Extraordinary Enable surges to victory under record-breaking Dettori
Frankie Dettori is the most famous jockey in the world and now boasts more wins in the world’s prestigious Flat race than any man in history, yet this was a day when even that man was upstaged by his leading lady as the indisputably magnificent Enable annihilated all opposition in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
Less than a year after making her debut in a winter all-weather maiden at Newcastle, the towering four-legged figure of European Flat racing dazzled on the greatest possible stage, unleashing an irresistible surge of acceleration that left her gloriously out on her own.
Since finishing third to a stablemate at Newbury in April, the latest superstar in Khalid Abdullah’s breeding empire had won the Oaks, Irish Oaks, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Yorkshire Oaks by a combined total of 20 lengths.
Indeed, such has been superiority over all those she has faced, racegoers at Chantilly sent her off 4-5 favourite for what should have been a fierce test but instead turned into the latest tour de force.
When passing the post two and a half lengths ahead of Cloth Of Stars, with old rival Ulysses in third, Enable became the first British-trained filly ever to land the Qatar-sponsored Arc and, 29 years on from his debut Arc appearance, Dettori secured a record-breaking fifth success in a showpiece that for its 96th running carried a first prize of nearly £2.5 million.
A sizeable chunk of the cash will be paid to the 46-year-old rider and trainer John Gosden, who just two years ago had combined with Golden Horn to win the final Arc staged at Longchamp in its old form.
Now, in 12 months’ time, there must be a significant chance Enable will seek to emulate another fabulous female, Treve, by completing back-to-back triumphs as this sporting institution is held at the new Longchamp for the first time.
That, however, is for the future. On this day of days there was plenty to savour in the immediate past.
“She is magnificent,” said Gosden.
His assessment could not be denied, while he could not deny the final countdown had been deeply stressful.
“It has been hellish,” he said. “You watch the filly every moment and are in danger of wearing down a path from your back door to her box. It’s the expectation, so when she wins like that it’s a relief and you can really enjoy it.
“She can cruise and then put in a massive turn of foot. Her acceleration kills off a field. She has done it before and done it today. She has a great mind on her as well. She enjoys training and still looks good in her summer coat, even though the autumn leaves are coming off.
“She is a majestic queen of a filly, and like Treve she has big ears. We like big ears.”
Dettori also likes Enable’s ears and indeed every part of what he described as the best filly he has ridden. On this occasion he rode her prominently, just in behind front-running Ballydoyle pair Idaho and Order Of St George. So well was Nathaniel’s daughter travelling at the top of the home straight that Dettori could contain her no longer.
With two furlongs to run he allowed her to do what she was plainly desperate to do. She did it in style, settling the Arc in exhilarating fashion.
“I was quite emotional and able to enjoy it because it happened so easily,” said Dettori, whose first Arc triumph had come in 1995 aboard Lammtarra.
“C’est magnifique. She’s a tremendous filly. Usually in an Arc something happens but it was so smooth and so effortless. I was quite shocked. Then you ask yourself, ‘I’m not actually dreaming? This is true, isn’t it?’”
It was true, which delighted Dettori, as did the fact he had moved to the top of the Arc’s all-time winning jockey list.
“Yes!” he exclaimed in the post-race press conference.
“I’m the first one to get to five and it’s a great achievement. I’ve had 29 goes at it, so five is not that great a strike-rate! Every one of them is special but when you ride a 4-5 favourite in the Arc, well, even I was nervous – but if you’re not nervous you’re not human.”
The human who will determine whether Enable races next year – Gosden made clear he would not wish to run her again this season – is Abdullah, whose racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe said: “This is a question we’ve been asked quite a lot. Really we’d just like to see the filly back home and then we can ask Prince Khalid what he would like to do next year.”
To see the faces of Dettori and Gosden as they spoke, it was obvious their dearest wish is that Enable, older, stronger and perhaps even better, is allowed to compete at four.
