August, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Arqana May Topper Debuts At Windsor

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Monday's Observations features the 2022 Arqana May Breeze-Up topper.

5.50 Windsor, Mdn, £9,950, 2yo, 6f 12yT
SAKHEER (IRE) (Zoffany {Ire}) debuts for KHK Racing and Roger Varian, having topped the Arqana May Breeze-Up at €550,000. A half-brother to the G2 Kilboy Estate S., G3 Park Express S. and GIII Matchmaker S. winner Lemista (Ire) (Raven's Pass), the February-foaled bay meets another newcomer in Amo Racing's filly Magical Sunset (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), a Richard Hannon-trained €340,000 Goffs Orby graduate who is a half-sister to the Wokingham winner Hey Jonesy (Ire) (Excelebration {Ire}).

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Cohen Appointed To TOC Board

The board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) unanimously named Tim Cohen to fill the board vacancy created by the recent resignation of Mike Harrington.

Per the bylaws, Cohen will be required to run in the 2023 board election.

Cohen, owner of Rancho Temescal located Ventura County, California, runs under Rancho Temescal LLC, often in partnership with his father, Jed Cohen, under the Red Baron's Barn LLC banner. Prior to managing Rancho Temescal, Cohen worked in the hospitality industry, managing luxury hotels and restaurants.

“I look forward to joining the board and further the efforts to improve California racing for all stakeholders,” said Cohen.

Red Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC were leading owners at the 2021/2022 Winer-Spring Santa Anita meet. They currently own over 75 Thoroughbreds with 55 currently in training. Rancho Temescal LLC, in partnership with others, has campaigned top horses including Grade 1 winner, River Boyne and Grade 2 winner Sharp Samurai.

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Al Hakeem The Monday Attraction

Held in the highest regard by Jean-Claude Rouget, Al Shaqab Racing's Al Hakeem (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) puts that on the line in Monday's G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano at Deauville. Impressive in the Listed Prix de Suresnes over this 10-furlong trip at

Chantilly May 3, the homebred was one of the few fancied contenders compromised by a wide draw when fourth in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly June 5. That form has subsequently been boosted by those who finished either side of him, Modern Games (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Onesto (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), and he should have a class edge over the June 18 Golden Gates S. winner Missed The Cut (Quality Road) and the Fabre pair True Testament (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) and Junko (GB) (Intello {Ger}).

Al Shaqab also have the June 12 Listed Prix Volterra winner Samahram (Fr) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) in the G3 Prix de Lieurey, where she re-opposes the G3 Oak Tree S. winner Oscula (Ire) (Galileo Gold {GB}) having been a luckless third behind her in that seven-furlong Goodwood contest July 27.

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14 HBPA Affiliates, Four Tracks Seek To Join HISA Lawsuit

An alliance of 14 affiliates of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and four racetracks are seeking protection from the alleged harms of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act Authority (HISA). They are asking a federal judge to allow them to participate in an existing lawsuit that claims HISA and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) violated the Fourth and Seventh Amendments to the U.S. Constitution as well as the process by which federal agencies develop and issue regulations, T. D. Thornton of Thoroughbred Daily News reports.

The HBPA affiliates and the tracks on Friday filed a “motion to intervene” in United States District Court (Western District of Louisiana). If accepted by the judge, it would grant the petitioners status in the case alongside the lead plaintiffs from the states of Louisiana and West Virginia.

The HBPA affiliates seeking to join the lawsuit are Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Washington, Charles Town, and Tampa Bay Downs. The Colorado Horse Racing Association, the state's statutorily recognized horsemen's group, also wants to be an intervenor.

The racetracks seeking to join the lawsuit are Fonner Park, Horsemen's Park, and the recently approved racino Legacy Downs, all in Nebraska. The fourth is Turf Paradise in Arizona.

“[Our] interests will be seriously impaired if Defendants prevail in their effort to enforce the enjoined HISA Rules beyond Louisiana and West Virginia,” the movants wrote in their Aug. 12 court filing. “Intervenors are not adequately represented by the parties to this action. Intervenors therefore respectfully request that this Court grant their motion to intervene as plaintiffs to protect their and their members' interests.”

“Specifically, Intervenors seek to ensure that HISA does not kneecap the horseracing industry as a whole or themselves with the implementation and enforcement of defective HISA Rules,” the filing continued.

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