September, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

EQUITANA USA Unveils Month-long Virtual Program To Celebrate The Horse

The equine industry won't have to wait a year to celebrate the horse with EQUITANA USA after all. The event announced today a month-long virtual celebration of the horse in September, free and open to anyone. Registration and more information about the full programming schedule can be found here.

Virtual sessions begin Tuesday, Sept. 1, and include a variety of webinars with equine industry notables, expert horsemen and women, and an array of exhibitors with innovations and products to advance the care, performance and celebration of horses of all breeds and pedigrees. Sessions include live interviews, panel discussions, expert seminars and educational content ranging from equine nutrition to yoga on horseback as well as behind the scenes with notables like Sydney Collier, Mikhail Proctor and Jamilah Simms.

Select Saturdays in September will feature special Kid's Edition content. Plans are also in the works for barn tours in collaboration with Horse Country, Inc. sessions on training the performing arts horse, equine photography sessions and Q&A's with equine legal experts, among other topics.

“We listened to the feedback from the industry after our very difficult decision to cancel the in-person event due to COVID-19 concerns and instantly knew our fans still wanted to connect and learn,” said Meghan Margewicz, the event's director. “A lot of the session leaders and experts we would have seen at the event have joined us to present a September packed full of great learning for everyone. We're excited to have everyone join the celebration online now which will offer a sneak peek of the amazing programming we'll witness when we're back together again at the Kentucky Horse Park in 2021.”

Next year's event is slated for Oct. 1-3 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.

EQUITANA USA invites equestrian professionals, enthusiasts, and everyone interested in learning more to join the online events throughout September. The daily schedule will be updated as sessions are added to the EQUITANA USA website at www.equitanausa.com. Fans are also encouraged to follow the event's social channels and e-newsletters for updates on the live 2021 event, but also several planned live streamed content sessions during the September celebration.

Exhibitors interested in the 2021 event, virtual celebration, or year-round promotional opportunities can learn more at equitanausa.com or by contacting Kaitlyn Fritz at kfritz@reedexpo.com.

Brother to Search for a Song Headlines at Galway

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday’s Insights features a full-brother to 2019 G1 Irish St Leger heroine Search For a Song (ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

4.00 Galway, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, 8f 123yT
KYPRIOS (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the latest Ballydoyle trainee to represent the partnership of Moyglare Stud Farm, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor and is a significant presence on pedigree, being a full-brother to last year’s G1 Irish St Leger heroine Search For a Song (Ire) and a half to the G1 Prince of Wales’s S.-winning sire Free Eagle (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) and the classy Custom Cut (Ire) (Notnowcato {GB}) and Sapphire (Ire) (Medicean {GB}). Aidan O’Brien also saddles another debutante of note in Cleveland (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), a son of the dual Group 3-winning G1 Irish Oaks runner-up Venus de Milo (Ire) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}).

6.50 Newcastle, Mdn, £6,300, 2yo, f, 7f 14y (AWT)
FIRST SMILE (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is a daughter of the G2 Queen Mary S. winner Jealous Again (Trippi), which makes her a half-sister the ill-fated Sceptical (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) who was placed in this year’s G1 July Cup and G1 Diamond Jubilee S. Saeed bin Suroor introduces Godolphin’s April-foaled grey against John Dance’s Abundant Moon (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a Jedd O’Keeffe-trained close relative of the G1 Prix Jean Romanet winner Romantica (GB) also by Galileo, and Jaber Abdullah’s Baby Alya (Ire) (Rio de la Plata), a Kevin Ryan-trained son of the celebrated Queen’s Logic (Ire) (Grand Lodge).

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Mirahmadi Passing Mic To Griffin For Remainder Of Monmouth, Meadowlands Meets

Monmouth Park fans will hear a new voice calling races for the duration of the meet starting on Saturday, Sept. 12, when Chris Griffin takes over as the track announcer.

Griffin will be filling in for regular announcer Frank Mirahmadi through the remainder of the Monmouth Park meet that concludes Sept. 27 as well as the nine-day Meadowlands-at-Monmouth meet in October. Mirahmadi is returning to California to resume his role as the track announcer for Santa Anita, which kicks off its fall meet on Sept. 19.

Griffin, 39, most recently served as the track announcer at Sam Houston Race Park in Texas.

“It's a huge opportunity. I'm excited,” said Griffin. “I'm looking forward to getting back into the booth and calling races. This has been a strange year as everyone knows so when an opportunity like this comes along you take it.”

Griffin, who currently resides in Peoria, Ill., got his start as an announcer at the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale, Calif. in 2015. The Santa Monica, Calif. native has called races at the various California fair meets, at Portland Meadows, Los Alamitos and Gulfstream Park West.

“Chris is a rising star in the industry,” said Mirahmadi. “He has a great voice and has earned this opportunity. I'm so happy to welcome him to the Monmouth Park announcer's booth. Our fans will love him.”

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Queen’s Plate Day At Woodbine To Include Jackpot Hi-5 Mandatory Payout

Woodbine Entertainment announced that there will be a mandatory payout for the Woodbine Thoroughbred Jackpot Hi-5 on Saturday, Sept. 12 to close out the Queen's Plate program. at the Toronto, Ontario, racetrack.

Wagering on the Jackpot Hi-5 will be suspended following the Monday, Sept. 7 race card and will not be offered on the Friday, Sept. 11 program. The carryover, which has been growing since the last mandatory payout date on August 8, currently sits at $193,135.97.

The Jackpot Hi-5 wager, which has a 20-cent minimum bet, requires horseplayers to select the top five finishers in the correct order for the final race on the program. The Jackpot proviso means that the entire pool pays out only when there is a single winning ticket or when there is a mandatory payout.

The Jackpot Hi-5 pool for the previous mandatory payout included a carryover of $295,470.54, with $897,226.70 in new money wagered. The payout was $13,727.24 for a 20-cent base wager.

First race post time for Monday's nine-race card is 1 p.m. The draw for next Saturday's race card will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 9.

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