By Sean Cronin
Imad Alsagar's Baroud (Frankel), last seen finishing second in June's G2 Prix Eugene Adam, was the fourth choice of five for Saturday's G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano and defied his double-digit odds to upset TDN Rising Star Daryzan (Zarak) in the 10-furlong feature.
“He's been a slow-maturing horse, but he's run better and better and improved again when he ran at Saint-Cloud,” said racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe. “He went well in his last piece of work on Tuesday, which was really encouraging, and, as a Group 2 winner by Frankel, he is something special. The options are becoming more rarified, so we will focus on next year and, as he loves the fast ground, it probably won't be Longchamp.”
Trailing all four rivals through halfway and into the straight, the 10-1 chance made headway off the home turn to lead entering the final furlong and was pushed out to secure a career high by two lengths and a length from Daryzan and Proof (Dubawi).
Pedigree Notes
Baroud is the third of five foals and one of three scorers from as many runners out of a half-sister to elite-level winners Iridessa (Ruler Of The World), Santa Barbara (Camelot) and Order Of Australia (Australia).
His third dam is GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf and GI Matriarch Stakes heroine Starine (Mendocino).
The winner is full to a yearling filly and a half-brother to the multiple stakes-placed Bolt Action (Kessaar) and the unraced two-year-old colt National Anthem (Camelot).
An upset in the Prix Guillaume d'Ornano!
Baroud (14/1) has too much for Daryzan and company in the Deauville Group 2… pic.twitter.com/nvqlMgi9o9
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) August 15, 2026
Saturday, Deauville, France
PRIX GUILLAUME D'ORNANO-G2, €119,000, Deauville, 8-15, 3yo, 10fT, 2:06.73, g/s.
1–BAROUD (GB), 128, c, 3, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Tisa River (Ire), by Equiano (Fr)
2nd Dam: Senta's Dream (GB), by Danehill
3rd Dam: Starine (Fr), by Mendocino
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€780,000 Ylg '24 GOFORB). O-Imad Alsagar; B-Blue Diamond Stud Farm (UK) Ltd; T-Andre & Lavinia Fabre; J-Pierre-Charles Boudot. €67,830. Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-0, €116,625. *1/2 to Bolt Action (Ire) (Kessaar {Ire}), MSP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Daryzan (Fr), 128, c, 3, Zarak (Fr)–Daryakana (Fr), by Selkirk. TDN Rising Star. 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-Aga Khan Studs; T-Francis-Henri Graffard. €26,180.
3–Proof (Fr), 128, c, 3, Dubawi (Ire)–Mathematicienne (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-Wertheimer & Frere; T-Christopher Head. €12,495.
Margins: 2, 1, 1 1/4. Odds: 10.30, 1.20, 5.50.
Also Ran: Montreal (Ire), Hello Jo (Fr).
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