September, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

InCompass Launches EquiTAPS To Satisfy HISA Requirements For Equine Treatment, Procedure Records

InCompass Solutions announced Thursday the launch of EquiTAPS, a free service that enables users to submit veterinary treatment and procedure records to racing authorities for horses in their care and to give authorized parties in other jurisdictions access to those records.

EquiTAPS satisfies reporting requirements as set forth by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and will accept records submitted by covered persons as defined by HISA, including trainers and veterinarians. When required by HISA's regulations, treatment and procedure information entered into EquiTAPS will be automatically forwarded to HISA.

“We are excited to offer EquiTAPS, which will assist horsemen and veterinarians of all racing breeds to keep track of horses in their care while working in compliance with HISA, which has jurisdiction over Thoroughbreds,” said Chris Dobbins, senior vice president of InCompass. “We believe this service provides a bridge between horsemen, racetracks, and HISA for the welfare of the racehorse.”

Regulatory veterinarians and racing authorities who would like access to EquiTAPS should contact help@equitaps.com. Trainers and veterinarians are encouraged to create a free account. Individuals with a username and password through hisaus.org can use the same login information for EquiTAPS. If they do not already have an account with HISA, users should visit equitaps.com to set up an account with EquiTAPS for access under their racing jurisdiction.

InCompass Solutions Inc. is the industry's leading technology solutions and software provider for racetracks and simulcast facilities throughout North America. InCompass offers consulting to racing facilities to help them take advantage of statistical racing and customer data with a focus on the recommendations suggested by McKinsey & Company's analysis of the Thoroughbred industry.

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‘Very Much Like Home’: Joseph O’Brien Sends Runners To Kentucky Downs

One of Europe's top stables will make its first start at Kentucky Downs as the Joseph O'Brien-trained Stay Lost runs in Thursday's seventh race for 2-year-old filly maidens.

Three O'Brien horses arrived at Kentucky Downs from Saratoga on Tuesday, heading to the track Wednesday morning for training over the undulating turf course. The horses were part of what was a four-horse New York contingent that came over from the trainer's Ireland base.

Another horse, Saratoga's Mahony Stakes runner-up Cadamosto, needs three scratches to run in Saturday's overfilled $600,000 Franklin-Simpson Stakes (Grade 2) for 3-year-old sprinters at the FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs.

“It's very like home,” said assistant trainer Gary O'Connor, who is overseeing the O'Brien horses. “The track is pretty much the same as home. It's pretty nice, and the horses are settling in well.”

O'Connor said Kentucky Downs reminds him of Killarney, which is a left-handed course that also has a sharp first turn and undulates. Killarney also has a sweeping far turn and at 1 1/4 miles in circumference is a sixteenth-mile shorter than Kentucky Downs. One thing is very different, however.

“The prize money here is unbelievable, isn't it?” O'Connor said. “It's very good. A bit of luck and hopefully we'll be there” to get some of it.

The Irish-bred Cadamosto has three fourth-place finishes in group stakes in Europe. Had any one of those been a third, he would have gotten into the body of the race under Kentucky Downs' preference system, which prioritizes horses that have won graded or group stakes, followed by horses that have been in the top three in a graded or group stakes. The final tiebreaker for horses trying to get into a race is turf earnings, where Europe's much smaller purses work against those horses.

“It's a pity. Fingers crossed he gets in,” O'Connor said. “I'm not sure what the plan would be if he doesn't. I'll leave that to the boss and the connections that own him.”

The Kentucky-bred Stay Lost finished sixth in her racing debut at 1 1/16 miles at Saratoga.

“She's been doing great since she came here,” he said.

Reckoning Force, with a third and a fourth at Saratoga, got into a race for closing day, joining the field of ten 2-year-olds for the $500,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile that was rescheduled after inclement weather forced its cancelation last Saturday.

Asked if O'Brien was sticking in his toe to test the water for running more horses at Kentucky Downs in the future, O'Connor said: “Hopefully. The two lads with me and I have been to Belmont and Saratoga the last few weeks. We seem to be traveling with horses to America more and more. I'm kind of getting the hang of it now.”

And that is?

“If they travel well and keep eating and drinking, they've got a great chance,” he said. “And these three have been doing that.”

O'Brien, the son of leading Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien, was a top jockey, including winning the 2011 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf on St Nicholas Abbey at Churchill Downs. The next year Joseph O'Brien rode Camelot to victory in the 2,000 Guineas, Epsom Derby and Irish Derby. Both horses were trained by his dad. In 2016, the younger O'Brien gave up riding races to concentrate on training.

Early in his training career, O'Brien's U.S. runners were pretty much limited to coming over for the Breeders' Cup. He won his first U.S. race in 2019 when Iridessa captured the $2 million Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita. He didn't run in the Breeders' Cup last year at Del Mar but O'Brien did train the winners of the Grade 2 Belmont Gold Cup (Baron Samedi) and the Grade 1 Saratoga Derby Invitational (21-1 shot State of Rest). So far this year, he has two seconds, a third and three fourths racing at Belmont Park and Saratoga.

