G1SW Villa Marina (GB) (Le Havre {Ire}), who ran seventh in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Nov. 2, has been purchased by Jon Clay's Alpha Delta Stables, Jour de Galop reported Monday. The 2019 G1 Qatar Prix de l'Opera heroine, previously raced by Dario Hinojosa of Darpat France–who also bred the 3-year-old–and trained by Carlos Laffon-Parias, will be trained by Chad Brown.
“She didn't appreciate the 10-furlong course at Santa Anita on Saturday and I think that was the case for many Europeans,” Laffon-Parias told Jour de Galop. “It's a very unusual challenge, where the horses start almost on a turn, but there's no reason why she couldn't adapt to American racing.”
Out of Briviesca (GB) (Peintre Celebre), who won at the listed level in both France and the U.S. and was placed twice at the Grade III level in the latter, the dark bay also captured the G3 Prix de Psyche at Deauville from nine starts. She has accrued $452,712 in earnings and is a half-sister to MSP Aguafria (More Than Ready). Her third dam is Group 3 winner Kiliniski (Ire) (Niniski), runner-up in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks and fourth in both the G1 Epsom Oaks and G1 Gran Premio del Jockey Club e Coppa d'Oro. Madame Chiang (GB) (Archipenko), successful in the G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares S., is also under Kiliniski.
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