as other groups take charge of racing’s finances?

The Levy, for 50 years the backbone of Britain's prize money structure, is creaking as the result of lower revenues from bookmakers, themselves frustrated by the inability of Government to legislate over betting exchanges and rival off-shore colleagues.

Indeed, despite favourable recent debates in the House of Commons, the whole infrastructure of the betting world is in turmoil with the future of the Tote, as always, at the centre of the argument. Racing needs a radical rethink on the way it is funded.

Betting exchanges and off-course betting emporia cannot be disinvented but some fairer mechanism for the provision of prize money must be found before owners decamp en masse to France and other jurisdictions.

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Trainer – JOHN DUNLOP (71) who has held a licence for 45 years at Castle Stables, Arundel. The dual Derby-winning trainer has ten domestic Classics on his personal roll of honour plus many others abroad. He has served on countless racing committees and earned a much deserved OBE for his charitable work. He is a Director of Goodwood racecourse.

I don’t see any green light at present as there is so much uncertainty. I am concerned about the future of the Tote, for example.

Under what conditions is it being sold and will racing benefit or will it just become another part of the bookmaking world?

I don’t see any overall plan for racing.

Racing for Change is all very well but have they got a sponsor for Champions Day? Is terrestrial television going to pay a viable fee to cover that event? It is long odds on that these particular races will be won by a very small clique of top owners for whom increased prize money is almost an irrelevance. Should this increased revenue be spread more thinly elsewhere?

It is no secret that I was opposed to the Champion Stakes moving from Newmarket to Ascot and I wrote to Jim McGrath, who resigned over the decision, supporting him.

As for the Horsemen’s Group – what

mandate have they got and from whom? I can tell you that these are the most uncertain times I have known in the 45 years I have been training.

I have a horrible feeling that Racing for Change is actually Racing for the Sake of Change. We have wonderful festivals already – you’ll never beat Royal Ascot, for example. The question is – should we even attempt to take on the Arc and Breeders’ Cup meetings? In all honesty, I’m not sure there are enough really good horses to add a third big event in October alone. I don't think there is much wrong with the Pattern as it already exists.

My own hopes for 2011 are relatively modest. We had a moderate year with our two-year-olds in 2010. I am down in numbers and minor owners are finding everything terrifyingly expensive. It is hard to sell the idea of owning a horse on a commercial basis.

It is a concern that owners will migrate to more owner-friendly environments such as France where they seem to have got things right. I used to take horses to Cagnes-surMer at this time of year 25 years ago because the prize money was so good.

Then it faded. Now it is more viable again but they haven't got the room for visiting horses.

I think racecourses put as much into prize money as they can. Goodwood, for example, had a plan to redevelop the Silver Ring area. But then the Levy Board cancelled their loan and the project died.

I think it is very difficult for young trainers starting out now. My sons Edward and Harry are two examples. Edward has somehow managed to buy his place in Newmarket and has been blessed with some good horses, notably his wonderful filly Snow Fairy. She failed to make €2,000 at the sales so Edward bought her back privately for only €1,800 and she has now won over £2 million. It’s a fairy tale.

Harry is in a different situation, renting his yard in Lambourn and dealing with largely moderate horses. It's a struggle for people in his position. 2011? We are all optimistic by nature – but there's little doubt this will be a challenging year for all of us.

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Racecourse Executive – STEPHEN WALLIS (54) is Managing Director of Newmarket racecourses, having previously worked at Epsom where he oversaw the transfer of the Derby from the first Wednesday of June to a Saturday. The father of four is enthusiastic and optimistic but has had to withstand criticism from racing's older generation for permitting the Champion Stakes to go to Ascot's new Champions Day Festival.

I was in favour of the Champion Stakes move in view of what people were trying to achieve. It was important to get worldwide television coverage and generous sponsors and this is what we were told we must do.

There was lots of soul searching among those on the Newmarket Board of Directors but in the end we agreed for the good of the sport.

In exchange we have now got the best two-year-old racing in the country, having added the Fillies Mile and the Royal Lodge to our already strong programme. We now have 80 percent of the two-year-old Group Ones and it is very exciting to have the Dewhurst and the Middle Park on October 8. The Royal Lodge and the Fillies Mile will join the Cheveley Park and the Rockfel at our 23/24 September meeting alongside the Sun Chariot.

It's a time of the year when racing people are looking forward and when Newmarket hosts the sales. So having most of the good two-year-old races here is important.

The key factor for Newmarket is how to make the racing experience – especially at the Rowley Mile course – appeal to nonracing folk without alienating the purists.

We want to be the top sports venue in the East of England.

It's not hard to sell the July course and the seven Friday evening concerts (which cost a staggering £1 million plus to stage) are a commercial success with sell-out crowds of 22,000 at all meetings. This year is the 25th anniversary of the concerts, a feature now copied by many other racecourses. We have constantly upped the standard of our artists.

This year we have moved the July

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Festival to Thursday, Friday and Saturday which stages the Darley July Cup. We feel this gives us a chance to build the racing crowd. The July course is a gem and although we are concerned that the Levy support for prize money will drop this year it is in our DNA to put the maximum amount into those funds. There is no sign that sponsorship is improving but we have been able to hold onto our core supporters.

By nature I am a half full optimist but you have to be realistic. There is so much that Newmarket does well that we have to emphasise this. There is a risk that the leisure pound could be badly hit as families come to terms with the recession. But many people are passionate about racing and will continue to come.

Racing is and always has been vulnerable and is short-changed by bookmakers. It's up to us to go out and fight our corner and we do have opportunities. For example our Tote turnover on concert nights exceeds £250,000 because those people prefer betting that way.

There are areas which will be tough this year, no doubt. But I'm not going to be pessimistic about our future. I am realistic and we have to sell the sport.

Owner – PIERS POTTINGER (57) runs a successful London-based marketing and public relations company. He has owned good horses such as Geos, King Harald and Caracciola, the latter the oldest winner of the Cesarewitch and the oldest horse to win a Pattern race. He is behind Chris Bell's bid for the Tote and is active in racing politics.

It’s high time racing’s authorities started working with the bookmakers and not against them – for the good of the sport.

The existing management of the Tote has been in limbo for years. It’s a shambles and it needs strong professional management to ensure proper returns to racing.

Trying to get unity in racing will be nigh impossible because so many people fail to see the bigger picture. Often you are not dealing with the brightest people. It is the second biggest spectator sport in the

country and yet it has to pay for terrestrial television coverage. Jump racing is thriving – and that's because the horses are the stars. The first time racing really got together AP McCoy became Sports Personality of the Year and we must build on that.

This has highlighted the need to have more personalities. The Classics don’t have the stature they once enjoyed and the Flat is dominated by two big owners (the Maktoums and Coolmore). It is impossible to get a fair return for a moderately successful Flat horse. We must expand the Tote and make it more international. Why not conjoin the Tote pools and offer doubles on major international races run on the same day?

I feel racing may go full circle and end up with the Jockey Club running regulation again as they did for centuries. It costs far less and, in any case, the Jockey Club owns most of the best racecourses and are best placed to have economies of scale. The present chairman, Nick Wrigley, is a most capable man.

I have a personal ambition for 2011 and that is to have a surprise runner (winner?) at the Cheltenham Festival when 13-yearold King Harald comes out of retirement and runs in the Foxhunters ridden by 16year-old Alfie Bradstock (son of trainer Mark). He has to win a couple of point-topoints first but wouldn’t it be wonderful?

Breeder – JAMES WIGAN (61) owns London Thoroughbred Services, based in Cranborne, Dorset. He has a dozen mares, owns seven racehorses (three trained in France) and manages racehorses for several owner-breeders including US tycoon George Strawbridge.

Among the good horses he’s owned is the 1980 Irish 2,000 Guineas third Final Straw.

The normal English owner is finding it very hard to justify the expense of putting a horse into training at the moment. Prize money is lower that it has been for a decade and the minimum values being offered by racecourses are pretty insulting when

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compared with those in France and other major racing countries.

In France 8% of the betting turnover is returned to racing as against 1% or less in this country.

Even someone like George Strawbridge, who absolutely loves racing in Britain, is cutting down a bit. He constantly mentions how poor the prize money has become and any horses he has that are not showing a good level of class are being passed on quicker than before. He likes bringing on young horses here to give them the best possible start to their career and they often go on to race in the USA later.

His level of involvement here is now under review and he is having more in training in France.

One positive note is that racecourse attendance is on the increase, there is a lot of interest in racing unlike in France where crowd levels are modest. Great efforts are being made to encourage even more young people to get involved, with pop concerts after racing at Newbury and Newmarket and on the professional side, the creation of the ‘Next Generation Club’ by the TBA is a positive move.

The dire situation faced by racing in this country has to some extent been covered up by the involvement of immensely wealthy foreigners, who have continued to pay big prices for horses to race here, as they like the social scene and the atmosphere. It is the small English owner, who is being squeezed and some of my clients are now thinking of France or, even Australia.

The levy in it’s present form is to go and a mechanism must be found to fund racing.

The media rights can surely be exploited and the way that UK bookmakers avoid paying the levy on English racing by moving offshore can surely be blocked.

We must not, however, forget that the publicity generated by the betting industry works in racing’s interest, but some form of liaison with other sports over a ‘sporting rights fee’ as suggested by Christopher Spencer-Phillips in a recent article would seem sensible and well worth further investigation and consultation with the Sports Rights Owners Coalition (SROC).

It is not surprising that mares are being taken out of production, especially in Ireland where the foal crop is much bigger.

Often a stud owner will have to pay £5,000 for a stallion nomination and then a further £10,000 to get the resulting foal to the yearling sales and end up with a bid of say £3,000 – you just cannot do that too many times. It seems reasonable to expect that winning a maiden race in Britain should entitle an owner to recover a third of his annual training costs, but at present you could win 10 races and not do so.

Jockey – HAYLEY TURNER (27) made a major breakthrough for lady jockeys when becoming joint champion apprentice in 2006 and in 2008 riding 100 winners. She has captained the British Team for the Shergar Cup twice.

She still works for Newmarket trainer Michael Bell and has almost 500 career winners to her name.

The fall in prize money has affected my income and I try to share lifts from my Newmarket home a little more as the cost of petrol is spiralling. I have had a good January and I am on a mission this year to repeat 2008 when I had 100 winners. I took most of November and December off in Dubai, South Africa and skiing so I have really recharged my batteries and got my hunger back.

Mentally all the travelling and the stress can drain you and I needed those holidays.

This is the first time in a few years I have the hunger to go for 100 winners. I had a bad fall in March 2009 which kept me off the racecourse for three months and gave me a head injury. I am absolutely fine now, but I may have taken my foot off the gas a bit after 2008.

I’ll be riding out for David Elsworth, James Fanshawe, Marcus Tregoning and Hughie Morrison this year as well as Michael Bell so I am putting myself about more and showing my face. My agent Guy Jewell will be trying extra hard for me this year.

I have learned that the only way to get results is to put the work in. As for change I quite like the idea of restricting jockeys to one meeting a day. Often if I am riding at more than one meeting I need a driver.

Also if you could ride at only one meeting you'd probably get five or six rides – whereas at present you might get a couple at one meeting and a couple at another.

This year I’d love to get a ride in a Classic which would be a first for me. It’s a question of getting the right horse. I don't feel being a girl is an issue with owners any more. There are enough of us doing well for it not to matter now. I am really focused on doing well and at the moment I certainly do not have time for a boyfriend.

Stable staff – OLIVER RAWLINGS (21) works for Alan King who is based at Barbury Castle stables, Wroughton, south of Swindon. He has been there since leaving school at 16. His family home is in Belvoir country, Leicestershire, where his father breeds and runs horses in point-to-points.

I look after four horses and also ride out most days. As far as I am concerned racing is on an upward curve and things are getting better for lads. AP McCoy winning the Sports Personality of the Year award has done racing a lot of good and made people outside racing take more notice of us.

I would get rid of some of the smaller race meetings because it costs owners so much to send their horses there and the prize-money is so poor. I would spread the prize-money fund more thickly over fewer meetings.

I think lads are doing relatively well. I have lovely accommodation here at Barbury Castle with my girlfriend who also works for Alan King. It saves the cost of commuting and rent. We also get good money to take horses to the races. Things have improved a lot.

Most racecourses now lay on decent facilities for lads. You can get a shower, get changed, and the canteens are better, by and large. If you work for a good trainer you are OK nowadays.

I was always interested in horses as my dad not only breeds hunters but backs them and runs some in point-to-points. I used to hunt with the Vale of Belvoir. Working with horses is a great life.

WO positive views about 2011 come from a racecourse executive and a lad – it is the racecourses and the lads who are relatively well off when compared with 2001.

Most other key members of racing’s diaspora – notably owners, breeders, and trainers – are considerably worse off. The rise of syndicates and the continued presence of the Maktoums and the Coolmore partnership have, to some extent, masked the general pain felt by owners. Owning a racehorse is a hobby, no question. But if multinational companies and their shareholders make millions backing and laying them then surely the poor owner and trainer have a right to some return? n

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OTh were trained by Joanna Morgan in County Meath. The first, Miss Gorica, a six-year-old daughter of Mull of Kintyre, gained her only stakes win when winning the 5-furlong Naas Sprint Stakes (L.) on 7th June 2010, on her first race back, having been covered by Coolmore’s Dylan Thomas.

Miss Gorica kept up her improved form as she ran a further eight times in stakes company, including fourths to both the 2010 Prix de l’Abbaye (Gr1) winner, Gilt Edge Girl, and to her own stablemate Fourpenny Lane. The Efisio mare Fourpenny Lane was also in foal when winning over Miss Gorica; she won her final start, the EbF Fairy bridge Stakes (L.), on 26th August at Tipperary while pregnant to Verglas. Although this fiveyear-old had been a previous Listed winner it had been in mid-November of 2009 on the all-weather track at Dundalk, when many fillies had been put away.

Fourpenny Lane and Miss Gorica, Morgan says, “improved about four or five pounds despite being genuine fillies” already.

In Morgan’s view, going in foal can help a temperamental filly, and racing the right mare while she is pregnant can not only help a stakes-quality mare gain more black type, but also help a lesser filly get a win under her belt.

The rules of the british Jockey Club state that fillies can race up to 120 days of gestation, which is also the recommended period in North America. As Professor Sidney Ricketts, the Senior Partner of the Newmarket-based and internationally renowned equine veterinary practice Rossdale & Partners, states, “Some trainers take advantage of this, most commonly to ‘naturally’ stop troublesome individuals from cycling.”

A very small number of fillies become very temperamental and difficult to train, with problems such as tying up, when they come into season. Therefore, putting them in foal can settle them and give the perceived impression that they have improved their racecourse performance.

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Every year, on both sides of the Atlantic, there are a number of fillies and mares that show significant improvement on the racetrack while racing in foal.

Last season in Ireland was no exception as at least two in-foal mares achieved career-best performances.

By Clive Webb-Carter

“Some trainers take advantage of 120day gestation period, most commonly to ‘naturally’ stop troublesome individuals from cycling” Sidney Ricketts

Running a mare for the first 120 days of her pregnancy does not hold recognized risks to either the mare or the foal. As Ricketts points out, “Exercise is a natural necessity and apparently a ‘pleasure’ for horses.”

Mares in the wild and on stud farms enjoy galloping in open country or in their paddocks, with no side effects to them or their pregnancy. So together with a vet’s advice, there should be no harm to racing a mare in her early pregnancy as long as she is healthy and her stress level is low. The trainer also has to use his or her skill and judgment in identifying which fillies would benefit from racing while in foal. With fillies all being individuals, there are clearly going to be instances when putting one in foal is going to do little to help her behaviour and therefore her performance, and in those cases the practice would be ill advised.

There is certainly no scientific evidence to say that racing a mare while she is in foal holds an advantage, but even just in the last 20 years there are a few examples of fillies who have shown an improvement. Grecian Dancer improved after having been covered by champion European sire Galileo. The daughter of Dansili stepped up to Group 3 company to win the Ridgewood Pearl Stakes in 2008. The foal that Grecian Dancer, was carrying, a filly, sold for €240,000 at Goffs Orby 2010 yearling sale to leading owners Cheveley Park Stud. This two-year-old, named Minoan Dancer, will commence her racing career under the care of one of Europe’s leading trainers, Sir Michael Stoute, based in Newmarket.

Redstone Dancer, a daughter of Namid

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Having mares covered while they are still in training is a regular practice during the spring in some stables

who is from the family of Rainbow Quest, is another who progressed to gain black type, having struggled in stakes company prior to being covered by Refuse to bend. Redstone Dancer, trained by Sheena Collins, improved from being placed fifth at Listed level to winning both the EbF brownstown

Stakes (Gr3) and the Minstrel Stakes (Gr3). The resulting Refuse to bend foal, named Refusetosurrender, is an unraced three-year-old filly in training with leading british trainer Richard Fahey.

While we wait to see what Miss Gorica and Fourpenny Lane will produce as their

Grecian Dancer, shown here winning the Group 3 Ridgewood Pearl Stakes in 2008, improved after having been bred to champion European sire Galileo

first foals it is clear that racing mares while in foal does not seem to affect their chances as broodmares. Cassandra Go showed a huge improved ability on the racecourse while in foal to Green Desert in 2001. having been covered in the spring, Cassandra Go went from being a Group 3 winner to winning two Group 2s, which included the King’s Stand Stakes (now a Gr1), as well as being placed in the July Cup (Gr1). This daughter of Indian Ridge went on to prove to be equally as successful at stud as not only was her first foal, Neverletme Go, a two-time winner but Cassandra Go later produced Irish 1000 Guineas winner halfway to heaven, who also won two other Group 1s, and Group 3 winner Theann.

Instances of racemares improving while holding a pregnancy are not just confined to Europe, as one of America’s leading earners, Spain – who won over $3,540,500 for the Thoroughbred Corp. – is another who won a stakes race while pregnant.

Although this daughter of Thunder Gulch had won her two Grade 1s, including the 2000 breeders’ Cup Distaff, prior to being covered, she did add the Fleur de Lis handicap (Gr2) while in foal to Storm Cat. Despite racing while pregnant Spain has also proved to be a smart broodmare.

Although her first produce Carpocrates, a

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Spain – who won over $3,540,500 in prize-money – and added the Grade 2 Fleur de Lis Handicap while in foal to Storm Cat

$2,400,000 yearling purchased by Coolmore, proved to be a non-winner, Spain, like Cassandra Go, did go on to produce two stakes winners: Group 3 winner Plan and Listed winner/Group 1placed Dreamtheimpossible.

Fit for a Queen also added extra black type during her 13-win, $1,226,429earnings career, racing in foal to Gulch during the 1992 season. This daughter of Fit to Fight added not only the budweiser breeders' Cup Stakes (Gr2) at Turfway Park to her list of stakes wins – from her final run – but was also runner-up in the Apple blossom handicap (Gr1) from her first of six runs while in foal. Fit for a Queen’s 1993 produce, Ground Swell, proved to be a more than useful performer, winning 12 races and nearly $100,000 in prize money. Fit for a Queen also produced Grade 2 winner Royal Assault, who was third in the classic belmont Stakes, and is granddam of stakes winners Ender’s Sister and Ender’s Shadow. brian Meehan, trainer of two breeders’ Cup Turf winners, is certainly one conditioner in favour of running fillies while in foal. Meehan trained Danehill Dancer daughter Silence Is Golden, running in foal to Medicean, to a career best when a short head runner-up to Favourable Terms in the Nassau Stakes (Gr1). “I can’t see anything against covering fillies while in training.” Meehan, whose string numbers approximately 140 horses on historic Manton Estate, goes on

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“We have had success with a few fillies and it is a regular spring practice these days, and I would say we will be covering three fillies plus this spring” Brian Meehan

to say, “We have had success with a few fillies and it is a regular spring practice these days, and I would say we will be covering three fillies plus this spring. We would be 40% fillies in the string.”

