June, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

George Main Renamed in Honor of King Charles III, The Everest Gets Purse Boost

Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club (ATC) announced on Sunday that the G1 George Main S. will be replaced by the G1 King Charles III S. at Royal Randwick starting this year. The King Charles III S. is named in honour of His Majesty The King and will be run over 1600 metres under weight-for-age conditions and carry a prize purse of A$5 million, making it the world's richest weight-for-age mile event. Last year's George Main S., won by Anamoe (Aus) (Street Boss), was worth A$1 million in 2022.

The King Charles will run on Oct. 14 along with the world's second-richest Thoroughbred race, the A$20 million The Everest (which rises from A$15 million). The entire card offers prizemoney of nearly A$35 million and includes the A$2 million The Kosciuszko, the A$1 million Silver Eagle, the A$500,000 St Leger S. and the A$250,000 G3 Angst S. Previously, the George Main S. was held two weeks prior to the G1 Epsom H.

“The King Charles III Stakes creates a new level of excitement for the Sydney Everest Carnival, with a feature open-age mile race boosting an already mouth-watering Everest Day meeting,” Racing NSW Chairman Russell Balding said. “It is also befitting of Royal Randwick to have a feature race in spring named in honour of His Majesty, to complement the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in autumn, with Royal Randwick being Australia's only Royal Racecourse.

“At $20 million of prizemoney, The TAB Everest is now the second-richest race in the world and the richest race on turf. This further increase in prizemoney is not only recognition of The TAB Everest as being the highest-rated race in Australia, but also of the success this event has created in flow-on benefits throughout the entire NSW Thoroughbred industry for the whole of the year.”

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Inflammation: A Link Between Equine Palate Issues And Asthma

Scientists suspect that inflammation is the connecting factor in a Polish study which has shown a clear link between episodes of severe asthma in and palate disorders in horses.

Though equine airway disease is often categorized into “upper” and “lower” airway issues, problems often affect both the upper and the lower airways since they act as a functional unit.

Dr. Natalia Kozłowska and researchers from the Institute of Veterinary Medicine at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences sought to investigate the occurrence of palatal disorders in horses actively experiencing severe asthma flare-ups. They wondered whether controlling asthma symptoms may resolve palate issues.

Equine asthma is not thoroughly understood, but it stems from a complex interaction of environmental and genetic factors. The condition can affect horses of all breeds and ages.

To investigate the possible connection with palate problems, the scientists used 46 privately owned horses that had severe asthma. All were in the midst of active asthma attacks when they were examined for study inclusion. The study team gathered each horse's medical history and completed a physical and detailed respiratory tract exam. A dynamic endoscopy was also performed the next day to determine whether disorders of the palate were present.

One day after the exam was completed, the horses began 21 days of asthma treatment and then were re-evaluated in the same manner.

The team found that palatal disorders were less common after the 21-day asthma treatment, suggesting that both asthma and palatal disorders may respond to similar treatments. Prior to treatment, 67.4 percent of the horses having asthma flare-ups showed evidence of palatial disorders – 39.1 percent showed evidence of palatal instability and 28.3 percent showed dorsal displacement of the soft palate.

After treatment, when the horse's asthma was controlled, no horses showed evidence of palatal instability, but dorsal displacement of the soft palate was still diagnosed in 8.7 percent of horses. Based on these results, a horse diagnosed with palatal instability only – no displacement – and with lower-airway inflammation may have his palate issues resolved once the inflammation has been treated.

The study team concludes that the findings support the idea that inflammation plays a significant role in both diseases. They suggest that a more conservative approach of treating horses with palatal disorders with anti-inflammatories could be attempted before opting for surgical intervention.

World’s Best Racehorse: Equinox Rolls To Victory In ‘Win & You’re In’ Takarazuka Kinen

Overwhelming favorite Equinox, currently the top-rated horse in the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, won this year's $3,628,000 Takarazuka Kinen (G1) Sunday at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan to extend his top-level winning streak to four, which includes the Tenno Sho (Autumn), the Arima Kinen last year, and the Dubai Sheema Classic in March this year.

