Friday 31 October 2014

FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, RACING POST 2014. SPOOKIE, SPOOKIE, SPOOKIE ... BREEDERS' CUP SPECIAL ON HALLOWEEN AT SANTA ANITA IN THE US OF AMERICA. CAN DETTORI AND MOORE SPOOK THE YANKS?



FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, CH4.  RACING POST 2014 
Week Monday October 27 to Sunday November 2.  

CH4 HORSERACING TEAM LIVE
  Taking a Closer Look
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RACING POST 
PREVIEW TODAY'S EQUUS CARDS
http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd  
Saturday Doncaster's Feature Race for two-year-olds. Live on CH4.
RACING POST EQUUS BIG RACE ENTRIES   

 
 
*  REVIEW YESTERDAY'S EQUUS  RESULTS *


BBC1 BREAKFAST
MEET-UP WITH
Louise Minchen and Charlie Stayt 
Rip Off Britain
 9.15am - 10.00am 
Meet up with Angela, Gloria, and Julia 
POTHOLE DAMAGE
 http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/rip-off-britain-to-return93922/ 


How starling flocks create their aerobatic displays
 
 
     INTERNATIONAL HORSERACING  
Your adventure into the world of Global Horseracing a
warm welcome to Nicholas Godfrey (GB) (Racing Post)
http://www.racingpost.

Breeders Cup 2014 - Race Schedule Day 1 (GMT) 
Friday October 31, 2014
Pricewise - Tom Segal and Nicholas Godfrey check out their clues in RP today
pages 8 and 9.

RACEDateTimeTVPrizeDistance
Marathon(No Longer a BC Race)Nov 1st8.45pmYes$1m1 Mile 6f
Juvenile TurfNov 1st9.25pmYes$1m1 Mile
Dirt MileNov 1st10.05pmYes$2m1 Mile
Juvenile Fillies TurfNov 1st10.50pmYes$2m1 mile
Ladies ClassicNov 1st11.35pmYes$2m9 Furlongs

Breeders Cup 2014 - Race Schedule Day 2 (GMT) 
Saturday November 1, 2014 

RACE
Date
Time
TV
Prize
Distance
Nov 2nd
7.05pm
Yes
$1m
1 mile
Nov 2nd
7.43pm
Yes
$1m
1m 2f
Nov 2nd
8.21pm
Yes
$2m
7 furlongs
Nov 2nd
9.05pm
Yes
$2m
6 Furlongs
Nov 2nd
9.43pm
Yes
$1m
1 Mile
Nov 2nd
10.22pm
Yes
$2m
1m 4f
Nov 2nd
11.01pm
Yes
$1m
6 Furlongs
Nov 2nd
11.40pm
Yes
$3m
1 Mile
Nov 2nd
12.35pm
Yes
$5m
1¼ Miles

 
BREEDERS’ CUP 2014: http://www.breederscup.com/

 
 Happy Birthday Dear Lester, Happy Birthday to You.


Thursday 30 October 2014

THURSDAY OCTOBER 30 RACING POST. COUNTDOWN TO BREEDERS' CUP (USA) 2014. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1, AND 2, SANTA ANITA. (ATR)



THURSDAY OCTOBER 30, CH4.  RACING POST 2014 
Week Monday October 27 to Sunday November 2.  

CH4 HORSERACING TEAM LIVE
  Taking a Closer Look
http://www.racing.channel4.com/   
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RACING POST 
PREVIEW TODAY'S EQUUS CARDS
http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd  
Saturday Doncaster's Feature Race for two-year-olds. Live on CH4.
RACING POST EQUUS BIG RACE ENTRIES   
 http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/big_races.sd 

Saturday November 1, 2014

Breeders Cup 2014 - Race Schedule Day 1 (GMT) 
RACEDateTimeTVPrizeDistance
Marathon(No Longer a BC Race)Nov 1st8.45pmYes$1m1 Mile 6f
Juvenile TurfNov 1st9.25pmYes$1m1 Mile
Dirt MileNov 1st10.05pmYes$2m1 Mile
Juvenile Fillies TurfNov 1st10.50pmYes$2m1 mile
Ladies ClassicNov 1st11.35pmYes$2m9 Furlongs

