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Areion’s Calif Too Good In The Oettingen-Rennen

Stall Hanse's Calif (Ger) (Areion {Ger}–Cherry Danon {Ire}, by Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}), who ran sixth in two Group 3 starts after annexing May's G3 45th Kronimus Badener Meile at Baden-Baden, returned over the same one-mile strip of that stakes breakthrough to double his pattern-race tally in Sunday's G2 90th Brunner Oettingen-Rennen at the Iffezheim venue.

The 17-2 chance occupied a slot in rear after a slightly tardy getaway and remained there through halfway. Shaken up when sent wide into the straight, he made relentless headway from the two pole to launch his challenge entering the final furlong and surged clear in style thereafter to ward off British raider Brave Emperor (Ire) (Sioux Nation) by 2 1/2 lengths.

“We had a great trip throughout the race and were able to bide our time for as long as necessary,” winning rider Rene Piechulek told GaloppOnline. “Even though it may have not appeared that way, it was never close for us and he just makes a huge effort on that ground.”

Pedigree Notes
Calif is a son of G3 Hamburger Stutenmeile victrix and G2 German 1000 Guineas runner-up Cherry Danon (Ire) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) and thus kin to the stakes-winning trio Celebrity (Ger) (Shamardal), Chilly Filly (Ger) (Makfi {GB}) and Cherry Lady (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}). One of his sire's 31 pattern-race winners, he is also a half-brother to the unraced 2-year-old filly Cherry Lou (Ger) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and a weanling filly by Mehmas (Ire). The April-foaled dark bay's second dam Sherifa (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) is a full-sister to the stakes-winning dam of three black-type winners headed by MGSW sire Sommerabend (GB) (Shamardal). From the dam line of legendary champion Schwarzgold (Ger) (Alchimist {Ger}), this is a family which includes GI Hollywood Turf Cup hero Sanagas (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}) and G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin winner Sirius (Ger) (Dashing Blade {GB}).

Sunday, Baden-Baden, Germany
90TH BRUNNER – OETTINGEN-RENNEN-G2, €70,000, Baden-Baden, 9-3, 3yo/up, 8fT, 1:41.64, gd.
1–CALIF (GER), 128, g, 4, by Areion (Ger)
1st Dam: Cherry Danon (Ire) (GSW-Ger & GSP-Ity, $103,338), by Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire)
2nd Dam: Sherifa (Ger), by Monsun (Ger)
3rd Dam: Shona (Ger), by Windwurf (Ger)
(€95,000 RNA Ylg '20 BBAGS). O-Stall Hanse; B-Gestut Brummerhof (GER); T-Peter Schiergen; J-Rene Piechulek. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 17-3-3-3, €118,850. *1/2 to Celebrity (Ger) (Shamardal), MSW & GSP-Ger; Chilly Filly (Ger) (Makfi {GB}), SW & GSP-Ger; and Cherry Lady (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), SW-Ger. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Brave Emperor (Ire), 123, g, 3, Sioux Nation–Roman Gal (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire). (£19,000 Ylg '21 GOUKPR). O-Middleham Park Racing LX; B-Caroline Hanly & Sean Ronan (IRE); T-Archie Watson. €15,500.
3–Aguirre (Ger), 128, g, 5, Camelot (GB)–Amazona (Ger), by Dubawi (Ire). O-Gestut Schlenderhan; B-Stall Ullmann (GER); T-Markus Klug. €8,000.
Margins: 2HF, 1HF, HF. Odds: 8.50, 4.80, 5.80.
Also Ran: Arnis Master (Ger), Dapango (Ger), See Hector (Ger), Angers (Fr), Parol (Ger), Best Lightning (Fr).

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Lope De Vega’s Beauvatier Remains Unbeaten After Prix La Rochette Triumph

Yann Barberot trainee Beauvatier (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}–Enchanting Skies {Ire}, by Sea The Stars {Ire}), who went three-for-three in July's Listed Prix Roland de Chambure at Deauville when last seen, continued his impressive rise through the grades with a comfortable victory in Sunday's G3 Prix La Rochette at ParisLongchamp.

