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ITV Secures Racing Coverage Until 2023

ITV, which has been the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of British racing, has agreed to a new deal to show British racing until 2023.

Niall Sloane, ITV director of sport, said, “ITV is delighted to announce the continuation of free-to-air coverage of a sport that is loved and followed by so many. To do so following a successful resumption of the sport with wide audiences returning to our coverage after such a long lay-off is particularly welcome and we look forward to bringing the very best this wonderful sport has to offer to viewers over the next few years.”

Richard FitzGerald, chief executive of Racecourse Media Group, added, “ITV has been a terrific partner for British horseracing over the last three years and ITV has earned the right to renew the contract for a further three years. Its award-winning productions are reflected with increased audiences, in contrast to wider TV audience trends, and they have succeeded in attracting a new, younger audience, without alienating in any way the existing fanbase. We look forward to working closely with the broadcaster in ensuring racing remains in this fantastic shop window provided by ITV and all its platforms. I’d also like to thank all the sport’s participants, particularly the jockeys, for the positive roles they have played in engaging with the ITV coverage.”

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Hat Trick Dies In Brazil

Japanese champion miler Hat Trick (Jpn) (Sunday Silence-Tricky Code, by Lost Code) has died aged 19 in Brazil. The news was first reported by Turf Diario.

The winner of the G1 Mile Championship in Japan and the G1 Hong Kong Mile, Hat Trick was based for most of his stud career in the U.S., starting out at Walmac International before relocating to Gainesway, where he stood for five years before being sold to South America, to where he had already been shuttling, in 2017. Hat Trick is best known for siring the G1 Prix Morny winner and good French sire Dabirsim (Fr) and the GI Jamaica H. victor King David, as well as four South American Group 1 winners. His pattern race winners also include the GII John Henry Turf Championship winner Bright Thought; GII Nassau S. winner Secret Message; and German Group 3 winner Peace In Motion. He leaves behind a total 34 stakes winners and 16 group winners.

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Daughter Of Just The Judge Returns At Lingfield

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Today’s Observations features the second start of a daughter of a Classic winner.

5.05 Lingfield, Nov, £6,400, 2yo, f, 8f 1y (AWT)
Godolphin’s €1-million Arqana December foal NASH NASHA (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) closed out a Charlie Appleby-trained trifecta when third tackling seven furlongs at Newmarket in her July 11 debut and gets a second chance to shed maiden status over an extra furlong in this all-weather bow. Her five rivals feature Sultan Ali’s hitherto unraced Cherokee Dance (Honor Code), who is a half-sister to GIII Sugar Swirl S. victress Dearest (Midshipman) and one of two contenders representing the David Simcock stable.

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Racing Welfare’s Newmarket Heath Ride Returns

The Newmarket Heath Ride is scheduled for Sept. 6, Racing Welfare announced on Tuesday. The charity fundraiser will be the first in-person event since the coronavirus pandemic began. Entries will open on Aug. 10, with a 150-rider limit and close on Aug. 31. The sponsored ride starts and finishes at Newmarket’s July Course and offers participants rides over eight, 15 or 20-mile routes. Made possible by the kind permission of The National Stud, Newmarket Racecourses, and Jockey Club Estates, the event offers a unique opportunity to ride over Newmarket’s training grounds, utilising the town’s network of horse-walks. In the case of the longer routes, they emerge at the base of Warren Hill. The 20-mile course also offers the Al Bahathri all-weather gallop along the way. Entries are £20 and riders are required to raise a minimum of £20 sponsorship in addition to the entry fee. To enter or for more information, please go to www.racingwelfare.co.uk/our-events/newmarket-heath-ride/.

“We are so pleased to announce that we are going ahead with this year’s Newmarket Heath Ride,” said Racing Welfare’s Head of Fundraising Mark Loades. ” Last year was our first as the ride’s beneficiary charity and we are very proud of the success of the event. I hope that all this year’s participants will enjoy the opportunity to ride through racing’s historic HQ more than ever. Thank you to the National Stud, Newmarket Racecourses and Jockey Club Estates for their ongoing support, without which the day would not happen.”

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