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SnapshotNew hope Homebred Star was operated on by Britain’s for old and leading equine surgeon Ben Brain - but was quickly back on his feet and out in the injured field again jockeys... T HE REGULAR NEWSLETTER FROM H OMEBRED R ACING W INTER/2008

Building work on a new state- of-the-art home for retired A 1000/1 and injured jockeys financed by the Injured Fund winner? finally began last year. The vision and drive of enthusiastic trustee Jack Berry to create a flagship home for beneficiaries has quickly become a reality on the site of an old racing yard, Bourne House stables, close to the heart of . Homebred Star was soon back in the Bob Read and more recently paddock after his ‘op. Nicky Henderson and Barry Britain’s leading equine sore, was back eating within a as he’s previously cruised up Hills trained hundreds of surgeon Ben Brain operated few minutes. The operation at the furlong pole only to winners from this base. on Homebred Star for his soft site has now healed well and run out of puff in the closing The horses have long palate and obstructed airway Ben suggested another 6 stages. Once he’s back in departed, their stables torn at the stud in early September. weeks at grass before starting work we’ll make plans which down, but the spirit of racing It was a half hour operation riding him. The hope is that may include a cross channel lives on at the new Oaksey VeuveVeuveVoom! which Ben said badly needed this wind operation will make raid to Mons (Belgium) or House, which will cost over doing. Dixey recovered quickly a significant difference to Duindigt (Holland) to race on £5 million to complete. and, though obviously very Dixey’s racecourse performance the all weather. When completed it will Our Superior Premium filly gets a new name John Oaksey was back in the provide permanent headlines last winter as the accommodation for 14 with Charlie, our 2008 foal by the spring and summer at home breeder and owner of the eight single units and three Superior Premium out of Gran before being backed and sent highly promising young What makes a successful doubles, plus an extra double Clicquot, seems suitably bred into training with the intention hurdler Carruthers. room offering a respite for a champagne related name. of making her racecourse debut Oaksey has a £10 win voucher home for our beneficiaries So The Wine Society circulated as a 2-year-old in 2010. Shares at 1000-1 about Carruthers stallion? all their members to solicit are being snapped up rapidly winning the Gold Cup one day, Winners. That’s probably the and their carers from other suggestions for the most keeps the connection and by Wine Society members so either at Cheltenham or Ascot. short answer - if you’re an parts of the country. Further appropriate ideas. We were sounds suitable for a youngster please call the office if you’re Placed 48 hours after owner or trainer. But breeders information: www.ijf.org.uk overwhelmed by the response we hope will prove to be a interested on 01293 884433. Carruthers was born, the bet look at it somewhat differently would produce a huge bonus hoping to maximize the profit receiving well over 1000 speedy juvenile. by selling youngsters at a suggestions - the most popular VeuveVeuveVoom certainly for the Injured Jockeys Fund if higher price than the cost of Did you being Premier Cru, Pinot Noir likes to speed through the grass the horse delivers on the production. This season’s league and Black Velvet. All excellent around the fields and our vet biggest stage. table assessed on profitability thoughts but sadly unavailable Richard says of her “she’s very Carruthers showed class and of stallions makes interesting know? due to already being registered strong and just gets bigger stamina by winning three reading. Arakan is the most is increasing names for other horses. from front to back - like a times over hurdles last season profitable sire - his offspring the range of information Ultimately we selected quarter horse!” Charlie will be including a valuable prize at generally fetching 14 times his for owners on its newly ‘VeuveVeuveVoom’ which weaned soon and then spend Warwick. So who knows! stud fee. He’s followed by expanded site at Acclamation in second place www.racingadmin.co.uk. (x13 his stud fee), then Arakan - selling at 14 x his stud fee Don’t mention Camacho (x11), Kheleyf (x9) being the cheapest at £2,700 above his stud fee whilst those The scandal of the Tote... and Piccolo (x9). Some you may and Acclamation the most that lashed out on a ‘top’ the war! Did you never have heard of, but the expensive at £6,000. So stallion, like Danehill Dancer Owners encouraged to ‘Buy British’ Recent events at the German factor they all share in common breeders using Arakan took a who’s covering fee is £50,000, Derby where jockey Martin know? is a low stud