So are there any side effects and negatives of running a mare while in foal? If a filly was to suffer a serious accident while in training then this of course would pose a risk of loss to both the mare and the pregnancy. As Ricketts points out, “If [a mare] requires emergency surgery to be performed under a general anaesthetic, to save her life or make her life tolerable and humane, then there would be an unquantifiable risk to her pregnancy. however, the pregnancy would be nonviable without the mother anyway and so her life would be considered of paramount importance.”

Although in reality very few fillies may really benefit from racing while pregnant there seems to be little relative risk in doing so, and trainers and owners are likely to continue to put mares in foal and race them. If trainers’ anectodal evidence is to be believed, this can be a winning formula to taking a talented mare to the next level, and if there is nothing to it then the hope remains that the mares will continue to earn their keep for a few extra months. however, chances are that we will never know for certain if these mares’ improvement can be attributed to racing in foal. n

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What to look forward to in

2011

Globally, this game was not much better off in 2010 from 2009. The racing and breeding industries continued to grapple with the same-old-same-old malaise that came with the world economic meltdown of late 2008, so, instead of looking back at the Top 10 of what was what in 2010, here’s a look forward to what may be a watershed year for horse racing around the world: 2011. By Sid Fernando At 22-years-old A.P. Indy is still the best source of dirt stamina in American bloodstock

A.P. Indy This iconic son of Seattle Slew turned 22 in 2011 with speculation rife that he was nearing the end of his breeding career. But at the Lane’s End Farm open house in Versailles, Kentucky, on the eve of the Keeneland January sale, A.P. Indy came out of his stall to greet visitors on a frigid day with every expectation of meeting a mare.

He’s aged, swaybacked, pot bellied, and ha s one testicle, but he’s still the king of the hill in the US and the best source of dirt stamina still around. One of his inexpensive sons, Congrats, led the US freshman sire list in 2010 with two Grade 1 winners to his credit, and the same feat was emulated by his most expensive freshman son of 2010, Bernardini.

A.P. Indy is guaranteed to leave behind a legacy through his sons and daughters – one daughter produced the 2010 Kentucky Derby winner, Super Saver – and in 2011 his champion son Bernardini, sire of two Group/Grade 1 winners in his first crop to race last year, will cover one of the greatest mares in US racing history, Zenyatta.

Zenyatta Jerry and Ann Moss’s Horse of the Year Zenyatta, trained superbly by John Shirreffs, will race no more in 2011, but her popularity continues to soar. In fact, it’s po ssible that her dramatic loss in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs – her only in 20 starts, and by inches – burnished her reputation to levels that eluded her during much of her racing career, including a 2009 campaign that saw her win the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita and lose Horse of the Year honours to Rachel Alexandra.

It’s ironic that West Coast-based Zenyatta’s iconic status was cemented in a loss on dirt against the best field of males assembled for a Grade 1 race in the US all year. She’d been derided by some in the East Coast media for winning Grade 1 races against only females on the state-mandated artificial surfaces of California, and many notable journos in the East had boldly predicted a loss. They were proven right, but not in a manner they’d expected because the big mare was as much the best in her race as Seattle Slew had been in his photo loss to Exceller years ago in an epic

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Jockey Club Gold Cup that enhanced his standing in defeat.

With racing done and Zenyatta freed from the shackles of geographic partisanship, adulation has followed her as she readies for her second career as a broodmare. Now domiciled at Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, the daughter of Street Cry is scheduled to be bred to Bernardini, who, like Zenyatta’s sire, is a Darley resident stallion.

Her eve ry move, like a monarch’s, continues to be covered and the attention no doubt will continue unabated until she delivers her first foal, her heir?

Goldikova The heir apparent to Zenyatta on track is the Freddie Head-trained Goldikova, who like Zenyatta will campaign at age six, once unheard of for top-class mares. The state of the world economies and the loss of value in global breeding industries can be thanked for prolonging racing careers nowadays, and Goldikova, bred and owned by Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, will attempt to exploit it financially and historically with an unprecedented fourth consecutive Breeders’ Cup Mile in 2011. Already she owns the record with three BC Miles, but her zest for racing and her devastating turn of foot have made her as much an international star as Zenyatta.

It’s notable that the Irish-bred and Frenchbased mare with only one 2010 victory in the US was one of three finalists, along with Zenyatta and Blame, for the 2010 Eclipse for Horse of the Year.

In 2010, Goldikova was ranked at 133 by Timeform on its Global Rankings, co-second highweight behind Harbinger at 140 and equal with outstanding two-year-old Frankel, Derby and Arc winner Workforce, and Australian star So You Think.

So You Think The handsome New Zealand-bred So You Think’s 2011 European campaign will be as eagerly awaited as any in recent memory following the purchase of controlling interest

Goldikova will go for an unprecedented fourth consecutive Breeders’ Cup win in 2011

in the Australasian star by the Coolmore group at the end of 2010. Aidan O’Brien now trains the son of Coolmore’s rising Sadler’s Wells sire High Chaparral, who made a huge impact Down Under from his inexpensive seasons at Windsor Park in New Zealand. Last April, his sons Shoot Out, Descarado, and Monaco Consul filled the first three spots in that order in the Group 1 AJC Australian Derby, but it was the B art Cummings-trained So You Think who emerged as the best of them all with a win in the Group 1 WS Cox Plate.

So You Think trained on at four in the latter half of 2010 and captured the hearts and minds of the region with four consecutive Group 1 wins, culminating in a second Cox Plate. A gallant third in the Melbourne Cup over 3,000 metres did nothing to tarnish his reputation in his last start before depar ting for Ballydoyle.

New Zealand-bred So You Think is to be trained by Aidan O’Brien this year

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Campaigned in Australia by Cummings’s main and longtime patron Dato Tan Chin Nam, in partnership with Tunku Ahmad Yahaya, So You Think won eight of 12 starts and earned Aus$5.7 million.

Coolmore reportedly purchased its controlling half-interest for £14.8m, valuing the horse at nearly double the amount. He will be aimed for the major 10-12 furlong European races.

Shadai Farm-bred Eishin Flash, with Hiroyuki Uchida, after the Japanese Derby

Japan Timeform’s European highweight of 2010 was Harbinger at 140. Trained by Sir Michael Stoute for Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, Harbinger won one of Europe’s most prestigious races, the Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, by 11 lengths but never raced again after suffering a career-ending injury on the gallops. His early loss to Europe could be Japan’s long-term gain. A winner of six of nine starts, the British-bred son of Dansili was sold to Shadai to stand 2011 in Japan.

Harbinger is one of several high-profile stallions or mares purchased by Japanese interests lately. Stoute’s 2009 King George winner Conduit, also a two-time Breeders’ Cup Turf winner, was sold to Big Red Farm for 2010, along with Ashford’s Johannesburg, who was sold to the Japanese Bloodhorse Breeders Association to stand at the Shizunai Stallion Station. With Sunday Silence dead and many of his sons among the top ten sires in Japan and his blood saturating the Japanese market, the time has been right---and the prices opportune---for Japan to buy again to introduce new bloodlines.

For mares, this was certainly evident at the 2010 Keeneland November sale in Kentucky, where the sons of Shadai’s late owner Zenya Yoshida, the man who

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imported Sunday Silence, were active in the purchase of such high-priced mares as the dam of 2010 US champion 3-year-old filly Blind Luck for $1.85 million. At the Tattersalls December sale in England, Katsumi Yoshida bought four, including Exhibit One for 425,000 guineas and Belle Allure for 375,000 guineas. It’s a harbinger that Japan is back as a player on the inter national scene. And indeed, they began 2011 where they had left off: Shadai Farm’s three Keeneland January sale purchases included sale-topping, Grade 1 winner Ave for $1.4 million to put them at the top of the leading buyers table by gross, and Katsumi Yoshida purchased Grade 1 winner Wickedly Perfect for $800,000.

South Africa The well-publicized inaugural Cape Premier Yearling Sale held January 27-28, 20 11, in Cape Town is probably a harbinger of South Africa’s ascension to a greater level of prestige on the international stage.

The Dubai International Racing Carnival, with Dubai World Cup Day on March 26, has been the showcase for the horses of South Africa recently, particularly through trainers Mike De Kock and Herman Brown.

Ipi Tombe, actually bred in Zimbabwe, was a star in Dubai in 2003 when she won the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free; Victory Moon won the Group 3 UAE Guineas and the Group 2 UAE Derby and was third in the Group 1 Dubai World Cup in 2004; Jay Peg won the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free in 2008, as well as the Group 1 Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji; and in 2009 the crack sprinter J J the Jet Plane won the Group 3 Al Quoz.

There’d been others of note internationally as well, including 2004 Grade 1 Beverly D. Stakes winner Crimson Palace and the Hong Kong Group 1 winner Irridescence, but in 2010 the South Africans had a banner season with J J the Jet Plane winning the Group 1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint from Rocket Man and Sacred Kingdom, Lizard’s Desire scoring in the rich Group 1 Singapore Airlines International

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Cup after getting beaten a photo in the Group 1 Dubai World Cup, and Gypsey’s Warning winning the Grade 1 Matriarch in California.

One to follow in 2011 is the filly Ebony Flyer, who won the Group 1 Avontuur Estate Cape Fillies Guineas at Kenilworth in December, finished third to the older mare Mother Russia in the Group1 L’Orimans Queen’s Plate in January at the same track, and looks to have a bright inter national future ahead of her. There are others, too, because South Africa has arrived.

Ramzan Kadyrov South African trainer Herman Brown trains a stable in Dubai for Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov, a controversial political figure but a passionate owner with a penchant for buying made horses from around the world.

Installed as president in Chechnya by Moscow, the Muslim Kadyrov’s name was linked to the sens ational assassination in Dubai of political rival Slim Yamadayev, who was killed in broad daylight on World Cup Day in 2009. Kadyrov’s cousin and righthand man Adam Delimkhanov was implicated as the mastermind behind the hit in a drawn-out trial that lasted through the end of 2010, but in the end Abu Dhabi stepped in in January of 2011 and freed the two men actually sentenced in the courts of Dubai. One m an, an Iranian, was described in courtroom testimony as a stable worker for Kadyrov.

The political controversy in Dubai and elsewhere did nothing to dampen Kadyrov’s joie de vivre for racing. Based on his successes and purchases, Kadyrov is one of the big spenders from the Caucasus and an integral player in Russian racing and perhaps the most high-profile owner from that part of the world. His appetite for t he sport will continue to grow. He won the Russian and Chechen Derbys in 2010 with the US-bred Giant’s Causeway colt North Stream, and he has purchased such European made horses as Bronze Cannon and Mikhail Glinka for Russian assignments.

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Frankel: Europe’s leading two-year-old

Uncle Mo: Aiming for the Kentucky Derby

Snow Fairy: Dubai World Cup target

Frankel Kadyrov purchased Mikhail Glinka from Coolmore, which stands his sire Galileo, the leading stallion in Europe. Galileo’s twoyear-old Juddmonte homebred Frankel – named for the late American trainer Bobby Frankel, who’d handled the Juddmonte string in the US – emerged as the star of the European crop for trainer Henry Cecil with four facile wins from four starts and press coverage becoming a legend. The colt’s run in the Group 1 Dubai Dewhurst over seven furlongs at Newmarket pitted him against the other two high-profile runners of his age group, Dream Run and Saamidd, but the ease and manner of his four-length victory elevated Frankel to a level hype last seen with Sea the Stars two years before.

Cecil has downplayed the colt’s emergence to the press in measured tones and has all but proclaimed the s on of Galileo a Guineas contender only, but if he were to win the first colts’ classic in the manner he did the Dewhurst there’s a chance as a son of Galileo that his stamina would be put to the test in the Derby, a race that Juddmonte won in 2010 with Workforce. The latter followed Sea the Stars’ path with an Arc triumph as well, and Sea the Stars’ own stamina, lest it be forgotten, was questioned over the Derby trip after he’d won the Guineas. Tune in for the Frankel Show in 2011 to find out what happens.

race for US two-year-olds, especially at Churchill Downs – in a manner that suggests he’ll train on. But, his sire, Indian Charlie, is noted for getting eight-to-nine furlong performers instead of 10-furlong Derby types, so his pedigree has already come under the microscope and there’s plenty of debate.

Undefeated in three starts, Uncle Mo won his debut sensationally at Saratoga against a strong group over six furlongs and came back next out in the eight-furlong Grade 1 Champagne Stakes before the Breeders’ Cup. He’s earned Ragozin speed figures in his three races that have been unheard of in a sequence such as his, and the hype around him in the US is reminiscent to what Frankel has received in Europe.

The question of whether Uncle Mo can get the Derby trip will be asked up until the moment he starts in the race, but he is from a mare by Arch – the sire of 2010 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Blame.

Uncle Mo, by the way, is the first Kentucky Derby contender on Twitter.com.

His tweets can be read at the address @UncleMoHorse.

@RogerCharlton on Twitter, Charlton tweets updates about his current horses and valuable background information on notable runners in their pedigrees.

Lyons, based in Kiltale, Co., Meath, is another interesting tweeter at the address @GerLyonsRacing. He trained the 2010 filly Berg Bahn for main patron Cristina Patino, whose Snow Fairy was a dual Oaks winner in 2010 for trainer Ed Dunlop, who has just begun to tweet under @EdDunlopRacing.

Uncle Mo If Frankel is a speedy horse by a stamina sire, Uncle Mo can be described as his opposite, for now, a stamina horse by a speedy sire. For both, however, there’s speculation about the Derby trip.

Trained by Todd Pletcher, who won the Kentucky Derby in 2010 after many attempts, Uncle Mo won the mile and a sixteenth Breeders’ Cup Juvenile – a staying

Twitter Uncle Mo’s trainer, Todd Pletcher, has a parodied Twitter account called @NotTheToddster that’s good for the occasional laugh with fare like, “Goldman Sachs just led a new round of funding for me, valued just shy of priceless,” but there are real trainers now on the loose on this social media platform. One is England’s Roger Charlton, another is Ireland’s Ger Lyons.

Charlton, who was once the assistant to Jeremy Tree at Beckhampton when Danehill was in training for Juddmonte, took over the yard in 1990 and trained Epsom Derby winner Commander in Chief and French Derby winner Sanglamore for Juddmonte’s Khalid Abdulla. Operating from the address

Snow Fairy Snow Fairy was bred by Anamoine Ltd. and races for Windflower Overseas Holdings, Inc., both entities owned by Cristina Patino, a homebreeder with a penchant for the Roberto sire line. Snow Fairy is by Intikhab, a Roberto-line sire through Red Ransom, and she is actually inbred 3x5 to the US-bred Epsom Derby winner. The owner also bred and raced the stallion Big Bad Bob, a Roberto-line horse from the same family as Snow Fairy.

Trained by Ed Dunlop, Snow Fairy won five of seven starts in 2010, including the Group 1 Epsom and Irish Oaks, and then was sent overseas to Japan and Hong Kong, where she won two more Group 1 races.

Ryan Moore was aboard the mare for all her wins at the highest level from 10-12 furlongs.

Snow Fairy wasn’t always highly regarded nor was her ability to stay originally deciphered: she was bought back from a yearling sale for €1,800 after failing to make her reserve; and she was supplemented to the Oaks after winning a Listed event over 10 furlongs even though Dunlop wasn’t sure she’d stay the trip.

In 2011, Snow Fairy will be sent after the richest prize in racing, the 10-furlong Dubai World Cup at Meydan over the Tapeta surface. She’s come a long way, and she figures to go even farther in 2011. n

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Are oats really the best grain?

Oats have always been the traditional favourite of the industry for good reason.

As a whole grain they offer a relatively easily digestible hull, allowing the enzymes of the small intestine access to the natural proteins and carbohydrates within. Other grains such as barley, wheat and maize are not naturally so available, and without processing or cooking can pose a risk to health, as undigested grain will pass into the large intestine.

The bacteria of the large intestine are designed for fermentation of fibrous material as found in grass, hay and haylage. They can handle a very low level of starch, as it is found in pasture at approximately 3%. However they can not process or thrive in the presence of large volumes of starch, as found in grains. Such a starch overload will cause a change in the gut pH and flora. At a minimum this causes poor digestive efficiency and can lead to more serious problems including colic and laminitis.

Oats with a higher fibre and lower starch content than the other grains would appear to be a more compatible type of grain for the digestive system. This would remain a true statement if we only compared whole grains. New techniques in processing and cooking mean that other grains are now equally as beneficial and allow for increased feeding value. We can now feed these higher starch grains to the horses benefit rather than detriment.

The degree of this success is dependent on the volume of starch fed, and most importantly the cooking or processing technique used. The idea behind cooking is to rupture the starch structure irreversibly, creating a more open and readily processed format for the enzymes of the small intestine. These enzymes are responsible for breaking down starch into simple sugars for use as fuel by the muscle. By ensuring maximum efficiency of enzymatic digestion

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we can improve nutrient uptake and avoid starch overload in the large intestine.

Steam cooking of grains means the grain is cooked through thoroughly, and softens the shell to create a fully opened grain that is rapidly digested. Steam cooking is a process that benefits all grains, even oats. It also has the advantage of creating a naturally more palatable grain.

To get the most efficient digestion possible, any grain based feed should be fed on a little and often basis. The horses small intestine can only process at a given speed and has a fixed capacity. An intake of 2 kg of grain based feed is recommended for efficiency. This can be added to with beet plulp, chaff or alfalfa as these products are not dependent on the small intestine.

Whilst cooking of grains creates an advantage in terms of proteins and carbohydrates it can not change the deficiencies found in vitamins and minerals. All grains only contain enough of these nutrients for their own purpose. To meet the stresses and strains of training all grains need to be balanced with vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Protein while present in reasonable quantity will vary in quality. Complete feeds will use a blend of grains supplemented with a pro tein source such as soya.

Soyabeans when extruded offer a high inclusion of the key essential amino acids including lysine, methionine and threonine.

These amino acids are essential for function of metabolism and growth.

In summary oats are still the most popular grain to feed straight, but even the best can be made better through processing or cooking. Oats are also a great base to a complete feed, but are best when used with a variety of grains and alternative protein sources, to produce a feed that can consistently meet the nutritional demands on a horse in training.

For further advice please contact one of our nutritional team on +353 (0) 599775800 or visit our website www.redmills.com

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TopSpec Turbo Feed

Hay Bar Goes Benelux Raylia Dugmore of Park Feeders is delighted to welcome Stable Supplies of Schalkwijk in the Netherlands to their team of suppliers and outlets. Nigel Wood who heads the company is launching Hay Bar at Indoor Brabant at the end of March. This is very exciting news for the Benelux market place and also for both companies.

