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GBB Scheme Hits £8-Million Bonus Mark

After Mammas Girl (GB) (Havana Grey {GB})'s connections picked up a £20,000 GBB bonus on Oct. 19 for winning the Discover Newmarket Fillies' Restricted S. at Newmarket, her victory brought the total bonuses paid out by the Great British Bonus scheme to £8 million since June of 2020. The Amo Racing colourbearer and Richard Hannon trainee was joined later in the day by second bonus winners You Wear It Well (GB) (Midnight Legend {GB}), trained by Jamie Snowden, winning £20,000 in a Novice Hurdle at Worcester and juvenile Hill Cove (GB) (Havana Gold {Ire}), trained by Jonathan Portman, collecting her second £10,000 with a win in a Novice S. at Kempton.

Bonuses have been paid out in 586 races to 462 fillies and mares, with 98 winning more than once; the most notable, on the Flat, is Blackberry (GB) (Brazen Beau {Aus}) who won three bonuses totalling £60,000 soon after the scheme's launch. One of GBB's aims is to increase the interest in and value of British-bred fillies at the sales. More than 500 GBB yearlings have passed through the sales rings recently.

The TBA's Deputy Chairman, Philip Newton, said, “GBB was eight years in the planning, and we launched it just as racing restarted after the first COVID-19 lockdown in June 2020. To say that in a little over two years later, we have paid out £8 million in bonuses is amazing. Some 65%–more than £5 million–has been paid to owners and 20%–£1.6million–is back in the pockets of the breeders. The industry has truly embraced the scheme and it's been a game changer.”

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Racing Welfare Partners With EPIC Risk Management

Racing Welfare has partnered with independent gambling harm minimisation consultancy, EPIC Risk Management. It is currently Safer Gambling week, a cross-industry initiative to promote safer gambling in the UK and Ireland. Epic Risk Management will be Racing Welfare's Safer Gambling Education Partner. The partnership will see EPIC's educational programme added to Racing Welfare's portfolio of support services.

Racing Welfare's Director of Welfare, Simone Sear, said, “Helping individuals struggling with addiction is a key part of the day-to-day work that we do here at Racing Welfare, as has been the case for many years. We know that gambling addiction often does not exist in isolation, and that it may be linked to other challenges such as substance abuse and mental ill-health.

“This partnership with EPIC signals our commitment to proactive and preventative action in the face of gambling addiction, as well as continuing to develop our support services to help those in the grip of an addiction.”

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ERA ‘Oscars’ Awards Kick Off UAE Season

The first edition of the ERA Racing 'Oscars' Awards will be held at Caesars Palace Dubai, Bluewaters Island, on Sunday, Oct. 23. Beginning at 6 p.m. local time, the invitation only event will recognise Champion Jockey, Tadhg O'Shea, Champion Trainer, Bhupat Seemar, Champion Owner, Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda, Champion Apprentice, Saif Al Balushi, as well as several other yet-to-be-revealed winners. There will also be the Pat Smullen Award for Ride of the Season, as well as the Rising Star Award, which will recognize the achievements and hard work of a valued stable staff member. There are also awards for the Best Media Analyst, Purebred Arabian Champion Stallion, sponsored by Emirates Arabian Horse Society, and Purebred Arabian Champion Breeder, sponsored by Emirates Arabian Horse Association.

Mohammad Saeed Rashid Ali Al Shehhi, Member & General Manager of the ERA, said, “We feel it's important to recognize those who contribute so much to the success of racing in the UAE.

“The ERA Oscars will be a way of showcasing the achievements of those at the very top of our sport, as well as recognizing the hard work put in by stable staff and those behind the scenes. We hope that local racing fans will support this new initiative and also that it will serve as a fitting way to launch the new season in the Emirates, which gets underway on Friday, Oct. 28.”

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Group 2 Winner Amazing Grace Joins The Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale

Group 2 winner Amazing Grace (Ger) (Protectionist {Ger–Amabelle {Ger}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}), twice placed at the highest level in her native land, will be offered during Arqana's December Breeding Stock Sale, from Dec. 3-6.

Slated to enter the ring on Dec. 3, the G2 T. von Zastrow Stutenpreis heroine also took last year's G2 Diana Trial for breeder Dr. Christoph Berglar and trainer Waldemar Hickst. Her final race was a solid third in the G1 Preis von Europa and her record stands at 15-4-4-5 with earnings of $229,353.

Currently rated 105, the 4-year-old is out of the listed winner Amabelle. This is the same family as the high-class runners Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and National Defense (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), as Amazing Grace's fifth dam is the influential Anna Paola (Ger) (Prince Ippi {Ger}).

Ronald Rauscher said of the filly, “As the racing manager, I have been lucky enough to look after Amazing Grace since she was born. She is one of those fillies that takes your heart and makes you believe in her from day one. I always thought she was full of potential, and she has never let me down. Very consistent, she came better with age to have her best season this year.

“She's finished second to Sammarco (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), the winner of the [G1] German Derby, showing us just how talented she is and that she could give him a run for his money. I think she is a perfect example of the best of German breeding. Her sire is a German stallion, and comes from a wonderful Gestut Rottgen familly, one of the pillars of which is Anna Paola, who is at the origin of one of Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum's most prestigious lines as well as many other breeders.”

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