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Diana Glory For Sea The Moon’s Muskoka

Sunday's G1 165th Henkel-Preis der Diana (German Oaks) at Dusseldorf went the way of Stall Golden Goal's G3 Hamburg Stuten-Meile scorer Muskoka (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}–Morning Mist {Ger}, by Peintre Celebre) as she mastered Kassada (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) in the 11-furlong Classic staged in heavy rain. Stepping up in trip having won at a mile, the Henk Grewe trainee was reserved early in mid division by Lukas Delozier with stamina unproven. Reeling in Kassada in the last 100 metres, the 5-1 shot asserted to score by a neck from that long-time leader, with the French raider Sea The Lady (Fr) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) completing a fabulous trifecta for the Lanwades Stud-based sire and finishing 2 1/4 lengths away in third.

Sea The Moon becomes the first sire since Monsun (Ger) to sire the winner of both G1 Deutsches Derby and G1 Preis der Diana in the same season. Germany's lynchpin did so with Shirocco (Ger) and Amarette (Ger) in 2004. Fellow Henk Grewe trainee Fantastic Moon (Ger) initiated the double with a runaway triumph at Hamburg last month. Sea The Moon is also the first sire to notch a Preis der Diana trifecta since the Gestut Graditz-based Ard Patrick (Ire) (St. Florian {GB}) did so in 1910. Ard Patrick's feat was accomplished by Letizia (Ger), Lockung (Ger) and Regina Castra (Ger).

 

“She's an unbelievably good filly with an incredible heart and fights her way past every horse in front of her,” Grewe told GaloppOnline. “She is very uncomplicated, she's easy to handle and has a huge heart. There are plenty of options open to her and the owners already have goals in mind. There's a nice race for her on Arc weekend and the Breeders' Cup is also under consideration.”

Clement Lecoeuvre, rider of third home Sea The Lady, added, “Sea The Lady ran a great race, but the distance on this [soft] surface was just a bit too far for her in the end. She still ran really well and deserved her third-place finish.”

Pedigree Notes
Muskoka, who becomes the fourth Group 1 winner for her sire, is the fifth of seven live foals and one of three scorers from as many runners produced by an unraced half-sister to G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and G1 Prix du Jockey Club-winning sire Brametot (Ire) (Rajsaman {Fr}) and G3 Walter Nilsens Minnelop runner-up Mulan (Ger) (Marju {Ire}). She is kin to the unraced 2-year-old colt Master Of Light (Ger) (Adlerflug (Ger) and a yearling filly by Reliable Man (GB). The April-foaled chestnut's second dam Morning Light (Ger) (Law Society) is a half-sister to the aforementioned MG1SW German cornerstone Monsun (Ger) (Konigsstuhl {Ger}) and hails from a family which also features GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine Aunt Pearl (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and G1 Prix du Cadran victrix Molly Malone (Fr) (Lomitas {GB}).

Sunday, Dusseldorf, Germany
165TH HENKEL-PREIS DER DIANA – GERMAN OAKS-G1, €500,000, Dusseldorf, 8-6, 3yo, f, 11fT, 2:21.92, sf.
1–MUSKOKA (GER), 128, f, 3, by Sea The Moon (Ger)
1st Dam: Morning Mist (Ger), by Peintre Celebre
2nd Dam: Morning Light (Ger), by Law Society
3rd Dam: Mosella (Ger), by Surumu (Ger)
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (€80,000 Ylg '21 BBAGS). O-Stall Golden Goal; B-Antje & Lars-Wilhelm Baumgarten (GER); T-Henk Grewe; J-Lukas Delozier. €300,000. Lifetime Record: 6-4-2-0, €354,000. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Kassada (Ger), 128, f, 3, Sea The Moon (Ger)–Kasalla (Ger), by Soldier Hollow (GB). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (€140,000 RNA Ylg '21 BBAGS). O/B-Gestut Rottgen (GER); T-Markus Klug. €100,000.
3–Sea The Lady (Fr), 128, f, 3, Sea The Moon (Ger)–Blumenfee (Ger), by Soldier Hollow (GB). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-Avatara SA & Haras d'Etreham; B-Avatara SA (FR); T-Yann Barberot. €50,000.
Margins: NK, 2 1/4, 1HF. Odds: 4.80, 4.30, 13.70.
Also Ran: Empore (Ger), Quantanamera (Ger), Spirit Of Dreams (Ger), Ultima (Ger), North Reliance (Ger), View Zabeel (Ire), Atlantica (GB), Weracruz (Ger), Evina (Ire), Calmly (GB). Scratched: Lady Ewelina (GB).

