Month: June 2022

Longines And HKJC Renew Partnership For Five More Years

Longines and the Hong Kong Jockey Club have extended their partnership another five years to 2026. The partnership, which began in 2012, sees Longines continue as the title partner and Official Timekeeper of the G1 Longines Cup, the Longines International Jockeys' Championship and the Longines Hong Kong International Races. The Longines World's Best Jockey award is also presented during the Longines HKIR.

Hong Kong will also continue to be the home of the world's richest Group 1 turf races over 1200m, 1600m and 2000m when the collective prize money of the four Group 1 features at the Longines HKIR rises to a new high of HK$110 million ($14 million), an increase of HK$10 million ($1.27 million) on 2021. The new distribution of prize-money for the four Longines Group 1 races to be run at Sha Tin Racecourse is:

    • 2000m Hong Kong Cup–HK$34 million ($4.33 million)
    • 1600m Hong Kong Mile–HK$30 million ($3.82 million)
    • 1200m Hong Kong Sprint–HK$24 million ($3.06 million)
    • 2400m Hong Kong Vase–HK$22 million ($2.80 million)

“Longines is particularly proud to be associated with the Hong Kong Jockey Club and would like to thank all the members of this prestigious institution for their excellent collaboration,” said Matthias Breschan, CEO of Longines. “As title partner and official timekeeper, we are delighted to continue this long-standing relationship and to share our common passion for equestrian sports,” said Matthias Breschan, CEO of Longines.

Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, said “We are delighted to extend our partnership with Longines, a brand which is synonymous with quality, both in terms of watch-making and equestrian sport. The Longines Hong Kong International (HKIR) week is an international showcase of the world's best horses, trainers and jockeys and one of the biggest racing events worldwide. It demonstrates our commitment to excellence at the elite level and provides a year-end opportunity for the very best to perform on a global stage.”

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2022 INS Class Graduates

The 2022 Irish National Stud Thoroughbred Breeding Management Course graduated in Tully on Tuesday. A total of 30 students from seven countries were awarded their certificates, with INS Chairman Matt Dempsey addressing the gathered guests, as well as CEO Cathal Beale.

Theresa O'Donoghue was awarded the Gold Medal, while the Silver Medal went to Alexander Sausville, representing Ireland and the USA, respectively. Freddie Morley of England earned the INS Jonathan Fitzpatrick Internship, which will begin in July, while Mathilde Baurens of France earned the highest score in the Equine Business exam. The Continuous Assessment award went to Hayley Ashcroft of the UK. Newmarket's Annie O'Rourke was the recipient of the Irish Field “Blue Hen” Award, a cheque for €250 and a trophy by Leo Powell for her article on blue hen broodmares which will subsequently be published in The Irish Field. Other awards were presented to Rachel Harvey, UK for Best Portfolio of Assignments, Annie O'Rourke winner of the Dr. Sieglinde McGee Award, Freddie Morley, Veterinary Award. Two new awards were presented this year, The Goffs Internship was awarded to Jack Blake, Laois, while the ITBA Next Generation Award went to Anna Cahill, Kildare.

The graduates of the 2022 Irish National Stud class are as follows: Hayley Ashcroft (UK), Mathilde Baurens (Fr), Jack Blake (Ire), Eliza Bradbeer (UK), Andrew Buick (Den), Anna Cahill (Ire), Sean Cooper (Ire), Ciara Corrigan (Ire), Lucy Cullen (Ire) Paul Curran (Ire), Jessica Daly (UK), Cian Gahan (Ire), Thomas Gerrard (UI), Luke Hammond (USA), Rachel Harvey (UK), Fernando Laffon Lomba (Fr), Eva Maxwell (Ire), Freddie Morley (UK), Theresa O'Donoghue (Ire), Annie O'Rourke (UK), Thomas Quinn (Aus), Ann Reddy (Ire), Edmond Ryan (Ire), Alexander Sausville (USA), Megan Sheedy (Ire), Roisin Whelan (Ire), Gemma Blumenshine (USA) recipient of the Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship, Tess O'Connor (Aus) recipient of the TBA scholarship, Jessica Bailey (Aus) recipient of the HTBA Scholarship, George Chittick (NZ) recipient of the NZTBA Scholarship.

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Nobody Listens Goes All The Way In Brickyard

Nobody Listens had everyone's attention Wednesday, June 29, in the 26th running of the $100,000 Brickyard Stakes at Horseshoe Indianapolis. The flashy grey gelding, ridden by Joe Ramos, used a power move early and was on his way to his first career stakes win.

The outside post 11 didn't deter Nobody Listens a bit. The 4-year-old gelding rallied out of the gate on top from the extreme outside and had plenty of room to cross over to the lead. Trained by Marvin Johnson, the gelding kept up his momentum around the turn and in the stretch, nobody was closing in. Nobody Listens hit another gear and pulled away from the field for the win by six lengths in 1:10.03. Flowerpecker and Emmanuel Esquivel finished second over Meetmeinkingston and Romero Maragh for third.

Nobody Listens was the second choice on the board, paying $6.00 to win. He is owned by local residents Matt Kwiatkowski, Jason Kaylor and Roger Browning. Kwiatkowski and Browning have owned him since he began his racing career. It was the second stakes win this year for the Kaylor, Kwiatkowski, and Browning partnership. Earlier this season, they connected with Too Bad Justice in the Sagamore Sired Stakes, also trained by Johnson and ridden by Ramos.

Outside of his first career start, Ramos has been aboard Nobody Listens in 13 of his 14 career starts. He now boasts a start line of seven wins and five seconds, all under Ramos.

“It was a good post for us,” said Ramos. “We took the blinkers off a couple starts ago, and it's made a big difference. With the blinkers on he was confused about when to run. He came out of the gate well and when we were in the stretch, I checked where they (other horses) were, and I asked him. He took off just like he did out of the gate. He's got a lot of speed and he can run all day. I want to thank the owners and Marvin (Johnson) for letting me ride him. Plus, my mom (Glory) was here today from Puerto Rico. It doesn't get any better than that.”

Nobody Listens increased his career bankroll to more than $282,000. He is now two for four with two second place finishes in 2022. He has only finished off the board twice in his career.

The 20th season of live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing extends through Wednesday, Nov. 23. Live racing is conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday with Thursday post times set for 2:10 p.m. A total of 12 Saturdays will feature live racing in 2022 highlighted by the 28th running of the Grade 3 $300,000 Indiana Derby and the 27th running of the Grade 3 $200,000 Indiana Oaks set for Saturday, July 9. For more information on live racing at Horseshoe Indianapolis, visit www.caesars.com/horseshoe-indianapolis.

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