Channel (horse)
Channel | |
---|---|
Sire | Nathaniel |
Grandsire | Galileo |
Dam | Love Magic |
Damsire | Dansili |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 17 April 2016[1] |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Kilcarn Stud |
Owner | Samuel De Barros |
Trainer | Francis-Henri Graffard |
Record | 6: 3-1-0 |
Earnings | £544,955 |
Major wins | |
Prix de Diane (2019) |
Channel (foaled 17 April 2016) is an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. As a three-year-old in 2019 she finished second on her debut and then won two minor races before recording her biggest success in the Group 1 Prix de Diane. She was well beaten in two subsequent races.
Background
Channel is a bay mare with a white
She was from the third crop of foals sired by Nathaniel who won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2011 and the Eclipse Stakes in the following year. As a breeding stallion he is best known as the sire of Enable.[4]
Channel's dam Love Magic showed modest racing ability, winning one minor race from five attempts.[5] Love Magic's dam Magical Romance won the Cheveley Park Stakes and was a half-sister to Alexandrova as well as being closely related to Rekindling and Golden Sword.[6]
Racing career
2019: three-year-old season
Having not raced as a two-year-old Channel made her debut in a
In the Group 1 Prix de Diane over 2100 metres at Chantilly a month later, Channel started the 9.3/1 third choice in the betting behind Siyarafina and Commes (runner-up in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches). The other thirteen runners included Wonderment (Critérium de Saint-Cloud), Étoile (Prix Cléopâtre), Platane (Prix Vanteaux), Cartiem (Prix Penelope), Nausha (Musidora Stakes) and Cala Tarida (Prix des Réservoirs). Platane set the pace before giving way to Wonderment in the straight but Channel, who had been in contention from the start, moved up on the outside to gain the advantage approaching the last 200 metres. With several fillies producing strong late runs the race resulted in a blanket finish with Channel holding on to win by a head from Commes, just ahead of Grand Glory, Étoile, Cala Tarida and Siyarafina.[10] After the race Boudot said "I was 80% sure we'd won passing the post but I can't say I was absolutely certain. I felt like I was ahead and that we'd won bar an unfortunate nod of the head. Once I knew we’d won it was a huge moment". Graffard commented "When I saw the way she accelerated and that nothing else was really coming after her, I knew she wouldn’t stop. I felt she would run all the way to the line and that's exactly what she did".[11]
On 1 August Channel was sent to England and matched against older fillies and mares in the
Pedigree
Sire Nathaniel (IRE) 2008 |
Galileo (IRE) 1998 |
Sadler's Wells (USA) | Northern Dancer (CAN) |
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Fairy Bridge | |||
Urban Sea (USA) | Miswaki | ||
Allegretta (GB) | |||
Magnificient Style (USA) 1993 |
Silver Hawk | Roberto | |
Gris Vitesse | |||
Mia Karina | Icecapade | ||
Basin | |||
Dam Love Magic (GB) 2010 |
Dansili (GB) 1996 |
Danehill (USA) | Danzig |
Razyana | |||
Hasili (IRE) | Kahyasi | ||
Kerali (GB) | |||
Magical Romance (GB) 2002 |
Barathea | Sadler's Wells (USA) | |
Brocade (GB) | |||
Shouk (GB) | Shirley Heights | ||
Souk (IRE) (Family: 21-a)[6] |
References
- ^ a b "Channel pedigree". Equineline.
- ^ "Orby Sale 2017: Lot 50". Goffs.
- ^ "Arqana Breeze Up Sale 2018: Lot 150". Arqana.
- ^ "Nathaniel – progeny". Racing Post.
- ^ "Love Magic – Race Record & Form". Racing Post.
- ^ a b "Wagtail – Family 21-a". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Prix Monade result". Racing Post. 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Prix Louis Saulnier result". Racing Post. 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Prix de la Chapelle-en-Serval result". Racing Post. 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Prix de Diane result". Racing Post. 16 June 2019.
- ^ Burton, Scott (16 June 2019). "Channel Breaks Through in Prix de Diane at Chantilly". Racing Post.
- ^ "Prix Vermeille result". Racing Post. 15 September 2019.