September 2022 maiden winners

HOXTON (f2), IRE by Camelot ex Potion (Pivotal)

Prix de la Forterelle (Maiden 2-year-old fillies, 1,800m/9f), September 17, Chantilly

Owner: Écurie Friedrider

Trainer: Fabrice Vermeulen

Breeder: Sua Anne Foley

Rider: Maxime Guyon

Second on August 16th at Deauville for her debut over 6.5 furlongs, Hoxton (Camelot) was held in the field and was able to move forward along the rail and burst in between horses to soon make a difference, even though Apaniiwa (Cloth of Stars), who had run with the pacesetter Ever Muchacha (Machucambo), never caved in and was only beaten a head, being rather outpaced. Australiana (Australia) was 3rd, finishing well at almost a length.

Hoxton was bought for €52,000 at Goffs by Meridian International. She was bred by Sue Anne Foley, daughter of JP McManus.

Hoxton's dam Potion (Pivotal) already gave a few winners, including a hurdling Group-placed. This is, however, the family of the 1997 European champion juvenile Xaar.

 

SYLPHID (c2), GB by Zoffany ex Solar Echo (Galileo)

Prix de la Maniguette (Maiden 2-year-old colts and geldings, 1,800m/9f), September 17, Chantilly

Owner: Koji Maeda

Trainer: Hiroo Shimizu

Breeder: Benjamin Sangster

Rider: Simon Planque

Second last Summer in Deauville at half a length behind Fais Nous Plaisir, Sylphid (Zoffany) beat Birr Castle, since a winner at Compiègne, that day. He was again sporting his blinkers here and took the lead at the start. On his side was travelling Hamsiyann (Lope de Vega), fifth for their common debut at Deauville. He accelerated in the last straight and first repelled and then distanced his rival to win by almost two lengths, Piper’s Hill (Sea the Stars) finishing third at 2 lengths.

Sylphid was bought for £140,000 at Tattersalls where his full sister is listed for this year's October yearling sale. Their dam Solar Echo (Galileo) is a full sister to the champion stayer Nayef Road (Galileo), and she also had been sold at Tattersalls for £150,000.

 

SHAIYHAR (g3), FRA by Camelot ex Sharliyna (Pivotal)

Prix de Pigalle (Maiden 3-year-olds, 2,800m/1m6f), September 15, ParisLongchamp

Ownr: S. A. Aga Khan

Trainer: Francis-Henri Graffard

Breeder: S. A. Aga Khan

Rider: Mickaël Barzalona

Fourth for his debut at Lion d’Angers in July, Shaiyhar (Camelot) wins the second time out. Born in February, he's already 43 months old when he's pushed as soon as the "fausse ligne droite", 4 out, to finally reach momentum and join the fray about one out, overcome the leading Divino (Flamingo Fantasy) and win by a neck only. Two lengths behind finished Macun (Adlerflug), who came by in the wave that brought the winner forward.

One of the two geldings in the race, Shaiyhar is out of Sharliyna (Pivotal), a debut winner at 3 in August at Leopardstown over 7 furlongs, 2nd in October, twice un placed at 4 before entering stud. This is her first foal whose 4th dam Sharemata gave 2 Group-winners over hurdles.

 

LOKMAN (g3), FRA by Prince Gibraltar ex Lucky Millionaire (Indian Rocket) 

Prix Finot (Poulains-1st lot) (3-year-old colts and geldings unraced over jumps, 2m2f, Listed Race), September 13, Auteuil

Owner: Nuri Ozdogan

Trainers: Philippe & Camille Peltier

Breeder: Gerda Kok

Rider: Geoffrey Ré

Lokman (Prince Gibraltar) had already run 4 times over the flat, and finished placd twice at Saint-Cloud and Deauville over 6 and 7.5 furlongs. He travelled near the winning group in this hot contest along with Bolero (Pastorius). The favourite Irandando Has (No Risk at All), a brother to Irouficar Has (Dream Well), Irja Has (Dream Well) and Irmao Joao Has (Ballingarry), came by in the final turn. Lokman came by the stands' side and was able to keep a neck over Irandando Has, Bolero finishing 3rd at 5 lengths.

