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Juddmonte International 2016 Postponed, Europe’s top rated older horse & Dubai Sheema Classic winner, beats subsequent Breeders' Cup Turf winner Highland Reel INTERNATIONAL RACES 2017 • Record seasonal prize fund of over £7.6 million • First running of a million pound race at York, the Juddmonte International • Group 1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks ranked highest rated mare and fillies race in Europe 2014-16 • Group 1 Coolmore Nunthorpe ranked highest rated 1,000m sprint in the world 2014-16 • Group 1 Juddmonte International ranked number one of all thoroughbred horse races in the world 2012-14 • Award winning Northern End Development including new Weighing Room and Pre-Parade Ring York Racecourse has a proud Welcome to York Racecourse tradition of staging the very best of thoroughbred racing dating back to 1731. As one of the leading racetracks in the world and host to some of the best racedays in the British summer racing calendar, we very much look forward to welcoming you to York. Our flagship Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival runs from Wednesday 23 to Saturday 26 August, which sees the cumulative value of the twenty-five races reach a record £4.3 million, including the Group One contests – the Juddmonte International, the Darley Yorkshire Oaks and the Coolmore Nunthorpe. For 2017, York Racecourse is delighted to host a race previously ranked number one in the world*, the Group 1 Juddmonte International. As the richest race ever staged at York, it enjoys a prize-money boost that makes it the highlight of the Festival, reaching one million pounds sterling for the first time in 2017. The 12f Darley Yorkshire Oaks and 5f Coolmore Nunthorpe form the other Group 1 highlights of the week with prize funds of £350,000. Other Festival highlights include the richest races of their type for juvenile colts and fillies, the £225,000 Group 2 Al Basti Equiworld Gimcrack and the £225,000 Group 2 Sky Bet Lowther respectively. A combination of top quality racing, a tremendous atmosphere and great fun, the Ebor Festival is the highlight of our year. This brochure intends to assist you, as international owners, trainers and horsemen with information prior to your visit to York Racecourse. We very much look forward to welcoming you to the Knavesmire. Good luck for the 2017 season. Lord Grimthorpe, Chairman *ranked by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities based on 2012-2014 renewals “I had a wonderful time at your beautiful racetrack and city... I do want to say that everyone at the stables were so pleasant and accommodating, I can't thank you & all the staff enough.” Wesley Ward US Trainer of Acapulco placed in the 2015 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes 2 Since Zenno Rob Roy's tremendous run in the 2005 Juddmonte International, the Knavesmire has welcomed overseas raiders such as world-class sprint stars Acapulco (2015) and Ortensia (2012) in the Group 1 Coolmore Nunthorpe to talented fillies Seventh Heaven and Found who led them home in the 2016 running of the Group 1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks. Postponed and “We had an amazing time and Ortensia’s win Highland Reel demonstrated once again, how the Juddmonte sealed a perfect day. We are most grateful for International sits at the heart of the hospitality that was extended to us and global competition. Connections of Heartbreak City enjoyed appreciate all your efforts to accommodate us their win in the Betfred Ebor as well as their so nearly successful tilt at the Melbourne Cup. and the extended Ortensia support team. Last year’s international visitors were amongst the first to enjoy our award winning We are now home and have fantastic memories Northern End Development. I hope the selection of images do justice in highlighting of York and look forward to another visit soon.” the recent investments that keep the horsemen at the heart of what we do at York. Paul Messara from Australia, trainer of Ortensia, Completed in 2015, the scheme includes a larger pre-parade ring, new saddling boxes, wash-down area and Winning Connections Room. The new Weighing Room winner of 2012 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes opened to popular acclaim. We were delighted with the reaction to the new, improved facilities, complimenting other investments made to the racing surface itself and the Owners’ Club. The Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival proves a highlight to our season and this guide, but it forms part of a season that has on offer a record of over £7.6 million in prize money. Our eighteen days of racing boast a total of 30 Group and Listed races. Details of these Pattern contests can be found