At three she has been a joy to watch, never more so than on the afternoon when she made Chantilly’s final Arc one to live long in the memory.
fonte : RacingPost
Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe : Enable, une pouliche pas comme les autres
Créé le 1 octobre 2017, par François Pradeau
Enable, la lauréate du Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2017 est une locomotive pour le galop européen, une pouliche d’exception pour son entraîneur John Gosden, une perle pour l’élevage Juddmonte Farms. Performante dès son plus jeune âge, Enable réalise une saison exceptionnelle ponctuée par ce Triomphe dans un Arc historique…
Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe : Enable, une pouliche pas comme les autres
Enable, la lauréate du Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2017 est une locomotive pour le galop européen, une pouliche d’exception pour son entraîneur John Gosden, une perle pour l’élevage Juddmonte Farms. Performante dès son plus jeune âge, Enable réalise une saison exceptionnelle ponctuée par ce Triomphe dans un Arc historique…
Sur la piste de Chantilly, la pouliche de 3 ans Enable (Nathaniel et Concentric) fait bien plus que d’enrichir son palmarès d’une nouvelle victoire de prestige. Ce dimanche 1er octobre, elle assoit sa suprématie sur le galop européen sur la distance classique (2400 mètres). Son potentiel est immense mais cette jeune pouliche aurait pu manquer de maturité et de fraîcheur en cette fin de saison. Une saison qui débute en fait fin 2016, par une victoire le 28 novembre sur la PSF corde à gauche de Newcastle. Et depuis, elle court et elle gagne… 8 courses pour 7 victoires dont 5 Groupes I, d’abord les Oaks d’Epsom et du Curragh puis 3 courses face aux chevaux d’âges The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The Yorkshire Oaks et le Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
La casaque de son propriétaire est présente dans les principaux pays de courses en Europe et également aux USA. En France, Angleterre, Irlande et aux USA, Khalid Abdulah fait naître sous le nom de Juddmonte Farms, qui est à ce jour l’un des élevages les plus puissants et les plus performants au monde. Déjà au palmarès de l’Arc avec Rainbow Quest (1985), Dancing Brave (1986), Rail Link (2006) ou encore Workforce (2010) le célèbre propriétaire éleveur est en haut de l’affiche depuis des lustres et plus proche de nous avec des chevaux comme Arrogate, New Bay, Flintshire, Full Mast… Et des champions comme Kingman et l’incommensurable Frankel. Ce dernier, invaincu en 14 courses entre 2010 et 2012, avait devancé Nathaniel, le père de la championne Enable, le jour de leurs débuts communs à Newmarket en août 2010. Nathaniel (Galileo et Magnificient Style) est un double gagnant de Groupe I, à 3 ans il avait même remporté les King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes face aux aînés comme sa remarquable fille. Du coté maternelle, Concentric (Sadler’s Wells et Apogée) est gagnante de Listed et placée de groupe en France chez André Fabre, pour la casaque de Khalid Abdulah, évidemment.
Du coté des hommes, Khalid Abdulah enregistre un cinquième Arc de Triomphe, John Gosden son deuxième (Golden Horn en 2015 à Longchamp) et Lanfranco Dettori son cinquième, le record chez les jockeys, avec Lammtarra (1995), Sakhee (2001), Marienbard (2002), Golden Horn (2015) et cette année avec Enable.
Maintenant espérons que la phénoménale Enable reste à l’entraînement l’an prochain. C’est une possibilité dixit son entourage, ce que nous espérons tous. Dans l’histoire, les dernières pouliche de 3 ans au palmarès de l’Arc sont Trêve et Zarkava. Trêve a recouru et regagné l’année suivante et Zarkavaest sortie par la porte du ‘Triomphe’.
fonte : Equidià
Chantilly: #Enable straripante nell’Arc de Triomphe! La campionessa regala a Frankie Dettori il quinto Arc della carriera
Un trionfo! C’est magnifique! La favorita Enable (Nathaniel) ha completato la missione Arc de Triomphe G1 e lo ha fatto come più facilmente non poteva fare. La campionessa di Khalid Abdullah non aveva ulteriore bisogno degli astri a favore, ma è stata la più forte e lo ha dimostrato dall’alto di una classe che gli è stata donata dalla natura. Frankie non ha fatto altro che metterla in corsa, dietro ai primi, sul tracciato di Chantilly che ne ha accompagnato il suo incedere. All’ingresso in retta Enable ha aperto i rubinetti e si è allungata decisa verso lo steccato, con un poderoso allungo che non ha ammesso repliche. Al secondo a 2 lunghezze e mezzo si è piazzato Cloth Of Stars (Sea The Stars), come annunciato e presentato al top della forma, e poi un Ulysses (Galileo) eccellente al terzo. Il tempo finale dice 2m 28.69s (fast by 0.31s), significa che sono andati e pure forte alla fine. Enable, la predestinata, ha vinto completando una suite di vittorie di 6 consecutive dopo le tre Oaks e le King George. Per la campionessa sono 5 i G1 consecutivi, per Frankie è il quinto Arc, un record che gli permette di staccarsi rispetto agli altri fantini che lo hanno vinto. Ancora un Arc in coppia con John Gosden dopo Golden Horn, ma rispetto al maschio difficilmente Enable andrà in America.
