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Three Peaks Charity Event Set For July 8

Over 100 people from across the UK racing industry will participate in the charity hike the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on Saturday, July 8, Racing Welfare announced on Thursday.

Participants will hike 25 miles and climb over 1500 metres as they traverse Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Whernside in Yorkshire in just 12 hours.

“As a charity that receives no government funding, we are relying on our supporters and fundraisers more than ever,” said Racing Welfare Chief Executive Dawn Goodfellow. To have 100 people taking on this challenge and showing that unified support is truly humbling.”

To support the fundraiser, please visit Racing Welfare's website or text PEAKS and their donation amount, i.e. PEAKS10, PEAKS20 to donate £10, or £20, etc.

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Broken: New Book Investigates 1990 Death Of Hall Of Famer Alydar

On November 13, 1990, it was a quiet evening at Calumet Farm, where the most valuable racehorses—including the prolific stallion Alydar, who is insured for $41.5 million – had settled into their stalls for the evening. Alton Stone, filling in for the regular night watchman, completed his rounds at the barn. Although nothing seemed out of the ordinary, an inexplicable hunch led Stone to check on Alydar. What he found – a grievously injured horse with no discernible cause – jump-started one of the biggest mysteries to ever hit the horse racing world.

After a four-year investigation, animal law attorney Fred M. Kray uncovers new details in the #1 Amazon bestseller, Broken: The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age (Live Oak Press – May 2, 2023).

One part true-crime investigation, one-part evocative history of the adrenaline-filled days of horse racing's golden age, Kray follows Alydar's rise to fame and then dives into the sordid details of the crime and trial that came to define his legacy. Told with the taut pacing of a legal thriller, the book investigates Alydar's death, the $41.5 million insurance payout, and the stain it left on the sport of horse racing.

Throughout the book, Kray weaves together shocking testimony and key evidence from the trials, featuring dramatic photos taken the night of the incident. Drawing on interviews conducted with more than 25 key witnesses, Kray reveals insider-only details and, in order to discover the truth about the death of this magnificent horse, embarks on a major investigation –one that leads to an unexpected and startling conclusion.

Visit https://fredmkray.com/ where readers can submit their own verdict after reviewing actual photos and evidence gathered from Kray's four-year investigation. The website is also a wonderful tribute to Alydar and includes photos, stats, and videos from his legendary career.

ALYDAR RACING CAREER AND LEGACY:

At the time of his death in 1990, Alydar was the leading sire in the United States.
His name will always be synonymous with Affirmed, known by many as the greatest rivalry in the history of Thoroughbred racing and his second-place finishes to Affirmed in the 1978 Triple Crown.
In an ironic twist, Alydar and Affirmed were housed together at Calumet the night of November 13, 1990.
He had a successful racing career of his own, having raced 26 times and his win-place-show record was 14-9-1.
His purse earnings were just shy of $1 million: $957,195.
He was inducted into horseracing's Hall of Fame in 1989.
The Alydar Stakes has been held in Saratoga until 2022.
He found Triple Crown redemption in his sons, Alysheba and Easy Goer. Between the two, they gave Alydar the Triple Crown, which he tried so hard to win.

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NYRA And NMRHF Partner At Saratoga Walk Of Fame

The New York Racing Association. Inc. (NYRA) will partner at Saratoga Race Course establishing the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame as the official curator of the space currently known as the Saratoga Walk of Fame, the organization said in a release Thursday.

Through this collaboration, the Hall of Fame will present fans with a rotating display of informational panels, multi-media presentations and a variety of relevant historic artifacts culled from its extensive collections.

Located behind the grandstand just across the pedestrian path from the Miller Time Fourstardave Sports Bar, the open-air Walk of Fame is easily recognizable from oversized displays of racing memorabilia and its Saratoga-style, turret-spiked slate roof.

“We're excited to share some of the most popular items in our collection at Saratoga Race Couse, a place synonymous with racing history,” said Hall of Fame and Communications Director Brien Bouyea. “We hope it will help fans feel and appreciate the pageantry of our sport, so much of which happened right in Saratoga, and we're grateful to NYRA for the opportunity.”

Among the items to be featured this summer are informational panels about each Hall of Fame category; panels and bios in recognition of the Hall of Fame Class of 2023; video features of select Hall of Fame members and a virtual reality jockey experience.

The Hall of Fame will present rotating trophies of historical significance from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET each Friday of the meet.

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Bahrain International Trophy Upgraded To Group 2 Status And Will Be Worth $1 Million In 2023

This year's edition of the G2 Bahrain International Trophy will feature an increased purse of $1 million, the Bahrain Turf Club announced on Thursday.

The highest profile race in the kingdom, the race was promoted to Group 2 level by the Asian Pattern Committee recently. It was won in 2022 by Dubai Future (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) for trainer Saeed bin Suroor and Godolphin.

His Highness Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Rashid Equestrian & Horseracing Club, said, “The Bahrain International Trophy is our showpiece event and its promotion to Group 2 status represents another significant step in growing the Kingdom's standing on the international racing stage.

“We are looking forward to staging the best horseracing event to date and welcoming runners from all over the world to Bahrain.”

The addition of the purse boost for the Bahrain International Trophy is part of the all-round investment programme in the country with will boast record purses for the 2023-24 season. All three Bahraini listed races, the Crown Prince's Cup, the King's Cup and the Al Methaq Mile, have all received purse hikes, as has the 10-race Bahrain Turf Series with each race worth $80,000 (£65,000).

Yusuf Buheji, CEO of the Bahrain Turf Club added, “We are delighted to announce the staging of the first $1-million race in Bahrain, along with increases in the value of all our Pattern races, the Bahrain Turf Series and our wider domestic programme.

“In addition to increases in prize money, we continue to invest in our racing and training facilities, as well as our integrity standards. Through these initiatives, as well as our partnerships and sponsorship portfolio, the aim is to further raise the standard of racing in Bahrain and welcome more international visitors.”

For more information, please visit the BTC website.

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