Monday, August 24, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here SINGAPORE RACING NEWS- PAGE 13 TATTERSALLS SALE PREVIEW - PAGE 11 YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS - PAGE 21 Cranbourne trainers Read Tomorrow's Issue For: given all-clear to resume Stallion Watch What's on Race meetings: Bathurst (NSW), Lismore working horses (NSW), Swan Hill (VIC) Relief as 88 staff returned negative results after Covid-19 Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Bathurst (NSW), Lismore (NSW), Cranbourne (VIC), scare goes through provincial centre Wangaratta (VIC), Moe (VIC), Yeppoon (QLD), Lark Hill (WA) International meetings: Ayr (UK), Bath (UK), Greyville (SAF) International sales: Hokkaido Selection Yearling Sale (JPN), Tattersalls August Sale (UK) Cranbourne Training Complex RACING VICTORIA pandemic swept through the nation in March, BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS came closer to a reality with the revelation that MORNING BRIEFING he Victorian racing industry has an employee of trainer Richard Laming had last breathed a collective sigh of relief week contracted Covid-19. San Domenico for after tests for Covid-19 of nearly Group 1-winning trainer Wendy Kelly, who impressive Anders 100 Cranbourne trainers and oversees one of seven stables directly affected by After an impressive last-start win in The stableT staff were yesterday returned negative, Friday’s scare at the Cranbourne Training Centre, Rosebud (Listed, 1100m), the Ciaron Maher prompting “a business as usual” return to work told of the relief upon being informed yesterday and David Eustace-trained Anders (Not A from this morning. that not only she and husband Kevin Kelly but Single Doubt) will face his biggest test in the Fears of a shutdown of racing, which has also her staff had returned negative results to the San Domenico Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Rosehill continued almost unabated since the coronavirus virus tests. Continued on page 2>> on Saturday. Continued on page 4 >> ENTER NOW JULY 24 -29 ONLINE SALE ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 22. Featuring broodmares, yearlings and racing stock. FRICatalogue 21ST available at inglisdigital.com- WED 26TH AUGUST 2020 INGLIS DIGITAL AUGUST SALE (LATE): SALE LIVE - VIEW HERE Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Cranbourne trainers given all-clear to resume working horses | 2 | Monday, August 24, 2020 << Continued from page 1 Laming, Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, Nathan Dunn, Michael Trotter, Adrian McGregor and Tom Nikolic were also placed in lockdown on the advice of Racing Victoria’s chief medical officer while jockeys Michael Walker, Jason Benbow and apprentice Alexandra Bryan were stood down after riding work at Cranbourne last week. Walker and Bryan were able to ride at Moe yesterday after receiving the results. In total, 88 Cranbourne staff returned negative results for Covid-19. Kelly said she was “ecstatic” after a difficult 36 hours not knowing whether she could have been infected. “The best way of putting it is, it’s been a bit stressful. Everyone is very relieved this morning. All the tests have come back negative and it’s business as usual (from today),” Kelly told ANZ Bloodstock News. “The whole thing was handled extremely professionally and amazingly Wendy Kelly WENDY KELLY RACING swiftly. Everybody got together and it was a great team effort from Racing Victoria, the stewards, Dr (Gary) Zimmerman, the medical staff and Neil Meanwhile, eight of Laming’s employees who were identified as close Bainbridge from the Cranbourne Turf Club as well as all our staff and all contacts of their sick colleague are required to isolate and complete 14 the stables that were involved. days quarantine as well as undergo a second Covid-19 test before being “They were all there, they all turned up, no one grizzled or anything allowed to return to work. and had the tests done. It was really fantastic to see.” A deep clean of the Cranbourne Training Centre and stables directly Kelly was also forced to scratch stable newcomer Bons Away (Bon impacted was completed yesterday to allow work to resume. Hoffa) from the Carlyon Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Moonee Valley, a race Racing Victoria chief executive Giles Thompson took comfort from that was later abandoned due to the heavy rain and state of the track, the fact that the industry’s safety protocols appeared to be working. because of the scare. “This underlines the importance and benefit of the strict biosecurity “As it turned out, it was probably a good thing. We didn’t have to protocols that we have had in place since mid-March to allow for the safe stand in the cold all day. We had planned to head to the McEwen after conduct of over 1800 races here in Victoria,” Thompson said. the