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ITV Secures Racing Coverage Until 2023

ITV, which has been the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of British racing, has agreed to a new deal to show British racing until 2023.

Niall Sloane, ITV director of sport, said, “ITV is delighted to announce the continuation of free-to-air coverage of a sport that is loved and followed by so many. To do so following a successful resumption of the sport with wide audiences returning to our coverage after such a long lay-off is particularly welcome and we look forward to bringing the very best this wonderful sport has to offer to viewers over the next few years.”

Richard FitzGerald, chief executive of Racecourse Media Group, added, “ITV has been a terrific partner for British horseracing over the last three years and ITV has earned the right to renew the contract for a further three years. Its award-winning productions are reflected with increased audiences, in contrast to wider TV audience trends, and they have succeeded in attracting a new, younger audience, without alienating in any way the existing fanbase. We look forward to working closely with the broadcaster in ensuring racing remains in this fantastic shop window provided by ITV and all its platforms. I’d also like to thank all the sport’s participants, particularly the jockeys, for the positive roles they have played in engaging with the ITV coverage.”

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Aloha Star To Be Offered By Tattersalls Online

Last month’s G2 Airlie Stud S. winner Aloha Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) will be offered as part of the inaugural Tattersalls Online August Sale. Bidding will open on Aug. 12 at midday and close at midday on Aug. 14.

Aloha Star will be offered from trainer Fozzy Stack’s stable, as will Meaningful Vote (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), a 89-rated 3-year-old colt who won a premier handicap at Naas two starts ago.

Also among the initial entries is the 7-year-old mare Akhania (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) in foal to Golden Horn (GB) and with a Night Of Thunder (Ire) colt foal at foot. The Night Of Thunder colt is bred on the same cross as this year’s G2 Dante S. winner Thunderous (Ire).

Mirror Kisses (GB) (Requinto {Ire}), Inner Beauty (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) and Measure Of Magic (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}) are all winning 2-year-olds on offer. Junkanoo (GB) (Epaulette {Aus}) was a winner at last week’s Goodwood festival while 4-year-old Themaxwecan (Ire) (Maxios {GB}) has won four times and is rated 101.

Click here for the catalogue.

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Wootton Bassett’s Midlife Crisis Another Rising Star in France

Following the precedent set by Petricor (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the previous race, Shigeo Nomura’s Midlife Crisis (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) posted a more straightforward display to earn a ‘TDN Rising Star‘ badge of his own in Tuesday’s Prix Le Bougnat, a 7 1/2-furlong newcomers’ test for colts and geldings, at Deauville. The 46-5 chance was away in second and quickly asserted for an early lead. Comfortably holding sway thereafter, he was shaken up in front passing the quarter-mile marker and powered ever clear under mild coaxing in the closing stages to easily outclass Bouttemont (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) by a geared-down five lengths.

“Midlife Crisis is a horse who I hold in very high esteem,” revealed winning trainer Hiroo Shimizu. “In my opinion, he has plenty of room for improvement and is capable of much more. I very much see him as a [G1] Prix du Jockey club horse for next year and the [Oct. 4 G1] Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere [over seven furlongs at ParisLongchamp] will be his target this season. He may have another race beforehand, but I keep in mind that he is ground dependent and needs it good or faster.”

Midlife Crisis, half-brother to a yearling filly by Siyouni (Fr), is the second foal and scorer out of a winning full-sister to G3 Geelong Cup victor and G1 South Australian Derby placegetter Runaway (Aus) (Manhattan Rain {Aus}). His dam The Hunt Is On (Aus) (Manhattan Rain {Aus}) is also half to G1 AJC Australian Oaks heroine Absolutely (Aus) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}), G1 Australasian Oaks victress Abbey Marie (Aus) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}) and to the dam of G2 S A Nursery winner Mount Pleasant (Aus) (Vancouver {Aus}) and Listed Adelaide Guineas third Quantum Mechanic (Aus) (Deep Field {Aus}). His second dam Catshaan (Aus) (Catrail) is a half-sister to MG1SW dual Japanese champion Kinshasa No Kiseki (Aus) (Fuki Kiseki {Jpn}) out of an unraced half-sister to G1 Prix Lupin-winning sire Groom Dancer (Blushing Groom {Fr}).

