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Irish Racehorse Experience At The Irish National Stud And Gardens Receives THEA Award

The Irish National Stud & Garden's Irish Racehorse Experience was officially presented with a Themed Entertainment Award (THEA) for outstanding achievement at an awards ceremony at Disneyland Resort, in Anaheim, California.

The award, which celebrates achievement and excellence within the themed entertainment industry, was collected by David Wardell, the Irish National Stud & Gardens Tourism Manager. The Living Legends, retired former racing champions that reside at the Kildare stud, will be paraded daily at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 25 through Friday, Apr. 28, to celebrate the honour. All pre-booked visitors during this period will be entered into a prize draw to win a Family Season Pass, offering unlimited entry throughout the year. The prize also includes an Irish National Stud & Gardens Hamper worth €500. In addition, a 20% discount on all general admission bookings between Wednesday, Apr. 19 and Friday, Apr. 28 will be applied for those visitors using the code THEA2023; and, once showing their ticket at the store, will enjoy 20% off all purchases. Please visit the Irish National Stud website for more information.

Cathal Beale, CEO of the Irish National Stud, said, “We are delighted to bring the THEA home to Ireland. The international recognition the award gives to the Irish Racehorse Experience is wonderful and it enhances our world class tourism offer. Horse racing and the Thoroughbred racehorse are an integral part of the tourism product in Ireland and the Irish Racehorse Experience brings this to life in an accessible, fun and imaginative way.”

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Mammas Girl Annexes HQ’s Nell Gwyn In Taking Fashion

Wednesday's G3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn S. at Newmarket was a wide-open affair beforehand, but became a full-on dress rehearsal for HQ's G1 1000 Guineas as Amo Racing's Mammas Girl (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}–Mamma Morton {Ire}, by Elnadim) delivered a devastating turn of acceleration in the closing stages to pulverise her 14 rivals in the seven-furlong staging post. The 16-1 chance had previously debuted with an impressive two-length triumph over course and distance in October and was immediately quoted at odds as low as 6-1 for the Rowley Mile Classic in the wake of a 2 3/4-length tally here.

Mammas Girl was a shade tardy at the break and raced in rear, within range of the leaders, through the halfway point of this sophomore return and black-type bow. Last to come off the bridle after passing the quarter-mile marker, she was shaken up when angled into an open lane approaching the final furlong and went through a range of gears underneath the stands' side fence on the ascent to the line to win, going away, from G3 Prestige S. victrix Fairy Cross (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) for a perfect two-for-two record.

“She won very well here first time, but even so I was slightly worried about the [undulating] track,” admitted trainer Richard Hannon. “She missed the gate today, which I was surprised at, but she's won extremely well. She's very straightforward, she's worked very well all spring and I thought she'd run very well today. I must admit she's surprised me slightly in the way she's won and what I like about her is she's gone slightly under the radar, but we've always loved her at home. She looks a very good filly, but all my Guineas winners–Sky Lantern, Night Of Thunder and Billesdon Brook–were beaten in trials. Hopefully, she bucks the trend as she'll be coming back here [for the G1 1000 Guineas], for sure.”

Amo Racing supremo Kia Joorabchian added, “It's very exciting winning a Nell Gwyn here, it's amazing and I can't hold my excitement, to be honest. We've competed for the last few years and haven't quite managed to get through the line. She gave a cracking performance on her debut and was fantastic today. We've always loved her and we couldn't believe what price she was today. I have a really big [first] weekend [in May] as I've got Affirmative Lady going for the [GI] Kentucky Oaks in America, having won the Gulfstream Oaks quote convincingly. I have to decide whether to go there or come here, but it's a good decision to have to make.”

Pedigree Notes
Mammas Girl is the 12th of 13 foals and one of 11 scorers produced by a daughter of G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches third Gharam (Green Dancer). Descendants of Gharam also include G3 Summer S.-winning G1 Cheveley Park S. and G1 Commonwealth Cup placegetter Flotus (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), stakes-winning GI Spinster S. second Tamweel (Gulch), G1 Phoenix S. third Lottie Dod (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and GSW G1 Cape Fillies Guineas third Third Runway (SAf) (Gimmethegreenlight {Aus}). The April-foaled chestnut is a half-sister to MGSP Listed Rose Bowl S. winner Master Of War (GB) (Compton Place {GB}), Listed Waterford Testimonial S. third Life In Colour (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) and a yearling colt by Dandy Man (Ire).

