December, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Eagles By Day Joins Glenview Stud Roster

Eagles By Day (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}–Missunited {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}), winner of the G3 John Smiths Silver Cup at York in 2020, has been acquired by Rathbarry & Glenview Studs from Clipper Logistics. The deal was brokered by Joe Foley. The 5-year-old will join the existing national hunt roster of Blue Bresil (Fr) (Smadoun {Fr}), Malinas (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}), Old Persian (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}, Shirocco (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}), Sholokhov (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and Youmzain (Ire) (Sinndar {Ire}) at Glenview Stud for 2022.

Last seen finishing runner-up in the G3 Cumberland Lodge S. at Ascot in early October for trainer David O'Meara, Eagles By Day is a son of Sea The Stars, whose sons Affinisea and Crystal Ocean have been well received by national hunt breeders and foal buyers alike.

Eagles By Day's dam Missunited was a talented runner in her own right, winning 12 races under both codes, including the G3 Lillie Langtry S. and the valuable Guiness Galway Handicap Hurdle. Missunited earned black-type on no fewer than six occasions, including a narrow loss in the G1 Ascot Gold Cup and a third in the G1 Prix Royal Oak.

“Eagles By Day is an outstanding individual with plenty of size and substance,” said Paul Cashman of Rathbarry & Glenview Studs. “I'm confident he will prove a great attraction for Irish breeders.”

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Freddy Tylicki: Judge to rule on case against ex-jockey Graham Gibbons by Christmas

The High Court judge in the £6m damages claim brought by Freddy Tylicki against another former jockey, Graham Gibbons, hopes to hand down her judgement before Christmas.

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Reining Removed As FEI Discipline; NRHA Responds

During the Fédération Equestre Internationale General Assembly which began on November 14 and concludes today, November 17, reining was removed as an FEI discipline. According to former National Reining Horse Association President Mike Hancock, it was not an unexpected move.

Hancock chaired NRHA's FEI Task Force that was created in 2019 and has been involved with reining internationally in one capacity or another since the nineties. “We've had many conversations with FEI including face-to-face meetings in 2018 and 2020. Both entities recognize the value of and interest in reining and reining horses worldwide. However, we were never able to blend the two organizations and their business models,” Hancock explained.

He added, “Also with the difficulties during the 2018 World Equestrian Games as well as the ensuing announcement that there would be no multi-discipline WEG going forward, you might say the bloom came off reining as an international event for the reining community. For NRHA, there was less attraction, but we continued with an International Competition Task Force created in 2020, and just days before the General Assembly we had conversations and tried to reach a working agreement with FEI officials. Unfortunately, this was not possible.”

Current NRHA President Rick Clark was quick to thank Hancock and the International Competition Task Force and noted that he would repurpose it to address the possibility of future NRHA competitions in an international format. He said, “The NRHA still has an interest in International and Continental championships and will research resources that might allow them to take place. We are glad to hear that FEI and a good number of National Federations are supportive of us proceeding in that direction. The International Competition Taskforce created in 2020 will address this to determine if it is feasible.”

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NRHA Commissioner Gary Carpenter added, “All of us who have been involved thank the friends we have made at FEI for the years of support in jointly promoting the sport of reining.”

Along with Hancock, the NRHA International Competition Task Force is comprised of Rick Clark, Rosanne Sternberg, Adam Heaton, Mark Blake, Andre DeBellefeuille and Paulus Beurskens.

Wesley Ward Asks Court To Allow Sale Of Ramsey Horses

Trainer Wesley Ward has filed a new motion in Jessamine County circuit court requesting that a judge allow the sale of 14 of Ken and Sarah Ramsey's horses to put toward unpaid training bills, reports bloodhorse.com. The legal dispute traces back to March of this year, when both Ward and trainer Mike Maker filed civil suits against the Ramseys for nearly $2 million in unpaid bills.

At that time, Ward also acquired agister's liens against Ramsey's horses, essentially giving him ownership of the horses for one year.

Ward and Ramsey had previously agreed to an arrangement in which Ramsey was to pay $100,000 per month until the debt was paid off, but the motion alleges that Ramsey only made one payment. Ward also alleges he told Ramsey he could race the horses and use any earnings toward that debt, but that Ramsey declined.

The 14 horses have continued to incur care costs of $1,500 per day.

“Rather than pay his debt to Ward Enterprises and take possession of his horses, Ramsey has instead chosen to publicly make false assertions against Ward Enterprises in a misguided attempt to trump up claims against Ward Enterprises,” the Dec. 1 motion states.

The new motion requests that the court require all 14 horses to be sold during the Keeneland January sale.