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First Group 1 winner for Dawn Approach
Poetic Flare emulates sire and damsire with 2,000 Guineas victory
In 2013 Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning teamed up to win the 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) at Newmarket with Dawn Approach (New Approach), fast-forward to 2021 and the trainer and jockey were handed their second victory in the time-honoured Classic, when Dawn Approach’s son Poetic Flare (3 c ex Maria Lee by Rock Of Gibraltar) produced a brave performance to emulate his sire in the Group 1 on Saturday.
Last seen winning the Two Thousand Guineas Trial (Listed, 7f) at Leopardstown on April 11, the three-year-old colt showed a good burst of speed to beat last start Craven Stakes (Gr 3, 1m) winner Master Of The Seas (Dubawi) by a short-head. Lucky Vega (Lope De Vega) - who is raced by Yulong’s Zhang Yuesheng - was another neck away in third.
Like his father Poetic Flare was bred by Bolger and Manning was quick to heap praise on the trainer, who is also the jockey’s father in law.
"It's a great training performance, he's done nothing wrong all along this horse and was impressive in the Guineas trial at Leopardstown. I knew he'd come forward from then and I made no secret that I fancied him.
"He's just a proper horse, I really thought that he would win today. The plan was always to have this guy come here and thankfully it's worked out."
The colt showed his class as a two-year-old, winning on debut at Naas in March and after disappointing in the Dewhurst Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) at Newmarket, he bounced back to land the Killavullan Stakes (Gr 3, 7f) on his final start of his juvenile career.
Poetic Glare is out of Maria Lee and she is herself by Rock Of Gibraltar (Danehill), who landed the 2,000 Guineas in 2002. Poetic Flare is a three-quarters brother to Glamorous Approach (New Approach).
The colt’s third dam is Saviour (Majestic Light), who in turn produced Listed winner Graduated (Royal Academy) and Speirbhean (Danehill) - the dam of dual Group 1 winner and successful sire Teofilo (Galileo), Group 2 scorer Poetic Charm (Dubawi) and Bean Feasa (Dubawi).
Dawn Approach - who has sired 14 stakes winners overall - shuttled to Australia for five seasons and he has sired six stakes winners in the country, headed by Group 3-winning trio Dawn Passage, Dawn Patrol and this season’s Kindergarten Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) winner Paulele.
The stallion formerly stood at Darley’s Kildangan base in Ireland and he now stands at Bolger’s Redmondstown Stud in Ireland.
All credit to Jim Bolger, a master trainer & breeder, winning the QIPCO 2,000 Guineas with POETIC FLARE (IRE) under Kevin Manning; sired by his own homebred winner of the same race, Dawn Approach (IRE) pic.twitter.com/Om9u3NO8jL
— ITM (@IREthoroughbred) May 1, 2021
13th stakes winner for Toronado
Swettenham Stud shuttler Toronado (High Chaparral) was handed his 13th stakes winner courtesy of Illykato’s (3 f ex Key Light by Acclamation) win in the Conqueror Fillies’ Stakes (Listed, 1m) at Goodwood on Saturday. Last seen finishing 13th behind Alcohol Free (No Nay Never) in the Fred Darling Stakes (Gr 3, 7f) at Newbury on April 18, the Mick Channon-trained filly finished strongly to gain the lead in the shadow of the winning post, beating Agincourt (Declaration Of War) by a nose. The son of High Chaparral (Sadler’s Wells) has sired seven stakes winners in Australia this season, headlined by Masked Crusader, who handed him a first Group 1 winner when he landed the William Reid Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) in March. Toronado will stand at Swettenham Stud for an increased fee of $49,500 (inc GST) in 2021, having stood last season for $27,500 (inc GST).
132nd Group 1 winner for Dubawi
Darley’s star stallion Dubawi (Dubai Millennium) was handed his 132nd Group winner on Saturday when the Charlie Appleby-trained Lazuli (4 g ex Floristry by Fasliyev) took out the Palace House Stakes (Gr 3, 5f) at Newmarket. The four-year-old gelding landed the Scurry Stakes (Listed, 5f) at Sandown last season and he defeated Came From The Dark (Dark Angel) by a neck. Dubawi became the first British stallion to sire 200 stakes winners when Philomene landed the Prix Penelope (Gr 3, 2100m) at Saint-Cloud earlier in the season and his number of black-type winners has since climbed to 203.
