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Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards To Be Presented Virtually On Nov. 5

The Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards (TIEA), presented by Godolphin, will host their awards ceremony virtually this year on Thursday, Nov. 5 of Breeders' Cup week. TIEA, now in its fifth year, has previously celebrated the finalists and their connections with an in-person awards ceremony over lunch at Keeneland, followed by an afternoon of racing. Since an in-person ceremony is not possible this year, TIEA has enlisted the services of Studio 46 to help put on a successful virtual ceremony. A Lexington, Kentucky-based company, Studio 46 offers video production and live event services, and will host the virtual ceremony from their studios in Lexington.

“We are excited to land on this date for the awards ceremony,” said Katie LaMonica, Director of Charitable Initiatives for Godolphin USA. “It's such an exciting week in our industry and we wanted our finalists and winners to be a part of it as they are the backbone of our industry and contribute to the overall success of our sport.

“I would like to thank our partners, who have helped TIEA adapt in this different and difficult year. We look forward to recognizing and rewarding our finalists in a new, engaging way.”

The ceremony will highlight the three finalists in each of the six categories, with a winner in each category announced as part of the event. The Thoroughbred Industry Community Award winner, Maria Cristina Silva of NYTHA, who was selected by the shortlist judging panel on Aug, 24, will also be celebrated during the virtual ceremony. To learn more about the finalists in the lead up to the virtual ceremony, please visit TIEA.org.

The virtual ceremony will begin at 12pm EST with Jill Byrne, an avid supporter of the awards program since its inception in 2016, once again emceeing the event. Each of the 18 finalists and the Community Award Winner, Maria Cristina Silva, as well as a group of special industry presenters, will all be a part of the virtual presentation.

In its first four years, TIEA has awarded over $500,000 in prize money to 86 finalists, with over 700 nominations across the seven categories. Another $128,000 will be awarded among the 19 finalists this year, with the focus once again on celebrating these deserving individuals from across the US.

The live event will be streamed on the websites of these TIEA media partners: BloodHorse.com, TDN.com, PaulickReport.com, and DRF.com, as well as TIEA.org.

For more information please visit the website at TIEA.org.

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Pinatubo Retired To Dalham Hall

Last year’s champion 2-year-old Pinatubo (Ire) (Shamardal-Lava Flow {Ire}, by Dalakhani {Ire}) has been retired from racing and will stand next year at Darley’s Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket.

Pinatubo was rated the best European 2-year-old in a quarter century last year off an unbeaten six-race campaign for owner/breeder Sheikh Mohammed and trainer Charlie Appleby that culminated with wins in the G1 Goffs Vincent O’Brien National S.-by nine lengths–and the G1 Darley Dewhurst S., and had earlier included scores in Royal Ascot’s Listed Chesham S. and Glorious Goodwood’s G2 Qatar Vintage S. Kicking off his 3-year-old campaign with a third in the G1 Qipco 2000 Guineas and a second in the G1 St James’s Palace S., Pinatubo dropped back down to seven furlongs to win the G1 Prix Jean Prat before finishing second to Persian King (GB) (Kingman {GB}) in the G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp.

Pinatubo is a second generation homebred for Godolphin, which campaigned both the sire and dam. Lava Flow won the Listed Prix de la Seine and is herself a daughter of the stakes-winning Mount Elbrus (GB) (Barathea {Ire}), who also wore the Godolphin blue. The third dam, El Jazirah (GB) (Kris {GB}), is a full-sister to the G1 Prix de Diane victress Rafha (GB), so this is the prolific sire-producing family of Invincible Spirit (Ire) and Kodiac (GB) as well as the very promising first-season sire Pride Of Dubai (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}).

Sam Bullard, Darley’s director of stallions, said, “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome a horse as exceptional as Pinatubo to the roster at Dalham Hall Stud. Last year he carried all before him, most notably in the National S. which as we all know was a performance that cannot be matched by any other 2-year-old in the last quarter of a century. We were delighted to see him add a third Group 1 win to his superb record in the Prix Jean Prat and now look forward to him beginning his new career, where we’re confident he can continue Shamardal’s great legacy.”

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Friday’s Insights: Dreaming of Julia Filly Gets Going at Belmont

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The product of two of Stonestreet Farm’s best, top and bottom, MALATHAAT (Curlin) gets her career underway for Sheikh Hamdan’s Shadwell Stable and trainer Todd Pletcher. The Mar. 7 foal, a $1.05 million acquisition at Keeneland September last fall, is the first to race out of Dreaming of Julia (A.P. Indy), one of two ‘TDN Rising Stars’ produced by MGISW Dream Rush (Wild Rush), who was acquired by Stonestreet for $3.3 million at the 2007 Fasig-Tipton November sale. Pletcher conditioned Dreaming of Julia to a narrow victory in the 2012 GI Frizette S. en route to a runner-up effort to Beholder (Henny Hughes) in that year’s GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. Malathaat completed her worktab with a bullet half-mile in :49 1/5 (1/10) over the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga Oct. 3.

Sheikh Hamdan’s brother Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin is represented by Caramel Swirl (Union Rags), who has trained with purpose for Bill Mott. The filly’s unraced dam Caramel Snap (Smart Strike) is a daughter of GSW Fast Cookie (Deputy Minister), whose son MGISW Frosted (Tapit) is off the a promising start with his first crop of runners this season. Fast Cookie, a half-sister to champion Midshipman (Unbridled’s Song), is also responsible for GSW Indulgent (Bernardini). Caramel Swirl breezed four furlongs in :48 2/5 (3/47) over the Oklahoma track Oct. 2. TJCIS PPs

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Arc Promise Initiative Earns Over €60,000 in Donations

The Arc Promise, a new fundraising initiative based on the “Breeders’ Cup Pledge, was launched by Au-Dela des Pistes ahead of Arc weeekend. After the results were tabulated, over €60,000 was raised by the connections of every runner that opted to donate a fraction of their earnings in the event of a win or place by their horse(s). The donations will go toward racehorses retired due to injury that need additional support before they can be retrained.

Ecurie des Monceaux donated 30% of its breeders’ premiums, which resulted in a donation of €24,300. Arqana donated €1,000 per winner of its sales graduates, good for €6,000. Other entities that contributed include the Aga Khan Studs, Godolphin SNC, Haras de la Gousserie, Al Asayl, Wertheimer et Frere, China Horse Club, and Ecurie Meiohas, as well as jockeys, jockey agents and trainers. For the full list, or to join or contribute, please go to www.audeladespistes.fr.

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