Real Rider Cup Kentucky Raises $78,000, Woodall Repeats as Champion

The Real Rider Cup–a showjumping event featuring off the track Thoroughbreds ridden by racing industry participants–returned to Kentucky and Mereworth Farm for the second year this past weekend and the event raised more than $78,000 for Thoroughbred Aftercare. Six teams comprised of 26 riders donned silks representing their employers, colleagues, and clients within the racing industry and completed a jumps course with the fastest clear rounds taking home top honors.

Some notable participants and sponsors included Aaron Gryder, Adena Springs, Richard Mandella, Calumet Farm, Godolphin, Bonne Chance Farm, 1/ST Racing and Margaux Farm. Celebrity equine participants included Cozmic One (Bernardini), the first foal out of Hall of Famer Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}); MGSW The Lir Jet (Ire) (Prince of Lir {Ire}); and millionaire United (Giant's Causeway).

Defending 2022 Kentucky champion Jesslyn Woodall clinched a repeat victory with Storm Threat (Midnight Storm), who won his Young Event Horse class earlier in the day and is headed to the Thoroughbred Makeover at the Kentucky Horse Park in October. The Backside Beauties (Keira Nygaard, Brooke Baker, Lucy Hoeppner, Kara Lee, Sophie Doyle) took home top honors in the team division.

Junior rider Aurea Dove won the Highest Earner Award, having raised over $17,000 and eclipsing the record previously held by her mother, Larkspur Carroll.

“When the event began in 2017, none of us could have imagined it would have the impact or touch as many lives as it has,” RRC founder Anita Motion said. “We're honored and humbled to be the stewards of this phenomenal cause and it brings us so much joy to hear members of our community say that the Real Rider Cup is on their bucket list.”

The second leg of the Real Rider Cup set to be held at Fair Hill Sept. 15. Rider registration is open through Sept. 8.

For full results and to learn more, visit the Real Rider Cup website.

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Tattersalls Autumn HIT Catalogue Features The Lir Jet

G2 Norfolk S. winner and G1 Phoenix S. bridesmaid The Lir Jet (Ire) (Prince Of Lir {Ire}) anchors the 1,617-lot Tattersalls Horses in Training Sale catalogue, which was released on Tuesday. One of more than 90 group and listed performers to be offered from Oct. 26-29, the bay is listed as lot 1071 from the consignment of Jamie Railton.

MGSP Devious Company (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}) (lot 630) from Tom Dascombe’s Manor House Stables is another lot of note, as he is a half-brother to Group 3 winner Circumvent (GB) (Tobougg {Ire}). Alignak (GB) (Sea the Moon {Ger}) (lot 693), a listed winner and sporting an RPR rating of 110, will be sent through the ring as one of 22 from Sir Michael Stoute’s Freemason Lodge Stables. A son of the German Champion Older Mare Albanova (GB) (Alzao), he is a half-brother to GSW Algometer (GB) (Archipenko); SW Alwilda (GB) (Hernando {Fr}), the dam of SW & G1SP Alpinista (GB) (Frankel {GB}); and MSW All at Sea (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}).

The ever popular Juddmonte draft of 26 features the listed-placed Emissary (GB) (Kingman {GB}) (lot 1126), a half-brother to European highweight and MG1SW Workforce (GB) (King’s Best). Ballydoyle has a quartet of GSWs amongst its consignment of 47 in the forms of: G1 Phoenix S. third and G2 July S. victor Royal Lytham (Fr) (Gleneagles {Ire}) (lot 289); G2 Ballysax S. scorer Nobel Prize (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (lot 714); lot 713, two-time group winner Royal Dornoch (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}); and G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S. hero Cormorant (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) (lot 717).

The largest consignment in the sale is Shadwell with 97, among them 18 horses rated over 95 by Timeform. The Castlebridge Consignment fields 81 and 69 will go through the ring from trainer Richard Hannon’s East Everleigh operation. Other large consignments belong to Mark Johnston’s Kingsley Park (64), Richard Fahey’s Musley Bank (46), Roger Varian’s Carlburg Stables (35), and Andrew Balding’s Park House Stables (34).

In 2019, 985 horses sold for a gross of 25,393,400gns. The average was 25,780gns and the median was 12,000gns. Topping the sale was the 625,000gns Summer Sands (GB) (Coach House {Ire}) to Joseph O’Brien.

“The unique diversity of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale is the key to its enduring appeal to both domestic and international buyers,” said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony. “Every year the sale produces top-class Flat and National Hunt performers and this year’s catalogue has all the ingredients to appeal to the customary global audience. We have already seen our live internet and telephone bidding facilities widely embraced, particularly at the recent July and August Sales, and we will continue to explore every possible avenue for buyers to participate at all of our sales despite the prevailing challenges.”

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Middle Park Next for The Lir Jet

Group winner The Lir Jet (Ire) (Prince of Lir {Ire}) will resurface in the G1 Middle Park S. at Newmarket on Sept. 26. The Qatar Racing runner was originally slated for a return in the G2 Flyer Childers S. earlier this month, but was a non-runner that day. After winning the G2 Norfolk S. at Royal Ascot in June, the colt missed by only a short head in the G2 Prix Robert Papin at Chanitlly in mid-July and was third promoted to second in the Aug. 9 G1 Phoenix S.

“We just felt five furlongs on drying ground wouldn’t necessarily be his thing,” said conditioner Michael Bell. “We had the Middle Park as an alternative and, all being well, we’ll head to Newmarket.

“I’m sure it will be a very good race, but the horse is in very good form and good order, so we’re looking forward to it. Hopefully Newmarket will produce a nice, safe surface for everybody, which I’m sure they will.”

