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Menuisier Upbeat About Irish Derby Hope Lionel

David Menuisier has provided an upbeat bulletin on G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby hope Lionel (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) after the colt delighted the trainer in a recent racecourse gallop at Kempton.

A winner of the Listed Cocked Hat S. when last seen, Lionel is a general 10-1 chance for the Curragh Classic and is reported to be in rude health by his trainer.

Menuisier said, “All is in place for Saturday-so far so good. He keeps on developing and [is] getting stronger and stronger. He did a nice piece of work on Thursday at Kempton and that was pretty much his final bit and we were delighted. He's fit, he knows the job so all is good really.”

He added, “In an ideal world I'd like good, good to soft ground as he's a big horse. I think we're going there as one of the major players, but obviously I'm biased. I think he's a really nice horse and the difference between him and many of the other runners is that we have aimed at this race for a while.

“We mapped it out before his previous run, it's not an afterthought, put it that way-it was his main plan. We did try to run him at Lingfield before Goodwood, but he was a little under the weather. The plan was always to give him a good break before this and it has all gone according to plan.”

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Santa Anita Park Completes Safest Winter-Spring Season On Record

Santa Anita Park concluded the six-month 2021-22 Winter-Spring season on June 19th as the safest track in North America among those with a comparable volume of racing and training. The record is highlighted by a 62.5% improvement over the previous year from Dec. 26, 2021, through closing day June 19, 2022, with three racing fatalities from over 4,800 starters. The main dirt track did not have a single musculoskeletal racing fatality during the 26-week period. The overall racing and training figures mark a 74% improvement since the spring of 2019 when historic reforms were instituted by 1/ST Racing, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB), and industry stakeholders. Santa Anita Park is also home to one of the largest training facilities in the country, operating nearly year-round with over 375,000 training sessions per year.

“These results highlight the efforts of the entire racing community to put the safety of the horse above all else,” said Nate Newby, SVP and General Manager of Santa Anita Park. “The diligence and dedication of the owners, trainers, jockeys, veterinarians and the hardworking men and women who care for the horses each day are truly revolutionizing the sport. We are especially indebted to our Santa Anita Park track crew, led by veteran Dennis Moore, whose tireless efforts have been instrumental in this success story. None of the protocols, however, work without our horseplayers who have backed this transformation, and we are grateful for their continued support.”

The reforms, which were begun at Santa Anita and subsequently adopted by the CHRB, make up the backbone of the new national standards which will be put in place by the Horse Racing Safety and Integrity Act that goes into effect on July 1.

“Santa Anita Park Veterinarians performed over 3,700 examinations prior to horses working at Santa Anita since Dec. 1,” said Dionne Benson, Chief Veterinary Officer for 1/ST Racing. “We appreciate that this involves extra effort for our stakeholders, but this heightened scrutiny has allowed for additional opportunities to work with everyone for the best interest of the horse.”

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Premiership Betting Review – 23 April 2006

Tottenham had one foot in fourth place until Thierry Henry equalised in the North London derby. Robbie Keane gave Spurs the lead after 66 minutes which left Arsenal outraged as their opponents did not play for an injury. However, substitute Henry secured a share of the spoils at odds of 5/2 six minutes before the end.

Newcastle remain on course for an UEFA Cup berth after a convincing 3-0 win against West Brom. Nolberto Solano gave the 4/5 Magpies the lead after half an hour and Shola Ameobi showed there was life after Alan Shearer with a penalty five minutes before the break and a second goal just before the final whistle.

Bolton remain hot on Newcastle’s tail after a 4-1 demolition of Charlton. Vaz Te scored for the 5/6 Trotters after 14 minutes, Kevin Davies on 21 and Jared Borgetti 10 minutes later gave Sam Allardyce’s team a commanding lead. Darren Bent struck a penalty for the Addicks on 76 but Davies netted his second a minute from time to ensure Bolton won by three goals.

Portsmouth left it late to beat relegated Sunderland to edge out of the bottom three. Sunderland, a speculative punt at 8/1 took the lead through Tommy Miller after 70 minutes but Svetoslav Todorov equalised three minutes later. With two minutes remaining, Kevin Kyle gave away a ridiculous hand-ball and Matthew Taylor converted the resultant penalty to ensure a 2/5 home win.

