By Andrea Branchini
It was so good to hear the Longchamp live commentator call the brilliant winner of the Prix Vanteaux with the full title & name of “Marquise De Sevigne.” It is the sometimes disputed call of history that the pen is mightier than the sword, but it is undeniable that the simple act of writing very, very well may lead you to fame and maybe a bit of immortality. This is so true of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné (1626-1696), also widely known as Madame de Sévigné. The prematurely widowed aristocrat (of the times of the “Sun King,” Louis XIV) the winning filly is named after wrote many private letters, mainly to her beloved daughter. These missives must have been very good, as they were shown around even during her lifetime and eventually published after her death, even in translations. Let's hope this three-year-old filly will keep sending good notices from the tracks, winning some more races for the great lady who missed her daughter so much and loved her so well.
PRIX VANTEAUX-G3, €80,000, ParisLongchamp, 4-10, 3yo, f, 9fT, 1:54.09, vsf.
1–MQSE DE SEVIGNE (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Siyouni (Fr)
1st Dam: Penne (Fr) (MSP-Fr), by Sevres Rose (Ire)
2nd Dam: Une Pensee (Fr), by Kenmare (Fr)
3rd Dam: Cleophis (Fr), by Crepello (GB)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Baron Edouard de Rothschild; B-SC Ecurie de Meautry (IRE); T-Andre Fabre; J-Hugo Besnier. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, €57,550. *1/2 to Meandre (Fr) (Slickly {Fr}), Ch. Stayer-Cze, MG1SW-Fr & Ger, $1,692,990; and Dogma (Fr) (Mount Nelson {GB}), SP-Eng.
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