Nigel Wood’s team have already carried out extensive field trials with resounding success.

Hay Bar has firmly established itself in the UK and in many more countries as the premier feeding system It has been welcomed by a huge sector in the equestrian market place. Its simplistic design features are making it popular with all disciplines. The veterinary profession, physios and equine dentists have all recognised its natural feeding position with all it’s dvantages.

A large number of the problems that we have with our horses are created by our management methods. Hay Bar’s use not only helps to feed our horses in their natural position but it also makes stable management much easier as there is far less fodder and bedding wasted. this in turn helps to reduce costs.

Hay Bar is now available from Stable Supplies.

Contact: Tel +31(0)30 687 5610 Website: www.stablesupplies.nl

This highly innovative muesli blend is the ultimate high performance feed with 35% more digestible energy per kg than quality oats. It consists of High-Oil Oat Flakes and Full-Fat Soya Flakes, with added limestone and salt.

Rich in intracellular oil, and with no added liquid oil, the sweetened 'nongreasy' flakes are very palatable to optimize feed intake at peak performance levels.

Fed at 7kg/day, Turbo provides the equivalent of 750ml of Soya oil, eliminating the need for additional liquid oil.

TopSpec Turbo is designed to be fed with TopSpec Racing Feed Balancer or TopSpec Comprehensive Feed Balancer. It has been formulated to replace traditional cereals e.g. oats or the energy component of ordinary cereal-based cubes/mixes where additional stamina or performance is required. When fed with TopSpec Racing Feed Balancer, it forms a complete, nutrient-dense feed for horses performing at the highest levels.

For further information contact the TopSpec Multiple Award-Winning Helpline on +44 (0)845 565030.

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STORM™ the exclusive source of patented beta-alanine for horses – a cutting edge nutritional product Races are so often won or lost in the sprint to the finish and it could be said that the horse that wins is the last to slow down. Imagine the difference it would make if a horse could sustain its top speed for a longer period. Racing Blue explains why its revolutionary feed supplement, Storm™, containing patented beta-alanine could be the key.

Lactic acid ultimately curtails finishing speed Any exercise that involves speed and power will result in the production of lactic acid in muscle. Towards the end of a race lactic acid build-up in the muscles is peaking, bringing on fatigue, which inevitably slows the pace. This rise in lactic acid in muscle is the primary reason why horses can only maintain their peak speed for a relatively short period of time.

Carnosine is the counter strategy against lactic acid Horses, like humans, have a very effective biological strategy to counter lactic acid build-up in muscles. Muscle contains a mini protein or dipeptide known as carnosine, which acts almost like a

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biological sponge to soak up, or buffer, lactic acid, so preventing it from impeding proper muscle contraction. As an elite athlete the horse is endowed with a significant level of carnosine in muscle but this varies considerably between individual horses and can be increased through anaerobic training such as interval training.

Individual differences in muscle carnosine content will contribute greatly to the inherent differences in racing talent between individual horses.

Diet is the key to carnosine synthesis Carnosine is synthesised by the horse from two amino acids, beta-alanine and histidine, which are found naturally in the horse’s diet. Beta-alanine is recognised as being the limiting factor to the rate and extent of carnosine synthesis in the muscles but unfortunately the level of beta-alanine in the horse’s diet is very low and so providing a supplement such as Storm™ that contains patented beta-alanine can support carnosine synthesis, which in turn is likely to help the horse to maintain top speed for longer.

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Horse research led the way From the mid ‘90s’ British scientists from Newmarket, England, undertook pioneering research into beta-alanine in horses and subsequently led the explosion of similar research in humans. The initial published work in horses confirmed that beta-alanine is absorbed from the gut into the blood stream when added to the diet, allowing its delivery to muscle. This is an especially significant finding as most other sports-supplement ingredients have unproven or very poor absorption from the horse’s digestive tract.

Research data also shows that the absorption of beta-alanine from the digestive tract in horses increases progressively during at least the first month of supplementation of the diet. The most exciting finding was that supplementing the diet with beta-alanine led to a significant increase in the level of carnosine in muscle and a corresponding enhancement in the ability to buffer lactic acid in muscle. This should enable horses to

delay the onset of fatigue and maintain their peak speed for longer.

Strong support for this patented sports supplement This ground-breaking equine research prompted a series of studies to be carried out in humans and more than 25 scientific papers have been published to validate the significant beneficial effects of beta-alanine supplementation for a wide range of athletic disciplines including cycling, rowing, sprinting, endurance sports and weightlifting. The use of beta alanine as an ingredient in sports supplements, such as STORM™ from Racing Blue, is protected by worldwide patents including humans, horses and camels, which gives confidence in its benefits. Patented betaalanine is available for horses exclusively in Racing Blue STORM™.

Most supplements are developed first for human use and then adapted for use in horses, often without equine specific data. Betaalanine is unique in that it was first developed for and demonstrated to be highly effective in horses. Although beta-alanine is probably now one of the most prominent, strongly established and effective supplements in the human sports market it is only now making its debut into the equine sector with the launch of ‘Storm™’ from Racing Blue, the only horse feed supplement to contain patented beta-alanine.

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The STORM is coming.......

Racing Blue STORM™ is an exciting and ground breaking sports supplement for horses, which combines patented beta-alanine with a specialised carbohydrate source to further boost absorption from the digestive tract.

STORM™ is backed by a wealth of scientific research in humans and horses and has undergone thorough evaluation having been fed with success in key racing yards in Europe..

STORM™ is available directly from Racing Blue in the UK, Europe and the USA via their newly launched website, or in the UAE through Lillidale Animal Health LLP in tub sizes of 3kg and 12.5kg. Fed at 30g per day, a 3kg tub of STORM™ will last a single horse just over 3 months.

Contact Racing Blue for more information: website: www.racingblue.com email: storm@racingblue.com

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Track Lingfield Park Naas Milan Newmarket York Longchamp Curragh Haydock Park Sandown Park Haydock Park Chantilly Maisons-Laffitte Sandown Park Ascot Ascot Ascot Ascot Ayr Maisons-Laffitte Curragh Deauville Sandown Park Sandown Park Chantilly Chester Tipperary Naples Vichy Goodwood Goodwood Deauville Tipperary Newbury Deauville York York Curragh Beverley Curragh Doncaster Doncaster Rome Longchamp Ayr Milan Ascot Newmarket Longchamp Cologne Milan Dundalk Longchamp Churchill Downs Meydan Cork Newbury

Race Name & (Sponsor) Hever Sprint Woodlands St Certosa Palace House St Marygate St (Langleys Solicitors EBF) Saint-Georges Marble Hill St Temple St National St Achilles St Prix du Gros Chene La Fleche Scurry St Windsor Castle St King’s Stand St Queen Mary St Norfolk St Land O’Burns St (EBF) Hampton Sapphire St Yacowlef Dragon St Sprint St (Coral) Bois City Wall St (toteswinger) Tipperary St Citta di Napoli Reves d’Or - Jacques Bouchara Molecomb St King George (Audi) Cercle Abergwaun St St Hugh’s St La Vallee d’Auge Nunthorpe St (Coolmore) Roses St (Julia Graves) Curragh St Beverley Bullet Sprint St (totesport) Flying Five St Scarbrough St Flying Childers St Divino Amore Petit Couvert (Qatar) Harry Rosebery St Cancelli Cornwallis St (Jaguar Xj) Rous St Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp (Qatar) Kolner Herbst Sprint Premio Omenoni Mercury St Criterium de Vitesse Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Al Quoz Sprint Midsummer Sprint World Trophy (Dubai Airport)

Country FR ITY ITY FR FR FR

Track Fontainebleau Rome Rome Maisons-Laffitte Chantilly Chantilly

Race Name & (Sponsor) Cor de Chasse Giubilo Alberto Perrone A. Prix Robert Papin Arenberg Bonneval

Country SWE

Track Taby Galopp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Taby Varsprint

Class L L L Gp 3 L Gp 3 L Gp 2 L L Gp 2 L L L Gp 1 Gp 2 Gp 2 L L Gp 3 L L Gp 3 Gp 3 L L L L Gp 3 Gp 2 L L L L Gp 1 L L L Gp 3 L Gp 2 L Gp 3 L L Gp 3 L Gp 1 L Gp 3 L L Gr 2 Gr 2 L Gp 3

Race Date 26-Mar-2011 16-Apr-2011 24-Apr-2011 30-Apr-2011 13-May-2011 15-May-2011 21-May-2011 21-May-2011 26-May-2011 27-May-2011 5-Jun-2011 9-Jun-2011 11-Jun-2011 14-Jun-2011 14-Jun-2011 15-Jun-2011 16-Jun-2011 18-Jun-2011 24-Jun-2011 26-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2011 1-Jul-2011 2-Jul-2011 3-Jul-2011 9-Jul-2011 9-Jul-2011 15-Jul-2011 19-Jul-2011 26-Jul-2011 28-Jul-2011 4-Aug-2011 5-Aug-2011 12-Aug-2011 17-Aug-2011 19-Aug-2011 20-Aug-2011 20-Aug-2011 27-Aug-2011 28-Aug-2011 7-Sep-2011 9-Sep-2011 10-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 16-Sep-2011 25-Sep-2011 1-Oct-2011 1-Oct-2011 2-Oct-2011 3-Oct-2011 16-Oct-2011 21-Oct-2011 28-Oct-2011 5-Nov-2011 26-Mar-2011 12-Jun-2011 17-Sep-2011

Value £30,000 €40,000 €61,600 £50,000 £30,000 €80,000 €40,000 £80,000 £21,500 £30,000 €130,000 €55,000 £35,000 £50,000 £300,000 £75,000 £75,000 £38,000 €52,000 €62,500 €55,000 £21,500 £50,000 €80,000 £30,000 €47,500 €88,000 €55,000 £50,000 €85,000 €52,000 €45,000 £21,500 €55,000 £240,000 £25,000 €37,500 £40,000 €57,500 £40,000 £70,000 €61,600 €80,000 £23,000 €61,600 £35,000 £35,000 €300,000 €20,000 €88,000 €40,000 €55,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 €45,000 £50,000

Age Surface 4+ AWT 3+ T 3+ T 3+ T 2F T 3+ T 2 T 3+ T 2 T 3+ T 3+ T 2 T 3 T 2 T 3+ T 2F T 2 T 3+ F&M T 3+ T 3+ T 2 T 2 T 3+ T 2 T 3+ T 2 T 3+ T 2 T 2 T 3+ T 3+ T 2+ T 2F T 2 T 2+ T 2 T 2 T 3+ T 3+ T 2+ T 2 T 2 T 3+ T 2 T 3+ T 2 T 3+ T 2+ T 3+ T 3+ T 2+ AWT 2 T 3+ T NH 3yo+ SH 3yo+ T 3+ T 3+ T

5f (1000m) Metres 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1030

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Race Date 1-Apr-2011 2-Jun-2011 2-Jun-2011 24-Jul-2011 13-Sep-2011 5-Oct-2011

Value €52,000 €61,600 €88,000 €130,000 €80,000 €52,000

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Race Date 31-May-2011

Value SEK 400,000

Closing 15-Mar-10 11-Apr-11 14-Apr-11 25-Apr-11 07-May-11 27-Apr-11 16-May-11 03-May-11 20-May-11 21-May-11 18-May-11 01-Jun-11 06-Jun-11 08-Jun-11 19-Apr-11 09-Jun-11 10-Jun-11 13-Jun-11 16-Jun-11 18-May-11 22-Jun-11 25-Jun-11 27-Jun-11 15-Jun-11 04-Jul-11 04-Jul-11 05-Jul-11 20-Jul-11 22-Jul-11 01-Aug-11 06-Aug-11 21-Jun-11 15-Aug-11 15-Aug-11 22-Aug-11 20-Jul-11 01-Sep-11 03-Sep-11 31-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 10-Sep-11 15-Sep-11 26-Sep-11 26-Sep-11 24-Aug-11 20-Sep-11 15-Sep-11 17-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 07-Jun-11 12-Sep-11

5.5f (1100m) Age 3+ 2C 2F 2 CF 2 3+

Surface T T T T T T

Metres 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100

Age 4+

Surface T

Metres 1150

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Furlongs 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.15

Furlongs 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5

Closing 24-Mar-11 24-May-11 24-May-11 06-Jul-11 24-Aug-11

5.75f (1150m) Furlongs 5.75

Closing 18-Apr-11

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Race Date 11-Sep-2011

Value SEK 600,000

Age 3+

5.75f (1150m)

Country SWE

Track Taby Galopp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Taby Open Sprint Championship

Surface T

Metres 1150

Country UAE JPN GB GB ITY IRE GB FR FR GB ITY GB GB SWE

Track Meydan Hanshin Doncaster Newmarket Rome Cork Ascot Chantilly Chantilly Nottingham Rome York Newbury Jagersro

Race Name & (Sponsor) Dubai Golden Shaheen Takamatsunomiya Kinen Cammidge Trophy Abernant St Premio Carlo Chiesa Cork St Pavilion St Servanne Sigy Kilvington St Premio Tudini Duke of York St Carnarvon St Lanwades Jagersro Sprint

Class Gr 1 Gr 1 L L Gp 3 L L L L L Gp 3 Gp 2 L L

Race Date 26-Mar-2011 27-Mar-2011 2-Apr-2011 14-Apr-2011 17-Apr-2011 23-Apr-2011 27-Apr-2011 28-Apr-2011 28-Apr-2011 7-May-2011 7-May-2011 11-May-2011 13-May-2011 13-May-2011

Value $2,000,000 $2,324,000 £30,000 £30,000 €88,000 €42,500 £30,000 €52,000 €55,000 £30,000 €88,000 £80,000 £30,000 SEK 500,000

Age Surface NH 3yo+ SH 3yo+ AWT 4+ T 3+ T 3+ T 3+ F&M T 3+ T 3 T 4+ T 3 T 3+ F&M T 3+ T 3+ T 3 T 3+ D

Metres 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200

GB IRE GB GER GB GB GER IRE IRE IRE GB ITY GB GB GB ITY ITY NOR

Haydock Park Curragh Windsor Baden-Baden Haydock Park Epsom Downs Baden-Baden Naas Naas Leopardstown Salisbury Milan Ascot Ascot Ascot Milan Milan Ovrevoll

Cecil Frail St Greenlands St (Weatherbys Ireland) Leisure St Scherping-Rennen Sandy Lane St Woodcote St Benazet-Rennen Coolmore Stud Sprint St Rochestown St Ballyogan St Cathedral St Bersaglio Coventry St Albany St Golden Jubilee St Crespi V. Premio Primi Passi Norsk Jockeyklubs Sprintlop

L Gp 3 L L L L Gp 3 L L Gp 3 L L Gp 2 Gp 3 Gp 1 L Gp 3 L

21-May-2011 21-May-2011 23-May-2011 28-May-2011 28-May-2011 4-Jun-2011 4-Jun-2011 6-Jun-2011 6-Jun-2011 9-Jun-2011 12-Jun-2011 12-Jun-2011 14-Jun-2011 17-Jun-2011 18-Jun-2011 19-Jun-2011 19-Jun-2011 23-Jun-2011

£30,000 €65,000 £30,000 €20,000 £30,000 £25,000 €55,000 €60,000 €60,000 €57,500 £30,000 €61,600 €85,000 £60,000 £400,000 €61,600 €88,000 NOK 250,000

3 + F&M 3+ 3+ 3 3 2 3+ 2F 2 3+ F 3+ 3+ 2 2F 3+ 2F 2 3+

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

16-May-11 13-Apr-11 17-May-11 12-Apr-11 23-May-11 30-May-11

IRE GB GB IRE GER USA GB GB GB GB IRE GB FR IRE GB GB FR FR IRE IRE GB SWE GB GB FR GB IRE GER FR GB GER GB GB GB GB IRE IRE GB GB ITY GB GB GB JPN FR GB GB IRE

Curragh Newmarket Newcastle Curragh Hamburg Belmont Park Newmarket York Newmarket Newmarket Fairyhouse Newbury Maisons-Laffitte Naas Goodwood Chester Deauville La Teste de Buch Curragh Curragh Pontefract Jagersro York York Deauville Newmarket Curragh Baden-Baden Deauville Ripon Baden-Baden Salisbury Kempton Park Haydock Park Goodwood Curragh Curragh Ayr Newmarket Milan Newmarket Ascot Redcar Nakayama Chantilly Newmarket Ayr Curragh

Balanchine St Empress St Chipchase St Railway St Hamburg Flieger Trophy Prioress Stakes July (TNT) Summer St Cherry Hinton (Irish Thoroughbred Marketing) July Cup (Darley) Belgrave St Rose Bowl St Ris-Orangis Sweet Mimosa EBF St Richmond St (Tanqueray) Queensferry St Cabourg (Jockey Club de Turquie) Criterium du Bequet Phoenix Sprint St (Patrick O’Leary Memorial) Phoenix St (Keeneland) Flying Fillies’ St (EBF) Zawawi Cup Lowther St (Jaguar Cars) Gimcrack St (Irish Thoroughbred Marketing) Prix Morny (Darley) Hopeful St Go and Go Round Tower St Goldene Peitsche Meautry (Lucien Barriere) Ripon Champion Two-Year-Old Trophy 2010 Kronimus-Rennen Dick Poole St (EBF) Sirenia St Sprint Cup (Betfred) Starlit St Blenheim St Renaissance St Firth of Clyde St (Laundry Cottage Stud) Cheveley Park St Eupili Boadicea St (EBF) Bengough St Two-Year-Old Trophy Sprinters Stakes Eclipse Middle Park St Rockingham St Waterford Testimonial St

L L Gp 3 Gp 2 Gp 3 Gr 1 Gp 2 Gp 3 Gp 2 Gp 1 L L Gp 3 L Gp 2 L Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 1 L L Gp 2 Gp 2 Gp 1 L Gp 3 Gp 2 Gp 3 L L L Gp 3 Gp 1 L L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 1 L L Gp 3 L Gr 1 Gp 3 Gp 1 L L

24-Jun-2011 25-Jun-2011 25-Jun-2011 26-Jun-2011 29-Jun-2011 4-Jul-2011 7-Jul-2011 8-Jul-2011 8-Jul-2011 9-Jul-2011 10-Jul-2011 15-Jul-2011 16-Jul-2011 20-Jul-2011 29-Jul-2011 31-Jul-2011 31-Jul-2011 4-Aug-2011 7-Aug-2011 7-Aug-2011 14-Aug-2011 14-Aug-2011 18-Aug-2011 19-Aug-2011 21-Aug-2011 27-Aug-2011 28-Aug-2011 28-Aug-2011 28-Aug-2011 29-Aug-2011 1-Sep-2011 1-Sep-2011 3-Sep-2011 3-Sep-2011 10-Sep-2011 10-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 17-Sep-2011 24-Sep-2011 25-Sep-2011 1-Oct-2011 1-Oct-2011 1-Oct-2011 2-Oct-2011 7-Oct-2011 8-Oct-2011 8-Oct-2011 9-Oct-2011

