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Prize Money Restored for Irish EBF Auction and Median Series Races

Prize money levels have been restored to their pre-COVID-19 levels for each race in the Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Series and the new Irish EBF Median Sires Series, the Irish European Breeders’ Fund announced on Monday. Each race series had its prize money cut per race by €1,000 as a result of the coronavirus, but the Irish EBF stepped in to return prize money levels to pre-COVID. There are 10 Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction races and 11 Irish EBF Median Sires races to the beginning of August, with the first Irish EBF Median Sires race-now worth €25,000–beginning at Fairyhouse on Monday. Roscommon hosts the first Foran Equine Irish EBF auction maiden on June 22, with prize money of €20,000 on offer, while Navan hosts two more races in the series, each worth €24,000 on June 23.

“At this crucial time for the industry it is important to look after both of these vital race series and continue to offer connections of EBF eligible 2-year-olds valuable race opportunities,” said Irish EBF Chairman John O’Connor. “We commend Horse Racing Ireland on successfully scheduling twenty one races from both series over June and July and we look forward to seeing connections reap the many benefits on offer.”

For more information on the Irish EBF Median Sires series, the Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Series and for the race schedule, please visit www.hri-ras.ie/race-planning/qualifications/.

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Siskin Breeding Rights Sold

The breeding rights in Prince Khalid Abdullah’s homebred Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas winner Siskin (First Defence) have been sold to “a group of breeders”, Juddmonte confirmed on Monday.

Speaking on Sky Sports Racing, Juddmonte’s racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe said, “Obviously there have been various rumours and talk, so to confirm, breeding rights have been sold to him to a group of breeders. Confidentiality means I cannot say anything further. He will continue to race in the name and colours of Prince Khalid for his racing career.”

Unbeaten in five starts for Ger Lyons, including last season’s G1 Keeneland Phoenix S., Siskin is a descendant of the influential broodmare Best In Show (Traffic Judge), who is also ancestress of such notable performers as the brothers Try My Best (Northern Dancer) and El Gran Senor, wide-margin G1 Dewhurst S. winner Xaar (GB) (Zafonic), and back-to-back GI Belmont S. winners Jazil (Seeking The Gold) and Rags To Riches (A. P. Indy).

Siskin is closely related to the five-time Grade I winner Close Hatches, who is also by First Defence and is out of a half-sister to his dam Bird Flown (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). First Defence was himself sold to stand in Saudi Arabia in 2016, the year Siskin was conceived, in a deal brokered by Schumer Bloodstock.

Juddmonte currently stands five homebred stallions at its Banstead Manor Stud in Newmarket, including Frankel (GB) and Siskin’s broodmare sire Oasis Dream (GB). The American wing of the operation, which stands Mizzen Mast, was dealt a blow recently by the death of its champion galloper Arrogate, a rare non-homebred to have raced in the prince’s colours who was euthanised in early June at the age of seven.

Grimthorpe added, “Like everything there is a business to be run here and when the offer was made it was considered satisfactory and we took it from there. Obviously Prince Khalid has sold horses before and I’m sure he will do again.”

Among stallions to have been sold by Juddmonte is the late champion sire Danehill, who took up stud duties at Coolmore in 1990. Juddmonte also stands Frankel’s full-brother Noble Mission (GB) and Flintshire (GB) in partnerships respectively with Lane’s End Farm and Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Kentucky.

Siskin’s likely next target is the G1 Sussex S. at Goodwood.

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Watson Runner Withdrawn After Staff Failed Temperature Check

Jam And Mam (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) was prevented from running at Doncaster on Sunday after one of the members of staff travelling with the horse failed a temperature check. Strict protocols in place on racecourses since the resumption of racing in Britain in June 1 mean all individuals attending a fixture must pass a temperature check, with a threshold of 37.8C. The Archie Watson-trained 3-year-old had been due to run in division one of the Read Andrew Balding On Betway Insider H.

A spokesperson for the British Horseracing Authority said, “Following arrival at the course, one of the members of staff travelling with Jam And Mam failed to meet the screening requirements to enter. In order to ensure that behind closed doors racing is as safe and secure an environment as possible for all attendees and minimise any risk of spreading Covid-19, those travelling with the horse were not able to enter the racecourse and as such the horse was declared a non-runner.

“This is in accordance with the protocols developed with organisations from across the racing industry, which are designed to safeguard the health of all those attending.”

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Half to Sioux Nation Debuts at Fairyhouse

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. Monday’s Insights features a half-brother to Group 1 winner Sioux Nation (Scat Daddy).

1.00 Fairyhouse, Mdn, €24,000, 2yo, 6fT
GIORGIO VASARI (IRE) (Air Force Blue) is a half-brother to Sioux Nation (Scat Daddy), who captured the G1 Phoenix S and G2 Norfolk S. as a juvenile and now stands at Coolmore. Aidan O’Brien saddles the unraced January-foaled bay in the first of the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maidens which also features the Fozzy Stack-trained newcomer My Boy Charles (Air Force Blue) Andrew Farm and For the People Partnership’s $280,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga August Yearling Sale graduate who is a half-brother to the GIII Dixiana Bourbon S. winner Peace Achieved (Declaration of War).

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