TDN Rising Star Lake Victoria Powers to Impressive Cheveley Park Triumph at HQ

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Saturday's G1 Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes was billed as a heavyweight bout between unbeaten 'TDN Rising Stars' Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}–Quiet Reflection {GB}, by Showcasing {GB}) and Babouche (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) and it was the former who emerged on top with a scintillating performance dropped in trip for the six-furlong test.

Lake Victoria had attained 'TDN Rising Star' status in her June 28 debut over seven furlongs at the Curragh before notching a pillar-to-post victory in last month's G3 Sweet Solera Stakes and went postward as the 6-4 favourite returning off a 1 1/4-length success in the Curragh's G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes.

The eventual winner was swiftly into stride and headed the smaller stands' side group of three, racing in an overall second, through the early fractions. Inching ahead at halfway, she was shaken up heading into the dip and powered clear in impressive fashion to outclass G1 Prix Morny third Daylight (Fr) (Earthlight {Ire}) by three lengths, becoming a record-breaking fifth winner of the contest for Aidan O'Brien. Arabian Dusk (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) was a half-length away in third, herself 1 1/4 lengths in front of the free-pulling Babouche.

Pedigree Notes
Lake Victoria, full-sister to a yearling colt and weanling colt, is one of her sire's 35 Group 1 winners and the first produced by G1 Commonwealth Cup and G1 Haydock Sprint Cup heroine Quiet Reflection (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), whose first foal is G2 Dante Stakes third Bluegrass (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Quiet Reflection was a 2.1-million guineas purchase at Tattersalls' 2017 December Mares sale. She is a granddaughter of Listed Hilary Needler Trophy victrix Clare Hills (Ire) (Orpen), herself out of a half-sister to the dam of G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes runner-up Fear And Greed (Ire) (Brief Truce), and hails from the family of GI Kentucky Derby-winning sire Alysheba (Alydar).

 

Lake Victoria – different gear in the G1 Cheveley Park

Four runs
Four wins
G1 Cheveley Park Stakes
G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes
5⃣ A record-breaking fifth win in the race for Aidan O'Brien pic.twitter.com/LNPJGmobCr

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