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Rishi Persad Joins Racing Foundation’s Board Of Trustees

Rishi Persad has been appointed to the Racing Foundation Board of Trustees.

A racing broadcaster and member of the ITV Racing and Racing TVG teams, Persad joins the recently appointed Jim Boyle, Linda Bowles, Susannah Gill, Louise Kemble, Alice Page and Algy Smith-Maxwell on the Racing Foundation's Board of Trustees, which is chaired by Julia Budd.

Budd said, “I'm so pleased Rishi will be joining us on the Foundation's Board of Trustees. With a broadcasting career spanning over two decades, his experience both within racing and of the wider sporting landscape will bring a broad and unique perspective to the Board.”

Rob Hezel, Chief Executive of the Racing Foundation, said, “I'm very much looking forward to working with Rishi as the newest Trustee to join the Racing Foundation's Board. Rishi's passion for improving the sport of racing is evident. I know he will provide great insight and value to the Foundation's talented Board of Trustees.”

Persad added, “I am honoured to join The Racing Foundation, a foundation whose principal purpose is to make a positive difference within the industry. Racing has been good to me since I first fell in love with it as a child and I am always keen to give back in any way I can. The Racing Foundation offers me the opportunity to serve the sport to the benefit of both horses and humans.”

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Breeders’ Cup Winner Rebel’s Romance Out Of Super Saturday Due To Setback

Godolphin's Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who won the GI Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland in November, will miss an intended start in Saturday's G2 Dubai City Of Gold due to inflammation in his foreleg, the operation announced via Twitter.

Trained by Charlie Appleby, the 5-year-old is still an intended runner in the Mar. 25 G1 Dubai Sheema Classic on the $12-million G1 Dubai World Cup undercard.

“Rebel's Romance was found to have inflammation in his foreleg during a routine inspection this morning and will miss Saturday's City Of Gold,” Godolphin tweeted. “He is still aiming for the Dubai Sheema Classic on World Cup night.”

A winner of all five of his starts last year, the gelding claimed a Newmarket listed affair in June, before adding Goodwood's July 29 G3 Glorious S. and clawed out a neck victory in the G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin on Aug. 14. He added another German top-tier score in the Preis von Europa on Sept. 25, his Breeders' Cup warm up. Saturday's start would have been his first outing in 2023.

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Half-Brother To Wild Illusion And Yibir On Deck For Newcastle Debut

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. Thursday's Observations features a pair of Godolphin bluebloods.

14.35 Newcastle, Mdn, £10,000, 3yo/up, 10f 42y (AWT)
Godolphin's THROUGH THE AGES (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}) is a gelded son of the stakes-winning Rumh (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) and thus kin to a quintet of black-type performers headed by three-time top-level victrix Wild Illusion (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and GI Breeders' Cup Turf hero Yibir (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). The April-foaled homebred bay undertakes the long trek north to face five opponents in this debut.

17.15 Chelmsford, Nov, £8,050, 3yo/up, f/m, 8f (AWT)
SITHCHEAN (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}), another notable Godolphin debutante, is a half-sister to five stakes performers out of G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches second Firth Of Lorne (Ire) (Danehill). They include G1 2000 Guineas runner-up Master Of The Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and G1 St James's Palace S. second Latharnach (Iffraaj {GB}). Her nine rivals include Two Fools Collide (GB) (Mukhadram {GB}), who is a William Jarvis-trained half-sister to G1 Prix de l'Opera third Hadaatha (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}).

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New Irish Racing Documentary Begins On TG4 Next Week

A new four-part series of Laochra Na Rásaíochta, featuring some of Ireland's greatest National Hunt racehorses, will air for four consecutive Wednesdays at 8 p.m. beginning on Wednesday, Mar. 8, TG4 and Touchline Media announced on Tuesday.

The opening episode tells the stories of Willie Mullins's three Champion Hurdle heroes–Hurricane Fly (Ire), Faugheen (Ire) and Annie Power (Ire)–and also features a segment on Quevega (Fr), the record six-time winner at the Cheltenham Festival.

Contributors include Willie Mullins, Paul Townend, Ruby Walsh, David Casey, Gail Carlisle, Ted Walsh and Noel Meade.

The Laochra na Rásaíochta series was written and directed by Stephen Cullinane, produced by Denis Kirwan and Dave Keena, and the director of photography is Peter Moffett. Touchline Media has also produced racing documentaries such as Arkle–The Legend Lives On, Jump Boys in 2012 and Jump Girls in 2019. Touchline has also produced a four-part series on the Galway Races, called Seachtain na Rása.

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