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European Breeders’ Cup Report: Gosden Trio In Good Form, O’Brien Trainees Take To The Track

John Gosden's trio of Breeders' Cup contenders were the first horses to leave the quarantine barn Thursday morning at Keeneland. Thady Gosden (assistant trainer to his father John) was at the training track to watch the horses train. The trio galloped two circuits of the training track.

Frankie Dettori rode Terebellum (Filly & Mare Turf) who reported the filly to be “all good, she's very well in herself.”

Daniel Harrap, who looks after Terebellum, reported: “she's done great since she arrived in Keeneland. She has eaten very well, her temperatures are good, and her exercise work has been very pleasing.”

Thady Gosden who flew into Keeneland yesterday said: “its great to be here, unfortunately my father won't be making the trip this year. The horses looked great this morning so we're all looking forward to the weekend now.”

Mehdaayih (Turf) was ridden by Andrea Pina who described the filly's workout as “very, very good.”

Lord North (Turf) was ridden by Benario Goncalves de Palva who once again showed great enthusiasm in his training with de Palva saying, “he's bouncing, in great form.”

Safe Voyage (Mile) went onto the training track by himself and did a very light canter. John and Sean Quinn were again trackside and Safe Voyage was ridden by Jason Hart.

Hart said: “He's in good order, we did a nice breeze yesterday so he's had an easy day today to freshen him back up.”

The Lir Jet (Juvenile Turf) did a strong canter for a circuit around the training track.

Trainer Michael Bell said: “that's perfect, he's ready to race.”

Siskin (Mile) went on to the training track under race day jockey Colin Keane. The two did a strong canter for 1 ½ circuits.

Keane said: “he's in great form, really pleased.”

Ubettabelieveit (Juvenile Turf Sprint) once again took the eye on the training track. Partnered by race day jockey Rowan Scott he had a walk around the track and then had a light canter.

His trainer Nigel Tinkler, who has made a great impression on the locals with his sense of humor, said: “Good, that's him spot on for tomorrow. Happy.”

Aidan O'Brien's 10 horses cleared quarantine Wednesday evening and went out on to the main track. They split into two groups of six and four. They did a canter of the main track before heading back to the barn.

Superstar filly Magical (Turf) looked incredibly calm taking in the surroundings.

Andrew Balding was trackside to see Kameko (Mile) along with Qatar Racing manager David Redvers.

Balding said: “I'm pleased to be here. I've had runners at Keeneland in the past so it is great to be back at what is a fantastic racecourse.”

Race day jockey Oisin Murphy said: “We breezed for four furlongs on the turf. The ground was lovely, just kicking the top off but it's fairly fast underneath. His lead changes were very natural. He never overexerts himself in his work, but he felt really good.”

Glass Slippers (GB) (Turf Sprint) was another to canter around the turf ridden by race day jockey Tom Eaves.

Trainer Kevin Ryan said he “couldn't be happier with her. She's really well in herself and Tom said she gave him a lovely feel.”

After exercise, a number of European horses went for a paddock school. They included Kameko, Glass Slippers and Ralph Beckett's Juvenile Turf contenders, Devilwala (IRE) and New Mandate (IRE).

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Brown’s Filly & Mare Turf Quartet: Sistercharlie ‘Really Coming Around,’ Rushing Fall ‘Drew Well’

Chad Brown will start an enviable quartet of starters in an attempt to win his fifth Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Keeneland this Saturday. Brown previously won with Zagora (2012), Dayatthespa (2014), Stephanie's Kitten (2015 at Keeneland) and Sistercharlie (2018). All four of his runners galloped a routine circuit of the Keeneland main track Thursday morning.

Sistercharlie once again leads the charge, being arguably the most accomplished of his runners and a seven-time G1 winner. She hopes to improve upon her third at 4-5 odds in last year's edition, while also improving from her two disappointing runs this season – thirds in both the Ballston Spa and Diana at Saratoga.

“I see her really coming around and is training as well as she has all year,” Brown said. “Her last three breezes in particular have been excellent. I think she's going to really appreciate the mile and three-sixteenths and having enough ground to get there. She drew well (in post two).

“I just think she was really rusty that first start back and had not run in a really long time,” Brown continued. “I probably undertrained her knowing that she's six and knowing in the back of your mind that she's had a lot of career breezes and I don't want to get her injured in the morning, so I probably undertrained her a little bit and that was fine, because I knew that first race back wasn't in any way a goal of ours. I think her second race she really ran well (post six) and it set her up for this.”

Rushing Fall, also a previous Breeders' Cup winner when taking the 2017 Juvenile Fillies Turf, is a six-time G1 winner who will be closing out her career by running the farthest she has attempted (9.5 furlongs) in the Filly & Mare Turf. A winner of 11 of 14 lifetime, she has won five of six over this turf course and three of her four attempts at nine furlongs, just short of this trip.

