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Zelzal’s Zelda A Stakes First For Her Freshman Sire at Chantilly

Jean-Claude Rouget trainee Zelda (Fr) (Zaelzal {Fr}) became the first black-type winner for her Haras de Bouquetot-based freshman sire (by Sea the Stars {Ire}) with a pillar-to-post victory by two lengths in Saturday's Listed Prix Saraca at Chantilly.

Zelda bagged a July 9 debut score going six furlongs in a Saint-Cloud newcomers' heat and doubled up over seven in an Aug. 4 conditions heat at Clairefontaine, but finished last of six tackling the latter trip in ParisLongchamp's Sept. 5 G3 Prix La Rochette last time. Breaking sharply from the outside gate to seize an immediate lead, she held sway throughout and maintained a high tempo under late urging to collect a first black-type rosette in ultimately comfortable fashion.

“She didn't appreciate the seven-furlong track at Longchamp last time and travelled the whole way on the wrong lead,” explained Jean-Bernard Roth, assistant to Jean-Claude Rouget. “The more her jockey tried to get her to relax, the more she contracted herself and never took a breath. She has put that behind her in very good style today. She remains a very nice prospect for next year and she is done for this season.”

Zelda is the latest of four foals and one of three scorers from as many runners out of a half-sister to three stakes performers headed by GIII Buena Vista H. victrix Uraib (Ire) (Mark of Esteem {Ire}). Her dam Hortensia (Ity) (Orpen) is also a half-sister to the dam of GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile-winning sire Vale of York (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Zelda's third dam Steel Habit (Ire) (Habitat) produced G2 Prince of Wales's S.-winning sire Batshoof (GB) (Sadler's Wells) and Listed Hong Kong Derby winner Sound Print (Ire) (Be My Guest). Descendants of her G3 Cherry Hinton S.-winning fourth dam Ampulla (Crowned Prince), herself a half-sister to G1 Phoenix S. heroine Smokey Lady (Ire) (Habitat), include G1 2000 Guineas-winning sire King of Kings (Ire) (Sadler's Wells).

Saturday, Chantilly, France
PRIX SARACA-Listed, €60,000, Chantilly, 10-9, 2yo, 7fT, 1:30.67, vsf.
1–ZELDA (FR), 125, f, 2, by Zelzal (Fr)
1st Dam: Hortensia (Ity), by Orpen
2nd Dam: Hamsaat (Ire), by Sadler's Wells
3rd Dam: Steel Habit (Ire), by Habitat
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Infinity Nine Horses, Ecurie Castillon Bloodstock & Ecurie Jeffroy; B-SCEA des Prairies, Ecurie de Castillon, Benoit Jeffroy & Thomas Jeffroy (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget; J-Cristian Demuro. €30,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0, €60,500.
2–Chili Flag (Fr), 125, f, 2, Cityscape (GB)–Flag Day (GB), by Pivotal (GB. (€5,000 RNA Wlg '19 ARQDE). O-Alain Jathiere, Gerard Augustin-Normand & Maurizio Guarnieri; B-Finanza Locale Consulting SRL; T-Maurizio Guarnieri. €12,000.
3–Antharis (GB), 128, g, 2, Sea The Moon (Ger)–Arribia (Ger), by Soldier Hollow (GB). O-Bernd Dietel; B-Avatara SA (GB); T-Andreas Suborics. €9,000.
Margins: 2, 1, 3/4. Odds: 2.10, 7.10, 17.00.
Also Ran: Bastogne (Ire), Exigency (GB), Lovamour (Fr), Nirliit (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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Dubawi’s Goldspur Wins The Zetland

Labelled a TDN Rising Star on his winning debut at Sandown Sept. 15, Goldspur (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) got Godolphin and Charlie Appleby's Future Champions Day at Newmarket off to a flyer on Saturday as he mastered Unconquerable (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) and stablemate Hafit (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in a thrilling finale to the 10-furlong G3 Godolphin Flying Start Zetland S. Unable to gain extra experience following his debut 6 1/2-length romp when withdrawn from Epsom's Cazoo Derby “Wild Card” EBF Conditions S. after becoming upset in the stalls, Goldspur put that behind him here to travel sweetly for James Doyle away from the 6-4 favourite Hafit as the pair led the way. With Unconquerable joining in two out, they were in line with the lead swapped between them but near the line it was the 5-2 second favourite who gave extra to beat the Irish challenger by a head, with Hafit only a short head behind. “It felt as if he had improved since Sandown and there was no real second to him that day, but that form had taken a couple of knocks since and he'd had that minor mishap at Epsom in between,” the winning rider said. “Today, he was foot-perfect and travelled really well–those other horses had the advantage of experience over him and probably ran straighter down into the 'dip', so to finish off best is pleasing.”

Doyle revealed that Goldspur had been hard for Charlie Appleby and William Buick to weigh up at home. “He's been difficult to assess and when they galloped together Hafit was far better. Charlie didn't expect what he did at Sandown, as he hadn't shown that at home but that's not a bad way to be. For a big fellow, he's going to be versatile I think regards to the ground. It's still a little bit dead here, but he's a good mover. He actually travelled best of the three, but wobbled under pressure in the dip and then got going again when he met the rising ground. He's a big relentless galloper who clearly sleeps at home.”

