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Fabre Outlines Plans For Star Fillies Place Du Carrousel And Mqse De Sevigne

Andre Fabre has outlined plans for star fillies Place Du Carrousel (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and Mqse De Sevigne (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) that could see the former line out in the Arc and the latter run at the Breeders' Cup.

Last year's G1 Prix de l'Opera winner Place Du Carrousel beat the boys in the G2 Prix Foy last weekend and is now bound for the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. She could also be on the plane to America, according to Fabre, who revealed an audacious tilt at the Breeders' Cup and then Hong Kong could be in store.

Fabre said of Place Du Carrousel, who passed up an option against her own sex in the G1 Prix Vermeille most recently, “I wanted to run her against the colts to see how she did because that is what she is going to be running against in the Arc. I was quite happy.

“She proved she stayed 12 furlongs well. I need to discuss things with the owner, but if she remains in good shape she's quite fresh because she hasn't run much this year, we could look at big races in the States or in Hong Kong. She's proving that she can handle any sort of ground, but the Arc will be tough. She's going to run well.”

Mqse De Sevigne has won Group 1 races over a mile and 10 furlongs in her last two races and is likely heading to Newmarket next for the G1 Sun Chariot S. before she runs in the GI Breeders' Cup Mile.

Fabre explained, “She's a very nice filly. She will go to Newmarket next back over a mile. Her plan is the Breeders' Cup Mile so running her at Newmarket will sharpen her up a little bit–a mile race will be perfect.

“She has really improved this season, she's got stronger, but we always liked her. Ground doesn't matter to her, the ground is always nice at Newmarket. Alexis [Pouchin] has a good relationship with her and he will probably be on at Newmarket.”

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Austere Stays Perfect With Juvenile Fillies Victory At Kentucky Downs, Possible For Breeders’ Cup

By Mike Kane

In their first time together, Austere and jockey Tyler Gaffalione turned out to be ideally matched Sunday as they won the $500,000 Global Tote Juvenile Fillies Stakes by three lengths at Kentucky Downs.

Gaffalione gave the daughter of Mendelssohn a clever ride, guiding her toward the inside into a stalking position in third, a couple of lengths behind Bella Haze and favorite Cynane. The pace was sharp :22.51 for the first quarter mile and :45.88 for the half-mile.

When Gaffalione asked, Austere moved closer to the leaders as they were passing the half-mile pole. By the top of the stretch, Gaffalione had decided to go to the outside and she quickly passed Cynane and then Bella Haze to take control.

Running alone in the stretch, Austere reached the wire in the one-mile race in 1:35.48, much faster than the final time of 1:38.17 in the Juvenile Mile one race earlier. Bella Haze continued on to finish second, a neck in front of Latte Lizzie, who edged Kodiac Wintergreen by a head.

Austere, the third choice in the field of eight, paid $10.40 to win.

Trainer Brendan Walsh said he was expecting a big performance for the filly co-owned by Bradley Thoroughbreds, Gary Finder, Tucci Stables, Cambron Equine LLC, and Belmar Racing and Breeding.

“It was not a surprise at all,” Walsh said by phone. “She'd been working great. We think she has lots of talent. It was great to go there and win. It looks like she's going to be a nice filly going forward.”

Walsh said with the Kentucky Downs win Austere might be considered for the Breeder' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) Nov. 3 at Santa Anita.

“You'd have to after today,” he said. “She's 2 for 2 now. We'll see how she comes out of it and go from there. But she's done nothing wrong so far.”

Gaffalione said that Austere did everything right for him.

“I took her off the pony and she warmed up great,” he said. “She stood perfect in the gate, got a great start and we were able to establish good position.”

After she started smartly from post 6, Gaffalione had options and decided to take a ground-saving route behind the leaders.

“Everybody was wanting to stay off the rail yesterday, especially,” he said, “but it dried out quite a bit today and there's actually a real slim path down on the fence that hasn't really been used up. It's pretty good footing in there.”

Gaffalione said Austere felt good under him the whole trip.

“I was very confident,” he said. “She put me in a great spot. She traveled well within herself and showed a really nice turn of foot today.”

Austere was bred in Kentucky by Jane Lyon's Summer Wind Farm. Produced by the British-bred Observatory mare Argumentative, she sold to Bradley Thoroughbreds for $150,000 at the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, where Lane's End consigned her.

On August 5, Bella Haze provided trainer Carlos Santamaria with his first win as a trainer after working as an assistant for many years in California. She produced another big performance for him under Joel Rosario in her first try in stakes company.

“She just broke her maiden a few of weeks ago at Ellis Park (on dirt),” he said. “But we know she's got a little bit of pedigree for the grass, so we decided to come here. She ran a huge race. We're just grateful to Joel the way he rode her. We're going to see how she looks in the next few days and make another plan for her. But we're super happy with her.”

Kodiac Wintergreen was the second choice in the wagering at 5-2. The daughter of Kodiac is owned by Houston Astros star third baseman Alex Bregman and came into the race off an impressive maiden victory at Saratoga. She was not able to replicate her late run at Saratoga under regular rider Jose Ortiz.

“First time in a stake. First time at a mile,” said trainer Rusty Arnold. “We're a little disappointed. (Ortiz ) said that she never quit running, she kept kicking on and the winner was really good. What did we get beat? A head, a neck for second? So it wasn't a horrible race, but we're a little disappointed. We thought we were going to run a little bit better, but back to the drawing board and get ready for the next one.”

