THURSDAY, 26 JANUARY, 2017 WINNING RUPERT RETIRED TO NEWGATE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR Track record-setting sprinter Winning Rupert (Aus) (Written = Tycoon {Aus}--Winaura {Aus}, by Show A Heart {Aus}) has been BREEDERS CUP AND QREC retired from racing and will stand at Newgate Farm in 2017. The 3-year-old was purchased by Newgate, China Horse Club and a syndicate of leading breeders. Beaten once in six starts, Winning Rupert won the G2 Champagne Classic in his second outing at two before running away with the first three starts of his 3-year-old campaign, including a three-length tally in the G3 BRC Vo Rogue Plate on New Year=s Eve. Winning Rupert suffered his only loss when fourth in the Gold Coast 3YO Guineas on Magic Millions Raceday Jan. 14, and he emerged from that effort with a bone chip in his near fore knee. Cont. in Worldwide News p5 (l to r) Josh Christian, Craig Fravel, Nasser Sherida Al Kaabi and Bryan Pettigrew at the partnership announcement of IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Breeders= Cup and QREC | Dan Abraham PEGASUS BUILD UP CONTINUES The TDN’’s Ben Massam provides an update on Longines By Emma Berry World’s Best Racehorse and ‘TDN Rising Star’ Arrogate LONDON, UK--The emergence of Qatar's HH The Emir's Sword (Unbridled’s Song) prior to the $12-million GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. Festival has been an interesting addition to world racing in recent years, and its increasing appeal to international runners has led to a first-time partnership with the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club and Breeders' Cup will exchange sponsor titles at their respective meetings in 2017, with Breeders' Cup being represented at Doha next month as title sponsor of the Breeders' Cup Dukhan Sprint at the HH The Emir's Sword Festival, which takes place from Feb. 23 to 25. In exchange, the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club Juvenile Turf Sprint S. will be run at Del Mar on Nov. 4. Speaking at a press conference in London the day after the GI Breeders' Cup Classic had been recognised as the highest-rated race of 2016 at the Longines World Thoroughbred Rankings, Breeders' Cup President and chief executive officer Craig Fravel said, "We are thrilled to take this next step in expanding our relationship with the renowned Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club.@ Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 8 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 26 JANUARY, 2017 New Partnership For Breeders= Cup and QREC Cont. from p1 The HH Emir's Sword Festival is Qatar's flagship international Fravel added, AAs we look to ways to elevate our international race meeting of the year and we look forward to running the presence with similar calibre Thoroughbred racing leaders inaugural Breeders' Cup Dukhan Sprint on Saturday, Feb. 25, around the world, the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club is a 2017." natural fit. We look forward to continuing to strengthen our Entries for Qatar's premier racing festival--a mixture of relationship and encouraging the international Thoroughbred Thoroughbred and Arabian racing at Doha's Al Rayyan community to support and race in Qatar." racecourse--closed this week and Al Kaabi pointed to the Fravel, who will travel to Doha for the first potential increased international time next month, added, "If we can attract participation at this year's event. the best horses from around the world, "The entries are more attractive and in then that's really what we are about. Sheikh the years to come we hope they will be Joaan [Al Thani] has been a big supporter of more interesting still. We need to attract ours and this is an amazing connection for the best horses from around the us with the Qatar Racing and Equestrian world--that is our aim." Club. It's about building relationships and Potential starters in the inaugural getting to know each other better." Breeders' Cup Dukhan Sprint include the Representatives from the Breeders' Cup Craig Fravel and Nasser Sherida Al Kaabi veteran Medicean Man (GB) (Medicean were joined in London by Nasser Sherida Al Dan Abraham {GB}) and the fellow British-trained Kaabi, the General Manager of Qatar Racing Gracious John (Ire) (Baltic King {GB}) and and Equestrian Club, who commented, "The Breeders' Cup Eastern Impact (Ire) (Bahamian Bounty {GB}). Ireland's dual World Championships is one of the most iconic international Group 1 winner Gordon Lord Byron (Ire) (Byron {GB}) is also race meetings in the world and the Qatar Racing and Equestrian entered and America could be represented in the form of Green Club is very proud to have formed this prestigious partnership. Mask (Mizzen Mast). Cont. p3 The Group 1-Winning Dariyan (Shamardal) impressed visitors at Haras de Bonneval last weekend. | Zuzanna Lupa EUROPEAN 2-YEAR-OLD CLASSIFICATION 2016 RATING NAME SEX OWNER TRAINER COUNTRY 122 Churchill (IRE) C M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs J. Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 121 Lady Aurelia (USA) F Stonestreet Stables, G. Bolton & P. Leidel Wesley Ward USA 118 National Defense (GB) C Sun Bloodstock SARL Christianne Head-Maarek FR 118 Thunder Snow (IRE) C Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor GB 117 Lancaster Bomber (USA) C M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs J. Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 116 Blue Point (IRE) C Godolphin Charlie Appleby GB 116 Brave Anna (USA) F Mrs E. M. Stockwell Aidan O'Brien IRE 116 Caravaggio (USA) C Mrs J. Magnier, M. Tabor & D. Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 116 Rhododendron (IRE) F Mrs J. Magnier, M. Tabor & D. Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 116 The Last Lion (IRE) C John Brown & Megan Dennis Mark Johnston GB 115 Roly Poly (USA) F M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs J. Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 115 Mehmas (IRE) C Al Shaqab Racing Richard Hannon GB 115 Rivet (IRE) C The Starship Partnership William Haggas GB 114 Queen Kindly (GB) F Jaber Abdullah Richard Fahey GB 114 Waldgeist (GB) C Ammerland/Newsells Park/Magnier Andre Fabre FR 114 Wuheida (GB) F Godolphin Charlie Appleby GB 113 Best Solution (IRE) C Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor GB 113 Boynton (USA) C Godolphin Charlie Appleby GB 113 Capri (IRE) C D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier & M. Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE 113 Peace Envoy (FR) C Mrs J. Magnier, M. Tabor & D. Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 113 War Decree (USA) C A Rosen, Mrs J. Magnier, M. Tabor & D. Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 112 Dabyah (IRE) F Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah John Gosden GB 112 Intricately (IRE) F Mrs C. C. Regalado-Gonzalez Joseph O'Brien IRE 112 Promise To Be True (IRE) F Mrs J. Magnier, M. Tabor & D. Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 112 Tis Marvellous (GB) C Miss J. Deadman & S. Barrow Clive Cox GB 111 Akihiro (JPN) C Wertheimer & Frere Andre Fabre FR 111 Hydrangea (IRE) F D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier & M. Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE 111 Kontrastat (FR) C B. Plainfosse & Ecurie Palos de Moguer Stephane Wattel FR 111 Yucatan (IRE) C Flaxman Stables, Magnier, Tabor & Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 110 Al Johrah (GB) F Al Shaqab Racing Henri-Francois Devin FR 110 Alrahma (GB) F Hamdan Al Maktoum Freddy Head FR 110 Al Wukair (IRE) C Al Shaqab Racing Andre Fabre FR 110 Best of Days (GB) C Godolphin Hugo Palmer GB 110 Cavale Doree (FR) F Martin Schwartz Christophe Ferland FR 110 Douglas Macarthur (IRE) C Jooste, Magnier, Tabor & Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 110 Exemplar (IRE) C M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs J. Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 110 Fair Eva (GB) F Khalid Abdullah Roger Charlton GB 110 Harry Angel (IRE) C Peter Ridgers Clive Cox GB 110 Intelligence Cross (USA) C Mrs J. Magnier, M. Tabor & D. Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 110 Landfall (FR) C Carl Howell, Pauline Condon & R. J. Condon Kevin Condon IRE 110 Larchmont Lad (IRE) C Michael Geoghegan Richard Hannon GB 110 Raheen House (IRE) C J. L. Day Brian Meehan GB 110 Salouen (IRE) C H. Balasuriya Sylvester Kirk GB 110 Senga (USA) F Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd Pascal Bary FR 110 South Seas (IRE) C Qatar Racing Ltd Andrew Balding GB 110 Spain Burg (FR) F Roberto Cocheteux Tierno Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte FR 110 Syphax (USA) C K & J Bloodstock Ltd Kevin Ryan GB TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 8 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 26 JANUARY, 2017 New Partnership For Breeders= Cup and QREC Cont. Most importantly, however, if the sport was properly This year could also see a first runner in Qatar for Sir Michael marketed it could bring in the one element that it seriously Stoute, who has entered Ballymacoll Stud's Arab Spring (Ire) lacks: sponsorship. A sport with mass appeal is a marketer=s (Monsun {Ger}) for the HH The Emir's Trophy, in which recent dream. To illustrate this and show how far we are falling behind, German-trained Qatar Derby winner Noor Al Hawa (Fr) (Makfi let me forward a somewhat extreme example. Total UK prize {GB}) is likely to reappear. Aidan O'Brien is another powerful money (flat and National Hunt) in 2016 was circa ,120-million-- trainer with a debut entrant, with Group 2 winner Cougar compare this with just the Akit@ sponsorship alone for Mountain (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) having been nominated for Manchester United or Chelsea at circa $190-million, or in the the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cup. case of the McLaren Formula 1 Team, who receive $140-million from just two of their sponsors, Vodafone and Santander.