Sunday November 2, 2014

Breeders Cup 2014 - Race Schedule Day 2 (GMT)

RACEDateTimeTVPrizeDistance
Juvenile FilliesNov 2nd7.05pmYes$1m1 mile
Filly & Mare TurfNov 2nd7.43pmYes$1m1m 2f
Filly & Mare SprintNov 2nd8.21pmYes$2m7 furlongs
Turf SprintNov 2nd9.05pmYes$2m6 Furlongs
JuvenileNov 2nd9.43pmYes$1m1 Mile
TurfNov 2nd10.22pmYes$2m1m 4f
SprintNov 2nd11.01pmYes$1m6 Furlongs
MileNov 2nd11.40pmYes$3m1 Mile
ClassicNov 2nd12.35pmYes$5m1¼ Miles


 
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BBC1 BREAKFAST
Louise Minchen and Charlie Stayt 
Rip Off Britain
 9.15am - 10.00am
Council tax increases
Meet up with Angela, Gloria, and Julia
 http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/rip-off-britain-to-return93922/  


 

 
 
     INTERNATIONAL HORSERACING  
Your adventure into the world of Global Horseracing a
warm welcome to Nicholas Godfrey (GB) (Racing Post)
http://www.racingpost.


LEE MOTTERSHEAD      THE MONDAY COLUMN
RP Monday October 27 page 9. 

“Australia a land of opportunity as Adelaide's win proves.
 “Team (Aidan) O’Brien"

“Wishful Thinking: whets the appetite. Heart warming stuff. “

THE BREEDERS’ CUP (USA) 2014

FLAG? WHO’S? THAT SEEMS AT PRESENT TO POSE A PROBLEM:

“ THE BREEDERS’CUP, even with American racing’s medication issues, remains a fantastic event and it is set to be so once again this week. Britain sends a typical strong team and, regardless of whose flag might be flown, Toronado will be a representative of that team.
“Who’s camp the star miler actually belongs to became a question after it emerges Al Shabaq Racing had said no to the Richard Hannon-trained Santa Anita favourite and stablemate Osaila carrying the Union Jack rugs that signify representation and membership of Team British Racing. As decisions go , this one was surprising and somewhat regrettable . 

“In explaining why Sheikh Joaan’s two runners would be set apart from the other British raiders it was explained they are Qatari-owned and it would therefore not be  “appropriate” for them to be part of Team GB. Wrong.


J Margaret Clarke Turfcall Factfile
 
 Owner Sheikh Joaan chose to place Toronado and Osaila in training with a British Licensed Flat Turf Trainer, Richard Hannon.(GB). The Hannon team of handler - riders have been working with these two horses every single day, ongoing over several years. It is this Hannon Team who have taught these two horses all they know to date, their success on racecourses around the world are due entirely to Team (Richard) Hannon’s expertize and highly skilled working practices,  for which owner Sheikh Joaan has chosen and paid Hannon to carry out for him this highly skilled creative work of art.
 

 If Sheikh Joaan had wanted his racehorses to carry the Qatati Flag he would have needed to have them trained by highly skilled horsemen in his own country. The possibility that there are no highly skilled horsemen in Qatari, or any licensed trainers either, is possibly the reason this owner has them in training with Hannon in Britain. If owner Sheikh Joaan refuses to allow his horses to compete with the GB flag at the Breeders Cup (USA) this weekend, he will be doing the equivalent of smacking Team Hannon in the face. . . It is the skill and expertize of the Hannon Team both in theory and in practise that has achieved such success for this owner Sheikh Joaan.
 
