October, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Juliet Foxtrot Holds Off Varenka To Win Gallorette

Getting a perfect trip under Florent Geroux, Juddmonte Farms' homebred Juliet Foxtrot won Saturday's Grade 3 Gallorette Stakes by one length to kick off the graded stakes action on Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md.

Varenka closed strongly down the middle of the turf course to get within a length of Juliet Foxtrot at the wire, with No Mo Lady third and She'sonthewarpath fourth in the field of six older fillies and mares.

Juliet Foxtrot, a5-year-old English-bred daughter of Dansili trained by Brad Cox, covered 1 1/16 miles on yielding turf in 1:49.24 and paid $4.20 for the win, her second in a G3 stakes since coming to the United States from England and fifth win overall from 18 career starts.

Longshot Jabuticaba set the early fractions of :25.24, :50.49 and 1:15.92 with Juliet Foxtrot lapped on her from the outside for much of the way. Geroux asked Juliet Foxtrot to move to the lead on the turn for home, and she responded, opening a clear lead in the stretch and having enough left in the tank to hold off Trevor McCarthy and Varenka, a G2 winner in 2019 who has been off the board in all three of her starts in 2020.

“A little further and she might of gotten there,” said Graham Motion, Varenka's trainer. “The winner is a good filly.”

“(Jabuticaba) looked like she had a lot of speed,” said Geroux. “I just wanted to break good and get away from there and not be on the rail. I wanted to make sure I got a clear shot. I sat second place all the way and when I asked her, she went on. We were concerned how far she wanted to go. I think she's a true miler. I think she's more effective on the firm turf. The ground was a concern, but she was able to show off her class. She won on her class today, and not on what she likes.”

Produced from the King's Best mare, Kilo Alpha, Juliet Foxtrot has been facing top company since winning the G3 Modesty at Arlington Park in July 19 – her third consecutive success after arriving in the U.S.. She finished second, beaten a nose by Vasilika in the G2 John C. Mabee at Del Mar, second to Uni in the G1 First Lady at Keeneland, and third to Got Stormy in the G1 Matriarch at Del Mar to close out her 2019 campaign.

This year, Juliet Foxtrot ran sixth behind Secret Message in the G3 Mint Julep at Churchill Downs, third behind Rushing Fall in the G1 Jenny Wiley and then fourth behind Beau Recall in her most recent start in the G2 Distaff Turf Mile at Churchill Downs.

“Definitely some class relief here helped,” said Ricky Giannini, assistant to Brad Cox. “We just hadn't been able to find the right spots and get her going, but she got the win today.

“Florent [Geroux] read it right. There wasn't much speed in the race. He kind of hustled her out of the gate and let the long shot go, just tipped out and gave her a perfect stalking trip and she kicked on.”

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Cadran Glory For Princess Zoe

There was heartbreak for Eddy Hardouin and unadulterated joy for Joey Sheridan at the end of a dramatic renewal of ParisLongchamp’s G1 Qatar Prix du Cadran on Saturday as Princess Zoe (Ger) (Jukebox Jury {Ire}) reeled in the trail-blazing Alkuin (Ire) (Maxios {GB}) in the dying strides. Sent off the 3-1 second favourite having made it four straight wins in Galway’s 12-furlong Listed Oyster S. on similar ground Sept. 8, the grey sat towards the rear of mid-division early as Hardouin had his rivals strung out going it alone on Alkuin. Still on his own and travelling strongly in the false straight, that rival forced the 2018 hero and 13-10 market-leader Call the Wind (GB) (Frankel {GB}) into action there along with Princess Zoe who remained too far adrift for comfort. Giving her all for Sheridan once straightened for home, the German-bred and Irish-trained mare made relentless progress as the line stayed painfully out of reach for Alkuin. Stripping him of certain success close home, Princess Zoe provided trainer Tony Mullins with the ultimate thrill. “It’s an amazing story, as she was bought for very little in Germany by a friend of mine and has not stopped improving,” he said. “She has such heart and even 100 yards from the line I didn’t know if she would get there, but it’s such a relief and a feeling I’ve never experienced in my life, even though there have been great moments before. She’s just as effective over a mile and a half–she never gives up, so maybe next year she can go for the Arc.”

Just a handicapper under the care of Stefan Richter, Princess Zoe had yet to be tried beyond 11 furlongs before shipping to Ireland and showed immediate appreciation for staying trips when second on her debut for her new connections in a 13-furlong Navan handicap June 23. That turned out to be her last reversal and after two handicap wins within the space of a week at the Galway festival over 17 furlongs and a mile and a half she successfully collected her first piece of black-type in that venue’s Oyster. “I certainly didn’t think three months ago this was going to happen, but Joey Sheridan came down to work her last week and when she pulled up, I said we were going to win in France,” Mullins added.

“She just kept improving so fast, even before the listed race she won–I had been eyeing it because she was improving at such a rate I wasn’t able to keep up to her. The owner [Paddy Kehoe] and his sister [Philomena] are huge Cheltenham fans and we had her pencilled in. Then she started improving so fast I said to Paddy ‘we’ll go to France and if she wins I’ll be recommending she doesn’t go jumping’, not for the moment anyway. At Auteuil, on the other side of the Bois de Boulogne, I won the French Champion Hurdle on Dawn Run in 1984, so it’s 36 years and that was a great day too. As a jockey I used to love it–as a trainer, to win a group one is just off the scale.”

