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Jukebox Jury’s Princess Zoe Prevails in Sagaro Thriller

Winless in seven starts since capturing ParisLongchamp's 2020 G1 Prix du Cadran, last term's G1 Gold Cup runner-up Princess Zoe (Ger) (Jukebox Jury {Ire}) bounced back in style on seasonal return to claim a thrilling victory in Wednesday's two-mile G3 Longines Sagaro S. at Ascot. The 7-year-old mare claimed a rail position after the early strides and raced third passing the judge first time. Biding her time throughout, the 17-2 chance was bustled along to find an open lane off the home turn and stayed on relentlessly under a drive inside the final quarter mile to hit the line with a head advantage from Quickthorn (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) with Queen's Cup winner Enemy (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) a further neck adrift in third. Wordsworth (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who was bidding to provide his sire with a world record 348th stakes winner, went off as the 2-1 favourite and finished another neck away in fourth.

“I think she likes to come into her races, she is just a warrior and loves a battle and I will never have the like of her again,” commented trainer Tony Mullins of his stable star. “When you have trained ordinary horses for 25 or 30 years and then you have one like this it is special. She is just part of the family. I was anxious about the ground and was a little surprised they didn't water last night as it would still have left it good-to-firm, but not quite as quick as that. Everyone believes she is a heavy-ground mare and I'm bringing her here on good-to-firm. I know if she was well beaten that everyone would say I was wrong and made a big mistake. We came here today to win, she was fit enough to win and she is going to improve for Royal Ascot. The extra half-mile [of the G1 Gold Cup] is going to make a difference and I feel there is more in the tank. Hopefully, she will be fine in the morning and then the whole build-up to the Gold Cup begins.”

Princess Zoe is one of five winners, from six foals, produced by a multiple-winning half-sister to MGSW sire Peppercorn (Ger) (Big Shuffle), G2 Oettingen-Rennen victor Pepperstorm (Ger) (Big Shuffle), G3 Preis des Winterfavoriten winner Peppershot (Ger) (Big Shuffle) and the dual stakes-placed Pepperjuice (Ger) (Big Shuffle). The March-foaled grey is a half-sister to MGSW G1 Deutsches Derby runner-up Palace Prince (Ger) (Areion {Ger}). Her second dam Pasca (Ger) (Lagunas {GB), broodmare of the year in 2003, is a half-sister to G2 Preis der Diana (German Oaks) heroine Padang (Ger) (Ile de Bourbon).

Wednesday, Ascot, Britain
LONGINES SAGARO S.-G3, £80,000, Ascot, 4-27, 4yo/up, 15f 209yT, 3:26.41, g/f.
1–PRINCESS ZOE (GER), 125, m, 7, by Jukebox Jury (Ire)
1st Dam: Palace Princess (Ger), by Tiger Hill (Ire)
2nd Dam: Pasca (Ger), by Lagunas (GB)
3rd Dam: Palmas (Ger), by Neckar (Ger)
O-Patrick F Kehoe & Mrs P Crampton; B-Gestut Hony-Hof (GER); T-Tony Mullins; J-Joey Sheridan. £45,368. Lifetime Record: Hwt. Older Mare-Eng & Fr at 14f+, G1SW-Fr, SW & GSP-Ire, G1SP-Eng, 29-8-8-3, $516,352. *1/2 to Palace Prince (Ger) (Areion {Ger}), Hwt. Older Horse-Ger at 7-9.5f, MGSW & G1SP-Ger, SW-Fr, $462,429. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Quickthorn (GB), 128, g, 5, Nathaniel (Ire)–Daffydowndilly (GB), by Oasis Dream (GB). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Lady Blyth; B-Lemington Grange Stud (GB); T-Hugh Morrison. £17,200.
3–Enemy (GB), 128, g, 5, Muhaarar (GB)–Prudenzia (Ire), by Dansili (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€420,000 Ylg '18 ARAUG; €92,000 4yo '21 ARQAUT). O-Tracey Bell & Caroline Lyons; B-Ecurie des Monceaux & Skymarc Farm Inc (GB); T-Ian Williams. £8,608.
Margins: HD, NK, NK. Odds: 8.50, 3.50, 4.00.
Also Ran: Wordsworth (Ire), Tashkhan (Ire), Nayef Road (Ire). Scratched: Calling The Wind (Ire). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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‘Zoe’ Camp Considering Vintage Crop

