Nicolas Le Roch

Group winner Gezora (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}) has been acquired privately by Peter Brant's White Birch Farm, Jour de Galop reported on Friday. The G3 Prix des Reservoirs winner holds Classic aspirations and she will now be trained by Francis-Henri Graffard. Bred by SARL de Chambure/Haras d'Etreham, the bay made four starts for Etreham and trainer Nicolas le Roch. Fourth when unveiled at Dieppe in July, she graduated by a length there a month later. A narrow second in the G3 Prix de Conde at Chantilly in September, the daughter of...

Haras d'Etreham's homebred Gezora (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}--Germance, by Silver Hawk), who bagged one of two midsummer outings at Dieppe, fell a neck shy of victory in last month's G3 Prix de Conde and remained upwardly mobile with a dominant performance in Monday's G3 Darley Prix des Reservoirs at Deauville. The 53-10 chance broke swiftly to race third through the initial stages and improved one spot before reaching halfway in this one-mile distaffers' heat. Inching ahead in early straight, she scooted clear under urging approaching the furlong pole and was ridden...

Haras d'Etreham's homebred Shiffrin (Ire) (Olympic Glory {Ire}--Scruples, by Pioneerof the Nile) followed up a pair of wins at Clairefontaine with a third on stakes bow in last month's Listed Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage and stepped forward to notch a career best in Saturday's G3 Prix de Conde at Chantilly. In command after the initial strides, the 3-1 chance was last to come off the bridle in the straight and kept on strongly under a drive inside the final 300 metres to comfortably hold De Sica (Fr) (Demarchelier...