European sires Bushranger, Fastnet Rock, Footstepsinthesand, Galileo, Holy Roman Emperor, Kyllachy, Layman, Lope De Vega, Makfi, Rip Van Winkle and Sea The Stars on the scoresheet
Onenightidreamed won the Group 3 Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes over seven furlongs on heavy ground at the Curragh, a second pattern success for the gelded son of Coolmore Stud stallion Footstepsinthesand (by Giant's Causeway). Bred by Brian O'Neill and trained by Tommy Stack, the five-year-old is out of Pivotalia (by Pivotal) and his grandam's string of blacktype siblings include pattern winners Ivan Luis (by Lycius) and Stagelight (by Montjeu) and classic-placed stakes winner Hathrah (by Linamix). I reviewed Onenightidreamed's pedigree in detail in the 4th April 2015 edition of The Irish Field.
Cloth Of Stars won the Group 3 Prix La Force – Figaroscope over 10 furlongs on heavy ground at Saint-Cloud, a second pattern success for the Group 1-placed son of Gilltown Stud stallion Sea The Stars (by Cape Cross). Bred by Peter Anastasiou and trained by Andre Fabre, the three-year-old is out of Strawberry Fledge (by Kingmambo), an unraced full-sister to Group 1 Oaks heroine Light Shift and half-sister to Group 1 scorer Shiva (by Hector Protector).
Maimara won the Group 3 Prix Edmond Blanc over a mile at Saint-Cloud, a second pattern success over the trip for the triple blacktype scorer. A first-crop daughter of Haras de Bonneval's classic winning miler Makfi (by Dubawi), the Mikel Delzangles-trained four-year-old was bred by the partnership of Le Thenney S.A. And Edy S.R.L., she is out of the stakes-placed Hideaway Heroine (by Hernando) and is a half-sister to Group 3 scorer Ombrage (by Orpen) and to listed winner Cisneros (by Johannesburg).
Zhukova won Listed coral.ie Alleged Stakes over 10 furlongs at the Curragh, a second blacktype success for the daughter of Coolmore Stud shuttle sire Fastnet Rock (by Danehill). Trained by Dermot Weld and bred by his late mother Marguerite, the four-year-old is out of Group 1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Nightime (by Galileo), a daughter of the mile stakes winner Caumshinaun (by Indian Ridge).
Marypop won the Listed Prix Zarkava – Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage over 10 and a half furlongs at Saint-Cloud. The Pia Brandt-trained four-year-old is a son of former Haras du Logis stallion Layman (by Sunday Silence), her dam Sampaguita (by Muhtathir) is out of a half-sister to the pattern-winning stayer Balthazar (by Alzao), and she was bred in France by Alain Haddad. Layman moved to Sweden in 2012.
Beauty Only won the Listed Chairman's Trophy (local Group 2 only) over a mile at Sha Tin, a third blacktype success for the Tony Cruz-trained son of Coolmore stallion Holy Roman Emperor (by Danehill). The five-year-old was bred by Massimo Parri, he is out of Goldendale (by Ali-Royal), and that mare is a half-sister to the multiple pattern-winning sprinter Late Parade (by Astronef) and also to the mile US Grade 2 scorer Sweet Ludy (by Be My Guest). He won the 2013 edition of the Group 3 Premio Guido Berardelli, over nine furlongs at Capannelle, under the name Gentleman Only.
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SATURDAY
Photo Call won the Grade 3 Orchid Stakes over 11 furlongs on turf at Gulfsteam Park, a third big race success for the Grade 1-winning daughter of Coolmore Stud's multiple champion sire Galileo (by Sadler's Wells). Bred by Evie Stockwell and trained by Todd Pletcher, the five-year-old is out of Theann (by Rock Of Gibraltar), a pattern-winning half-sister to Group 1 and classic star Halfway To Heaven (by Pivotal). Her grandam is the Group 2-winning sprinter Cassandra Go (by Indian Ridge), a half-sister to the classic-placed pattern scorer and sire Verglas (by Highest Honor).
Mobsta won the Listed Betway Cammidge Trophy over six furlongs at Doncaster, a third win from eight starts for the Mick Channon-trained four-year-old and his first blacktype success. Bred by Peter Gleeson, the son of former Tally-Ho Stud stallion Bushranger (by Danetime) is a half-brother to the four-times scorer Cincuenta Pasos (by Footstepsinthesand) and he is out of Sweet Nicole (by Okawango), a half-sister to the Group 2 Lennox Stakes winner Tariq (by Kyllachy).
Belardo, champion two-year-old of 2014, won the Listed Betway Doncaster Mile Stakes, a third blacktype success for Roger Varian-trained colt. He was bred by Ballylinch Stud, which is where his sire Lope De Vega (by Shamardal) stands, he is a half-brother to the dual Group 3 scorer Berling (by Montjeu), and his dam Danaskaya (by Danehill) is a pattern-placed half-sister to the multiple pattern-placed triple stakes winner Modeeroch (by Mozart). I reviewed Belardo's pedigree in detail in the 25th October 2014 edition of The Irish Field.
Kyllachy Queen got up on the line to take the Listed Betfred Mobile Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes over a mile on the polytrack at Kempton, a third blacktype success for the Marco Botti-trained daughter of Cheveley Park Stud stallion Kyllachy (by Pivotal). Owned and bred by Scuderia Blueberry SRL, the four-year-old is the second foal out of 10 furlong listed scorer Queen Sensazione (by King Charlemagne), a daughter of pattern-placed dual stakes winner Sensazione (by Cadeaux Genereux).
There was a string of major races in the southern hemisphere this weekend and they included success for First Impressions in the Group 3 Kirin Meguni – W.A. Oaks over 12 furlongs. The Grant Williams-trained filly was born in New Zealand and she is a daughter of Coolmore Stud stallion Rip Van Winkle (by Galileo). Bred by D G & R B McLaren Ltd, the three-year-old is out of Striker (by Van Nistelrooy) and that Group 1-placed mare is a half-sister to mile Group 1 heroine Calveen (by Canny Lad), to the Group 1-placed, Group 2-winning miler Kosi Bay (by Spinning World) and to last season's pattern-winning juvenile sprinter Fireworks (by Snitzel).