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Catalogue Announced For ThoroughBid September Sale

ThoroughBid's September Sale will feature at least 44 lots on Friday, Sept. 16. Beginning at 9 a.m., the online sale includes five horses-in-training from Willie Mullins, several Flat performers from Charlie Hills, seven French Flat-bred juveniles from David Maughan and the dispersal of Beswick Brothers Bloodstock. Some of the highlights are the 135-rated Grand Bornand (Fr) (Montmartre {Fr}) (lot 5) from Mullins; Hills's 94-rated sprinter Menai Bridge (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}) (lot 9); and Chantilly maiden winner Cosmic Invasion (Ire) (Sioux Nation) (lot 21).

James Richardson, CEO of ThoroughBid, said, “We're delighted to have been recognised and trusted by so many people in the industry, who clearly get the positives of being able to sell online at the moment.

“To have the likes of Willie Mullins and Charlie Hills selling with us is great, and we're also very excited about working with the Beswick Brothers and David Maughan, who have brought a terrific array of bloodstock to this September Sale.”

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Thoroughbred Charities Of America Returns As Title Sponsor Of RRP’s Thoroughbred Makeover

The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) and Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) jointly announce Thursday that TCA has returned as the title sponsor of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, the flagship program of the Retired Racehorse Project. TCA's commitment to improving the lives and welfare of Thoroughbred racehorses both on and off the track has guided its support of the RRP since 2012.

Designed to serve the RRP's charitable mission to increase demand for Thoroughbreds as sport and pleasure horses, the TCA Thoroughbred Makeover is a retraining competition and showcase, featuring trainers from across North America who have worked throughout the year to prepare recently retired Thoroughbred ex-racehorses to compete for more than $100,000 in ten equestrian sports.

“The Thoroughbred Makeover has been a game changer for aftercare,” said TCA executive director, Erin Halliwell. “Over the last decade, thousands of Thoroughbreds have been retrained to compete in the Makeover. When former racers learn new skills, it makes them more marketable to horse owners seeking their next mount which, in turn, can increase their post-racetrack value. TCA is proud to support the RRP and the Makeover as they continue to create a demand for Thoroughbreds after their racing careers.”

TCA's support of the Thoroughbred Makeover is part of its annual grant-making activity. This year, TCA granted nearly $783,000 to 74 approved organizations. For over three decades, TCA has worked to support not only Thoroughbred aftercare, but also programs that provide health and human services for backstretch and farm workers.

“TCA recognized the potential the RRP had to impact the aftercare industry in the earliest years of the organization,” said RRP executive director, Kirsten Green. “Education, incentive, and advocacy programs such as ours play a vital role in the aftercare industry and we're grateful for TCA's continued commitment that work.”

The road to the Thoroughbred Makeover is a long journey: participating trainers began the retraining process as early as December 1, 2021. A total of 516 horses were accepted through a registration process; after the Final Entry process, 377 horses and their trainers committed to competing in Kentucky. With TCA's support, the Thoroughbred Makeover has impacted over 4,000 horses, representing an estimated $34.8 million in private funds spent to care for the participating horses that are transitioning into riding careers. Since 2015, the RRP has also documented an 82% increase in value of horses upon retirement from racing that participate in the Makeover.

TCA's support of activities during Makeover week extends beyond their title sponsorship of the event. TCA staff collaborate with the RRP, The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program, and Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance to produce the Thoroughbred Aftercare Summit, a workshop opportunity for those involved in the aftercare industry to come together in a community setting to expand their knowledge of business best practices and discuss issues facing the industry. The Thoroughbred Makeover is also set to host an expanded offering of Thoroughbred Incentive Program Championship classes, of which TCA is also a proud supporter.

A full schedule of Thoroughbred Makeover events can be found at TheRRP.org.

The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) is a 501(c)3 charitable organization working to increase demand for off-track Thoroughbreds in the equestrian world. In addition to producing the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium the world's largest and most lucrative retraining competition for recently-retired racehorses, the organization also publishes Off-Track Thoroughbred Magazine, produces the Master Class retraining clinic series, and presents programming at major horse expos and events around the country. The RRP maintains an educational library of content to empower more equestrians to ride a Thoroughbred.

TCA funds and facilitates the support of Thoroughbreds and the people who care for them. TCA distributes grants to several categories of Thoroughbred-related nonprofits including rehabilitation, retraining, rehoming and retirement organizations; backstretch and farm employee programs; equine-assisted therapy programs; and research organizations. Since its inception in 1990, TCA has granted over $26 million to more than 200 charities. TCA is the charitable arm of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA).

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