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Remember Ben with a gift to Thoroughbred aftercare Subscribe for FREE to the Daily PDF or the News Alerts Home » Archive » Shared News » Group 1 Winner Pornichet Retired Pornichet (Fr) (Vespone {Ire}–Proza {Fr} the winner of last year's G1 Doomben Cup for trainer Gai Waterhouse has been retired from racing at age five after suffering a tendon injury Pornichet started his racing career in his native France for owner Jean-Michel Lebrun and trainer Nicolas Clement where his best performance was a third behind Karakontie (Jpn) (Bernstein) in the 2014 G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Purchased privately by Waterhouse after failing to meet his reserve at €425,000 at the inaugural Goffs London sale a month later Pornichet recorded his first Australian win later that year in the G3 Sandown S for a partnership including Mt Hallowell Stud last March before besting fellow French import Weary (Fr) (Astronomer Royal) in the Doomben Cup although he garnered placings last season behind Group 1 winners Royal Descent (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) and Kermadec (NZ) (Teofilo {Ire}) The bay retires with four wins from 14 starts and earnings of A$1,168,722 “[Husband] Rob [Waterhouse] identified Pornichet as the perfect horse for Australia after some tremendously promising runs in France He is an absolutely gorgeous horse who mixed it with the best around during his time in Australia and the electric turn of speed he showed when winning his Group 1 was simply breathtaking.” Not a subscriber? 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Copy Article Link Editor / News Stories:editor@thetdn.com Advertising:advertising@thetdn.com Customer Service:customerservice@thetdn.com Click Here to sign up for a free subscription Jeffrey Peterson (USA) and his team of Max Brennan and Sammantha Hemans claimed the 2022 Youth Match Racing World Championship title on July 19-23 in Pornichet those words sound incredible!” noted Petersen we finished second last year against another American team to win here feels a bit like our redemption We didn’t get off to a very good start in our competition They’ve given their absolute all and all credit to them We’re really happy to have pulled this off for the United States and for our club and to be able to keep this title in the USA Peterson was third among the 12 teams in the qualifying round robin series advancing to the Final after wins over Riccardo Sepe (ITA) in the Quarter Finals and Timothée Rossi (FRA) in the Semi Finals “We were really very happy to win the semi-final and get through to the final after finishing 8th in the round robin,” noted Westerlind “We entered the final phase telling ourselves that we had everything to gain Even though we were a little disappointed in the moment we’re really ecstatic to be world number two!” Tags: , Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus. 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View our cookie policy here Trainer Magazine - the horse racing magazine for the training and development of the thoroughbred racehorse Articles from the European Trainer Magazine archive - available to read online The European ‘all-weather’ racing scene has come a long way since racing on an artificial (non-turf) surface was first introduced in the UK at Lingfield Park in 1989 ‘all-weather’ racing accounts for 23% of the French racing programme; and in the UK racing has recently benefited from a major ‘all-weather’ prize money boost ‘All-weather’ racing is enhancing the opportunities for those connections wishing to keep horses in training across Europe over the winter months But what are opportunities like on a country by country basis Which countries are investing in ‘all-weather’ racing While trotting is still the main racing sphere by some way in France – and all their racing is on dirt tracks – all-weather in France has been gathering momentum for over a decade now Of roughly 5,000 races run in France in 2021 1,149 were staged on an all-weather surface thus comprising some 23% of the race program.  Prestigious tracks such as Deauville and Chantilly have all-weather circuits; in total there are seven all-weather tracks in the country: Deauville where usually the whole raceday will take place on one surface French tracks have mixed cards and use the all-weather (all with a Polytrack surface) in summer also it also takes pressure off the grass tracks with rising temperatures in southern Europe providing new challenges in turf maintenance French racing has eight Listed races run on its all-weather surfaces A review to enhance the Black-type programme is on the way French tracks are part of the All-Weather Championships programme to qualify for the finals on Good Friday in the UK – something French raiders did to good effect in 2022.  French racing receives the majority of its income – read prize money – from its betting turnover as the PMU (the French Tote) has a monopoly on betting The rise in all-weather racing has naturally seen a rise in betting turnover in this sphere – roughly 18% of all PMU-flat races are run on the all-weather circuit Recent results suggest that the betting public is gradually switching from traditional jump-races to all-weather racing.  