Cosgrave ban: Irish-born jockey Pat Cosgrave, who successfully persuaded the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) not to reciprocate a four-month ban imposed by the Emirates Racing Authority (ERA) earlier this year, could be forced to pay nearly £35,000 if he wants to continue his riding career in Britain or Ireland after the ERA placed him on its forfeit list for failure to pay fees and legal costs relating to the case. Under the BHA and Turf Club rules, any individual on the forfeit list of a major racing nation such as Dubai would normally be considered a disqualified person until the debt is discharged. However, the rider has applied to the Turf Club for the ban not to be reciprocated in Ireland and the BHA says it will allow Cosgrave to make an application for the penalty not to be reciprocated in Britain.

Ascot boost: The first four home in this week’s Kerry National are eligible for a £10,000 bonus if they win one of two £100,000 handicap chases at Ascot in November and December. The bonus offer is one of the initiatives announced this week by Ascot in a bid to enhance its jump racing programme. The track’s NH prize money pool is over £2 million this season, including £173,000 in field-size bonuses.

Moon retired: Sea The Moon, who was ruled out of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe through injury, has been retired. Stud plans for the 11-length German Derby winner have not been finalised. The son of Sea The Stars suffered his only defeat in the Grosser Preis Von Baden earlier this month. It later transpired the horse had suffered a recurrence of an injury he picked up when winning the Derby in July.

Caviar foal: The Australian thoroughbred racing and breeding industry is celebrating the safe arrival of the first foal from champion mare Black Caviar. The bay filly by Exceed And Excel arrived on Saturday morning. Black Caviar was retired last year after 25 undefeated starts.

ITBA deadline: The deadline for nominating fillies to the next ITBA NH Fillies Bonus Scheme is September 30th. An application form appears on page A20 and further information is available on the itba.info website

Game over: The eight-time Grade 1 winner Game On Dude has been retired from racing. A seven-year-old gelding trained by Bob Baffert, Game On Dude had been running well below his best form this year.

Tote Exacta: The Tote Exacta bet minimum unit stake has been reduced to 10c from the previous minimum of €1 for a limited time. The bet requires punters to select horses to finish first and second and is available on all Irish races. The 10c stake is only available online and at the racecourse.

Breeder win: Paul and Marie McCartan (CBS Bloodstock) have won the Connolly’s Red Mills/The Irish Field Breeder of the Month award for September. They bred Group 2 Lowther Stakes winner Tiggy Wiggy.

HRI new face: Carol Nolan is Horse Racing Ireland’s new Group Human Resources Manager. Starting in November and succeeding the retiring David Wright, she will also have responsibility for industry training and development.

From Dublin and living in Co Kildare, she joins HRI from Boots Retail Ireland, where she has worked for the last eight years.

Levy deal: British racing will get an estimated £74.3 million from the betting industry next year following an early conclusion to the 2015/16 Levy Scheme negotiations. The four largest bookmakers – William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Betfred – have guaranteed a combined contribution of at least £47.5 million and Betfair will chip in approximately £7.8 million.

Paul Bittar, chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority, said: “Our attentions are now focused on the Government’s consultation on fundamental reform or replacement of the Levy and establishing a modern relationship with an evolving betting industry, and we will continue to work actively with bookmakers to this end.”

Bonus deadline: There is limited time left to register eligible horses for the Plus 10 bonus scheme as the first major deadline approaches. Eligible 2013 and 2014 born foals must be registered by September 30th to remain a part of the scheme which will see £5.5 million of bonuses paid out to qualified two and three-year-old horses from 2015. Further information is available on the plus10bonus.com website.