Critérium International 2021

France

Saint-Cloud · 23.10.21

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Critérium International

1stAngel Bleu2yo by Dark Angel × Cercle De La Vie€157,500

2ndAncient Rome2yo by War Front × Gagnoa€50,000

3rdPurplepay2yo by Zarak × Piedra€25,000

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JockeyFrankie Dettori

TrainerRalph Beckett

OwnerMarc Chan

BreederPan Sutong Racing Bloodstock

Purse€250,000

To the winner€157,500

Distance1600 metres

Winning time1m 44.40s

SurfaceTurf

Conditions2-year-olds

Stories of this Result

Angel Bleu

With this win, Angel Bleu now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The winning margin over Ancient Rome was a head. The field numbered 6 runners. The win was worth EUR 157,500 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 44.40s.

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Result

6 runners · prize money to 4th place

PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize

1stAngel Bleu2yo colt by Dark Angel × Cercle De La VieFrankie DettoriRalph Beckett€157,500

2ndAncient Rome2yo gelding by War Front × GagnoaMickael BarzalonaAndré FabreHead€50,000

3rdPurplepay2yo filly by Zarak × PiedraMaxime GuyonCedric Rossi1 ¼€25,000

4thAikhal2yo gelding by Galileo × Diamond FieldsIoritz MendizabalAidan O'BrienHead€17,500

5thToimy Son2yo gelding by Twilight Son × Miss PimpernelGregory BenoistYann Barberot3

6thOscula2yo filly by Galileo Gold × Bisous Y BesosWilliam BuickGeorge Boughey1 ¼

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 23.10.21

Angel Bleu

Dark AngelSire

Cercle De La VieDamby Galileo

DamCercle De La Vie

Angel Bleu is the elder of the two foals of Cercle de la Vie (Galileo), a full sister to the multiple Group 1 winner and sire Highland Reel.

Second damHveger

Second dam Hveger (Danehill) was second in the Gr.2 South Australian Oaks. Besides Highland Reel she produced three more full siblings to the dam: Cape of Good Hope, winner of the Gr.1 Caulfield Stakes, Idaho, who won the Gr.2 Great Voltigeur Stakes and the Gr.2 Hardwicke Stakes and was placed in several Group 1 races, and Nobel Prize, winner of the Gr.3 Ballysax Stakes.

Third damCircles of Gold

Third dam Circles of Gold (Marscay) won the Gr.1 Australian Oaks and bred two multiple Group 1-winning champions in Australia, Elvstroem (Danehill) and Haradasun (Fusaichi Pegasus).

Wider family

Circles of Gold is the best runner out of Olympic Aim (Zamazaan), whose descendants also include the multiple Group 1-winning sire Starspangledbanner (Choisir) and Amicus (Fastnet Rock), winner of the Gr.1 Schweppes Thousand Guineas.

Next generation

Cercle de la Vie has a yearling colt by Siyouni.

Connections

JockeyFrankie Dettori

TrainerRalph Beckett

OwnerMarc Chan

BreederPan Sutong Racing Bloodstock