fee - Camacho whopping £40,000 over and saw sales average only £55,000. Dwyer rode Top Look into From the start of next third place are reminiscent of The Levy Board year’s turf flat season there Doncaster Town Moor. James I created Newmarket’s role as the an episode of ‘Dad’s Army’. The government made a in the current market. Insiders Some racing and the Thoroughbred will be no races for horses became the first monarch to centre of racing largely due to After the race, Martin Dwyer manifesto pledge ‘to sell the suggest that the Treasury is Breeders Association have rated 45 and below. milestones visit Newmarket in 1605 and the keen interest of Charles II combined in a new initiative tried to enter the V.I.P. Tote to racing for the benefit now so strapped for cash it The first recorded race meetings within 20 years the first Rules of who was a regular racegoer in to encourage the owners of lounge, where Top Look’s of racing’. However the hoped that by rejecting were in 1540 at Chester - which Racing were drawn up. Racing the 1660s. top jumping mares to have owners were celebrating, government turned down bids racing’s offer it might provoke is the oldest surviving at Epsom was recorded for the And this was all before the them covered by UK based only to be apprehended by a of £320 million and £400 a bidding war from the racecourse in Britain. 40 years first time in the 1640s - just 25 importation of the Byerley Turk stallions. Each owner will burly security man who kept million as being insufficient. bookmaking industry - but Stable visits later Queen Elizabeth I years before the first formal (1689) and the Darley Arabian receive a voucher for £3000 repeating “Vot is your But the severe turndown in the sadly greed seems to have If you would like to see your attended racing on was laid out in the (1704) who were the founding to be set against the fee of name”. “Don’t tell him your financial outlook leads industry overtaken common sense. horse working on the gallops Plain and in 1595 the local town USA on Long Island, New York fathers of the modern British any British based stallion of name, Dwyer” was the chorus experts to wonder whether the And what of the promise to call the office on 01293 884433 map shows a racecourse on in 1665. Royal patronage thoroughbred. their choice. from the celebrating Brits! Tote is even worth £250 million keep the Tote for racing? and we’ll arrange it for you. 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Mine winning his record equalling 3rd Snapshot Bunbury Cup ridden by Mick Kinane Polarity (left) working on Match Snapshot the gallops at Middleham in Broodmares Royal Brush (left) early October. dam of Sweep Home and making Snowy Mantle, dam of Divine White and Polarity. in 2009! enjoy autumn sunshine and the green, green grass of Gran Clicquot, dam of our the Homebred Stud. 2008 filly foal by Superior Premium, was rested this year after her first foal but will be covered again in the spring. So the search is on for the most suitable stallion. Gran Clicquot’s male line, (she’s by Gran Alba) could be described prizemoney. James says “He The added appeal as a as ‘stout’ whilst her female was a most wonderful horse potential stallion for Gran The English Classics Did you ancestors are clearly speedy. to train. He had a tremendous Clicquot is the inclusion of The English Classic races have Bay Middleton was one of the greatest So in choosing a stallion we’ll temperament, great Sing Sing, Mummy’s Pet and long been regarded as the early Classic winners in 1836 know? be looking for one that constitution and is very Tina’s Pet which echoes our supreme test of the racehorse. reinforces the speed element sound. I will be extremely mare’s own ancestry. Mine is And this is still true, although Plumpton is offering a in her pedigree. As we hope lucky to train another one by Group winning sprinter British prizemoney has long £60,000 bonus to a novice Superior Premium will have like him and will also be Primo Dominie who’s progeny been eclipsed by many other chase winner on their track done! It’s a coincidence that a surprised if his record of 3 have already earned over £10 races overseas. who goes on to win at the horse trained by James Bunbury Cups, The Victoria million in prizemoney. In fact there were very few races . Bethell has just retired to Cup and The Royal Hunt Cup Mine has his first season at for 3 year olds until the last stud. Mine was a top class will ever be surpassed. stud in 2009 and stands at quarter of the 18th century as racehorse winning 10 races I would have no hesitation in The Allerthorpe Farm Stud most were for older horses over and over £350,000 in sending a mare to him”. near York. longer distances and determined Who pays for racing? by a series of heats over the One of racing’s perennial same distance on the same day. questions has always been