June, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Can Horses Help Overcome Pandemic-Related Social Anxiety?

Life coach and leadership expert Stacey Warner uses horses to help teach people about themselves and how they interact with others. With COVID-19 restrictions lifting in many parts of the country, Warner sees her classes as even more relatable as people come out of isolation and are learning how to interact with the world once again.

Warner's classes are dubbed “Horse Powered Leadership” and they focus on encouraging team harmony in a corporate setting. The classes are designed to teach attendees something about themselves, how they work with others and how teams work together, the Courier Journal reports.

A California transplant, Warner says classes utilizing horses in this teaching capacity are very common in California and Arizona. Horses offer clear feedback to class attendees in a way not often seen in a work-related setting. Understanding social cues is a skill that has gone mostly unneeded as many people have worked remotely for over a year.

Warner teaches several different types of classes, but the end goal of each is the same: to let the horse expose the attendee's strengths and weaknesses, then to use that knowledge to become more productive.

Prizemoney Boost For July Festival

Prize-money for Newmarket's three-day Moet & Chandon July Festival has risen by almost 13% on the values originally listed for this year.

The increase means that more than £1.77 million will be on offer across the meeting, with the G2 Tattersalls July S., G2 Duchess of Cambridge S., and G2 bet365 Superlative S all now being worth £90,000, having previously been advertised at £65,000.

The G3 Bahrain Trophy receives an extra £25,000 and is now worth £150,000, and the Listed Sir Henry Cecil S., previously £40,000, is now up to £52,000. All handicaps at the meeting will be run for a minimum of £25,000.

“The Moët & Chandon July Festival is our summer flagship event on the July Course and I am pleased that we are able to offer this increase in prize-money,” said Michael Prosser, Clerk of the Course at Newmarket and East Region Head of Racing for The Jockey Club.

“The Covid-19 pandemic, with many months of behind-closed-doors racing, has obviously been an extremely challenging time for everyone involved in racing and it has been a priority for us to increase prize-money levels as soon as possible. The £1.77 million on offer this year takes us back to just 5.5% below the pre-pandemic prize-money levels available at the Moet & Chandon July Festival.”

He added, “As a major festival, it was particularly important for us to keep prize-money levels competitive for all contests and that is why we have ensured that there is now no handicap worth less than £25,000 and the three Group Two juvenile races are now all up to £90,000. I would like to extend our thanks to everyone who has made this possible and the ongoing support of our principal July Festival sponsors–Moet & Chandon, Darley, bet365 and Tattersalls.”

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Road to the Breeders’ Cup: Closing-Day Classic and Distaff Preps at Churchill

Another Triple Crown season is in the books following Essential Quality’s win in the June 5 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets. Now, for fans following the upper echelon of the sport, the main focus shifts toward the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series.

Stephen Foster Quick Sheet: Get to Know the 2021 Stephen Foster Horses

The road to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic heats up this Saturday, with the 40th running of the Grade 2 Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs. The race carries a purse of $600,000 and will be run at 1 ⅛ miles on dirt.