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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
While stallion viewings on the ITM Irish Stallion Trail and La Route des Etalons plus the chance of viewing stallions at Newmarket was underway this past week, Gestut Schlenderhan's stallion base at Zieverich in their hometown of Bergheim hosted the eighth edition of its own stallion show. In the crispy cold, but beautifully sunny weather, the visitors flocked to the location to be greeted by coffee and cake plus a warm soup and a raffle which made €3,000 to be donated to a children's hospice. The four stallions on display were in alphabetical order: the Gestut Fahrhof based, juvenile Group 1-winning bay Alson (Ger) who will be represented by his first runners this year. The leading son of the four-time champion sire Areion (Ger) is out of a Galileo (Ire) group-producing daughter of G1 Preis der Diana heroine Amarette (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}). The young Adlerflug (Ger) horse Alter Adler (Ger) is one of three sons by his sadly deceased sire at stud in Germany with his first foals on the ground this year. The first four dams in his pedigree are all stakes performers and stakes producers, most notably the dual Classic-winning champion mare Alte Zeit (Ger) as the leading daughter of sure legend Surumu (Ger). Gestut Schlenderhan's own proven Group 1 sire Guiliani (Ire) marks the champion sire Tertullian's best son and was bred from the Group 1 winning and producing Monsun (Ger) mare Guadalupe (Ger), herself also the third dam of the 2024 G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes hero Goliath (Ger). Last, but not least, Gestut Ittlingen's Group 1 winner Neatico (Ger) (Medicean {GB}) was presented. The descendant of the high-class racemare and producer Virunga (Fr) has sired a stakes winner and a Group 1 performer from very small crops and is now being well supported. Next Saturday, January 25th, Gestut Rottgen will host it's annual stallion show along with diverse presentations and lectures. The post Stallion Show At Gestut Schlenderhan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
I agree. Assuming the no strikes on the flank rule comes in in due course, it is only the last 200 that remains a significant problem. The jumps racing review identified a similar issue. "Even those who supported the continuation of jumps identified a concern about use of the whip during the races, especially at the end of the races after the last jump." So, I don't think that it's just Thomas and I that notice as has been suggested here. -
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Talented four-year-old makes it consecutive victories with impressive Class Two success at Sha Tin on Sunday.View the full article -
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Ricky Yiu Poon-fai’s stable star begins his bold Triple Crown bid in perfect style.View the full article -
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David Hayes anointed Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) as “probably the best horse” he has trained, while Zac Purton described the speedster as a “really special horse” after the four-year-old’s incredible record-breaking win in the HK$13 million Gr.1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Clocking 1m 07.20s in a phenomenal display of sustained speed, Ka Ying Rising lowered the track record for the second time this season, eclipsing the 1m 07.43s he posted on 17 November, to secure his 10th win from 12 starts and leaving Hayes and Purton awestruck. Pitted against seven rivals, all drawn to his inside, Purton drove Ka Ying Rising out of the barriers and crossed the face of the field inside 200m to lead – and was never headed – clocking 23.30s for the first 400m before unleashing a devastating mid-race split of 21.54s to have the race at his mercy. Rounding the home turn, Purton flicked Ka Ying Rising into overdrive and the gelding responded with a blistering 10.59s burst from the 400m mark before easing down the 1.1 favourite to finish three and a quarter-lengths ahead of Helios Express, with Howdeepisyourlove a neck further back. “He did surprise Zac when he jumped well and then went to the lead – to lead those fast horses so easily just shows his versatility. He can take a sit, or he just leads. He’s certainly the best sprinter I’ve had anything to do with and probably the best horse,” Hayes said. “He’s quite freakish what he does. The last 100m today, Zac switched the engine off, so in the two track records he’s broken, he’s actually eased him down the last 100m or 80m. “He just doesn’t lose – and I know he lost twice when he was immature – but now he’s mature, he’s just got that ability to win. He’s got amazing cruising speed and he’ll quicken off it, which is very hard to compete against.” Bred by trainer Fraser Auret with his wife Erin under their Grandmoral Lodge Racing banner, Ka Ying Rising was born, raised, broken-in and initially trained at Auret’s property before he was sold following an impressive jumpout at Levin. Purton, who has ridden a string of champion Hong Kong sprinters during a glittering career, said facts and figures underscored Ka Ying Rising’s extraordinary talent. Asked if the four-year-old was the best sprinter he had ever ridden, Purton said: “He’s right up there. He’s doing things that other sprinters haven’t done, winning with the ease he’s winning with, running the times, he’s running. “We’ve had a lot of champion sprinters grace our turf here and they’ve all had the chance to run the times, he’s run. So, yeah, he’s starting to become a really special horse.” Desperate to avoid a repeat of the HK$26 million Gr.1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) in December when Ka Ying Rising triumphed by half a length in his slowest time of the season – 1m 08.15s – Purton enacted a simple plan. “Jump, be positive and just work it out as we go,” he said. “They went too slow in December and it allowed the horses to be too close, so today I made sure the man was going to take care of the boys. “He can run sectionals comfortably and kick off it. It’s very unique to have a horse that can do that, but he can. But when you go too slow, it allows the other horses a bit of an opportunity. Today, we made a statement again.” The Centenary Sprint Cup is the first leg of the Hong Kong Speed Series, Hayes confirmed Ka Ying Rising would chase a HK$5 million bonus by winning the HK$13 million Gr.1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) on 23 February and the HK$22 million Gr.1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) on 27 April. Longer term, Hayes is contemplating a tilt at the Gr.1 The Everest (1200m) – worth a staggering AU$20 million (approx. HK$96.4 million) – at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia on 18 October. “It’s the richest turf race in the world, it’s at his distance, so it’s getting more realistic every month we go on. We’ll really start thinking about a pathway towards it after the international race here in April and then after that, he’ll probably just be set for the big sprint,” Hayes said. Purton finished meeting with 1,812 wins – one shy of Douglas Whyte’s Hong Kong record – having also scored on David Hall’s Mr Energia (NZ) (Swiss Ace) in the Class 4 Seasons Bloom Handicap (1400m), while kiwi jockey James McDonald took riding honours with a treble. View the full article
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