Carlyon, but (Racing Victoria) were perhaps talking about putting the “I want to thank all of the impacted stables and their staff for their races on that they missed out on in a week or so,” she said. swift actions since Friday night and their willingness to make important “We will play it a little bit by ear and wait and see what Racing Victoria sacrifices for the benefit of the industry during that period. comes up with or whether we head straight to the McEwen.” “I also want to extend the best wishes of all within the industry to As for Bons Away, Kelly said the seven-year-old gelding was thriving in the stablehand that has tested positive to the virus. Our welfare staff are his new environment after being trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. engaged with the individual and will continue to support them throughout “He’s had a faultless preparation, not one thing’s gone wrong with the coming weeks.” him. I have been really happy with both his trials and Craig Newitt has Thompson urged industry stakeholders to remain vigilant about the been really happy with him,” she said. dangers of coronavirus. “We’ve got a little bit of luxury here … with the way we train, not that “This incident should serve as a timely reminder to all within our there’s anything wrong with anyone else’s, but being an older horse he industry of the critical importance of following both government directives gets out in a big day yard, so that helps with his joints. and our industry biosecurity protocols to ensure the safe continuation of “He came to us in fantastic order from Ciaron and he’d had a spell at training and racing in Victoria,” he said. (owner) Ken King’s before he came over. He’s just a lovely horse with a “I once again implore everyone in our industry to continue doing the beautiful temperament and he is a great horse to work with. right thing. If you or someone in your household is feeling unwell, don’t “He is very much like his old man in that respect with his temperament.” go to work.” Logo (without secondary wording) MAGNUS Champion Victorian Based Sire Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Morning Briefing -Sponsored by Woodside Park Stud Monday, August 24, 2020 2020 VIRTUAL ONLINE STALLION PARADE NOW MORNING BRIEFING Melody Belle gets pass mark AUSTRALIA Arcadia Queen to get Memsie chance Arcadia Queen (Pierro) will have her second run since November when she steps out in Saturday’s Memsie Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield. The Grant and Alana Williams- trained Arcadia Queen was slightly one-paced first-up when fifth to Savatiano (Street Cry) in the P B Lawrence Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m), Anders SPORTPIX but should take improvement for that effort. She will be joined by stablemate Regal Power Doubt), dual Group 1 placegetter Mamaragan (Pierro), who disappointed in the Lawrence (Wandjina) and the highly-touted Peltzer (So when ninth, with stable rider William Pike You Think). to ride Regal Power; Damian Lane will once Melody Belle SPORTPIX again ride Arcadia Queen. Other likely runners Richards thrilled with are Lawrence winner Savatiano, last-start Probabeel Melody Belle (Commands) may have finished Spring Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) victor Behemoth Returning mare Probabeel (Savabeel) more than five lengths from Verry Elleegant (All Too Hard) and Group 1 winners Begood produced one of the eye-catching runs of the (Zed) in the Winx Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) Toya Mother (Myboycharlie), Gatting (Hard day at Randwick with her fast-finishing second but trainer Jamie Richards was not too Spun), Harlem (Champs Elysees), Mystic in the Show County Quality (Gr 3, 1200m), disheartened. “Melody Belle just didn’t have Journey (Needs Further), Princess Jenni (High with trainer Jamie Richards more than happy the bird on her shoulder in that one so I’m Chaparral) and Streets Of Avalon (Magnus), with her performance over a trip shorter than not going to worry too much about where she as well as three-year-old Glenfiddich (Fastnet her best. “I couldn’t be more pleased with finished up,” Richards said. “She got in quite a Rock). Probabeel as she has come back really well for good position early on but had Con Te Partiro this campaign,” he said. “She is not normally come back in her face approaching the turn San Domenico for a flash trialler so she did what we expected in then she copped it twice in the straight as well. impressive Anders her two prep runs. They served their purpose in She did make up some pretty good ground in After an impressive last-start win in The helping with her fitness, so we were expecting the last 100 metres so to see her finish off like Rosebud (Listed, 1100m), the Ciaron Maher to see her go a good race. Watching the replay, I that was very pleasing.