Godolphin’s Quickstep lives up to her name for Wootton Bassett when it debuts in Deauville
4-Deauville, €27,000, Mdn12-16, 2yo unranked, f, 7 1/2f (AWT), 1:31.73, st.
FAST STEP (FR) (f, 2, Wootton Bassett {GB}–Dance Toupie {Fr}, by Dansili {GB}) moved away from the inside booth to race for a favorable third place after this hot first-quarter opening of these newcomers. Going straight on the reins smoothly and straight with 300 meters left, the even-money picker won a small advantage in the extended final and continued strong under no-whip coax in the stage ends to beat Sunlike (Fr) (De Treville { GB}) by 1 1/4. Quickstep is the seventh of eight ponies and the sixth goalscorer of all runners created by a half-sister to four black runners in the G3 Prix d. ‘Arenberg victrix and G1 runner-up Poule d’Essai des Pouliches Toupie (GB) (Intikhab). The May Black Horse, who joined the Godolphin group for 350,000 gns from the Haras d’Etreham draft at the Tattersalls Book 2 October Sale, is the sister of the second G3 Prix Daphnis Dave (Fr) and a half. with GIII Daytona S. Third Commander (Fr) (War Command) and a weaning baby of the King of Persia (Ire). The second was purchased by Bobby Flay for €65,000 during the Arqana December Breeding Sale earlier this month. Sales history: €120,000 Wlg ’20 ARQDEC; 350,000gns Ylg ’21 TARGET. Lifetime record: 1-1-0-0, €13,500. Video sponsored by TVG.
O-Godolphin; B-Mathieu Daguzan-Garros (FR); T-Andre Fabre.
QUICKSTEP made its triumphant debut winning the Prix de Lexington over 1500m in Deauville. She was sold as an aspiration at @Tattersalls1766 for 350,000gns to @StroudColeman Congratulations to all her connections! @mickaelbarzalon @godolphin pic.twitter.com/wy4qfSGvar
– Haras d’Etreham (@Haras_d_Etreham) December 16, 2022
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