Brown: “I think Rushing Fall drew well and is another one where unfortunately this is it for her. She's had a nice career and hopefully she breaks well and has a nice trip from there. You do (worry about the distance), but we've been in this position before – Dayatthespa comes to mind and she had never tried a mile and a quarter – but sometimes the first time you try it is the best time you'll ever run at it. Frankel used to tell me that.”

My Sister Nat and Nay Lady Nay both exit the Flower Bowl Invitational at Belmont, finishing second and third behind Civil Union, who reopposes on Saturday. My Sister Nat is a half-sister to Sistercharlie with proven G1 form on both sides of the Atlantic, while Nay Lady Nay is the youngest of the quartet, at four years old, and has been incrementally stepping up in class in 2020. Both are graded winners who appear to be in top form, but must take on the tall task of beating their aforementioned stablemates and others at the G1 level.

“(My Sister Nat) may have to be used a bit early to get some sort of position (from post 13 of 14),” Brown said. “I think that's the key. It took her a while to acclimate, but she's coming around quickly and I have never seen her doing this well. On numbers, she's going to have to really take a jump forward to land in the winner's circle. She's very different from Sistercharlie. They might both come off the pace, but that's where it ends. They look different and I think Sistercharlie can get into gear quicker and has a bigger stronger better turn of foot, but My Sister Nat is trying to close the gap a little bit and get into the Grade 1 races now. She's turning six next season and it's quite possible she could run next year.

“(Nay Lady Nay) is going to have to tuck in early,” Brown continued. “She's a long shot as it is. At a mile and three-sixteenths it might be stretching it for her. I think her only chance to grab a piece of this is to tuck in off the break and kind of work her way through traffic during the course of the race. I do think there's a little more there. She just continues to grow and get stronger and does everything you like to see year to year. Some of these horses, they look the same as when they were babies, so I think there's a little more in the tank. Ultimately, I think she's best at a tick shorter than this, which is where we see her fastest numbers.”

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Study: Omeprazole And Bute Not Necessarily A Good Combination

Omeprazole is often prescribed to horses that are receiving phenylbutazone in an effort to reduce the chances of a horse developing equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS), though it isn't clear how safe or effective this treatment is.

Drs. Megan Ricord, Frank Andrews, Francisco Yñiguez, Michael Keowen, Frank Garza Jr., Linda Paul, Ann Chapman and Heidi Banse created a study to evaluate the effect of omeprazole on adult horses with EGUS caused by phenylbutazone.

The research team used 22 horses that had equine glandular gastric disease (EGGD) and equine squamous gastric disease (ESGD), each horse had a score of a 2 or higher when tested for the disease. The horses were divided into three groups: one group (eight horses) received 4.4 mg/kg of oral phenylbutazone every 12 hours; the second group (eight horses) received the same phenylbutazone dose plus 4 mg/kg of oral omeprazole every 24 hours. The control group (six horses) received neither phenylbutazone or omeprazole.

The horses were treated for 14 days and had their stomachs scoped at days seven and 14. Blood tests were done at the beginning and end of the study period. Five of the horses did not complete the study because of intestinal issues (two in the phenylbutazone-only group and three in the phenylbutazone/omeprazole group).

The scientists found that the EGGD score increased in the study group that received the phenylbutazone only when compared to the horses that also received omeprazole. They found no difference in the ESGD scores between the two groups. Strikingly, six of the eight horses in the phenylbutazone/omeprazole group developed intestinal complications—two of which were fatal. Only two of the horses in the phenylbutazone-only group had intestinal complications, and neither of them died.

The team concluded that using omeprazole reduced the severity of EGGD, but that caution should be exercized when using the two concurrently, especially when this takes place at the same time as a management change.

Read the study here.

Gutaifan on the Move to Haras des Faunes

MGSW & G1SP Gutaifan (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) will stand at Alain Chopard’s Haras des Faunes in 2021, France-Sire reported. Formerly at Yeomanstown Stud in Ireland, the grey’s oldest foals are 3-year-olds. He was purchased by Chopard and will stand for €3,500.

“He’s a horse that’s proven he can get 2-year-old winners,” said Chopard to France-Sire. He already has a lot of them. I was looking for a stallion of this type, and I was offered Gutaifan. He made a big impact this year with Fev Rover, who still beat Plainchant, one of our best 2-year-olds from France.”

In 2020, Gutaifan celebrated his first group winner with second-crop filly Fev Rover (Ire) in the G2 Prix du Calvados. He also has listed winners Sardinia Sunset (Ire) and Sopran Poseidone (Ire).

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