Alkuin had won his three non-black-type starts here by a cumulative margin of 21 lengths, so was not running out of turn. For his trainer Frederic Rossi, the disappointment was palpable however. “My horse ran a blinder, but I felt if he had kicked on more strongly at the top of the straight he would have won,” he commented. “It’s hard to say, but I feel he was beaten more by a turn of foot than anything else. It’s possible he could come back for the [G1 Prix] Royal-Oak if he comes out of this in good order.”

Princess Zoe, who becomes the first group 1 winner on the flat for Jukebox Jury, is out of Palace Princess (Ger) (Tiger Hill {Ire}) whose prior best is the four-times group scorer and G1 Deutsches Derby runner-up Palace Prince (Ger) (Areion {Ger}). Palace Princess is kin to the G2 Oettingen-Rennen wininer Pepperstorm (Ger) (Big Shuffle), his G2 Grosse Europa-Meile-winning full-brother Peppercorn (Ger) and G3 Preis des Winterfavoriten-winning full-sister Peppershot (Ger). Their dam Pasca (Ger) (Lagunas {GB}) is a three-parts-sister to the G2 Preis der Diana (German Oaks) heroine Padang (Ger) (Ile de Bourbon).

Saturday, ParisLongchamp, France
QATAR PRIX DU CADRAN-G1, €180,000, ParisLongchamp, 10-3, 4yo/up, 20fT, 4:38.88, hy.
1–PRINCESS ZOE (GER), 125, m, 5, by Jukebox Jury (Ire)
1st Dam: Palace Princess (Ger), by Tiger Hill (Ire)
2nd Dam: Pasca (Ger), by Lagunas (GB)
3rd Dam: Palmas (Ger), by Neckar (Ger)
1ST GROUP WIN; 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Patrick F Kehoe & Mrs Philomena Crampton; B-Gestut Hony-Hof (GER); T-Tony Mullins; J-Joey Sheridan. €102,852. Lifetime Record: SW-Ire, 21-7-6-3, €252,502. *1/2 to Palace Prince (Ger) (Areion {Ger}), Hwt. Older Horse-Ger at 7-9.5f, MGSW & G1SP-Ger, SW-Fr, $462,429. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Alkuin (Ire), 128, g, 5, Maxios (GB)–Almerita (Ger), by Medicean (GB). O-Guido Werner Hermann Schmitt; B-Dr Christopher Berglar (IRE); T-Waldemar Hickst. €41,148.
3–Call The Wind (GB), 128, g, 6, Frankel (GB)–In Clover (GB), by Inchinor (GB). O/B-George Strawbridge (GB); T-Freddy Head. €20,574.
Margins: HF, 15, 9. Odds: 3.10, 15.00, 1.30.
Also Ran: Windstoss (Ger), Cacophonous (GB), Barbados (Ire), Apadanah (Ger), Sublimis (Ire), Think of Me (Ger). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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Dunbar Road Headlines Short Field in Beldame

Grade I winner Dunbar Road (Quality Road) tops a short, but sweet field Sunday in the GII Beldame S. at Belmont. Winner of last year’s GI Alabama S., the bay finished off her sophomore season with a fifth in the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff in November. She’s been perfect so far in 2020, capturing the Shawnee S. May 23 and won the GII Delaware H. last time July 11.

Letruska (Super Saver) started her career in Mexico, where she was undefeated. A two-time stakes winner at Gulfstream, the bay was fifth in Saratoga’s GI Ballerina S. Aug. 8, but went wire-to-wire in the GIII Shuvee S. there Aug. 30.

Grade II winner Point of Honor (Curlin) has been knocking at the door of a Grade I victory and her first score of 2020. Third in the GI Apple Blossom H. Apr 18, the chestnut missed by a nose in Belmont’s GI Ogden Phipps S. June 13 and was third in Saratoga’s GI Personal Ensign S. Aug. 1.

GIII Molly Pitcher S. victress Horologist (Gemologist) enters off a third behind champion Monomoy Girl (Tapizar) in the GI La Troienne S. at Churchill Sept. 4. Last, but not least is Nonna Madeline (Candy Ride {Arg}), who was second to Letruska in the Added Elegance S. at Gulfstream June 27. The bay won the Summer Colony S. at Saratoga Aug. 5 and was eighth last time in the Shuvee.

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State Line Tack Equestrian Diversity Project

State Line Tack is pleased to announce their new Equestrian Diversity Project initiative. Born out of their recently started Program Spotlight series, the Equine Diversity Project will be a broader, more comprehensive partnership with dozens of equine programs operating across the country. These organizations work tirelessly to ensure that children, of all ages and from all walks of life, can experience the life-changing power of the horse.

The Equestrian Diversity Project will focus on a different organization every month. State Line Tack donates equine supplies so that the participants have up-to-date equipment in good repair, and will also interview a board member, craft a blog entry, and post on their social media platforms to further promote program awareness. The inaugural program for the project was Philadelphia Urban Riding Academy (PURA), featured in August 2020.

This month's featured program is Saddle Up and Read (SUAR). Founded in 2017, SUAR was developed with the hopes of improving literacy rates in the Wendell, NC area. Two-thirds of kids in America who aren't reading proficiently by fourth grade will end up on welfare or in jail, and that statistic disproportionately affects children of color. SUAR is committed to encouraging youths to read by creating a library of books featuring black equestrians, and by connecting reading and horses in a responsibility/reward structure.

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To learn more about Saddle Up and Read, click here.

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