Trainer Tony Mullins is pointing Group 1 winner Princess Zoe (Ger) (Jukebox Jury {Ire}) to the Apr. 25 G3 Vintage Crop S. at Navan. The grey, who won last season's G1 Prix du Cadran and was fourth in the G1 Prix Royal-Oak in later October, ran an uncharacteristic ninth in the Listed Noblesse S. on Apr. 3.

Mullins said, “We had a suspicion that she was in season, but we brought her to the vet this morning and she wasn't. She's coming into season now, so whether that unsettled her, I don't know. I'd say it was a combination of ground and trip and it being her first run of the season. Joey [Sheridan] said she was just going as fast as she was able to most of the time.

“We'll wait for a bit of rain. We're still looking at the Vintage Crop, but if the rain doesn't come she won't run. She's in good form and we're just hoping that things will improve for the run.”

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Princess Zoe Headed to Alleged

Group 1 winner Princess Zoe (Ger) (Jukebox Jury {Ire}) is targeting the G3 Alleged S. at The Curragh in April for her seasonal return according to trainer Tony Mullins. A winner of the G1 Prix du Cadran, the charismatic grey mare was last seen in action finishing fourth in the G1 Prix Royal-Oak at ParisLongchamp in October.

“We're looking at the Alleged S.,” the Gowran trainer tweeted. “It's only a mile and a quarter. I don't know if it's a winnable distance for her at that level, but we're going to try it.

“I have always been adamant that she's as good at a mile and a half as she is at two and a half–so we're going to set about proving it. If we're wrong we'll switch back and use distance races, but her work has shown me she is a group filly at a mile and a half–and we intend to prove it to the public.”

He added, “She's done loads of slow work in very soft ground and will probably go away now. Jim Bolger very kindly lets us work in his place so she might go there or up the Old Vic on The Curragh and then we'll decide the next move after the first piece of work.”

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Cadran Glory For Princess Zoe

There was heartbreak for Eddy Hardouin and unadulterated joy for Joey Sheridan at the end of a dramatic renewal of ParisLongchamp’s G1 Qatar Prix du Cadran on Saturday as Princess Zoe (Ger) (Jukebox Jury {Ire}) reeled in the trail-blazing Alkuin (Ire) (Maxios {GB}) in the dying strides. Sent off the 3-1 second favourite having made it four straight wins in Galway’s 12-furlong Listed Oyster S. on similar ground Sept. 8, the grey sat towards the rear of mid-division early as Hardouin had his rivals strung out going it alone on Alkuin. Still on his own and travelling strongly in the false straight, that rival forced the 2018 hero and 13-10 market-leader Call the Wind (GB) (Frankel {GB}) into action there along with Princess Zoe who remained too far adrift for comfort. Giving her all for Sheridan once straightened for home, the German-bred and Irish-trained mare made relentless progress as the line stayed painfully out of reach for Alkuin. Stripping him of certain success close home, Princess Zoe provided trainer Tony Mullins with the ultimate thrill. “It’s an amazing story, as she was bought for very little in Germany by a friend of mine and has not stopped improving,” he said. “She has such heart and even 100 yards from the line I didn’t know if she would get there, but it’s such a relief and a feeling I’ve never experienced in my life, even though there have been great moments before. She’s just as effective over a mile and a half–she never gives up, so maybe next year she can go for the Arc.”