Wednesday, Newmarket, Britain
LANWADES STUD NELL GWYN S.-G3, £80,000, Newmarket, 4-19, 3yo, f, 7fT, 1:28.70, g/s.
1–MAMMAS GIRL (GB), 128, f, 3, by Havana Grey (GB)
1st Dam: Mamma Morton (Ire), by Elnadim
2nd Dam: Gharam, by Green Dancer
3rd Dam: Water Lily (Fr), by Riverman
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (£35,000 Ylg '21 GOFFUK). O-Amo Racing Ltd; B-Robert Cornelius (GB); T-Richard Hannon; J-Sean Levey. £45,368. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $61,250. *1/2 to Master Of War (GB) (Compton Place {GB}), SW & MGSP-Eng, $180,480; and Life In Colour (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), SP-Ire. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Fairy Cross (Ire), 128, f, 3, Dubawi (Ire)–Devonshire (Ire), by Fast Company (Ire). O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby. £17,200.
3–Secret Angel (Ire), 128, f, 3, Dark Angel (Ire)–Meydan Princess (Ire), by Choisir (Aus). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (£68,000 Ylg '21 GOFFUK). O-Nick Bradley Racing 40, Elaine Burke & Partner; B-Yeomanstown Stud (IRE); T-Karl Burke. £8,608.
Margins: 2 3/4, HF, 1. Odds: 16.00, 4.50, 40.00.
Also Ran: Karsavina (GB), Believing (Ire), Girl Racer (Ire), Sweet Harmony (Ire), Queen Olly (Ire), Frankness (GB), Coppice (GB), Barefoot Angel (Ire), Lady Bullet (Ire), Inner Space (GB), Small Oasis (GB), Dubai Jemila (GB).

 

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Grandstand Renovation And Garden Village Plans Approved By Chelmsford City Council

Masterplans for a new grandstand at Chelmsford City Racecourse and a 'garden village' on land surrounding the site belonging to the Holmes family were approved by the Chelmsford City Council recently.

The racecourse will be the first in Britain to stage turf racing under floodlights during mixed meetings on the grass and all-weather surfaces at the Essex venue. Revised designs for a new multi-purpose grandstand are also being crafted by architects HOK. Those grandstand plans will feature bars, restaurants, conferencing areas and a stunning rooftop terrace with panoramic views across the racecourse. Permission was also granted to build an additional 350 stables which, alongside the retained 250+ acres, opens up the potential for a state-of-the-art training facility at the course.

The “garden village” development features around 1,200 new homes, a school, a NHS medical centre, community centre, and retail units. It is part of the council's Great Leighs Strategic Growth Area, and there are other plans in the works in the vicinity for a new train station and road network.

John Rhodes, Design Director of HOK International, said, “This will be a wonderful long awaited addition to such a successful racecourse. The original designs still resonate, but this is a wonderful opportunity to push the boundaries of what a modern racecourse destination could be. The project will stimulate the local economy, creating jobs and further raising the profile of the City.”

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Adayar and Native Trail Delight Appleby in Racecourse Spin

NEWMARKET, UK–On Tuesday, Charlie Appleby gave us one Classic winner in action on the Rowley Mile, and by Wednesday that had doubled in number as his older-horse brigade continue the countdown to their seasonal debuts.

With Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) having pleased the trainer on Tuesday, last season's Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Native Trail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and the 2021 Derby winner Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) stepped out on the turf which is drying all the time in the windy conditions.

“I'm very happy with both of them and thanks to Newmarket for letting us use the racecourse,” said Appleby after watching first Native Trail and James Doyle then Adayar and William Buick complete a straightforward piece of work over six furlongs, each in the company of a lead horse.

“I'm pleased I brought him up here,” he added of Adayar. “You can't beat getting them up here and having a racecourse gallop. With these older horses, they get a year older and a year wiser, so at home they can be a little more complacent. Will was happy with him. He picked up well. We weren't asking him for strong work because we're only ten days off a run now.”

That first engagement on April 28 is the G3 Gordon Richards S. at Sandown, a race which the trainer hopes will be a “stepping stone” to the G1 Prince of Wales's S.

Royal Ascot is also on the horizon for Native Trail, who was runner-up to his ill-fated stable-mate Coroebus (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the Guineas last May before his Irish Classic success. Subsequent increases to 10 furlongs for the Eclipse and the Juddmonte International saw his stamina tested. 

“Native Trail showed his usual enthusiasm,” said Appleby after the morning's gallop. “One thing we learnt at the back end of his three-year-old career was that he is not a mile-and-a-quarter horse. He's a miler, and the plan is to go to the Paradise Stakes at Ascot and use that as a prep for the Queen Anne, all being well.”

Adayar and William Buick

Now four and five respectively, Native Trail and Adayar are at the vanguard of an exciting team of older horses for Godolphin this season.

“It's one thing our operation has been doing over the years, thankfully, keeping these horses in training,” Appleby said.

His former stable star Blue Point (Ire), who notably won two Group 1 sprints in the same week at Royal Ascot, raced until he was five, and the son of Shamardal has put down an early marker in the contest to be this year's champion first-season sire. His third winner, Blue Storm (Ire), came on the opening day of the Craven meeting for James Tate.

“He's three from four now,” Appleby noted. “I'm hoping to bring one by him out at the Guineas meeting.”

 

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