Also making his next start in the Middle Park is undefeated Listed Rose Bowl S. hero Method (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}). The colt opened his account with a 4 1/4-length win in a Doncaster novice affair in June prior to his listed win on July 18 for owner Manton Park Racing.

“He’s doing his final bits of prep for that and, at the moment, it’s all systems go for Saturday,” said trainer Martyn Meade. “Everything is going to plan. He’s definitely on course for that. He’s fine and we’re hoping for a big run from him. It’s very exciting and we’d love to win that to make a miserable season a bit better.”

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Doncaster Gears Up for Classic Finale

With Saturday’s G1 Pertemps St Leger attracting a dozen runners and Frankie Dettori booked for Ballydoyle’s G1 Irish Derby hero Santiago (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}), Doncaster’s action has its customary focus but before that is a card on Friday that features races at the extremes. In the G2 Bombardier Flying Childers S., 2-year-olds will be flying over five furlongs before the older stayers get their chance to shine in the G2 bet365 Doncaster Cup over almost two and a quarter miles. Such is the rich diversity of the meeting and although Wednesday’s limited crowd has instantly again become a thing of the past due to changing COVID regulations there is much to relish as the fixture passes the halfway stage. The Doncaster Cup is the Town Moor venue’s oldest surviving race and it plays host to last year’s Jockey Club Derby Invitational winner Spanish Mission (Noble Mission {GB}) who enjoyed the perfect confidence boost when winning the Aug. 20 Listed Chester S. over an extended 14 furlongs last time.

Transferred to Andrew Balding from David Simcock prior to his win at Chester, Spanish Mission is so far executing connections’ masterplan. “What we wanted to do was to give him a freshener and give him his best chance to win and feel good and it worked,” commented Barry Irwin, founder and chief executive of Team Valor. “He won off David Simcock’s training and he was pointing him at this race, so he deserves the credit for that even though he didn’t have the horse that day. Since then the horse has done well, according to Andrew. He phoned me on Saturday after he had worked the horse and he was very enthusiastic and very happy. Andrew and I had a long conversation and his idea was if the horse stays two and a quarter or two and a half miles, he could be an ideal horse for the Ascot Gold Cup next year. He does have a turn of foot, which most stayers don’t. He goes to the Doncaster Cup in good form. If he can do it, next year we know what to do. If not, we’ll go back to the drawing board. The long-term goal with this horse is the Melbourne Cup–not this year, but next year when he’s five, and the year after when he’s six and more mature. He was a light-bodied horse last year. This year he’s got better, and I think next year he’ll reach his maturity and we’ll find out if can do it.”

Sir Mark Prescott’s horses always carry a certain gravitas and one of his finest lines up in opposition in Revolver (Ire) (Slade Power {Ire}), a rapidly-progressing 3-year-old who has made a mockery of his opening handicap mark of 57 since enjoying the first of six handicap wins at Pontefract June 15. “He’s a very tall, leggy, narrow horse, but athletic and keeps winning,” the master of Heath House said. “He’s won over two miles and one at Pontefract, so we know he stays, and the big, galloping track at Doncaster suits him. It’s a question of whether he’s good enough. Other horses in there would have a bit more class and have done it time and time again. He’s by a sprinter and when we started him we were thinking he would be a seven-furlong or mile horse, but he didn’t work particularly well. As he went up in distance he stayed and stayed, which you wouldn’t have expected. He works well now that he’s with the stayers. As long as you get it right in the end, as we have with him, then it’s okay, but we don’t always.”

In the Flying Childers, Cieren Fallon gets the chance to shine in his new role as deputy to the suspended Oisin Murphy for Qatar Racing on The Lir Jet (Ire) (Prince of Lir {Ire}). The June 19 G2 Norfolk S. winner is back in trip after finishing second in the G2 Prix Robert Papin at Chantilly July 19 and the G1 Phoenix S. at The Curragh Aug. 9 and trainer Michael Bell is expecting a bold show. “The horse worked nicely last week and is in good form,” he said. “We’re keen to let him take his chance. I’m just hoping the ground doesn’t dry out too much. I’m a big fan of Cieren’s. He rode the Qatar Racing winner for us at Catterick earlier in the week and has ridden plenty for us this year. I couldn’t say for sure, but I would guess he’s ridden half a dozen winners for us. His father rode a lot for us back in the day, and the one that sticks out is Motivator in the Racing Post Trophy. He would have kept the ride as a 3-year-old, but he took the Ballydoyle job that year.”

Cheveley Park Stud’s Sacred (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) is also back to the trip over which she ran with credit at Royal Ascot when second in the June 20 G2 Queen Mary S. In that same position in the six-furlong G2 Lowther S. at York Aug. 20, the homebred holds strong claims and trainer William Haggas is hopeful that the faster conditions will suit. “Sacred is in good order, and the more the ground dries out the better for her,” he commented. “She’s very well and I think coming back from six to five furlongs will suit.”

Adding spice from Ireland are Chantal Regalado-Gonzalez’s July 29 G3 Molecomb S. winner Steel Bull (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) and SBA Racing’s June 27 Listed First Flier S. and Aug. 14 Listed Curragh S. scorer Frenetic (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), while Middleham Park Racing’s Robert Papin winner Ventura Tormenta (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) is another high-profile juvenile adding ballast.

At Baden-Baden, the G2 Kronimus Oettingen Rennen has attracted Godolphin’s July 12 G3 Hamburger Stutenmeile winner and Aug. 2 G1 Prix Rothschild runner-up Half Light (Ire) (Shamardal), who meets Darius Racing’s triple group-winning G2 Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen (German 2000 Guineas) runner-up Rubaiyat (Fr) (Areion {Ger}).

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