Appleby added, “Full credit to Jerry and Tom and the team back at home; they've done a great job with this horse. He's a nice homebred with a nice staying page. He's only come of late and it's all about next year with him. We'll start off with some of the trials in the spring maybe. I think that he could make up into a Derby horse, as he has definitely got the page for it and he has done nothing wrong at the moment apart from one little blip which has been ironed out.”
Donnacha O'Brien said of the runner-up, who was advertising the form of the Sept. 25 G2 Royal Lodge S. in which he was third last time, “He ran a cracker and is still learning. He's a big horse and there is a bit of improvement in him as well. We could look at the 10-furlong race in France [the Oct. 23 G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud] next time–it didn't look like he was stopping there and he's a big tough horse who is clear-winded so usually when they have those qualities they go on any ground.”

Goldspur is the fourth foal out of the talented G2 Lanchashire Oaks and G3 Prix Minerve winner Pomology (Arch), who was also runner-up in the G1 Prix Vermeille. She is kin to the Listed Garrowby S. winner Tommy Taylor (Mizzen Mast) and the GI Just a Game S. and GI American Oaks runner-up Sassy Little Lila (Artie Schiller). This is also the family of the GI Turf Classic Invitational-winning sire Apple Tree (Fr) and the G3 Prix de Royaumont runner-up American Apples (Fr) (American Post {GB}). Pomology's filly foal is by Night of Thunder (Ire).

Saturday, Newmarket, Britain
GODOLPHIN FLYING START ZETLAND S.-G3, £60,000, Newmarket, 10-9, 2yo, 10fT, 2:05.76, gd.
1–GOLDSPUR (IRE), 128, c, 2, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Pomology (Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 11-14f, GSW-Eng, GSW & G1SP-Fr, $258,749), by Arch
2nd Dam: Sharp Apple, by Diesis (GB)
3rd Dam: Top Apple (Fr), by Top Ville (Ire)
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-James Doyle. £34,026. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $53,793. Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Unconquerable (Ire), 128, c, 2, Churchill (Ire)–Rien Ne Vas Plus (Ire), by Oasis Dream (GB). (210,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Atlantic Thoroughbreds; B-Rien Ne Vas Plus Syndicate (IRE); T-Donnacha O'Brien. £12,900.
3–Hafit (Ire), 128, c, 2, Dubawi (Ire)–Cushion (GB), by Galileo (Ire). (2,100,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Floors Farming & Coolmore Stud (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby. £6,456.
Margins: HD, NO, 3 1/4. Odds: 2.50, 5.00, 1.50.
Also Ran: Bluegrass (Ire), Berkshire Rebel (Ire), Dukebox (Ire), Knight Rider (Ire), Foden (GB), Fourshadesofsilver (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Newspaperofrecord’s Dam to Sell at The Tattersalls December Mares Sale

Group 3 winner Sunday Times (GB) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}–Forever Times {GB}, by So Factual), the dam of GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine Newspaperofrecord (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), will be offered at the upcoming Tattersalls December Mares Sale from Nov. 29-Dec. 2. Carrying a full-sibling to the GI Just a Game heroine, Sunday Times will be consigned by Richard and Sally Aston's Goldford Stud on behalf of Allan Belshaw.

A winner of the G3 Sceptre S. and second in the G1 Cheveley Park S., Sunday Times will be joined by her fourth foal in the Goldford Stud consignment at Tattersalls, the winning Daily Times (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), who is also in foal to Lope de Vega (Ire).

“Sunday Times is a truly outstanding broodmare with a great future,” said Richard Aston. “She was a very smart race filly, she has produced a champion 2-year-old, she has a current Classic pedigree which will appeal to breeders from all over the world and she is gorgeous. It is a rare combination and Mr. Belshaw will be racing Newspaperofrecord's yearling own sister and this year's Kingman (GB) filly foal which is why he has decided to sell both Sunday Times and Daily Times.”

A half-sister to the dam of Group 1 winner Latrobe (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), stakes winner and multiple Group 1-placed Pink Dogwood (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and group winner Diamond Fields (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), Sunday Times's first foal was the listed winner Classical Times (GB) (Lawman {Fr}), who was also third in the G3 Chipchase S., while Newspaperofrecord was her third. The latter, who sold for 200,000gns out of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, also won the GII Miss Grillo S., GIII Intercontinental S., and was third in the GI First Lady S. for owner Klaravich Stables and trainer Chad Brown. The latest produce for Sunday Times is a yearling full-sister to Newspaperofrecord and a weanling filly foal by Kingman (GB).

After Newspaperofrecord's Breeders' Cup victory, Brown said, “Today she showed how good she really is and for her to win as easy as she did is remarkable.”

TDN columnist Bill Finley wrote that, “her performance might well be regarded as one of the best in the history of the series.”

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Frankel’s Inspiral Remains Perfect After Fillies’ Mile Triumph

Cheveley Park Stud's undefeated 2-year-old filly Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}), whose run of three straight successes included impressive wide-margin tallies in Sandown's Listed Star S. and Doncaster's G2 Park Hill S., entered winter quarters at the forefront of the juvenile fillies' division after posting another taking score in Friday's G1 bet365 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket. In so doing, she emulated 2017 scorer Laurens (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), who also picked up Doncaster's Park Hill en route to victory in this straight test. Inspiral had earlier overcome a slow start to debut with a 1 1/2-length score at Newmarket in June and was one of just two ploughing a furrow down the centre of the course and raced in the slipstream of Cachet (Ire) (Aclaim {Ire}) through halfway. Making smooth headway into contention passing the three-furlong pole, the 8-11 favourite launched her challenge at the quarter-mile marker and was pushed out up the hill to comfortably assert superiority for a career high. Park Hill runner-up Prosperous Voyage (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) was best of the rest, finishing 2 1/2 lengths adrift of the winner and a neck ahead of the keeping-on Cachet in third.

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