Flashback - to the introduction T HE REGULAR NEWSLETTER FROM H OMEBRED R ACING 4/2006 of starting New 48 hour declarations As reported in the 48 hour declarations come into stalls Daily Telegraph 19th July 1965 operation for all flat racing from It’s amazing to think that what’s There is no doubt that a decisive August 1st.Although there has been now an integral part of factor in the success of starting resistance to this change because of everyday racing was introduced stalls in England has been the the likely problems of the uncertainty about going, availability of jockeys and to such hostility in 1965. calm efficiency of the great greater likelihood of non-runners, it New website goes live Among those not in favour of majority of the handlers on all will give owners a little more notice the introduction of starting stalls courses - something which Although Homebred’s website has fun rather than serious punters as to plan their time to go racing. were those jockeys who made English jockeys and horses often This change is at the request of been long established and receives we try to find winners at decent something of a speciality of do not appreciate to the full racecourses and the betting industry a significant number of visits every odds rather than skinny prices. being cunning at the gate and until they find themselves who hope the extra 24 hours notice day, it’s now been revamped to add Thankfully Inside Track continues will attract more overseas punters. more elements and to refresh to perform mostly in the black thereby gaining an initial racing on the Continent, where presentation with a complete and results since 1st June 2004 advantage.Another objection, the standards are not always makeover.The new look features have been as follows: on the grounds of safety and the same. that man Kieren Fallon returning £10 each way staked on every selection: the possibility of horses Starting stalls were first used for Did you to the winner’s enclosure on our 1st June - 6th Nov 2004 = profit of £708.50 becoming unsettled if they had the Chesterfield Stakes at 2-year old Welsh Assembly. Much 6th Nov - 1st Feb = profit of £53.75 to wait in such a confined box, Newmarket on 18th July 1965. of the existing content remains but 1st Feb - 30th April = profit of £76.00 was soon shown to be pretty know? Off to a level break - a bird’s eye view The world’s richest race is now is upgraded and a new feature 1st May - Aug 31st = loss of £14.40 well groundless. Once in their 1st Sept - 31st Oct = profit of £164.00 the Dubai World Cup with a includes the ‘Gallery’ section with stalls, the majority of horses 1st Nov - 28th Feb = profit of £230.00 ‘It ain’t half purse of $6 million. photos of recent activity on the appeared happy to stand waiting America’s top race is the racetrack, in our trainers’ yards and 1st March - 30th June = profit of £53.00 while the rest of the field was Breeders’ Cup Classic at the Homebred Stud. Our website address is ($5 million) whilst Europe’s most One of the most popular areas of www.homebredracing.co.uk loaded up; and even those hot, mum!’ horses that needed to be valuable is the Prix de l’Arc de the site is ‘Inside Track’ where and also provides links to the More pictures of a baking hot Open Day at the stud inside... Triomphe ($2.4 million) snippets of stable gossip and Racing Post and At the Races blindfolded usually showed that information hopefully identify who offer archive video replays of they were none the worse once future winners.This section is for recent races. the race started. Bookies put the Socks Snapshot Did you squeeze on owners Homebred’s promising The British Horseracing Board’s NH horse Sweep Home know? proposed new revenue stream from sale of pre race data (details of appeal arrives at the stud for an The leading sire in Europe this year (by percentage winners to owner’s, runners and riders) has Mystique has always surrounded extended holiday after runners) is Monsun who dried up following a ruling of the the issue of horses with white treatment on his stands in Germany European Court in favour of socks - are they good or bad? tendon. bookmakers William Hill in their From a practical point of view case against the BHB.The court we’d rather horses didn’t have Let us have your ideas ruled that the BHB was not able to white socks simply because the and views... profit from selling its database skin underneath is more prone to rights, effectively