Does owner Sheikh Joaan really want to abuse Team Hannon in such a dreadful way in America?  After all they have achieved with Toronado and Osaila in Britain?  Sheikh Joaan to take issue to snub, in such a cruel  and evil way as to take all the credit for what British Team Hannon have worked and achieved for him? No, no, no.

TEAM GREAT BRITAIN HAVE THEIR OWN FLAG THIS IS HOW IT WORKS:
Team (Richard) Hannon (GB). Team (Sir Michael) Stoute (GB) Team (Charles) Hills (GB) Team (David) Simcock (GB) Team (Tom) Dascombe (GB). Team (Jamie) Orborne (GB)
etc ....

TEAM IRELAND HAVE THEIR OWN FLAG THIS IS HOW IT WORKS:
Team (Aidan) O'Brien (IRE)
Team (Conor) Murphy (IRE)
etc ...

TEAM FRANCE HAVE THEIR OWN FLAG THIS IS HOW IT WORKS:
Team (Andre) Fabre (FR)
etc ...


TEAM AMERICA HAVE THEIR OWN FLAG THIS IS HOW IT WORKS:
Team (Todd) Pletcher (USA)
etc ....


“These horses” said spokesman Harry Herbert “are followed by not just the sheikh and his friends but also by the Qataris and should always be flying a Qatar flag. All the more reason that the Qataris should know the true, truth about how these horses are trained, and how fit they need to be athletically fit for horseracing. They should know that not just anyone can train or ride racehorses. And that no one can train a racehorse in a chicken run. As neither can a horse be brought in from a field and be taken straight to a racecourse and expected to win a race. No one is saying that the people from Qatar can’t wave their own flags.


“Nobody ever sought to argue Sea The Stars was running from Hong Kong instead of Ireland and, in the same way, horses taking part in equestrian events at the Olympics represent the countries of their riders, not those of their owners. That is how it should be.

Christopher Tsui the owner of Sea The Stars chose an Irish trainer for Sea The Stars, John Oxx. Sea The Stars was trained in Ireland for the whole of his racing career. If an issue had come up as this then Sea The Stars would have been run bearing an Irish Flag. Because Ireland was the country he was trained in.  At the request of his owner Tsui. Tsui who understood the importance of how a racehorse is trained, he made absolutely sure Sea The Stars was trained properly. That Tsui who owns Sea The Stars lives in Hong Kong was not the issue.


It would be good if in the 2015 running of the Arc each horse had a saddle cloth that stated which country each runner was trained in as well. An excellent way forward for global horseracing. Yes, yes, yes.

 
"When Treve defended her Arc crown it was a victory for France, even though she is Qatari-owned.

Some of these other countries who run horseracing, India for instance, have shown a complete lack of respect for both the racehorses rights and needs and the people who work with the racehorses every day, their rights and needs. By rights India is not fit to run any sort of horseracing.

THE TRUE REASONING
GLOBAL BLOODHORSE LITERATE RACING RIGHT EQUUS ZONE
 defined

The highly skilled art and creation in preparing a thoroughbred racehorse for competition on global racetracks is something that needs to be properly understood by everyone. Which at present is far from the case.


“TORONADO has always been trained throughout his racing life in Britain . He was bought by Shiekh Joaan after his two-year-old season and, although the owner has financed the majority of the horses career, the crucial expertise that has taken him to Group 1-winning heights has come on British soil from a British-based trainer.


“Anyone can fly any flag after any race but the unwritten rules and understanding of the sport do not need rewriting. If Toronado triumphs in the States on Sunday it will no doubt delight many in Qatar, which is a good thing, but he would be a British winner of the 11.40 Breeders Cup Mile Turf on Sunday November 2. http://www.breederscupraces.net/mile.html


BREEDERS' CUP 2014.
SANTA ANITA (USA) 2014
DAY ONE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1. ATR
http://www.santaanita.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Anita_Park 

Tuesday 28 October 2014

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29, RACING POST 2014. COUNTDOWN TO BREEDERS' CUP SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1, AND SACRED SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2014 (USA) SANTA ANITA RACECOURSE



WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29, CH4.  RACING POST 2014 
Week Monday October 27 to Sunday November 2.  

