By Tom Frary
Haras de Castillon's first-season sire Texas (by Wootton Bassett) was off the mark with his initial crop on Friday as Azamra took the first at Marseille-Borely.
Standing at a fee of €3,800, the Poule d'Essai des Poulains runner-up was represented in the five-furlong Prix de Carro by the Nicolas Perret-trained filly who began in the worst possible manner by ducking right out of the stalls and taking a fierce grip in rear without cover.
Still able to surge by her peers and gain the advantage a furlong out, the 6-1 shot edged the contest by a neck from Sunny Queen (Kingman) under Antonio Orani.
🇫🇷Prix De Carro
Marseille Borelly – Classe 3 – 2 ans – 1000m – 6 Pts – 21 000 €🏆Azamra (f2) 🏇Antonio Orani
📖(Texas (Fr) @Castillon_haras – Zahiya (Gb) par Invincible Spirit (Ire))🕶️Nicolas Perret
🎩J.N..Temam
🐎S.C.E.A. Des Prairies pic.twitter.com/ng1iGZrO4g— French and International Horse Racing (@Vincenzo0612) April 10, 2026
The winner, who cost €15,000 at Osarus September, is out of the unraced Zahiya (Invincible Spirit) who is a half to the Listed scorer Dalkova (Galileo) and hails from the esteemed Aga Khan Studs family of Darshaan. It includes the likes of Sadler's Wells' Daliapour and fellow luminaries Rewilding (Tiger Hill) and Too Darn Hot (Dubawi), among many others.
1st-Marseille-Borely, €21,000, Cond, 4-10, 2yo, 5fT, :59.65, g/s.
AZAMRA (FR) (f, 2, Texas {Fr}–Zahiya {GB}, by Invincible Spirit {Ire}) Sales history: €15,000 Ylg '25 OSASEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €10,500. O-J N Temam & N Perret; B-SCEA des Prairies & Ecurie de Castillon; T-Nicolas Perret.
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