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Group 2 Winner Aloha Star Heads Initial Entries For Tattersalls Online August Sale

Tattersalls are pleased to announce the launch of the Tattersalls Online August Sale, the second online sale to be run by Europe's leading bloodstock auctioneers.

Bidding will open on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at midday (BST) and conclude at midday (BST) on Friday, Aug. 14.

The Fozzy Stack-trained Aloha Star, winner of the Group 2 Airlie Stud Stakes over six furlongs at the Curragh is the star attraction at the initial entry stage. The progressive daughter of champion sprinter Starspangledbanner shed her maiden tag at Bellewstown in good style in July before stepping up to Group 2 success at the Curragh.

Also included in the initial entries, consigned by Fernham Farm, is Akhania, a 7-year-old mare by Dalakhani, in foal to Golden Horn with a colt foal at foot by the 2,000 Guineas winning sire sensation Night of Thunder. The Feb. 16 foal is bred on the same cross as this year's Group 2 Dante winner Thunderous who is also by Night of Thunder out of a Dalakhani mare. Akhania is out of Fidelite, the winner of the Group 1 Prix Saint-Alary stakes at Longchamp.

Meaningful Vote, a 3-year-old son of the great Pivotal, will also be offered for sale on the online platform by Fozzy Stack's Thomastown Castle Stables. The 89-rated colt ran out the winner of a Premier Handicap over a mile at Naas in July two starts ago.

Mirror Kisses, a winning 2-year-old daughter of Requinto, will be offered by Mick Channon's West Ilsley Stables. She ran out the winner on her latest start of the Maiden Stakes at Pontefract on July 31 after showing significant promise on her debut behind subsequent Glorious Goodwood winner Miss Jingles.

The Johnny Murtagh-trained Measure of Magic will be offered as Lot 5. The daughter of exciting first crop sire Kodi Bear is the winner of two races and placed third in the Listed Marwell Stakes on her latest start.

Recent Glorious Goodwood scorer Junkanoo, a progressive 3-year-old son of Eepaulette trained by Gary Moore, will be offered for sale, as well as the Kinglsey Park consigned Themaxwecan a 4-year-old son of Maxios who is officially rated 101.

Completing the initial entries is Inner Beauty, a 2-year-old daughter of Starspangledbanner consigned by Ken Condon's Osborne Lodge Stables. She impressed in winning her maiden at Limerick over 6 ½ furlongs before finishing a close fourth in the Group 2 Airlie Stakes, behind Aloha Star.

The TattersallsOnline.com platform features photos and videos of each horse, details of where the horses can be inspected, as well as links to veterinary information including x-rays and endoscopes.

Further entries will be added to the catalog as they are accepted and published on Monday, Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. (BST).

Final entries for the sale will close on Monday, Aug. 10 at 5 p.m. (BST).

To view the online catalog, click here.

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Equitana USA Cancels 2020 Exhibition

Equitana USA has canceled its equestrian trade fair and expo, which had been scheduled for Sept. 25 through 27 at the Kentucky Horse Park, due to public safety concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers are already planning for the 2021 event, which is scheduled for Oct. 1-3 at the Horse Park.

“Equitana USA is a shared place and time for all disciplines, breeds, ages and levels of the equine industry,” said Meghan Margewicz, the event’s director. “But the safety of everyone associated with the event is always our first priority. After many discussions with the Kentucky Horse Park, exhibitors, presenters and attendees, we made a difficult, but necessary decision to cancel this year’s celebration and work to create an amazing reunion for everyone in 2021.”

All Equitana USA 2020 ticket holders will be refunded electronically, with no further action by ticket holders required.

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Casse: Enforceable ‘Has Grown Up A Lot,’ But Will Need ‘Plenty Of Pace’ In Kentucky Derby

Grade 3 winner Enforceable will enter the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby off a two-month layoff, trainer Mark Casse told The Canadian Press this week. Most recently fourth in the G2 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on July 11, the 3-year-old son of Tapit is still ranked 12th on the Derby points leaderboard (43).

Enforceable is therefore expected to earn a spot in the starting gate for the classic, delayed by COVID-19 to Sept. 5.

The royally-bred Enforceable is a full brother to multiple graded stakes-winner Mohaymen and half-brother to Grade 1 winner New Year's Day, and races for owner John Oxley. A late-closing type, the colt's other starts in 2020 include a win in the G3 Lecomte (Jan. 18), a second in the G2 Risen Star (Feb. 15), and a fifth in the G2 Louisiana Derby (Mar. 21).

“He has grown up a lot,” Casse told The Canadian Press. “It's a tough Derby, he is going to need things to go his way. He needs there to be plenty of pace . . . that makes him much more effective.”

Bred in Kentucky by Clearsky Farms, Enforceable's total earnings stand at $397,150 with a record of 2-2-2 from 10 starts. He was a $775,000 RNA at the Keeneland September yearling sale.

His most recent workout was a five-furlong move at Churchill in 1:02.60 on Aug. 1. Enforceable, under jockey Declan Carroll, started about two lengths behind his stablemate and worked through fractions of :12.80, :25.60 and :38.40. Enforceable finished about a half-length to the good at the wire but continued in front through a six-furlong gallop out of 1:15.80 and finished his work with a seven-furlong time of 1:29.60.

“I was very happy with how he worked this morning,” said 21-year-old Carroll, whose father, David, oversees Casse's Churchill Downs string. “He did everything in stride. I was just the pilot.”

Casse was not in town for the work but reported via text following watching a short video of his stretch run, “I really like what I'm seeing.”

Details Emerge On Maryland Study Tracking EIPH In Lasix-Free 2-Year-Old Runners

A survey study of all 2-year-olds that race in Maryland this year to determine the extent of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage is set to begin Friday, Aug. 7, at Laurel Park.

The Maryland Equine Safety, Health and Welfare Advisory Committee, which falls under the Maryland Racing Commission, on July 31 approved the plan for post-race video endoscopies of all starters in all 2-year-old races. The first 2-year-old races of the year in the state have been carded as extras for the Friday, Aug. 7 program.

Under an emergency regulation approved Aug. 2, all 2-year-old races through Dec. 31 will be run Lasix-free with a 48-hour cut-off of the therapeutic medication. The survey study is part of a broader agreement between the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and The Stronach Group for the Lasix-free pilot program that runs through 2023 for 2-year-old races and graded stakes only. Graded stakes in 2020 are not part of the pilot program.

Private veterinarians who practice at Laurel will conduct the video endoscopies and complete information forms for each horse that will include the horse's name, its EIPH score, any related comments, and whether the horse trains on Lasix. Additional useful data from each race and race day will be added to the information forms, which will be transferred to an online database.

The MRC will maintain all records from the survey study, and only a horse's owner and trainer will be given the results of a scope to maintain anonymity. Horses will be scored using a range from 0 to 3—none, mild, moderate or severe bleeding—for the purpose of simplification.

Dr. John Sivick, a Laurel-based veterinarian who is a member of the Equine Safety, Health and Welfare Advisory Committee, said endoscopies are usually performed 30 minutes to 90 minutes after a race, but the goal will be a window of 40 minutes to 70 minutes post-race to keep the scores as consistent as possible.

All horsemen who enter 2-year-olds in Maryland for the rest of this year can expect the horses to be scoped. The Maryland Jockey Club Racing office will notify horsemen when entries are made and also the morning of the race. Grooms must wait with a horse until it is scoped.

Owners and trainers do not have to pay for the video endoscopies however, they will be entitled to the results.

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