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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Wednesday was a dark day for British racing. Racing cancelled across the land while the sport's leaders made an empassioned stand in the country's seat of power against a proposed rise in betting tax, warning of plenty more dark days to come. There can be no denying the intent with which the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has set about alerting the government as to the very real threat to Britain's second-biggest spectator sport. The outcome of a proposed 'harmonisation' of betting taxes, which could see the tax on horserace betting elevated from 15 to 21 per cent, will not be known until chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out the Autumn Budget on November 26. In the interim, the BHA has led the charge, in the national media, on social media, and now on the streets of London, to warn of the dangers to a £4bn industry should this tax hike be enforced Wednesday's four scheduled race meetings at Carlisle, Uttoxeter, Lingfield and Kempton had all been moved to different dates to allow the sport to come together, the gates of all of the country's 59 racecourses firmly closed, to protest at the potential harm to a sector of the British workforce which is responsible for around 85,000 jobs and which already supplies £300m annually to the Treasury in tax revenue. It is feared that, should the tax hike be given the green light, it will cost dearly a sport which is already beleaguered by a fall in revenue from overweening affordability checks on punters and the eleventh-hour failure of an agreement over Levy reform as the previous government fell last summer. By lunchtime, jockeys unused to having a day with no race-riding wore silks emblazoned with 'Axe the Racing Tax' in Parliament Square. Tom Marquand and his wife Hollie Doyle, along with Saffie Osborne, Lily Pinchin, Oisin Murphy, Kieran Shoemark, Richard Johnson and Paul O'Brien, joined the demonstration in Westminster, before many of racing's leaders gathered in the nearby QEII Conference Centre for a rally of sorts. The BHA's acting chief executive Brant Dunshea was joined by new BHA chair Lord Allen, Jim Mullen, who took over as CEO of the Jockey Club in June, Arena Racing Company CEO Martin Cruddace, and six-time champion trainer John Gosden. “The implications are very dangerous. We're starting from a very weak position and this will take the lifeblood out of the game,” Gosden told the gathering of more than 200 people. “I have 100 employees and I won't be able to sustain that. I've been able to sustain that number this year, but if this continues the way it is going, I'll soon be in the situation of laying off 10, 20 or 30 people. That would be tragic, I desperately don't want to be in that position and you're talking to someone at the top of the tree – imagine how it is for the guys halfway down. If I can see the impact, that means they are already in the grinder. “We are not asking for anything other than to be left alone, I understand the government's position but I think this is something that will rebound.” The BHA has commissioned economic modelling which points to a potential cost to the sport in the first year of £66m, putting more than 2,750 jobs at risk. Leading jockeys joined the protest outside parliament | PA Media In his address, Dunshea said, “My job is to create an environment where our owners, breeders, trainers, racecourses, jockeys and our wonderful, wonderful stable staff all thrive. If they thrive, our sport thrives. “When our sport thrives, the people of our great nation thrive, but when people fear for their future, the nation struggles. Its people suffer and hope in an industry can decline overnight.” He continued, “The government says the purpose of this proposal is to create a simpler system. The government says its purpose is to create a more streamlined system. And the government says its purpose is to create a fairer system. The gover nment has encouraged all interested parties to participate and respond fully to this consultation. “We have, we are, and our response is clear – no, we do not support this proposed racing tax hike. British racing must be treated differently.” Dan Tomlinson, exchequer secretary to the Treasury, described the potential change in taxation as “levelling the playing field”. He said, “We know horseracing is part of the cultural fabric of the country, that's why it's the only sector that benefits from a government-mandated levy. Our wider gambling consultation is only about levelling the playing field and simplifying the system, and we are working closely with the industry to understand any potential impacts.” Those involved in British racing now have almost three months to wait before hearing the terms of the Autumn Budget which may or may not heap greater concerns on an industry already under pressure. They made their voices heard in Westminster on Wednesday. The question that will linger is whether the government was listening. The post ‘This Will Take The Lifeblood Out Of The Game’: British Racing Protests Proposed Betting Tax Rise appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
