AGE GAP NO PROBLEM FOR EUROPEAN YEARLINGS
By Emma Berry
The state of lockdown has given a decent boost to TV viewing figures in Australia, where racing has been allowed to continue behind closed doors. The major feature this week is the Warrnambool May Carnival, which is perhaps best described as Victoria’s answer to the Galway Festival, with its mixture of Flat and jumping action and, in a normal year, huge crowds.
It’s quieter at ‘The Bool’ this year but there are a few familiar names among the entries for anyone tuning in from this part of the world. In fact, half the field of 12 for Wednesday’s Listed Warrnambool Cup were bred in Europe, including the Juddmonte-bred Midterm (GB), a son of two champions in Galileo (Ire) and Midday (GB), and the G1 Gran Premio del Jockey Club winner and St Leger runner-up Ventura Storm (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}).
In common with plenty of European-bred horses now in Australia, these two geldings both changed hands privately after showing decent form in the Northern Hemisphere, and over the years plenty of Australian buyers with deep pockets have made their way to the Tattersalls Horses-in-Training Sale, where they’ve found horses such as dual G1 Australian Cup winner Harlem (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}).
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Racing resumption: Matt Hancock sounds positive note on potential return
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has spoken positively about hopes the resumption of racing in Britain might not be too far away following its suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The last meetings to take place in Britain were at Wetherby and Taunton on March 17, both behind closed doors. The British Horseracing Authority has been making plans for a return when Government is approval is given, with meetings to take place on the Flat and behind closed doors.
Two high-profile weekends have been pencilled in for Classic trials at the end of May, with the Guineas meeting set to take place on the first weekend in June, should a “best-case scenario” come to fruition.
Asked about calls to allow Premier League football again next month, Hancock told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “Well, I’m absolutely open to that. And horse racing too.
“And, I know that both the Premier League and racing are working on how this might be doable in a safe way.
“But that safety has to be paramount.”
have a market on when racing will resume and, up to about 10m on Tuesday, £785,000 of bets have been matched.
Racing to resume before June 1 is trading at 1.4 (or 2-5) and is available at 3.25 (9-4) not to take place before then.
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