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THURSDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2020 YEARLING ACTION MOVES JOCKEY CLUB RACECOURSES REVISES UP EXPECTED LOSSES TO DONCASTER FOR Jockey Club Racecourses had previously projected a loss of ,75-million in 2020, but now says it expects losses to exceed SPORTSMAN=S SALE initial estimates following the government=s announcement on Tuesday that crowds will not be permitted at sporting venues for up to six months due to rising COVID-19 infection rates. JCR Group Chief Executive Nevin Truesdale said he is seeking further clarity from the government on how long such restrictions may be in place and what support they may offer in the meantime. AOrganisations in the sport and events sector are facing significant financial challenges after six months with no spectators or visitors to their venues,@ Truesdale said. APreviously we had estimated that revenues at Jockey Club Racecourses would be down this year by around ,75 million out of an annual turnover that is normally circa ,200 million.@ Cont. p2 IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Grade I-winning Goffs Sportsman=s graduate River Boyne | Benoit CHAMPION GAME WINNER RETIRED TO LANE’S END Game Winner (Candy Ride {Arg}) was America’s unbeaten Goffs=s two-day Sportsman=s Sale kicks off on Thursday at its 2-year-old champion of 2018. Click or tap here to go straight to temporary new home at the Goffs UK headquarters in TDN America. Doncaster. With a significant number of vendors choosing to hold their yearlings back in Ireland and offer them instead at the later Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale in Kildare, Thursday=s start time has been pushed back one hour to 11 a.m. to allow buyers more time to inspect yearlings. Friday=s start time remains 10 a.m. The Sportsman=s Sale is a consistent source of quality commercial yearlings with no better example than River Boyne (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), who cost i65,000 in 2016 and has won four graded stakes over a mile in the U.S., including the GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile in March. His half-sister by Divine Prophet (Aus) (lot 560) will be offered on Friday from Tara Stud. Former shuttler Divine Prophet is also represented by a half-sister to this year=s Listed Tipperary S. winner Dickiedooda (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) (lot 804). Another relation to a current top runner in the U.S. is Tally-Ho Stud=s lot 641, a Mehmas (Ire) half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Beau Recall (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}), who has provided an update since the release of the catalogue with a victory in the GII Churchill Distaff Turf Mile S. on Kentucky Derby day. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 10 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 24 SEPTEMBER 2020 Yearling Action Moves To Doncaster For Sportsman=s Sale We need to discuss more details of this with government, both cont. from p1 in terms of the potential period we are looking at and the direct Other standouts on paper include a Kodiac (GB) colt who is the support for the industry that is now needed, but also making the third foal out of French listed winner Andry Brusselles (GB) case that restaurants and hospitality sales for example should be (Hurricane Run {Ire}) (lot 496); a Lope De Vega (Ire) half-brother treated in the same way as the high street would make a real to stakes winners Guilty Twelve (Giant=s Causeway) and Iltemas difference. (Galileo {Ire}) (lot 504); a Bated Breath (GB) half-sister to this AIn the meantime we will continue to race behind closed year=s G3 Naas Juvenile Sprint third Sussex Garden (Ire) doors, as the teams have done a great job doing safely since (Acclamation {GB}) (lot 712); and a Highland Reel (Ire) half- racing resumed on June 1.@ Ascot Racecourse has staged its brother to this year=s Listed Prix Roland de Chambure scorer entire season behind closed doors, including its marquee Royal King=s Harlequin (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) (lot 828). Ascot meeting, and its other headline fixture, British Champions Day on Oct. 17, will go ahead without spectators. AUnfortunately we will not be able to welcome crowds on race days at this time in line with government policy,@ said Ascot=s Director of Racing and Communications Nick Smith. AIn the short term, we will be refunding or offering rollovers to all who have booked for our October race days, including QIPCO British Champions Day. Champions Day entries were very strong, and the ante-post markets reflect that a high-class renewal is on the Jockey Club Racecourses Revises Up Expected Losses cards, so we are focusing on that. International interest is high, cont. from p1 and like Royal Ascot there will be Worldpool betting through the AThat figure is being revised upwards on the basis we won=t Hong Kong Jockey Club.