Birmingham gave their survival hopes a boost with a goalless draw at Everton. A dour match with few chances for either side was played out to a 9/4 stalemate.

Being six points away from Portsmouth, West Brom are now 1/100 for relegation while Birmingham City, two points behind Portsmouth, are 3/10. Harry Redknapp’s side are 5/2 outsiders to face the drop, although they have two tough matches remaining in Wigan Athletic and Liverpool.

The FA Cup semi finals were both all-Premiership affairs with Liverpool meeting West Ham in the final on Saturday 13 May.

Liverpool were 16/5 outsiders in their match at Old Trafford but stunned Chelsea by racing into a 2-0 lead. John Arne Riise stuck a free kick after 20 minutes and Luis Garcia fired in a second seven minutes after the break. Didier Drogba took full advantage of a defensive mix-up on 69 but the Reds held firm..

West Ham left it late to dump Middlesbrough out of the cup at Villa Park. Marlon Harewood struck the decisive goal with 12 minutes left for Alan Pardew’s 9/5 outsiders and secured a place in next season’s UEFA Cup as a result.

Hong Kong Harry Brings Down Santa Anita Curtain With American Stakes Triumph

With an explosive turn of foot turning for home, diminutive Irish-bred Hong Kong Harry remained unbeaten in three stateside starts as he registered his first graded stakes win in taking Sunday's Grade 3, $100,000 American Stakes by three quarters of a length at Santa Anita. The victory gave meet leading trainer Phil D'Amato his 16th stakes win and a Winter/Spring record 63rd overall victory at the Arcadia, Calif., track. Ridden by Ramon Vazquez, Hong Kong Harry got one mile on turf in 1:33.87.

At about 15 hands tall and in the words of his trainer, “900 pounds, soaking wet,” Hong Kong Harry shortened up out of a pair of mile and one eighth allowance wins on turf and got a perfect ground-saving ride under Vazquez.

Attentive to the pace while saving ground at the rail to the top of the lane. “Harry” sat fourth, about three lengths off longshot Kentucky Pharoah heading into the far turn, idled a bit five sixteenths out while awaiting room and pounced on a seam three from the rail at the top of the lane and kicked clear with his ears pinned in a terrific performance.

“I really loved where we were sitting the whole time,” said D'Amato, who incredibly, posted his 57th turf win of the meet, the majority of which came with Irish-breds. “I left it up to Ramon. I told him the horse is very versatile. He looked loaded the whole way, I was just hoping we would find a spot to get through and Ramon did a great job. (He) split them at the top of the lane and really sprinted home nice.

“He's a horse that had always trained with a lot of ability. I just think gradually, just bringing him along in his conditions, just building up his confidence was the key. He's got a huge heart this horse and hopefully, we can keep going up the ladder.”

A winner of four out of his seven starts at ages 3 and 4 in England, Hong Kong Harry was off as the 2-1 favorite Sunday in a field of 10 3-year-olds and up and paid $6.00, $4.20 and $3.20.

Owned by Scott Anastasi, Jimmy Ukegawa and Tony Valazza, Hong Kong Harry picked up $60,000 for the win, increasing his earnings to $185,097 and boosting his overall race record to 10-7-1-1.

Neil Drysdale's Brazilian-bred Homer Screen moved into third position turning for home and rallied like a horse with considerable upside to be second by one length over Tarantino. Off at 28-1 with Drayden Van Dyke, Homer Screen paid $17.60 and $10.00.

Idle since a well beaten third in the opening day Mathis Brothers Mile on Dec. 26, Tarantino was second turning for home and finished three quarters of a length in front of Tripoli. Off at 22-1 with Juan Hernandez, Tarantino paid $12.00 to show.

Fractions on the race were 23.52, 47.05, 1:10.62 and 1:22.34.

Carded as the 11th and final race of the 2021-22 Winter/Spring Meet, the American was also the last lap in the 20 cent Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot, which featured a carryover from Saturday of $330,680. With a mandatory payout and large fields in place, there was $3,864,927 in new money wagered today, for a total Rainbow 6 pool of $4,195,607.

There were 493 tickets with six winners, each worth $6,656.80.

Live racing resumes with opening day of the track's 18-day Autumn Meet on Friday, Sept. 30. For additional information, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.

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