The 3-10 favourite, who attained 'TDN Rising Star' status at Chantilly in May, was under a firm hold off the pace in fourth through the initial fractions of this pattern-race bow. Making smooth headway into contention in the straight, he quickened smartly to seize control approaching the final furlong and was pushed out in the closing stages to easily withstand the late bid of Evade (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) by a length. Fellow Rising Star Havana Cigar (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) was a neck adrift in third.

“I am so delighted and how lucky we are to have such a young prospect who keeps winning all the time,” said winning owner Gitte Allaire. “I hope this is just the beginning of a long story. Maxime [Guyon] said he was very satisfied with the performance and the horse did exactly what he wanted him to do. Maxime could have asked him anything, he did the job and could have done so much more. We'll leave talk of the [Oct. 1 G1 Prix Jean-Luc] Lagardere to our trainer Yann Barberot. I want to congratulate Yann and the whole team.”

Pedigree Notes
Beauvatier, a €160,000 Arqana August purchase and half to a yearling filly by Siyouni {Fr}), is the first of two foals produced by Listed Prix de Thiberville runner-up Enchanting Skies (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), herself a sale-topping €500,000 Baden-Baden September yearling in 2016. The February-foaled dark bay's dam is one of four stakes performers out of Listed Kolner Fruhjahrs-Stuten-Preis third Estefania (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}), headed by G1 Preis von Europa victor Empoli (Ger) (Halling). Estefania, in turn, is out of a half-sister to multiple Group 1-winning G2 German 1000 Guineas and G2 Preis der Diana (German Oaks) heroine Elle Danzig (Ger) (Roi Danzig). Beauvatier becomes Lope De Vega's 66th pattern-race winner.

Sunday, ParisLonchamp, France
PRIX LA ROCHETTE-G3, €80,000, ParisLongchamp, 9-3, 2yo, 7fT, 1:22.28, g/s.
1–BEAUVATIER (FR), 126, c, 2, by Lope De Vega (Ire)
1st Dam: Enchanting Skies (Ire) (SP-Fr), by Sea The Stars (Ire)
2nd Dam: Estefania (Ger), by Acatenango (Ger)
3rd Dam: Eirehill (Ire), by Danehill
1ST GROUP WIN. (€160,000 Ylg '22 ARQAUG). O-Philippe Allaire & Haras d'Etreham; B-Ecurie des Monceaux, Qatar Bloodstock Ltd & Mme Barbara M Keller (FR); T-Yann Barberot; J-Maxime Guyon. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, €112,000. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Evade (Fr), 126, c, 2, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Angel Falls (GB), by Kingmambo. 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€300,000 Ylg '22 ARQAUG). O-Qatar Racing Ltd; B-Ecurie des Monceaux, Ecurie Loick Fouchet, Ralphy Meahjohn & Kastro Stud Farm (FR); T-Andre Fabre. €16,000.
3–Havana Cigar (GB), 126, c, 2, Havana Grey (GB)–Speculating (Ire), by Xtension (Ire). (21,000gns Wlg '21 TATFOA; 150,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT). O-White Birch Farm; B-Josh Cameron (GB); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. €12,000.
Margins: 1, NK, 2HF. Odds: 0.30, 10.00, 4.00.
Also Ran: Follow Me (Fr), Ma Mome (Fr), Fou Furieux (Fr), Orso (Fr). Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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$251,589 Carryover In Sunday’s Pick 6 At Saratoga

Sunday's card at Saratoga Race Course will be bolstered by a Pick 6 carryover of $251,589 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Saturday's 12-race program.

The $1 Pick 6 returned $27,954 to bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly.

The sequence kicked off in Race 7 with the Manny Franco-piloted General Partner [No. 3, $9.30] graduating impressively at second asking for four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown in a seven-furlong maiden special weight for 2-year-olds.

