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Look De Vega remains unbeaten as he wins the French Derby like a seriously talented horse under Ronan Thomas.
Excited for a future clash with City of Troy, racing fans?
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Ballylinch Stud, in collaboration with Al Shaqab Racing, has acquired a majority interest in Look De Vega, the impressive winner of the Prix du Jockey Club, the French equivalent of the Derby.
Look De Vega, is sired by Ballylinch’s star stallion Lope De Vega and is currently under the training of Carlos and Yann Lerner.
As the ante-post favorite for the prestigious Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Look De Vega has maintained an unbeaten record in three starts, showcasing a remarkable turn of foot at Chantilly. After his racing career, Look De Vega will join his sire at Ballylinch Stud.
“We are delighted to see the form of the French Derby working out so well with third-placed Sosie an impressive winner of the Grand Prix De Paris last Saturday, fourth-placed Ghostwriter finishing a close second to City Of Troy in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown, and seventh-placed Sunway a good second in the Irish Derby,” Ballylinch’s managing director John O’Connor told Thoroughbred Daily News.
“Carlos and Yann Lerner have done a fantastic job so far with Look De Vega and we look forward to working with them.
“We are also very pleased to once again join forces with Al Shaqab Racing following our previous association with Prix de l’Opera winner Place Du Carrousel, who is also by Lope De Vega.
“We are delighted that his previous owners – his trainers Carlos and Yann, Mr Patrick Madar, and his breeders Joelle Mestrallet and Lucien Urano, who were represented in this deal by Meridian International – will continue to be involved in the ownership of Look De Vega, and we look forward to more great days in the future with them.”
Al Riffa put himself firmly in the picture when proving he stays a mile and a half with a dominant win in the Group One Westminster 134th Grosser Preis von Berlin on August 11.
Having chased home City Of Troy in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown last month, Joseph O’Brien’s four-year-old was trying this trip for the first time at Hoppegarten.
Dylan Browne McMonagle tracked the front-running Tunnes and Lips Prince in the early stages of the contest, but then loomed up alongside the former and asked his mount to kick on around two furlongs from home.
Al Riffa responded emphatically to that request and quickly put daylight between him and the rest of the field.
Despite only being pushed out with hands and heels in the closing stages, the four-year-old kept on strongly all the way through the finishing line and scored by five lengths from the staying-on Narrativo.
O’Brien told Wettstar: “It’s been a wonderful day here today and Al Riffa put up a really good performance and we’re really proud of him. Dylan gave the horse a fantastic ride and we’ve had a great day.
“He’s had quite a busy season so far; he’s raced in France, the UK, America and now also he’s raced in Germany.
“So I think he will have a little rest and probably then he will be prepared for the Prix de l’Arc.”
Qatar Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe
€5,000,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 1m 4f, Class 1
73 entries
Going:
NO. FORM HORSE AGE TRAINER JOCKEY
1 2-4621 Al Riffa 4 - Joseph O'Brien
2 14/4-2 Al Hakeem 5 - J-C Rouget
3 /67364 Crypto Force 4 - Adrian Murray
4 -11405 Maxi King 4 - Raphael E Freire
5 116-18 Zarakem 4 - J Reynier
6 8-5332 Feed The Flame 4 - P Bary
7 300-11 Haya Zark 5 - Adrien Fouassier
8 301-13 Passenger 4 - Sir Michael Stoute
9 12-722 Arrest 4 - John & Thady Gosden
10 1741-5 Do Deuce 5 - Yasuo Tomomichi
11 10-291 Fantastic Moon 4 - Frau S Steinberg
12 2-1111 Kyprios 6 - A P O'Brien
13 3-4611 Sevenna's Knight 4 - A Fabre
14 4/151- Le Destrier 5 - Alicja Karkosa
15 84-111 White Birch 4 - John Joseph Murphy
16 2115-5 Continuous 4 - A P O'Brien
17 9-1151 Tower Of London 4 - A P O'Brien
18 1-0215 Auguste Rodin 4 - A P O'Brien
19 32-461 Maniatic 4 - A Fabre
20 2-4016 Luxembourg 5 - A P O'Brien
21 1361-6 Tasmania 4 - Sir Mark Prescott Bt
22 7-5426 Emily Upjohn 5 - John & Thady Gosden
23 112-11 Mqse De Sevigne 5 - A Fabre
24 1128-2 Melo Melo 5 - F-H Graffard
25 1047-2 Pensee Du Jour 4 - A Fabre
26 451-57 Blue Rose Cen 4 - Maurizio Guarnieri
27 2-14 Wahdan 3 - J-C Rouget
28 313-10 Dallas Star 3 - Adrian Murray
29 2-4300 Mr Hampstead 3 - Dominic Ffrench Davis
30 521-15 Narkez 3 - A Fabre
31 311-13 Grecian Storm 3 - J-C Rouget
32 -331 King Warrior 3 - Ingrid Janackova Koplikova
33 -13254 Mondo Man 3 - P & J Brandt
34 5-2665 Dancing Gemini 3 - Roger Teal
35 112-25 Shin Emperor 3 - Yoshito Yahagi
36 -52724 Sunway 3 - David Menuisier
37 11-281 Ancient Wisdom 3 - Charlie Appleby
38 3111-1 Arabian Crown 3 - Charlie Appleby
39 21-1 Will Scarlet 3 - A Fabre
40 324-14 Deira Mile 3 - Owen Burrows
41 1-1 Look De Vega 3 - C & Y Lerner
42 63111 Fast Tracker 3 - H-A Pantall
43 24-206 Macduff 3 - Ralph Beckett
44 111 Delius 3 - J-C Rouget
45 11-911 City Of Troy 3 - A P O'Brien
46 112-63 Alcantor 3 - A Fabre
47 11-443 Ghostwriter 3 - Clive Cox
48 6-4801 Diego Velazquez 3 - A P O'Brien
49 112 Arrow Eagle 3 - J-C Rouget
50 3-4123 Ambiente Friendly 3 - James Fanshawe
51 21-15 Atlast 3 - C Ferland
52 4-2213 Internaute 3 - C Laffon-Parias
53 12-13 Sosie 3 - A Fabre
54 11-131 Los Angeles 3 - A P O'Brien
55 31-18 Candala 3 - F-H Graffard
56 31-31 Rouhiya 3 - F-H Graffard
57 11-332 Survie 3 - N Clement -
58 481250 Sheema's Rose 3 - G Nakouzi
59 1178 Forest Fairy 3 - Ralph Beckett
60 130 Siyola 3 - John & Thady Gosden
61 143-14 Dare To Dream 3 - Gavin Hernon
62 31-567 Ylang Ylang 3 - A P O'Brien
63 14 Wasabi 3 - Hiroo Shimizu
64 1-3434 Tamfana 3 - David Menuisier
65 71-119 Gala Real 3 - A & G Botti
66 5-116 Bubble Gum 3 - F Chappet
67 1-171 Friendly Soul 3 - John & Thady Gosden
68 131-6 Regaleira 3 - Tetsuya Kimura
69 161 Sea Just In Time 3 - William Haggas
70 11-321 Opera Singer 3 - A P O'Brien
71 5-1441 You Got To Me 3 - Ralph Beckett
72 12-21 Aventure 3 - C Ferland
73 21-1 Halfday 3 - C Laffon-Parias
