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Tarnawa Greenlighted For Irish Champion

Three-time Group 1 winner Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal), who won the G3 Ballyroan S. at Leopardstown on Aug. 5, will make her next start in the Sept. 11 G1 Irish Champion S., trainer Dermot Weld revealed to Racing Post on Tuesday.

A winner of last year's G1 Prix Vermeille, G1 Prix de l'Opera and the GI Breeders' Cup Turf, the chestnut has been in good order since her Ballyroan appearance. After the Irish Champion, the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp on Oct. 3 is High Highness The Aga Khan homebred's long-term goal.

“A decision has been made and Tarnawa is will have her next start in the Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown,” Weld told the Racing Post. “Colin Keane will ride her. Once it's good ground, that's where she will go. She will run in the Irish Champion S. and then, all being well, she will head into the Arc.”

He added, “The standard of the top horses is exceptional and the ratings prove that. It's going to be an exciting race [the Irish Champion], as will the Arc, and hopefully Tarnawa can continue to progress.”

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Hurricane Lane Leads 18 St Leger Nominations

Classic winner Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), who won the G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby and G1 Grand Prix de Paris already this summer, will line up for Godolphin in the G1 Cazoo St Leger on Sept. 11, one of 18 colts and fillies left in the fall Classic. G1 Cazoo Derby hero Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), who also races for Godolphin, will not take part, and instead target the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Richard Hannon's Mojo Star (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), one better than Hurricane Lane's third in the Derby and fifth in the Irish equivalent is also signed on. The progressive G3 Gordon S. winner Ottoman Emperor (Ire) (Excelebration {Ire}) for Johnny Murtagh and Martyn Meade's Irish Derby second Lone Eagle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) also remain at the latest forfeit stage. One of two for Andrew Balding is G2 Great Voltigeur third Youth Spirit (Ire) (Camelot {GB}).

Aidan O'Brien fields an octet at this point for the race, including Sir Lamorak (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), listed winner and G3 Gordon S. second Sir Lucan (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and G2 Great Voltigeur runner-up The Mediterranean (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

A pair of listed-winning fillies have also stood their ground in Roger Varian's Save A Forest (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) and Ralph Beckett's Yesyes (GB) (Camelot {GB}).

Murtagh said of Ottoman Emperor, “That is the plan so far–we've had no problems, touch wood. I've not been speaking much to the OTI people [owners] since after Goodwood-[but] the English St Leger is the next stop.

“That last run was good, and the form of that race stood up at York. I think he deserves his chance in the St Leger–whether he stays the mile and six is a question mark, but we'll have to pay to find out.”

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The Jockey Club RoR National Championships Return to Aintree

After a year's hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Jockey Club Retraining of Racehorses National Championships will return to the Aintree International Equestrian Centre. The four-day event will take place from Aug. 26 through Aug. 29, and 2021 is the first year with The Jockey Club as the title sponsor. Events including dressage, jumping and showing, with the RoR Northern Dressage Championships on Thursday, while there is a Saturday evening gala performance of showing classes culminating with the crowning of The Jockey Club Supreme Champion. Currently there are 276 former racehorses entered across the championships, with those horses credited with earning over £5.3 million in prizemoney and competing in 3,981 races either under Rules or in point-to-points. Some of the star entrants include Cheltenham Grade 1 winners Don Poli (Ire) (Poliglote {GB}) and Yorkhill (Ire) (Presenting {GB}) competing in newcomer and in-hand showing classes, respectively.

North West Head of Racing and Clerk of the Course at Aintree Racecourse, Sulekha Varma, said, “We are delighted to welcome back The Jockey Club RoR National Championships to the Aintree International Equine Centre in 2021 and it is fantastic that The Jockey Club is now extending its support to become the headline sponsor of the event. Retraining of Racehorses plays an absolutely vital role in the racing industry and it is a great honour for Aintree to stage its flagship event and publicise the outstanding work it undertakes.”

Coverage of the championships from Aintree will be live-streamed on Friday and Saturday via ClipMyHorse.TV, providing an opportunity to further increase awareness of the versatility of the thoroughbred and the high standards achieved by competitors and their former racehorses.

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Quintet of Horses Added to Tattersalls August Sale

A total of five more lots have been added to the upcoming Tattersalls August Sale including the 87-rated juvenile filly Almohandesah (GB) (Postponed {Ire}). The winning 2-year-old filly is from the extended family of champions Royal Applause (GB) (Waajib {Ire}) and Lyric Fantasy (Ire) (Tate Gallery) and will be offered by Karl Burke's Spigot Lodge Stables as lot 190A.

The other late additions are: the Nigel Tinkler-consigned triple winner Night on Earth (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) (lot 190B) who is rated 88; lot 190C, Trais Fluors (GB) (Dansili {GB}), who is rated 101 and hails from Mich Channon's West Ilsley Stables; as do the 2-year-old colt and filly Chelms Prince (GB) (Heeraat {Ire}) (lot 190D) and Chelms Princess (GB) (Gregorian {Ire}) (lot 190E), respectively.

The Tattersalls August Sale will take place on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 with 463 lots split over the two days. Selling will begin at 11 a.m. each day. For more information, please visit www.tattersalls.com.

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