Vermeille Retrieval Mission For Blue Rose Cen
Updated: August 10, 2023 at 3:13 pm
High-class filly Blue Rose Cen (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) will resume in the G1 Prix Vermeille at ParisLongchamp on Sept. 10, trainer Christopher Head revealed on Thursday.
Prior to her fourth in the G1 Nassau S. during the Qatar Goodwood Festival earlier this month, the Yeguada Centurion homebred had completed a rare Group 1 triple, with wins in the Prix Marcel Boussac at two, and the Classic double of the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and Prix de Diane this year.
“She is very well, she had a good journey back from France and everything is all right,” Head said. “Everything has gone smoothly with her since Goodwood and she worked well [on Wednesday morning].
“We're still hoping to go through with the schedule we had in mind for her and the Vermeille is the plan–everything is good.”
'TDN Rising Star' Ramatuelle (Justify) will test the waters in Group 1 company in the Prix Morny at Deauville on Aug. 20. Co-owned by NBA hall of famer Tony Parker, the chestnut is three-for-four, with victories against males in both the G3 Prix du Bois and G2 Robert Papin, her two latest starts to date.
“She's doing fine, she's really good,” Head said. “She's just full of speed and I have entered her in the Morny, that is going to be the plan for her.
“I'm very happy with her. She runs over that distance and at that pace really fluently, we are delighted to see her win her races and we just can't wait to see her run again.”