CH4 HORSERACING TEAM LIVE
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http://www.racing.channel4.com/   
 High Definition

Sponsored by Dubai

 

RACING POST 
PREVIEW TODAY'S EQUUS CARDS
http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd  
Saturday Doncaster's Feature Race for two-year-olds. Live on CH4.
RACING POST EQUUS BIG RACE ENTRIES   
 http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/big_races.sd 

Saturday November 1, 2014

Breeders Cup 2014 - Race Schedule Day 1 (GMT)
 
RACEDateTimeTVPrizeDistance
Marathon(No Longer a BC Race)Nov 1st8.45pmYes$1m1 Mile 6f
Juvenile TurfNov 1st9.25pmYes$1m1 Mile
Dirt MileNov 1st10.05pmYes$2m1 Mile
Juvenile Fillies TurfNov 1st10.50pmYes$2m1 mile
Ladies ClassicNov 1st11.35pmYes$2m9 Furlongs

Sunday November 2, 2014

Breeders Cup 2014 - Race Schedule Day 2 (GMT)

RACEDateTimeTVPrizeDistance
Juvenile FilliesNov 2nd7.05pmYes$1m1 mile
Filly & Mare TurfNov 2nd7.43pmYes$1m1m 2f
Filly & Mare SprintNov 2nd8.21pmYes$2m7 furlongs
Turf SprintNov 2nd9.05pmYes$2m6 Furlongs
JuvenileNov 2nd9.43pmYes$1m1 Mile
TurfNov 2nd10.22pmYes$2m1m 4f
SprintNov 2nd11.01pmYes$1m6 Furlongs
MileNov 2nd11.40pmYes$3m1 Mile
ClassicNov 2nd12.35pmYes$5m1¼ Miles


 
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RICHARD HUGHES RACING POST FEATURE SATURDAY OCTOBER 25.


TODAY’S RUNNERS
THIS is not a particularly busy Saturday for me but I’ll be hoping to  get it off to the best possibly start with Lexington Times in the Worthington’s-backed Horris Hill Stakes (1.50) at Newbury.
 
“He has been well placed by Richard and the Middleham Park Racing team because this appears to be a very winnable Group 3. Looking at the six runners’ official ratings he ought to be coming out on top and his ability to handle soft ground-he showed that when winning his maiden at Newmarket-should be huge.
“My other Group-race mount is a mare I know well, Quiz Mistress. The ground will be right up her street and if they go quick she has a hell of a chance in the St Simon Stakes (2.20).
 
J Margaret Clarke Turfcall Factfile. Taking a closer look at these two races.
RACE 1.50 NEWBURY The Horris Hill Stakes 7f. 8 ran. Going Soft (going stick 5,4)
1:50 NBYWorthington´s Whizz Kidz Stakes (Registered as The Horris Hill Stakes) (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings) Cl1 7f CH4
 
 
Team (Richard) Hannon had two colts challenging for this race. Lexington Times backed down to 2-1f and Smaih 7-1. Both these colts have run six times each this year.
218313 Smaih-Frankie Dettori sp 7-1
 
213338 Lexington Times-Richard Hughes sp 2-1f

The betting stats show that Lexington Times was considered the best of these two, 
2 year old  Hannon colts. The pre-race "Market Movers" will have shown this. Plus the fact that Richard Hughes was to partner Lexington Times and not Smaih-Frankie Dettori.
WIN: Smaih (GER) 2 9-0 partner Frankie Dettori Team (Richard) Hannon for Al Shaqab Racing , 7-1
4th Lexington Times (IRE) 2 9-0 partner Richard Hughes Team (Richard) Hannon for Middleham  Park Racing C.  2-1f.
The photograph included with this feature gives no date as to when it was taken.
Lexington Times partner Richard Hughes :  Hughes says: “ability to handle soft ground should serve him well. ”
Pic shows: Richard Hughes in the saddle of Lexington Times, in one of his previous races being asked to quicken. Lexington Times left eye borders on fear here. What it does show most however is uncertainty, almost like he is thinking to himself  “Where am I." "Am I safe or not? Or what? Do I know the person in my saddle?  Can I trust the person in my saddle?
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2:20 NBYWorthington´s Burlison Inns Stakes (Registered as The St Simon Stakes) (Group 3) Cl1 1m4f5y CH4


