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QIPCO Announces British Champions Day Prize Money

Total prize money for the 10th QIPCO British Champions Day on Oct. 17 was cut to £2.5 million, QIPCO announced on Thursday. The purse reduction is a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but the raceday remains the richest in Great Britain. The G1 QIPCO Champion S. will be run for £750,000, while the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. sponsored by QIPCO will be £650,000. Both the G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares and the G1 QIPCO British Champions Sprint S. will be conducted at £350,000 and the G2 QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup will carry a purse of £300,000. Races will close on Sept. 1.

“We are pleased to be able to stage a card worth £2.5 million on QIPCO British Champions Day despite our income streams being so negatively affected and the enormous challenges facing the sport currently,” said British Champions Series Chief Executive Rod Street. “QIPCO British Champions Day has seen some superlative performances over the past decade and it is hugely important to us that we continue to make running a horse on the day as attractive as possible. We are very grateful for QIPCO’s long-standing partnership of British Champions Series and British Champions Day which has enabled us to make this early commitment.”

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Spectatorless Racing to Continue in UK

In the latest resumption of racing update, racing behind closed doors is set to continue for the foreseeable future, the British Horseracing Authority announced on Thursday. The BHA thanked participants for their continued support and cooperation in following the behind closed doors protocols, but stressed that with both government and public health concerns about a rise in cases and a potential ‘second wave’ of COVID-19 cases, that it is vital everyone in racing continues to follow the proper protocols so that progress can be resumed towards re-introduction of spectators at the earliest available opportunity through the rescheduling of pilot events.

BHA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jerry Hill has requested all participants and racecourse attendees to follow the following three steps to help keep everyone safe:

Follow all the social distancing requirements when you attend racing, whether you’re in the ‘green zone’ for participants or the owners’ area.
Do not cross from one zone to another, as this weakens the controls and could lead to many more people being quarantined if there is a positive case, as well as risking people’s health.
Please let the BHA’s Medical Team (medical@britishhorseracing.com) know if there’s a positive case so they can liaise with the public health authorities to manage the NHS Test & Trace process with the minimum impact. Dr. Hill can offer advice to employers, which can limit the effects on their business whilst keeping staff safe.

The BHA also reminded all racing personnel that the reason restrictions have not been further eased, is that the specific government guidance for elite sport applies to racing, whereas these same restrictions would not be applied to local businesses, like the local pub. Public health authorities have also made it clear to the BHA that they will consider a 14-day quarantine period for all racecourse attendees in the same zone as someone who tests positive for COVID-19.

For more information on the latest resumption of racing update, go to www.britishhorseracing.com.

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Heider Family Stables to Sponsor G3 Round Tower S.

American-based owner Scott Heider and his family will sponsor the G3 Round Towner S., The Curragh announced on Thursday. The six-furlong contest for 2-year-olds will be held on Aug. 28. Heider’s yellow and red colours are under the Heider Family Stables banner. They have been carried to victory by Kitten’s Joy colt Crossfirehurricane in the G3 CoolmoreTen Sovereigns Gallinule S. in June.

“It’s just been a fantastic experience for us,” Heider reflected, on his five-year involvement with Irish racing. “We love our partnership with Joseph O’Brien and we’ve been very fortunate to race some talented individuals on Irish racecourses the last few years including Crossfirehurricane, A New Dawn (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), Take A Deep Breath (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}) and our latest winner, an American Pharoah filly named Pista. Horse Racing Ireland has been a pleasure to work with as they always seem to go out of their way to make sure our experience is quite special.”

The Curragh Racing and Sponsorship Manager Evan Arkwright added, “We are very grateful to Scott and his family for their generous support and hope the sponsorship of the Round Tower S. will be the start of a very positive partnership between us. Scott’s racing colours have become very familiar to Irish racing fans and following the victory of Crossfirehurricane in the G3 Coolmore Ten Sovereigns Gallinule S. in June, we hope that he will enjoy many more successes at The Curragh.”

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Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Catalogue Out

A total of 447 yearlings are scheduled to go under the hammer during Part I of the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale, with 183 lots making up Part II, the sales company announced on Thursday. Slated for Sept. 21-23, the catalogue is now available online. Notable graduates include MGSW Rose of Kildare (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}), G3 Albany S. heroine Dandalla (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) and G2 Airlie Stud S. winner Aloha Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). All horses catalogued for the sale are eligible for the €300,000 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Race in 2021.

A Divine Prophet (Aus) half-sister to Dandalla (lot 83) will be offered by Newtownbarry House Stud; while a Mastercraftsman (Ire) half-brother to Aloha Star (lot 4) is consigned by Collegelands Stud. Other lots of interest include: Beechvale Stud’s Mehmas (Ire) half-brother to listed winner Champers Elysees (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}) (lot 222); a Dandy Man (Ire) colt (lot 276) who is a full-brother to the SP dam of G2 Richmond S. third Lauded (GB) (Acclamation {GB}); Boherguy Stud’s lot 165, a Teofilo (Ire) colt who is a full-brother to G3 Eyrefield S. winner Guaranteed (Ire); lot 337, a Footstepsinthesand (GB) half-sister to G2 Coventry S. runner-up Qaader (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) from Church View Stables; The Castlebridge Consignment’s lot 118, a Dabirsim (Fr) colt out of a SW full-sister to MGSW &MG1SP Famous Name (GB) (Dansili {GB}); a Highland Reel (Ire) colt (lot 223) out of a full-sister to champion Islington (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) from the draft of Danesrath Stud; and Baroda Stud’s New Bay (GB) filly (lot 279) from the extended family of European highweight Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

For Part I of the 2019 sale, a son of No Nay Never topped proceedings at €165,000, while the gross was €9,415,500 for 388 yearlings. The average was €24,267 with a median of €20,000.

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