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HBLB Boosts Prize Money Contribution For 2022

There will be an increase in prize money contributed by the Horseracing Betting Levy Board (HBLB) in 2022. Fixture-related funding will increase to £90 million for UK racing's 2022 fixture list, with £70 million specifically allotted for prize money, £10 million more than was set aside for that purpose in both 2018 and 2019. These sums do not include the additional grants for prize money and towards regulation and integrity already announced following the HBLB taking a £21.5 million loan from the UK Government's Sport Winter Survival Package. The HBLB is likely to contribute up to £75 million in prize money in 2022 versus around £60 million in pre-Covid years. In addition, the HBLB Board recognises that the investment by the HBLB is likely to decrease in 2023. In 2021, including the additional grants arising from the Sport Winter Survival Package loan, HBLB expects to contribute around £81m to prize money.

A total of £55.8 million of the £67.2 million prize money allocation is via a newly developed ratecard mechanism, £6.9 million for the Appearance Money Scheme, £3.5 million for the Great British Bonus, a Divided Races Fund of £800,000 and an additional fund of £200,000 to support prize money at racecourses most affected by the new ratecard mechanism. For more information, please visit the HBLB website here.

Paul Darling, Chairman of HBLB, said, “The Board recognised the importance of maintaining its higher than usual allocations to prize money in 2022 to support the ongoing recovery of the sport from the effects of the Covid period. This adds to the substantial extra grants that we have made in 2020 and 2021. In addition, by the end of 2021 the Board's contribution to Covid-related regulatory costs is likely to have reached £3.7m.

“We are pleased to have modernised and developed our funding arrangements with regard to both prize money and the fixture incentive fund. Moving to a race-by-race basis for allocating all prize money gives the Board, and indeed all of racing and betting, more transparency as to where Levy funding is being allocated. The additional payments that incentivise racecourse executive contribution are intended to encourage a return of total prize money in 2022 towards pre-Covid levels.

“It must be recognised throughout the sport that although drawing again on our reserves makes it possible to continue with higher funding in 2022, the position in 2023 will be different. The Board is required to make the first repayment to Government of the Sport Winter Survival Package loan that was taken this year. That will be the first call on expenditure in 2023 and in the seven subsequent years.”

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Millionaire Penja Leads Arc Sale

A Group 3 winner and Group 2-placed, 3-year-old filly Penja (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) (lot 11) brought star quality to Saturday night's Arqana Arc Sale at Saint-Cloud Racecourse, and she duly topped proceedings at €1.2 million when Stuart Boman of Blandford Bloodstock prevailed over a remote bidder on Arqana's online platform. Boman noted Penja had been bought for German owner Jurgen Satori.

“We're very happy with the purchase,” Boman said. “She's an exceptional filly with a fantastic acceleration. We had to fight to get her but she's worth it. We're delighted.”

Penja remains engaged in Sunday's G1 Prix de l'Opera at ParisLongchamp.

Purchased by trainer Jean-Claude Rouget for €90,000 at Arqana October in 2019, Penja carried the colours of Daniel Yves-Treves to a victory at Marseille Borely last October. She won conditions races over a mile and two and a mile and one this season before stepping up to take the G3 Prix de Psyche at Deauville in August. She was a nose second in the G2 Prix de la Nonette back at that course on Aug. 21. She is a half-sister to the Listed Derby du Midi victor Taos (Fr) (Toronado {Ire}), while her dam, the unraced Just With You (Ire) (Sunday Break {Jpn}) is a full-sister to Dubai Group 2 winner Frankyfourfingers (Ire).

Arqana annually engages a select offering of horses in training with good current form for its boutique Arc sale on the eve of ParisLongchamp's flagship event. This time around, 34 horses offered. Nineteen sold for €4,975,000. The average was €261,842, and the median €160,000. Last year, 11 were sold from 19 offered for €3,050,000. The average was €277,273, and the median €260,000.