Ninth stakes winner for Gleneagles
The Coolmore Stud-based stallion Gleneagles (Galileo) sired his ninth stakes winner on Saturday when the Pascal Bary-trained Baby Rider (3 c ex Gyrella by Oasis Dream) produced an impressive display to win the Prix Greffulhe (Gr 2, 2100m) at Saint-Cloud. The three-year-old colt ran twice a two-year-old, landing his second start, while he got his three-year-old career off to the best possible start when he took out the Prix Tourbillon (2100m) at the same track on April 3. The colt is out of Gyrella (Oasis Dream) - a sister to 2017 Derby (Gr 1, 1m4f) winner Wings Of Eagles (Pour Moi). Gleneagles won the 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) in 2017 and Baby Rider joins Royal Dornoch and Royal Lytham as the stallion’s other Group 2 winners.
Third stakes win for Sir Ron Priestley
The Mark Johnston-trained Sir Ron Priestley (5 h Australia - Reckoning by Danehill Dancer) landed the third stakes winner of his career when he took out the Jockey Club Stakes (Listed, 1m4f) at Newmarket on Saturday. The five-year-old entire had been off the track since his second-placed finish in the St Leger (Gr 1, 1m6f) in 2019, but he made a winning comeback on his seasonal reappearance when he took out the Flight Stakes (Listed, 1m6f) at Nottingham on April 7. The son of Australia (Galileo) is out of the stakes-placed Danehill Dancer (Danehill) mare Reckoning, making him a half-brother to Group 1 winner Subjectivist (Teofilo).
First stakes winner for Protectionist
Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) winner and now Gestut Rottgen-based stallion Protectionist (Monsun) was represented by his first stakes winner on Saturday when his son Lambo (3 c ex Linarda by Rock Of Gibraltar) landed the Bavarian Classic (Gr 3, 2000m) at Munich. The three-year-colt came into the race having broken his maiden on his third start at Fontainebleau on April 9. Protectionist won the Flemington Group 1 in 2014 and he has sired two other winners overall and they also include stakes-winning duo Amazing Grace and Milka.
80 for Lope De Vega
The Ballylinch Stud-based stallion Lope De Vega (Shamardal) was handed his 80th stakes winner on Saturday when the Andre Fabre-trained Duhail (5 g ex Single by Singspiel) landed the Prix Du Muguet (Gr 2, 1600m) at Saint-Cloud. The five-year-old gelding came close to breaking through for his first black-type victory when he was just edged out on his most recent start in the Prix Edmond Blanc (Gr 3, 1600m) and he finally got his head in front when beating Pretreville (Acclamation) by a length and a half. Lope De Vega is the sire of 12 Group 1 winners, including Australian top-flight winners Santa Ana Lana, Vega Magic and Gytrash, while he is also the sire of fellow top-flight winner Belardo, who shuttles to Haunui Farm in New Zealand.
173rd stakes winner for Deep Impact
The late Shadai Stallion Station-based stallion Deep Impact (Sunday Silence) was represented by his 173rd stakes winner on Saturday after the Andre Fabre-trained Harajuku (3 f ex Phaenomena by Galileo) added the Prix Cleopatre (Gr 3, 2100m) at Saint-Cloud. The Niarcos Family-raced three-year-old filly finished second in the Prix d'Aumale (Gr 3, 1600m) as a two-year-old and she is out of dual-winning Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) mare Phaenomena, making her a half-sister to Grade 2 winner King Of Koji (Lord Kanaloa). Phaenomena herself is out of Listed winner Caumshinaun (Indian Ridge) - the dam of Group 1 winner Nightime (Galileo) - the dam of Grade 1 winner Zhukova (Fastnet Rock) and multiple Group 1 winner Ghaiyyath (Dubawi), who will cover his first book of mares at Darley’s Kelvinside base in 2021. Deep Impact, who stood at the Shadai Stallion Station for his whole breeding career, died in 2019.
64 for Frankel
The William Haggas-trained Mohaafeth (3 c ex French Dressing by Sea The Stars) hardly broke a sweat when he produced an effortless performance to win the Newmarket Stakes (Listed, 1m2f) at Newmarket on Saturday. The Shadwell Stud-owned three-year-old colt - who holds an entry for the Derby (Gr 1, 1m4f) - beat Secret Protector (War Front) by an emphatic five lengths. Purchased by Shadwell for 350,000gns at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, the colt is out of the Listed-winning Sea The Stars (Cape Cross) mare French Dressing, who is herself a half-sister to Grade 3 winner Dalvina (Grand Lodge and she in turn produced Listed winner Dal Harraild, who was placed at Group 2 level in Australia. Frankel stands at Juddmonte Farms’ Banstead Manor base in Newmarket and he has sired 13 Group 1 winners, including Hungry Heart, who landed both the Vinery Stud Stakes (registered as Storm Queen Stakes) (Gr 1, 2000m) and Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) in Australia this season.
