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Dubawi’s Emily Dickinson Dominant In The Curragh Cup

Making it another big day in Kildare for Ballydoyle, Emily Dickinson (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) brought up a treble for O'Brien and Moore in the G2 Comer Group International Curragh Cup on Saturday. Fourth on unsuitably quick ground in the G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last month, the G3 Loughbrown S. and Listed Vintage Crop S. winner had it all falling into place after the rain and was able to wait patiently in mid-division early.

Surrendering first run to market-rival Rosscarbery (Ger) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) at the top of the straight, the 6-4 favourite was under a ride as that rival's jockey Billy Lee took a look around to check their progress two out. While he would have been happy enough there, he wasn't as the dark blue Magnier silks loomed at his side less than a furlong later and Emily Dickinson had soon overhauled the Twomey runner before staying on powerfully to win by three lengths.

“I was a bit worried that she was a couple of pieces of work short, but she loves that ground and grows another leg on it,” O'Brien said. “She loves being ridden like that, is very genuine and tries very hard. Ryan gave her a peach, he filled her with confidence. He said going to the start he knew she was different, obviously she loves that ease in the ground. She would run every day on fast ground and come out of it perfect–she could go to Goodwood, but after today we know that ground is important to her. If there is no ease in the ground at Goodwood she won't run and we'll keep her for the autumn.”

 

Pedigree Notes

Impeccably-bred, Emily Dickinson is the best of three foals of racing age out of the high-class Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), whose finest hour came when winning the G1 Irish Oaks on this card. Her first was the G3 Silver Flash S.-placed Secret Thoughts (War Front), while her second was the GI American Oaks runner-up Nicest (Ire) (American Pharaoh) who was also third behind Snowfall (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the 2021 Irish Oaks. The second dam is the listed-winning Prudenzia (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), dam of the stable's prolific top-level performer Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who got her win at that level in the MacKinnon S.

Prudenzia, who also supplied Dubawi's G3 Prix Penelope winner and G1 Prix de Diane runner-up Philomene (Ire) and the group-placed Enemy (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) and Je Ne Regretterien (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), is kin to the G3 Prix de Lutece winner Pacifique (Ire) who shares Montjeu as a sire with Chicquita and is in turn the dam of another Lutece scorer in Paix (Ire) also by Muhaarar and the G2 Prix Greffulhe-placed Sir Bob Parker (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}). This is also the family of the Listed Lingfield Derby Trial winner English King (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) and the G1 Oaks, Irish Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks heroine Alexandrova (Ire) (Sadler's Wells). Chicquita's as-yet unraced 3-year-old full-sister to Emily Dickinson is named Beware (Ire), while her 2-year-old filly also by Dubawi is named Magical World (Ire). She also has a colt foal by Wootton Bassett (GB).

Saturday, The Curragh, Ireland
COMER GROUP INTERNATIONAL CURRAGH CUP-G2, €150,000, Curragh, 7-22, 3yo/up, 14fT, 3:16.00, sf.
1–EMILY DICKINSON (IRE), 134, f, 4, by Dubawi (Ire)
     1st Dam: Chicquita (Ire) (G1SW-Ire, G1SP-Eng, G1SP-Fr, $859,094), by Montjeu (Ire)
     2nd Dam: Prudenzia (Ire), by Dansili (GB)
     3rd Dam: Platonic (GB), by Zafonic
O-Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith/Westerberg; B-Chicquita Syndicate (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €90,000. Lifetime Record: GSP-Eng, 15-4-1-1, $336,850. *1/2 to Nicest (Ire) (American Pharoah), G1SP-Ire, GISP-US, GSP-Eng, $194,883. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Rosscarbery (Ger), 134, m, 5, Sea The Stars (Ire)–Rose Rized (Ger), by Authorized (Ire). (130,000gns Ylg '19 TATOCT; 1,000,000gns HRA '22 TATMA). O-Lady Bamford; B-Gestut Wittekindshof (GER); T-Paddy Twomey. €30,000.
3–Amusement (Ire), 122, f, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Rock Orchid (Ire), by Fastnet Rock (Aus).
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (540,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith/Westerberg; B-B V Sangster (IRE); T-Donnacha O'Brien. €15,000.
Margins: 3, 3 1/4, 1HF. Odds: 1.50, 1.88, 11.00.
Also Ran: Run For Oscar (Ire), Sionnach Eile (Ire), Yashin (Ire), Gooloogong (Ire), Young Ireland (Ire), John Alexander (Ire). Scratched: Okita Soushi (Ire), Point King (Ire).

