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BHA, Sky Sports Partner for ‘Step on Track’ Programme

Sky Sports Racing has partnered with the British Horseracing Authority ‘Step on Track’ Programme, which will take pace via ZOOM Oct. 26-30. Conceived by the BHA’s Careers in Racing team, the focus for the week will be to develop interest in the sport from groups currently under represented in horseracing. Aimed at 16 to 19-year-olds, the first ‘Step on Track’ comprises a week-long programme of talks involving high-profile names from across all areas of the horseracing industry.

Chief Executive of At The Races and Sky Sports Racing, Matthew Imi, said: “The programme of events that the Careers in Racing team have been able to put on during next week’s ‘Step on Track’ will provide participants with a broad range of career options they might want to consider and we are very grateful to all of our colleagues within the sport who are supporting us with their time and expertise. Along with organising work experience and mentoring, this is the sort of initiative which will help expose horseracing to those from ethnic minority backgrounds and allow them to explore career opportunities in racing, the UK’s second largest spectator sport.”

Added Zoe Elliott, Head of Careers Marketing and Recruitment at the BHA, “When anyone is thinking what they might want to do work wise, they really need to be able to ‘see it’ in order to understand that they can ‘be it’ so making career options and job roles visible–and having BAME ambassadors-is really important to careers in racing. We are very much looking forward to developing the Step on Track Programme over the next few years.”

For more information on the Step on Track Programme, click here.

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Breeders’ Cup Partners With Guardian Security

The Breeders’ Cup announced a new partnership with Guardian Security to provide 24-hour security services surrounding the 2020 World Championships, scheduled for Nov. 6 and 7 at Keeneland. Over 100 security guards will be deployed to support the Breeders’ Cup Equine Security Team to help monitor activity in the barns, keep daily logbooks of who enters a stall and bolster overall stable and racetrack security while enforcing safety and integrity protocols.

“Protecting the welfare of our horses has always been an utmost priority,” said Dora Delgado, Breeders’ Cup Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Officer. “We firmly believe in the continued enhancement and enforcement of the security standards in Thoroughbred racing, and we hope to set the new benchmark in equine care through our partnership with Guardian Security.”

Jeff Blanton, Chief Operating Officer of Guardian Security, added, “Our goal at Guardian Security is simple–to provide world-class safety and security measures that guarantee the most seamless and high-quality horse racing experiences. Breeders’ Cup has long been known for its exemplary equine welfare protocols, and we’re honored to be working with them to build upon this strong foundation and create the safest and fairest World Championships yet.”

For more information on Breeders’ Cup’s equine welfare and safety standards, visit www.BreedersCup.com/safety.

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Equibase Analysis: Jo Jo Air Leads Senator Ken Maddy Stakes Field

The Grade 3, $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes this Saturday at Santa Anita Park brings together a field of seven fillies and mare turf sprinters, four of which have won their most recent race or the race just prior to it.

Among the group, Magic at Midnight will very likely be in front from the start given that she has lead decisively after a quarter mile has been run in all four career starts to date, winning all four although none were stakes. Among the horses proven at stakes level, Jo Jo Air leads the group as she won the similar Daisycutter Stakes in July at Del Mar. Aqua Seaform Shame and Biddy Duke have also run well at the level as they finished second and third, respectively, in the Unzip Me Stakes, restricted to just three year olds, last month over the course. An Eddie Surprise won the Wishing Well Stakes at the distance on the Santa Anita turf in her most recent race, eight months ago in February. Lakerball has been running in longer races throughout most of her career, but is winless since taking the Pike Place Dancer Stakes at Golden Gate in the fall of 2018. Zee Drop cuts back in distance after a fourth place finish in the Grade 2 John C. Mabee Stakes last month.

Jo Jo Air is definitely the most accomplished filly in the field in turf sprints, winning four from 12 races. Two of those were stakes victories and the most recent of that pair was the best race of her career. That came in the Daisycutter Stakes at Del Mar in July where she rallied from third and earned a 111 Equibase Speed Figure which was not only a career-best but the best in the field. Jo Jo Air then went to Pimlico to contest The Very One Stakes and apparently did not care for the soft turf, finishing sixth as the heavy favorite. Shipping back out from trainer Wesley Ward's home base in Kentucky into California for this race the same way she did for the Daisycutter and running on much firmer ground than compared to the Very One Stakes, Jo Jo Air could likely return to the form shown this summer and win the Ken Maddy Stakes.

Magic at Midnight will have to be caught as its obvious where she will be in the early stages. Having led by a length and one-half or more by the time a quarter mile has been run in all four of her races to date, and never looking back from there, Magic at Midnight could prove very brave on the front end once again. The only time she ran on turf, in August at Del Mar, Magic at Midnight earned a 103 figure, but that effort came off an 11 month layoff and so better still is possible.

An Eddie Surprise leads the field in career earnings at $341,952 and has won five of 20 races on turf in her career. Most of those were allowance level races, and she has nine runner-up finishes to go along with the five wins. Still, when last seen she won the Wishing Well Stakes at the distance of the Ken Maddy Stakes on the turf course at Santa Anita. That effort earned a 106 figure which is the second best in the field and if she can fire off the bench she could have a strong say in the outcome.

The rest of the field, with their best Equibase Speed Figures, is Aqua Seaform Shame (104), Biddy Duke (103), Lakerball (102) and Zee Drop (103).

Win Contenders:
Jo Jo Air
Magic at Midnight
An Eddie Surprise

Senator Ken Maddy Stakes – Grade 3
Race 8 at Santa Anita
Saturday, October 24 – Post Time 7:30 PM E.T.
Five and One-Half Furlongs on Turf
Fillies and Mares, 3-Year-Olds and Upward
Purse: $100,000

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Racing Welfare Marks Jumps Season Return with Virtual Events

Racing Welfare marks its jumps season return with a ‘Virtual West Open Day’ Sunday, Nov. 8. Sponsored by Sporting Life, the Virtual West Open Day will offer video content from the region’s racehorse trainers as well as footage of racing’s premier horses, jockeys and personalities. Also featuring a jumps schooling session and insights from a vet and farrier on Instagram, the Virtual West Open Day will present a live point-to-point Facebook demo with Derek ‘Tommo’ Thompson from Chaddesley Corbett. For more information on the Virtual West Open Day, visit www.racingwelfare.co.uk/westopenday/.

Additionally, a Virtual Jumps Season Preview Evening will be held Thursday, Nov. 12. Hosted by Racing TV’s Nick Luck, and with Sporting Life’s Michael Shinners and National Hunt analyst Dave Ord, who will be offering a guide on the markets, the evening provides a look ahead to Cheltenham’s November Meeting and the ensuing jumps season. Also joining the panel of experts is National Hunt jockey Daryl Jacob. The preview evening will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tickets are £10 each. For more information, visit www.racingwelfare.co.uk/events/virtualjumpspreview.

All proceeds generated from the Virtual West Open Day and the Virtual Jumps Season Preview will benefit Racing Welfare’s COVID-19 Emergency Appeal. To find out more about the appeal go to www.justgiving.com/RWEmergencyAppeal.

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