June, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

The Haiku Handicapper Presented By NYRABets: 2022 Belmont Stakes

Time to analyze the 2022 Belmont Stakes field, in post position order, in the form of Haiku; a Japanese poem of 17 syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five.

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#1 – We the People
If he gets his way,
He could lead them around twice
What if he doesn't?

#2 – Skippylongstocking
Shot his Preakness shot
And he was a non-factor
A level too high

#3 – Nest
A bottled-up Oaks
Has the blood for Big Sandy
But can she keep up?

#4 – Rich Strike
It's the race they want
Will they get the pace they want?
Glass slipper fissures

#5 – Creative Minister
Meteoric rise
Has plenty of pedigree
One last rung to climb

#6 – Mo Donegal
The Pletcher playbook:
Derby, Belmont, hoist trophy
It might work this time

#7 – Golden Glider
Conjure Sir Winston
And then put that thought aside
Future also-ran

[Story Continues Below]

#8 – Barber Road
Outran Derby odds
You've gotta love his moxie
Honest, win or lose.

Prediction
The climb continues
For Creative Minister
Seven, one follow

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Alison Enticknap Named BHA Director of Strategy and Change

Alison Enticknap was appointed the British Horseracing Authority's newly-created Director of Strategy and Change on Thursday. Enticknap will be the BHA's executive lead and help coordinate industry strategy with colleagues across the industry. Her appointment follows the news that the BHA, Racecourse Association (RCA) and Thoroughbred Group (TG) will work together on the development of a new industry strategy. The BHA is currently in the process of creating a new Strategy and Change Department as a result. That department will be responsible for programme management and planning, including oversight of cross-industry projects, and building capability and capacity in areas such as insights and analysis, and project delivery.

She joined the BHA as Head of Stakeholder and Internal Engagement in 2018. Since autumn of 2021, Enticknap was the Interim Director of Communcations and Corporate Affairs. Prior to starting with the BHA, Enticknap held a range of communications, public affairs and programme management roles, in both the commercial and not-for-profit sectors.

Enticknap said, “I see this role as a huge opportunity for racing to work together to address our biggest challenges and to seize important opportunities. The prize is enormous if we can collaborate as an industry and get this right. I look forward to working across racing, with its wealth of knowledge and expertise, and helping to secure the outcome we all want–a thriving and sustainable sport.”

Added BHA Chair Joe Saumarez Smith, “The creation of the new Strategy and Change Department will be crucial for our sport's agreed plans to develop a new industry strategy. I am delighted that we have appointed Alison to lead this department. Her proven leadership ability and capacity to build relationships and drive change will be integral to the success of this work.”

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BHA Race-Reduction Proposal Tabled Following Executive Committee Vote

The British Horseracing Authority's proposal to balance the racing programme and reduce it by 300 races for 2023 did not proceed out of review after the sport's Executive Committee voted on Wednesday evening. Racing Post first reported the news. The Executive Committee consists of BHA Chief Executive Julie Harrington, and high-ranking members of the Racecourse Association and the Thoroughbred Group. Harrington released a statement explaining the decision on Thursday morning. The statement read:

“The BHA retains the view that it is critical we take steps, as a sport, to deliver a racing product which is both competitive and compelling. The use of a data-driven race programme which is suitably tailored to the population of horses in training will be central to this.

“Following ongoing discussions with the sport's member bodies we believe the best way to achieve this will be through collaboration on a unified industry strategy, rather than making tactical tweaks to the race programme, which have the side-effect of causing significant division amongst the sport's various members.

“The sport's leaders have recent announced that work will now begin on a unified strategy, with fixtures and the race programme at its core.

“Meanwhile, the size of the 2023 race programme will remain under review, with the capacity for decisions to be made later in the year, based on ongoing industry discussions and our ongoing monitoring of the horse population.”

The National Trainers Federation released a statement in response to the news which read:

“We are extremely disappointed with the outcome of the Executive Committee vote on reducing race volume for 2023. From the outset we have supported a BHA proposal that sought to prioritise the future health of the sport over immediate financial gain.

“Further to this, we are left questioning a situation where, despite the Thoroughbred Group voting in favour of the BHA proposal, it was not possible to even reach the two to one majority needed to justify a discussion at the BHA Board. Clearly, this raises significant concerns for us.”

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Friday Insights: Juddmonte Blueblood Hopes Second Time’s a Charm

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JUDDMONTE BLUEBLOOD HOPES SECOND TIME'S A CHARM
1st-BEL, $90K, Msw, 3yo/up, 1m, 12:50 p.m.
Blueblooded Juddmonte homebred ARTORIUS (Arrogate) ran a huge race on debut at Keeneland Apr. 16, producing an eye-catching rally from well back to be second behind a 'TDN Rising Star' performance from Under Oath (Speightstown). The son of MGISW Paulassilverlining (Ghostzapper), who was recently profiled in Steve Sherack's “Second Chances” column, gets that second chance Friday in the Belmont opener.
He faces a pair of well-related colts also making their second start in Shreveport (Tapit) and Exact Estimate (Into Mischief). The former, a Godolphin homebred, is a son of MGISW Seventh Street (Street Cry {Ire}) and a full-brother to GSW & GISP Lake Avenue. The gray made a four-wide move to be third in his even-panel unveiling at this oval May 5. Exact Estimate, a $375,000 FTKSEL buy, is a half to MGSW & GISP Tizamagician (Tiznow). The Chad Brown pupil was a well-beaten second at Keeneland in his Apr. 24 career bow. TJCIS PPs

PRICEY TAPIT JUVENILE DEBUTS FOR CASSE
3rd-CD, $120K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, 1:43 p.m.
Tracy Farmer went to $500,000 for PERSONAL PURSUIT (Tapit) at KEESEP and she debuts in this spot for trainer Mark Casse. The juvenile is a half-sister to MGSW Sneaking Out (Indian Evening), GSW Grecian Fire (Unusual Heat) and stakes winners Been Studying Her (Fast Anna) and Smuggler's Run (Straight Fire). Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas unveils Naughty Gal (Into Mischief), a $350,000 OBSMAR purchase after breezing in :20 4/5. She hails from the family of MGISW Miss Temple City (Temple City). TJCIS PPs

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