VETERAN jockey Thierry Jarnet partnered Sans Equivoque (Stormy River) to win the Group 2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte last Friday, where she just held off the Philippe Sogorb-trained Boos (Dream Ahead) by a head for trainer Didier Guillemin.
The winner was picked up by the Hong Kong-based Sun Bloodstock for €180,000 at the Arqana Arc Sales at Chantilly.
Richard Hannon’s Nations Alexander completed an all-filly finish by taking third place.
The other visitors, Stop The Wages and Koropick, filled the last two places.
A race later, Pas de Soucis carried the colours of Anne-Marie Hayes to win the Listed Prix de Saint-Cyr.
The homebred daughter of Footstepsinthesand started life at the owner’s (with husband Brendan) Knocktoran Stud and was trained by Robert Collet, whose association with the Hayes must go back at least 30 years.
He said: “After a little health problem, she came back to me in August.
“The plan now is to aim her at the Prix Perth (Group 3, October 30th) or race her abroad.”
Irish-bred wins
at Deauville
THE Irish-bred, English-trained outsider Melesina ran out a comfortable winner of the Group 3 Prix des Reservoirs at Deauville last Wednesday. Richard Fahey had had acquired the services of veteran Thierry Jarnet for the daughter of Yeomanstown-based stallion Dark Angel and he never had a moment of qualm during the mile. Taking control inside the final furlong, Melesina was not pressed thereafter and went on to win from Turf Laurel and favourite Onthemoonagain. The filly was running for the eighth time this season and had to wait until July before making it into the winner’s enclosure at Beverley. Prior to Deauville, she had been a little unlucky when sixth in a nursery at Ayr but she must have been showing something at home to have been in the line up for the Group 3 Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. Owner Nick Bradley said: “This is definitely her best distance and she probably won’t run again this year.” He picked Melesina up for 22.000 guineas at Tattersalls last October and she was bred by Duggan Bloodstock.
Boudot enters the record books
PIERRE-CHARLES Boudot entered the records books at Chantilly last Sunday when he clocked up his 229th winner of the season, thus passing the 228 races captured by Christophe Soumillon in 2013. The two shared the jockey’s championship last year having come to a gentleman’s agreement in Hong Kong, which infuriated Andre Fabre. He has Boudot under his wing and the 23 year-old rode five winners last Saturday, which started at Salon de Provence, near Marseille, and ended 400 miles away at Pornichet near La Baule where he picked up a couple of races for Elisabeth Fabre, who has been a great admirer of Boudot since he joined the stable. His total is now 235 wins so Peter Schiergen’s European seasonal record of 271 wins now looks in jeopardy.
Almanzor’s
stakeholders
ALTHOUGH Almanzor carried the colours of Antonio Caro when dominating the final stages of the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot, the son of Wootton Bassett is now leased to the Spaniard who has 25%, like his partner Gerard Augustin-Normand. Another lessee with 25% is Irish-born Tom Ryan of S.F.Bloodstock, while the colt’s breeder, Haras d’Etreham, has 9% plus a further 8% through a company named Riviera Equine SARL. Maurice Lagasse is leasing the final 8%. The lessors are Caro (25%), Franklin Finance SA (Augustin-Normand) (25%), S.F. Bloodstock (25%), the Etreham (9%), Riviera Equine (8%) and the Gestut Zur Kuste AG (8%).
Its CEO is racing enthusiast Christoph Muller. Putting all the elements together, the Etreham now has 50% of the colt whose sire stands at the famous stud near Bayeux in Normandy.The future of the colt will be decided by Caro, Augustin-Normand and Jean-Claude Rouget.