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Showcasing’s Mohaather Impressive In the Summer Mile

For a long time denied a fair crack in the luck department, Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s Mohaather (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) made up for much of the lost time when rewarding market confidence in style in Ascot’s G2 Betfred Summer Mile on Saturday. Badly hampered and finishing full of running when seventh in the G1 Queen Anne S. on the straight track at the Royal meeting June 16, the 2-1 favourite was a touch free early for Dane O’Neill with his rider at pains to restrain his enthusiasm halfway down the field. Unleashed in the straight, the bay hit the front a furlong from home and surged clear for an authoritative 3 3/4-length success from San Donato (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), with Duke of Hazzard (Fr) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) a neck behind in third.

“I thought it was a solid-looking group two and he’s won it with a lot in hand to suggest he gets the mile really well,” trainer Marcus Tregoning commented. “Hopefully, we’ll get a group one or two with him, if we’re clever. We should be able to do it. It’s very exciting for everybody and a big boost for us. It hasn’t been easy, but luckily he’s got a very good owner. Sheikh Hamdan is so patient and so good to train for. I just have to worry about getting the horse to the races in tip-top order and we managed it today. We’ve got a good horse here and he’s going to be aimed at the top mile races like the [G1] Sussex. We’ll probably go to Goodwood.”

Mohaather had Classic pretensions last Spring after wins in Newbury’s G3 Horris Hill S. and G3 Greenham S., but injury intervened and he was having his first start subsequently when fifth in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. also on the straight course here in October. Beaten five lengths in that contest and the same margin in the Queen Anne, he had a question mark over him on stamina grounds but any doubts can now be silenced with this emphatic display.

There were obvious clues as to whether Mohaather would stay this far in his immediate pedigree, being a full-brother to Prize Exhibit (GB) who took the GII San Clemente H., GIII Megahertz S. and GIII Senorita S. at the trip as well as the 6 1/2-furlong GII Monrovia S. She was sold to Barronstown Stud for 775,000gns at the 2017 Tattersalls December Mares Sale and is also a half to the stakes-placed Harbour Master (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}) and Roodle (GB) (Xaar {GB}) whose son Accidental Agent (GB) (Delegator {GB}) provided a shock in the 2018 G1 Queen Anne S. here. The family also includes the G1 Prix Morny runner-up Gallagher (GB) (Bahamian Bounty {GB}), the G2 Gimcrack S. scorer Bannister (GB) (Inchinor {GB}), the G1 Middle Park S. hero Astaire (Ire) (Intense Focus) and the G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine Dead Certain (GB) (Absalom {GB}).

Saturday, Ascot, Britain
BETFRED SUMMER MILE S.-G2, £60,000, Ascot, 7-11, 4yo/up, 7f 213yT, 1:39.53, gd.
1–MOHAATHER (GB), 127, c, 4, by Showcasing (GB)
1st Dam: Roodeye (GB) (SP-Eng), by Inchinor (GB)
2nd Dam: Roo (GB), by Rudimentary
3rd Dam: Shall We Run (GB), by Hotfoot (GB)
(110,000gns Ylg ’17 TAOCT). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Mrs R F Johnson Houghton (GB); T-Marcus Tregoning; J-Dane O’Neill. £34,026. Lifetime Record: 7-4-1-0, $170,007. *Full to Prize Exhibit (GB), MGSW & GISP-US, GSP-Eng, $697,375; and 1/2 to Harbour Master (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}), SP-US, $125,511. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–San Donato (Ire), 127, c, 4, Lope de Vega (Ire)–Boston Rocker (Ire), by Acclamation (GB). (500,000gns Ylg ’17 TAOCT). O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-J Hanly, A Stroud & Skymarc Farm (IRE); T-Roger Varian. £12,900.
3–Duke of Hazzard (Fr), 127, c, 4, Lope de Vega (Ire)–With Your Spirit (Fr), by Invincible Spirit (Ire). (€130,000 Ylg ’17 ARAUG). O-Mrs Fitri Hay; B-Runnymede Farm Inc & C W Clay (FR); T-Paul & Oliver Cole. £6,456.
Margins: 3 3/4, NK, 3/4. Odds: 2.00, 14.00, 16.00.
Also Ran: Lord Glitters (Fr), Urban Icon (GB), Zaaki (GB), Skardu (GB), Bless Him (Ire), Marie’s Diamond (Ire), Lord Tennyson (GB), Beat Le Bon (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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King George Purse Set At £400,000