It was another 3-year-old from the Rouget yard, this time a colt, that generated the sale's second top price: Aga Khan Studs homebred Saiydabad (Blame) (lot 32) was knocked down to Emmanuel de Seroux's Narvick International for €575,000 and is bound for Saudi Arabia. The fourth foal out of the G3 Prix de Lieurey victress Sarkiyla (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Saiyabad won his first three starts this year before finishing fourth behind St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club and ninth in the G1 Grand Prix de Paris. Returning from a summer break on Sept. 5 and back down to 2000 metres, Saiydabad won the G3 Prix du Prince d'Orange, and the horse that has displayed an affinity for good going was sold off a seventh-place finish in Saturday's G2 Prix Dollar over the very soft ground.

As can generally be the case at a sale of this kind, there were a handful of high-profile buybacks, headed by progressive 3-year-old Partenit (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), who was unsold at €775,000. Bellharbour Music (Mshawish), who had headed Partentit in the G3 Prix Daphnis on Aug. 21, similarly failed to find a new home at €550,000, while the Daphnis fifth Colosseo (Street Boss) was unsold at €575,000. Wildcard entry Lady Day (Fr) (Motivator {GB}), a listed winner this summer, was a €500,000 buyback.

Featuring among the 2-year-old offerings was Scherzo (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) (lot 24). The half-brother to group winners Calvados Blues (Fr) (Lando {Ger}) and Volta (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) won his first two races this summer for Yann Barberot and owner Malcolm Parrish, and was offered by Barberot off a recent second in the G3 Prix des Chenes. The €70,000 yearling was picked up by Charlie Gordon-Watson for €420,000.

German-based filly Tabera (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}) (lot 33) built on a pair of stakes victories last year at three when taking Baden-Baden's G3 Preis der Sparkassen Finanzgruppe by 3 3/4 lengths in August, and the 100,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling was picked up by Oceanic Bloodstock–on behalf of a syndicate of breeders managed by Haras des Capucines–on Saturday for €400,000.

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Dayjur Voted Into QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame

The late sprinter Dayjur (Danzig–Gold Beauty, by Mr. Prospector), European Horse of the Year in 1990, is the first horse to be inducted into the QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame by public vote. The Shadwell runner won the majority of the votes over Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}), Lochsong (GB) (Song {GB}) and Moorestyle (GB) (Manacle {GB}). Trained by Dick Hern and ridden by Willie Carson, the $1.65-million 1988 Keeneland July yearling rattled off consecutive victories in the G2 Temple S. at Sandown Park, G2 King's Stand at Royal Ascot, G1 Nunthorpe at York, G1 Sprint Cup at Haydock Park and finally the G1 Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp in his championship 3-year-old season.

Angus Gold, Racing Manager to Sheikh Hamdan's Shadwell operation, said of the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint runner-up, “All of us at Shadwell are thrilled to hear that Dayjur has been voted into the QIPCO British Champion Series Hall of Fame to join some of the greats of our business, both equine and human.

“He was an outstanding racehorse and it will be a huge thrill to Sheikh Hamdan's family to see him honoured in this way. We are very grateful for this award.”

Dayjur's connections will receive a specially commissioned medal, designed by Asprey and unique within British racing to mark the achievement. This medal will be on display as part of the Hall of Fame exhibition at QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot Racecourse on Oct. 16. As part of the Class of 2021, Dayjur joins inaugural inductees Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and Lestor Piggott, trainer Vincent O'Brien and 1970s superstars Brigadier Gerard (GB) (Queen's Hussar {GB}), Mill Reef (Never Bend), and Nijinsky II (Northern Dancer). There will be more inductions announced prior to QIPCO British Champions Day.

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Dubai Honour Surges To Dollar Success

Mohamed Obaida's Dubai Honour (Ire) (Pride of Dubai {Aus}) stepped out of handicap company to garner Deauville's Aug. 14 G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano in his most recent outing and produced a telling burst at the end of Saturday's G2 Qatar Prix Dollar to double his pattern-race tally in impressive fashion. Settled off a steady tempo in ninth after the initial exchanges, the 5-2 favourite made eyecatching headway out wide in the straight to launch his challenge passing the furlong marker and kept on powerfully under a continued drive in the closing stages to win going away by 1 1/2 lengths from Magny Cours (Medaglia d'Oro), completing a clean sweep of the card's stakes races for British raiders.