Just a handicapper under the care of Stefan Richter, Princess Zoe had yet to be tried beyond 11 furlongs before shipping to Ireland and showed immediate appreciation for staying trips when second on her debut for her new connections in a 13-furlong Navan handicap June 23. That turned out to be her last reversal and after two handicap wins within the space of a week at the Galway festival over 17 furlongs and a mile and a half she successfully collected her first piece of black-type in that venue’s Oyster. “I certainly didn’t think three months ago this was going to happen, but Joey Sheridan came down to work her last week and when she pulled up, I said we were going to win in France,” Mullins added.

“She just kept improving so fast, even before the listed race she won–I had been eyeing it because she was improving at such a rate I wasn’t able to keep up to her. The owner [Paddy Kehoe] and his sister [Philomena] are huge Cheltenham fans and we had her pencilled in. Then she started improving so fast I said to Paddy ‘we’ll go to France and if she wins I’ll be recommending she doesn’t go jumping’, not for the moment anyway. At Auteuil, on the other side of the Bois de Boulogne, I won the French Champion Hurdle on Dawn Run in 1984, so it’s 36 years and that was a great day too. As a jockey I used to love it–as a trainer, to win a group one is just off the scale.”

Alkuin had won his three non-black-type starts here by a cumulative margin of 21 lengths, so was not running out of turn. For his trainer Frederic Rossi, the disappointment was palpable however. “My horse ran a blinder, but I felt if he had kicked on more strongly at the top of the straight he would have won,” he commented. “It’s hard to say, but I feel he was beaten more by a turn of foot than anything else. It’s possible he could come back for the [G1 Prix] Royal-Oak if he comes out of this in good order.”

Princess Zoe, who becomes the first group 1 winner on the flat for Jukebox Jury, is out of Palace Princess (Ger) (Tiger Hill {Ire}) whose prior best is the four-times group scorer and G1 Deutsches Derby runner-up Palace Prince (Ger) (Areion {Ger}). Palace Princess is kin to the G2 Oettingen-Rennen wininer Pepperstorm (Ger) (Big Shuffle), his G2 Grosse Europa-Meile-winning full-brother Peppercorn (Ger) and G3 Preis des Winterfavoriten-winning full-sister Peppershot (Ger). Their dam Pasca (Ger) (Lagunas {GB}) is a three-parts-sister to the G2 Preis der Diana (German Oaks) heroine Padang (Ger) (Ile de Bourbon).

Saturday, ParisLongchamp, France
QATAR PRIX DU CADRAN-G1, €180,000, ParisLongchamp, 10-3, 4yo/up, 20fT, 4:38.88, hy.
1–PRINCESS ZOE (GER), 125, m, 5, by Jukebox Jury (Ire)
1st Dam: Palace Princess (Ger), by Tiger Hill (Ire)
2nd Dam: Pasca (Ger), by Lagunas (GB)
3rd Dam: Palmas (Ger), by Neckar (Ger)
1ST GROUP WIN; 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Patrick F Kehoe & Mrs Philomena Crampton; B-Gestut Hony-Hof (GER); T-Tony Mullins; J-Joey Sheridan. €102,852. Lifetime Record: SW-Ire, 21-7-6-3, €252,502. *1/2 to Palace Prince (Ger) (Areion {Ger}), Hwt. Older Horse-Ger at 7-9.5f, MGSW & G1SP-Ger, SW-Fr, $462,429. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Alkuin (Ire), 128, g, 5, Maxios (GB)–Almerita (Ger), by Medicean (GB). O-Guido Werner Hermann Schmitt; B-Dr Christopher Berglar (IRE); T-Waldemar Hickst. €41,148.
3–Call The Wind (GB), 128, g, 6, Frankel (GB)–In Clover (GB), by Inchinor (GB). O/B-George Strawbridge (GB); T-Freddy Head. €20,574.
Margins: HF, 15, 9. Odds: 3.10, 15.00, 1.30.
Also Ran: Windstoss (Ger), Cacophonous (GB), Barbados (Ire), Apadanah (Ger), Sublimis (Ire), Think of Me (Ger). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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