Chad C Brown
Chad C Brown had come close here before: Higher Truth was third in 2021. With this win, the stable drew level with Chris Waller on 7 Group 1 wins this season. Next in the table: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (5).
United States of America
Belmont Park · 09.07.22
Watch the raceBelmont Oaks
PurseUS$ 700,000
Distance1810 metres
Winning time1m 59.62s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-old fillies
Stories of this Result
Frankel
With this win, Frankel moved to 7 Group 1 wins this season, two wins clear at the top of the sires' table. Next in the table: Dubawi (5) and All Too Hard (5). Those wins came from 7 different horses.
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The New York Racing Association · English commentaryResult
10 runnersPosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
2ndWith The MoonlightLanfranco DettoriCharles Appleby
4thConcert HallRyan L. MooreAidan P. O'Brien
6thHot QueenStephane PasquierPia Brandt
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 09.07.22McKulick
FrankelSire
AstrelleDamby Makfi
DamAstrelle
McKulick is out of Astrelle (Makfi), who won twice as a juvenile and was second in the Gr.3 Oh So Sharp Stakes, and is the third foal and third stakes winner out of the mare. Her two older stakes winners are Fearless King (Kingman), winner of the Gr.2 Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen in Germany, and Just Beautiful (Pride Of Dubai), winner of the Gr.3 Sceptre Stakes and the Listed Maggie Dickson Stakes and Group-placed in France.
Second damMiss Mariduff
The second dam Miss Mariduff (Hussonet) was unraced and has produced seven other winners, among them Porsenna (Dylan Thomas), a 19-time winner in Italy whose successes include the Gr.2 Premio Ribot, Basileus (Dream Ahead), a dual Listed winner in Italy and multiple Group-placed, Candidate (Camelot), Group 3-placed in Australia, and Libertine (Dark Angel), third in the Listed Prix La Camargo.
Third damSopran Mariduff
The third dam Sopran Mariduff (Persian Bold) won the Grade 2 Black Helen Handicap and two Listed races in Italy, and was third in the Italian Oaks, then a Gr.1. She is the dam of six winners in the US, including the Listed-placed Constant Touch (Belong To Me).
Next generation
Astrelle has a 2-year-old colt, Lieber Power (Cracksman), and a yearling filly by Calyx.
Connections
McKulick in 2022
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes1811 metres · US$ 599,9992nd——15.10.2022KeenelandPrize money €105,442Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Santa BarbaraCamelot × Senta's Dream | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, & WesterbergWhisperview Trading | ||
| 2020 | Magic AttitudeGalileo × Margot Did | Arnaud DelacourJavier Castellano | Lael StablesKatsumi Yoshida |
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