Camelot’s Los Angeles Defies Group 1 Penalty With Battling Success in the Great Voltigeur

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Despite the late scratching of Derby fourth Deira Mile (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), York's G2 Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes still produced a thrilling finish as Coolmore and Westerberg's G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud and G1 Irish Derby hero Los Angeles (Ire) (Camelot {GB}–Frequential {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) defied a five-pound Group 1 penalty in the near 12-furlong test.

The 5-4 favourite settled in the wake of stablemates Euphoric (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Illinois (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), himself racing under a three-pound Group 2 penalty, as the five-runner field raced in single file until turning for home. Nudged along in early straight, Los Angeles arrived on the front end going well with a quarter-mile remaining and came under a late drive to withstand the renewed effort of Illinois and late thrust of King's Gambit (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) by a neck and the same. The winner became the first horse since Belmez (El Gran Senor) in 1990 to successfully carry a Group 1 penalty in the contest, albeit from a small sample size.

 

Tough cookie

Irish Derby winner Los Angeles lasts out in an exciting finish to the @SkyBet Great Voltigeur for Ryan Moore, Aidan O'Brien and @Ballydoyle.

The first horse to carry a Group One penalty to victory in this race since 1990! @yorkracecourse pic.twitter.com/VXucYIV1Mh

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 21, 2024

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