American Pharoah’s Pista Best In the Park Hill

Proving her stamina for 14 furlongs when winning Leopardstown’s Listed Vinnie Roe S. Aug. 13, Scott Heider’s Pista (American Pharoah) overcame inexperience to follow up in a competitive renewal of Doncaster’s G2 bet365 Park Hill Fillies’ S. on Thursday. Anchored in last early by William Buick, the 6-1 shot was delivered towards the stand’s side to gain the lead in the final 100 yards and despite running away from the whip scored by 1 1/2 lengths from Vivionn (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), with the 11-8 favourite Believe In Love (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) half a length away in third. “She had a lovely profile coming in and I thought she did it well–she’s a good, staying filly,” the winning rider said. “I thought the race was there for an improver to come through and she was that one horse. She was in a nice rhythm and is an uncomplicated filly.”

Pista was off the mark by 6 1/2 lengths over a mile and a half in soft ground at the Galway festival Aug. 2 before upstaging Saturday’s G1 St Leger protagonists Sunchart (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) and Dawn Patrol (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the Vinnie Roe. Trainer Joseph O’Brien could have a week to remember if Galileo Chrome (Ire) (Australia {GB}) can deliver in Saturday’s main event. “I thought William gave her a great ride,” he said. “I was a little worried, because she was a little bit further back than we’d planned for most of the way and she ran around a bit in the straight, but she’s got a big engine. She’s a tall filly, so hopefully she’ll progress next season. There’s a nice fillies’ race on Arc weekend [the G1 Prix de Royallieu] that might suit her now if she comes out of this well.”

Pista is the first foal out of the Niarchos-bred Mohini (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who is a daughter of the operation’s G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Denebola (Storm Cat). Also runner-up in the G1 Prix de la Foret, she is the second dam of the G1 Prix de Diane winner Senga (Blame) and is a granddaughter of the famed G1 Prix Morny and G1 Prix de la Salamandre heroine Coup De Genie (Mr. Prospector). That links the winner to the high-class half-siblings Bago (Fr) (Nashwan) and Maxios (GB) (Monsun {Ger}), with seven group 1 wins between them and the former the 2004 European champion 3-year-old colt courtesy of his exploits in the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, G1 Prix Jean Prat and G1 Grand Prix de Paris. Mohini’s 2-year-old full-sister to the winner is named Ishtar (Jpn), while she also has a yearling filly by Kitasan Black (Jpn).

Thursday, Doncaster, Britain
BET365 PARK HILL FILLIES’ S.-G2, £80,000, Doncaster, 9-10, 3yo/up, f/m, 14f 115yT, 3:05.91, gd.
1–PISTA, 121, f, 3, by American Pharoah
1st Dam: Mohini (Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Denebola, by Storm Cat
3rd Dam: Coup de Genie, by Mr. Prospector
1ST GROUP WIN. ($675,000 Ylg ’18 KEESEP). O-Scott Heider; B-Lynch Bages Ltd (KY); T-Joseph O’Brien; J-William Buick. £45,368. Lifetime Record: SW-Ire, 4-3-0-0, $95,474. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Vivionn (GB), 131, f, 4, Dubawi (Ire)–Giants Play, by Giant’s Causeway. (500,000gns RNA Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-Cheveley Park Stud; B-Newsells Park Stud (GB); T-Sir Michael Stoute. £17,200.
3–Believe In Love (Ire), 121, f, 3, Make Believe (GB)–Topka (Fr), by Kahyasi (Ire). (42,000gns Wlg ’17 TATFOA; 55,000gns Ylg ’18 TATOCT). O-Koji Maeda; B-Kenilworth House Stud (IRE); T-Roger Varian. £8,608.
Margins: 1HF, HF, 1. Odds: 6.00, 6.00, 1.38.
Also Ran: Dubious Affair (Ire), Makawee (Ire), Snow (Ire), Monica Sheriff (GB). Scratched: Alpinista (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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