€47,500 £22,000 £50,000 €95,000 €55,000 $250,000 £60,000 £50,000 £60,000 £400,000 €40,000 £21,500 €80,000 €60,000 £70,000 £30,000 €80,000 €55,000 €62,500 €190,000 £35,000 SEK 500,000 £100,000 £140,000 €350,000 £30,000 €52,500 €70,000 €80,000 £30,000 €20,000 £27,000 £34,000 £225,000 £30,000 €42,500 €57,500 £55,000 £140,000 €61,600 £30,000 £60,000 £150,000 $2,324,000 €80,000 £140,000 £30,000 €40,000

2F 2F 3+ 2 3+ 3F 2 C&G 3+ F 2F 3+ 3+ 2 3+ 3+ F&M 2 C&G 3+ 2 2 3+ 2 CF 3+ F&M 3+ 2F 2 C&G 2 CF 3+ 2 3+ 3+ 2 2 2F 2 3+ 3+ 2 3+ 2F 2F 2 3+ F&M 3+ 2 3+ 2 2C 2 3+

T T T T T D T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T D T T T T T T T T T T AWT T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

20-Jun-11 20-Jun-11 20-Jun-11 18-May-11 10-May-11

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Furlongs 5.75

Closing 18-Jun-11

6f (1200m) Furlongs 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Closing 15-Feb-11 28-Mar-11 08-Apr-11 17-Mar-11 18-Apr-11 21-Apr-11 20-Apr-11 20-Apr-11 02-May-11 07-Apr-11 29-Mar-11 07-May-11 28-Mar-11

01-Jun-11 01-Jun-11 04-May-11 06-Jun-11 02-Jun-11 08-Jun-11 11-Jul-11 19-Apr-11 09-Jun-11 19-May-11 18-Apr-11

01-Jul-11 02-Jul-11 02-Jul-11 03-May-11 05-Jul-11 09-Jul-11 29-Jun-11 14-Jul-11 23-Jul-11 25-Jul-11 13-Jul-11 29-Jun-11 13-Apr-11 08-Aug-11 07-Jun-11 05-Jul-11 28-Jun-11 03-Aug-11 22-Aug-11 23-Aug-11 12-Jul-11 10-Aug-11 23-Aug-11 23-Aug-11 26-Aug-11 29-Aug-11 05-Jul-11 05-Sep-11 05-Sep-11 03-Aug-11 12-Sep-11 19-Jul-11 15-Sep-11 26-Sep-11 26-Sep-11 26-Sep-11 16-Aug-11 21-Sep-11 26-Jul-11 03-Oct-11 04-Oct-11

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Track Ascot Doncaster Rome Newmarket Maisons-Laffitte Maisons-Laffitte Doncaster Churchill Downs Lingfield Park Rome Fontainebleau Fontainebleau Ascot Milan

Race Name & (Sponsor) Diadem St (John Guest) Doncaster St Pandolfi Ubaldo Bosra Sham St (EBF) Seine-et-Oise Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte Wentworth St Breeders’ Cup Sprint Golden Rose St Premio Carlo & Francesco Aloisi Contessina Zeddaan Princess Margaret St (Juddmonte) Criterium Nazionale

Class Gp 2 L L L Gp 3 Gp 2 L Gr 1 L Gp 3 L L Gp 3 L

Country GB GB

Track Newbury Newbury

Race Name & (Sponsor) Hackwood St (Shadwell) Mill Reef St (Dubai Duty Free)

Country IRE

Track Curragh

Race Name & (Sponsor) Anglesey St (Jebel Ali Stables & Racecourse)

Country FR FR USA GER GER FR GER FR GER GER

Track Deauville Deauville Santa Anita Frankfurt Cologne Deauville Munich Maisons-Laffitte Hannover Hannover

Race Name & (Sponsor) Montenica Ronde de Nuit Potrero Grande Stakes Hessen-Sprint Silberne Peitsche Prix Maurice de Gheest Bayerischer Fliegerpreis Saraca Grosser Preis der VHG - Versicherungen Grosser Preis der Hannoverschen Volksbank

Country NOR

Track Ovrevoll

Race Name & (Sponsor) Polar Cup

Country GB USA IRE IRE USA FR FR USA GB GB USA GB GB GB USA USA USA IRE IRE GB GB USA USA GB ITY FR IRE GB FR ITY GB GB GB GB IRE IRE FR GB GB FR IRE FR IRE GB IRE GB GER GB

Track Wolverhampton Gulfstream Park Curragh Curragh Gulfstream Park Maisons-Laffitte Maisons-Laffitte Aqueduct Newmarket Newmarket Keeneland Leicester Newbury Newbury Keeneland Aqueduct Keeneland Curragh Curragh Haydock Park Lingfield Park Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Newmarket Rome Longchamp Leopardstown Epsom Downs Longchamp Milan Ascot Ascot Warwick Newmarket Fairyhouse Leopardstown Longchamp Chester Newmarket Maisons-Laffitte Leopardstown Longchamp Curragh Sandown Park Leopardstown Ascot Cologne Goodwood

Race Name & (Sponsor) Lady Wulfruna Inside Information Loughbrown St Gladness St Swale S Imprudence Djebel Carter Handicap €opean Free Handicap Nell Gwyn (Lanwades) Vinery Madison Stakes Leicestershire St (totesport.com) Fred Darling St (Dubai Duty Free) Greenham St (Bathwick Tyres) Commonwealth Stakes Distaff Handicap Beaumont Stakes Tetrarch St (Dylan Thomas EBF) Athasi St Spring Trophy Chartwell St Churchill Downs Stakes Humana Distaff King Charles II St Premio Emirates Airline Pont Neuf Ballycorus St Surrey St Palais Royal Nogara Jersey St Chesham St Eternal St Criterion St Brownstown St (Irish Stallion Farms EBF) Golden Fleece St Porte Maillot City Plate Superlative St Amandine Silver Flash St Roland de Chambure Minstrel St Star St Tyros St Winkfield St Oppenheim-Rennen Lennox St

Race Date 15-Oct-2011 22-Oct-2011 23-Oct-2011 28-Oct-2011 1-Nov-2011 1-Nov-2011 5-Nov-2011 5-Nov-2011 12-Nov-2011 13-Nov-2011 24-Nov-2011 24-Nov-2011 23-Jul-2011 9-Oct-2011

Value £300,000 £25,000 €61,600 £22,000 €80,000 €190,000 £30,000 $2,000,000 £30,000 €88,000 €52,000 €55,000 £35,000 €61,600

6f (1200m) Age 3+ 2 2F 2F 3+ 2 3+ 3+ 3+ 2+ 3+ 2 2F 2

Surface T T T T T T T D AWT T T T T T

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Race Date 16-Jul-2011 17-Sep-2011

Value £50,000 £60,000

Metres 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200

Race Date 17-Jul-2011

Value €52,500

Surface T T

Metres 1210 1210

Age 2

Surface T

Metres 1260

Race Date 17-Mar-2011 17-Mar-2011 3-Apr-2011 10-Apr-2011 25-Apr-2011 7-Aug-2011 18-Sep-2011 20-Sep-2011 15-May-2011 13-Jun-2011

Value €55,000 €55,000 $150,000 £25,000 €55,000 €250,000 €20,000 €55,000 €20,000 €20,000

Surface AWT AWT D T T T T T T T

Metres 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300

Age 3 C&G 3F 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 2 4+ 3+ F

Race Date 28-Jul-2011

Value NOK 500,000

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Race Date 12-Mar-2011 19-Mar-2011 3-Apr-2011 3-Apr-2011 3-Apr-2011 7-Apr-2011 7-Apr-2011 9-Apr-2011 13-Apr-2011 13-Apr-2011 14-Apr-2011 16-Apr-2011 16-Apr-2011 16-Apr-2011 16-Apr-2011 16-Apr-2011 17-Apr-2011 2-May-2011 2-May-2011 7-May-2011 7-May-2011 7-May-2011 7-May-2011 14-May-2011 15-May-2011 19-May-2011 29-May-2011 3-Jun-2011 4-Jun-2011 5-Jun-2011 15-Jun-2011 18-Jun-2011 23-Jun-2011 25-Jun-2011 29-Jun-2011 30-Jun-2011 2-Jul-2011 9-Jul-2011 9-Jul-2011 10-Jul-2011 14-Jul-2011 14-Jul-2011 16-Jul-2011 21-Jul-2011 21-Jul-2011 23-Jul-2011 24-Jul-2011 26-Jul-2011

Value £35,000 $150,000 €40,000 €60,000 $150,000 €80,000 €80,000 $250,000 £30,000 £50,000 $300,000 £30,000 £50,000 £50,000 $175,000 $150,000 $150,000 €50,000 €72,500 £30,000 £50,000 $300,000 $300,000 £30,000 €61,600 €55,000 €57,500 £30,000 €80,000 €61,600 £70,000 £50,000 £30,000 £50,000 €77,500 €37,500 €80,000 £30,000 £60,000 €55,000 €47,500 €55,000 €57,500 £21,500 €47,500 £22,000 €20,000 £140,000

Furlongs 6.3

Furlongs 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5

Closing 11-Jul-11 26-Jul-11

Closing 12-Jul-11

Closing 09-Mar-11 09-Mar-11 24-Mar-11 29-Mar-11 20-Jul-11 06-Sep-11 03-May-11 31-May-11

6.75f (1210m)

Age 3+

Surface T

Metres 1350

Furlongs 6.75

Age 4+ 4+ F&M 3 4+ 3 3F 3 C&G 3+ 3 3F 4+ FM 4+ 3F 3 C&G 3+ 3+ FM 3F 3 CF 3+ F 3+ 3+ F&M 4+ 4+ FM 3 4+ 3 3+ 3 3+ 3F 3 2 3F 3+ 3+ F 2 3+ 3+ 2 3F 2F 2 3+ 2F 2 2 2 3+

Surface AWT D T T D T T D T T AWT T T T AWT D T T T T T D D T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

Metres 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400

Furlongs 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

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Furlongs 6.05 6.05

6.5f (1300m)

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18-Jul-11 29-Sep-11

6.3f (1260m)

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Closing 02-Aug-11 17-Oct-11 13-Oct-11 22-Oct-11 12-Oct-11 12-Oct-11 31-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 07-Nov-11 13-Oct-11

6.05f (1210m)

Age 3+ 2

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Furlongs 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Closing 30-May-11

7f (1400m) Closing 07-Mar-11 05-Mar-11 29-Mar-11 CLOSED 19-Mar-11 23-Mar-11 23-Mar-11 07-Apr-11 07-Apr-11 30-Mar-11 11-Apr-11 11-Apr-11 11-Apr-11 06-Apr-11 06-Apr-11 27-Apr-11 30-Mar-11 02-May-11 02-May-11 13-Apr-11 13-Apr-11 09-May-11 27-Apr-11 11-May-11 20-Apr-11 28-May-11 18-May-11 26-May-11 09-Jun-11 13-Jun-11 16-Jun-11 20-Jun-11 25-May-11 23-Jun-11 15-Jun-11 04-Jul-11 04-Jul-11 07-Jul-11 08-Jun-11 15-Jul-11 14-Jul-11 18-Jul-11 12-Jul-11 20-Jul-11

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Track Goodwood Vichy Goodwood Deauville Munich Tipperary Newmarket Curragh Newbury Newbury Deauville York Tipperary Deauville Curragh York Goodwood Goodwood Curragh Baden-Baden Baden-Baden Longchamp Longchamp Doncaster Goodwood Doncaster Doncaster Curragh Newbury Newmarket Newmarket Curragh Redcar Ascot Longchamp Longchamp Dundalk Newmarket Newmarket Newmarket Longchamp Maisons-Laffitte Newbury Newbury Hannover Leopardstown Maisons-Laffitte Churchill Downs Milan Leopardstown Saint-Cloud Kempton Park Leopardstown Naas Dusseldorf Baden-Baden Lingfield Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Vintage St (Veuve Clicquot) Jouvenceaux et Jouvencelles Oak Tree St Six Perfections Dallmayr Prodomo Trophy Coolmore St Sweet Solera St Debutante St (Keeneland) Washington Singer St (Usk Valley Stud) Hungerford St (CGA) Francois Boutin Acomb St Fairy Bridge EBF St Calvados (Haras des Capucines) Futurity St (Galileo EBF) City of York St Prestige St (Chichester Observer) Supreme St Moyglare Stud St Zukunfts-Rennen Baden-Baden Stuten Cup Pin La Rochette Sceptre St (JRA) Stardom St Champagne St (Neptune Investment Management) Park St Vincent O’Brien National St Cup (Dubai Duty Free) Somerville St (Tattersall) Oh So Sharp St (Sakhee) Park St (CL Weld) Guisborough St October St (Miles & Morrison) Prix de la Foret (Total) Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere-Grand Criterium Star Appeal EBF St Challenge St Rockfel St Dewhurst St Herod Saint-Cyr Radley St Horris Hill St Neue Bult Sprint-Cup Killavullan St Miesque Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Premio Chiusura Knockaire St Ceres Sunbury St 2000 Guineas Trial Whitehead Memorial Sparkassenpreis - Stadtsparkasse Dusseldorf Badener Ladies Sprint Cup Spring Cup

Country GB

Track Sandown Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Solario St (Alexis Catchpole Celebration)

Country GB

Track Haydock Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) John of Gaunt St

Country IRE

Track Tipperary

Race Name & (Sponsor) Concorde St (Coolmore Stud Home of Champions)

Country GER ITY ITY ITY ITY ITY ITY ITY ITY ITY FR ITY ITY

Track Dusseldorf Milan Milan Naples Livorno Florence Rome Rome Milan Rome Deauville Pisa Rome

Race Name & (Sponsor) Preis der Dreijahrigen De Montel Mantovani Criterium Partenopeo Criterium Labronico Toscana Repubbliche Marinare Rumon Coolmore Criterium Femminile Luthier Criterium di Pisa Daumier

Class Gp 2 L Gp 3 L L L Gp 3 Gp 2 L Gp 2 L Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 2 L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 1 Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 3 L Gp 2 Gp 2 Gp 1 L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 3 L L Gp 1 Gp 1 L Gp 2 Gp 2 Gp 1 L L L Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gr 1 Gp 3 L L L Gp 3 L L L L

Race Date 27-Jul-2011 28-Jul-2011 29-Jul-2011 30-Jul-2011 31-Jul-2011 5-Aug-2011 6-Aug-2011 7-Aug-2011 13-Aug-2011 13-Aug-2011 15-Aug-2011 17-Aug-2011 18-Aug-2011 20-Aug-2011 20-Aug-2011 20-Aug-2011 27-Aug-2011 28-Aug-2011 28-Aug-2011 30-Aug-2011 4-Sep-2011 4-Sep-2011 4-Sep-2011 8-Sep-2011 10-Sep-2011 10-Sep-2011 10-Sep-2011 10-Sep-2011 16-Sep-2011 22-Sep-2011 23-Sep-2011 25-Sep-2011 1-Oct-2011 1-Oct-2011 2-Oct-2011 2-Oct-2011 7-Oct-2011 8-Oct-2011 8-Oct-2011 8-Oct-2011 11-Oct-2011 12-Oct-2011 22-Oct-2011 22-Oct-2011 30-Oct-2011 30-Oct-2011 1-Nov-2011 4-Nov-2011 5-Nov-2011 6-Nov-2011 22-Nov-2011 14-Dec-2011 27-Mar-2011 6-Jun-2011 21-Aug-2011 9-Oct-2011 26-Mar-2011

Value £70,000 €55,000 £50,000 €55,000 €20,000 €42,500 £40,000 €95,000 £21,500 £80,000 €55,000 £50,000 €60,000 €80,000 €95,000 £40,000 £40,000 £50,000 €225,000 €55,000 €20,000 €80,000 €80,000 £50,000 £23,500 £75,000 £100,000 €190,000 £30,000 £50,000 £40,000 €55,000 £30,000 £35,000 €300,000 €350,000 €57,500 £80,000 £80,000 £350,000 €55,000 €55,000 £21,500 £34,000 €20,000 €47,500 €80,000 $1,000,000 €88,000 €40,000 €55,000 £30,000 €47,500 €40,000 €30,000 €20,000 £30,000

7f (1400m)

Age 2 2 3+ F 2F 3+ 2 2F 2F 2 3+ 2 2 3+ F&M 2F 2 3+ 2F 3+ 2F 2 3+ F 3+ 2 3+ F 2 2 C&G 3+ 2 CF 3+ 2 C&G 2F 2F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 2 CF 2 3+ 2F 2 C&F 2 3F 2F 2 C&G 3+ F 2 2F 3+ FM 2+ 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ F 3

Surface T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T AWT T T T T T T T T T T D T T T AWT T T T T AWT

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Race Date 20-Aug-2011

Value £34,000

Race Date 28-May-2011

Surface T

Metres 1410

Race Date 2-Oct-2011

Value €67,500

Age 4+

Surface T

Metres 1430

Age 3+

Surface T

Metres 1490

Race Date 10-Apr-2011 3-Jul-2011 3-Jul-2011 22-Jul-2011 14-Aug-2011 2-Sep-2011 10-Sep-2011 24-Sep-2011 25-Sep-2011 6-Nov-2011 8-Dec-2011 11-Dec-2011 3-Apr-2011

Value €20,000 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €61,600 €52,000 €61,600 €61,600

Age 3 2 C&G 2F 2 2 2 2F 2C 2F 2F 3+ 2 3 C&G

Surface T T T T T T T T T T AWT T T

Track Meydan Saint-Cloud Gulfstream Park Curragh Meydan Leopardstown Saint-Cloud Saint-Cloud Kempton Park Milan

Race Name & (Sponsor) Zabeel Mile Altipan Gulfstream Park H Park Express St (Lodge Park Stud EBF) Godolphin Mile Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial La Camargo Omnium II Snowdrop St Gardone

Class Gr 2 L Gr 2 Gp 3 Gr 2 Gp 3 L L L L

Race Date 10-Mar-2011 12-Mar-2011 12-Mar-2011 20-Mar-2011 26-Mar-2011 27-Mar-2011 31-Mar-2011 31-Mar-2011 2-Apr-2011 3-Apr-2011

Value $250,000 €52,000 $300,000 €80,000 $1,000,000 €47,500 €55,000 €55,000 £30,000 €61,600

11-Aug-11 11-Aug-11 03-Aug-11 13-Jul-11 15-Aug-11 22-Aug-11 22-Aug-11 25-May-11 12-Jul-11 12-Jul-11 17-Aug-11 17-Aug-11 02-Sep-11 05-Sep-11 19-Jul-11 25-May-11 10-Sep-11 16-Sep-11 17-Sep-11 20-Sep-11 26-Sep-11 26-Sep-11 24-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 03-Oct-11 13-Sep-11 03-Oct-11 26-Jul-11 17-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 18-Oct-11 25-Oct-11 12-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 06-Oct-11 01-Nov-11 08-Dec-11 18-Mar-11 01-Jun-11 28-Jun-11 27-Sep-11 21 MAR

Furlongs 7.05

Closing 15-Aug-11

Furlongs 7.15

Closing 23-May-11

Age Surface NH 3yo+ SH 3yo+ T 4+ T 4+ D 3+ F T NH 4yo+ SH 3yo+ AWT 3 CG T 3F T 3 C&G T 4+ F&M AWT 3 C&G T

Furlongs 7.4

Closing 24-Aug-11

7.5f (1500m) Metres 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500

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23-Jul-11 23-Jul-10 21-Jun-11 01-Aug-11 01-Aug-11 29-Jun-11 08-Aug-11 26-Jul-11