The Haras de Cercy's Prince Gibraltar (Rock of Gibraltar) sired winners in both codes.  Gibralfaro and Quali Dancer have already performed at the highest level over jumps.

Lokman's dam Lucky Millionaire (Indian Rocket) was placed 4th in a German Group 2 at 2 over 7 furlongs. Lokman is her 4th foal and her first winner to date. A Night Wish filly and a weanling colt by Bande follow. Lucky Millionaire is a sister to Windsor Knot (Pivotal), a multiple Gr3 in Britain, but the family has also performed well in the USA, Japan and Argentina.

Lucky Millionaire was consigned to the 2018 Deauville sale in foal to Lokman but was unsold at €4,000. Lokman himself went to the ring in February 2020 where Nuri Ozdogan bought him privately for €800.

 

LIBECCIO (g3), FRA by Kamsin ex High Destiny (High Yield) 

Prix Finot (Poulains - 2nd lot) (3-year-old colts and geldings unraced over jumps, 2m2f, Listed Race), September 13, Auteuil

Owners: Haras Des Sablonnets, Francois Orcero, Brigitte Re-Scandella, Lucien Bermond

Trainer: Brigitte Ré Scandella

Breeders: Haras Des Sablonnets, Lucien Bermond

Rider: Thomas Beaurain

The unraced Libeccio (High Yield) was kept at the rear a good part of the race led by Kansas du Berlais (Martaline). The favourite Dalpalace (Crillon), also held, challenged in the last turn but soon gave in. At the last hurdle, however, Excello (Cokoriko) took over and fought with Kansas du Berlais and Authoryty Seven (Authorized) while Libeccio, named after a Corsican breeze, came on his own by the stands' side to snatch the race. Excello held on in 2nd, beaten by a head and beating the 3rd-placed Authoryty Seven by a short head with Kansas du Berlais 4th at less than a length.

Libeccio is a brother to Quel Destin (Muhtathir), a Future Champions Final Juvenile Hurdle (Gr1) winner at Chepstow. Their dam High Destiny (High Yield) won three races over hurdles. Her siblings, also out of a full sister to Arokar and La Tirana, are Last Empress (Dernier Empereur), a multiple Listed-winner, and Bon Grain, a La Coupe (Gr3) 3rd at Longchamp.

Highflyer Bloodstock paid €62,000 at the 2019 Arqana Autumn sale to get the Doctor Dino sister to Libeccio and Quel Destin. Libeccio, however, was unsold by Haras des Sablonnets at €4,000 at the 2021 Summer sale.

 

GAME ON (c2), FRA by Almanzor ex Polissone (Tagula)

Prix de Saint-Firmin (Maiden 2-year-old colts and geldings, 1,200m/6f), September 10, Chantilly

Owners: Giacomo Algranti, Haras d’Etreham

Trainer: Fabrice Chappet

Breeder: Philippe Joncoux

Rider: Cristian Demuro

Twoce placed before, Game On (Almanzor) was kpet at the rear in the early part of this 3rd race and placed a decisive acceleration to beat Papateou (Charm Spirit), who had tried to outspeed his rivals. Both fought well and resolutely defeated the whole field, Noshowlikeajoeshow (Camacho) finishing third at 6 lengths.

Consigned by Haras d’Etreham, Game on was sold for €120,000 at Arqana to Amanda Skiffington. He's a brother to A New Opportunity (Wootton Basset), a maiden winner at 3 last April for her debut. The winning dam Polissonne (Tagula) won twice. She's a sister to Fashionable (Nashwan), a listed-winner in Britain who gave, amongst others, Jack Naylor (Champs Elysées), a Prix Marcel Boussac (Gr1)-3rd, later 2nd in the Irish Oaks (Gr1). 

