Laurens (horse)
Laurens | |
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Sire | Siyouni |
Grandsire | Pivotal |
Dam | Recambe |
Damsire | Cape Cross |
Sex | Filly |
Foaled | 12 April 2015[1] |
Country | France |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Bloodstock Agency Ltd |
Owner | John Dance |
Trainer | Karl Burke |
Record | 17: 8-4-0 |
Earnings | £1,765,488 |
Major wins | |
May Hill Stakes (2017) Fillies' Mile (2017) Prix Saint-Alary (2018) Prix de Diane (2018) Matron Stakes (2018) Sun Chariot Stakes (2018) Prix Rothschild (2019) | |
Awards | |
Yorkshire Horse of the Year (2018) |
Laurens (foaled 12 April 2015) is a French-bred British-trained
Background
Laurens is a big bay filly bred in France by Bloodstock Agency Ltd. She has a white
She was from the fourth crop of foals sired by the Aga Khan's stallion Siyouni whose biggest win came in the 2009 running of the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère. His other offspring have included Ervedya, Le Brivido (Jersey Stakes), Siyoushake (Prix Perth), Spectre (Prix Imprudence), Volta (Prix de Sandringham), Bourree (Prix de Psyché), Finsbury Square (Prix de Meautry) and Trixia (Prix des Réservoirs).[4] Her dam Recambe showed no discernable racing ability, finishing unplaced in her five races[5] but was a half sister to the Newmarket Stakes and Hong Kong Derby winner Salford Mill (aka Helene Mascot). She was descended from the British broodmare Rose Ness (foaled 1965) who was the female-line ancestor of Daylami and Dalakhani.[6]
Racing career
2017: two-year-old season
Laurens made her debut in a
A month later the filly was stepped up to Group 1 class for the Fillies' Mile at Newmarket Racecourse and stated at odds of 10/1 in an eleven-runner field. The Debutante Stakes winner Magical started favourite while the other fancied runners included September (Chesham Stakes), Efaadah, Nyaleti and Godolphin's Magic Lily. Laurens took an early lead, responded well when coming under pressure a furlong out, and held on to win by a nose from September.[9] Her trainer Karl Burke said "We always knew she would be a galloper rather than a speed horse at this stage of her career but, when we step up in distance next year, she's going to be very good. She was a beautiful, classy-looking yearling and she has this fantastic action. She's a bit like a ballerina and very light on her feet for a big filly and we’ve never had her off the bridle at home. I think the ideal race for her would be the Prix de Diane."[2]
In the official European Classification for 2017, Laurens was rated the fourth-best two-year-old filly of the season, behind Clemmie, Wild Illusion and Happily.[10]
2018: three-year-old season
On her three-year-old debut, Laurens started the 7/1 third choice in the betting for the
On 17 June, Laurens was back in France for the Prix de Diane over 2100 metres at Chantilly Racecourse. The Aga Khan's Shahnaza started favourite ahead of With You, Luminate (Prix Penelope) and Happily, with Laurens fifth in the betting on 7.6/1. After tracking the leader Luminate, she went to the front in the straight but was quickly faced by several fast-finishing challengers. Half a length covered the first five finishers as Laurens held on gamely and prevailed from Musis Amica, Homerique, Happily and With You.[14] Her owner John Dance commented She's a superstar... When we bought the filly this was the race we talked about, literally the day we bought her, so to actually come here and win it, it's incredible. She's French-bred and she obviously loves France and coming back home".[15]
For her next race Laurens was stepped up in distance for the
On 6 October Laurens started the 11/4 favourite for the Sun Chariot Stakes over one mile at Newmarket against eight opponents including Wind Chimes (Prix de Lieurey), Happily, Clemmie, Veracious (Atalanta Stakes) and Billesdon Brook. After taking the lead before half-way Laurens got the better of a sustained struggle with Happily to win by a head with two and a half length back to the 25/1 outsider Altyn Orda in third place.[18] Tudhope said "She was a bit fresh today, and I was practically just a passenger for the first part of the race. She's got some stride on her. I just wanted to let her go and enjoy herself, and the line came just in time. It wasn’t easy, but we got there. I was starting to worry I had too much underneath me in the first half of the race, but when the second horse came to me, she went again. She's a very tough filly".[19]
After her owner paid a supplementary entry fee of £70,000 Laurens was matched against male opposition for the first time in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot Racecourse on 20 October.[20] With McDonald back in the saddle she briefly took the lead two furlongs out but tired in the closing stages and came home eighth of the thirteen runners behind Roaring Lion. Dance said that the contest was "one race too many" for the season but added that Laurens would probably stay in training as a four-year-old.[21]
In December Laurens was named Yorkshire Horse of the Year for 2018.[22]
2019: four-year-old season
McDonald rode Laurens in all of her 2019 starts. The filly began her third campaign in the Group 1
Laurens was dropped back to seven furlongs for the Group 2 City of York Stakes on 24 August for which she started 2/1 favourite but failed by a nose to overhaul the front-running three-year-old colt Shine So Bright. In September at Leopardstown she attempted to repeat her 2018 success in the Matron Stakes. She led for most of the way but was overtaken inside the last quarter mile and weakened in the closing stages to come home fourth behind Iridessa, Hermosa and Just Wonderful.[25] She ended her track career in the Sun Chariot Stakes on 5 October when she finished seventh of the nine runners behind Billesdon Brook.
