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The European Breeders' Fund has suspended the Italian EBF (FIA) over a long-standing problem about the application of EBF regulations to the Italian racing programme.
EBF's in Great Britain, France, Germany and Ireland agreed that Italian racing authorities failed to give a guarantee that EBF rules and regulations would be strictly applied.
FIA will have very restricted funds available to support the few EBF races in 2010 and 2011.
From the 2010 covering season, stallions based in Italy can pay EBF contributions to the EBF Co-ordinating Committee (and NOT to FIA) in order for progeny being able to compete in EBF races elsewhere in Europe.
Bottomline: Italy has been dropped as one of the five major racing countries in Europe by the other four for not complying with European racing rules and regulations.
Crystal Cup 2010
Six European nations have teamed up to host a new Cross Country Steeplechase Challenge in 2010, identifying the most successful stable to run horses over Europe's unique cross country courses of hedges, walls, ditches, banks and rails.
There will be 10 races in France, Belgium, Italy, the Czech Republic, Ireland and Great Britain, with combined prize money of over 700,000 Euros.
The highest paying race is in Pardubice (CR) at 178,000 Euros.
The most successful stable, accumulating the highest number of points throughout the series, will receive the Crystal Cup and 10,000 Euros to be shared between the trainer and stable staff.
The Crystal Cup was announced at Auteuil's International Meeting November 8 by Jean D'Indy, Vice Chairman of France Galop.
The first race will be in Pau (FR) 2010 and final race of the series will be held at Cheltenham's International Meeting in December 2010.
Cheltenham Racecourse's Managing Director Edward Gillespie has been appointed President of the Crystal Cup.
Frankie Dettori Finally Won a Group 1 This Year
Schiaparelli GER (Monsun GER) won Italy's Gran Premio del Jockey Club e Coppa d'Oro at San Siro.
It was Frankie Dettori's first Group 1 of 2009 "I'm delighted. I've won a Group 1 every year since 1990, so Richard Hills and Johnny Murtagh have been taking the piss for the past three months."
Dettori described the race as the equivalent of the King George and was looking forward to riding unbeaten Al Zir USA (Megdaglia D'Oro USA) in the Racing Post Trophy. He lost.
Getaway Won Grosser Preis von Baden
Favourite Wiener Walzer GER (Dynaformer USA) appeared to have the Grosser Mercedes-Benz Preis von Baden (Group 1) 1m4f for 3yo+ well in hand until the final furlong when Getaway GER (Monsun GER), Eastern Anthem IRE (Singspiel IRE) and Youmzain IRE (Sinndar IRE) made a run for him.
As fate would have it, with or without the great jockey Kieren Fallon, Youmzain found a pocket to lock him in long enough to lose the race.
Eastern Anthem, showing his Dubai form, got the closest to the Getaway winner followed by the perennially unlucky Youmzain.
Wiener Walzer beat Getaway August 18 and had to settle for fourth place today.
Getaway's performance should tighten the odds for him in the Arc de Triomphe. He is a tough horse, but may be up against an even tougher three-year old (below).
September 6, 2009
Getaway Got Away--in Front
The six-year-old son of Monson Ger got back in Group 1 company in winning the Deutschland-Preis (Group 1), 1m 4f, by two lengths over his old foe Flamingo Fantasy Ger (Fantastic Light USA).
He was fourth in the Arc under former trainer Andre Fabre. Owner Baron von Ullman switched him to Adlerflug's trainer Jens Hirschberger this year with a new jockey Stephen Hellyn and he has rebounded.
