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Advertise Leads National Stud Roster

Three-time Group 1-winning sprinter Advertise (GB) leads the 2021 stallion roster at the National Stud, where he will once again stand for £25,000. The son of Showcasing, who won the G1 Phoenix S. at two and the G1 Commonwealth Cup and G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at three, was supported by 67 black-type producers or performers in his first book last year, including the dams of Group 1 winners Aclaim (Ire), Dick Whittington (Ire) and Maarek (GB).

The aforementioned Aclaim, the winner of the G1 Prix de la Foret and G2 Park S., will be available at the National Stud next year for £9,500. The son of Acclamation (GB) from the family of Montjeu (Ire) had his first yearlings this year, and they sold for up to 145,000gns to Shadwell.

Also with his first yearlings this year was Time Test (GB), and they made up to 150,000gns. The four-time group-winning son of Dubawi (Ire) will stand for £8,500 in 2021.

The National Stud roster is rounded out by Rajasinghe (Ire) and Flag Of Honour (Ire), who will each stand for £3,000.

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E2SE Students Arrive at The National Stud

Students from the UK and Ireland arrived at The National Stud this week to begin the 2020 TBA Entry to Stud Employment Programme, The National Stud announced on Monday. The 20 students engage in practical work-based training alongside lectures and industry visits for the first nine weeks. Those students that successfully completed phase one of the programme will be invited to interview for a work placement at a UK stud farm where they will complete their Level 2 Diploma in Work Based Racehorse Care (Breeding Option). The course is fully funded by the TBA and the Racing Foundation and is now in its second year.

“This course attracts students from a really diverse range of ages and backgrounds,” said The National Stud Director Tim Lane. “Graduates from 2019 and previous pilot years are working at studs across the UK and we have had a strong level of applications again this year. As with all activity this year we have put in place guidelines and restrictions to safeguard against COVID-19 and we will be monitoring these in line with guidance from government over the coming weeks.”

The 2020 students are as follows: Debbie Brodie, Dylan Goulding, Callum Bartram-Bell, Harry Hollingworth, Callan Graham, Leon Rossiter, Kenny Mace, Sam Malone, Cara Bradbury, Kate Stewart-Hilliar, Zoe Moles, Charlotte Cook, Tom Richardson, Jodie McLoughlin, Daniel Kent, Jodie Lever, Freya Marshall, Evelyn Holmes, Kinga Jantovics and Libby Flood.

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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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National Stud Class Graduates

Despite the ongoing restrictions due to the coronavirus, the 2020 National Stud Diploma ceremony took place via live stream from the Joan Westbrook Lecture Theatre on Friday, the stud announced on Saturday. Besides receiving a National Stud Diploma in Stud Practice and Management, the graduates also earned a 1st 4 Sport Level 3 Certificate in Thoroughbred Stud Practice. Chairman Nicholas Wrigley presented the certificates, as well as the annual prizes, including the Tim Dunlop Memorial Award for the top student-Anna Hodgson, who will be joining the team at the Castlebridge Consignment. The National Stud Award fo Merit was presented to Zoe Glendinning, while Penny Hunt received the Best Practical Award and Harry Snellgrove was presented with the Alborada Trust Most Improved Award. A special recognition award was also given to Alessandro Taccioli. A travel bursary was presented to Sophie Mellett, on behalf of the Gerald Leigh Trustees, to assist her career in traveling overseas.

“It has been a tricky year with the coronavirus restrictions however this group of students have been great throughout and should be proud of what they have achieved,” said National Stud Director Tim Lane. “They have all progressed hugely from where they were when they first arrived, both practically and academically. It is also fantastic to see that so many have already secured full-time positions in the UK and overseas. We all look forward to following their careers in the future.”

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