Second Day - Wednesday 11th Fourth Day - Friday 13th March The prize went to the first horse “Who funds racing?” March (Old Course) (New Course) to win 2 heats. The bookies have always Festival rings 1.30 The National Hunt Steeple 1.30 The JCB Triumph Hurdle The initial Classic was the argued that if it it’s not them - Chase Challenge Cup - 4m Race - 2m 1f St. Leger, first run in 1776, as a it’s their punters! Racecourses 2.05 The Ballymore Properties single race heat confined to 3 agreed that all five races the principal racing nations. also claim to contribute a major 2.05 The Vincent O’Brien the changes Novices’ Hurdle Race - 2m 5f County Handicap Hurdle Race year olds only. Within a few confined to 3 year olds Earliest recorded winner of the element - as do sponsors years The Derby and The Oaks constituted a set of the most 2000 Guineas was Wizard in including the Tote. The current 2.40 The Royal & SunAlliance - 2m 1f 1 were established and these were important races. The term 1809. Charlotte is the earliest financial difficulties faced by Steeple Chase - 3m ⁄2f 2.40 The Albert Bartlett regarded as ‘the great races’. ‘Classics’ was applied, and then recorded winner of the 1000 racing have been sharply put in Novices' Hurdle Race - 3m It was not until 1850 that the describing the Triple Crown Guineas. Diomed won the first focus recently by the search for 3.20 The Seasons Holidays 1000 and 2000 Guineas also being for the winner of the Derby in 1780 whilst Lord additional and on going Queen Mother Champion 3.20 The Totesport began to become recognised as Guineas, Oaks or Derby and Derby’s Bridget scooped funding to replace the Levy. Steeple Chase - 2m Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple 1 something more than just early St. Leger in a single season. The Oaks. The inaugural Classic ROA Council member Sally 4.00 The Coral Cup Hurdle Chase - 3m 2 ⁄2f season trials. By the end of the This pattern of races has been - the 1776 St. Leger - was won Rowell-Williams has produced (A Handicap Hurdle Race) - what seems to be a definitive 4.00 The Christie’s Foxhunter 19th century it was generally replicated overseas by most of by Allabaculia. 2m 5f answer. Assuming that the Levy Steeple Chase Challenge Cup - 1 (who effectively bank roll 4.40 The Juvenile 3m 2 ⁄2f 1 racing’s prizemoney) contribute Handicap Hurdle Race - 2m ⁄2f £100 million per annum - which 4.40 The Conditionals’ Hurdle 1 Snapshot equates to 10% of bookmakers 5.15 The Weatherbys Champion (A Handicap) (0-140) - 2m 4 ⁄2f Divine White (No15) in the gross profits - the figures can be has First Day - Tuesday 10th March Bumper (A Standard Open NH 1 5.15 The Johnny Henderson Flat Race) - 2m ⁄2f paddock before her seasonal calculated as follows: announced a significant (Old Course) Grand Annual Steeple Chase debut in a novice hurdle in Number of horses in training 20,000 1 shake-up to the running order Challenge Cup - 2m ⁄2f the wonderful setting of Average cost of training per year £20,000 1.30 The Supreme Novices’ Third Day - Thursday 12th of races at next year's Festival. 1 Hexham racecourse. Overall cost to owners £400,000,000 Hurdle Race - 2m ⁄2f March (New Course) Total prizemoney The feature race on each day (bookies contribution) £100,000,000 1.30 The Jewson Novices’ will now be run as the fourth 2.05 The Irish Independent Less percentage to Handicap Chase - 2m 5f trainers/jockeys (20%) £20,000,000race on the card, in the hope Arkle Challenge Trophy Total cost to owners £320,000,000of building up a sense of Steeple Chase - 2m 2.05 The Pertemps Final Did you (A Handicap Hurdle Race) - 3m climax to each day. 2.40 The William Hill Trophy Managing director Edward Handicap Steeple Chase - 2.40 The Ryanair Steeple Chase know? These figures show only Gillespie said: “It was apparent 1 - 2m 5f running costs and do not 3m ⁄2f from the experience of last 3.20 The Ladbrokes World Which racecourse include purchase or breeding season that a greater period of 3.20 The Smurfit Kappa of the horse which is another Hurdle Race - 3m contributes the most to build-up to the biggest races Champion Hurdle Challenge owner’s prizemoney? major contribution made by 1 4.00 The Festival Plate Trophy - 2m 2f the owner. So punters, was almost universally popular. ⁄ It’s Cheltenham with 55% Because we are now starting (A Handicap Steeple Chase) - indirectly, and bookmakers do 4.00 The Cross Country of prizemoney contributed racing at 1.30pm instead of 2m 5f make a contribution to racing Steeple Chase 3m - 7f by the course, followed but to suggest they fund it is a 2pm, these races will only 4.40 The Fulke Walwyn Kirn by Aintree (54%) and misconception that is now actually be run five minutes 4.40 The David Nicholson Muir Challenge Cup Handicap 1 Ascot (48%). firmly nailed. later than in the recent past”. Mares' Hurdle Race 2m - 4f Steeple Chase - 3m ⁄2f