@ have any level of spectators back from Oct. 1. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 10 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 24 SEPTEMBER 2020 SPACE BLUES DONE FOR THE SEASON Godolphin=s >TDN Rising Star= and last-out G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest victor Space Blues (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) will miss the Oct. 4 G1 Prix de la Foret and the remainder of the season after meeting with a setback. Senior Vice President The 4-year-old Space Blues won all four starts in Europe this Gary King season, including the G3 Prix de la Porte Maillot and the G2 Twitter: @garykingTDN Lennox S. prior to his Group 1 breakthrough. [email protected] AWe are obviously very disappointed that we will not see + 1.732.320.0975 Space Blues line up in the Prix de la Foret next month, but look International Editor forward to seeing him back on the racecourse in the new year,@ Kelsey Riley said trainer Charlie Appleby. Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] Contributing Editors Space Blues | Scoop Dyga Alan Carasso Christina Bossinakis LA BARROSA CENTRE STAGE ON Cafe Racing CAMBRIDGESHIRE OPENER Sean Cronin Newmarket=s three-day Cambridgeshire meeting starts on Tom Frary Thursday, with Godolphin=s >TDN Rising Star= La Barrosa (Ire) [email protected] (Lope de Vega {Ire}) lined up for the card=s sole pattern race, the G3 Tattersalls S. Impressive on his winning debut over this Irish Correspondent seven-furlong trip at Ascot on Sept. 4, the bay is certain to start Daithi Harvey at cramped odds after two winners have boosted that form. Regular Columnists ALa Barrosa produced a very pleasing debut at Ascot and has Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake come out of the race well,@ Charlie Appleby said. AWe felt that Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele he has shown us enough to merit the step up to pattern company and this should tell us more about his future.@ He meets Middleham Park Racing=s Ventura Tormenta (Ire) IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY (Acclamation {GB}), who faces a stiff task under a five-pound penalty for his success in the six-furlong G2 Prix Robert Papin at THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY MOURNS BOB INGHAM Chantilly on July 19. Sixth last time in the G2 Flying Childers S. Bob Ingham, one of Australia’s most influential over five at Doncaster on Sept. 11, the versatile bay needs the owner/breeders, has died aged 88. Click or tap here to go forecast rain to be light. straight to TDN Aus/NZ. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 10 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 24 SEPTEMBER 2020 Thursday=s Preview cont. TDN: What was your best yearling purchase over the last few AWe=ve gone up and down in trip with him a bit, but the guys years? And your favourite? that ride him think that this trip is what he wants,@ trainer Richard Hannon said. AHe was the last off the bridle over seven WD: I bought two fillies with Al Wasmiyah Stud called Traisha furlongs in a Group 2 on the July Course [when fifth in (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and Dhabyah (GB) (Australia {GB}). Superlative S.], so let=s hope we have made the right decision. I Traisha has been listed and Group 3-placed and holds an entry in hope the ground isn=t too soft. He has been busy all season and the G1 British Champions Fillies and Mares S. on Champions he ran a good race last time out at Doncaster.@ Day. Dhabyah won her first start and then was just beaten on her second start, but William Haggas had been encouraging about her so I hope she can take another step forward. Al Wasmiyah is owned by two brothers from Qatar, Ali and Mohamed Bin Hamad, and they are developing a strong broodmare band. My favourite yearling purchase would be Wet Sail WITH WILL DOUGLASS (Henrythenavigator) who I bought with Charlie Fellowes in 2013. He was the first horse we bought together in his first year of With the yearling sales now in full swing, TDN quizzes industry training. He was pretty good and after winning his maiden was figures on past purchases, life during lockdown and their sold to stay in the yard for a new owner and went to the GI perspective on the sales over the next few weeks. Today, Will Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. He was a flag bearer early on which Douglass answers our questions. got both of our names out there. I purchased Peniaphobia (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) as a horse in training early in my career and he went on to a win a Group 1, multiple group races, be champion sprinter and win over ,3.3 million in prize money in Hong Kong.