all-weather racing also caters well for a new type of owner With syndicates still very scarce in France a new type of ‘middle class’ owner has been emerging over the last couple of years – much needed new blood but a type of owner that relies on a more regular income through prize money.  It's Year 10 since the creation of Arena Racing Company (ARC) backed All-Weather Championships and racing on this surface does continue to increase in volume. Six racecourses in Britain stage all-weather racing Wolverhampton); roughly one fifth of all flat races are now on a synthetic surface.   Huge investments have been made by the operator ARC across their four all-weather racecourses to improve the surface With Southwell being the latest course to convert to a Tapeta surface (from Fibresand) managing director of ARC’s Racing Division says that “changing the surface was the right thing to do and the feedback from trainers and owners has been very positive so far.”  The creation of the All-Weather Championships 10 years ago can only be viewed as a major success story; the series now incorporates races from Ireland as well as the enhanced Fast-Track-Qualifying system.  The switch of Finals day from Lingfield to Newcastle two years ago was followed by the creation of “All-Weather Vase Day” at Lingfield Park last year A day that traditionally saw no racing at all now has two high-profile all-weather meetings taking place – a definite illustration of the rise of racing on this surface Along with geographically diverse racing in the north and the south All-Weather Vase Day naturally comes with added prize money the whole raceday is worth around £390,000.  but at least three runs are needed akin to Finals Day thus creating additional incentive to run on the all-weather. Even the quickest of glances at any given fixture list on the all-weather does reveal the extent to which these races are contested now; with even the choicest-bred horses from big yards coming under starters orders.  While headline names to race synthetic surface will forever include the mighty Enable and Stradivarius Godolphin recently raced a half-brother to Guineas hero Coroebus to name just one Tracks learn about the adaptability of the surface all the time with the recent extreme temperatures providing a new challenge there wouldn’t have been any racing in the recent cold snap,” remarks Mark Spincer 2022 saw two ARC initiatives to increase the quality of racing their tracks one of those aimed specifically for (winter) all-weather racing Southwell and Wolverhampton announced a further bonus of over £1,000,000 not just added to prize money but to reward connections of the most consistent performers during the winter months.  some eagle-eyed trainers have already seen the chance to bag a bonus of course we would love to attract more horses and their connections to our four all-weather tracks but all-weather racing during this period has a wide fan base both domestically and abroad,” concludes Spincer Coinciding with the exact timeframe of the All-Weather Championships the bonus aims to reward consistency in given periods Points scored go towards a “Horse of the Month” prize with rising extra money paid out from February onwards as well as £700,000 in bonuses for the horses with the most points at the end of the season The scheme clearly aims to enhance field sizes jockeys as well as stable staff monetary reasons to race on at ARC tracks.  Germany's all-weather racing scene was quite vibrant at the end of the last century but it has been in steady decline for some time now.  Neuss racecourse closed its doors for the last time and along with 144 years of turf racing went the second of the all-weather tracks.  Winter racing is now taking place at Dortmund racecourse only Dortmund has a grass and an all-weather track thus providing racing literally all year round.  Germany does not have any tracks with an artificial surface The surface has not been renewed for some time now and has a huge kickback.  Racing takes place on roughly 14-day intervals at time of writing eight meetings are planned this winter Races are part of the French PMU funding and receive other subsidiaries the quality being no better than class 3 handicaps – Germany's second lowest class with some sellers thrown in for good measure.  Prize money is at basic level for these types of races meaning total purses per race do not exceed €5.500 all-weather racing in Germany caters for the very base level of the sport with major trainers and owners very rarely venturing into this sphere Racing on the sand does count towards the Trainer and Jockey Championships in Germany and this might lure the odd runner from the bigger stables Plans for a second track with a synthetic surface have been mulled over by Deutscher Galopp for some time but along with the general dire financial situation of racing in Germany it remains only a very distant possibility at the moment.  All-weather racing finally reached Ireland in 2007 with the remodelling and re-opening of Dundalk Stadium It’s the only track in Europe to combine horses and dog-racing and judging by online reviews This has been a huge success with fun-loving Dubliners.  with at least once a week racing – mainly on a Friday night with floodlight and dog-racing following Racing on the Polytrack continues sporadically throughout the year.  