at the back of our guide. All the team’s details can be found on the back page, so please do not hesitate to contact us with any enquiries. Please do also use The International Racing Bureau, under the guidance of Adrian Beaumont, to assist with details of how to enter (nominate), medications controls in the UK, shipping, quarantine as well as stabling and training facilities and any other enquiries. The team and I very much hope to see you on the Knavesmire in 2017. William Derby Chief Executive and Clerk of the Course 3 JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL (GROUP ONE) DARLEY YORKSHIRE OAKS (GROUP ONE) Date: Wednesday 23 August Date: Thursday 24 August Distance: One mile, two furlongs about 88 yards (2,080 metres) Distance: One mile about four furlongs (2,400 metres) Total Prize Fund: £1,000,000 Total Prize Fund: £350,000 Winning Horse: £567,100 Winning Horse: £198,485 Age Range: For three yrs old and upwards Age Range: For three yrs old and upwards, fillies and mares only Weights: Weights: 3-y-o Colts and Geldings: 8st 13lb (56.5kg); Fillies 8st 10lb (55.5kg) 3-y-o 8st 12lb (56.3kg) 4-y-o + Colts and Geldings: 9st 6lb (60kg); Fillies 9st 3lb (58.5kg) 4-y-o + 9st 7lb (60.5kg) Nomination (Entry): £4,375 by noon on June 27th Nomination (Entry): £1,525 by noon on June 27th Scratching Stage: £5,000 unless taken out by August 1st Scratching Stage: £1,750 unless taken out by August 1st Confirmation: £3,125 by noon on August 17th Confirmation: £1,100 by noon on August 18th Declaration: By 10am on August 21st Declaration: By 10am on August 22nd Supplementary Nomination: £75,000 by noon on August 17th Supplementary Nomination: £30,000 by noon on August 18th Latest Winners Latest Winners 2012: Frankel, Good To Firm, 2m 6.59s, 4-9-5, 9 Ran, Sir Henry Cecil, Tom Queally 2012: Shareta (IRE), Good To Firm, 2m 33.87s, 4-9-7, 6 Ran, A De Royer-Dupre, Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 2013: Declaration of War (USA), Good to Firm, 2m 5.74s, 4-9-5, 6 Ran, A P O'Brien, Joseph O'Brien 2013: The Fugue, Good To Firm, 2m 28.29s, 4-9-7, 7 Ran, John Gosden, William Buick 2014: Australia, Good To Firm, 2m 7.35s, 3-8-12, 6 Ran, A P O'Brien, Joseph O'Brien 2014: Tapestry (IRE), Good, 2m 28.59s, 3-8-11, 7 Ran, A P O'Brien, Ryan Moore 2015: Arabian Queen (IRE), Good To Soft, 2m 9.92s, 3-8-9, 7 Ran, David Elsworth, Silvestre De Sousa 2015: Pleascach (IRE), Good To Soft, 2m 32.77s, 3-8-11, 11 Ran, J S Bolger, Kevin Manning 2016: Postponed (IRE), Good to Firm, 2m 6.58s, 5-9-6, 12 Ran, Roger Varian, Andrea Atzeni 2016: Seventh Heaven (IRE), Good to Firm, 2m 28.50s, 3-8-11, 12 Ran, A P O'Brien, Colm O'Donoghue 4 COOLMORE NUNTHORPE STAKES (GROUP ONE) BETFRED EBOR (HERITAGE HANDICAP) Date: Friday 25 August Date: Saturday 26 August Distance: Five furlongs (1,000 metres) Distance: One mile about six furlongs (2,800 metres) Total Prize Fund: £350,000 Total Prize Fund: £285,000 Winning Horse: £198,485 Winning Horse: £177,412 Age Range: For two yrs and upwards Age Range: For three yrs old and upwards Weights: Weights Published July 27th 2-y-o Colts and Geldings: 8st 1lb (51.2kg); Fillies 7st 12lb (50kg) Lowest weight: 8st (50.8kg) 3-y-o Colts and Geldings: 9st 9lb (61.2kg); Fillies 9st 6lb (60kg) Highest weight not less than: 9st 10lb (61.5kg) 4-y-o + Colts and Geldings: 9st 11lb (62kg); Fillies 9st 8lb (61kg) Penalties after July 22nd Nomination (Entry): £1,525 by noon on June 27th a winner of a race 4lb (1.8kg) Scratching Stage: £1,750 unless taken out by August 1st of any two races 7lb (3.2kg) Confirmation: £1,100 by noon on August 19th Nomination (Entry): £475 by noon on July 11th Declaration: By 10am on August 23rd Scratching Stage: £575 unless taken out by August 8th Supplementary Nomination: £30,000 by noon on August 19th Confirmation: £375 by noon on August 21st Latest Winners Declaration: By 10am on August 24th 2012: Ortensia (AUS), Good, 57.62s, 7-9-8, 19 Ran, Paul Messara, William Buick Latest Winners 2013: Jwala, Good To Soft, 57.34s, 4-9-8, 17 Ran, Robert Cowell, Steve Drowne 2012: Willing Foe (USA), Good To Soft, 3m 0.75s, 5-9-2, 19 Ran, Saeed bin Suroor, Frankie Dettori 2014: Sole Power, Good, 57.92s, 7-9-11, 13 Ran, Edward Lynam, Richard Hughes 2013: Tiger Cliff (IRE), Soft, 3m 3.36s, 4-9-0, 14 Ran, Lady Cecil, Tom Queally 2015: Mecca's Angel (IRE), Good To Soft, 57.24s, 4-9-10, 19 Ran, Michael Dods, Paul Mulrennan 2014: Mutual Regard (IRE), Good, 2m 56.48s, 5-9-4, 19 Ran, J P Murtagh, Louis Steward 2016: Mecca's Angel (IRE), Good, 56.24s, 5-9-8, 19 Ran, Michael Dods, Paul Mulrennan 2015: Litigant, Good, 3m 0.16s, 7-9-1, 19 Ran, Joseph Tuite, Oisin Murphy 2016: Heartbreak City (FR), Good, 2m 56.13s, 6-9-1, 20 Ran, A J Martin, Adam McNamara The details of the race programme are correct at time of printing.