Westerberg and Coolmore’s 2-year-old pony Victoria Street (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn} –Tickled Pink {Ire}, of Invincible Spirit {Ire}) earned her black stripe with a game win in the Listed Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l’Elevage in Deauville last month and continues the momentum his rise with another minor success, and won his first male model race (by Deep Impact {Jpn}), during the G3 Prix de Conde at Chantilly on Saturday. Second pick 19-10, who graduated at Gowran Park on his fifth attempt last month, worked hard and stabilized the tempo on Saturday after early shuffling. Sorting closer in the house, he drove once when he left the quarter-mile marker and found more inside the last 100 meters to the edge. Rashford (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) equals a neck near the line, a double of length 3 1/2 with no remainder due Nasomo (Ire) (Australia {GB}).
“We are happy with the horse and glad for Saxon Warrior because this is his First Team winner,” Coolmore representative Himent Bastide reflected. “Ryan [Moore] says the horse does at a minimum, but is constantly improving. He’s a late pony, so that’s a very good sign. He is in [G1 Prix Jean-Luc] Lagardere, but that’s more than seven feathers. I’m sure Aidan [”Brien] will review the program and decide which race is best for the horse. He will definitely be entered [G1] Criterium de Saint Cloud. “
Victoria Road, the only black scorer for his smash, was one of five winners among many runner-ups of the G3 Abernant S. and G3 Sandown Sprint S.. for the most total. Second Group July Cup Cassandra Go (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}). Tickled Pink is thus a relative of the three stake performers headed by three-time winner Group 1 issuer Halfway To Heaven (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), herself the dam of the three winners. model race by Galileo (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells). They include multiple Magical Group 1 award winning heroines (Ire) and her Group 1 winning twin sister Rhododendron (Ire), the latter being the winner of the G2 Champions Juvenile S. week winner before Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep impact { Jpn}). Halfway To Heaven’s half-sister Theann (GB) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) is the dam of GI First Lady and winner GI Rodeo Drive S. Photo Call (Ire) (Galileo {Ire) }). Cassandra Go is the winner of G3 Coventry S. and Verglas (Ire) runner-up G1 Irish 2000 Guineas (Highest Honor {Fr}). Tickled Pink has a Ghaiyyath (Ire) weaned pony coming.
Saturday, Chantilly, France
PRIX DE CONDE-G3€80,000, Chantilly, 9-17, 2yo, c/g, 9fT, 1:49.11, g/s.
first-VICTORIA SUGAR (IRE), 126, c, 2, Saxon Warrior (Jpn)
First Beat: Tickled Pink (Ire) (MGSW-Eng, $117,768), by Invincible Spirit (Ire)
2nd Dam: Cassandra Go (Ire), of the Indian Ridge (Ire)
3rd beat: Rahaam, by Secreto
WIN GROUP 1. (115,000gns Ylg ’21 TATOCT). O-Westerberg, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Trevor Stewart (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. 40,000 euros. Lifetime record: 7-3-2-0, 144,350 €. * First-year male first-year winner (by Deep Impact {Jpn}). Nick Werk Rating: F. Click to view eNicks report and pedigree of 5 childrenor Free Equineline.com catalog style genealogy.
2-Rashford (Fr)126, c, 2, Zarak (Fr) –Randium (Fr), by Sinndar (Ire). TYPE 1 BLACK; GROUP 1ST BLACK RED. O/B-Friedrich Hodel (FR); T-Yann Barberot. €16,000.
3–Nasomo (Ire)126, c, 2, Australia (GB) –Navaro Girl (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire). TYPE 1 BLACK; GROUP 1ST BLACK RED. O-Stall Nizza; B-Ursula & Jurgen Imm (IRE); T-Peter Schiergen. 12,000 euros.
Margins: NK, 3HF, HD. Odds: 1.90, 5.10, 9.00.
Also Ran: Duc De Morny (GB), Mojo Ego (Ire), Precious Sea (GB), Angers (Fr), Kamino (Fr). Video sponsored by TVG.