Race 8 saw the New York-bred Thin White Duke [No. 3, $20.40] run down his rivals in deep stretch under Jose Lezcano to score against open company in the $150,000 Harvey Pack, a 5 1/2-furlong Mellon turf sprint for older horses, for trainer David Donk. The upsets continued in Race 9 when the Dana Saul-trained Missing Fortune [No. 3, $35.60] cruised to a six-furlong state-bred filly and mare allowance score under Keiber Coa

The biggest price in the sequence came in Race 10, a one-mile inner turf allowance for 3-year-olds and up, when the Robertino Diodoro trainee Drakon [No. 13, $44] prevailed over Fredo in a thrilling photo finish under Ricardo Santana, Jr., one race before another photo finish in the day's featured Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup [Race 11] that saw Bright Future [No. 8, $9.50] notch his first stakes triumph for Hall of Famers Todd Pletcher and Javier Castellano

With just two horses covered in the final leg [Race 12], the Eddie Persaud-trained Dream Road [No. 3, $25.60] triggered the carryover with win in a state-bred 1 1/16-mile maiden claimer for fillies and mares over the turf with Ruben Silvera in the irons.

Sunday's Pick 6 will kick off in Race 5 at 2:52 p.m. Eastern. First post for the 10-race card, which features the Grade 1 Spinaway in Race 9, is 12:40 p.m.

Saratoga Live will present live coverage and analysis of the Saratoga Race Course summer meet on the networks of FOX Sports. For the broadcast schedule and channel finder, visit https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/tv-schedule/.

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Gold Phoenix Secures Breeders’ Cup Turf Spot With Del Mar Handicap Victory

Irish-bred Gold Phoenix successfully defended his title in the Grade 2, $300,000 Del Mar Handicap presented by the Japan Racing Association on Saturday at Del Mar, rallying from 14 lengths off the pace under Juan Hernandez to win by 1 1/4 lengths as the 5-2 favorite.

Nineeleventurbo won a three-horse photo finish for second, a nose in front of Cash Equity, with Missed the Cut another nose back in fourth. They were followed by Planetario, Cathkin Peak, Offlee Naughty, None Above the Law, Win the Day, pacesetter Crosby Beach, and Azul Coast.

Gold Phoenix, who won the G2 Eddie Read at the seaside track on July 30, covered 1 3/8 miles in 2:15.34 and paid $7.00 to win. He also secured a fees-paid berth in the G1 Breeders' Cup Turf as part of the Breeders' Cup Win and You're In Challenge Series.

A 5-year-old gelding by Belardo, Gold Phoenix is trained by Phil D'Amato for Little Red Feather Racing, Sterling Stables, and Marsha Naify.

Breaking from the 10 post in the three-turn race, Gold Phoenix settled well off the pace as longshot Crosby Beach showed the way under Geovanni Franco, setting moderate fractions of :24.60, :48.74, 1:13.80, and 1:39.28. Hernandez moved Gold Phoenix into contention rounding the far turn and swung wide into the stretch as Nineeleventurbo took over from the pacesetter. Gold Phoenix had three horses to beat at the furlong pole and moved to the front to win comfortably.

“Plan A was to save ground,” said Hernandez, Del Mar's leading rider. “My horse relaxed really well today and was so patient. This time I go outside because I had a lot of horses in front of me. So I say I want to swing out and see if I can find something. If not I can go back inside. But I was able to find some space to come through, and after that he flew for home. He is getting better every race. Last time he was a little closer and he was able to keep up that space and able to win that race. I just have to wait and he loved the distance.”

“He was loaded and looked like he had the perfect split,” said D'Amato, who is in a tight race for leading trainer with Bob Baffert and Doug O'Neill. “I just love how confident Juan (Hernandez) rode him. Did a great job. Juan and I have had good luck over the years. I haven't used him much at the meet but I used him at the right time.”

After winning last year's Del Mar Handicap, Gold Phoenix wound up 10th behind winner Rebel's Romance in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland. Saturday's victory was his sixth in 15 lifetime starts.

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