Markaz Relocated to Italy

Dual group winner Markaz (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) will relocate to Allevamento Renaccino in Italy for 2022. His fee will be €3,000 (Oct. 1st).

From just two crops of racing, the full-brother to champion sprinter and G1 Nunthorpe S. heroine Mecca's Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) has sired the G3 Prix d'Arenberg winner Corazon (Ire), who was also third in the G2 Flying Childers S. He also has the listed-placed Markaz Paname (Ire) to his credit from 27 winners.

“He is a fantastic horse to work with,” said Derrinstown Stud's Enda Stanley, where the grey used to stand. “Very straightforward horse with beautiful temperament, professional in every way. We are sure that he will be very popular at his new home, especially considering the recent black-type winner and listed performer he's got.”

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Italian Operator Sisal Makes Deal To Carry North American Racing Via XB Net

XB Net, the leading provider of premium content for North American horse racing, has finalized a new agreement to provide its US racing content to the powerhouse Italian operator, Sisal.

The deal deploys an extended range of XB Net's live pictures, data and betting services from a peerless network of over 60 North American tracks (over 75 percent of U.S. horse racing) allowing Sisal to flexibly fill its programming timetable with a prolific pipeline of rapid-cycling betting opportunities which are proven to enhance engagement for new and existing fans of the sport.

Sisal is constantly updating its sports-betting services by optimising its user interface across the brand's web and mobile platforms to elevate the customer experience. Its sportsbook is operated in partnership with MST, whose proprietary platform offers clients everything necessary with which to run a responsible betting business across online, mobile and retail.

The daily schedule of engaging content, which neatly complements Italy's domestic racing action, provides Sisal with a reliable source of fast-settling betting content between 18:00 and 05:00 CET. This immersive action is proven to capture and retain the attention of audiences during competitive digital-entertainment cycles, driving new revenue streams across many of the planet's most prestigious horse races. These include the Pegasus World Cup, and two legs of this summer's recent Triple Crown, featuring the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, alongside the season's flagship finale at the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar (5-6 November).

XB Net is the proven pacesetter for live North American racing content, managing international rights, data, odds and live broadcast and video streaming on behalf of its growing global portfolio of partners. Harnessing low-latency feeds from more than 2,500 meetings, showcasing over 25,000 races per year, North American racing is engaging more and more bettors as worldwide operators plug the gaps on an uncertain sporting calendar.

Currently working with many of the world's leading fixed-odds, spread-betting and commingled wagering companies (such as Flutter Entertainment, bet365, William Hill, Playtech and Entain) XB Net enjoys a growing geographic footprint in mature and emerging markets across Europe, the UK & Ireland, Asia, North and Central America, and Australia.

Massimo Temperelli, Managing Director of Betting at Sisal, said: “During recent lockdowns, our customers soon came to appreciate the fresh excitement and value that US racing brings to their betting experience, providing a trustworthy and regular flow of quick-fire betting opportunities which hit the mark, whether they're interested in watching one race or the entire card.

“Since Italy's daily domestic racing is primed to transition neatly into high-quality evening meetings stateside, top-class 24/7 programming is now the new normal for our players, thanks to this developing collaboration with XB Net and their expertise in wagering solutions. We can't wait to see how these progressive products continue to perform over the forthcoming highlights, like the Breeders' Cup World Championships.”

Simon Fraser, Senior Vice President of International at XB Net, added: “Sisal is a giant brand whose expertise and trademark customer care is best in class. Therefore, it's a perfect moment to partner with their optimised Italian sportsbook, which has quickly embraced the merits and utility of North American racing. While domestic racing is back in full swing in Italy, those players who were drawn to North American racing during the pandemic have mostly been retained which represents another key validation of our product.

“Wherever you set your scene in the world, delivering the right content at peak leisure-times remains paramount during a new era of variability for any sportsbook tab. XB Net's wide range of low-latency racing solutions and racetracks are now ensuring the requisite elasticity for Sisal.”

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Churchill Sires First Winner in Rome

3rd-Rome, €13,200, Mdn., 6-2, 2yo, 1400m (AWT).
IL GRANDE GATSBY (IRE), (c, 2, Churchill {Ire}–Irene Watts {GB} {GSP-Ity, $133,610}, by Miswaki Tern), who ran second when unveiled over 1200 metres on the local synthetic on May 9, was the second choice on the board at 2-1 in this step up in trip. Noticeably warm in the preliminaries, he perched in fourth while glued to the fence through the opening furlongs. Shifted out on the bend, he was asked for his bid 400 metres from home and, began to make inroads toward the front. Unleashing a sparkling turn of foot, he dashed past all comers in the closing stages to win going away and defeat pacesetter Raimark (Ire) (Markaz {Ire}) by 1 ½ lengths. He is the first winner of 146 foals for his dual Guineas-winning first-season sire (by Galileo {Ire}) who stands at Coolmore Stud in Ireland for €30,000. One of seven foals, six to race, and the fifth winner out of his Italian Group 3-placed dam, Il Grande Gatsby is followed by a yearling filly by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire). His winning second dam was a half-sister to Italian Champion Older Mare Russian Lady (Ire) (Stanford {Ire}), who saluted three times at the group level in Italy. Sales history: 18,000gns RNA Ylg '20 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, €7,740.
O-TBA SRLS. B-Folco S.A.S. (Ire). T-Mario Giorgi.

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First Winner For El Kabeir as Son Don Chicco Graduates in Rome

1ST-CAPANNELLE, €13,200, Mdn., 5-9, 2yo, 1200m (AWT), 1:13.50.
DON CHICCO (GB) (128, c, 2, El Kabeir-Otrooha (Ire), by Oasis Dream {GB}), a distant second locally going 1000 metres over soft ground when unveiled on May 1, was tabbed the even-money pick in this quick return. Trying the all-weather surface for the first time, the bay battled with a rival for the advantage from the bell and sat a neck second on the far turn. He re-bid for the lead in upper stretch and forged clear to win by three lengths over Il Grande Gatsby (Ire) (Churchill). The winner is the first for his Yeomanstown Stud-based first-season sire. The son of Scat Daddy scored at the graded level at both two and three, taking the 2014 GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. as a juvenile, and adding the GIII Gotham S. and GIII Jerome S. as a sophomore. He also ran third in the 2015 GI Wood Memorial S. Don Chicco's dam was unraced, but he is the second winner from three to race for her. Otrooha's latest produce is a Massaat (Ire) yearling filly. Second dam Mumayeza (GB) (Indian Ridge {Ire}) is a half-sister to G2 Hardwicke S. hero Maraahel (Ire) (Alzao). Sales history: 10,000gns RNA Wlg '19 TATNOV; £8,500 Ylg '20 GOFSEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, €7,960. Click for the Italian video.
O-Luigi Colasanti. B-Mickley, Harc Syndicate & K. Whitehouse (GB). T-Affe' Agostino.

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