Amo's Arizona Blaze Gets His Group 1 In The Flying Five, Breeders' Cup The Plan

Thoroughly deserving of his first Group 1 success on Sunday, AMO Racing Limited and Giselle De Aguiar's Arizona Blaze (Sergei Prokofiev) justified David Egan's call to partner him in The Curragh's Bar One Flying Five Stakes. Taking a lead from the owners' other live contender Bucanero Fuerte (Wootton Bassett), the 11-2 shot stayed on strongly to edge ahead a furlong out and land the five-furlong prize by a length from Nighteyes (Night Of Thunder) with Bucanero Fuerte holding on for third.

“I had to go with my gut feeling and I was happy when the rain came,” Egan said of his choice, who had won the G2 Sapphire Stakes here and been touched off in the Commonwealth Cup. “Everything happened a bit too quickly for him in the Nunthorpe and the team can really get a horse to bounce back in a short space of time. Bucanero did a great job and really took me into it–I was happy to sit on his quarters and he hit the line strong. If any horse deserves a Group 1, it's him.”

This was an automatic qualifier for the GI Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint and Kia Joorabchian is focused on that target now. “I was pushing David a little towards Arizona Blaze, as it's a stallion-making race,” he admitted. “He's such a tough horse and I'm delighted for him. David has excelled for us and is such a confident guy and rider and he gave him such a beautiful ride.”

“Bucanero came third, so he's done a great job to come back from where he's been,” he added. “I think now we'll aim for the Breeders' Cup with Arizona and we'll have a lot of fun with him. He's a tough, hardy, very good-looking horse so he'll make a great stallion, but I'm happy to go again next year.”

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Pedigree Notes
Arizona Blaze, who is also the winner of the G3 Prix Sigy and G3 Marble Hill Stakes and was runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, becomes the first Group 1 winner for his second-crop sire. The dam Liberisque (Equiano) is out of the Listed winner Jane Austen (Galileo), a full-sister to the Listed-placed Acapulco related to the G3 Prix des Chenes winner Evasive's First (Evasive). Along with the unraced two-year-old colt Ridger (Harry Angel), she also has a yearling colt by Blackbeard who was a 190,000gns purchase by Glenvale Stud at Tattersalls December and is offered again at the upcoming Tattersalls October Book 1. Her colt foal is by Sioux Nation.

Sunday, Curragh, Ireland
BAR ONE RACING FLYING FIVE STAKES-G1, €400,000, Curragh, 9-14, 3yo/up, 5fT, :59.03, yl.
1–ARIZONA BLAZE (GB), 131, c, 3, by Sergei Prokofiev
1st Dam: Liberisque (GB), by Equiano (Fr)
2nd Dam: Jane Austen (Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
3rd Dam: Harasava, by Darshaan (GB)
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (36,000gns Wlg '22 TADEWE; £82,000 Ylg '23 GOFFUK). O-Amo Racing Ltd & Giselle De Aguiar; B-Andrew Bengough & Partners; T-Adrian Murray; J-David Egan. €240,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Fr, G1SP-Eng & GISP-US, 17-6-4-4, $1,094,023. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Nighteyes (Ire), 129, f, 4, Night Of Thunder (Ire)–Penny Pepper (Ire), by Fast Company (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (150,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT). O-Akela Thoroughbreds Ltd; B-Owenstown Bloodstock Ltd; T-David O'Meara. €80,000.
3–Bucanero Fuerte (GB), 132, c, 4, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Frida La Blonde (Fr), by Elusive City. (€165,000 Ylg '22 ARAUG). O-Amo Racing Ltd & Giselle De Aguiar; B-Gestut Zur Kuste AG; T-Adrian Murray. €40,000.
Margins: 1, HD, HD. Odds: 5.50, 16.00, 4.50.
Also Ran: She's Quality (Ire), Night Raider (Ire), Mgheera (GB), Asfoora (Aus), Two Stars (Ire), Powerful Nation (Ire), Art Power (Ire), Vadream (GB), Grande Marques (Ire), Erosandpsyche (Ire), Whistlejacket (Ire), Lady With The Lamp (Ire). Scratched: Saratoga Special (Ire).