Amandine had competed mostly in handicaps in her native country for trainer David Simcock and her breeder, but is now two-for-two Stateside after an impressive score in Wednesday afternoon's Lady Shamrock S. Purchased privately after a runner-up finish at Newmarket Sept. 22, the bay resurfaced going this distance at Del Mar Nov. 22 and blew away her competition from far back to score by 3 1/4 lengths. Made the second choice here behind only SW/MGSP Ms Bad Behavior, the dark bay showed more early speed to sit in midpack along the rail. Tipped off the fence to tackle Ms Bad Behavior in upper stretch, she inhaled that foe willingly and ran up the score from there in a visually impressive effort. Amandine had also been entered in Saturday's GI American Oaks. The winner's dam was Group 1-placed in Ireland before coming to the U.S. and winning Saratoga's Waya S. over 1 1/2 miles and finishing third in that venue's GIII Glens Falls S. over 11 furlongs. She hails from the family of G1SW Brian Boru (GB) (Sadler's Wells), MG1SW Workforce (GB) (King's Best) and GI Breeders' Cup Turf runner-up Sea Moon (GB) (Beat Hollow {GB}). Amandine has an unraced 2-year-old half-sister named Loving Glance (GB); a yearling half-brother by Lope de Vega (Ire); and a weanling half-sister by Gleneagles (Ire).
LADY OF SHAMROCK S., $79,685, Santa Anita, 12-26, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.10, fm.
1–AMANDINE (GB), 120, f, 3, by Shamardal
1st Dam: Kissable (Ire) (G1SP-Ire, SW & GSP-US, $225,919), by Danehill Dancer (Ire)
2nd Dam: Kitty O'Shea (GB), by Sadler's Wells
3rd Dam: Eva Luna, by Alleged
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Red Baron's Barn, LLC, Rancho
Temescal, LLC & Shanderella Stables; B-Lordship Stud (GB);
T-Jeff Mullins; J-Drayden Van Dyke. $46,920. Lifetime Record:
13-3-4-3, $109,584.
2–Ms Bad Behavior, 124, f, 3, Blame–Cumulonimble, by Stormy
Atlantic. ($75,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP). O-Sayjay Racing LLC, Greg
Hall & Brooke Hubbard; B-Ron Clarkson (ON); T-Richard Baltas.
$15,640.
3–Stradella Road, 120, f, 3, Elusive Quality–Miss Houdini, by
Belong to Me. O/B-Bo Hirsch LLC (KY); T-Gary Stute. $9,384.
Margins: 2 1/4, 3/4, HF. Odds: 1.80, 1.00, 50.70.
Also Ran: Love and Peace (Fr), Streak of Luck, X S Gold, West Palm Beach (Ire), Animosity.
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