With the Takarazuka Kinen victory, Equinox earned an automatic starting position and fees paid into the $4-million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) in November at Santa Anita through the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In.

The Takarazuka Kinen, like the Arima Kinen, is a “Grand Prix” event, in which the runners are selected by an online fan poll–Equinox garnered the most votes and emphatically delivered on expectations. The 2022 Horse of the Year, Equinox also became the 16th horse to complete the Grand Prix double.

Breaking smoothly from stall five under Christophe Lemaire on Sunday, Equinox was eased back to second from last and continued to travel near the rear in the backstretch, saving his strength for the right time. The Kitasan Black colt gradually advanced turning the last two corners the widest, displayed a powerful turn of foot in the lane, passing his rivals one by one, and sustained his speed after taking the lead passing the 200-meter pole to hold off the strong challenge by Through Seven Seas and win by a neck.

Time for the 2,200 meters (about 1 3/8 miles) was 2:11.2 on turf rated as good to firm.

“Though we were unable get a good position toward the front due to the fast pace at the beginning, the horse was relaxed in the rear and I wasn't worried at all,” Lemaire said. “As the inner track condition was not so good, we made bid from the outside early and turned wide to the straight where he stretched really well. Hanshin's inner course is tricky, and Takarazuka Kinen is a difficult race to win even for champion horses, so I'm very happy that I was able to win the race with the No. 1 horse in the World's Best Racehorse Rankings. I realized again how strong he is. I hope to win more big races with him in autumn.”

Bred by Northern Farm, campaigned by Silk Racing Co. Ltd., and trained by Tetsuya Kimura, Equinox is out of the King Halo mare Chateau Blanche.

Through Seven Seas, 1oth choice at 55-1 odds in the 17-horse field, settled in the very rear with Kenichi Ikezoe in the saddle and steadily advanced position behind Equinox rounding the last corners. Though meeting traffic entering the lane, the 5-year-old Dream Journey mare weaved her way through the horses and closed in on Equinox with the fastest closing speed but was second-best.

Second choice at 8-1, Justin Palace, unhurried around 12th and traveling in front of the winner, closed in on the front-runners from the outer route after the third corner, dueled with Equinox at the top of the stretch and, although failing to keep up with the winner, sustained his late charge to secure third place just before the wire by a head.

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New Individual World Pool Race Turnover Record Set at Royal Ascot

The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) announced on Sunday that its World Pool, the globe's largest commingled horse racing pools, broke the record for single race turnover in a World Pool race when HK$66.2 million (£6.6m) was bet into Saturday's G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee S., eclipsing the HK$66.1 million wagered in the 2022 G1 Betfred Derby. Saturday's total turnover of HK$323.4 million (£32.5m) is the third-highest World Pool day of all time, checking in behind the Friday (HK$351.8m) and Saturday (HK$340.9m) of Royal Ascot in 2022.

The other two biggest pools of the week were in Friday's G1 Commonwealth Cup and the Tuesday's G2 Ribblesdale Stakes, both drawing HK$50.5m (£5.1m). Total World Pool turnover for Royal Ascot 2023 hit HK$1.5 billion (£154m), slightly down from the HK$1.6 billion wagered a year ago, which was an increase on 2021's figure of 35%.

“Royal Ascot produced exceptional racing once again and it is clear that international racing fans have embraced the quality and depth of fields across the five days,” Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chief Executive Officer at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, said. “World Pool offers the best international racing for customers across the globe. In the four years since we launched World Pool at Royal Ascot, the Hong Kong Jockey Club has forged–and enhanced – a host of World Pool partnerships around the world and we are delighted at the significant progress achieved so far.”

On Saturday, the HKJC also announced that it has renewed a five-year World Pool partnership agreement with Ascot Racecourse to continue to promote racing as a global sport. Ascot and the HKJC formed the first World Pool partnership in 2019 and the new agreement runs through 2028.

The next World Pool event will be the G1 Irish Derby at The Curragh on Sunday, July 2.

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