Half-Sister to Fantastic Moon Makes Winning Debut at Hoppegarten

Sarah Steinberg trainee Fire And Ice (Ger) (Masar {Ire}), a half-sister to G1 Deutsches Derby and G1 Grosser Preis von Baden hero Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), made a winning debut in Sunday's 10-furlong Volker Schleusner-Eroffnungsrennen at Hoppegarten. The 19-10 second favourite, who was led out unsold at €470,000 as a Goffs Orby yearling, swooped late to secure a 3/4-of-a-length victory at the Berlin venue.

The April-foaled homebred grey retains entries in June's G3 Diana-Trial, over this course and distance, and Dusseldorf's Aug. 3 G1 Preis der Diana. “She had already made a good impression at home and I'd say 2000 metres is her minimum trip,” winning rider Rene Piechulek told GaloppOnline. “She was still a bit green, but she proved she's got fight in her and will have learned a lot today.”

„Volker Schleusner-Eröffnungsrennen” over 2000m at Berlin-Hoppegarten 🐣

3yo maiden fillies

🥇FIRE AND ICE by MASAR
🥈NURANIA by CAMELOT
🥉GRACE DE VEGA by LOPE DE VEGA

FIRE AND ICE is owned and bred by Graf & Gräfin von Stauffenberg, trained Sarah Steinberg and was ridden… pic.twitter.com/cKXecQaFH3

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1st-Hoppegarten, €10,000, Mdn, 4-20, 3yo, f, 10fT, 2:09.42, g/s.
FIRE AND ICE (GER) (f, 3, Masar {Ire}–Frangipani {Ger}, by Jukebox Jury {Ire}) recovered from a hesitant break to race in a handy fourth after the initial exchanges of this debut. Shaken up with 500 metres remaining, the 19-10 second favourite came under sterner urging thereafter and was ridden out to deny Nurania (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) by 3/4-of-a-length nearing the line. “She had already made a good impression at home and I'd say 2000 metres is her minimum trip,” winning rider Rene Piechulek told GaloppOnline. “She was still a bit green, but she proved she's got fight in her and will have learned a lot today.” Fire And Ice, who retains entries in June's G3 Diana-Trial over this course and distance and Dusseldorf's Aug. 3 G1 Preis der Diana, is the fourth of five foals and third scorer out of a winning half-sister to G3 Marit Sveaas Minnelop victor Fearless Hunter (Ger) (Alhaarth {Ire}) and Listed Arnfinn Lunds Minnelop third Fil Rouge (Ger) (Lord Of England {Ger}. Her second dam Firedance (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}) is a half-sister to the multiple Group-placed dual stakes winner Fabriano (GB) (Shardari {Ire}) and G3 Rockfel Stakes-winning matriarch Germane (GB) (Distant Relative {Ire}). The April-foaled homebred grey is a half-sister to G1 Deutsches Derby and G1 Grosser Preis von Baden hero Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) and a yearling colt by Sea The Stars (Ire). Sales history: €470,000 RNA Ylg '23 GOFORB. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €6,000.
O/B-Graf & Grafin von Stauffenberg (GER); T-Sarah Steinberg.