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Michael Caulfield Partners With JSC Communications

UK sports psychologist Michael Caulfield has partnered with JCS Communications, which launched its new website on Monday.

Caulfield spent 15 years at the helm of the Professional Jockeys Association before retraining as a sports psychologist. One of his clients from the racing sphere was 20-time Champion NH Jockey Sir AP McCoy. Caulfield will be working with JSC's clients to assist with their performance and support good mental health.

“I am excited to support JSC Comms and I hope my experience will be of help as sport continues to evolve, and the affects it can have on wellbeing with all the associated expectations and scrutiny,” said Caulfield.

Added JSC Comms Managing Director Johnno Spence, “I have known Michael a long time and his reputation as one of the UK's leaders in sports psychology is well merited. I'm delighted he is partnering JSC Comms and in doing so will provide our clients with outstanding support as they endeavour to reach their sporting and life goals.”

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Gosdens to Have First Runners on Mar. 27

John and Thady Gosen will have their first runners under a joint licence on Saturday, Mar. 27, after announcing their imminent partnership earlier this year. Several horses, among them Haqeeqy (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) in the Doncaster Unibet Lincoln Heritage H., will step forward for the Clarehaven duo on Saturday. The news was first reported by the Racing Post.

John Gosden told Racing Post, “It was always the plan to launch the dual-licence for the start of the Flat season and only delays on BHA modules due to Covid-19 prevented it being in place on Jan. 1. We'll make our first entries under the new licensing arrangements for next Saturday.

“Haqeeqy breezed around Waterhall on Friday morning and went nicely. He's yet to score beyond seven furlongs but shapes as if he should get a mile and goes there with a nice chance. We've had the Lincoln in mind for him for some time.”

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Trainer Rebecca Bastiman Passes at 40

Trainer Rebecca Bastiman passed away following a long illness according to her Facebook page, Rebecca Bastiman Racing. The trainer was 40.

A statement on Bastiman's Facebook page read, “It comes with extreme sadness and heartache that I'm posting this, but sadly Rebecca Bastiman has peacefully passed away after a long illness.

“Being a trainer was her dream her life, her everything, she put 110% into the love and care of her four-legged friends.

“Rebecca was a dedicated trainer and a hard worker, she was first on the yard and last to leave, she mucked out and rode out and loved the challenge of problem horses and sweetening them up.

“Rebecca will leave a hole in many people's hearts, but her legacy will go on and never be forgotten. The world has lost a special, beautiful person but the heavens have gained an angel.”

Bastiman was the daughter of trainer Robin Bastiman, who trained dual Nunthorpe S. victor Borderlescott (GB) (Compton Place {GB}). Also a three-time winner as an amateur jockey, she took over from her father in 2015. Throughout her seven seasons as a trainer, Bastiman saddled over 100 winners. Her best runner was Thirsk Hunt Cup hero Hayadh (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}).

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Heart’s Cry Colt Pounces at Nakayama

The progressive Victipharus (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}) narrowly secured a first group victory in the G2 Fuji TV Sho Spring S. at Nakayama on Sunday.

Bearing the G1 Racing silks, the 6-1 third choice was floated very wide into the right-handed turn and ended up second last through the early stages. He steadily improved from there with a sustained run up into ninth midway on the second bend and was steered widest of all into the home straight by pilot Ryuji Okubo.

Displaying a stellar set of gears with 200 metres remaining, he passed pacesetter World Revival (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), as well as the hard charging duo of Asamano Itazura (Jpn) (Victoire Pisa {Jpn}) and 2-1 crowd's pick Boden (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}). A few jumps from the wire, Victipharus bettered Asamano Itazura, winning by a head with Boden 1 3/4 lengths back in third. World Revival faded to sixth.

A Hanshin newcomer winner in November going this trip, Victipharus was second to Efforia (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) in the G3 Kyodo News Hai at Tokyo on Valentine's Day.

Pedigree Notes
Shadai Stallion Station's Heart's Cry is now the sire of 51 black-type winners and 35 group winners after Victipharus's win. However, the winner is the only black-type winner with Galileo (Ire) as a broodmare sire. The Coolmore Stud supremo's daughters have foaled 191 black-type winners and 103 group winners to date.

The second foal and second winner for his three-time winning dam, Victipharus is the last reported foal for Virginia. The daughter of two-time French Group 3 winner Silverskaya (Silver Hawk) and full-sister to G1 Metropolitan victor and G1 Irish Derby runner-up Seville (Ger) (Galileo {Ire}) was covered by Kitasan Black (Jpn) last spring.

Sunday, Nakayama, Japan
FUJI TV SHO SPRING S.-G2, ¥105,040,000, Nakayama, 3-21, 3yo, c/f, 1800mT, 1:52.00, sf.
1–VICTIPHARUS (JPN), 123, c, 3, Heart's Cry (Jpn)
                1st Dam: Virginia (Jpn), by Galileo (Ire)
                2nd Dam: Silverskaya, by Silver Hawk
                3rd Dam: Boubskaia (GB), by Niniski
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-G1 Racing;
B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Manabu Ikezoe; J-Kenichi Ikezoe.
¥55,078,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0. Werk Nick Rating: D+.
   Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Asamano Itazura (Jpn), 123, c, 3, Victoire Pisa (Jpn)–High
Touch Queen (Jpn), by King Halo (Jpn). O-Juichi Hoshino;
B-Maeno Farm (Jpn); ¥22,308,000.
3–Boden (Jpn), 123, c, 3, Harbinger(GB)–Beau Geste (Jpn), by
King Kamehameha (Jpn). O-Katsumi Yoshida; B-Northern Farm
(Jpn); ¥14,154,000.
Margins: HD, 1 3/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 6.10, 20.20, 1.40.
Also Ran: Elusive Panther (Jpn), Veil Nebula (Jpn), World Revival (Jpn), Land of Liberty (Jpn), Road to Fame (Jpn), Serge (Jpn), R Baron (Jpn), Bisonte No Bufalo (Jpn), On the Line (Jpn), Rain from Heaven (Jpn), Nishino Oikaze (Jpn), Vigore (Jpn).

Click for the JRA chart & video or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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