Second Million For Stradivarius At York

[Wandering Eyes]

   It looked simple on paper and it turned out to be as Bjorn Nielsen’s Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) swooped to garner a second £1million Weatherbys Hamilton bonus in the sponsors’ G2 Lonsdale Cup at a sun-baked York. Only three rivals collected on the Knavesmire to take him on and it was predictably Dee Ex Bee (GB) (Farhh {GB}) who took it up with Frankie sat third early. Ballydoyle’s 3-year-old Il Paradiso (Galileo {Ire}) harried the leader in the straight to great effect, but the chestnut staying supremo allowed them to play it out ahead before his rider switched him to the stands to give the crowd a better view. Swooping by the warring duo approaching the furlong pole, he was soon into a length advantage and hit the line under hand riding with 1 1/4 lengths to spare over Dee Ex Bee, breaking the second track record in two races on the day in the process. “I wanted to drop his head at the beginning and waited and waited as I thought Dee Ex Bee was the one to beat,” Dettori explained. “Then I thought Wayne Lordan was going better, so I got on his wheels and said ‘come on son’ and he went whoosh. I used all my tears yesterday, but these horses are special to ride. The people get attached to them. He’s just too good and my only job is to get him into a position where he can fire his turn of foot. I’m just a passenger.”

1–STRADIVARIUS (IRE), 132, h, 5, by Sea the Stars (Ire)
1st Dam: Private Life (Fr) (MSP-Fr), by Bering (GB)
2nd Dam: Poughkeepsie (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells
3rd Dam: Pawneese (Ire), by Carvin II
(330,000gns RNA Ylg ’15 TATOCT). O/B-Bjorn Nielsen (IRE); T-John Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £127,598. Lifetime Record: 18-13-1-2, £2,402,179. *1/2 to Persian Storm (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}), Hwt. 3yo-Ger at 9.5-11f & MGSW-Ger, $121,198; Rembrandt Van Rijn (Ire) (Peintre Celebre), GSP-Eng, $167,081; and Magical Eve (Ger) (Oratorio {Ire}), SP-SAf.

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