Impeccably Bred Yukata Takes Stateside Bow at Aqueduct

2nd-Aqueduct, $84,000, Alw (NW2$X), Opt. Clm ($62,500), 4-21, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.02, fm, 1 length.
YUKATA (IRE) (f, 4, Galileo {Ire}–Blue Kimono {Ire}, by Invincible Spirit {Ire}), victorious in a Deauville all-weather maiden at first asking for Jean-Claude Rouget in November 2021, took a conditions race on the turf at ParisLongchamp last April before finishing third as the favorite in the Listed Prix Finlande at the same venue May 19. Well-beaten when last seen in the G1 Prix de Diane (French Oaks) last June, she was part of a favored entry at 3-4 with Arina (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) on U.S. debut. Tugging a bit into the first turn beneath Manny Franco, Yukata–carrying the Brant colors–continued to race freely down the back while never far from the front. Given her cue three wide on the turn, she had dead aim on pacesettiing Canisy (Point of Entry) in upper stretch and took plenty of time to hit top gear, but did her best work late to take it by a length. Arina ran on for third ahead of a troubled Bramble Bay (Bullet Train {GB}), who complete a chalky triple. A half-sister to Brant's 2022 Oceanport S. heroine Kuramata (Ire) (Australia {GB}), SW, $143,809, Yukata is out of a daughter of French SW & MGSP Bastet (Ire) (Giant's Causeway), also the dam of Beauty Parlour (GB) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), who won the 2012 French 1000 Guineas and was second in that year's French Oaks. So enamored was Brant of the family that he first purchased Beauty Parlour's Dansili (GB) filly of 2016 for a second-dearest €450,000 at the Goffs November Foal Sale and a few days later, gave a sales-topping €1.7 million for Beauty Parlour herself at the November Breeding Stock Sale. The aforementioned Dansili foal was named Blowout (GB), who defeated the commonly owned 'TDN Rising Star' Regal Glory (Animal Kingdom) in the 2021 GI First Lady S. at Keeneland. Bastet was also responsible for Beauty Parlour's year-younger full-brother Barocci (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), a SW & GSP in France and MGSP in this country before being purchased to stand in Sweden. Yukata's third dam Benediction (Ire) (Day Is Done {Ire}) produced 11 winners, including two-time Australian Horse of the Year Might and Power (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}). Blue Kimono is the dam of the 2-year-old filly Courreges (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and a yearling colt by the Banstead Manor-based superstar. Lifetime Record: SP-Fr, 5-3-0-1, $88,994. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Peter M Brant, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-White Birch Farm SC (IRE); T-Chad C Brown.

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Prix de Diane: Where did they come from?

Andre Fabre has four chances to win this French Classic for a fifth time and, as one would expect in a race of this quality, the line-up includes some pretty fancy homebreds for top breeders. But those who have been through a sale ring include a €1,500 yearling, with prices working up to a €450,000 half-sister to Breeders' Cup heroine Aunt Pearl (Ire).

AGAVE (GB), Dubawi (Ire)-Contribution (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB})
Owner/breeder: Juddmonte Farms
Trainer: Andre Fabre
Pedigree notes: The second foal of a winning half-sister to Enable (GB), as well as the black-type earners Derab (GB) and Entitle (GB). Grand-dam Apogee (GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}) won the G3 Prix de Royaumont.

BABALA (Ire), Sea The Stars (Ire)-Viva Rafaela (Brz) (Know Heights {Ire})
Owner/breeder: Wertheimer et Frere
Trainer: Andre Fabre
Pedigree notes: A half-sister to three multiple winners and out of a GI Brazilian Oaks winner who ran third in the G1 Flower Bowl S. at Belmont Park and was bought by the Wertheimers for $500,000 as a 6-year-old.

BEAUTE CACHEE (FR), Literato (Fr)-Sign And Seal (Ire) (Hurricane Run {Ire})
Owners: Valerie Lucas, Gael Barbedette, Regis Barbedette, Jordan Georges
Breeder: Gregor Vischer
Trainer: Gael Barbedette
Sales history: Bought for €1,500 at Arqana's Autumn Yearling Sale.
Pedigree notes: Out of a once-raced mare from the family of G1 Coronation S winner Indian Ink (Ire). 

DAISY MAISY (GB), Wootton Bassett (GB)-Shasta Daisy (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB})
Owner: Mme Gitte Poulsen-Allaire and Philippe Allaire
Breeder: Gestut Zur Kuste
Trainer: Yann Barberot
Sales history: Bought for €240,000 at the Arqana Select Yearling Sale at Deauville (Yann Barberot).
Pedigree notes: Her dam Shasta Daisy (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) is out of a winning stakes-placed sister to Juddmonte-bred sires Showcasing (GB) and Camacho (GB).

FALL IN LOVE (Ire), Sea The Stars (Ire)-Matauri Pearl (Ire) (Hurricane Run {Ire})
Owner: 3S Race Horse Management
Breeder: Ecurie des Charmes and Ballylinch Stud
Trainer: Hiroo Shimizu
Sales history: A €450,000 Arqana October yearling.
Pedigree notes: A half-sister to Grade I winner Aunt Pearl (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) out of a winning full-sister to dual Group/Grade 2 winner Wekeela (Fr).

GALLA (Fr), Frankel (GB)-Gracefully (Ire) (Orpen)
Owner/breeder: Haras de la Perelle
Trainer: Stephane Wattel
Pedigree notes: A half-sister to five stakes horses led by G1 Falmouth S. winner Giofra (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and out of a G3 Prestige S. winner.

