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Arqana Offer Five Juveniles To Recoup €2 Million Debt Left By Al Homaizi 

Five two-year-olds worth almost €2 million will be re-offered by Arqana next month as another sales house bids to recoup the losses incurred by the Derby-winning owner Saleh Al Homaizi who racked up over €20 million of unpaid debt at the yearling sales last autumn. 

As revealed by TDN Europe back in January, Tattersalls were the first sales company to re-offer the 17 juveniles who were knocked down to bloodstock agent Richard Knight for 11,055,000gns at the October Yearling Sale last year. 

A Frankel (GB) colt out of Bold Lass (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) headed that unpaid bill at 2,000,000gns. However, the majority of the youngsters that Al Homaizi failed to pay for found new owners, with Godolphin stepping in to purchase the Frankel colt among others. 

Arqana will stage a private sale for the five two-year-olds that Al Homaizi defaulted payment on from the August Sale. It takes place on Wednesday, April 12, and the horses are all being trained in Chantilly, with three in the care of Francis-Henri Graffard and two with Mikel Delzangles. 

A €750,000 Wootton Bassett (GB) filly out of Ambivalence (Ire), a Siyouni (Fr) filly out of Fig Roll (GB) and a Night Of Thunder (Ire) filly out of Nymeria (Ger) are based with Graffard and can be viewed by appointment. 

Delzangles is overseeing the training of an Adlerflug (Ger) filly out of Sylvestra (Ire) and a Night Of Thunder colt out of Awe Struck (GB). They can also be viewed by appointment.

Arqana are following the same course of action taken by Tattersalls and Keeneland in re-offering the stock bought by Knight on behalf of Al Homaizi, who part-owned 2007 Derby winner Authorized. 

The six horses bought at last year's Keeneland September Yearling Sale for nearly $5 million were re-offered in late February and were all found new homes. 

The horses will be sold by Arqana without a reserve but offers must be higher than the amount of the price indicated on the online platform for each lot.

 

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BHA Chief Executive Julie Harrington Issues Statement Following Tragic Week

Following a difficult week for racing which saw four pass away–including Jess Whalley, who collapsed and died on scene at Michael Owen's Manor House Stable Tuesday morning, BHA's Chief Executive Julie Harrington issued the following statement on Saturday:

“This has been a tragic week for all of us in the racing community.

“Jess Whalley was a shining example of what makes British racing so special. She dedicated herself to providing outstanding care to horses and it was while doing this that her life was suddenly and tragically cut short. On behalf of all of us at the BHA, I extend my sympathies to all who knew and loved Jess.

“Likewise we offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mazar Allauddin following his death on Wednesday. A superb horseman who also exemplified the values of British racing, Mazar had quickly established himself as a key part of the Robert Cowell team and his loss will be keenly felt.

“Both of these incidents are unspeakably tragic and there are no words to adequately describe the grief of losing a friend, colleague and loved one in such circumstances. The BHA along with colleagues at Racing Welfare, NARS and the IJF, have been working to provide support for staff affected by what took place at each yard.

“We also mourn the recent passing of John Spearing, who died peacefully at the age of 82 and Dave Morris, who left us following a long illness, aged 74. Our thoughts are with John and Dave's families and friends at this sad time.”

Jockeys at all British tracks will wear black armbands this weekend in tribute to Jess, Mazar, John and Dave.

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Murphy Signs for Scotland, Osborne Returns for Wales and The West

A total of 108 jockeys signed up for the 2023 Racing League draft with last year's leading rider Saffie Osborne, Oisin Murphy, and Sean Levey among the first-choice picks. Each team will have the option of using a wild card pick at any time during the competition, allowing them to add an eighth jockey to their squad of seven. The seven teams and their respective jockeys are as follows:

Ireland– Kevin Blake 

  • Daniel Muscutt
  • Billy Loughnane
  • Ben Curtis
  • Joanna Mason
  • Dylan Browne McMonagle
  • Gavin Ryan
  • Adam Farragher

London & The South–Matt Chapman

  • Sean Levey
  • Marco Ghiani
  • Rossa Ryan
  • Kieran Shoemark
  • Jason Watson
  • Nicola Currie
  • Charlie Bishop

Scotland–Linda Perratt

  • Oisin Murphy
  • Paul Mulrennan
  • Hayley Turner
  • David Probert
  • Pat Cosgrave
  • Rowan Scott
  • Andrew Mullen

The East–Frankie Dettori

  • Frankie Dettori
  • Callum Shepherd
  • Jack Mitchell
  • Luke Morris
  • Ray Dawson
  • Laura Pearson
  • Kaiya Fraser

The North–Mick Quinn

  • Connor Beasley
  • Cam Hardie
  • Oisin Orr
  • Frederick Larson
  • Harrison Shaw
  • Paula Muir
  • Pierre-Louis Jamin

Wales & The West–Jamie Osborne

  • Saffie Osborne
  • David Egan
  • Adam Kirby
  • Ross Coakley
  • Trevor Whelan
  • Tom Queally
  • Rhys Clutterbuck

Yorkshire–Leonna Mayor

  • David Allan
  • Clifford Lee
  • PJ McDonald
  • Tom Eaves
  • Jonny Peate
  • Ali Rawlinson
  • Josephine Gordon

For more information, please visit the Racing League website.

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Bold Act Stays Home but Kentucky Derby Possible for Brave Emperor 

Bold Act (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) extended his winning streak to four to land Chelmsford City's Woodford Reserve Cardinal Conditions S. under talented young apprentice Harry Davies.

While the Godolphin colt earned 30 points in this final leg of the European Road to the Kentucky Derby, his trainer Charlie Appleby confirmed to TDN that Bold Act will not be aimed at the American Classic on May 6, heading instead towards a Derby trial at home.

“We're delighted he's won but in all honesty he's not a horse we've had on the radar for the Kentucky Derby,” he said. “It's a great race, and for the points initiative, it's fantastic, but for ourselves it wasn't something we were looking at moving on to.

Appleby added, “He's a nice horse and we'll look to step him up in trip and look at the Feilden or the Dante for him. Full marks to Chelmsford for being able to produce a race like that to provide a springboard to go on to the Kentucky Derby.”

Kentucky could still be on the cards for runner-up Brave Emperor (Ire) (Sioux Nation), however. The Archie Watson-trained gelding already had 20 qualifying points to his name following his win in the 'Road to the Kentucky Derby' Conditions S. at Kempton last month and he is now on 32, having been beaten just half a length by Bold Act

Tom Palin of the Middleham Park Racing syndicate which owns the five-time winner confirmed after the race, “We are strongly considering the Kentucky Derby.”

He continued, “He's a dude of a horse and he ran his heart out once again. I think if he'd had a dream passage up the inside he'd probably have got the job done again tonight. We'll have a good chat on Monday with the team. It's their decision if they want to spend the prize-money to go across [to America], but I see no reason not to have a grown-up conversation about it.”

On Friday, Archie Watson said of a potential Kentucky Derby bid for Brave Emperor, “How many times do you get the opportunity to have a runner in a race like that? Personally, I feel he would probably suit the Preakness more, but he's done nothing wrong. On pedigree you'd probably say that it would be worth giving the dirt a try, and also on the way he runs, because he does tend to grind it out. That style of running should suit the dirt, but I guess there are a lot of unknowns, like going up two furlongs for the Derby.

“He's as tough as nails and we definitely haven't got to the bottom of him. He responds well and is tough in a battle.”

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