“It's turning into quite a good day and, beforehand, all my rides looked to have good chances on paper,” explained James Doyle after claiming his third winner of the afternoon. “I was quietly confident, but I've had other days like that at Longchamp where you think you could ride a few winners and nothing happens. It was difficult to assess Dubai Honour's chances as he'd won a strong handicap at Newmarket on quicker ground and the race kind of set up for closers in Deauville last time, but you couldn't knock that performance today. I was in two minds what to do from a tricky draw. I could have pushed him forward to get a position, but I decided we'd be brave and hang on. It's a long straight down to the second winning post and there was never really a moment's worry.”

“He is an exciting prospect and is probably even better on good ground,” added the owner's representative and former jockey Philip Robinson. “There's a possibility he might go to Hong Kong for the International meeting in December. He could also run in between, but nothing is certain at this moment. If he doesn't go to Hong Kong, we'll see him again next year instead.”

Dubai Honour is the first foal bred from the unraced Mondelice (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}), herself a half-sister to G3 Prix Daphnis victor Last Kingdom (Frankel {GB}). Dubai Honour's G1 Phoenix S.-winning third dam Damson (Ire) (Entrepreneur {GB}), who also landed the G2 Queen Mary S. at two, is the dam of G2 Flying Childers S. and G3 Molecomb S.-winning sire Requinto (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) and the second dam of G3 Eulogy S. winner Lilikoi (NZ) (Charm Spirit {Ire}). The next dam Tadkiyra (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}) produced G3 Prestige S. victrix Geminiani (Ire) (King of Kings {Ire}) and is kin to four stakes winners including G3 Prix Messidor victor Tassmoun (Kalamoun {GB}) and Listed Chester S. victrix Tarikhana (Ire) (Mouktar {Ire}), herself responsible for G1 Prix Royal-Oak hero Tiraaz (Lear Fan). Tadkiyra is also a half-sister to G3 Princess Royal S. victrix Tashtiya (Ire) (Shergar {GB}), herself the fourth dam of the card's G2 Prix de Chaudenay victor Manobo (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}). Mondelice has the unraced 2-year-old filly Shishito (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), a yearling colt by Cracksman (GB) and a weanling colt by Invincible Spirit (Ire) to come.

Saturday, ParisLongchamp, France
QATAR PRIX DOLLAR-G2, €200,000, ParisLongchamp, 10-2, 3yo/up, 9 3/4fT, 2:08.14, vsf.
1–DUBAI HONOUR (IRE), 127, g, 3, by Pride of Dubai (Aus)
1st Dam: Mondelice (GB), by Montjeu (Ire)
2nd Dam: Compelling (Ire), by Kingmambo
3rd Dam: Damson (Ire), by Entrepreneur (GB)
(110,000 gns Ylg '19 TAOCT). O-Mohamed Obaida; B-Macha Bloodstock & Meridian International SARL (IRE); T-William Haggas; J-James Doyle. €114,000. Lifetime Record: 8-4-1-0, €399,578. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Magny Cours, 128, g, 6, Medaglia d'Oro–Indy Five Hundred, by A.P. Indy. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Andre Fabre. €44,000.
3–Dawn Intello (Fr), 128, c, 4, Intello (Ger)–Gadalka, by Giant's Causeway. (€57,000 Ylg '18 AROCT). O-AB Racing & Ecurie Ades Hazan; B-Viktor Tymoshenko (FR); T-Andreas Schutz. €21,000.
Margins: 1HF, NK, HD. Odds: 2.50, 3.30, 27.00.
Also Ran: Third Realm (GB), Megallan (GB), Cadillac (Ire), Saiydabad, Adhamo (Ire), Patrick Sarsfield (Fr), Kenway (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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