LA PARISIENNE (Fr), Zarak (Fr)-Skysweeper (Ire) (Hurricane Run {Ire})
Owner: Peter R Bradley III, Ecurie JML Racing, Marc Leonetti, Meridian International, Remy Dupuy-Naulot
Breeder: Haras du Cadran, Ecurie Patrick Klein, Haras du Ma
Trainers: Carlos and Yann Lerner
Sales history: A €65,000 Arqana Deauville Select Sale yearling, bought by her father-and-son training team.
Pedigree notes: A half-sister to the stakes-placed Scripturale (Fr) (Makfi {GB}), her dam is in turn a half-sister to dual Group 3 winner GM Hopkins (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).

NADETTE (Fr), Outstrip (GB)-Ciboulette (Ire) (Pivotal {GB})
Owner: Team Valor International and Marco Saviozzi
Breeder: Herve Dardenne
Trainer: Romain Le Dren Doleuze
Sales history: Sold as a yearling at Arqana October for €50,000 and then the following June in the Arqana Summer Sale for €17,000.
Pedigree notes: Out of a dual-winning half-sister to Listed victrix Kencumin (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}); fourth dam is the five-time Group 1 winner and double Classic heroine User Friendly (GB).

NASHWA (GB), Frankel (GB)-Princess Lulu (Ire) (Pivotal {GB})
Owner/breeder: Imad Al Sagar
Trainer: John and Thady Gosden
Pedigree Notes: The Oaks third is a half-sister to three-time winner Louganini (GB) (Zoffany {Ire}), Nashwa is followed by a Decorated Knight (GB) yearling half-sister and a colt foal by Dubawi (Ire). Her dam won three times, including at listed level over 10 furlongs, and was runner-up in the G1 Prix Jean Romanet.

OTTILIEN (Fr), Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)-Vezina (Fr) (Bering)
Owner: Quantum Leap Racing XVI
Breeder: Seven Hills Bloodstock
Trainer: David Menuisier
Sales history: Unsold at €120,000 at the Arqana Deauville Select Yearling Sale.
Pedigree notes: A full-sister to Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner and sire Morandi (Fr) out of a half-sister to Group 3 winner Marie De Ken (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) from the further family of the popular globe-trotter Lord Glitters (Fr) (Whipper).

PLACE DU CARROUSEL (Ire), Lope De Vega (Ire)-Traffic Jam (Ire) (Duke Of Marmalade {Ire})
Owner: Al Shaqab Racing and Ballylinch Stud
Breeder: Ballylinch Stud and Alexis and Fan Adamian
Trainer: Andre Fabre
Sales history: A €260,000 Arqana Deauville Select Sale yearling.
Pedigree notes: The first foal of G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris winner Traffic Jam who is out of a half-sister to G1 Racing Post Trophy runner-up Winged Cupid (Ire) (In The Wings {GB}).

QUEEN TREZY (Fr), Almanzor (Fr)-Elodie (GB) (Dansili {GB})
Owner: Eric Feurtet
Breeder: E de Chambure and Riviera Equine
Trainers: Carlos and Yann Lerner
Sales history: A €125,000 Arqana Deauville Select Sale yearling.
Pedigree notes: A half-sister to Listed winner Eliade (Fr) (Teofilo {Ire}); grand-dam In Clover (GB) (Inchinor {GB}) has produced the Group 1 winners With You (GB), Call The Wind (GB) and We Are (GB) among her six black-type performers. 

ROSACEA (IRE), Soldier Hollow (GB)-Relizane (GB) (Zamindar)
Owner/Breeder: Haras de la Perelle
Trainer: Stephane Wattel
Pedigree notes: Fourth in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, she is the third foal out of Relizane (GB) (Zamindar), a winner in France and half-sister to the Canadian Grade I winner Reggane (Red Ransom).

TARIYANA (Fr), Sea The Stars (Ire)-Taniya (Fr) (High Chaparral {Ire})
Owner/breeder: HH Aga Khan
Trainer: Francis Graffard
Pedigree notes: Out of a G3 Prix Fille de l'Air winner; great grand-dam Takarouna won the G2 Pretty Polly S.

TIMES SQUARE (FR), Zarak (Fr)-See You Always (GB) (Siyouni {Fr})
Owner: Allan Belshaw
Breeder: Times Of Wigan Ltd
Pedigree insight: The dam is an unraced half-sister to the useful sprinter Direct Times (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), who is out of a winning half-sister, Elegant Times (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), to Group 2 scorer Welsh Emperor (Ire) (Emperor Jones) and listed-winning sprinter Majestic Times (Ire) (Bluebird).

TOY (IRE), Galileo (Ire)-You'resothrilling (Ire) (Storm Cat)
Owner: D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, Westerberg
Breeder: Coolmore
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Pedigree insight: From an outstanding family, she is a sister to seven black-type performers, including dual Guineas and St James's Palace S. winner Gleneagles (Ire), and Irish 1000 Guineas winner Marvellous (Ire). You'resothrilling was also a classy race mare and won the G2 Cherry Hinton S.

YUKATA (Ire), Galileo (Ire)-Blue Kimono (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire})
Owner: White Birch Farm, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor
Breeder: White Birch Farm
Trainer: Jean-Claude Rouget
Pedigree notes: Out of a half-sister to G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches winner Beauty Parlour (GB) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and from the further family of Melbourne Cup winner Might And Power (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}).

ZELLIE (Fr), Wootton Bassett (GB)-Sarai (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire})
Owner: Al Wasmiyah Racing
Breeder: Charles Barel
Trainer: Andre Fabre
Sales history: Sold as a foal for €140,000 at Arqana December and not sold at the same amount the following year at the Select Yearling Sale.
Pedigree notes: Her dam is a half-sister to 1,000 Guineas winner Speciosa (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and champion racemare Pride (GB) (Peintre Celebre) is a half-sister to her grand-dam.

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