york group races may be devided.this weekend

[doublethetrouble]

the 3 goup races may be devided this sat. at goodwood.newbury&newmarket

[Silvoir]

Wednesday 20th August 2008, for immediate release

York Races to be Transferred
• All Group 1 races saved, as well as the Ebor and at least two Group 2s

Following the abandonment of the remainder of York’s Ebor Meeting, the British Horseracing Authority has approved the transfer of the following races:

• The Darley Yorkshire Oaks, Coolmore Nunthorpe and DBS St Leger Sales Stakes will be run at Newmarket on Friday 22nd August.

• The Totesport Ebor Handicap, renamed for one year only as the Totesport Newburgh Handicap, will be run at Newbury on Friday 22nd August.

• The Juddmonte International Stakes will be run at Newmarket on Saturday 23rd August.

Efforts are also being made to save the Ladbrokes Great Voltigeur and Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes.

The existing racecards at the above meetings will be subject to changes in running order. Racetimes and further details will follow later on this evening.

For more information please contact Paul Struthers, Media Relations Manager, on 0207 189 3862 or 07966 590105.

NOTES FOR EDITORS:

Prior to the abandonment of the whole meeting, the following running orders had been agreed for the Thursday and Friday:

Thursday 21 August
1:15 THE WEATHERBYS INSURANCE LONSDALE CUP (Group 2)
1:45 THE JAGUAR CARS LOWTHER STAKES (Group 2)
2:15 THE LADBROKES GREAT VOLTIGEUR STAKES (Group 2)
2:50 THE DARLEY YORKSHIRE OAKS (Group 1)
3:25 THE DBS £300000 ST LEGER YEARLING STAKES (Class 2)
4:05 THE ADDLESHAW GODDARD STAKES (Class 2 Heritage Handicap)
4:40 THE EUROPEAN BREEDERS’ FUND GALTRES STAKES (Listed Race)
5:10 THE EVENTMASTERS STAKES (Class 2 Handicap)

Friday 22 August
1:15 THE SKY BET STRENSALL STAKES (Group 3)
1:45 THE newitts.com CITY OF YORK STAKES (Listed Race)
2:15 THE JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL STAKES (Group 1)
2:50 THE COOLMORE NUNTHORPE STAKES (Group 1)
3:25 THE totesport EBOR (Class 2 Heritage Handicap)
4:05 THE SKY BET MELROSE STAKES (Class 2 Heritage Handicap)
4:40 THE newitts.com CONVIVIAL MAIDEN STAKES (Class 2)
5:10 THE COLLINGWOOD TEAM SERVICE KNAVESMIRE STAKES (Class 2 Handicap)

[davidjohnson]

Fair play to the BHA, they are making the best of a bad situation. Poor show from York. Having been in York for the last 48 hrs, I don’t believe that the 11mm of rain on Monday evening and the shower on Tuesday afternoon was significant enough to cause the abandonment of the whole meeting of a course that was apparently raceable on Monday evening.

[Aragorn]

Certainly makes for some decent racing on saturday, which means I can watch it!!!

[Black Sam Bellamy]

Slightly concerned that the Juddmonte is going to cut-up to almost nothing. Especially if the Irish horses have returned home. Does anyone know what the score is with The Duke and New Approach ?…are they boarding locally ? Bolger and O’Brien may be reluctant to fly these horses over again and risk affecting their preperartion for the Irish Champion stakes which is obviously the ultimate aim for both.

[Neil Watson]

I think a huge round of applause should be given to Ruth Quinn in relocating the major races that have been lost from the York meeting,

For a start Newbury are giving free admission to anyone with a ticket for York this week which is a fine gesture as you are now having the Gimcrack and the Ebor thrown in for good measure and i can imagine Channel 4 showing them live.

Newmarket on Friday now have the DBS Yearling Stakes,Yorkshire Oaks and the Nunthorpe to form a huge 11 race card which eclipses the 10 race Cheltenham card which was bloody good in itself.
This now means that in the past 2 years the Oaks from Yorks and Lancs have now been run on the July course.

Goodwood on Saturday will have the Voltigeur which is a very good bonus and now gives a huge 8 race card and will also complement the Group 2 Celebration Mile.

Newmarket now hosts the International on Good ground which will hopefully bring New Approach and Duke of Marmalde together and with 11 races on the previous day i can imagine both sides of the Bunbury Mile being used to fresh ground can be kept for Saturday.

Indeed this is a very good recovery mission from the BHA to keep these high quality races in the calendar albeit spread over the country.

It looks like the Lonsdale and Lowther wont be run which is a shame although maybe Sandown could offer to run the Lonsdale over 2m next Saturday on Variety Club day as that could be a bonus.

So well done the BHA, just shows that when the chips are down we battle on and keep going on.

[Drone]

I don’t believe that the 11mm of rain on Monday evening and the shower on Tuesday afternoon was significant enough to cause the abandonment of the whole meeting of a course that was apparently raceable on Monday evening.

Given it was dry yesterday I was a little surprised they abandoned the whole meeting at the first midday inspection…but as it has turned out entirely the right decision as there has been yet more significant rain overnight which, I feel sure will have topped up the waterlogging.

Hope you managed to enjoy the rather jolly Dunkirk spirit that was evident in the city centre yesterday DJ.

It’s an ill wind…the pubs, cafes, eateries were all seeing good trade

[gamble]

Talking about Dunkirk Drone
is a nice stretch.
This whole affair
has certainly put Yorkshire
much bolder on the racing map.
Just wait til next year
it will be teeming

[davidjohnson]

Cheers Drone. Made the best of a bad situation on Tuesday. Was in one bar where the crowd were watching the 400m womens final and it could have been New Approach or Duke of Marmalade such was the verve that nearly everybody was shouting home Ohuruogu with.

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