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Marchogion, a three-time winner for Andrew Balding, and the IHRB 139-rated hurdler Runcok are some of the star lots in the upcoming Tattersalls Online September Sale. Set for 11 a.m. on September 16 and closing at the same time the following day, the sale features 183 lots. There are 147 horses-in and out-of-training, 23 broodmares, six yearlings, four stores, one foal, a breeding right to Cotai Glory and a stallion share in Kodi Bear. Marchogion (lot 71) is rated 97, and the son of Mehmas was a 55,000gns graduate of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. He blossomed into a 160,000gns Guineas Breeze-Up alum when sold to JS Bloodstock and Opulence Thoroughbreds and is from Andrew Balding's Kingsclere draft. Set to be offered as lot 98, Runcok (Cokoriko) will be consigned by Willie Mullins's Closutton Stables. A winning chaser in addition to his tally over hurdles, the gelding is out of a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Sceau Royal (Doctor Dino). Other lots of note include Leopardstown maiden winner Falls Of Acharn (Sea The Moon) (lot 33); the placed Wootton Bassett colt Daary (lot 21); the IHRB 129-rated Lightkeeper (Walk In The Park) (lot 67); last-out winner Genie In A Bottle (Bungle Inthejungle) (lot 40); a 1/50th stallion share in multiple group sire Kodi Bear (lot 183), who is the sire of G2 Gimcrack Stakes hero Lifeplan); a breeding right in Tally-Ho's Group 1 sire Cotai Glory (lot 182); broodmare New Romance (Dubawi) (lot 174) who is out of the G2 Middleton Stakes heroine and Group 1-placed Beautiful Romance (New Approach); and Mil Et Une Nui Flo (Turgeon) (lot 171), the dam of listed hurdle winner and Grade 1 runner-up High Class Hero (Sulamani) carrying to Maxios. The post Marchogion And Runcok Lead Tattersalls Online September Catalogue appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
A Not This Time colt out of the winning Ridingwiththedevil (Candy Ride {Arg}) sold to Albaugh Stable, St Elias, West Point Thoroughbreds, and Railbirds for $1.35 million Wednesday during the first session of Keeneland September's Book 2. The chestnut colt, consigned by Gainesway, is a half-brother to MGISP Reinvestment (Upstart). Bred in Kentucky by Whisper Hill Farm, LLC, Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD, and Brian Graves, the April-foaled colt went through the ring as hip 480. Taylor Made's Not This Time had an additional six yearlings top the $1-million mark during Book 1. The post Albaugh, St. Elias, West Point, and Railbirds Join Forces, Going to $1.35M for Not This Time Colt appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
4th-CD, 127k, Alw, N2L, 2yo, f, 6f, 6:30 p.m. ET 'TDN Rising Star' Tennessee Belle (Yaupon), a runaway winner at second asking for owner Boyd Racing and trainer John Ortiz at Saratoga Aug. 16, takes on winners for the first time on Churchill's opening day program. The daughter of MGISW Belle Gallantey (After Market) was previously a debut second behind subsequent GI Spinaway S. heroine and fellow 'Rising Star' Tommy Jo (Into Mischief) at the Spa July 26. The $75,000 Keeneland November weanling turned $160,000 Fasig-Tipton February yearling RNA'd for $385,000 at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga. The field of 10 also includes Albaugh Family homebred On Time Girl (Not This Time), a daughter of GIII Pocahontas S. winner and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies third-place finisher Girl Daddy (Uncle Mo). On Time Girl was a debut winner for trainer Brad Cox at Ellis Park Aug. 3. TJCIS PPS The post Thursday’s Racing Insights: ‘Rising Star’ Tennessee Belle Takes on Winners at Churchill Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
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Fred Maas, who has served in myriad roles in industry, politics, sports and development and is a self-proclaimed horse racing fan, has been named the 10th member of the Board of Directors of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, the track announced in a release Wednesday. Maas, 68, is the current Chief of Staff and Counselor for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League, overseeing all business and legal functions. A cum laude graduate of Syracuse University, he has worked in state and local politics alongside the likes of Senators Bob Dole and John McCain, Jack Kemp and Governor Mitch Daniels. He headed up MRV Systems LLC, a manufacturer of marine robotic vehicles for the oceanographic and defense industries, and also served as a partner at Potomac Sports Properties, the exclusive developer of the PGA TOUR Inc. He also represented the TOUR on marketing, regulatory, legislative and tax matters. Maas was appointed by former California Governor Jerry Brown to a term on the California Horse Racing Board in 2017 and regularly attended races from Belmont Park to Del Mar. “Like so many opportunities in my life,” Maas said, “work has allowed me to practice in areas I care deeply about, and hopefully, make a difference.” Added DMTC President Josh Rubenstein: “Fred's energy, extensive executive experience and love for horse racing make him a wonderful fit for our Board. We're delighted to have a man of his stature and ability join us in our quest to make Del Mar and horse racing better and better.” The post Fred Maas Added To Del Mar Board of Directors appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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