7.4f (1490m)

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Closing 21-Jul-11

7.15f (1430m)

Value £50,000

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Class Gp 3

Furlongs 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5

7.05f (1410m)

Age 2

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Metres 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400

Furlongs 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5

Closing 29-Mar-11 23-Jun-11 23-Jun-11 12-Jul-11 04-Aug-11 23-Aug-11 31-Aug-11 14-Sep-11 15-Sep-11 27-Oct-11 01-Dec-11 25-Mar-11

8f (1600m) Metres 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

Furlongs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Closing 07-Mar-11 04-Mar-11 26-Feb-11 11-Mar-11 18-Mar-11 23-Mar-11 23-Mar-11 28-Mar-11 25-Mar-11

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8f (1600m)

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Track Saint-Cloud Lingfield Park Santa Anita Leopardstown Dusseldorf Milan Hanshin Newmarket Keeneland Doncaster Rome Rome Bremem Sandown Park Longchamp Longchamp Ascot Toulouse Goodwood Newmarket Dusseldorf Saint-Cloud Rome Newmarket Longchamp Rome Churchill Downs Cologne Leopardstown Milan Tokyo Windsor York York Newbury Longchamp Longchamp Tokyo Saint-Cloud Chantilly Curragh Curragh Rome Cologne Koln Curragh Sandown Park Milan Goodwood Belmont Park Taby Galopp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Edmond Blanc International Trial Arcadia Stakes Heritage St Fruhjahrs-Meile Seregno Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) Craven St Maker’s Mark Mile Doncaster Mile Natale di Roma Premio Parioli Bremer Oster Stuten-Cup Sandown Mile Grotte Fontainebleau Paradise St (Britain’s Got Talent) Aymeri de Mauleon (FBA) Conqueror St 2000 Guineas St Henkel Stutenpreis Prix du Muguet Premio Regina Elena 1000 Guineas St Montretout Righetti T. Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Excelsior Hotel Ernst Meile Amethyst St Bereguardo NHK Mile Cup Royal Windsor St Hambleton Handicap Michael Seely Memorial St Lockinge St Poule d’Essai des Poulains Poule d’Essai des Pouliches Victoria Mile Volterra (ex Angerville) Pontarme Ridgewood Pearl St (TRI Equestrian) Irish 2000 Guineas Tadolina Memorial P. Galli Schwarzgold-Rennen Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen - German 2,000 Guineas Irish 1000 Guineas Heron St Premio Carlo Vittadini On the House St Metropolitan Handicap Bloomers’ Vase

Class Gp 3 L Gr 2 L Gp 3 L Gr 1 Gp 3 Gr 1 L L Gp 3 L Gp 2 Gp 3 Gp 3 L L L Gp 1 L Gp 2 Gp 3 Gp 1 L L Gr 2 L Gp 3 L Gr 1 L L L Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 1 Gr 1 L L Gp 3 Gp 1 L Gp 3 Gp 2 Gp 1 L Gp 2 L Gr 1 L

Race Date 3-Apr-2011 9-Apr-2011 9-Apr-2011 10-Apr-2011 10-Apr-2011 10-Apr-2011 10-Apr-2011 14-Apr-2011 15-Apr-2011 16-Apr-2011 17-Apr-2011 17-Apr-2011 22-Apr-2011 23-Apr-2011 24-Apr-2011 24-Apr-2011 27-Apr-2011 29-Apr-2011 30-Apr-2011 30-Apr-2011 1-May-2011 1-May-2011 1-May-2011 1-May-2011 5-May-2011 7-May-2011 7-May-2011 8-May-2011 8-May-2011 8-May-2011 8-May-2011 9-May-2011 12-May-2011 13-May-2011 14-May-2011 15-May-2011 15-May-2011 15-May-2011 18-May-2011 20-May-2011 21-May-2011 21-May-2011 22-May-2011 22-May-2011 22-May-2011 22-May-2011 26-May-2011 29-May-2011 30-May-2011 30-May-2011 31-May-2011

Value €80,000 £30,000 $150,000 €40,000 €55,000 €61,600 $2,175,000 £50,000 $300,000 £30,000 €61,600 €187,000 €20,000 £80,000 €80,000 €80,000 £30,000 €55,000 £30,000 £350,000 €20,000 €130,000 €187,000 £350,000 €52,000 €61,600 $200,000 €20,000 €57,500 €61,600 $2,256,000 £30,000 £30,000 £40,000 £175,000 €450,000 €450,000 $2,214,000 €55,000 €55,000 €62,500 €325,000 €61,600 €65,000 €153,000 €325,000 £30,000 €154,000 £30,000 $500,000 SEK 500,000

Age 4+ 3 4+ 4+ C&G 3+ 3F 3F 3 C&G 4+ 4+ 4+ 3C 4+ F 4+ 3F 3C 4+ 3 3+ F&M 3 C&F 3F 4+ 3F 3F 4+ 3 3+ FM 4+ 3+ 4+ 3 No G 3+ C&G 4+ 3F 4+ 3C 3F 4+ FM 3F 3 C&G 4+ F 3 CF 4+ F 3F 3 CF 3F 3 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M

Surface T AWT T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T D T

GER FR JPN FR USA USA ITY FR FR GB GB GB GB IRE NOR

Baden-Baden Chantilly Tokyo Longchamp Belmont Park Belmont Park Milan Chantilly Chantilly Ascot Ascot Ascot Ascot Leopardstown Ovrevoll

Badener Meile Prix de Sandringham Yasuda Kinen Lilas Acorn Stakes Just a Game Stakes Estate Chemin de Fer du Nord Paul de Moussac (ex La Jonchere) Queen Anne St St James’s Palace St Sandringham Handicap Windsor Forest St Glencairn St Polar Mile Cup

Gp 3 Gp 2 Gr 1 L Gr 1 Gr 1 L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 1 Gp 1 L Gp 2 L L

2-Jun-2011 5-Jun-2011 5-Jun-2011 7-Jun-2011 11-Jun-2011 11-Jun-2011 12-Jun-2011 12-Jun-2011 12-Jun-2011 14-Jun-2011 14-Jun-2011 15-Jun-2011 15-Jun-2011 16-Jun-2011 16-Jun-2011

€55,000 €130,000 $2,447,000 €55,000 $300,000 $400,000 €61,600 €80,000 €80,000 £250,000 £250,000 £50,000 £100,000 €40,000 NOK 250,000

3+ 3F 3+ 3F 3F 3+ F&M 3 4+ 3 CG 4+ 3C 3F 4+ F 4+ 3+

T T T T D T T T T T T T T T T

1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

GB ITY GER FR GB GER IRE GB FR FR USA GB GB FR GB

Ascot Milan Dusseldorf La Teste de Buch Windsor Hamburg Curragh Sandown Park Chantilly Nantes Churchill Downs Pontefract Newmarket Deauville Ascot

Coronation St Royal Mares German 1,000 Guineas La Sorellina Midsummer St Franz Guenther von Gaertner Hamburger Meile Celebration St Distaff St (Coral) Prix Jean Prat Grand Prix d’Anjou Bretagne Firecracker Handicap Pipalong St (Weatherbys Bank) Falmouth Saint-Patrick Summer Mile

Gp 1 L Gp 2 L L Gp 3 L L Gp 1 L Gr 2 L Gp 1 L Gp 2

17-Jun-2011 19-Jun-2011 19-Jun-2011 23-Jun-2011 25-Jun-2011 25-Jun-2011 26-Jun-2011 2-Jul-2011 3-Jul-2011 4-Jul-2011 4-Jul-2011 5-Jul-2011 8-Jul-2011 9-Jul-2011 9-Jul-2011

£250,000 €77,000 €125,000 €55,000 £30,000 €55,000 €60,000 £30,000 €400,000 €52,000 $175,000 £30,000 £180,000 €55,000 £100,000

3F 3+ F&M 3F 3F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3F 3 CF 4+ 3+ 4+ F&M 3+ F 3 C&G 4+

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

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Metres 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

Furlongs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Closing 16-Mar-11 04-Apr-11 31-Mar-11 05-Apr-11 31-Mar-11 CLOSED 08-Apr-11 06-Apr-11 11-Apr-11 07-Apr-11 31-Mar-11 12-Apr-11 18-Apr-11 06-Apr-11 06-Apr-11 21-Apr-11 21-Apr-11 25-Apr-11 01-Mar-11 19-Apr-11 13-Apr-11 31-Mar-11 01-Mar-11 27-Apr-11 27-Apr-11 13-Apr-11 26-Apr-11 30-Mar-11 28-Apr-11 29-Mar-11 09-May-11 06-May-11 07-May-11 29-Mar-11 29-Mar-11 10-May-11 12-May-11 13-Apr-11 CLOSED 12-May-11 15-Mar-11 02-Mar-10 CLOSED 20-May-11 28-Apr-11 24-May-11 18-Apr-11

18-May-11 26-Apr-11 30-May-11 02-Jun-11 25-May-11 25-May-11 19-Apr-11 19-Apr-11 09-Jun-11 26-Apr-11 09-Jun-11 18-Apr-11

19-Apr-11 09-Jun-11 29-Mar-11 15-Jun-11 20-Jun-11 10-May-11 21-Jun-11 27-Jun-11 15-Jun-11 18-Jun-11 29-Jun-11 14-Jun-11 04-Jul-11 04-Jul-11

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8f (1600m)

Country SWE

Track Taby Galopp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Swedish Open Mile

Class L

Race Date 11-Jul-2011

Value SEK 400,000

Age 3+

Surface T

FR GER NOR

Maisons-Laffitte Dusseldorf Ovrevoll

Messidor Meilen-Trophy Morten & Torvald Klaveness’ Minnelop

Gp 3 Gp 2 L

16-Jul-2011 17-Jul-2011 21-Jul-2011

€80,000 €70,000 NOK 250,000

3+ 3+ 3+

T T T

GB FR GB FR GB GB ITY GER IRE FR FR GB DEN GB IRE FR FR GB GB IRE FR GB FR GER FR GB GB IRE TKY FR GB IRE ITY IRE FR SWE GB FR FR ITY GER FR GB GB GB GB GB GER ITY IRE ITY FR FR FR GB IRE ITY SWE FR FR IRE GB GER IRE ITY ITY GB FR GB ITY FR GB GB GB FR FR USA FR IRE USA

Ascot Vichy Pontefract Chantilly Goodwood Goodwood Varese Munich Cork Deauville Deauville Bath Klampenborg Salisbury Leopardstown Deauville Deauville Salisbury Sandown Park Killarney Deauville Goodwood Deauville Baden-Baden Longchamp Haydock Park Haydock Park Leopardstown Istanbul Chantilly Doncaster Curragh Milan Curragh Longchamp Taby Galopp Sandown Park Lyon-Parilly Longchamp Milan Munich Saint-Cloud Ascot Newmarket Newmarket Newmarket Newmarket Cologne Milan Curragh Milan Longchamp Longchamp Saint-Cloud Newmarket Curragh Milan Taby Galopp Longchamp Bordeaux Cork Ascot Cologne Naas Milan Milan Pontefract Deauville Doncaster Rome Nantes Lingfield Park Newmarket Newmarket Saint-Cloud Saint-Cloud Churchill Downs Compiegne Dundalk Churchill Downs

Valiant St (EBF) Jacques de Bremond Pomfret St Bagatelle Sussex Thoroughbred St Criterium Varesino Dallmayr Coupe Lukull Platinum St Tourgeville Prix de Rothschild Dick Hern St (EBF) Copenhagen Golden Mile Sovereign St Desmond St Grand Handicap de Deauville Prix Jacques le Marois (Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard) Stonehenge St (Weatherbys Bank) Atalanta St (IVECO) Ruby St Criterium du F.E.E. Celebration Mile Quincey (Lucien Barriere) Oettingen-Rennen La Cochere Ascendant St Superior Mile Matron St (Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus) Topkapi Trophy Aumale May Hill St Solonaway Bessero Pietro Flame of Tara EBF St Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Nickes Minneslopning Fortune St Criterium de Lyon Chenes V. Riva (ex del Dado) €opa-Meile Coronation Rosemary Handicap Joel St (Nayef) Fillies’ Mile (Shadwell) Royal Lodge St (Juddmonte) Sun Chariot St (Kingdom of Bahrain) Ilse und Heinz Ramm-Erinnerungsrennen Premio Sergio Cumani Beresford St (Juddmonte) Premio Vittorio di Capua Prix Daniel Wildenstein (Qatar) Prix Marcel Boussac (Total) Thomas Bryon Autumn St Silken Glider St Gran Criterium Lanwades Stud St Ranelagh Grand Criterium de Bordeaux Navigation St Queen Elizabeth II St (Sony) Weidenpescher Stutenpreis Garnet EBF St Del Piazzale Premio Dormello Silver Tankard St (totepool) Reservoirs (Haras d’Etreham) Trophy (Racing Post) Nearco Sablonnets Fl€ de Lys St (EBF) Montrose St (bet365.com EBF) Ben Marshall St (bet365) Perth Criterium International Pocahontas Stakes Isola-Bella Cooley EBF St Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

L L L L Gp 1 L L L L L Gp 1 L L Gp 3 Gp 3 L Gp 1 L L L L Gp 2 Gp 3 Gp 2 L L L Gp 1 Gp 2 Gp 3 Gp 2 Gp 3 L L Gp 1 L L L Gp 3 L Gp 2 L L Gp 2 Gp 1 Gp 2 Gp 1 L Gp 3 Gp 2 Gp 1 Gp 2 Gp 1 Gp 3 Gp 3 L Gp 1 L L L L Gp 1 L L Gp 3 Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 1 L L L L L Gp 3 Gp 1 Gr 2 L L Gr 2

22-Jul-2011 22-Jul-2011 24-Jul-2011 26-Jul-2011 27-Jul-2011 29-Jul-2011 30-Jul-2011 31-Jul-2011 31-Jul-2011 31-Jul-2011 31-Jul-2011 6-Aug-2011 7-Aug-2011 11-Aug-2011 11-Aug-2011 15-Aug-2011 15-Aug-2011 19-Aug-2011 20-Aug-2011 23-Aug-2011 23-Aug-2011 27-Aug-2011 28-Aug-2011 1-Sep-2011 2-Sep-2011 3-Sep-2011 3-Sep-2011 3-Sep-2011 4-Sep-2011 7-Sep-2011 9-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 14-Sep-2011 16-Sep-2011 17-Sep-2011 18-Sep-2011 18-Sep-2011 22-Sep-2011 23-Sep-2011 23-Sep-2011 23-Sep-2011 24-Sep-2011 24-Sep-2011 25-Sep-2011 25-Sep-2011 25-Sep-2011 25-Sep-2011 1-Oct-2011 2-Oct-2011 6-Oct-2011 8-Oct-2011 9-Oct-2011 9-Oct-2011 9-Oct-2011 11-Oct-2011 13-Oct-2011 15-Oct-2011 15-Oct-2011 16-Oct-2011 16-Oct-2011 16-Oct-2011 16-Oct-2011 17-Oct-2011 18-Oct-2011 22-Oct-2011 23-Oct-2011 25-Oct-2011 27-Oct-2011 29-Oct-2011 29-Oct-2011 30-Oct-2011 30-Oct-2011 30-Oct-2011 2-Nov-2011 4-Nov-2011 4-Nov-2011

£30,000 €52,000 £30,000 €55,000 £300,000 £30,000 €61,600 €20,000 €40,000 €55,000 €300,000 £30,000 DKK 150,000 £50,000 €57,500 €100,000 €600,000 £21,500 £30,000 €45,000 €122,000 £100,000 €80,000 €70,000 €55,000 £21,500 £30,000 €190,000 €459,000 €80,000 £70,000 €57,500 €61,600 €62,500 €450,000 SEK 600,000 £30,000 €55,000 €80,000 €61,600 €70,000 €55,000 £30,000 £100,000 £200,000 £125,000 £180,000 €20,000 €88,000 €95,000 €297,000 €130,000 €300,000 €80,000 £35,000 €42,500 €297,000 SEK 400,000 €52,000 €55,000 €40,000 £1,000,000 €20,000 €60,000 €88,000 €121,000 £21,500 €80,000 £200,000 €61,600 €55,000 £30,000 £22,000 £30,000 €80,000 €250,000 $150,000 €52,000 €40,000 $1,000,000

3+ F&M 4+ 3+ 3F 3+ 3 2 3+ F 3+ 3 C&G 3+ F 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ C&G 3+ 3+ 3+ CF 2 3+ F&M 3+ 2 3+ 3+ 3+ 3F 2 3+ 3+ F 3+ C&F 2F 2F 3+ 3+ F&M 2F 3 + CF 3+ 3+ 2 2 CG 2C 3+ 3F 3+ F&M 3+ 2F 2 C&G 3+ F 3+ F 3+ F 2 3+ 3+ 2F 2 2 2F 2 C&F 3-5 F&M 3+ 2 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ F&M 3+ 2F 2 2F 2 C&F 3+ 2 3+ F&M 2F 3+ 3+ 2 CF 2F 3+ F 3+ F&M 2F

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T D T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T AWT T T T T D T AWT T

Metres 1600

Furlongs 8

Closing 23-May-11

1600 1600 1600

8 8 8

29-Jun-11 24-May-11 23-May-11

1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

16-Jul-11 18-Jul-11 24-May-11 23-Jul-11 20-Jul-11 21-Jun-11 26-Jul-11 13-Jul-11 01-Aug-11 10-Jun-11 05-Aug-11 06-Jul-11 27-Jul-11 13-Aug-11 15-Aug-11 18-Aug-11 12-Jul-11 10-Aug-11 12-Jul-11 29-Aug-11 29-Aug-11 29-Jun-11 03-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 03-Sep-11 03-Aug-11 01-Sep-11 06-Sep-11 24-Aug-11 18-Jun-11 08-Sep-11 31-Aug-11 08-Sep-11 26-Jul-11 17-Sep-11 30-Aug-11 19-Jul-11 19-Jul-11 19-Jul-11 13-Sep-11 25-Aug-11 17-Aug-11 25-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 21-Sep-11 03-Oct-11 04-Oct-11 08-Sep-11 22-Aug-11 10-Oct-11 02-Aug-11 04-Oct-11 11-Oct-11 15-Sep-11 15-Sep-11 11-Oct-11 05-Oct-11 09-Aug-11 13-Oct-11 21-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 12-Oct-11 10-Dec-11 31-Oct-11 24-Oct-11

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Call us on +44 (0)1380 816 777 to subscribe from £18 Country USA USA USA USA ITY FR FR JPN FR GB ITY ITY JPN JPN ITY ITY IRE GER GER FR TKY FR GER GER GER GER GER GER ITY

Track Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Rome Toulouse Saint-Cloud Kyoto Saint-Cloud Kempton Park Siracusa Siracusa Hanshin Nakayama Pisa Rome Leopardstown Bremen Mulheim Deauville Istanbul Bordeaux Dusseldorf Hannover Cologne Baden-Baden Cologne Hannover Siracusa