cutting off this infection, particularly mud fever flow of income which was also the How the British which is similar to athletes foot intended source of new funds for Bred Premium Scheme was launched to breeders New boy on the block in humans. owners of British bred horses. with 25% bonuses of prizemoney, So the Owner’s Premium scheme the intention being to encourage Keep a Welcome is our unraced 3 has produced juvenile winner Welsh The old adage suggests: will now be terminated on 31st owners to purchase British bred year old by Most Welcome who Assembly and our winning miler One white foot, ride him for your life December 2006. BHB Chairman horses.We expected the scheme to was one of the top horses of his Homebred Star. Keep a Welcome, Martin Broughton said “This is a pay out around £7 million a year”. generation achieving a Timeform who’s stable name is Gwyl (Welsh Two white feet, give him to your wife course of action that we have tried Thanks to the continued refusal of rating of 131 in a career which saw for holiday - as he was born on Three white feet, give him to your man Office: to avoid at all costs, as we firmly the bookmakers to pay anything him defeat the likes of Warning, Bank Holiday Monday) was a Four white feet, sell him - if you can! Grattons Court, Grattons Drive, believed that a fully funded resembling a market price for the Mtoto and Don’t Forget Me. backward youngster but has been Pound Hill, Crawley RH10 3AG Owner’s Premium Scheme would product, racing is again out of Most Welcome is a Group 1 sire given plenty of time to mature and But amongst turf’s greatest heroes, Tel:01293 884433 Fax: 01293 884201 have had a significantly positive pocket leaving owners to pick up who’s produced winners of more is now in training.We’re confident Tudor Minstrel had one, Sea Bird Stud: Prengwyn, Llandysul effect on the amount of the tab. If ever there was an than 600 races and over £6.5 that he’s going to provide a lot of II two, Nijinski three and Cardiganshire SA44 4LS prizemoney paid to owners. incentive for owners to only ever million in prizemoney. Keep a fun later this year and some shares Hyperion four white socks. email: [email protected] The scheme rewarded the owners bet with the Tote - this must surely Welcome’s dam, Celtic Chimes was are still available - please call Julie on www.homebredracing.co.uk Brigadier Gerard had none! of qualifying British bred horses be it! a very tough winning mare who 01293 884433 if you’re interested. Racing Legends: Homebred’s Open Day 2006 The going Northern Dancer Later arrivals also included a pack Some like it hot! of very hot and panting Llanwnnen No other horse has had such an Northern Dancer with the whip, gets harder... Although the searing heat Hounds who were paraded with a impact on the thoroughbred - his and was sacked.‘This is not a stick understandably deterred a few full complement of immaculately name appears in almost every horse,’ said his trainer Horatio Luro. from making a long car journey, turned out mounted huntsmen. thanks to global warming pedigree - worldwide.As a Bill Shoemaker rode the stocky little the Stud still welcomed a steady The hounds appreciated the cool racehorse, Northern Dancer put colt in the Flamingo Stakes and Racing is no stranger to freak to do - and I know that many of Canadian racing and breeding Florida Derby, winning both, and stream of visitors on the annual shade of the trees nearly as much as weather conditions. In 1867 it them do already - is to harness firmly on the map.As a stallion he accepted the ride in the Kentucky Open Day. An arrival in the riders who also enjoyed a few snowed on Derby day - and in what water they’ve got at this has become a legend. Derby. But forty-eight hours later he midmorning was our unraced 3 well chilled beers! Centre of 1911 four horses and three time of year. Joe Public in his Northern Dancer, by Neartic, a decided to swap horses and rode the year old Keep a Welcome who attention was our new filly by racegoers were killed by garden lets a lot of water simply son of Nearco, was bred by the Californian colt Hill Rise.‘I may returned to the yard after Group 1 winner Hamas - entry lightning on the day of the run away. But at places like legendary E.P.Taylor at his stud in have made the wrong choice,’ said completing his roadwork forms suggesting names for her are great race at Epsom. But Cheltenham they have huge Oshawa on the outskirts of The Shoe.