Pedigree
Sire Siyouni (FR) 2007 |
Pivotal (GB) 1993 |
Polar Falcon (US) | Nureyev |
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Marie d'Argonne | |||
Fearless Revival | Cozzene | ||
Stufida | |||
Sichilla (IRE) 2002 |
Danehill (US) | Danzig | |
Razyana | |||
Slipstream Queen (US) | Conquistador Cielo | ||
Country Queen | |||
Dam Recambe (IRE) 2005 |
Cape Cross (IRE) 1994 |
Green Desert (US) | Danzig |
Foreign Courier | |||
Park Appeal | Ahonoora (GB) | ||
Balidaress | |||
Raana (IRE) 1992 |
Kahyasi | Ile de Bourbon (US) | |
Kadissya (US) | |||
Raysiya (GB) | Cure The Blues (US) | ||
Rilasa (FR) (Family: 9-e)[6] |
- Laurens is inbred 4 × 4 to Danzig, meaning that this stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of her pedigree.
References
- ^ a b "Laurens pedigree". Equineline.
- ^ a b Wood, Greg (13 October 2017). "Laurens lands Fillies' Mile as September comes too late for Aidan O'Brien". The Guardian.
- ^ "Goffs UK Premier Sale 2016 – Catalogue". Racing Post.
- ^ "Siyouni – Stud Record". Racing Post.
- ^ "Recambe – Race Record & Form". Racing Post.
- ^ a b "Maid Of Masham – Family 9-e". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Trent Refractories EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes result". Racing Post. 20 July 2017.
- ^ "May Hill Stakes result". Racing Post. 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Fillies' Mile result". Racing Post. 13 October 2017.
- ^ "European-2yo-Classification" (PDF). britishhorseracing.com.
- ^ "Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes result". Racing Post. 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Prix Saint-Alary result". Racing Post. 27 May 2018.
- ^ Burton, Scott (28 May 2018). "Laurens has Burke dreaming of first Classic after brave Prix Saint-Alary success". Racing Post.
- ^ "Prix de Diane result". Racing Post. 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Prix de Diane: Laurens wins France's equivalent of the Oaks". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Matron Stakes result". Racing Post. 15 September 2018.
- ^ Forristal, Richard (15 September 2018). "Laurens Gets Best of Alpha Centauri in Matron Stakes". The Blood-Horse.
- ^ "Sun Chariot Stakes result". Racing Post. 6 October 2018.
- Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Laurens supplemented for Queen Elizabeth II Stakes". Sky Sports. 15 October 2018.
- ^ Scutts, Andrew. "No Breeders' Cup for Laurens after Ascot disappointment says owner Dance". Racing Post.
- ^ Barron, Peter (13 December 2018). "Laurens named Yorkshire's horse of the year". The Northern Echo.
- ^ "Prix Rothschild result". Racing Post. 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Laurens claims sixth Group One triumph" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Matron Stakes result". Racing Post. 14 September 2019.
External links
- Career 1-2-3 Colour Chart – Laurens