Dubawi’s Audubon Park Remains Perfect After Rose de Mai Test, Will Target Prix de Diane

[Wandering Eyes]

Craig Bernick's Audubon Park (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}–Right Hand {GB}, by Lope De Vega {Ire}) delivered a stunning late burst to notch a four-length debut score going 9 1/2 furlongs atop Chantilly's synthetic surface last month and repeated the dose upped to 10 furlongs on the turf with a perfect G1 Prix de Diane audition in Thursday's Listed Prix Rose de Mai at Saint-Cloud.

The well-backed 3-5 favourite was smartly into stride from the inside stall and settled into a smooth rhythm behind the leaders in third until slipping to fourth at halfway. Caught in a pocket and short of breathing space in early straight, she eased to the front along the far-side rail with 350 metres remaining and powered clear under mild urging inside the final furlong to easily outclass Kiamba (Ire) (Australia {GB}) by four lengths.

“Audubon Park is a very good-looking and gifted filly,” beamed trainer Francis Graffard. “We gave her all the time she needed last season and we get the reward now. I have high hopes for some fillies that showed great things last year and I feel she is right there with them. There was a question mark about the surface, it was very holding, but she handled it beautifully. I left it to Christophe [Soumillon] to ride her as he wished and when she found the gap on the inside the race was over. She has gained more experience with that, which is want you want with horses destined to run in the top races. The target is obviously the [G1] Prix de Diane, but I think one more start before then will be enough. We will probably pass the [Mar. 29 G3 Prix] Penelope and look for something else.”

Audubon Park is the first of three foals out of a half-sister to four black-type performers headed by G1 Prix Vermeille winner and G1 Prix de Diane second Left Hand (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and dual Group-winning G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and G1 Prix Vermeille runner-up Aventure (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). Descendants of the February-foaled bay's G2 Prix de Royallieu-winning second dam Balladeuse (Fr) (Singspiel {Ire}) also include G1 Prix Jean Romanet third Romanciere (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) and G1 Prix du Jockey Club runner-up First Look (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). Balladeuse is a half-sister to G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud victrix Plumania (GB) (Anabaa) and to the stakes-placed dam of dual G1 Prix Royal-Oak hero Double Major (Ire) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}). Audubon Park is kin to the unraced 2-year-old filly Yimmna (Fr) (Siyouni {Ire}) and a yearling filly by Wootton Bassett (GB).

 

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Prix Rose De Mai
Saint Cloud – Listed – Pouliches – 3 ans – 2000m – Lourd (4.6) – 8 Pts – 55 000 €

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Thursday, Saint-Cloud, France
PRIX ROSE DE MAI-Listed, €55,000, Saint-Cloud, 3-6, 3yo, f, 10fT, 2:18.45, hy.
1–AUDUBON PARK (FR), 125, f, 3, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Right Hand (GB), by Lope De Vega (Ire)
2nd Dam: Balladeuse (Fr), by Singspiel (Ire)
3rd Dam: Featherquest (GB), by Rainbow Quest
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (€390,000 Ylg '23 ARQAUG). O-Craig Bernick; B-Ecurie des Monceaux, Langlais Bloodstock, Noir et Or Elevage SA & Christopher Richard Hirst (FR); T-Francis-Henri Graffard; J-Christophe Soumillon. €27,500. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, €41,000.
2–Kiamba (Ire), 125, f, 3, Australia (GB)–Kikonga (GB), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Mme Aoileann Garavaglia-Drion & Meridian International SARL; B-Macha Bloodstock & Meridian International SARL (IRE); T-Mario Baratti. €11,000.
3–Soccer Sister (Ire), 125, f, 3, Havana Gold (Ire)–Soccer Mom (Ger), by Monsun (Ger). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (€42,000 Ylg '23 ARQOCT). O-Eckhard Sauren; B-Haras du Mont Dit Mont (IRE); T-Christophe Ferland. €8,250.
Margins: 4, 2HF, 3. Odds: 0.60, 8.30, 18.00.
Also Ran: Defully (Fr), Out Of Africa (Fr), Mistress (GB), Essex (Fr), Blast The Dream (GB).

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