Lazzat (Territories), a winner of the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest in 2024, has been purchased by Wathnan Racing. He will remain in training with Jerome Reynier and target the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot next month.
Bred and formerly raced by Nurlan Bizakov's Sumbe, the bay gelding won his first six starts at three, including the Prix Maurice de Gheest, before running a strong second in the Golden Eagle at Rosehill Down Under. Unplaced in the G1 Hong Kong Mile in December, he made his 4-year-old bow in the Listed Prix Altipan at Saint-Cloud and finished fourth in March. The Listed Prix Servanne went his way at Chantilly on May 2.
Richard Brown, racing adviser to Wathnan, said, “We've long admired Lazzat–who wouldn't? He's a sensational sprinter, a huge talent, and he's been extremely well managed to put together a string of outstanding performances. He'll be a force wherever he turns up in the top six and seven furlong races and we are delighted he'll be running in the Wathnan colours.”
Out of the Australia mare Lastochka, Lazzat is a descendant of G1 1000 Guineas heroine Sleepytime (Royal Academy).
Reynier added, “We are all very proud to have Wathnan Racing in the yard, and excited to have the antepost favourite for the big Royal Ascot race. Lazzat is a very easy horse to deal with and gets on very well with his work rider Franck Blondel. He's unbeaten over straight courses and has never looked better.”
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