Orion Queen Rules In The St Leger Italiano

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Chevotel Racing's Orion Queen handled the heavy Milan turf and ran away with the G3 Premio St Leger Italiano in Italy on Saturday. The daughter of Sea The Moon was trying the 3000-metre distance for the first time.

Setting off in a tracking second several paths off the fence, the 11-1 shot kept a close eye on last year's winner Taany (Teofilo) for the majority of the race. The field stayed well off the fence when rounding the bend into the home straight, and, despite covering more real estate than the pacesetter, the chestnut had dead aim on that foe leaving the bend. Taking over in early straight, the homebred ground her rivals into submission and crossed the line 3 1/4 lengths to the good of Ismahane (Isfahan) in second. It was another eight lengths back to Moon Wolf (Intello) in third, with Taany staying on for fourth by a length.

The homebred won on debut at Nimes in February and added another win to her ledger four starts later at Hyeres over 2500 metres in June. After a second-place run at Divonne in August, she rebounded back at Lyon Parilly in a Class 3 handicap in September and warmed up for this with a second-place effort at Saint-Cloud in another handicap on October 26.

Pedigree Notes

Orion Queen is the 37th stakes winner for her sire, who stands at Lanwades Stud. She is also his 21st group winner and second from a Declaration Of War mare after GIII Honeymoon Stakes heroine Selenaia.

Oriental Queen won thrice in a three-year career and also has the three-year-old filly Oriental Princess (Galiway), who has yet to place.

Her granddam claimed the Listed Prix Urban Sea and is a half-sister to stakes winner Orion Star (Sternkoenig), who placed in both the G1 Grand Prix de Paris and in the G1 Prix du Cadran.

Saturday, Milan, Italy
PREMIO ST LEGER ITALIANO-G3, €70,400, Milan, 11-20, 3yo/up, 3000mT, 3:35.70, hy.
1–ORION QUEEN (FR), 123, f, 4, by Sea The Moon (Ger)
            1st Dam: Oriental Queen (Fr), by Declaration Of War
            2nd Dam: Orion Girl (Ger), by Law Society
            3rd Dam: Okocha (Ger), by Platini (Ger)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Chevotel Racing.
B-Chevotel de la Hauquerie (Fr). T-Manon Scandella Lacaille.
J-Antonio Orani. €27,200. Lifetime Record: 9-4-2-1, €61,724.
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2–Ismahane (Ger), 117, f, 3, Isfahan (Ger)–Identity (Ger), by
Manduro (Ger). 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE.
(€90,000 Ylg '23 BBAGSEP). O-Darius Racing. B-Gestut
Karlshof (Ger). T-Henk Grewe. €11,968.
3–Moon Wolf (Fr), 127, h, 7, Intello (Ger)–Diyakalanie (Fr), by
Ashkalani (Ire). (€45,000 Ylg '19 ARQAUG). O-Stephane
Wattel, JP Menville, Ecurie Ascot & Ecurie de Spa. B-Haras de
Sainte Gauburge (Fr). T-Stephane Wattel. €6,528.
Margins: 3 1/4, 8, 1. Odds: 11.30, 8.40, 8.25.
Also Ran: Taany (Ire), Jolly Jumper (Ire), Almenkonig (Ger), Thine Be The Glory (Ire), Oberer (GB), Nonna Vanda (Ire), Maestro Del Mar (Fr).

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