 

MOON RAY (f2), FRA by Saxon Warrior ex Demeanour (Giant’s Causeway)

Prix de la Piste Rodosto (Maiden 2-year-old fillies, 1,200m/6f), September 10, Chantilly

Owner: RT Racing

Trainr: Nicolas Clément

Breeders: Team Hogdala AB, SMS Racing AB

Rider: Sébastien Maillot

Third for her debuts last Summer in Deauville, beating Tomila (Siyouni), Moon Ray (Saxon Warrior) once again beat the same foe to open her account. Fast ahead alongside her rival, she proved better in the last 100 yards, only pushed to score by three parts of a length. The beginner Mia Ranger (Tasleet) finished third at 4 lengths.

Moon Ray is the second Saxon Warrior (Deep Impact) winne rin France, two days after Henry the Lion at Marseille-Borély. Moon Ray was paid €55,000 at the Arqana yearlings sale by Tina Rau Bloodstock and Nicolas Clément. She's a sister to Moravia (Siyouni),a Gr3-placed at 2 exported to the USA, and also to Swedish Dream (Helmet), a Group-placed in Norway.

 

PUREST TIME (c2), GB by Time Test ex Purest (Shamardal) 

Prix Fast Fox (Unraced 2-year-olds, 1,300m/6.5f), September 9, Saint-Cloud

Owner: Montgomery Motto

Trainer: Mauricio Delcher Sanchez

Breeders: Welby, Mme N. Welby

Rider: Tony Piccone

Purest Time (Time Test) led all the way by some margin and stayed on to win by a nose only. Bariloche (El Kabeir) finished well but couldn't quite catch him. Well supported at the Tote, Book of Life (Dark Angel) ravelled at the rear and finished strongly too in 3rd at less than a length. The favourite Kadifa (Siyouni) was only 8th.

Purest Time is out of the unraced mare Purest (Shamardal), who's already given two winners in Lory Di Tony (Adaay) and Huddle (Aussie Rules). She's a sister to Champions Gallery (Dansili), a Hong Kong Derby third. The second dam Pure (Slip Anchor) is a sister to the great User Friendly.

Richard Knight Bloodstock had bought Purest in 2013 for only £12,000. Purest Time was sold at the 2021 October sales to Montgomery Motto for £95,000, much more than her siblings before her. Montgomery Motto has got hree horses in training with Mauricio Delcher Sanchez.

 

MAKE ME KING (c2), FRA by Dark Angel ex Miss Infinity (Rock of Gibraltar) 

Prix Kendor (Maiden 2-year-old colts and geldings, 1,600m/1m), September 9, Saint-Cloud

Owner: Haras Voltaire

Trainer: André Fabre

Breeder: Haras Voltaire

Rider: Mickaël Barzalona

Third in the Prix de Crevecœur for his debut last Summer in Deauville, Make Me King (Dark Angel) was meeting the race's 2nd Gipsy Chief (Siyouni) again here.

This time, Make Me King beat Gipsy Chief by half a length while Royal Shake (Kingman) and Sanson (Golden Horn) finished together at 1 1/2 lengths, these four outclassing the whole field here.

Make Me King is the second foal out of Miss Infinity (Rock of Gibraltar), a Prix des Jouvenceaux et des Jouvencelles (Listed) winner at 2, also Group-placed in Germany and Britain. She's a sister to The Wow Signal (Starsplangledbanner), a Prix Morny (Gr1) winner, and Unicorn Lion (No Nay Never), Gr3-winner and Gr1-placed in Japan.

After a good racing career, Miss Infinity was consigned at the 2017 Tattersalls Breeding sale where Broadhurst Agency bouyght her for £425,000. As for Make Me King, he was sent there by Haras d’Etreham in October 2021, and unsold at £130,000. He was later listed in the Arqana Breeze Up but was withdrawn.

 

ARDENT (f2), USA by Frankel ex Emollient (Empire Maker) 

Prix Ravinella (Maiden 2-year-olds, 1,600 m), September 9, Saint-Cloud

Owner: Suc. Khalid Abdullah

Trainer: André Fabre

Breeder: Juddmonte Farms Inc.

Rider: Olivier Peslier

9th in last Summer's Prix des Marettes at Deauville, Ardent (Frankel) was led here by Brandywine (Wootton Bassett), but she easily overcame her when her rider pushed her away two out, beating Ashiya (Oasis Dream) by almost 2 lengths, with Brandywine close in 3rd. A full sister to Raclette (Frankel), the winner is in the Prix Marcel Boussac (Gr1).