While the quality of handicaps is clearly not premium class the track does stage a fair share of quite decent 2yo and 3yo maiden races and these are contested by even the biggest yards in the country Dundalk stages two Gp.3 and three Listed races Plans for the second Irish all-weather track have been developing for a number of years now with planning permission for a new track at Tipperary expected to go ahead in early 2023.  This clearly points to an ever-increasing demand to stage flat racing all year round largely independent from weather influences many races on Dundalk's cards continue to be oversubscribed and operate with reserves – a further pointer to huge demand.  Smaller yards definitely target horses for Dundalk races and have owners who buy horses for this sphere While larger yards may pick and choose their races at Dundalk smaller trainers rely on the extra income to keep the yard going through the long winter months.  As jump-racing starts losing its tag of catering for the ‘small man,’ the domination of just a few trainers and owners is becoming more and more blatant by the year All-weather racing gives a different type of trainer and owner a new lease of racing life.  With added entertainment around the product Dundalk has created a largely vibrant scene; being in a prime spot no doubt helps but all-weather racing with regular consistency is clearly a success story in Irish racing.  racing fans waited with bated breath for the return of Enable Musings on when and where the wonder mare would reappear were many and varied but few predicted that the Arc De Triomphe heroine would make her seasonal debut at Kempton on the polytrack surface made her very first racecourse appearance on Newcastle’s Tapeta track That fateful day was the 28th of November 2016 flat racing had left the turf for the winter months narrowing John Gosden’s choice to two: run his future star on the all-weather and when quizzed on the decision to run a then five-time Gp1 winner on the all-weather he had no hesitation: “We had aimed Enable at York but it came about a week or ten days too early The fact that it was on the all-weather didn’t concern me as I knew exactly what I was going to get.” For Enable’s return in the Gp3 September Stakes the going was described as standard to slow Ascot raced on good to firm (good in places) There are few surprises in the going on the all-weather; after all and its consistency is very much appreciated by John Gosden “When the ground goes too firm in the summer or it becomes bottomless at the end of autumn be unfair to look at all-weather racing as one entity with “all-weather” encompassing various surfaces but each racecourse has its own shape and quirks “The all-weather track I like the most is Newcastle; it’s very fair and has a good Tapeta surface sweeping course; there are not too many hard luck stories there.” His favour for other all weather tracks is not quite so strong “There’s no doubt that at the likes of Lingfield where they slow the pace down early on and sprint in the straight.” The opinions of trainers on particular tracks undoubtedly has a great influence on what horses Though he has less hands-on experience with the all-weather racecourses in the UK French-based trainer John Hammond is impressed by the surface at Lingfield “I have walked the all-weather track at Lingfield and it is ‘night and day’ when compared to the all-weather tracks in France.” Hammond is keen to stress the importance of how each track is managed “All-weather tracks need to be very well maintained and managed by very good groundsmen I don’t think they pay enough attention to these tracks in France and they often get too quick.” Hammond could not recommend French all-weather courses’ consistency as Gosden had “The all-weather tracks here vary considerably I wouldn’t mind running a good horse at Lingfield All-weather surfaces have been touted for their lack of fatal injuries but John Hammond sees a different type of injury on all-weather tracks and this is one of the reasons he does not have many runners on the surface “I do think young horses suffer from racing on the all-weather,” he says “I see an increase in bone bruising to the hind cannon bone due to the fact that there is no slippage on synthetic surfaces.” Hammond gained experience in California before taking out his training licence “America has torn up most of it’s all-weather tracks They may have been applauded for fewer fatal injuries but bone bruising causes intermittent lameness This can leave a horse runnable but not performing at its best.” When questioned on potentially running his stable stars on the all-weather “I wouldn’t be keen on running my top horses on the all-weather in France If the French all-weather tracks were a bit softer While racing on Dirt may have always been the norm in North America arose from a need to save race meetings otherwise lost to bad weather A particularly severe winter some 30 years ago saw the loss of 72 days’ National Hunt racing in Britain alone but despite the obvious premise of switching to artificial surfaces the first British All Weather racing took place on the Flat at Lingfield Park in 1989 and today All Weather tracks are used for Flat racing This website is using a security service to 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a round robin qualifying stage taking place from Tuesday 19 to Thursday 21 July the knockout