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Kingman’s Habana Dominates The German 1000 Guineas

Showing the overseas raiders a clean pair of heels on Sunday, Gestut Fahrhof's TDN Rising Star Habana (Ger) (Kingman {GB}–Hargeisa, by Speightstown) made all to conquer the G2 Wempe 103rd German 1000 Guineas at Dusseldorf. Disappointing on her course-and-distance prep when last of four in the Listed Henkel-Stutenpreis last month, the G3 Zukunfts-Rennen winner who had been down the field in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac dominated here under an inspired ride from Eduardo Pedroza. Sent clear of Godolphin's 6-4 favourite Dream Of Love (Ire) (Shamardal) in the straight, the Andreas Wohler-trained 4-1 shot hit the line with three lengths to spare over Stenton Glider (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), with 2 1/4 lengths back to Dream Of Love in third. “I had a good feeling right out of the stalls, we had planned to change the tactics and let her make her own race and she really delivered well,” Pedroza said. “She was very relaxed during the race and accelerated well. We've always held her in high esteem and that is why we gave Paris a go last year, but the [soft] going was entirely against her there.”

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Protectionist Colt Powers To Rising Stardom In Germany

Gestut Rottgen's homebred 2-year-old colt Aspirant (Ger) (Protectionist {Ger}–Aussicht {Ger}, by Haafhd {GB}), who holds an engagement in Krefeld's Nov. 13 G3 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen, went postward as the 16-5 second choice for Sunday's one-mile Preis der Holschbach Immobilien Gruppe at Dusseldorf and returned home with a 'TDN Rising Star' after disposing of his rivals in impressive fashion. Aspirant was professional from the gate and broke well to gain a narrow advantage going into the first turn. Comfortable on the lead throughout this debut, he was nudged along at the top of the straight and powered clear under urging inside the final quarter mile to easily outclass Alpenjager (Ger) (Nutan {Ire}) by an impressive 3 1/2 lengths.

“I'm a little bit surprised that he won so easily,” trainer Markus Klug admitted to GaloppOnline after welcoming back the first of his two winners on the card. “Even though his siblings [Akribie and Ariolo] were good 2-year-olds, he is a late-foaled son of Protectionist and didn't come into training until very late. So, of course, we have to be tentative with him at first.”

Aspirant is the fifth foal and scorer produced by a winning daughter of G3 Hamburger Stutenpreis victrix Anna Thea (Ire) (Turfkonig {Ger}). The April-foaled bay is a half-brother to G2 Diana-Trial winner Akribie (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}) and last term's G3 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen runner-up Ariolo (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}). Descendants of Anna Thea also include this term's G2 Derby Italiano hero and G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin third Ardakan (GB) (Reliable Man {GB}), G2 Union-Rennen victor Aspectus (Ire) (Spectrum {Ire}), stakes-winning G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud runner-up Willie The Whipper (GB) (Whipper) and G1 Preis der Diana (German Oaks) third Andrea (Ger) (Dashing Blade {GB}).

2nd-Dusseldorf, €7,000, Mdn, 9-11, 2yo, 8fT, 1:39.18, g/s.
ASPIRANT (GER), c, 2, by Protectionist (Ger)
1st Dam: Aussicht (Ger), by Haafhd (GB)
2nd Dam: Anna Thea (Ire), by Turfkonig (Ger)
3rd Dam: Anstandige (Ger), by Star Appeal (Ire)
1ST-TIME STARTER. O/B-Gestut Rottgen (GER); T-Markus Klug. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €4,200. *1/2 to Akribie (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}), GSW-Ger, $123,658; and Ariolo (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}), GSP-Ger. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

 

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Diana Glory For Shamalgan’s Toskana Belle

There was an upset in Sunday's G1 Henkel Preis der Diana at Dusseldorf as Kerrin McEvoy steered the 16-1 shot Toskana Belle (Fr) (Shamalgan {Fr}) to an all-the-way win for Australian Bloodstock Stable. Successful in the Listed Henkel-Stutenpreis over a mile here May 14, the chestnut had joined Andreas Wohler from the Marian Falk Weissmeier stable following her latest third in the 10-furlong G3 Diana Trial at Hoppegarten June 5. Always comfortable setting moderate fractions on the front end at this sharp turning circuit, she was tackled late by Wagnis (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) but held on to prevail by a head, with Mylady (Ger) (The Grey Gatsby {Ire}) 3/4 of a length away in third. Toy (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the 29-10 favourite, blew the first turn and failed to figure thereafter, ending up seventh.

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