Race Name & (Sponsor) Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Chilukki Stakes Breeders’ Cup Mile Premio Ribot Criterium du Languedoc Tantieme Mile Championship Isonomy Hyde St Criterium Aretuseo Criterium Mediterraneo (ex Ippodromi e Citta) Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes Pisa Torricola 1000 Guineas Trial (Derrinstown Stud) Walther J Jacobs Berberis-Rennen Li€ey (Shadwell) Istanbul Capital of Culture Prix Millcom Junioren-Preis Grosser Preis der Metallbau Burckhardt Preis des Union Gestuts (ex Berberis-Rennen) Winterkonigin Winterfavoriten Preis Gestuts Brummerhof Nastro d’Oro di Sicilia

Country FR FR

Track Craon Craon

Race Name & (Sponsor) Criterium de l’Ouest Point du Jour

Country USA USA USA USA GER USA USA GB GER USA USA GER USA USA USA USA USA USA USA GB USA USA

Track Santa Anita Fair Grounds Keeneland Keeneland Krefeld Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Epsom Downs Dusseldorf Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Krefeld Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Oaklawn Park Oaklawn Park Oaklawn Park Pimlico Epsom Downs Belmont Park Belmont Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) San Felipe Stakes Fair Grounds Oaks Central Bank Ashland Stakes Jenny Wiley Stakes Dr. Busch-Memorial American Turf Stakes La Troienne Stakes Diomed St Landeshauptstadt Dusseldorf Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen Mrs. Revere Stakes Golden Rod Stakes Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Rebel S Fantasy S Apple Blossom H Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes Princess Elizabeth St Ogden Phipps Handicap Mother Goose Stakes

Country SWE

Track Jagersro

Race Name & (Sponsor) Pramms Memorial

SWE

Jagersro

Margareta Wettermarks Minneslopning

Country GER

Track Hannover

Race Name & (Sponsor) Grosser Preis der Eilert Bauunternehmung

Country GB

Track York

Race Name & (Sponsor) Strensall St

Class Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gp 2 L L Gr 1 L L L L Gr 1 Gr 1 L L Gp 3 Gp 3 L Gp 3 L L L L L Gp 3 Gp 3 L L

Race Date 5-Nov-2011 5-Nov-2011 5-Nov-2011 5-Nov-2011 6-Nov-2011 11-Nov-2011 17-Nov-2011 20-Nov-2011 22-Nov-2011 23-Nov-2011 3-Dec-2011 8-Dec-2011 11-Dec-2011 18-Dec-2011 27-Mar-2011 3-Apr-2011 8-May-2011 10-Jul-2011 6-Aug-2011 12-Aug-2011 3-Sep-2011 10-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 25-Sep-2011 9-Oct-2011 16-Oct-2011 30-Oct-2011 3-Dec-2011

Value $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $150,000 $2,000,000 €154,000 €55,000 €52,000 $2,447,000 €55,000 £30,000 €61,600 €61,600 $1,588,000 $1,724,000 €88,000 €61,600 €62,500 €55,000 €20,000 €80,000 €94,903 €55,000 €20,000 €20,000 €50,000 €105,000 €155,000 €20,000 €61,600

Age 3+ 2 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 2 4+ 3+ 2 3+ 2F 2 2F 2 No G 3 3F 3F 3+ F 3+ 3F 3_ 3 2 3+ F 2 2F 2 2F 4+

Surface D T D T T T T T T AWT T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

Metres 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

Age 2 3+

Surface T T

Metres 1650 1650

Age 3 3F 3F 4+ FM 3 3 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 2F 2 CG 2 3F 2F 2 3 3F 4+ F&M 3+ FM 3+ F 3+ F&M 3F

Surface D D AWT T T T D T T D D T T D D D D D D T D D

Metres 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700

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Race Date 5-Sep-2011 24-Sep-2011

8f (1600m)

Race Date 12-Mar-2011 26-Mar-2011 9-Apr-2011 16-Apr-2011 17-Apr-2011 6-May-2011 6-May-2011 4-Jun-2011 23-Oct-2011 4-Nov-2011 5-Nov-2011 6-Nov-2011 19-Nov-2011 26-Nov-2011 26-Nov-2011 19-Mar-2011 10-Apr-2011 15-Apr-2011 21-May-2011 3-Jun-2011 18-Jun-2011 25-Jun-2011

Value $250,000 $400,000 $400,000 $200,000 €55,000 $200,000 $300,000 £50,000 €55,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 €55,000 $175,000 $150,000 $150,000 $300,000 $300,000 $500,000 $100,000 £50,000 $250,000 $250,000

Race Date 13-May-2011

Value SEK 1,000,000

L

14-Aug-2011

SEK 500,000

Race Date 21-Aug-2011

Value €20,000

Surface D

3+ F&M

D

Age 3+ F

Surface T

Metres 1750

Race Date 19-Aug-2011

Value £75,000

Metres 1730

Surface T

Metres 1790

1730

Track Santa Anita Santa Anita Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Meydan Turfway Park Gulfstream Park Maisons-Laffitte Oaklawn Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Santa Margarita Stakes Santa Ana Handicap Mervin H Muniz Jr Memorial New Orleans H Louisiana Derby Dubai Duty Free Lane’s End Stakes Florida Derby Jacques Laffitte Oaklawn H

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Class Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 L Gr 2

Race Date 12-Mar-2011 19-Mar-2011 26-Mar-2011 26-Mar-2011 26-Mar-2011 26-Mar-2011 26-Mar-2011 3-Apr-2011 7-Apr-2011 9-Apr-2011

Value $300,000 $150,000 $300,000 $300,000 $1,000,000 $5,000,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 €52,000 $350,000

18-Oct-11 23-Nov-11

Furlongs 8.25 8.25

Closing

Furlongs 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5

Closing 03-Mar-11 12-Mar-11 23-Feb-11 06-Apr-11 13-Apr-11 13-Apr-11 30-May-11 30-Aug-11 24-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 16-Aug-11

10-May-11 28-May-11

Furlongs 8.6

Closing 28-Mar-11

8.6

07-Jun-11

Furlongs 8.75

Closing 09-Aug-11

8.95f (1790m) Age 3+

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30-Aug-11 30-Aug-11 29-Mar-11

8.75f (1750m)

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Class Gp 3

04-Oct-11 17-Nov-11 23-Nov-11 26-Nov-11 25-Oct-11 08-Nov-11 17-Mar-11 25-Mar-11 03-May-11 17-May-11 26-Jul-11 7/27/2011 03-Aug-11

8.6f (1730m)

Age 4+

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24-Oct-11 06-Oct-11

8.5f (1700m)

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Closing 24-Oct-11 24-Oct-11

8.25f (1650m)

Value €55,000 €52,000

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Class Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gp 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gp 3 Gp 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gp 3 Gr 1 Gr 1

Furlongs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Age Surface 4+ FM D 4+ FM T 4+ T 4+ D 3 D NH 4yo+ SH 3yo+ T 3 AWT 3 D 4+ T 4+ D

Furlongs 8.95

Closing 13-Aug-11

9f (1800m) Metres 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800

Furlongs 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Closing 10-Mar-11 12-Mar-11 12-Mar-11 12-Mar-11 26-Feb-11 22-Jan-11 30-Mar-11

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Track Santa Anita Santa Anita Aqueduct Longchamp Newmarket Newmarket Keeneland Maisons-Laffitte Milan Klampenborg Newmarket Rome Gowran Park Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Chantilly Goodwood Pimlico Goodwood Pimlico Leopardstown Churchill Downs Klampenborg Longchamp Chantilly Curragh Salisbury Gowran Park Curragh Ovrevoll

Race Name & (Sponsor) Santa Anita Derby Providencia Stakes Wood Memorial Stakes Finlande Feilden Earl of Sefton St (Weatherbys) Toyota Blue Grass Stakes Suresnes Zanoletti di Rozzano Dansk Jockey Club Cup Dahlia St Signorino Victor McCalmont Memorial EBF St Kentucky Oaks Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Guiche Height of Fashion St Black-Eyed Susan BC Stakes Festival St Dixie Stakes Nijinsky St Stephen Foster Handicap 110th Pokallob Daphnis Chloe Kilboy Estate St Upavon St (EBF) Hurry Harriet EBF St Dance Design St Marit Sveaas Minnelop

GB NOR

Goodwood Ovrevoll

Foundation St Semb Hovedgard Hoppelop

ITY FR FR ITY USA ITY IRE FR USA USA JPN USA ITY IRE FR GB FR

Milan Longchamp Longchamp Rome Churchill Downs Milan Leopardstown Marseille Borely Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Hanshin Gulfstream Park Milan Leopardstown Clairfontaine Newmarket Longchamp

M.Se Ippolito Fassati Conde Casimir Delamarre Premio Guido Berardelli Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic Campobello Eyrefield St Delahante Falls City Handicap Clark Handicap Japan Cup Dirt The Gulfstream Oaks Del Giubileo Meld St Luth Enchantee Darley St Le Fabuleux

Country FR FR

Track Longchamp Longchamp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Vanteaux Prix d’Ispahan

Country IRE

Track Gowran Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies St

Country USA FR FR FR UAE FR SWE

Track Pimlico Bordeaux Deauville Deauville Meydan Bordeaux Taby Galopp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Preakness Stakes Grand Prix de Bordeaux Lyphard Petite Etoile UAE Derby Occitanie Stockholms Stora Pris

9f (1800m)

Class Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 L L Gp 3 Gr 1 L L L Gp 3 L L Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 3 L Gr 2 L Gr 2 L Gr 1 L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 3 L L Gp 3 Gp 3

Race Date 9-Apr-2011 9-Apr-2011 9-Apr-2011 10-Apr-2011 13-Apr-2011 14-Apr-2011 16-Apr-2011 18-Apr-2011 24-Apr-2011 30-Apr-2011 1-May-2011 1-May-2011 1-May-2011 6-May-2011 7-May-2011 9-May-2011 18-May-2011 20-May-2011 21-May-2011 21-May-2011 9-Jun-2011 18-Jun-2011 26-Jun-2011 2-Jul-2011 3-Jul-2011 17-Jul-2011 10-Aug-2011 10-Aug-2011 28-Aug-2011 28-Aug-2011

Value $1,000,000 $150,000 $750,000 €55,000 £30,000 £50,000 $750,000 €55,000 €61,600 DKK 150,000 £50,000 €61,600 €62,500 $1,000,000 $500,000 €80,000 £30,000 $250,000 £30,000 $200,000 €40,000 $500,000 DKK 200,000 €80,000 €80,000 €65,000 £40,000 €40,000 €67,500 NOK 1,300,000

Age 3 3F 3 3F 3 4+ 3 3 C&G 3F 4+ 4+ F 4+ 3+ F&M 3F 3+ 3C 3F 3F 4+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3 CG 3F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ F&M 3+ F 3+

Surface D T D T T T AWT T T T T T T D T T T D T T T D T T T T T T T T

L L

21-Sep-2011 25-Sep-2011

£30,000 NOK 250,000

3+ 3+ F&M

T T

L Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gr 1 L L L Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 L Gp 3 L Gp 3 L

2-Oct-2011 16-Oct-2011 28-Oct-2011 1-Nov-2011 4-Nov-2011 5-Nov-2011 6-Nov-2011 12-Nov-2011 24-Nov-2011 25-Nov-2011 4-Dec-2011 2-Apr-2011 3-Jul-2011 21-Jul-2011 13-Aug-2011 8-Oct-2011 8-Oct-2011

€61,600 €80,000 €55,000 €88,000 $2,000,000 €61,600 €37,500 €55,000 $150,000 $500,000 $3,192,000 $300,000 €61,600 €57,500 €52,000 £50,000 €55,000

3 2 3F 2 3+ FM 2 2 2 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ 4+ 3+ 3

T T T T D T T T D D D D T T T T T

Age 3F 4+

Surface T T

Metres 1850 1850

Surface T

Metres 1890

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Race Date 30-Apr-2011 22-May-2011

Value €80,000 €250,000

Metres 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800

Furlongs 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

01-Apr-11 07-Apr-11 08-Apr-11 23-Feb-11 11-Apr-11 14-Apr-11 11-Mar-11 25-Apr-11 21-Apr-11 26-Apr-11 19-Feb-11 19-Feb-11 27-Apr-11 12-May-11 10-May-11 16-May-11 10-May-11 02-Jun-11 04-Jun-11 11-Mar-11 15-Jun-11 15-Jun-11 08-Jun-11 04-Aug-11 04-Aug-11 20-Jul-11 20-Jun-11

1800 1800

9 9

15-Sep-11 25-Jul-11

1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

22-Sep-11 28-Sep-11

Race Date 24-Sep-2011

Value €77,500

Age 3+ F

Race Date 21-May-2011 28-May-2011 7-Dec-2011 17-Dec-2011 26-Mar-2011 10-Sep-2011 31-May-2011

Value $1,000,000 €60,000 €52,000 €55,000 $2,000,000 €55,000 SEK 1,200,000

11-Oct-11 19-Mar-11 23-Jun-11 15-Jun-11 10-Mar-11

Age 3 4+ 3+ 3F NH 3 SH 3 3F 4+

Furlongs 9.25 9.25

Closing 13-Apr-11 04-May-11

9.4f (1890m)

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29-Sep-11 24-Oct-11 26-Oct-11 01-Nov-11

9.25f (1850m)

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Class Gp 3

Closing 08-Jan-11 31-Mar-11

Surface D T AWT AWT AWT T T

Furlongs 9.4

Closing 17-Aug-11

9.5f (1900m) Metres 1900 1900 1900 1900 1900 1900 1950

Furlongs 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5

Closing 10-May-11 20-May-11

18-Apr-11

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Track Taby Galopp Longchamp Marseille

Race Name & (Sponsor) Matchmaker St (Coolmore) Prix Dollar (Qatar) Prix Andre Baboin

Class L Gp 2 Gp 3

Country GB GB

Track Goodwood Goodwood

Race Name & (Sponsor) Nassau (Blue Square) Select St (Whiteley Clinic)

Country FR GB UAE GB IRE IRE FR FR USA IRE ITY JPN ITY FR GB GB GER IRE FR FR USA GER ITY IRE IRE GB ITY FR IRE GER FR FR GB ITY FR IRE GB GER USA GER GB FR FR GB GB GB GER GB IRE ITY FR GB GB FR FR GB FR FR FR FR GER IRE FR FR FR FR GER FR IRE IRE GER FR IRE GB GB FR FR GB ITY FR GER FR ITY SWE GB JPN ITY ITY GB IRE JPN GB USA ITY

Track Saint-Cloud Lingfield Park Meydan Kempton Park Curragh Leopardstown Longchamp Longchamp Santa Anita Navan Milan Nakayama Milan Toulouse Newmarket Newmarket Frankfurt Curragh Chantilly Saint-Cloud Churchill Downs Hoppegarten Milan Leopardstown Naas Newbury Rome Marseille Borely Curragh Munich Longchamp Saint-Cloud Newmarket Milan Lyon-Parilly Curragh Newbury Dresden Belmont Park Hoppegarten Warwick Longchamp Chantilly Ascot Ascot Ascot Dortmund Newcastle Curragh Milan Compiegne Sandown Park Newbury Vichy Vichy York Maisons-Laffitte Maisons-Laffitte Compiegne Deauville Munich Curragh Deauville Deauville Le Lion d’Angers Deauville Baden-Baden Longchamp Leopardstown Leopardstown Baden-Baden Marseille Borely Curragh Yarmouth Ayr Longchamp Maisons-Laffitte Newmarket Rome Longchamp Hoppegarten Chantilly Milan Taby Galopp Ascot Kyoto Rome Rome Newmarket Leopardstown Tokyo Doncaster Churchill Downs Rome

Race Name & (Sponsor) Exbury Winter Derby Dubai World Cup Magnolia St Alleged St Ballysax St (P W McGrath Memorial) La Force Prix Harcourt Santa Barbara Handicap Salsabil EBF St Filiberto Satsuki Sho (Japanes 2000 Guineas) Premio Ambrosiano Le Vase d’Argent Newmarket St Pretty Polly St Fruhjahrs-Preis des Bankhaus Metzler Mooresbridge St (High Chaparral EBF) Allez France Prix de Greffulhe Kentucky Derby Preis von Dahlwitz Baggio Derby Trial (Derrinstown Stud) Blue Wind St Fillies’ Trial (Swettenham Stud) Premio Presidente della Repubblica Georges Trabaud Gallinule St (Airlie Stud) Bavarian Classic Prix Saint-Alary (Montjeu Coolmore) Matchem Fairway St Merano Melisande Silver St Ballymacoll Stud St (Lord Weinstock Memorial) bwin Sachsen Preis Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap Diana Trial (ex Schwarzgold-Rennen) Warwickshire Oaks La Coupe Ridgway Prince of Wales’s St Tercentenary (ex Hampton Court) Wolferton Handicap Wirtschaft Hoppings St (EBF) International St Premio Mario Incisa Grand Prix de Compiegne Gala St Steventon St Madame Jean Couturie Vichy - Auvergne Lyric St La Pepiniere Prix Eugene Adam Pelleas Psyche Grosser Dallmayr-Preis-Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Royal Whip St (Keeneland) Gontaut-Biron (Hong Kong Jockey Club) Prix Guillaume d’Ornano Grand Prix du Lion d’Angers Nonette (Darley) Spreti-Rennen Boulogne Kilternan St Irish Champion St Baden Racing Cup Coupe de Marseille Blandford St John Musker (attheraces.com EBF) Doonside Cup Prince d’Orange La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte Severals St (Lanwades Stud) Archidamia Prix de l’Opera 21st Westminster Deutschen Einheit Charles Laffitte Premio Verziere (Memorial A. Cirla) Songline Classic Champion (Emirates Airline) Shuka Sho Conte Felice Scheibler Premio Lydia Tesio James Seymour St (bet365) Trigo St Tenno Sho (Autumn) Gillies St Breeders’ Cup Classic Premio Roma

Race Date 11-Sep-2011 1-Oct-2011 13-Oct-2011

Value SEK 400,000 €130,000 €80,000

Surface T T T

Metres 1950 1950 2000

Age 3+ F 3+

Surface T T

Metres 1970 1970

Age Surface 4+ T 4+ AWT NH 4yo+ SH 3yo+ AWT 4+ AWT 4+ T 3 T 3 T 4+ T 4+ FM T 3+ F&M AWT 3 C&G T 3 No G T 4+ T 4+ T 3 C&G T 3F T 3 T 4+ T 4+ F T 3 CF T 3 D 4+ T 3F T 3 T 3+ F T 3F T 4+ T 3 T 3 T 3 T 3F T 3 C&G T 3 T 3 T 3F T 3+ T 3F T 4+ T 3+ T 3F T 4+ F&M T 4+ T 3 C&G T 4+ T 3 T 4+ T 3+ T 3+ F&M T 3+ T 3F T 4+ T 3+ T 3+ T 3F T 3+ T 3+ F&M T 4+ F&M T 3 T 3 C&G T 3F T 3+ T 3+ T 4+ T 3 T 3 T 3F T 4+ T 4+ T 3+ T 3+ T 3F T 3 T 3+ F T 3+ F&M T 3+ T 3 T 3+ T 3+ F&M T 3+ F T 3+ F T 3+ T 3F T 3+ F T 4+ D 3+ T 3F T 3 T 3+ F T 3+ T 3+ T 3+ T 3+ F&M T 3+ D 3+ T

Metres 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

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Race Date 30-Jul-2011 10-Sep-2011

9.5f (1950m)

