Al Jafara (GB)

Surviving a lengthy objection, And One More Time (Omaha Beach) returned to winning ways with a gate to wire victory in the Plenty of Grace Stakes. Making only two starts last season, the optional claiming contest in mid-September at Woodbine was her first start since she won that venue's GI Natalma Stakes almost a year prior in 2024. Her second, and final jump, as a 3-year-old was a runner-up effort in the Dec. 13 Tropical Park Oaks to 2026 GII Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational victress Destino...

Making the move from France to the States for new connections, Al Jafara (GB) (Pinatubo {Ire}) rewarded their patience with a 'TDN Rising Star' effort against allowance foes at Keeneland. Fourth against allowance company on unveiling at Chantilly for owner Mansour Aguel and trainer Hedi Ghabri, she returned nine days later at the venue to take on maidens going 1 1/8-miles. She relished the extra real estate and graduated from that condition by 1 1/4 lengths Sept. 16. Entered into Arqana's Arc sale set for last October, she changed hands...

Four wildcards have been added to the catalogue for the Arqana Arc Sale and will go under the hammer at Saint-Cloud Racecourse on Saturday, October 5. They include the Hedi Ghabri-trained Al Jafara (GB) (lot 21), who shed her maiden tag at the second attempt at Chantilly earlier this month. The two-year-old daughter of Pinatubo (Ire) is out of a full-sister to the Oaks heroine Qualify (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and hails from the family of Group 1 winners such as Brian Boru (GB) and Workforce (GB). Alessandro and Giuseppe...