Tornando a Frankie, ora è il più titolato nella corsa più importante, tecnicamente, della terra. Quarto è finito bene Order of St George (Galileo), quinto ma senza spazio Brametot (Rajsaman) che ha colto un buon break, con Cristian Demuro bravo a tenerlo in posizione e nemmeno troppo fortunatamente a suo agio in progressione in dirittura.
IL VIDEO DELL’ARC DE TRIOMPHE QUI. IL RISULTATO COMPLETO QUI.
Seguiranno approfondimenti. Nel resto del pomeriggio vanno certamente menzionate le vittorie numero 21 e poi 22 per Aidan O’Brien, che si avvicina così sempre di più al record di Bobby Frankel con 25 G1 vinti in una stagione, grazie alla femmina Happily (Galileo) nel Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere G1 su Olmedo (Declaration Of War) e Masar(New Approach), e poi con una magia di O’Brien e Seamie Heffernan, anche nel Prix de l’Opera G1 (VIDEO QUI) grazie a Rhododendron(Galileo) su Hydrangea (Galileo) per una coppia di scuderia a segno su Lady Frankel (Frankel).
Nel Prix de l’Abbaye G1 sui 1000 metri ha vinto Battaash (Dark Angel) che ha letteralmente cappottato la favorita Marsha (Acclamation), piazzando 4 lunghezze tra se e la femmina. Il vincitore è un 3 anni, castrone, di proprietà di Hamdan Al Maktoum. IL VIDEO QUI.
Total Prix Marcel Boussac – Criterium des Pouliches: Subito una sorpresa in apertura! A 16/1 ha colpito la Godolphin di turno Wild Illusion(Dubawi), che all’ingresso in dirittura si è liberata della Wertheimer in versione battistrada, ed è filata via verso il traguardo con una bella progressione. Seconda la favorita Polydream (Oasis Dream), autrice di rincorsa, e al terzo Mission Impassible (Galileo). Vincitrice al debutto a Yarmouth, la cavalla di Charlie Appleby aveva sperimentato il tracciato e la distanza in un G3 di Chantilly giungendo terza. Figlia di Dubawi e Ruhm (Monsun), ha tratto giovamento dall’utilizzo del checkpieces. Il tempo finale è stato di 1m 37.47s (slow by 1.47s).
Brilliant Battaash storms to success in the Abbaye
Rhododendron shows true colours to put Hydrangea in the shade
More joy for O’Brien as ace filly Happily puts colts in their place
CHANTILLY (FR) Results
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155/10
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9/5
- 7 ran
- Distances:
- 1½l, hd, shd
- Time:
- 1m 37.47s (slow by 1.97s)
- Total SP:
- 118%
- Winning jockey:
- James Doyle
- Winning trainer:
- Charlie Appleby
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7/5F
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5/2
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31/10
- 6 ran
- Distances:
- 1¼l, snk, 1¾l
- Time:
- 1m 38.51s (slow by 3.01s)
- Total SP:
- 119%
- Winning jockey:
- Ryan Moore
- Winning trainer:
- A P O’Brien
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4/5F
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209/10
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121/10
- 18 ran
- Distances:
- 2½l, 1¼l, 1½l
- Time:
- 2m 28.69s (fast by 0.31s)
- Total SP:
- 120%
- Winning jockey:
- Frankie Dettori
- Winning trainer:
- John Gosden
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92/10
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42/10
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39/1
- 13 ran
NR: Silver Step
- Distances:
- hd, nk, nk
- Time:
- 2m 3.60s (slow by 1.60s)
- Total SP:
- 118%
- Winning jockey:
- Seamie Heffernan
- Winning trainer:
- A P O’Brien
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33/10
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23/10F
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78/10
- 13 ran
- Distances:
- 4l, nk, 1l
- Time:
- 57.59s (slow by 0.09s)
- Total SP:
- 119%
- Winning jockey:
- Jim Crowley
- Winning trainer:
- Charles Hills
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16/5
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32/1
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83/10
- 10 ran
- Distances:
- ¾l, shd, hd
- Time:
- 1m 25.75s (slow by 2.45s)
- Total SP:
- 119%
- Winning jockey:
- Oisin Murphy
- Winning trainer:
- Martyn Meade