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Mandella Ponders Possible Breeders’ Cup Prep For Budding Starlet Tamara

Horseracing's newest star was resting comfortably in her stall Sunday morning, 12 hours after captivating the patrons at Del Mar and those watching simulcasts worldwide. Tamara's scintillating run in the FanDuel Racing Del Mar Debutante (G1) was one to behold.

The Bolt d'Oro filly out of Hall of Famer Beholder sat closer to the pace than in her maiden victory, sitting second to Pushiness. When jockey Mike Smith asked her, Tamara breezed past the pacesetter, opened up by the top of the lane, and cruised home much the best in a 6 3/4-length triumph. It was as if she had been doing it for years and yet it was only her second career start.

The comments afterward told it all.

“It gave me chills,” trainer Richard Mandella remarked in the winner's circle.

“I've been here in California for four years,” jockey Umberto Rispoli said as he came off the track following his seventh-place finish with Pushiness. “I have never seen anything like that.”

Tamara's jockey, Mike Smith, was flashing his million-dollar smile, grabbing hugs and slaps on the back from the owners and other well-wishers.

“You don't often see the offspring of a great mare run anywhere close to what they did,” Smith told FanDuel. “But she's an exception to the rule.”

They were talking about the bay filly on the backstretch Sunday morning.

“Very impressive,” trainer Leonard Powell said. “I told Gary Mandella (assistant trainer) after the race 'She's different, she's special.'”

“It was outstanding,” trainer Peter Miller remarked. “She looked like her mother.”

Mandella said Tamara, a Spendthrift Farm homebred, came out of the race fine. In regards to a Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) prep, he said they would play it by ear.

“There's a chance we might run her in the Chandelier (G1) (October 7) at Santa Anita,” Mandella said. “If it looks like she needs to run again, then we'll run her there. If not we'll point her straight to the Breeders' Cup. But so far she looks great.”

That's something we can all agree on.

Lost in the performance by Tamara was the closing run by runner-up Laurent. Like Tamara, she was making just her second start. The daughter of Practical Joke broke from the 13 hole, so she was wide from the start. She was wide through the turn but was still able to grab second at the top of the lane and, while she was never a threat to the winner, she finished better than the rest.

“She will probably go in the Chandelier,” trainer Peter Eurton stated. “She needs more experience. She's so green. She's out there in the 20-path, eight wide around the turn. She needs to be a little more forwardly placed probably, but we're very happy with her outcome and her progression.”

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Large Fields, Quality Racing Mark Successful Del Mar Meet

Del Mar marked eight weeks of increased field sizes and high-quality racing that ended Sunday.

“Overall, just a tremendous summer of quality racing,” Racing Secretary David Jerkens says. “Especially Pacific Classic Day. You look back and see how strong of a card that was. I think some of the winners and horses that ran well on that card have bright futures for the Breeders' Cup.”

The talk around the racing industry is the field sizes again this year at Del Mar.

“It was a robust number that I think any track in the country would kill for,” Jerkens says. “We knew last year would be difficult to match but we are very close to what we had last year. I think two years in a row, when you're over or hovering around nine runners a race, that's a pretty strong accomplishment.”

The average field size for the dirt races at Del Mar this summer was 8.47 and for the turf races it was 9.50. Stake races had an AFS of 8.56.

“We had a strong product throughout,” Jerkens notes. “We did have the (one day) weather cancellation but we made up all those races that were canceled.”

Tropical Storm Hilary was the only hiccup all summer. The storm prompted horse evacuations, canceled racing Aug. 20 and eventually dumped two inches of rain on the backside. But from all reports afterward, what little flooding there was in the stable area had no impact on the horses and things were back to normal in just a couple of days.

The “Ship & Win” program was a success once again this summer, contributing to the large field sizes.

“The results were pretty much what we expected,” Jerkens says. “I think we were 14% off the number of starters from last year but that was another expectation we had to curtail a bit because we knew, in reality, it would be hard to match. We may still end up with our second most Ship & Win' runners.”

Heading into the final weekend, 171 “Ship & Win” starters debuted at Del Mar this summer. Twenty three made it to the winner's circle, six last week.

“You can do all these different programs,” Jerkens concedes, “but all that means nothing unless you get the support in the entry box. That's what we had from our horsemen once again.”

So, now we look ahead to the fall meet, something Jerkens has already started planning.

“Hopefully we'll have our stakes schedule released in the upcoming weeks,” Jerkens says. “We're starting to plant seeds for the fall. Generally, if the weather cooperates and we're able to run on the grass we'll have a successful meet. Last year everything went well, knock on wood. We were fortunate in terms of the weather. We had really strong fields our last two weekends and expectations are for more of the same, but a lot is dependent on the rain.”

The four-week Bing Crosby meet kicks off the week after the Breeders' Cup, November 10.

For Jerkens, the end of the summer meet is the end of a very long process that actually goes year round.

“Absolutely,” Jerkens says. “You hear from more people across the country than normal about them taking notice of what Del Mar had to offer this summer. I think we had the strongest day-to-day race product around this summer.”

“My staff worked really hard,” Jerkens continues. “There's a lot of planning that goes into it. You don't just show up Opening Day and here it is. But again, so many owners and trainers really want to be part of Del Mar and they provided tremendous support this summer.”

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