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Arc Attendance Cut To 1,000

Attendance at ParisLongchamp on Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend on Oct. 3 and 4 will be cut from 5,000 to 1,000 after Paris and its suburbs were once again placed in the Reinforced Alert Zone of areas with high incidences of coronavirus. The French government announced on Wednesday that maximum attendance at public events in such zones would be 1,000.

France Galop has suspended ticket sales for the weekend and, pending the publication of the official decree that will specify terms, is working on setting up a system that will remain open to racing professionals while respecting health measures.

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Lope de Vega’s La Barrosa Takes the Tattersalls

The subject of a gamble into 4-7 favouritism for Thursday’s G3 Tattersalls S. at Newmarket, Godolphin’s TDN Rising Star La Barrosa (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) duly delivered with a workmanlike success to back up his debut win over this seven-furlong trip at Ascot Sept. 4. Racing behind the leaders Dark Lion (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and Qaader (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) throughout, the bay had to squeeze between them coming out of the “dip” but had the gears to get to the front with half a furlong remaining en route to a length defeat of the former. “I was quite pleased to see where he was, even if William wasn’t as comfortable as me, as I knew it would help him get into a nice rhythm,” Charlie Appleby said. “James Doyle rode him at Ascot and said to make sure we park him up in behind so he doesn’t over-race. He showed bit class there and quickened up, but he’s still learning and was quite raw. I won’t be bold and say we’ll definitely throw him into a [G1] Dewhurst or something like that, but he’s a nice horse going forward and if we take the right steps with him he’ll be a nice 3-year-old.”

There is a chance that La Barrosa could be supplemented for the Oct. 10 Dewhurst according to Appleby, who added, “Coming into today, we felt we would see what kind of performance he put up whether we contemplate supplementing for a Dewhurst and from what we have seen today, it is up for discussion. I feel he has learnt again today and he is entitled to come forward a bit more. He travels very well and I wouldn’t want him to be doing it the wrong way round yet. I think seven is his trip for the moment, though I’m not saying he won’t get a mile in time. While he is learning, I think this is his right trip for the moment. This horse is a work horse, whereas [the G2 Superlative S. winner] Master of the Seas is not a work horse. Master of the Seas just goes about his work and he would go past you in the string and you wouldn’t take much notice, whereas this horse has got a bit of presence about him and spring in his step.”

A 750,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 graduate, La Barrosa is a son of the G3 Prix de Psyche and G3 C.L. Weld Park S. runner-up and G3 Sandown Classic Trial third Bikini Babe (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}). She is a daughter of the multiple stakes winner Zeiting (Ire) (Zieten) before producing a total of six black-type performers including the group scorers Combat Zone (Ire) (Refuse To Bend {Ire}), Scottish (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) and Royal Empire (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}). Zeiting’s G3 Prix Miesque-placed Zut Alors (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) was in turn responsible for four black-type performers headed by the G1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches and GIII Honey Fox S. winner Precieuse (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) and the listed-placed sprinter Baccarat (Ire) (Dutch Art {GB}). Among Zeiting’s half-siblings is the G3 Prix du Bois scorer Dolled Up (Ire) (Whipper) and Madany (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) who is the dam of the G2 Hungerford S. winner and G1 2000 Guineas S. runner-up Massaat (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) and the G1 Commonwealth Cup winner Eqtidaar (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Next up from Bikini Babe is a yearling filly by Tamayuz (GB) named Once (Ire).

Thursday, Newmarket, Britain
TATTERSALLS S.-G3, £40,000, Newmarket, 9-24, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:25.29, gd.
1–LA BARROSA (IRE), 126, c, 2, by Lope de Vega (Ire)
1st Dam: Bikini Babe (Ire) (GSP-Eng, GSP-Fr, GSP-Ire, SP-UAE, $147,237), by Montjeu (Ire)
2nd Dam: Zeiting (Ire), by Zieten
3rd Dam: Belle de Cadix (Ire), by Law Society
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. (750,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Knocktoran Stud (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. £22,684. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $44,333. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Dark Lion (Ire), 126, c, 2, Dark Angel (Ire)–Graciously (GB), by Shamardal. (€140,000 Ylg ’19 ARAUG). O-H H Shaikh Nasser Al Khalifa & Partner; B-Succ Moratalla/A ChevalierDuFau/PH Henry (IRE); T-Roger Varian. £8,600.
3–Qaader (Ire), 126, c, 2, Night of Thunder (Ire)–Redinha (GB), by Dansili (GB). (€44,000 Ylg ’19 GOFFEB; 110,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Ms Patricia Walsh (IRE); T-Mark Johnston. £4,304.
Margins: 1, 3/4, 3/4. Odds: 0.57, 16.00, 5.50.
Also Ran: Yazaman (Ire), Albadri (Ire), Ventura Tormenta (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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IFHA To Hold Virtual Conference

The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities will hold its 54th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities in virtual format this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference typically takes place in Paris the day after the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, but this year the format will take the shape of a series of videos released during the first two weeks of October.

The focus of the conference will be the pandemic, and will feature pre-recorded Zoom discussions with prominent racing executives, participants, and stakeholders who have been conducting business during the pandemic as well as insights from other leading sports figures.

The key note address will be delivered by Pete Giorgio and Alan Switzer from Deloitte. Giorgio is the co-author of Deloitte’s 2020 report ‘Games without fans: How sports organizations can thrive now, and in the long term,’ as well as the co-author of the April 2020 report ‘Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on telecommunications, media, and entertainment organizations: Sports subsector.’ Switzer is a director in the Sports Business Group and has worked extensively in horse racing for 15 years.

IFHA Chairman Louis Romanet said, “While we will certainly miss having everyone in Paris this year, it was clear that the safest course of action was to host our annual conference virtually as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has affected every aspect of life, and we felt it was important to focus on it as the key topic for the conference in this unique year. We hope to return to our traditional format in 2021.”

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Group 1 Aim For Fev Rover

Progressive 2-year-old filly Fev Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}) will be seen next in Group 1 company in either the Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket on Oct. 9 or the Prix Marcel Boussac at ParisLongchamp on Oct. 4.

Nick Bradley Racing’s Fev Rover was second to Dandalla (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) in the G2 Duchess of Cambridge S. on July 10 before breaking her maiden in Sandown’s Listed Star S. 11 days later. She then traveled to Deauville to take the G2 Prix du Calvados over the subsequent Group 3 winner Plainchant (Fr) (Gregorian {Ire}).

“She’ll either run in the Fillies’ Mile or the Prix Marcel Boussac, I’m not quite sure which yet,” Bradley said. “She’ll be kept in both races, and a decision will be made pretty late, probably the first couple of days in October. Going-wise, she wants good ground–it’s just a case of choosing the best race for her. In terms of opposition, she’s in great form, so we’ll just let them have a go.”

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