Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 7 hours ago Journalists Posted 7 hours ago Francis Graffard trainee Cankoura (Persian King) was last seen running third in June's G1 Prix de Diane and bounced back in style to register a first pattern-race triumph for her second-crop sire in Sunday's G3 Sky Sports Racing Prix de Psyche at Deauville. The 3-5 favourite was steadied off the tempo in sixth after an alert break from the outside stall. Stirred into action soon after turning for home, she quickened smartly to launch her challenge entering the final furlong and ran on strongly in the latter stages to comfortably outpoint Life Is Beautiful (Night Of Thunder) by 3/4-of-a-length. Zia Agnese (Romanised), carrying a three-pound penalty for her G3 Prix Cleopatre success, kept on well to finish a head adrift in third. Pedigree Notes Cankoura, who becomes the first pattern-race winner for her second crop sire, is the fifth of eight foals and one of four scorers out of dual Group 2-winning G1 Prix Vermeille second Candarliya (Dalakhani), herself a full-sister to Listed Prix Scaramouche victrix Canndera and a half to multiple stakes-winning GII Belmont Gold Cup Invitational, GIII Stars And Stripes Stakes and GIII Sycamore Stakes placegetter Canessar (Kendargent). The January-foaled homebred grey is a half-sister to G3 Prix de la Grotte victrix Candala (Frankel), the dual stakes-placed Carini (Siyouni), the hitherto unraced 2-year-old colt Candizal (Zarak), a yearling colt by Siyouni and a weanling filly by Baaeed. Cankoura wins the Group Three @SkySportsRacing Prix de Psyche at Deauville! The classy filly shows a good turn of foot to put the race to bed nicely for @GraffardRacing and @AgaKhanStuds! pic.twitter.com/FpCVmfirIN — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) August 3, 2025 The post Prix de Diane Third Cankoura Bounces Back in Style to Annex Deauville’s Prix de Psyche appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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