The G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. at Ascot on July 25 will be worth £400,000. Minimum prize money for a Group 1 in Britain post lockdown has been £250,000.

Nick Smith, Director of Racing and Public Affairs at Ascot, said, “With the deeply appreciated support of our Official Partner and race sponsor, QIPCO, we will be running this year’s King George at £400,000. In doing so, we are maintaining our policy of contributing significant executive contribution to our flagship races which began with £1.7-million being added across the Royal Ascot programme. We are paying executive contribution for all pattern and listed races, including approximately £250,000 for the King George after estimated owners’ stakes.

“We have maintained entry fees at 1.25% for the King George, rather than increasing to the new 2% limit for Group 1 races. This mirrors the policy for Royal Ascot where entry fees were maintained at the 2019 percentages at all race levels. We wish to make entering as appealing as possible for owners across the spectrum at a time where, unavoidably, prize money nationally is having to be reduced significantly without paying crowds. In our case, 70% of annual income comes from racegoers’ attendance and spend. All Ascot races will have previous standard entry fees in 2020.

“We are very much looking forward to QIPCO King George Diamond Weekend and Enable’s hat trick bid.”

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Royal Ascot to Be Shown in Over 120 Countries

Royal Ascot, which will feature 36 races for the first time as the coronavirus results in a spectatorless meeting, will reach over 120 countries via television broadcasts, Ascot Racecourse announced on Monday. ITV1 in the UK will display the iconic, five-day meeting, while the royal meeting will also be available in America, Australia, the Middle East, India, the Caribbean and Europe.

ITV will cover 30 races on their main channel. Sky Sports Racing, reaching 14 million homes in the UK and Ireland, will broadcast all 36 races, and the Royal Ascot feed will be streamed to more than 20 online bookmakers in the UK and Ireland. RAI will broadcast Royal Ascot in Italy, while other European broadcasters include Match TV (Russia), Movistar (Spain), Polsat (Poland), S Sport (Turkey), Silknet (Georgia), and Sport Klub (Balkans).

In America, NBC will broadcast Saturday’s races, with Tuesday-Friday’s races being show on NBC Sports Network. NBC’s total coverage will reach almost 80 million homes Stateside. Also, ESPN will showcast the five-day stand across Latin America and Caribbean fans will have access via SportsMax.

Racing.com will broadcast the entire card in Australia, while in Asia, Shanghai TV, Beijing TV (China) and Eleven Sports (Taiwan) will also show the meeting.

The Middle East and North Africa will be served by the Dubai Racing Channel and Yas TV (Abu Dhabi TV), reaching approximately 42 million homes in 17 countries. Israel’s Charlton will show Royal Ascot. Supersport will serve 48 other countries in Africa. About 45 million Indian viewers will be able to see the races through Discovery’s Eurosport India channel.

In addition, Royal Ascot coverage will reach over 124 territories through a new distribution partnership with international horseracing media rights agency, HBA Media.

Juliet Slot, Commercial Director at Ascot Racecourse, said ,”We are delighted that the strength of Royal Ascot is once again demonstrated by the breadth of international broadcasters taking our pictures despite the meeting being held behind closed doors. It will be a unique event, as it always is but one that can be enjoyed by an ever-increasing global audience. We would like to thank all of our global and UK broadcast partners for helping us bring our event to millions of homes around the world.”

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