Rio de la Plata's Rioticism Prevails in Vichy's Prix des Reves d'Or

    Rioticism, who was a Mar. 23 debut sixth at Saint-Cloud, posted a pair of five-furlong scores at Bordeaux-le-Bouscat Mar. 31 and at Maisons-Laffitte Apr. 18 before hitting the board upped to 5 1/2 panels back at the latter track next time May 17. The bay then ran fourth in the June 10 Listed Prix La Fleche, back down to five furlongs at Maisons-Laffitte once more, and went postward here returning off an 18th of 23 in the June 21 G2 Queen Mary S. at Royal Ascot. Racing in a handy fourth after a slick getaway, she was urged closer with 300 metres remaining and kept on strongly under a drive inside the final eighth to gain the upper hand nearing the line for a career high.

   Rioticism, kin to the yearling filly Rosapark (Fr) (Wildpark {Ger}), is the first stakes scorer out of Romaticism (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), who is a half-sister to three black-type performers headed by G3 Somerville Tattersall and G3 Sirenia S. third Adventurous (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Her third dam is G1 Prix Saint-Alary victress Rosefinch (Blushing Groom {Fr}), herself a daughter of MG1SW British champion and Triple Crown heroine Oh So Sharp (Ire) (Kris {GB}), whose descendant also include European highweight and MG1SW sire Shantou (Alleged).

PRIX DES REVES D'OR – JACQUES BOUCHARA-Listed, €60,000, VHY, 7-20, 2yo, 5fT, :58, sf.

1–RIOTICISM (FR), 125, f, 2, by Rio de la Plata

1st Dam: Romanticism (Ire), by Cape Cross (Ire)

2nd Dam: Rosia (Ire), by Mr. Prospector

3rd Dam: Rosefinch, by Blushing Groom (Fr)

(€8,000 Ylg '16 OSLATE; £90,000 RNA 2yo '17 GOFLON). O-Mme Theresa Marnane; B-Haras d'Haspel (FR); T-Matthieu Palussiere; J-Antoine Hamelin. €30,000. Lifetime Record: 7-3-0-1, €63,560. *3rd SW for her sire (by Rahy).

2–Rimini (Fr), 128, c, 2, Elusive City–Kelty in Love (Fr), by Keltos (Fr). O-LG Bloodstock. €12,000.

3–Haddaf (Ire), 128, c, 2, Dawn Approach (Ire)">Dawn Approach (Ire)–Deveron, by Cozzene. (85,000gns Ylg '16 TAOCT). O-Saif Ali. €9,000.

Margins: HF, SHD, 1 1/4. Odds: 15.80, 3.20, 2.20.

Also Ran: Double Variance (Fr), Beautiful Destiny (Ire), Kentish Waltz (Ire), Mister Five Euros (Fr), Evabienchope (Fr). Scratched: Nootka Sound. Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.