SATURDAY, 17 APRIL 2021 GREENLANDS GOAL FOR GLEN SHIEL MENUISIER FOCUSED Glen Shiel (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), who claimed a first Group 1 win ON ARC WITH at age six last season when upsetting the G1 British Champions Sprint S. at 16-1, could make his seasonal debut in the G3 WONDERFUL TONIGHT Greenlands S. at The Curragh on May 22. The Archie Watson- trained gelding also has an option in the G2 Duke Of York S. at York on May 12. Cosmo Charlton, Head Racing Manager for owner Hambleton Racing, said, AGlen Shiel is in fantastic form. Everyone is very happy with him. He=s stepped up into faster work now, and Archie is really pleased. AWe=re weighing up possible starting point options, but it might be the Greenlands S. over in Ireland, a Group 2 at the end of May. The Duke of York is still under consideration as well, but I think the likelihood is he=ll go to the Greenlands and then on to Royal Ascot for the [G1] Diamond Jubilee.@ Cont. p2 Wonderful Tonight | Scoop Dyga IN TDN AMERICA TODAY ALL IN THE FAMILY WITH STONESTREET’S OAKS FILLIES Three of the leading contender’s for the GI Kentucky Oaks were Christopher Wright=s dual Group 1-winning mare Wonderful born and raised at Stonestreet Farm. Click or tap here to go Tonight (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) is likely to have a later start to her straight to TDN America. 4-year-old campaign, with all roads leading to the G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe, according to trainer David Menuisier. Wonderful Tonight won the G3 Prix Minerve last summer before scoring at the top level for the first time in the G1 Prix de Royallieu over 14 furlongs. Rather than supplementing for the Arc, connections opted to take in the G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares S. over the same mile and a half trip, which she won by 2 1/2 lengths. AShe=s back in training, she=s been back in about four or five weeks now, but we are just going to take our time with her,@ Menuisier said. AShe=s not the kind of filly you can stop and start with. The classic French way to prepare for the Arc is to have a spring campaign, then a summer break and come back for the autumn, but once you get going with her, she really doesn=t understand the summer break. The idea would be to have four or five races in consecutive months leading up to the Arc, so we don=t want to run too early and because of that, I don=t really have any strong plans.@ Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 8 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 17 APRIL 2021 Menuisier Focused On Arc With Wonderful Tonight cont. Menuisier said he will be hoping for plenty of rain wherever Wonderful Tonight does run. AShe=s entered in the [G2] Middleton at York next month and the [G1] Coronation Cup, but I don=t think Epsom would really be her favourite option unless the ground came up very soft. She=s usually a bit keen and even on good ground, I could see her doing too much down the hill there and not finishing her race. AAnything quicker than good wouldn=t really rock my boat for her. I wouldn=t want her to have too many hard races on the way to October, although obviously as a dual Group 1 winner you are always going to be up against good horses, wherever you run. She will probably be entered in races like the [G1] King George [VI and Queen Elizabeth S.] and then we=ll just be hoping for a rotten summer. Even if the weather doesn=t favour us, we know we=ll have to run her somewhere to get her ready. AThere=s also options in France--the [G2] Grand Prix de Chantilly at the Jockey Club meeting would be one and the [G1] Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud is another. She owes us nothing though and we will respect her.@ EU COMMISSION LIFTS 30 DAY FOAL RESTRICTIONS As part of its newly enacted Animal Health Law, the EU Commission will not apply restrictions on traveling foals under 30 days old through the UK and continental Europe. The European Federation of Thoroughbred Breeders= Associations worked with the likes of Louis Romanet, Dr. Paul Gadot and Brian Kavanagh to form a task force to lobby for the removal of the restrictions, in which Dr. Des Leadon was also instrumental. EFTBA chairman Joe Hernon paid tribute to the work of the task force led by Goran Akerstrom, FEI Veterinary Director, David Menuisier | Tattersalls saying, AThis is an example how EFTBA, guardian of the Thoroughbred, can work and represent the many European Greenlands Goal For Glen Shiel cont. from p1 breeding associations who fund the federation as it continues to Glen Shiel was bred by Darley and ran his first three seasons address and negotiate on matters of great concern, including for Andre Fabre, winning the Listed Prix Le Fabuleux at three. He post Brexit and Animal Health Law issues.