Craig Bernick’s Daughter Of Dubawi Audubon Park Lights Up Chantilly

[Wandering Eyes]

There was something to warm the hearts of Flat lovers at Chantilly on Friday as Craig Bernick's newcomer Audubon Park (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}–Right Hand {GB}, by Lope De Vega {Ire}) became one of the late winter's notebook performers with an impressive debut display. From the well-stocked Francis-Henri Graffard stable with all its high-class yardsticks, the blueblood bred by a partnership at Ecurie des Monceaux was the talk of the town heading to post for the 9 1/2-furlong Prix du Chateau de la Reine Blanche for unraced 3-year-old fillies on the Polytrack and did not disappoint.

Tucked under cover more than halfway down the field throughout the early stages by six-pound claimer Luca Carboni, the €390,000 Arqana August purchase was angled off the fence at the top of the straight and eased to the front approaching the furlong pole to assume total command. At the line, the 7-5 favourite had four lengths to spare over Aura (Fr) (Belardo {Ire}) without being asked a serious question to suggest a bright future.

Prix du Château de la Reine Blanche @fgchantilly
Chantilly – Inédites – Pouliches – 3 ans – 1900m – 10 Pts – 27 000 €

Audubon Park (f) (Fr) Luca Carboni
(Dubawi (Ire) @DarleyEurope – Right Hand (Gb) par Lope De Vega (Ire))

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The winner is the first foal out of a Wertheimer blueblood who is a daughter of the G2 Prix de Royallieu scorer Balladeuse (Fr) (Singspiel {Ire}). She is responsible for last year's G2 Prix de Pomone winner Aventure (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who was runner-up in the Arc and G1 Prix Vermeille, the Vermeille heroine and G1 Prix de Diane runner-up Left Hand (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), the G1 Prix Jean Romanet-placed Romanciere (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) and her listed-winning full-sister Blissie (GB) whose son First Look (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) was second in last season's G1 Prix du Jockey Club. Balladeuse is also kin to the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud heroine Plumania (GB) (Anabaa), who was also third in the Diane and produced four black-type performers headed by the G2 Prix du Muguet winner Plumatic (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and is also the second dam of the G1 Prix Saint-Alary-placed Solsticia (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}). Another listed-placed half-sibling is Dansili's Dancequest (Ire), in turn the dam of the dual G1 Prix Royal Oak hero Double Major (Ire) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}), while this is also the family of Groom Dancer, Pivotal's G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains-winning sire Falco, the dual G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen-winning Japanese champion sprinter and miler Kinshasa No Kiseki (Aus) (Fuji Kiseki {Jpn}) and the trio of Australian group 1 winners Nettoyer (Aus) (Sebring {Aus}), Absolutely (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) and Abbey Marie (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}). Right Hand's 2-year-old daughter of Siyouni (Fr) named Yimmna (Fr) was a €650,000 acquisition by The Thoroughbred Racing Corporation Limited at last term's Arqana Deauville August, while she also has a yearling filly by Wootton Bassett (GB). Sales history: €390,000 Ylg '23 ARQAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €13,500.
O-Craig Bernick; B-Ecurie des Monceaux, Langlais Bloodstock, Noir

2nd-Chantilly, €27,000, Debutantes, 2-14, 3yo, f, 9 1/2f (AWT), 1:58.46, st.
AUDUBON PARK (FR) (f, 3, Dubawi {Ire}–Right Hand {GB}, by Lope De Vega {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €13,500. O-Craig Bernick; B-Ecurie des Monceaux, Langlais Bloodstock, Noir Et Or Elevage SA & C Hirst (FR); T-Francis-Henri Graffard.

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