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Make Believe’s Rose Of Kildare On Top In the Musidora

Looking in need of further than a mile when finishing strongly to be third in the June 21 G2 German 1000 Guineas, the Kingsley Park syndicate’s Rose of Kildare (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) bounced out of a subsequent third in Epsom’s G3 Princess Elizabeth S. five days previously to stamp her class on Thursday’s G3 Tattersalls Musidora S. at York. Not suited by a tactical affair on Derby day, last year’s G3 Firth of Clyde S. and G3 Oh So Sharp S. winner was sent straight to the front this time by Franny Norton. Tackled and headed by Dubai Love (GB) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) in early straight, the 7-1 chance was back at the head of affairs approaching the furlong pole and drew away to record an authoritative 2 1/2-length success from Albaflora (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), with the 13-8 favourite Ricetta (GB) (Camelot {GB}) half a length away in third.

Charlie Johnston was at York and said, “We train for some of the most powerful owners, so to have this one for a syndicate of 20 owners is a phenomenal journey. We left Germany very frustrated, as she should have won and when the Epsom race cut up we felt we had to run as it was another good opportunity for black-type. We left there kicking ourselves, thinking we shouldn’t have run because we knew she would improve for a mile and a quarter and this was a good race for her. But, as we always say, the clue is in the name and racehorses are there for racing and with a five-day turnaround she has won the Musidora. There’s not a lot of her, she’s quite a light filly and when we weighed her on Sunday we were hesitant to bring her, but she’s a very tough filly. She has to go up in class now and maybe we could go for the [G1] Nassau, but she owes us nothing.”

Mark Johnston was at Newmarket and added, “We’ve looked at the German Oaks [G1 Preis der Diana] and I think there is a €50,000 supplement but we won’t rule it out, because that’s the sort of thing she could win.”

Rose of Kildare’s €3,000 purchase tag is now the stuff of legend and is a surprise given that her dam Cruck Realta (GB) (Sixties Icon {GB}) was such a tough customer who also had the class to punch above her weight and win the Listed Ballymacoll Stud S. She was unsold at just £1,000 at the 2011 Ascot December Sale and the following June was making a mockery of that by finishing runner-up in the Listed Chesham S. at the Royal meeting there. Her family features the G1 Irish St Leger hero Ibn Bey (GB) (Mill Reef) and the G1 Yorkshire Oaks heroine Roseate Tern (GB) (Blakeney {GB}), who is in turn the dam of the Listed Pretty Polly S.-winning pair of Esloob (Diesis {GB}) and Siyadah (Mr. Prospector). Also connected to the G3 Prestige S. winner and G1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches third Red Camellia (GB) (Polar Falcon), Cruck Realta’s yearling colt by Kingman (GB) sold to Joe Foley for 170,000gns at the Tattersalls October Book 2 Sale.

Thursday, York, Britain
TATTERSALLS MUSIDORA S.-G3, £40,000, York, 7-9, 3yo, f, 10f 56yT, 2:10.80, g/s.
1–ROSE OF KILDARE (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Make Believe (GB)
1st Dam: Cruck Realta (GB) (SW-Eng), by Sixties Icon (GB)
2nd Dam: Wansdyke Lass (GB), by Josr Algarhoud (Ire)
3rd Dam: Silankka (GB), by Slip Anchor (GB)
(€3,000 Ylg ’18 TIRSEP). O-Kingsley Park 14; B-Wansdyke Farms Ltd (IRE); T-Mark Johnston; J-Francis Norton. £22,684. Lifetime Record: GSP-Ger, 16-6-2-3, $186,232. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Albaflora (GB), 126, f, 3, Muhaarar (GB)–Almiranta (GB), by Galileo (Ire). O/B-Kirsten Rausing (GB); T-Ralph Beckett. £8,600.
3–Ricetta (GB), 126, f, 3, Camelot (GB)–Panzanella (GB), by Dansili (GB). O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-John Gosden. £4,304.
Margins: 2HF, HF, HF. Odds: 7.00, 8.00, 1.63.
Also Ran: Dubai Love (GB), Lake Lucerne, Pocket Square (GB). Scratched: Baarrij (Ire), Franconia (GB), Golden Hind (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Ghaiyyath Leads World Rankings

Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who won his second consecutive Group 1 on Sunday when turning back Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) in the G1 Coral-Eclipse, leads the latest edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2020 with a mark of 127 for that latest effort.

Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) finished 2019 as the world’s highest-rated stayer, and he maintains that position after earning a rating of 125 for his third victory in the G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

Japan’s Almond Eye (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) and Australia’s Nature Strip (Aus) (Nicconi {Aus}) share third at 124 for their victories, respectively, in the G1 Victoria Mile and G1 TJ Smith S. Joint fifth at a mark of 123 are Britain’s Lord North (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), upset winner of the G1 Prince of Wales’s S. at Royal Ascot, and America’s Tom’s D’Etat (Smart Strike), a Grade I winner last year who has won four straight including the June 27 GII Stephen Foster S.

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King George Purse Set At £400,000

The G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. at Ascot on July 25 will be worth £400,000. Minimum prize money for a Group 1 in Britain post lockdown has been £250,000.

Nick Smith, Director of Racing and Public Affairs at Ascot, said, “With the deeply appreciated support of our Official Partner and race sponsor, QIPCO, we will be running this year’s King George at £400,000. In doing so, we are maintaining our policy of contributing significant executive contribution to our flagship races which began with £1.7-million being added across the Royal Ascot programme. We are paying executive contribution for all pattern and listed races, including approximately £250,000 for the King George after estimated owners’ stakes.

“We have maintained entry fees at 1.25% for the King George, rather than increasing to the new 2% limit for Group 1 races. This mirrors the policy for Royal Ascot where entry fees were maintained at the 2019 percentages at all race levels. We wish to make entering as appealing as possible for owners across the spectrum at a time where, unavoidably, prize money nationally is having to be reduced significantly without paying crowds. In our case, 70% of annual income comes from racegoers’ attendance and spend. All Ascot races will have previous standard entry fees in 2020.

“We are very much looking forward to QIPCO King George Diamond Weekend and Enable’s hat trick bid.”

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Racing Welfare Halfway To Goal

Racing Welfare is halfway to its goal for its COVID-19 Emergency Appeal, with fundraising recently passing the £250,000 mark. The appeal, which has included the popular Furlong Factor singing competition and NightIn4Nightout campaign-which together raised £50,000-aims to raise £500,000 to make up for the charity’s spring and early summer fundraising events lost to COVID-19.

Since racing restarted, many of the sport’s businesses such as Betway, Racehorse Lotto and Hambleton Racing have created innovative ways of raising funds for the charity. Support from across the racing community has also come for events such as the Royal Ascot Virtual Preview Evening, supported by Sporting Life, and Racing Welfare’s Best Turned Out series, which was backed by Betfair.

Racing Welfare is asking racing fans that would normally attend a fixture this summer to donate the price of their ticket to its appeal. The addition of Gift Aid means that for every £20 donated towards its Emergency Appeal, Racing Welfare will receive an extra £5. The charity will be on the look out for people showing their support for the campaign on social media, sharing and retweeting images of racing fans enjoying the sport from home whilst supporting Racing Welfare.

Racing Welfare Chief Executive Dawn Goodfellow said, “The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt throughout the racing industry. For Racing Welfare the cancellation of many of our usual fundraising events has seen us face a huge income deficit at a time when our services have never been needed more. The generosity of the racing community in response to our COVID-19 Emergency Appeal has been truly inspiring and to be able to announce that we have passed the halfway mark of £250,000 is a huge boost.

“It has been great to have racing back underway and on our screens and I am certainly looking forward to watching all the major summer festivals from home. If you will be doing the same, please consider donating to Racing Welfare. Your donations really do count and reaching our £500k target will enable us to continue supporting the workforce that make racing the wonderful sport that it is.”

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