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Based mostly in England Venetian Solarthe one filly on the sector proved dominant on Sunday at Deauville Turf when he gained the 2-year-old group 1 Prix Morny, France’s most prestigious summer season race.
The tempo was set by Coppull, and the sector progressively shifted in the direction of the middle of the observe below his propulsion searching for the perfect floor. Nonetheless, Coppull rapidly gave manner, and Colt within the US Outfieldermentioned to Speightstown and David Egan on board, attacked Rail and revealed his lack of genuinely preventing health. The victory finally got here all the way down to the outer three horses, and that was the winner.
The Venetian Solar, owned by Tony Bloom and Ian McCalivey, is a Starman filly who gained with a shorter neck than Aidan O’Brien’s favourite post-time GSTAAD. The smart method has come to 3rd. The outfield, educated by Wesley Ward for proprietor and former baseball participant Jason Wes, settled in fourth on the six-man area.
The highly effective filly introduced the success of the eighth French Group 1 to coach Carl Burke. It was Jockey Clifford Lee’s first top-level victory wherever.
Clifford Lee, who grew up in a cleaner and handyman within the Sid Cup in England, had not come from the racing background. His ardour for horses was impressed by his uncle Ted Baker, a present jumper who taught him to journey in trade for the assistance of the horse.
Throughout his youth, Lee was additionally boxed, turning into a four-time regional champion. He attended a racing college in Newmarket, the place he realized the fundamentals of sports activities.
Two years later, when coach Ed Walker gained two wins, Lee’s profession turned when he turned a gradual jockey for Burke at Middleham. His leaders name him the “new Pat Eddeley.”
Till Sunday, Lee’s final purpose was a Group 1 victory. His finest efforts have been second closest to white lavender on the Prix de Abbey Dash held at Parislong Champ two years in the past. Now, my dream has turn into a actuality.
In 2025, Lee loved a strike price of 17%, and at his finest he has gained 68 wins in 406 rides. He seems to simply surpass his career-high 84 wins achieved in 2024.
Quisisana shines in novels
Jean Romanette (G1) of 1/4 mile Pris had just one competitor for the mare and mare. Quisisana.
The five-year-old, educated and owned by Haras de La Perel of Your Winter, educated by Francis Grafer and driving on Christophe Smilon, didn’t lose her rival.
After patiently ready in second place in the direction of the surface, she put strain on the pacesetter Kankoura on the high of the stretch, successful by 1 3/4 size.
Sabai ended strongly at taking second place with the narrowest nostril from the third grand star.
