Lush Lips Hands Laurelin A First Defeat In Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Upset

[Wandering Eyes]

Undefeated no more.

LUSH LIPS (GB) (f, 3, Ten Sovereigns {Ire}–Lamyaa {GB}, by Arcano {Ire}) hit the final sixteenth in front and refused to let the previously undefeated Laurelin (Ire) (Zarak {Fr}) reel her back in en route to glory in the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes at Keeneland Saturday. Sitting cozy behind the front-running Opulent Restraint (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), the 8-1 shot simply waited for that rival to come back to her with less than a quarter mile to go and inherited a winning advantage over Laurelin who was charging in the final yards but was never going to get by in the end. After just missing by a half-length in the GI Del Mar Oaks, this is the first Grade I win for Lush Lips. Lifetime Record: 10-4-4-0.

O-Medallion Racing, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Hoffman Thoroughbreds, LLC, Shanahan, Mrs. Paul and Magnier, Mrs. M. V.; B-The Pocock Family; T-Brendan P. Walsh. Sales History: £82,000 ylg '23 GOFFUK.

 

LUSH LIPS!

She wins the G1 Queen Elizabeth Challenge Cup @keenelandracing for @brenpwalsh and @Tyler_Gaff. pic.twitter.com/7nxjqJOZgi

— World Horse Racing (@WHR) October 11, 2025

Saturday, Keeneland
QUEEN ELIZABETH II CHALLENGE CUP S. PRESENTED BY DIXIANA-GI, $665,300, Keeneland, 10-11, 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT, 1:48.01, gd.
1–LUSH LIPS (GB), 121, f, 3, by Ten Sovereigns (Ire)
              1st Dam: Lamyaa (GB), by Arcano (Ire)
              2nd Dam: Divine Grace (Ire), by Definite Article (GB)
3rd Dam: Grey Patience (Ire), by Common Grounds (GB)
1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. (£82,000 Ylg
'23 GOFFUK). O-Medallion Racing, Parkland Thoroughbreds,
Hoffman Thoroughbreds, LLC, Mrs. Paul Shanahan, and
Mrs. M. V. Magnier; B-The Pocock Family (GB); T-Brendan P.
Walsh; J-Tyler Gaffalione. $387,888. Lifetime Record:
10-4-4-0, $769,510. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free
Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Laurelin (Ire), 121, f, 3, by Zarak (Fr)
              1st Dam: Bari (Ire), by Cape Cross (Ire)
              2nd Dam: Genoa (GB), by Zafonic
              3rd Dam: Yawl (GB), by Rainbow Quest
1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. (€160,000 Ylg '23 GOFOR).
O-Newstead Stables LLC; B-M. H. Dixon & Mount Coote
Estates (IRE); T-H. Graham Motion. $125,125.
3–Opulent Restraint (Ire), 121, f, 3, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Significant Form (MGSW, $817,216), by Creative Cause
              2nd Dam: Church by the Sea, by Harlan's Holiday
              3rd Dam: Witness Post, by Gone West
O-Stephanie Seymour Brant; B-White Birch Farm Sc (IRE);
T-Chad C. Brown. $62,562.
Margins: 1 1/4, 3/4, 2 3/4. Odds: 8.61, 2.34, 11.48.
Also Ran: Fionn, Candy Quest, Daisy Flyer, Simmering (GB), Destino d'Oro. Scratched: Will Then.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

 

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