By Sean Cronin
Feliciana de Vega (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) registered an impressive six-length tally in her Nov. 3 debut tackling seven furlongs at Newmarket last time and doubled up in style to claim a career high in Sunday's rescheduled Listed Prix des Sablonnets at Deauville. Held up in rear until taking closer order once into the home straight, she challenged wide with 300 metres remaining and powered clear under mild coaxing in the closing stages to easily maintain her perfect record.
Feliciana de Vega is the first of three foals produced by MGSP Listed Glencairn S. and Listed Hurry Harriet S. victress Along Came Casey (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}), herself a half-sister to G3 C L Weld Park S. placegetter Hallie's Comet (Ire) (One Cool Cat), from a family featuring G1SW sire Dowsing (Riverman), his GI Beverley D S.-winning half-sister Fire the Groom (Blushing Groom {Fr}) and her MG1SW son Stravinsky (Nureyev). The bay is kin to a yearling colt by Dark Angel (Ire) and a filly foal by Oasis Dream (GB).
Sunday, Deauville, France
PRIX DES SABLONNETS-Listed, €60,000, Deauville, 12-16, 2yo, 7 1/2f (AWT), 1:25.65, st.
1–FELICIANA DE VEGA (GB), 122, f, 2, by Lope de Vega (Ire)
1st Dam: Along Came Casey (Ire) (MSW & MGSP-Ire, $146,654), by Oratorio (Ire)
2nd Dam: Secretariat's Tap, by Pleasant Tap
3rd Dam: Secretariat's Fire, by Secretariat
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (50,000gns Wlg '16 TATFOA; €85,000 Ylg '17 GOFOR). O-Waverley Racing; B-Ed's Stud Ltd (GB); T-Ralph Beckett; J-Christophe Soumillon. €30,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, €35,833.
2–Ours Puissant (Ire), 126, c, 2, Kodiac (GB)–Lady Emly (Ire), by Jeremy. (60,000gns 2yo '18 TATBRE). O-Kevin Bailey & Gabriel Chrysanthou. €12,000.
3–Vanilla Gold (Ire), 122, f, 2, No Nay Never">No Nay Never–Miss Childrey (Ire), by Dr Fong. (€120,000 Ylg '17 ARAUG). O-Gerhard Heinrich. €9,000.
Margins: 4HF, SNK, HD. Odds: 1.10, 4.20, 16.00.
Also Ran: Marie's Picnic (Fr), Strings of Life (GB), Come Back (GB), Droit de Parole (Ire), Dr Rio (Fr), Big Boots (Ire), Benazir (Fr). Scratched: Eagleway (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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