stages will begin with quarter-finals and semi-finals scheduled for Friday 22 July before the all-important finals series on Saturday 23 July Racing will commence at 1800hrs (AEST) each day with live results available throughout the week Be sure to keep your eyes on the YSA Facebook page with daily photos, press releases and result updates available throughout the week. 1935Following347Follow347347 FollowersHugues Claude Pissarro is the grandson of Camille Pissarro and son of Paulémile Pissarro Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine and immersed in an artistic environment he spent his childhood with brushes in hand We hear from a pharmacist in Paris who describes the wave of panic buying he experienced in the days leading up to the lockdown and his advice to shoppers to take the confinement seriously We get an update on the situation from our correspondents in India which have also begun putting in place 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staged in the iconic City of St Petersburg with racing held on the Neva River directly in front of the world famous Winter Palace (The Hermitage) The venue offers a stadium atmosphere for spectators and VIP guests to watch the action close to the shore the event will also represent the 2015 EUROSAF Open Match Racing European Championship Natalia Fedorova (RUS) said ‘It is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the World Match Racing Tour and also crown the European Champion officials and spectators to our spectacular venue in the heart of St Petersburg.’ Sails of the White Nights is staged in front of the iconic city of St Petersburg © Elina Razina Also joining the 2015/16 Tour is the ‘Internationaux de France’ (29 July – 1 August) one of the long term ‘go to’ match racing events in Western Europe since 2002 Raced in Pornichet near Nantes in West France the event will see twelve teams slug it out in July for World Championship points and the winner will become the French Match Racing champion The event is supported by the cities of Nantes and Pornichet as well as Pays de la Loire region creating a summer festival for sailors and non-sailors alike Event director Jean-Pierre Cordonnier commented ‘The newly expanded schedule for the World Tour presents teams with a more clearly defined pathway to the pinnacle of match racing at a world class level It will also bring greater exposure to our sponsors and partners being part of the World Championship series.” World Match Racing Tour Executive Director James Pleasance added ‘We made a bold move this year to expand the Tour and the response has been outstanding The new event and points format has provided a platform for match racers around the world to join the World Championship series as well as the opportunity for the Tour to expand into new markets.” For more information on The Sails of White Night For more information on the Internationaux de France World Match Racing Tour 2015/16 Event Schedule:WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTSWORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 13 – 17 May 2015 Congressional Cup Long Beach USAWORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 21 – 25 May 2015 Match Race Germany Langenargen Germany WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 29 June – 4 July 2015 Stena Match Cup Sweden Marstrand Sweden WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 29 July – 1 August 2015 Energa Sopot Match Race Sopot Poland WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 23 – 27 September 2015 Dutch Match Cup Lelystad Netherlands WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 6 – 11 October 2015 Argo Group Gold Cup Hamilton Bermuda WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS: 26 – 30 January 2016 Monsoon Cup Malaysia Johor Bahru WORLD TOUR EVENTSWORLD TOUR: 8 – 10 May 2015 FICKER Cup Long Beach USA WORLD TOUR: 9 – 10 May 2015 VOLVO SPRING CUP Langedrag Sweden WORLD TOUR: 29 – 31 May 2015 Szczecin Match RAce Szczecin PolandWORLD TOUR: 3 – 7 June 2015 The Sails of White Nights St Petersburg Russia WORLD TOUR: 10 – 14 Jun 2015 Royal Southern Match Cup Hamble United Kingdom WORLD TOUR: 17 – 19 July 2015 Dziwnow Match Race Dziwnow PolandWORLD TOUR: 29 July – 1 August Internationaux de France Pornichet France WORLD TOUR: 21 – 23 August 2015 Dutch Match Cup Qualifier Lelystad Netherlands WORLD TOUR: 26 – 30 August 2015 KNICKERBOCKER CUP New York USA WORLD TOUR: Sepetember* BERMUDA MR CHAMPIONSHIP Hamilton Bermuda WORLD TOUR: November* Monsoon cup Terengganu Terengganu Malaysia WORLD TOUR: December* LIGA LAYAR SERIES Malaysia * Dates to be advise plus all the latest on yachting regattas and offshore adventures around the world The French Air & Space Force’s competition aerobatics team will once again have a busy season supporting airshows with solo Belgium and visit the UK twice for events in Ayr and at Duxford Wales captain Gareth Thomas earns his 100th test cap against Fiji The French government and FFR were blamed for failures of hosting the 2023 event A nice competitive 16-runner handicap to kick off affairs at the Western France venue I am more than willing to give the daughter of Sidestep Phosphene a chance stepping back up in trip to the extended mile Phosphene has more in her favour than the rest of the field and at an each-way price is one to be onside While