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Lyons Takes Long View For Even So

Ger Lyons took his second Irish Classic of the season on Saturday with the Coolmore-owned Even So (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and is already looking forward to her 4-year-old season.

“A real plan hasn’t been made, but her real career could kick in at four because there’s a good programme for the older fillies,” he said of the three-time winner. “There’s obviously the Yorkshire Oaks, but I wouldn’t be in a rush to take on Love, without talking to connections they let all of their horses take each other on, but I don’t think I need to do that with her.

“There’s no plan at the moment for Even So—she’s out in the paddock with Yaxeni and Lemista and she’ll be there all of this week at the very least to help her get over her exertions.”

He added: “The initial thinking was to find a little prep and head for [Champions Day at] Ascot.”

Lemista (Ire) (Raven’s Pass) added to a fantastic weekend for the Lyons stable with her victory in the G2 Kilboy Estates S. over nine furlongs. The filly, who was racing in the colours of American owner Peter Brant, has Even So behind her in third when winning the G3 Park Express S. in March before racing was halted. She then bounced back to win the listed Victor McCalmont Memorial S. on June 20.

“Lemista is a great filly. It was a big decision to sell her for David Spratt,” said the trainer. “She’s winning over a trip shorter than I think is her best, and on ground quicker than I think she wants. If you could see her and Even So work on the gallops you’d be scratching your head, but they turn it on on the track. They lead the baby 2-year-olds on the gallops.”

Lyons added, “The day she won the Park Express we were speculatively black-type hunting, but Chris Hayes rode her and told us we were under-estimating her. I don’t think she’s an [Irish] St Leger type–I have Nickajack Cave for that, who won the Saval Beg. You could run Even So over a mile and six, or Yaxeni.”

A maiden winner last season, Yaxeni (Fr) (Maxios {GB}), owned by SBA Racing Ltd, which also races the smart juvenile Frenetic (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), finished sixth in the Irish Oaks and has also been Group 3-placed this year.

 

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New-look NHRM Set To Reopen

Newmarket’s National Horse Racing Museum (NHRM) has a new name and a new look ahead of its reopening to the public on Tuesday, July 28. The museum, situated in the centre of the town just off the high street, has been closed for four months during the coronavirus pandemic.

One-way systems and social-distancing measures are in place to ensure that visitors can return safely to the venue which is also home to a number of high-profile retired racehorses who reside in the Rothschild Yard.

“Not only does the museum present a rich and fascinating panorama of a sport which is very much at the centre of the nation’s story, it’s also a great day out for everyone, whether they already know about racing or not,” said NHRM chief executive Dr Steven Parissien. “We want to become an essential resource for the town and believe that our unique combination of art, heritage, horses, open spaces and great food and drink is exactly what Newmarket needs in these trying times.”

He continued, “There will be new catering outlets, more space, a dedicated community gallery and displays which will reflect the history of the town as well as of racing. This autumn, for example, we will be showing a compilation of BBC archival films on Newmarket, from a profile of the old railway station’s famous heavy horses of the 1960s to the Blue Peter special on the town of 2003.”

The popular Tack Room restaurant will also reopen, along with the former bakery in the King’s Yard, which will offer bread, cakes, coffee and picnic boxes. Further changes include the transformation of the museum’s paddocks into a picnic area with benches and, in the coming months, a miniature zoo for companion animals such as sheep and goats. The museum store is also being relaunched and will include a second-hand book room.

Dr Parissien added, ‘We want the museum’s fabulous open spaces to be a key venue for the town—for eating and drinking, for art, for music and for shows and events, as well as for reflection and for relaxation. Keep in touch with us through our new website and you can find everything that’s coming up.”

This summer’s special exhibition, entitled The Good Companions, opens on Friday, July 31, and explores the portrayal of dogs in art. Tickets can be booked via visit the temporary ticketing website.

 

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