January, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Son of Rest, Flash Gordon to Meelin Stud

A pair of new Flat stallions–Son Of Rest (GB) (Pivotal {GB}-Hightime Heroine {Ire}, by Danetime {Ire}) and Flash Gordon (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}-Oasis Sunset {Ire}), by Oasis Dream {GB})–will stand at Paddy McCathy’s Meelin Stud in West Cork. Son of Rest will stand for €3,000 and Flash Gordon will be offered at €1,500 for the 2021 season.

“They are two great stamps of horses and I am delighted to have them for my first enterprise into Flat stallions,” said McCathy. “I have been working to offer speed horses that could produce precocious types for some time and am excited for the future.”

Son of Rest, fourth for Fozzy Stack in the G1 National S. at two, won a pair of races the following season before finishing third in the G2 Flying Five S. At four, he returned in the Flying Five to finish a close-up second and later landed the Ary Gold Cup. Bred by Cheveley Park Stud, he is from the family of Champion 2-year-old Forest Flower.

“Son Of Rest is absolutely gorgeous, a magnificent horse,” added McCathy. “He stands about 16.2h and is a great stamp of a horse..He retired sound.”

Also standing at Meelin Stud this season, Flash Gordon, who was trained by Jessica Harrington, placed in the G3 Lacken S. and Listed Tetrarch S. at three and also placed in the 2020 Sprint S. at Naas. A 220,000gns yearling, he is out of juvenile winner Oasis Sunset, who is a half-sister to Champion juvenile and G1 Cheveley Park S. scorer Seazun (Zietan). The 5-year-old is from the family of G2 Molecomb S. winners Brown Sugar and Classic Ruler as well as Champion 2-year-old Toormore.

“Flash Gordon is a gorgeous, very athletic horse,” he continued. “He is a Group 2-placed son of Kodiac that won first time out. He cost 220,000gns as a yearling and is obviously a good-looking horse. He is a great walking horse and stands about 16h.”

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NHC: Perry Qualifies For 13th Appearance In National Tournament

Each week, the NTRA will provide a rundown of those who have qualified for the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) the previous weekend.

The NHC is the most important tournament of the year for horseplayers and is the culmination of a year-long series of NTRA-sanctioned local tournaments conducted by racetracks, casino race books, off-track betting facilities and horse racing and handicapping websites, each of which sends its top qualifiers to the national finals. The 2021 NHC is now slated take place in the Bally's Events Center from August 27-29.

Friday, January 1

HorsePlayers.com

Joseph Perry of Hamilton, N.J. has qualified for what will be his 13^th appearance at the NHC. Perry has twice finished sixth in the NHC and has cashed four times for a total of $147,000.

William Price of Peru, N.Y. will be making his second NHC appearance when he heads to Las Vegas in 2021.

Saturday, January 2

Monmouth Park

Bill Cox of Matawan, N.J. has qualified for his first NHC appearance.

David Peed of Ellicott City, Md., will be making his second NHC appearance.

HorsePlayers.com

Don Allen of Bradley, Ark., has qualified for his 13^th appearance at the NHC. Allen has cashed five times for a total of $37,700.

John Behnke of Golden, Colo., will be making his third NHC appearance.

Xpressbet

Tony Zhou of Jersey City, N.J. will be heading to the NHC for the sixth time.

Eric Bialek of Saint Paul, Minn., will be making his sixth appearance in the NHC. Bialek finished seventh in 2020, cashing for $58,500.

Dennis Hubbard of Daly City, Calif., has qualified for his first NHC tournament.

Paul Belanger of Los Angeles, Calif., will be making his third NHC appearance.

Sunday, January 3

HorsePlayers.com

Josh Reims of Encino, Calif., has qualified for his first NHC appearance.

Dan Shugar of Los Angeles, Calif., is now dual qualified for what will be his tenth NHC appearance. Shugar has cashed once for $7,700 in 2014.

Andrew Asaro of San Diego, Calif., is now dual qualified for what will be his first NHC tournament.

Friday, January 8

HorsePlayers.com

Dennis Desenberg of Norwalk, Iowa will be heading to the NHC for the fifth time.

Matthew Kroska of Elko, Minn., will be making his NHC debut when he heads to Las Vegas in 2021.

Saturday, January 9

Tampa Bay Downs

Bill Chenvert of The Villages, Fla., is now dual qualified for what will be his eighth NHC appearance.

HorsePlayers.com

Jeff Higgins will be making his NHC debut in 2021.

Francis Drew of Clearwater, Fla., will be heading to the NHC for the sixth time. Drew has cashed twice previously for a total of $64,200.

Sunday, January 10

HorsePlayers.com

Scott Fitzgerald of Westford, Mass., has qualified for his fifth NHC appearance. Fitzgerald has cashed twice for a total of $36,000.

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Goffs UK Doncaster January Catalogue Online

Goffs UK has released the catalogue for the first of two parts of its Doncaster January Sale. Part 1 will be a timed online breeding stock and horses in training sale with 89 horses on Jan. 26 and for which the catalogue is now online. Part 2 will be a physical sale of National Hunt short yearlings at Doncaster on Feb. 17, with the catalogue to be released at a later date.

Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent said, “We were all hopeful that we could start off 2021 with a January Sale held on its scheduled date at our Doncaster Sales Complex but new restrictions have meant that is not possible. Taking into account that mares are in-foal or are soon to be covered, we wanted to assist breeders and facilitate an outlet for them and hence we have turned to our proven and user-friendly online platform to offer these mares along with the horses-in-training. Goffs have demonstrated that online sales can be very effective and that, along with the superb support received from breeders, owners and trainers who have sent us some outstanding horses, gives us confidence that we can conduct another successful online sale.

“This catalogue will be online only, there will be no printed catalogues, and we encourage prospective buyers to keep an eye on their desired lots on Goffs Online as we receive photos, videos, vet certificates, pregnancy and breeding certificates etc. in the build up to the sale.”

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Bill Filed In Kentucky To Allow Sports Wagering, Awaits Committee Assignment

Kentucky legislators will get another chance to consider whether they want to permit sports wagering in the state after giving the notion a relatively chilly reception last year. According to The Blood-Horse, Rep. Adam Koenig (R-Erlanger) introduced a bill on Jan. 9 that would permit sports wagering at racetracks and Kentucky Speedway, with regulatory oversight falling under the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.

Online sports betting and online poker would also become allowed under the legislation.

Sports wagering is currently permitted in Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Kentucky's legislature has been considerably less eager to expand gambling in the state in any way.

Similar legislation last year was discussed at the committee level and approved but was not entertained on the House floor. This year's bill is awaiting assignment to a legislative committee for consideration.

Kentucky's horse racing industry still awaits a legislative fix to legality issues with historic horse racing which has already been in force in the state and provided revenue the sport has relied upon in recent years.