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1stMy Gladiola4yo by I Am Invincible × Villa Verde€ 277,600
2ndCavalry Girl4yo by Bivouac × Islands€ 83,300
3rdNatural Fling3yo by Home Affairs × The Natural€ 41,600
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My Gladiola
Purse€ 462,600
Distance1000 metres
Winning time57.22s
SurfaceTurf · Soft(7)
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners13

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Result

13 runners · prize money to 8th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stMy Gladiola4yo mare by I Am Invincible × Villa VerdeJ MottJohn McArdle€ 277,600
2ndCavalry Girl4yo mare by Bivouac × IslandsCraig A WilliamsTom Dabernig0.35€ 83,300
3rdNatural Fling3yo filly by Home Affairs × The NaturalJamie MelhamT & Calvin McEvoy1.1€ 41,600
4thExtragalactic4yo mare by Deep Field × AlliterateEthan BrownT N Edmonds1.25€ 20,800
5thGeegees Mistruth5yo mare by Wordsmith × Miss ManaBlake ShinnMark Walker2€ 11,600
6thSkybird6yo mare by Exosphere × Real DesireBen MelhamMichael Freedman3.25€ 9,300
7thGenerosity6yo mare by Divine Prophet × OrabelleJye McNeilChris Waller3.75€ 9,300
8thRothfire9yo gelding by Rothesay × Huss On FireBrad RawillerRobert Heathcote3.85€ 9,300
9thBazaball Rewarded5yo mare by Reward for Effort × BazarutoTeodore NugentK L Southey4.31
10thGiga Kick7yo gelding by Scissor Kick × Rekindled ApplauseMark ZahraClayton Douglas4.71
11thPoint Barrow4yo mare by Blue Point × Take PrideDaniel StackhouseAnthony & Sam Freedman4.77
12thHearcomesthestar6yo mare by Zoustar × Hear the ChantBeau MertensJ F Moloney5.77
13thOle Dancer4yo mare by Ole Kirk × DancersLuke NolenPeter G Moody & Katherine Coleman7.77

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 05.09.26
My Gladiola
Villa VerdeDamby Not A Single Doubt
DamVilla Verde

My Gladiola is out of Villa Verde (Not A Single Doubt), a Group winner and Group 1-placed in Australia. Villa Verde won the Gr.2 Challenge Stakes, was placed in the Gr.1 Galaxy Handicap and finished fourth in the Gr.1 Coolmore Stud Stakes and the Gr.1 Robert Sangster Stakes. My Gladiola is her seventh foal and fifth winner.

Second damYoung and Free

Second dam Young and Free (Kenmare) is also the dam of the Group 3-placed Miss Sharapova (Ustinov), who produced Doubtland, a Group 2 winner and sire, and his full sister Pretty Fast (Not A Single Doubt), a Listed winner.

Third damSushi Rocket

Third dam Sushi Rocket (Salmon Leap).

Wider family

Unit Five (Supido), winner of the restricted Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic, also belongs to this family.

Next generation

Villa Verde has an unraced 3-year-old filly, Bella Lavita (Pierro), and a yearling colt by Ole Kirk. She is barren after missing to Home Affairs in 2025.

Connections

My Gladiola in 2026

1 place
Trainer / Jockey / Track
Black Caviar Lightning Stakes1000 metres · € 616,8002ndJohn McArdleJ Mott14.02.2026FlemingtonPrize money €111,032Race detailsWatch
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All winners since 2020

YearWinnerTrainer / JockeyOwner / BreederVideo
2025BaraqielSnitzel × Angel Of MercyL & T Corstens & W LarkinBen AllenN P Bennett, J Falcke, W Freeman, A Patten, S McKenna, A Stanley, Bennett Angel Of Mercy, Against the Bias, Trowel, Brat Racing, Bakerland, Barwon Boys, D K M Alliance & Mad MatesArrowfield & Northern Farm
2024Mornington GloryShalaa × Crowned GloryGavin BedggoodEthan BrownMrs S Cummings, Mrs A L K Andrews, S Gilbert, Mrs S L Gilbert, S Crawford, M T Tripp, F D Brown, R A Ford, A F M Panozzo, B J Ratten & D J FosterGooree Park Stud Pty Ltd
2023ImperatrizI Am Invincible × BerimbauMark WalkerOpie BossonTe Akau Invincible Empress Racing PartnershipRaffles Dancers (N Z) Pty Ltd
2022CoolangattaWritten Tycoon × Piping HotCiaron Maher & David EustaceJamie KahJ A O'Neill, A Kheir, B D Nettlefold, D Edmonds, Ms K L Solomon, V Kheir, Carty Racing, Mrs D A Bourne, Group 1 Bloodstock, A P Scafidi, Yes Bloodstock & Solscaf RacingJohn Warren (Highclere Stud)
2021Wild RulerSnitzel × Gypsy RobinP & Peter SnowdenDaniel MoorNewgate Bloodstock, China Horse Club Racing, Horse Ventures, Newgate S F, Go Bloodstock Australia, G1g Racing & Breeding, Nick Vass Bloodstock, Glenlogan Park, Aston Bloodstock, Grant Bloodstock, Carpe Diem, Winstar Farm, D Wallace & B M AllenKia Ora Stud
2020PippieWritten Tycoon × Coupe ExpressJ & Chris MeagherDamian LaneHeran Racing Pty LtdEureka Stud

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