    WIN: Sky Hunter (GB)  4 9-4 partner James Doyle for Team (Saeed) Bin Suroor  for Godolphin   7-2f  distance 7 lengths.  

    4th Quiz Mistress (GB) 6 9-1 partner Richard Hughes  Team (Hughie) Morrison for  The Fairy Story Partnership . 8-1. Slow start, held-up, when asked out of depth.        
 


BBC1 BREAKFAST
Naga Munchetty and Bill Turnbull
Rip Off Britain is on BBC1 again this week. 9.15am

 


 
 
     INTERNATIONAL HORSERACING  
Your adventure into the world of Global Horseracing a
warm welcome to Nicholas Godfrey (GB) (Racing Post)
http://www.racingpost.

SANTA ANITA (USA) 2014
DAY ONE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1. ATR
http://www.santaanita.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Anita_Park 

RACING RIGHT EQUUS ZONE (USA) PRESENT:
BREEDERS' CUP 2014 (USA)
Please Note: Using two different surfaces: Turf and Dirt

GOING: Dirt: Fast; Turf: Firm.
7:05 14 Hands Winery Breeders´ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade 1) (2yo Fillies) (Dirt) 1m110y Card Betting
7:43 Breeders´ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Grade 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 1m2f Card Betting
8:21 Draftkings Breeders´ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (Grade 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Dirt) 7f Card Betting
9:05 Breeders´ Cup Turf Sprint (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 6f110y Card Betting
9:43 Sentient Jet Breeders´ Cup Juvenile (Grade 1) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Dirt) 1m110y Card Betting
10:22 Longines Breeders´ Cup Turf (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 1m4f Card Betting
11:01 Xpressbet Breeders´ Cup Sprint (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt) 6f Card Betting
11:40 Breeders´ Cup Mile (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 1m Card Betting
12:35 Breeders´ Cup Classic (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt) 1m2f Card Betting




WORLDWIDE STAKES RACES


2:00 NMKEBF Stallions Montrose Fillies´ Stakes (Listed Race) Cl1 1m Card
3:10 NMKAGMA Holdings James Seymour Stakes (Listed Race) Cl1 1m2f Card
3:45 NMKBen Marshall Stakes (Listed Race) Cl1 1m Card
7:05 SNA14 Hands Winery Breeders´ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade 1) (2yo Fillies) (Dirt) 1m110y Card Betting
7:43 SNABreeders´ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Grade 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 1m2f Card Betting
8:21 SNADraftkings Breeders´ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (Grade 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Dirt) 7f Card Betting
9:05 SNABreeders´ Cup Turf Sprint (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 6f110y Card Betting
9:43 SNASentient Jet Breeders´ Cup Juvenile (Grade 1) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Dirt) 1m110y Card Betting
10:22 SNALongines Breeders´ Cup Turf (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 1m4f Card Betting
11:01 SNAXpressbet Breeders´ Cup Sprint (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt) 6f Card Betting
11:40 SNABreeders´ Cup Mile (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 1m Card Betting
12:35 SNABreeders´ Cup Classic (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt) 1m2f Card Betting



WORLDWIDE STAKES RACES SUNDAY

12:35 SNABreeders´ Cup Classic (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt) 1m2f Card Betting


SANTA ANITA (USA) ATR
GOING: Dirt: Fast.
12:35 Breeders´ Cup Classic (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt) 1m2f Card Betting