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    • The 2025 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup will feature jockeys from 10 different countries, with Katie Davis, Delphine Santiago and Joanna Mason completing the line up for the team event which takes place at Ascot on Saturday, August 9. French-born Santiago joins captain Per-Anders Graberg (Sweden) and Dario Di Tocco (Italy) in team Europe, while Mason completes the team from Great Britain and Ireland which also features captain Hollie Doyle and Robbie Dolan. Meanwhile, Davis, who was born in Idaho in the USA, will compete in the Shergar Cup for the first time as part of the Rest of the World team, alongside captain Karis Teetan (Mauritius) and Hugh Bowman (Australia). Davis starred in the Netflix series Race for the Crown and has ridden around the world, including in the International Jockeys Challenge in Saudi Arabia. Davis said, “I am so excited to be riding in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup this year. It was amazing to be invited and it should be a great buzz to ride on such a big day at Ascot, one of the most famous racecourses in the world. “I think it's great what they have done with the teams this year and I can't wait to compete with Hugh and Karis in the Rest of the World team along with all the other jockeys from across the globe.” With captain Suraj Narredu from India and Ryusei Sakai and Mirai Iwata from Japan making up the newly-formed Asia team, there will be jockeys from five continents on show. The post Twelve Jockeys from 10 Different Countries Confirmed for the 2025 Shergar Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • William Buick will deputise for the suspended Colin Keane aboard Field Of Gold when the outstanding son of Kingman lines up in next week's G1 Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. Trained by John and Thady Gosden, Field Of Gold will be bidding for a third consecutive success at the top level, having established himself as the leading three-year-old miler in training with dominant performances in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes. Keane was in the saddle for both of those wins, with his appointment as Juddmonte's number one jockey being announced shortly after he teamed up with Field Of Gold for the first time at the Curragh. However, connections have been forced to look elsewhere for the mount at Goodwood after Keane received a 14-day suspension for using the whip twice above the permitted level at Sandown earlier this month. “I think John and Thady were to talk to William yesterday to confirm his availability and it sounds like they've done that and he's free to ride him, so I'd say that's the plan,” Barry Mahon, Juddmonte's European racing manager, said of the decision to entrust William Buick with the coveted ride at Goodwood. “In fairness, until you get to within a week of the event, you don't know what other trainers and jockeys are doing, but obviously William has been able to commit now which is good. He's a top-class rider and rode a Group 1 winner for us last October on board Kalpana, so it's good to have him on board.” Whilst Mahon confirmed that G1 Lockinge Stakes winner Lead Artist (Dubawi) is unlikely to clash with his stable-mate in the Sussex, Juddmonte look set to be represented in some of the meeting's other feature events, including with Harry Charlton's Irish 2,000 Guineas runner-up Cosmic Year (Kingman) and Andrew Balding's Jonquil (Lope De Vega), who filled the same position in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains. “I'd say Cosmic Year will run in the Thoroughbred Stakes, the Group 3 over a mile. At the minute that's the plan,” Mahon added. “Jonquil worked nicely this morning and he's a probable to run in the [G2] Lennox over seven [furlongs]. “Lead Artist is in the Sussex, but I'd say he's more likely to wait. He won't run against Field Of Gold I'd imagine, so I'm not sure what the plans are for him at this stage.” The post William Buick Confirmed for Field Of Gold Ride at Goodwood appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Lots of red flags Sale would not cover debt What happens if sales do not go ahead? Still no guarantee of that happening. Seems to be a reliance on third party funding - Steele said “The club also hoped to get money from various grants bodies... HRNZ itself was not giving the ATC any money, he knew of six funds the club could access.”
    • A couple of key takeaways I can see here. The club’s financial health is shaky enough that the bank has substantial control over decisions which is worrying in that bank driven sales often lead to accepting less than ideal terms.  Another worrying sign for stakeholders is club priorities are now probably secondary to satisfying bank requirements.
    • so mr rubber has  ridden off on his white horse into the sunset. but not before he told his supporters(which exist primarily in auckland and nowhere else),that Hrnz  can arrange for $20 million to go to the ATC from 6 funds,but hrnz are not providing any funding. oh,and we hope its 20 million,as we still are doing the paperwork for the funding applications.   That of course is code for,instead of hrnz applying for the money and passing it on to the atc,lets just have it go directly to the atc,that way  the idiots in the rest of nz will be fooled into thinking they're not propping up auckland. that man should run the country,hes that clever.Was he in sri lanka at one stage. nah,just kidding. oh and hes still saying aucklands population is a significant factor in how he views the importance of auckland. as i keep saying,name one positive thing to have happened for auckland ahrness racing from aucklands increasing population over the years. Just one positive trend which has impacted auckland racing in a good way. I keep asking that and no one ever answers it. obviously mr lichter ran out of ink to finish his story. you see,he didn't come to the part where neither the ATC or HRNZ have a plan to run meetings that generate break even results. You see,i would have thought they may have thought about that as any halfwit would realise its very important going forward. anyway,good luck to auckland and harness racing throughout nz . you'll need it. anyway,mr steele has ridden off into the sunset,hi ho moneybags and away.
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