Dettori Makes All On Blue Point’s Raqiya In the Goldikova

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Most recently promoted to the victory in the G3 Oak Tree Stakes at Goodwood on July 31, Shadwell homebred RAQIYA (IRE) (f, 3, Blue Point {Ire}–Rihaam {Ire}, by Dansili {GB}) was beautifully rated from the front by Frankie Dettori and had plenty left for the dash to the wire, registering a 5-1 success in Saturday's GIII Goldikova Stakes at Del Mar.

The well-backed East Coast raider Sacred Wish (Not This Time) was first away from her low draw, but the typically aggressive Paco Lopez took a tug to get her off the speed, and Dettori took full advantage, sending Raqiya along to lead more or less crossing under the wire for the first time as fellow European-based galloper Kathmandu (Ire) (Showcasing {GB}) and Hollie Doyle prompted from second through an opening section of :23.04.

The race was won, for all intents and purposes, down the back through the middle furlongs, as Dettori steadied the tempo noticeably, and though Doyle continued to shadow Raqiya around the turn, the Italian was taking confident looks behind, knowing he hadn't spent a penny in the lead. Thrown a few crosses in upper stretch, Raqiya responded beautifully and was never in danger as longshot Uncorked (Aus) (Pierro {Aus}) emerged out of the pack for second. Sacred Wish was home third.

Raqiya is the second U.S. graded winner for her young sire, joining last year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint hero Big Evs (Ire). Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 8-5-0-0. O/B-Shadwell Estate Company Limited; T-Owen Burrows.

 

#10 RAQIYA ($12.20) got to the lead easily and had plenty left in the stretch to win the $300,000 Goldikova Stakes (G3). @FrankieDettori was in the irons for Owen Burrows.

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Saturday, Del Mar
GOLDIKOVA S. PRESENTED BY YAAMAVA'-GIII, $302,500, Del Mar, 11-2, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:36.09, fm.
1–RAQIYA (IRE), 118, f, 3, by Blue Point (Ire)
           1st Dam: Rihaam (Ire), by Dansili (GB)
           2nd Dam: Wissal, by Woodman
           3rd Dam: Wasnah, by Nijinsky II
O-Shadwell Stable; B-Shadwell Estate Company Limited (IRE); T-Owen Burrows; J-Lanfranco Dettori. $180,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 8-5-0-0, $319,581. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Uncorked (Aus), 121, m, 5, Pierro (Aus)–Piaf (NZ), by Iffraaj (GB). (130,000 Ylg '21 MMGYRL). O-The Elkstone Group LLC (Stuart Grant); B-Mr. A Galbraith (AUS); T-Philip D'Amato. $60,000.
3–Sacred Wish, 121, f, 4, Not This Time–Indian Wish, by Indian Charlie. ($80,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $70,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP; $50,000 2yo '22 EASMAY). O-Black Type Thoroughbreds, Swinbank Stables, Steve Adkisson, Christopher Dunn and Anthony Spinazzola; B-John R. Penn (KY); T-George Weaver. $36,000.
Margins: 1HF, HF, 3/4. Odds: 5.10, 29.70, 2.30.
Also Ran: Mouffy, Lucky Girl (Ire), Aspen Grove (Ire), Kathmandu (Ire), Fluffy Socks, Omaha Girl, Fuente Ovejuna (GB). Scratched: Nadette (Fr).
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