4th-Deauville, €22,000, Mdn, 8-4, unraced 2yo, c/g, 7 1/2fT, 1:34.15, g/s.
MIDLIFE CRISIS (FR), c, 2, by Wootton Bassett (GB)
1st Dam: The Hunt Is On (Aus), by Manhattan Rain (Aus)
2nd Dam: Catshaan (Aus), by Catrail
3rd Dam: Keltshaan, by Pleasant Colony
1ST-TIME STARTER. Sales history: €120,000 Ylg ’19 ARAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €11,000. O-Shigeo Nomura; B-Haras d’Etreham, Meridian International SARL, Cofinvest & Benoit Chalmel (FR); T-Hiroo Shimizu. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Goffs UK Unveils Premier Sale Catalogue

Goffs UK has released the catalogue for its Doncaster Premier Sale, with 423 yearlings set to go under the hammer on Sept. 1 and 2. The sale has already enjoyed a fruitful 2020, with Golden Horde (GB) (Lethal Force {Ire}) following on from fellow sale graduate Advertise (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) in winning the G1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot and The Lir Jet (Ire) (Prince of Lir {Ire}) making it back-to-back wins for the sale in the G2 Norfolk S., with A’Ali (Ire) (Society Rock {Ire}) having taken that prize in 2019. Graduate Barney Roy (GB) (Excelebration {Ire}) has won two Group 1s this year, while group-winning juveniles Supremacy (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Cairn Gorm (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}) and Ventura Tormenta (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) were also sourced at the sale.

The latter’s half-brother by Starspangledbanner (Aus) (lot 313) is among this year’s offerings at the Premier Sale. Other highlights on paper include a colt by Invincible Spirit (Ire) out of G3 Firth of Clyde S. victress Distinctive (GB) (Tobougg {GB}) (lot 173) and a filly by the same sire out of G1 Nassau S. winner Favourable Terms (GB) (Selkirk) (lot 206); a No Nay Never filly out of a half-sister to Equiano (Fr) (lot 195); a Cotai Glory (GB) half-sister to A’Ali (lot 322); and a full-brother to G3 Hackwood S. winner Yafta (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}) (lot 423). Haras d’Etreham and La Motteraye Consignment offer a Lope De Vega (Ire) colt out of G3 Round Tower S. winner Royal Empress (Ire) (lot 380) as well as colts by Etreham sires Wootton Bassett (GB) (lot 338) and Almanzor (Fr) (lot 31). Barton Stud offers a filly by leading French sire Siyouni (Fr) (lot 361) out of a half-sister to GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Queen’s Trust (GB) (Dansili {GB}).

“It has been a very strong year for the Premier Sale on the track and once again it has proved its ability to produce horses of the highest calibre with A’Ali and particularly Golden Horde,” said Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent. “Both elite 2-year-olds last year, they have progressed in their 3-year-old season to hold strong stallion credentials and look set to follow other top graduates such as Advertise and Harry Angel who have recently secured their place at leading studs in the same way as the likes of Acclamation, Dark Angel, Wootton Bassett etc. Seeing these results is very exciting for the sale and the host of top 2-year-olds we have this year, headlined by the likes of Cairn Gorm, Method, Supremacy, The Lir Jet and Ventura Tormenta certainly puts it in a strong position for the latter half of the season and their Classic season next year.

“We have some outstanding yearlings catalogued this year, including siblings to some of our star performers, and we have plenty to look forward to over the coming weeks with a number of graduates lining up in Group 1 races. We will be busy in the build-up marketing this catalogue to our ever-growing global audience and we look forward to welcoming everyone to Doncaster on Sept. 1 and 2, where we will be strictly following the updated protocols to ensure that we comply with the UK Government’s latest COVID guidelines.”

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