Recorder (GB)

Diva Victoria Joins Arqana February Mixed Sale

The winner Diva Victoria (Fr) (Recorder {GB}) (lot 70) has been added as a wildcard to the upcoming Arqana February Mixed Sale. Offered by trainer Jean-Claude Rouget, the great granddaughter of the G1 Oaks heroine Eswarah (GB) (Unfuwain) will go through the ring on Tuesday, Feb. 15 along with the other 95 horses-in-training. Her dam is a half-sister to G2 Prix de Pomone and G3 Prix de Psyche victress Raabihah (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who also ran second in the G1 Prix Vermeille. Diva Victoria, who is currently rated 85,...

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Six Wild Cards Added to Arqana Autumn

A pair of flat performers and four jumpers have been added to the Autumn Sale catalogue as Wild Card entries, including 2-year-old Quessigny (Fr) (Recorder {GB}), offered as Lot 367 and Whizz Kid (Ger) (Teofilo {Ire}), who is catalogued as Lot 368. The Wild Card offerings will go under the hammer in Deauville Nov. 15 alongside the 184 horses-in-training already catalogued. An additional 15 Wild Cards will be added to this section. Heading the flat entrants, Antoine de Watrigant's juvenile colt Quessigny most recently won the Coupe des 2 ans...

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Freshman Sire Recorder Off The Mark at Lyon-Parilly
Freshman Sire Recorder Off The Mark at Lyon-Parilly

Montfort et Preaux sire Recorder (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) became the latest European freshman off the mark when Finn Blichfeldt's 21-10 favourite Hot Queen (Fr) shed maiden status with an all-the-way win in Monday's Prix des Iris over 1350 metres at Lyon-Parilly. 1st-Lyon-Parilly, €18,000, Cond, 6-28, 2yo, 6 3/4fT, 1:26.21, sf. HOT QUEEN (FR) (f, 2, Recorder {GB}--Hot Fudge {Swe} {Ch. Grass Mare-Sca, Ch. Older Mare-Sca & SP-Nor}, by Lomitas {GB}) hit the board in her two latest starts, including a June 8 last-out second over six furlongs at Saint-Cloud, and...

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