Age 3+ F&M 3+ 3+

Value £185,000 £50,000

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Race Date 19-Mar-2011 26-Mar-2011 26-Mar-2011 2-Apr-2011 3-Apr-2011 10-Apr-2011 10-Apr-2011 10-Apr-2011 16-Apr-2011 17-Apr-2011 17-Apr-2011 17-Apr-2011 24-Apr-2011 29-Apr-2011 30-Apr-2011 1-May-2011 1-May-2011 2-May-2011 2-May-2011 7-May-2011 7-May-2011 8-May-2011 8-May-2011 8-May-2011 11-May-2011 13-May-2011 15-May-2011 17-May-2011 22-May-2011 22-May-2011 22-May-2011 27-May-2011 28-May-2011 29-May-2011 2-Jun-2011 3-Jun-2011 9-Jun-2011 11-Jun-2011 11-Jun-2011 12-Jun-2011 13-Jun-2011 13-Jun-2011 15-Jun-2011 15-Jun-2011 16-Jun-2011 17-Jun-2011 23-Jun-2011 24-Jun-2011 25-Jun-2011 26-Jun-2011 28-Jun-2011 1-Jul-2011 16-Jul-2011 17-Jul-2011 20-Jul-2011 22-Jul-2011 24-Jul-2011 24-Jul-2011 25-Jul-2011 30-Jul-2011 31-Jul-2011 7-Aug-2011 14-Aug-2011 15-Aug-2011 18-Aug-2011 23-Aug-2011 27-Aug-2011 2-Sep-2011 3-Sep-2011 3-Sep-2011 4-Sep-2011 9-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 14-Sep-2011 17-Sep-2011 17-Sep-2011 23-Sep-2011 1-Oct-2011 1-Oct-2011 2-Oct-2011 3-Oct-2011 5-Oct-2011 9-Oct-2011 9-Oct-2011 15-Oct-2011 16-Oct-2011 23-Oct-2011 23-Oct-2011 29-Oct-2011 30-Oct-2011 30-Oct-2011 5-Nov-2011 5-Nov-2011 6-Nov-2011

Value €80,000 £50,000 $10,000,000 £30,000 €40,000 €47,500 €80,000 €130,000 $150,000 €60,000 €61,600 $2,378,000 €88,000 €52,000 £40,000 £40,000 €55,000 €72,500 €80,000 €130,000 $2,000,000 €22,000 €61,600 €95,000 €77,500 £30,000 €297,000 €55,000 €52,500 €55,000 €250,000 €55,000 £35,000 €61,600 €55,000 €40,000 £30,000 €20,000 $400,000 €70,000 £30,000 €80,000 €55,000 £400,000 £70,000 £50,000 €55,000 £30,000 €57,500 €110,000 €60,000 £30,000 £30,000 €55,000 €80,000 £35,000 €52,000 €130,000 €55,000 €80,000 €155,000 €95,000 €80,000 €400,000 €55,000 €130,000 €55,000 €52,000 €57,500 €750,000 €20,000 €55,000 €95,000 £30,000 £40,000 €80,000 €80,000 £30,000 €61,600 €350,000 €75,000 €55,000 €88,000 SEK 400,000 £1,300,000 $2,175,000 €61,600 €297,000 £30,000 €40,000 $3,234,000 £30,000 $5,000,000 €297,000

Closing 18-Jun-11 24-Aug-11 28-Sep-11

9.85f (1970m)

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Class Gp 3 Gp 3 Gr 1 L L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 2 Gr 2 L L Gr 1 Gp 3 L L L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 2 Gr 1 L L Gp 2 Gp 3 L Gp 1 L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 1 L L L L L L L Gr 1 Gp 2 L Gp 3 L Gp 1 Gp 3 L Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 3 L L L L Gp 3 L L Gp 2 L Gp 3 Gp 1 Gp 2 Gp 3 Gp 2 L Gp 2 Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 1 L L Gp 2 L L Gp 3 Gp 3 L L Gp 1 Gp 3 L Gp 3 L Gp 1 Gr 1 L Gp 1 L L Gr 1 L Gr 1 Gp 1

Furlongs 9.5 9.5 9.5

Furlongs 9.85 9.85

Closing 05-Jul-11 05-Sep-11

10f (2000m) Furlongs 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Closing 02-Mar-11 28-Mar-11 29-Mar-11 05-Apr-11 23-Mar-11 23-Mar-11 07-Apr-11 12-Apr-11 07-Apr-11 CLOSED 24-Mar-11 21-Apr-11 25-Apr-11 25-Apr-11 30-Mar-11 13-Apr-11 26-Mar-11 26-Apr-11 28-Apr-11 30-Mar-11 06-Apr-11 07-May-11 14-Apr-11 09-May-11 17-May-11 08-Mar-11 19-May-11 23-May-11 19-May-11 25-May-11 30-May-11 03-Jun-11 31-May-11 19-Apr-11 07-Jun-11 25-May-11 07-Jun-11 19-Apr-11 10-Jun-11 11-Jun-11 26-Apr-11 18-Jun-11 18-May-11 26-May-11 20-Jun-11 25-Jun-11 11-Jul-11 06-Jul-11 16-Jul-11 06-Jul-11 13-Jul-11 10-May-11 29-Jun-11 27-Jul-11 27-Jul-11 03-Aug-11 12-Jul-11 27-Jul-11 30-Mar-11 12-Jul-11 03-Aug-11 08-Sep-11 12-Sep-11 31-Aug-11 07-Sep-11 26-Sep-11 21-Sep-11 24-Aug-11 09-Aug-11 08-Sep-11 22-Aug-11 02-Aug-11 30-Aug-11 13-Oct-11 22-Sep-11 24-Oct-11 25-Oct-11 13-Sep-11 31-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 06-Oct-11

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Track Dundalk Lingfield Park Marseille Borely Saint-Cloud Frankfurt Rome Saint-Cloud Lingfield Park Longchamp Curragh Munich Hannover Deauville Longchamp Istanbul Hoppegarten Sandown Park Sandown Park Chester

Race Name & (Sponsor) Carlingford St Churchill St Grand Prix de Marseille Criterium de Saint-Cloud Hessen-Pokal G, Valiani (ex Buontalenta) Solitude Quebec St Prix Noailles Pretty Polly St (Audi) Grosser Bavaria-Preis Grosse Audi Preis Prix Jean Romanet (Darley) Liancourt Anatolia Westminster Deutschen Einheit Gordon Richards St Classic Trial Huxley St

Country GB GB GB

Track Sandown Park Sandown Park Windsor

Race Name & (Sponsor) Brigadier Gerard St Eclipse St (Coral) Winter Hill

Class L L L Gp 1 Gp 3 L L L Gp 2 Gp 1 L Gp 3 Gp 1 L L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 3

Race Date 11-Nov-2011 12-Nov-2011 12-Nov-2011 12-Nov-2011 13-Nov-2011 13-Nov-2011 22-Nov-2011 17-Dec-2011 24-Apr-2011 25-Jun-2011 10-Jul-2011 21-Aug-2011 21-Aug-2011 2-Sep-2011 3-Sep-2011 3-Oct-2011 23-Apr-2011 24-Apr-2011 5-May-2011

Value €40,000 £30,000 €60,000 €250,000 €55,000 €61,600 €55,000 £30,000 €130,000 €190,000 €20,000 €55,000 €250,000 €55,000 €94,903 €75,000 £50,000 £50,000 £50,000

10f (2000m)

Age 3+ 3+ 3+ 2 CF 3+ 3+ F 3F 3+ 3 CF 3+ F 3+ 3 4+ F 3F 3+ 3+ 4+ 3 4+

Surface AWT AWT T T T T T AWT T T T T T T T T T T T

Metres 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2010 2010 2070

Age 4+ 3+ 3+

Surface T T T

Metres 2010 2010 2010

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Race Date 26-May-2011 2-Jul-2011 27-Aug-2011

Value £50,000 £400,000 £50,000

Track Chester

Race Name & (Sponsor) Dee St

Class Gp 3

Race Date 6-May-2011

Value £50,000

Country GB GB GB GB

Track York York York York

Race Name & (Sponsor) Middleton St Dante St (totesport.com) York St (Sky Bet) International St (Juddmonte)

Country GB

Track Haydock Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Rose of Lancaster St

Country GB FR FR ITY ITY FR FR FR FR IRE FR FR FR GER FR FR FR FR

Track York Saint-Cloud Saint-Cloud Rome Rome Saint-Cloud Toulouse Longchamp Saint-Cloud Curragh Saint-Cloud Chantilly Chantilly Dusseldorf Strasbourg Saint-Cloud Le Croise-Laroche Toulouse

Race Name & (Sponsor) Musidora St (Tattersalls) Maurice Caillault Rose de Mai Circo Massimo Botticelli Penelope Caravelle (Haras des Granges) Prix Ganay Cleopatre Gold Cup (Tattersalls) Prix Corrida Prix du Jockey Club Prix de Diane Henkel-Trophy Grand Prix de la Region d’Alsace Flore Grand Prix du Nord Fille de l’Air

Country IRE

Track Dundalk

Race Name & (Sponsor) Diamond St

Country GER GB ITY GER GER FR FR GB GB ITY GER GER GER IRE ITY JPN GER NOR

Track Cologne Lingfield Park Rome Hannover Krefeld Longchamp Longchamp Goodwood Haydock Park Milan Baden-Baden Baden-Baden Koln Limerick Milan Hanshin Hamburg Ovrevoll

Race Name & (Sponsor) Aufgalop Oaks Trial Derby Italiano VGH Derby-Trial Grosser Krefelder Stutenpreis La Seine Prix d’Hocquart Cocked Hat St Pinnacle St (Joan Westbrook EBF) Oaks d’Italia Preis der Hotellerie Baden-Baden Grosser Preis der Badischen Unternehmen Oppenheim-Union-Rennen Martin Molony St Paolo Mezzanotte (ex FIA EBF) Takarazuka Kinen Hamburger Stutenpreis Valley Chapel Memorial

Class Gp 3 L Gp 2 L L L Gp 2 L L Gp 2 L Gp 2 Gp 2 L L Gr 1 Gp 3 L

Race Date 3-Apr-2011 7-May-2011 7-May-2011 15-May-2011 15-May-2011 15-May-2011 15-May-2011 18-May-2011 28-May-2011 29-May-2011 4-Jun-2011 5-Jun-2011 13-Jun-2011 17-Jun-2011 26-Jun-2011 26-Jun-2011 2-Jul-2011 7-Jul-2011

Value €55,000 £40,000 €814,000 €20,000 €20,000 €55,000 €130,000 £30,000 £30,000 €440,000 €20,000 €70,000 €100,000 €40,000 €61,600 $3,234,000 €55,000 NOK 750,000

USA GB GER GER

Belmont Park Hamilton Park Dusseldorf Dusseldorf

Man o’ War BC Stakes Glasgow St Grafenberger Diana Trial Henkel Preis der Diana (Deutsches Stuten-Derby)

Gr 1 L L Gp 1

9-Jul-2011 14-Jul-2011 17-Jul-2011 7-Aug-2011

$600,000 £40,000 €20,000 €400,000

Race Date 12-May-2011 12-May-2011 23-Jul-2011 17-Aug-2011

Value £80,000 £150,000 £80,000 £700,000

Age 3 C&G

Surface T

Race Date 6-Aug-2011

Value £50,000

Race Date 11-May-2011 19-Mar-2011 19-Mar-2011 10-Apr-2011 17-Apr-2011 21-Apr-2011 29-Apr-2011 30-Apr-2011 7-May-2011 22-May-2011 23-May-2011 5-Jun-2011 12-Jun-2011 7-Aug-2011 18-Sep-2011 25-Oct-2011 5-Nov-2011 11-Nov-2011

Value £60,000 €55,000 €55,000 €61,600 €61,600 €80,000 €55,000 €300,000 €80,000 €210,000 €130,000 €1,500,000 €850,000 €20,000 €52,000 €80,000 €55,000 €80,000

Metres 2080 2080 2080 2080

Age 3+

Surface T

Metres 2090

Race Date 30-Sep-2011

Value €57,500

20-Apr-11 28-Jun-11 28-Jun-11 03-Aug-11 03-Aug-11 09-Aug-11 18-Apr-11 18-Apr-11 29-Apr-11

Furlongs 10.05 10.05 10.05

Closing 20-May-11 26-Apr-11 22-Aug-11

Furlongs 10.35

Closing 30-Apr-11

Age 3F 3 C&G 3F 4+ 3 C&G 3F 3F 4+ 3F 4+ 4+ F 3 CF 3F 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3 3+ F

Surface T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

Metres 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100

Furlongs 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4

Closing 18-Jul-11 21-Jun-11

10.45f (2090m) Furlongs 10.45

Closing 01-Aug-11

10.5f (2100m)

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12-Dec-11

10.4f (2080m)

Surface T T T T

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Class Gp 3 L L L L Gp 3 L Gp 1 Gp 3 Gp 1 Gp 2 Gp 1 Gp 1 L L Gp 3 L Gp 3

Metres 2070

Age 4+ F 3 3+ 3+

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26-Oct-11 20-Sep-11 03-Nov-11

10.35f (2070m)

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Closing 07-Nov-11 07-Nov-11

10.05f (2010m)

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Country GB

Furlongs 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Furlongs 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5

Closing 05-May-11 11-Mar-11 11-Mar-11 31-Mar-11 07-Apr-11 06-Apr-11 21-Apr-11 13-Apr-11 20-Apr-11 16-Mar-11 04-May-11 26-Jul-11 12-Oct-11 26-Oct-11

10.7f (2140m)

Age 3+

Surface AWT

Metres 2140

Age 4+ 3F 3 C&F 3 4+ F 3F 3 CF 3 C&G 4+ F&M 3F 4+ F 4+ 3 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3F 3+

Surface T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

Metres 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200

3+ 3 C&G 3F 3F

T T T T

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Furlongs 10.7

Closing 24-Aug-11

11f (2200m)

2200 2200 2200 2200

Furlongs 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

Closing

09-May-11

11 11 11 11

08-Jul-11 05-Jul-11 CLOSED

02-May-11 31-Mar-11 03-May-11 03-May-11 06-May-11 12-May-11 23-May-11 31-Mar-11 24-May-11 13-Apr-11 23-Mar-10 13-Jun-11 16-Jun-11 10-May-11

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Track Merano Windsor Newbury Milan Cologne Rome Churchill Downs Kyoto Pisa Pisa Hannover Chester Baden-Baden Baden-Baden Bremen Hamburg Baden-Baden Munich Hannover Dresden

Race Name & (Sponsor) EBF Terme di Merano August St Arc Trial (Dubai Duty Free) Premio Federico Tesio Kolner Stutenpreis Villa Borghese Memorial F. Cadoni Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup Andred (ex Regione Toscana) Regione Toscana (ex Andred) Oster Stuten-Preis Cheshire Oaks (Weatherbys Bank) Iffezheimer Derby Trial Iffezheimer Diana-Trial SWB Derby Trial Hanshin-Cup Badener Diana-Revanche Nereide-Rennen Neue Bult Steher-Cup Grosser Dresdner Herbstpreis

Class L L Gp 3 Gp 2 Gp 3 L Gr 1 Gr 1 L L L L L L L L Gp 3 L L L

Race Date 15-Aug-2011 27-Aug-2011 17-Sep-2011 18-Sep-2011 25-Sep-2011 1-Oct-2011 4-Nov-2011 13-Nov-2011 11-Dec-2011 27-Mar-2011 25-Apr-2011 4-May-2011 2-Jun-2011 5-Jun-2011 19-Jun-2011 2-Jul-2011 3-Sep-2011 16-Oct-2011 30-Oct-2011 16-Nov-2011

Value €61,600 £30,000 £50,000 €154,000 €55,000 €61,600 $2,000,000 $2,214,000 €61,600 €61,600 €20,000 £30,000 €30,000 €20,000 €20,000 €20,000 €55,000 €20,000 €20,000 €20,000

Country ITY

Track Naples

Race Name & (Sponsor) Unire

Country FR ITY GB

Track Le Lion d’Angers Siracusa Lingfield Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Urban Sea Mediterraneo - Memorial Faraci Derby Trial

Country GB

Track Haydock Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Lancashire Oaks (bet365)

Country FR USA UAE FR GB USA GB GB FR GB ITY GER FR GB NOR

Track Saint-Cloud Santa Anita Meydan Longchamp Newbury Keeneland Newmarket Goodwood Longchamp Ascot Rome Koln Lyon-Parilly Hamilton Park Ovrevoll

Race Name & (Sponsor) La Porte de Madrid San Luis Rey Handicap Dubai Sheema Classic Lord Seymour John Porter Fifth Third Elkhorn Stakes Jockey Club St Daisy Warwick EBF Hedouville Buckhounds St (John Doyle) Premio Carlo d’Alessio Gerling-Preis Coupe des Trois Ans Braveheart Handicap (McGrattan Piling) Walter Nilsens Minnelop

Class L Gr 2 Gr 1 L Gp 3 Gr 2 Gp 2 L Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 2 L L Gp 3

Race Date 15-Mar-2011 20-Mar-2011 26-Mar-2011 14-Apr-2011 16-Apr-2011 29-Apr-2011 30-Apr-2011 30-Apr-2011 5-May-2011 7-May-2011 7-May-2011 8-May-2011 11-May-2011 13-May-2011 17-May-2011

Value €52,000 $150,000 $5,000,000 €52,000 £50,000 $150,000 £80,000 £30,000 €80,000 £30,000 €88,000 €70,000 €55,000 £30,000 NOK 1,000,000

GB FR JPN FR FR JPN FR FR USA FR IRE ITY GB FR GB GB GB FR ITY GB GER FR FR IRE GER IRE FR GB FR FR GB IRE FR GB GER GB GB GB IRE IRE DEN

Goodwood Longchamp Tokyo Lyon-Parilly Bordeaux Tokyo Chantilly Chantilly Belmont Park Chantilly Cork Milan Ascot Toulouse Ascot Ascot Pontefract Lyon-Parilly Milan Newmarket Hamburg Saint-Cloud Saint-Cloud Curragh Hamburg Roscommon Nantes Newmarket Longchamp Longchamp Newmarket Curragh Vichy Ascot Hoppegarten Goodwood Goodwood Newbury Cork Leopardstown Klampenborg

Tapster L’Avre Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) Bedel Derby du Midi Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) Royaumont Grand Prix de Chantilly Belmont Stakes Lys Noblesse St (Kerry Group) Gran Premio Milano Ribblesdale St Derby du Languedoc King Edward VII Hardwicke St Pontefract Castle St (toteswinger) Grand Prix de Lyon Italia Fred Archer St Grosser Preis von Lotto Hamburg - Hansa Preis Prix du Malleret Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Irish Derby Deutsches Derby Lenebane Derby de l’Ouest-Grand Prix de l’Asselco Princess of Wales’s St Thiberville Grand Prix de Paris (Juddmonte) Aphrodite St (Plantation Stud) Irish Oaks (Darley) Frederic de Lagrange King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Betfair) 121st Grosser Preis von Berlin Gordon St Glorious St (Coutts) Chalice St (EBF) Give Thanks St (Irish Stallion Farms EBF) Ballyroan St Scandinavian Open Championship (Lanwades)