most eyes may be drawn to the favourite I cant get past Premier Avril at a working-man’s price who was unlucky not to collect the Christmas money at this time last year I can see him overturning the form with Showmethegin and putting up a a big race to the favourite and landing the Christmas punt for connections in the process Ministrable is likely to go off favourite in search of a hat-trick of wins he had to work hard to beat Stormy Air who now is getting weight having run off level weights last time out Having run such a smart race on his first sight at the Pornichet fibresand Stormy Air is one of the stronger bets on the card A two-year-old race with not the greatest amount of form to go on It has the air of ‘nobody knows anything about it’ but I really feel that Havoc is crying out for a firmer surface and will get it on this fibresand surface now He has been running decent races on soft going Central Park West is expected to start favourite but is winless and has had more tries than a rugby match at Twickenham to get off the board We have a tremendous each-way bet with the dead eight runners lining up THE PADDY POWER GUIDE TO RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW PPB Counterparty Services Ltd is licensed and regulated by the Malta Gaming Authority. For customers in the UK, PPB Counterparty Services Ltd is licensed and regulated by the Gambling Commission €6.90 children) and sprays water on bystanders a carousel inspired by Nantes native Jules Verne and his novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea whirls visitors around on mechanical masterpieces such as smoke-breathing dragons flying fish and fearsome anglerfish (ride prices as above) It’s possible to tour the workshop and see future creations taking shape Trunk call … the robotic elephant ride at Les Machines de L’ile Nantes. Photograph: AlamyThe fun isn’t limited to the Île de Nantes: every summer the city has a makeover with street art installations through a project known as Le Voyage à Nantes are linked by a route marked with a green line painted on the pavements We spent an afternoon walking that line and hopping on and off the trams to see them Château de Ducs de Bretagne Photograph: AlamyThe city’s tram system is easy to use and the Pass Nantes (for one €45) means you can ride it with the added bonus of free access to many leading attractions for that one-off fee Highlights include a house partly sunken in the river with lights on and smoke coming from the chimney and a fountain that only shoots up out of the water when you sit on a particular shore-side bench offers nearly 20 acres of green space with huge greenhouses When we weren’t picnicking in the many green spaces, there were plenty of family-friendly eateries to tempt us. On the Île de Nantes, the huge La Cantine du Voyage offers a menu of just one dish per course (two courses plus drink: lunch €10 dinner €13) across dozens of refectory tables The ingredients for the dishes are grown in the neighbouring kitchen garden (there’s an undercover skate park at the other end of the warehouse to watch as you wait) the bar features an enormous outstretched stork: its back provides the counter It’s just nibbles and drinks on sale (coffee €2 but it’s worth a visit for the spectacle and the amazing view of the city which serves hearty French staples in a bistro rammed with vintage bric-a-brac that fascinated the kids Chalets at Nantes CampingCity apartments are a great accommodation option in Nantes, and there are plenty in the centre. Le Pont Levis flat, let through Welcome Home Nantes sleeps up to six (from €120 a night for four It proved a spacious and stylish retreat for our stay It’s right next to the Chateau de Ducs de Bretagne and easy walking distance from several attractions or the tram stop which has a family-friendly apartment called De La Terre À La Lune (From the Earth to the Moon) which sleeps two adults and two children under 12 and costs €139 a night Carolyn Boyd is a travel writer and author specialising in France La Rédac' M6Les amateurs de thrillers peuvent se réjouir une nouvelle mini-série : "Mémoire Vive" réalisée par Arnaud Malherbe est diffusée les mardis 18 et 25 février sur M6 Tournée principalement à Nantes et sur la côte Atlantique cette adaptation de la série turque "Persona" promet une intrigue haletante et un cadre visuel soigné une greffière à la retraite interprétée par Clémentine Célarié apprend qu'elle est atteinte de la maladie d'Alzheimer elle se lance dans une quête aussi radicale que fascinante : confronter un lourd secret du passé en éliminant une à une les personnes figurant sur une liste mystérieuse retrouvée dans ses archives.Avec ce thriller psychologique teinté de noirceur et de tension la série promet un mélange entre enquête et drame intime le tout porté par une mise en scène dynamique et moderne "Mémoire Vive" met à l'honneur des lieux emblématiques de Nantes Une belle vitrine pour la région des Pays de la Loire qui a soutenu la production à hauteur de 200 000 euros en partenariat avec le centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée Une publication partagée par M6 (@m6officiel) La mini-série est diffusée en quatre épisodes de 52 minutes Une occasion parfaite de découvrir un polar inédit porté par une actrice charismatique et des décors qui ne manqueront pas de vous séduire