By Heather Anderson
Just a few races after Grand Son Of Dark (Dark Angel) claimed the Italian 2000 Guineas, Just Call Me Angel gave their Yeomanstown Stud sire a group double on the day at San Siro in the G3 Premio Regina Elena (Italian 1000 Guineas).
In front through the first furlong or so, Just Call Me Angel angled to the fence, as Great Plains Lady (Sioux Nation) sped to the front farther out on the course. Those two filled the top two spots on the turn and positions remained static as the field came with their runs 600 metres from home.
Taking over from Great Plains Lady inside the final 400 metres, Just Call Me Angel edged away to win by a half-length. Lizzana (Saxon Warrior) closed resolutely in the final furlong for second, three-quarters of a length in front of Al Rateel (Violence) back in third.
The best filly in Italy last year on the back of her G2 Premio Dormello victory, Just Call Me Angel was making her 2026 bow in the Italian 1000 Guineas.
Pedigree Notes
Since foaling Just Call Me Angel, the four-time winner Be More (Shamardal) foaled a colt by Camelot in 2024 and a full-brother to the winner this spring.
Second dam Pearl Dance (Nureyev) was third in the G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes and went on to foal three black-type horses anchored by G3 Prix Chloe heroine Sparkling Beam (Nayef) and G1 Prix Marcel Boussac third Rainbow Springs (Selkirk).
Friday, Milan, Italy
PREMIO REGINA ELENA (ITALIAN 1000 GUINEAS)-G3, €187,000, San Siro, 5-1, 3yo, f, 1600mT, 1:36.60, gd.
1–JUST CALL ME ANGEL (GB), 123, f, 3, by Dark Angel (Ire)
1st Dam: Be More (GB), by Shamardal
2nd Dam: Pearl Dance, by Nureyev
3rd Dam: Ocean Jewel, by Alleged
O/B-Cayton Park Stud Limited (GB). T-Ed Dunlop. J-Jason Hart.
€72,250. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 2yo Filly-Ity, 7-4-0-2,
€213,546. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for
the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the
free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Lizzana (Ire), 123, f, 3, Saxon Warrior (Jpn)–Texas Queen
(GB), by Shamardal. *1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK
TYPE. (€6,000 Wlg '23 GOFNOV; 9,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT).
O-Scuderia Sagam SRLS. B-Mrs Noreen Maher (Ire). T-Marco
Botti. €31,790.
3–Al Rateel, 123, f, 3, Violence–Zermatt, by Tiznow. *1ST
BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. ($70,000 Wlg '23
KEENOV; $20,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP; 100,000gns HRA '25
TATMAY). O-Mustafa Bousaif. B-Blue Heaven Farm (KY).
T-Jerome Reynier. €17,340.
Margins: HF, 3/4, SNK. Odds:3.50, 4.80, 7.30.
Also Ran: Bright Filly (Ire), Chelsea Believe (Ire), Regina Di Spade (Ire), Great Plains Lady (Ire), Kebrilla (Ire), Marylene Du Serre (Ire), Monte Vista (Ire), Keytar (Ire), Star Of Life (GB), Bella Scommessa (Ire). Click for the Grande Ippica Italiana chart & video.
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