@ joined the Archie Watson yard after being bought for ,45,000 at the Goffs UK Spring Horses-In-Training Sale in 2019. Glen Shiel won twice over the Newcastle all-weather last summer before venturing to Ireland to take the G3 Phoenix Sprint S., and after FIND US ON FACEBOOK checking in second in the G1 Sprint Cup S. he hit a career high at www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews Ascot last October under Hollie Doyle. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 8 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 17 APRIL 2021 RACING NSW FREEZES PHOENIX PRIZEMONEY Action has been taken in Australia against Phoenix Thoroughbreds for the first time since the organization=s founder Amer Abdulaziz was accused of money laundering in the U.S. in November of 2019, with Racing New South Wales Senior Vice President Chief Steward Marc Van Gestel telling ANZ Bloodstock News that Gary King Twitter: @garykingTDN it will freeze all prizemoney won by Phoenix horses until the [email protected] Amatter has been resolved in the U.S., or until such time that it=s + 1.732.320.0975 been resolved to our satisfaction.@ Abdulaziz was named in a U.S. federal court trial in November International Editor 2019 as allegedly being involved in a money laundering Kelsey Riley operation and as having stolen i100-million from OneCoin, a Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN sham cryptocurrency he purportedly helped to run. Abdulaziz [email protected] and Phoenix Thoroughbreds have denied the allegations. 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 Alan Carasso Christina Bossinakis Amer Abdulaziz | Sarah Farnsworth Cafe Racing Sean Cronin Tom Frary Phoenix announced in August of 2020 that it would no longer [email protected] race horses on the UK, and the following month was formally banned by the British Horseracing Authority. France Galop Irish Correspondent reportedly also placed a ban on Phoenix horses last August, Daithi Harvey though a formal announcement was never made. Around the same time, Australia=s Racing NSW, Racing Victoria and Racing Regular Columnists Queensland announced investigations were underway, with Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele Racing NSW the first to take action. Phoenix Thoroughbreds is not banned from racing horses in NSW, but for now cannot collect prizemoney. AOur decision to freeze prizemoney is on the basis that there is an allegation against them, and in those circumstances, until such time that it is resolved, the prudent course of action is to freeze prizemoney until it=s resolved,@ Van Gestel said. AEveryone is entitled to procedural fairness.@ TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 8 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 17 APRIL 2021 Racing NSW Freezes Phoenix Prizemoney cont. UK Premier Yearling Sale 2020 A = We conducted an investigation on the matter, it doesn t Churchill (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Coolmore Stud happen in five minutes, it=s something we=ve got to be diligent 146 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners about, and once we had completed that, when we were in a 11:10-THIRSK, 5f, Young Winston (GB) position with the evidence that we had before us, we=ve made 68,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2019; 32,000gns @ the decision to freeze prizemoney. Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 2) 2020 Phoenix has enjoyed racecourse success in Australia with Group 1 winners like Loving Gaby (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}) Cotai Glory (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), Tally-Ho Stud and Farnan (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}), the latter of which 126 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners it also bred. Phoenix purchased three seven-figure colts by Not A 16:40-NOTTINGHAM, 5f, Adeb (Ire) Single Doubt in partnership with Tony Fung at the Magic Millions ,34,000 Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale 2020 Gold Coast Yearling Sale. 16:55-BRIGHTON, 5.25f, Hollow Steel (Ire) ,6,825 Tattersalls Ascot Yearling Sale, Newmarket Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}), Tally-Ho Stud GREAT BRITISH BONUS AWARDS ,2-MILLION 109 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners In less than a year since its inception, the Great British Bonus 16:55-BRIGHTON, 5.25f, Hildaandtony (GB) has reached a milestone by paying out ,2-million in bonuses. In 3,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 3) 2020 all, 112 horses have taken home 134 prizes. GBB Operations Executive Charlotte Newton said, AGBB just isn=t a one-time windfall; fillies can win cumulative bonuses and they do.