August, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Thunderous Injured, Out For The Year

Last month’s G2 Dante S. winner Thunderous (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) will sit out the rest of his 3-year-old campaign after picking up an injury while training. Trained by Mark Johnston for Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, Thunderous has won four of his five starts and bettered the highly regarded Highest Ground (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) by a neck in the Dante. Thunderous was preparing for a run in the Sept. 13 G1 Grand Prix de Paris.

“Sadly Thunderous has met with an injury in training and it is something we are going to run out of time for getting him back this year,” said Highclere’s Harry Herbert. “It is really disappointing as the horse has just improved hand over fist this season. Winning the Dante was fantastic, but at the same time you want to be competing in these Group 1 races, which he was about to do.

“Horses like this are hard to get, but we will have an exciting performer on our hands next season–just sadly it wasn’t to be for the rest of this year. We are now looking forward to him competing in all of the top mile-and-a-quarter and mile-and-a-half races next year.”

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The Saratoga Special for Aug. 26: Spring Ahead

Issue No.13 of the digital edition Saratoga Special, sponsored by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, is one you won’t want to miss! We recap THE race of the meet with Rushing Fall’s determined win over Mean Mary in the Diana and Halladay’s win in the Fourstardave, we look ahead with previews of Week 7, and we wrap up with a Cup of Coffee Column that leaves you living in the moment. Don't forget to check out page 25 for picks from Saratoga’s TOP handicappers!

Tipperary Meeting Cancelled

Thursday’s meeting at Tipperary, which was to feature the G3 Fairy Bridge S. over 7 1/2 furlongs for fillies and mares, has been cancelled due to waterlogging. The card was also set to include the Listed Abergwaun S. for sprinters. The Fairy Bridge will now be run at Gowran Park on Sept. 2, and the Abergwaun at Navan on Aug. 29.

An inspection had been announced for noon on Wednesday, but the decision to call off the card was taken before that planned check, with the track already unfit for racing and further adverse weather forecast.

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Cieren Fallon Appointed Second Jockey to Qatar Racing

2019 Champion Apprentice Cieren Fallon has accepted a position as second jockey for Qatar Racing on Wednesday morning. The 21-year-old’s new role is for two years and he joins reigning champion jockey Oisin Murphy, who has first call for Sheikh Fahad’s operation. Fallon rode out his claim last Friday. He also booted home his first Group 1 winner aboard Oxted (GB) (Mayson {GB}) in the G1 Darley July Cup at Newmarket last month. Qatar Racing is expanding its jockey pool due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic which has caused the British Horseracing Authority to mandate that jockeys can only ride at one meeting per day.

“The one-meeting restriction, brought in by the BHA, means we need to expand our team; Sheikh Fahad and I are thrilled that Cieren is joining as second jockey–he will be a huge asset,” said David Redvers, Racing Manager of Qatar Racing. “Sheikh Fahad has been watching Cieren from the outset of his career and has been very impressed by his riding under the tutelage of William Haggas. He has an incredibly calm demeanour for his age, an intuitive riding style and is very level-headed.”

Added Fallon, who is the son of multiple champion jockey Kieren Fallon, “I feel hugely honoured to be joining the Qatar Racing team and am very thankful for those who have supported me to date. I am looking forward to what will hopefully be a very successful partnership.”

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