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Son Of Minding A New TDN Rising Star In Ireland

Aidan O'Brien had annexed six of the last 10 renewals of the Curragh's Juddmonte Irish EBF Maiden, among them 2013 winner Australia (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), and he claimed Saturday's latest edition with Henry Longfellow (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who collected a 'TDN Rising Star' rosette with a taking performance in the seven-furlong test.

The eventual winner was steadily away and raced in a close-up third initially and eased into second approaching halfway. Hitting the front soon after passing the quarter-mile marker, the well-backed 5-4 favourite was never seriously threatened thereafter and kept on powerfully under mild coaxing inside the final furlong to easily outpoint G2 Railway S. fifth Mythology (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) by 1 3/4 lengths.

“He's an exciting type of horse and I'm delighted with him,” the winning trainer said. “He's a Dubawi out of Minding and he looks a lovely horse. Minding handled that [soft] ground and he does bend his knee a bit, but he quickens. Ryan [Moore] said it was very easy, he didn't touch him with the stick and was very happy with him. He had been working well and he just came on the scene lately. For the last three weeks, week after week, he was working well.”

Henry Longfellow is the second of four foals and first runner produced by seven-time Group 1 heroine Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), herself a full-sister to G1 Oaks and GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf victrix Tuesday (Ire), G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Empress Josephine (Ire) and G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial winner Kissed By Angels (Ire). The January-foaled bay is full to a yearling filly and half to a weanling filly by Wootton Bassett (GB). Minding, herself a daughter of G1 Coronation S. and G1 Matron S. winner Lillie Langtry (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), was bred to Gun Runner this year.

1st-Curragh, €20,000, Mdn, 7-22, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:28.58, sf.
HENRY LONGFELLOW (IRE), c, 2, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Minding (Ire) (MG1SW-Eng & Ire, $3,213,340), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Lillie Langtry (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire)
3rd Dam: Hoity Toity (GB), by Darshaan (GB)
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $13,351. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore.

 

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Observations: Son of Minding Steps Out in Storied Curragh Maiden

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday's Observations features the well-bred Henry Longfellow (Ire) on debut at the Curragh.

13.30 Curragh, Mdn, €20,000, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
HENRY LONGFELLOW (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) wins the award as the day's best-bred runner, being the second foal out of the high-class and versatile Ballydoyle sensation Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who was able to win at the top level at a mile in the 1000 Guineas and QEII and a mile and a half in the Oaks. This is an important maiden for Aidan O'Brien, with last year's TDN Rising Star Hans Andersen (GB) (Frankel {GB}) the latest in a line of winners which includes the luminary Australia (GB) and all eyes will be on this grandson of Lillie Langtry (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) whose immediate family also boasts Galileo's fellow Classic heroines Tuesday (Ire) and Empress Josephine (Ire).

15.35 Newbury, Cond, £250,000, 2yo, 5f 34yT

RELIEF RALLY (IRE) (Kodiac {GB}) is the star turn in the latest renewal of this valuable Weatherbys Super Sprint S., with William Haggas seeking compensation for the agonisingly narrow defeat of Simon Munir and Isaac Souede's filly in Royal Ascot's G2 Queen Mary S. Denied in the bobber there by Crimson Advocate (Nyquist), the half-sister to the G3 Chipchase S. winner Koropick (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) who was a bargain 58,000gns buy at the Tatts Somerville Sale is a warm order in one of the bigger “sales races” of the calendar but has 20 rivals to overcome.

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Never Ending Story’s Brother Debuts at Killarney

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Monday's Insights feature a full-brother to high-class racehorse Never Ending Story (Ire), going two furlongs farther than that sibling did on debut last term.

17.20 Killarney, Mdn, €15,000, 2yo, 8f 20yT
NAVY SEAL (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) is introduced by Aidan O'Brien over the longest trip for a maiden in Britain and Ireland so far in 2023, going two furlongs further than his high-class full-sister Never Ending Story (Ire) did as she debuted last term. That first foal out of the GI Belmont Oaks heroine Athena (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) turned into a dual group 3 winner and G1 Prix de Diane runner-up, so this February-foaled bay has a hard act to follow. Descended from Urban Sea (Miswaki) and also connected to the G1 Irish Oaks heroine Bracelet (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), his mettle will be tested against fellow Derrick Smith colour-bearer Bremen (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the Donnacha O'Brien-trained son of the triple Australian group 1 heroine Sea Siren (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and full-brother to last month's G2 Ribblesdale S. winner Warm Heart (Ire) who created such a strong impression when narrowly failing on debut at Tipperary earlier this month.

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