Endo Botti's Klaynn completed a Classic double with her wide-margin victory in Sunday's G2 Oaks d'Italia Tattersalls at San Siro Racecourse, running her 12 rivals into the ground with a dominant front-running performance.
Cristian Demuro, who was riding the daughter of Make Believe for the first time, charted a wide course throughout and gradually increased the tempo in the straight, with his mount responding generously as she lengthened clear in the closing stages. At the line she had seven lengths to spare over her closest pursuer, Pink Black (National Defense), who edged out Mystery Of Love (Ten Sovereigns) by a short head in the battle for the runner-up spot.
Successful in April's G3 Premio Regina Elena (Italian 1,000 Guineas), Klaynn then forfeited her unbeaten record when finishing a valiant fourth in the G2 Derby Italiano won by Molveno (Almanzor), before being bought privately by Teruya Yoshida ahead of Sunday's Classic. Botti, who was winning the Oaks d'Italia for the first time, after his success in a six-furlong handicap earlier on the Milan card, went on to complete a treble when Interstellar (Zoffany) won the G3 Premio Carlo Vittadini.
Pedigree Notes
Klaynn is the sole winner from three runners out of the winning Rip Van Winkle mare Dweezil who, in turn, is a half-sister to the G1 Derby Italiano hero and sire De Sica. The second dam, Drifa (Hamas), produced 10 winners altogether, with the others including the Listed Premio Giuseppe de Montel scorer Depp (City On A Hill) and the Listed Prix de Suresnes third Dark Sea (Sea The Stars). This is also the family of the GII Alcibiades Stakes winner Wonders Delight.
Sunday, Milan, Italy
PREMIO OAKS D'ITALIA-TATTERSALLS-G2, €418,000, Milan, 6-22, 3yo, f, 2100mT, 2:08.20, gd.
1–KLAYNN (IRE), 123, f, 3, by Make Believe (GB)
1st Dam: Dweezil (Ire), by Rip Van Winkle (Ire)
2nd Dam: Drifa (Ity), by Hamas (Ire)
3rd Dam: Rarissima, by Woodman
O-Teruya Yoshida. B-Allevamento Le.Gi. SRL Societa' Agricola
(Ire). T-Endo Botti. J-Cristian Demuro. €161,500. Lifetime
Record: Hwt. 2yo Filly-Ity, 7-6-0-0, €431,920. Werk Nick
Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
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2–Pink Black (Ire), 123, f, 3, National Defense (GB)–
Appletreemagic (Ire), by Indian Danehill (Ire). 1ST BLACK
TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€2,000 Ylg '23 TATSEP).
O-Sc Semeso Di Sebastiano Guerrieri. B-Miss Annmarie
Burke (Ire). T-Melania Cascione. €71,060.
3–Mystery Of Love (Ire), 123, f, 3, Ten Sovereigns (Ire)–Similu
(GB), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). (€72,000 Wlg '22 GOFNOV;
17,000gns HRA '25 TATJAN). O-Enrico De Simone. B-Patrick
Kiely (Ire). T-Stefano Botti. €38,760.
Margins: 7, SHD, 1 1/4. Odds: 2.25, 10.80, 12.70.
Also Ran: Queen Of Maybe (Ire), Place Fontenoy (Fr), Grand Byshaman (Ire), Anatara (Ger), Lili Marleen (Ger), Sorceress (Ger), Thine Be The Glory (Ire), Fast Spirit (Ire), Ice Capades (Ire), Ismahane (Ger). Click for the Grande Ippica Italiana chart & video.
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