Emollient (Empire Maker), Ardent's dam, won 4 Grade 1 races in the USA. She foals four winners, including three by Frankel, that is Licence, Raclette and Ardent, Peace Charter being sired by War Front. Raclette is still the best to date, having won the Prix des Marettes for her debuts, and was unbeaten at 2 but tackled the Group races the following season only, winning the Prix de Malleret (Gr2). This is the family of Coup de Génie, which leads to the champions Denebola, Senga, Bago, Maxios…

The unraced Calming Effect (War Front), a full sister to de Peace Charter, was sold at the 2020 Tattersalls breeding sale to Katsumi Yoshida for £400,000.

 

PADISHAKH (c2), FRA by Wootton Bassett ex Penny Lane (Lord of England) 

Prix de Fontenoy (Unraced 2-year-old colts and geldings, 1,600m/1m), September 1st,  ParisLongchamp

Ownr: Nurlan Bizakov

Trainer: Jean-Claude Rouget

Breeders: Haras d’Etreham, Ecurie de Montlahuc, Riviera Equine SARL

Rider: Cristian Demuro

Speechman (Kingman) led at full speed, and yet, the favourite and eventual winner Padishakh (Wootton Bassett), travelling in fifth position, looked like he was only cantering. He moved out in the final straight and rushed to the lead to score by 2.5 lengths ahead of Halfway Line (Zoffany), who came back from last. A brave Speechmanstayed on in third a good length behind Halfway Line.

Wootton Bassett covered Penny Lane (Lord of England), a Listed-winner at Nantes at 2, also Group-placed at 3, to produce the winner. Padishakh is the dam's second foal after Snap Ambush (Almanzor), a filly who's already taken 2 places in Britain in 5 races.

Penny Lane hails from a German bloodline with a dam who's also given Peace Royale (Sholokhov), a Group3-placed in Germany, and moreover Palmas (Lord of England), Penny Lane's full sister, a winner of the German Oaks, the Preis der Diana (Gr1) in 2021.

Penny Lane's first foal was sold fort €250,000 as a yearling to Oliver St Lawrence at Arqana in 2020. Padishkah, a year later, was purchased by Sumbe SAS for €130,000. Padishakh has two younger brothers : a Lope de Vega yearling colt and a Persian King weanling colt.

 

THIOSSANE (f2), FRA by Le Havre ex Qatari Perfection (Dubawi) 

Prix de la Cascade (Unraced 2-year-old fillies, 1,600m/1m), September 1st, ParisLongchamp

Owner: Moussa Mbacke

Trainer: André Fabre

Breeders: Ecurie Haras du Cadran, Alain Jathière

Rider: Mickaël Barzalona

Thiossane (Le Havre) was ridden with lots of confidence despite her 9 draw and she was in front of the field in a few strides. A Wertheimer duet made of Carvana (Siyouni) and Kottavack (War Front) trailed her but was never able to challenge: they ended at one and two lengths of the chestnut, who sports four high white socks. The favourite Chasing The Sun (Galileo), entered in the Prix Marcel Boussac (Gr1) and a sister to Wind Chimes (Mastercraftsman), never left the rear guard.

The winner's dam Qatari Perfection (Dubawi) won her maiden at 3 at Clairefontaine. Her full brother Shawbak, the dam's first foal, has now won twice, lately last Summer in Deauville. The family goes up to the Niarchos mare Coup de Folie (Halo), dam of  Machiavellian, Exit to Nowhere and the great mare Coup de Génie. Qatari Perfection's brother Bran (Muhaarar) is a black-typed performer in France and the USA. As for the 3rd dam Hydro Calido (Nureyev), she gave 8 winners, including the sire Esperero (Forty Niner).

Qatari Perfection made €420,000 when sold to Thierry Delègue at the 2013 Deauville yearlings sale. Four of her products went to the sales too. Thiossane was the cheapest at €30,000, sold to Broadhurst Agency in 2020. her brother by Cracksman was sold in 2022 for €185,000 to JS Bloodstock Consultancy.