September, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Graded Stakes Winner Synchrony Retired; Stud Plans Pending

Pin Oak Stable's multiple graded stakes winner Synchrony, has been retired from racing.

According to Pin Oak general manager Clifford Barry, Synchrony exited his last race with a minor injury. Barry stated that the unfortunate timing would require time away from the races, missing all significant fixtures, so the decision was made to retire the homebred son of three-time leading sire Tapit.

Carrying the colors of Pin Oak owner Josephine Abercrombie, Synchrony has been an ultra-consistent campaigner. Over a six-year career, he won nine races and placed 11 times in 29 starts, and amassed earnings of $956,652.

His six graded stakes victories include a game rally in Woodbine's one-mile Grade 2 King Edward Stakes, back-to-back wins in the 1 1/8-mile G3 Fair Grounds Handicap, and a 2 1/4-length win in the 1 1/16-mile G3 Oceanport Stakes at Monmouth Park. In addition, he won or placed in 14 graded stakes at seven different race tracks, including Del Mar, Arlington Park, Churchill Downs, and Oaklawn.

As a 2-year-old, Synchrony signaled his talent early, with dominant wins at Churchill and Keeneland, posting impressive speed figures for a juvenile.

By Tapit, Synchrony is out of Pin Oak homebred Brownie Points. A daughter of Forest Wildcat, Brownie Points was a graded stakes winner of eight black type stakes, earning over $950,000. Her best performances included a victory in the G3 Ouija Board Distaff Handicap and a runner-up finish in the G1 Apple Blossom Handicap to Horse of the Year Zenyatta.

In addition to Synchrony, she is the dam of graded stakes winner Chocolate Kisses as well as stakes winner Point System.

Synchrony will be arriving at the farm later this week and stud plans have not been finalized.

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Group 1 Winner, International Sire Muhtathir Dies At Age 25

Muhtathir, a top-class miler who developed into a leading sire, has died aged 25 due to the infirmities of old age.

Bred by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, the son of Elmaamul will be best remembered for his Group 1 victories in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville and in the Premio Vittorio Di Capua at San Siro when trained by Saeed bin Suroor.

Muhtathir began his career with John Gosden, for whom he won five races across two seasons in Sheikh Hamdan's silks – his biggest success coming in the Group 2 Celebration Mile at Goodwood.

The imposing chestnut was transferred to the yard of Saeed bin Suroor for his 4-year-old campaign, during which he tasted top-flight glory in Italy. However, it was as a five-year-old that he gained his biggest success when striding clear to take the Prix Jacques le Marois by three lengths under Frankie Dettori.

Muhtathir stood at Charles-Henri de Moussac's Haras du Mezeray in Normandy for most of his stud career, which has yielded a host of talented flat performers headed by Prix de l'Opera heroine Satwa Queen and top-class middle distance performer Doctor Dino, who is now a leading jumps sire in France.

In recent years, Muhtathir has made a significant impact as a sire of jumpers, producing the likes of dual Cheltenham Festival winner Envoi Allen and Grade 1-winning hurdler Quel Destin.

Shadwell Stud director, Richard Lancaster, said: “Muhtathir was a hugely talented performer on the racecourse and transferred that ability and will to win to his stock.

“He produced several high-class flat performers and in his later years became a highly sought-after sire of jumpers. He was still hugely popular this year, covering a limited book of 40 mares at €6,000 (US$7,077)

“I must give a special mention to the team at Haras du Mezeray, who did a superb job managing the horse and giving him the platform to flourish in his second career.”

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Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act Scheduled for Markup Hearing Wednesday

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act is scheduled for a markup hearing by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 11:00 a.m. EST. U.S. Reps Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Andy Barr, R-Ky, will lead the markup hearing.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, announced last week he will introduce compromise legislation that will replicate several key provisions within H.R. 1754, also known as the Horseracing Integrity Act.

It is expected the Committee will amend and approve H.R. 1754, allowing it to be taken up on the House floor.

Louis Romanet, chairman of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), went on record as welcoming the news, as did Marty Irby, executive director of Animal Wellness Action, who testified in support of H.R. 1754 at a January hearing.

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Trio of Southwell Fixtures Moved

Southwell, which has suspended jumps racing, will have its next three fixtures transferred to other tracks, the British Horseracing Authority announced on Tuesday. The Sept. 15 card has moved to Hexam, while the Oct. 1 card will instead be held at Ffos Las. Lingfield hosts the Oct. 22 fixture. The three cards will all consist of seven races apiece and be similar to those originally programmed. For more information, go to www.racingadmin.co.uk.

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