Duke De Sessa
In 2023, Duke De Sessa had finished ninth here behind Without A Fight. The horse was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 11. The horse is by Lope De Vega out of Dark Crusader. The winning time was 2m 31.42s.
Australia
Caulfield · 19.10.24
Watch the racePurseA$ 5,000,000
To the winnerA$ 3,000,000
Distance2400 metres
Winning time2m 31.42s
SurfaceTurf · Soft(6)
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners18
Stories of this Result
Duke De Sessa
Watch the race
Australia and NZ Blacktype Racing Dump · English commentaryResult
18 runners · prize money to 10th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
5thDeny Knowledge7yo mare by Pride of Dubai × The Paris ShrugCraig NewittAnthony & Sam Freedman9.5A$ 150,000
6thFancy Man7yo gelding by Pride of Dubai × FancyR L StewartAnnabel Neasham & Rob Archibald9.65A$ 120,000
8thWarmonger4yo gelding by War Decree × Princess SapphireMichael DeeMick Price & Michael Kent Jnr12.15A$ 120,000
11thHuetor8yo gelding by Archipenko × BriviescaLuke CurriePeter Snowden14.1
12thYoung Werther7yo gelding by Tavistock × Romantic TimeJye McNeilDanny O'Brien14.5
13thWarp Speed6yo colt by Drefong × Deep LoveAkira SugawaraNoboru Takagi16.25
14thKnight's Choice5yo gelding by Extreme Choice × Midnight PearlR D DolanJ Symons & S Laxon16.45
15thCoco Sun4yo mare by The Autumn Sun × Miss HufflepuffKaris TeetanT & C McEvoy19.7
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 19.10.24Duke De Sessa
Lope De VegaSire
Dark CrusaderDamby Cape Cross
DamDark Crusader
Duke De Sessa is the best of two winners out of Dark Crusader (Cape Cross), group-placed in Ireland and stakes-placed in England, where she was second in the Listed Melrose S. She is a half-sister to Naughty Or Nice (Fastnet Rock), winner of the Listed Yeats S.
Second damMonty's Girl
Second dam Monty's Girl (High Chaparral).
Third damMosaique Bleue
Third dam Mosaique Bleue (Shirley Heights).
Wider family
This is the family of Subtle Power (Sadler's Wells), winner of the Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Handicap.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Without A FightTeofilo × Khor Sheed | Anthony & Sam FreedmanMark Zahra | Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoumowner = Sheikh Mohammed Obaid al Maktoum | ||
| 2022 | DurstonSea The Moon × Caribana | Chris WallerMichael Dee | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Australia Ltd, Mrs M Wade, P Barnett, Ms A Elliott, J Calvert-Jones, L Borthwick, A Oman, P McClure, R McClure, Glentree Racing, C Mather, P Scope, D Ezekiel, A Murray-Jones, Mrs E Collin, I Johnson, J Riches, M Timmis & B ShrourouKirsten Rausing (Lanwades Stud) | ||
| 2021 | IncentiviseShamus Award × Miss Argyle | Peter G MoodyBrett Prebble | Windemere Stud Pty Ltd, Yes Bloodstock, A Kheir, P J Lawrence, S B McEwan, K Knight, V G Corry, J A O'Neill, V Kheir, B D Nettlefold, D Edmonds & A K RacingWindermere Stud | ||
| 2020 | Verry ElleegantZed × Opulence | Chris WallerMark Zahra | Jomara Bloodstock Ltd, Ellee, Balmerino Racing Partnership, M Wanzare, T Barry, B Sokolski, A Kheir, K Stocker, Honeycomb Stud, J O'Neill & V KheirJD Goodwin |
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