L L Gr 1 L L Gr 1 Gp 3 Gp 2 Gr 1 Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 1 Gp 2 L Gp 2 Gp 2 L L L L Gp 2 Gp 2 Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 1 L L Gp 2 L Gp 1 L Gp 1 L Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 3 Gp 3 L Gp 3 Gp 3 Gp 3

21-May-2011 22-May-2011 22-May-2011 25-May-2011 28-May-2011 29-May-2011 5-Jun-2011 5-Jun-2011 11-Jun-2011 12-Jun-2011 12-Jun-2011 12-Jun-2011 16-Jun-2011 17-Jun-2011 17-Jun-2011 18-Jun-2011 19-Jun-2011 19-Jun-2011 19-Jun-2011 25-Jun-2011 26-Jun-2011 26-Jun-2011 26-Jun-2011 27-Jun-2011 3-Jul-2011 4-Jul-2011 4-Jul-2011 7-Jul-2011 14-Jul-2011 14-Jul-2011 16-Jul-2011 17-Jul-2011 23-Jul-2011 23-Jul-2011 24-Jul-2011 26-Jul-2011 29-Jul-2011 31-Jul-2011 31-Jul-2011 4-Aug-2011 7-Aug-2011

£30,000 €55,000 $2,378,000 €52,000 €55,000 $3,682,000 €80,000 €130,000 $1,000,000 €80,000 €82,500 €297,000 £100,000 €55,000 £140,000 £100,000 £30,000 €60,000 €88,000 £30,000 €75,000 €150,000 €400,000 €1,250,000 €500,000 €40,000 €55,000 £80,000 €55,000 €600,000 £35,000 €425,000 €55,000 £1,000,000 €175,000 £60,000 £50,000 £30,000 €77,500 €57,500 DKK 500,000

Age 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3 3+ FM 3+ FM 3+ F&M 4+ 3+ 3F 3 3F 3 4+ F 3+ F 3+ F 3+ F 3+

11f (2200m) Surface T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

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Race Date 22-Jul-2011

Value €61,600

Race Date 7-Jun-2011 8-Dec-2011 7-May-2011

Value €52,000 €61,600 £60,000

Surface T

Metres 2250

Age 3F 3+ 3 C&G

Surface T T T

Metres 2300 2300 2300

Race Date 2-Jul-2011

Value £80,000

Surface T

Metres 2380

Age 3+ F

Furlongs 11.25

Closing 12-Jul-11

Age Surface 4+ T 4+ T NH 4yo+ SH 4yo+ T 4+ T 4+ T 4+ T 4+ T 4+ T 4+ T 4+ T 4+ T 4+ T 3 T 4+ T 4+ T

4+ 3 3F 4+ 3 3 No G 3F 4+ 3 3 CG 3+ F 3+ 3F 3 3 C&G 4+ 4+ 4+ 3 4+ 3+ 3F 4+ 3 CF 3 CF 3+ 3 3+ 3F 3 CF 3+ F&M 3F 3 3+ 3+ 3 4+ 3+ F&M 3+ F 3+ 3+

Furlongs 11.5 11.5 11.5

Closing 30-May-11 26-Nov-11 02-May-11

11.9f (2380m)

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Closing 05-Aug-11 22-Aug-11 12-Sep-11 18-Aug-11 02-Aug-11 21-Sep-11 24-Oct-11 04-Oct-11 01-Dec-11 17-Mar-11 12-Apr-11 28-Apr-11 24-May-11 24-May-11 07-Jun-11 21-Jun-11 12-Jul-11 06-Sep-11 18-Oct-11 08-Nov-11

11.5f (2300m)

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Furlongs 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

11.25f (2250m)

Age 3+

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Metres 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200

T T T T T T T T D T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

Furlongs 11.9

Closing 27-Jun-11

12f (2400m) Metres 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400

2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400

Furlongs 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Closing 07-Mar-11 10-Mar-11 06-Apr-11 11-Apr-11 20-Apr-11 12-Apr-11 25-Apr-11 20-Apr-11 02-May-11 07-Apr-11 15-Mar-11 03-May-11 07-May-11 07-Mar-11

16-May-11 13-May-11 CLOSED 17-May-11 20-May-11 CLOSED 18-May-11 18-May-11 25-May-11 04-May-11 12-May-11 26-Apr-11 09-Jun-11 26-Apr-11 26-Apr-11 13-Jun-11 10-Jun-11 09-Jun-11 20-Jun-11 03-May-11 08-Jun-11 08-Jun-11 CLOSED 29-Jun-11 14-Jun-11 11-Jul-11 CLOSED 07-Jun-11 10-May-11 20-Jul-11 23-Jul-11 25-Jul-11 22-Jun-11 29-Jun-11 10-Jun-11

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12f (2400m)

Country GER SWE GB GB GB FR NOR NOR

Track Cologne Jagersro York York York Clairefontaine Ovrevoll Ovrevoll

Race Name & (Sponsor) Rheinland-Pokal Swedish Derby Great Voltig€ St Yorkshire Oaks (Darley) Galtres St (EBF) Grand Prix de Clairefontaine Norsk Derby Erik O Steens Memorial

Class Gp 1 L Gp 2 Gp 1 L L L L

Race Date 14-Aug-2011 14-Aug-2011 17-Aug-2011 18-Aug-2011 18-Aug-2011 27-Aug-2011 28-Aug-2011 28-Aug-2011

Value €155,000 SEK 1,870,000 £140,000 £310,000 £40,000 €55,000 NOK 1,100,000 NOK 400,000

Age 3+ 3 3 C&G 3+ F 3+ F&M 3 3 3+ F&M

Surface T D T T T T T T

IRE GB GER TKY FR FR GB FR FR FR SWE GB FR GB GER FR SWE FR GB FR IRE GB FR ITY GB FR GB ITY USA SWE FR JPN GB FR ITY GER IRE GER

Galway Kempton Park Baden-Baden Istanbul Craon Chantilly Chester Longchamp Longchamp Longchamp Taby Galopp Ascot Chantilly Newmarket Cologne Toulouse Jagersro Saint-Cloud Ascot Longchamp Curragh Ascot Longchamp Milan Newbury Nantes Kempton Park Milan Churchill Downs Jagersro Lyon-Parilly Tokyo Kempton Park Toulouse Milan Cologne Listowel Baden-Baden

Oyster St September St Grosser Preis von Baden Bosphorus Cup Grand Prix de Craon Tourelles Stand Cup Prix du Niel (Qatar) Prix Foy (Qatar) Prix Vermeille (Qatar) Stockholm Cup International Princess Royal St Turenne Godolphin St Preis von €opa Panacee Skanska Faltrittklubbens Jubileumslopning Joubert Cumberland Lodge St (John Guest) Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Qatar) Finale St Pride St Prix du Conseil de Paris Gran Premio del Jockey Club e Coppa d’Oro St Simon St Grand Prix de la Ville de Nantes Floodlit St Falck G. Breeders’ Cup Turf Jockeyklubbens Avelsopning Grand Camp Japan Cup Wild Flower St Max Sicard Gran Premio d’Italia Weidenpescher-Cup Listowel Baden-Wurttemberg-Trophy

L Gp 3 Gp 1 Gp 2 L L L Gp 2 Gp 2 Gp 1 Gp 3 L L L Gp 1 L L L Gp 3 Gp 1 L Gp 2 Gp 2 Gp 1 Gp 3 L L L Gr 1 L L Gr 1 L L L L L Gp 3

29-Aug-2011 3-Sep-2011 4-Sep-2011 4-Sep-2011 5-Sep-2011 7-Sep-2011 10-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 11-Sep-2011 22-Sep-2011 22-Sep-2011 23-Sep-2011 25-Sep-2011 28-Sep-2011 29-Sep-2011 30-Sep-2011 1-Oct-2011 2-Oct-2011 9-Oct-2011 15-Oct-2011 16-Oct-2011 16-Oct-2011 22-Oct-2011 25-Oct-2011 2-Nov-2011 5-Nov-2011 5-Nov-2011 13-Nov-2011 18-Nov-2011 27-Nov-2011 30-Nov-2011 11-Dec-2011 19-Jun-2011 10-Jul-2011 14-Sep-2011 8-Oct-2011

€50,000 £50,000 £250,000 €306,000 €52,000 €52,000 £30,000 €130,000 €130,000 €350,000 SEK 1,600,000 £30,000 €55,000 £30,000 €155,000 €52,000 SEK 500,000 €55,000 £70,000 €4,000,000 €40,000 £250,000 €130,000 €297,000 £50,000 €60,000 £30,000 €61,600 $3,000,000 SEK 500,000 €52,000 $6,129,000 £30,000 €60,000 €61,600 €20,000 €42,500 €55,000

3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ C&F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3 CF 4+ CF 3+ F 3+ 3+ F&M 3 C&G 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ CF 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3 3+ 3+ 3+

T AWT T T T T T T T T T T T T T T D T T T T T T T T T AWT T T D T T AWT T T T T T

Country GB GB GB

Track Epsom Downs Epsom Downs Epsom Downs

Race Name & (Sponsor) Coronation Cup Oaks Derby (Investec)

Country GB

Track Chester

Race Name & (Sponsor) Chester Vase

Country FR FR FR FR FR FR FR JPN

Track Deauville Deauville Deauville Deauville Longchamp Deauville Fontainebleau Nakayama

Race Name & (Sponsor) Reux Minerve (Shadwell) Prix de Pomone (Haras d’Etreham) Grand Prix de Deauville (Lucien Barriere) Prix Royallieu (Qatar) Vulcain Belle de Nuit Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix)

Country IRE GB GB GB GB GB

Track Navan Chester Newbury Newmarket Chester Lingfield Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Vintage Crop St Ormonde St Aston Park St Trophy St (Bahrain) Chester Handicap River Eden St (EBF)

Country GB

Track Newbury

Race Name & (Sponsor) Geoffrey Freer St (CGA)

Country GB GB GB IRE IRE GB IRE FR

Track Nottingham York York Leopardstown Curragh York Leopardstown Longchamp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Further Flight St Yorkshire Cup (Emirates Airline) Grand Cup St (Stowe Family Law) Saval Beg St Curragh Cup (attheraces) Silver Cup Handicap (John Smith’s Extra Smooth) Challenge St Maurice de Nieuil

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Class Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 1

Race Date 3-Jun-2011 3-Jun-2011 3-Jun-2011

Value £250,000 £325,000 £1,250,000

Race Date 5-May-2011

Value £50,000

Surface T T T

Race Date 2-Aug-2011 12-Aug-2011 14-Aug-2011 28-Aug-2011 1-Oct-2011 20-Oct-2011 29-Nov-2011 25-Dec-2011

Value €52,000 €80,000 €130,000 €200,000 €130,000 €55,000 €52,000 $4,894,000

Metres 2410 2410 2410

Surface T

Metres 2460

Age 3+ 3F 3+ F 3+ 3+ F 3 3+ F 3+

Surface T T T T T T T T

Metres 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500

Race Date 17-Apr-2011 6-May-2011 14-May-2011 7-Jul-2011 20-Aug-2011 27-Oct-2011

Value €40,000 £70,000 £30,000 £50,000 £35,000 £30,000

Age 4+ 4+ 4+ 3 3+ 3+ F&M

Surface T T T T T AWT

Metres 2600 2680 2600 2600 2600 2600

Race Date 13-Aug-2011

Value £50,000

Age 3+

Surface T

Metres 2660

Race Date 6-Apr-2011 13-May-2011 21-May-2011 29-May-2011 25-Jun-2011 9-Jul-2011 14-Jul-2011 14-Jul-2011

Value £30,000 £140,000 £35,000 €47,500 €62,500 £30,000 €40,000 €130,000

05-Sep-11 24-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 18-Jul-11 16-Sep-11 17-Sep-11 28-Jun-11 10-Aug-11 26-Sep-11 04-May-11 04-Oct-11 02-Aug-11 28-Sep-11 15-Sep-11 17-Oct-11 27-Oct-11 26-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 14-Sep-11 11-Oct-11 24-Nov-11 09-Jun-11 28-Jun-11 08-Oct-11 16-Aug-11

Furlongs 12.05 12.05 12.05

Closing 05-Apr-11 15-Mar-11

Age 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 4+

Surface T T T T T T T T

Metres 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800

Furlongs 12.25

Closing 29-Apr-11

Furlongs 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5

Closing 27-Jul-11 27-Jul-11 10-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 08-Nov-11

Furlongs 13 13 13 13 13 13

Closing 12-Apr-11 30-Apr-11 09-May-11 01-Jul-11 15-Aug-11 21-Oct-11

13.3f (2660m)

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24-Aug-11 29-Aug-11 14-Jun-11 03-Aug-11

3/1/2011 20-Jun-11

13f (2600m)

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12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

28-Jun-11 21-Jun-11 12-Aug-11

12.5f (2500m)

Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Class L Gp 3 L Gp 3 L L

Closing 24-May-11

12.25f (2460m)

Age 3 C&G

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2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400

Furlongs 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

12.05f (2410m) Age 4+ 3F 3 C&F

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Metres 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400

Furlongs 13.3

Closing 08-Aug-11

14f (2800m) Furlongs 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

Closing 31-Mar-11 29-Mar-11 16-May-11 24-May-11 18-May-11 04-Jul-11 07-Jul-11 29-Jun-11

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Now available for iPhone/iPad via Appstore Country GB IRE GB IRE GER GB ITY FR ITY ITY USA GER

Track Goodwood Curragh Goodwood Curragh Dortmund Newmarket Milan Chantilly Milan Rome Santa Anita Baden-Baden

Race Name & (Sponsor) Lillie Langtry St (Blackrock) Ballycullen St March St (Windflower) St Leger (Irish Field) Deutsches St Leger Noel Murless St Duca d’Aosta Scaramouche St Leger Italino Roma Vecchia San Juan Capistrano Handicap Badener Steher-Cup

Class Gp 3 L L Gp 1 Gp 3 L L L Gp 3 L Gr 2 L

Race Date 28-Jul-2011 20-Aug-2011 27-Aug-2011 10-Sep-2011 18-Sep-2011 30-Sep-2011 2-Oct-2011 6-Oct-2011 22-Oct-2011 13-Nov-2011 17-Apr-2011 28-Aug-2011

Value £50,000 €40,000 £30,000 €230,000 €55,000 £35,000 €61,600 €52,000 €88,000 €61,600 $150,000 €20,000

Age 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 4+ 3+

14f (2800m) Surface T T T T T T T T T T T T

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Track Doncaster Doncaster

Race Name & (Sponsor) St Leger (Ladbrokes) Park Hill St

Class Gp 1 Gp 2

Country GER

Track Mulheim

Race Name & (Sponsor) Silbernes Band der Ruhr

Country ITY FR FR FR FR FR FR JPN

Track Milan Chantilly Chantilly Deauville Deauville Longchamp Longchamp Kyoto

Race Name & (Sponsor) Coppa d’Oro La Moskowa Carrousel Michel Houyvet Prix du Kergorlay (Darley) Lutece Prix Chaudenay (Qatar) Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger)

Country FR FR FR FR FR FR

Track Saint-Cloud Longchamp Longchamp Longchamp Longchamp Saint-Cloud

Race Name & (Sponsor) Right Royal Barbeville Prix de la Vicomtesse Vigier Gladiat€ (Qatar) Prix Royal-Oak Denisy

Country GB JPN GER GB GER GB GB GB UAE GB

Track Ascot Kyoto Baden-Baden Ascot Munich Sandown Park Goodwood Ascot Meydan Newmarket

Race Name & (Sponsor) Sagaro St Tenno Sho (Spring) Oleander (exBetty Barclay-Rennen) Queen’s Vase St Langer Hamburger Esher St (Coral) Goodwood Cup (Artemis) Jockey Club Cup DRC Gold Cup Challenge Bowl (Jockey Club)

Country GB

Track Sandown Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Henry II St

Country GB

Track York

Race Name & (Sponsor) Lonsdale Cup (Weatherbys Insurance)

Country GB

Track Doncaster

Race Name & (Sponsor) Doncaster Cup

Country GB FR

Track Ascot Longchamp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Gold Cup Prix du Cadran (Qatar)

Race Date 10-Sep-2011 8-Sep-2011

Value £500,000 £80,000

Race Date 30-Apr-2011

Surface T T

Metres 2920 2920

Age 4+

Surface T

Metres 2950

Race Date 29-May-2011 15-Jun-2011 29-Jul-2011 15-Aug-2011 21-Aug-2011 4-Sep-2011 1-Oct-2011 23-Oct-2011

Value €61,600 €52,000 €52,000 €55,000 €130,000 €80,000 €130,000 $2,745,000

Age 4+ 4+ 4+ 3 3+ 3 3 3 No G

Surface T T T T T T T T

Metres 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000

Race Date 8-Apr-2011 30-Apr-2011 22-May-2011 11-Sep-2011 23-Oct-2011 12-Nov-2011

Value €52,000 €80,000 €130,000 €80,000 €250,000 €52,000

Race Date 27-Apr-2011 1-May-2011 29-May-2011 17-Jun-2011 1-Jul-2011 2-Jul-2011 28-Jul-2011 15-Oct-2011 10-Mar-2011 22-Sep-2011

Surface T T T T T T

Metres 3100 3100 3100 3100 3100 3100

Value £50,000 $3,099,000 €55,000 £60,000 £35,000 £30,000 £100,000 £250,000 $200,000 £30,000

Age 4+ 4+ 4+ 3 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+ 4+ 3+

Surface T T T T T T T T T T

Metres 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200

Race Date 26-May-2011

Value £80,000

Age 4+

Surface T

Metres 3270

Race Date 20-Aug-2011

Value £130,000

Race Date 9-Sep-2011

Value £100,000

Surface T

Metres 3280

Age 3+

Surface T

Metres 3600

Race Date 16-Jun-2011 2-Oct-2011

Value £250,000 €250,000

Closing 19-Apr-11

Furlongs 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

Closing 19-May-11 07-Jun-11 03-Aug-11 17-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 CLOSED

Furlongs 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5

Closing 31-Mar-11 12-Apr-11 04-May-11 24-Aug-11 10/5/2011

Furlongs 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Closing 21-Apr-11 15-Mar-11 12-Apr-11 11-Jun-11 21-Jun-11 27-Jun-11 22-Jul-11 02-Aug-11 07-Mar-11 16-Sep-11

Furlongs 16.35

Closing 20-May-11

Surface T T

Metres 4000 4000

Furlongs 16.4

Closing 15-Aug-11

18f (3600m)

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Furlongs 14.75

16.4f (3280m)

Age 3+

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Closing 19-Jul-11 02-Sep-11

16.35f (3270m)

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Furlongs 14.6 14.6

16f (3200m)

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16-Aug-11

15.5f (3100m)

Age 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 3+ 3+

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22-Sep-11 03-Nov-11

15f (3000m)

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Closing 23-Jul-11 15-Aug-11 22-Aug-11 30-Mar-11 26-Jul-11 24-Sep-11 22-Sep-11

14.75f (2950m)

Value €20,000

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Furlongs 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

14.6f (2920m)

Age 3 C&F 3+ F

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Metres 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800

Age 4+ 4+

Furlongs 18

Closing 03-Sep-11

20f (4000m) Furlongs 20 20

Closing 19-Apr-11 24-Aug-11

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