Kyprios
Kyprios won this race again, after winning it in 2022. With this win, the horse now has 4 Group 1 wins this season. The winning margin was 2 lengths. The horse is by Galileo out of Polished Gem. The winning time was 4m 25.36s.
France
ParisLongchamp · 05.10.24
Watch the racePurse€300,000
Distance4000 metres
Winning time4m 25.36s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions4-year-olds and up
Stories of this Result
Kyprios
Aidan O'Brien
With this win, Aidan O'Brien leads the trainers' table on 18 Group 1 wins. On the same weekend, the stable also took the de Royallieu with Grateful. Next in the table: Chad C Brown (14) and Charlie Appleby (11).
Ryan Moore
With this win, Ryan Moore and trainer Aidan O'Brien combined for 15 Group 1 successes this season. The jockey leads the jockeys' table on 16 Group 1 wins. Next in the table: Flavien Prat (14) and James McDonald (12).
Galileo
With this win, Galileo leads the sires' table on 9 Group 1 wins. On the same weekend, the stallion also took the de Royallieu with Grateful. Next in the table: Dubawi (7). Those wins came from 6 different horses.
Coolmore Group
With this win, Coolmore Group leads the owners' table on 21 Group 1 wins. On the same weekend, the owner also took the de Royallieu with Grateful. Next in the table: Godolphin (17) and Yu Long Investments (7).
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At The Races · English commentaryResult
5 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thMiss Cynthia4yo mare by Sea The Moon × Best FriendLuke MorrisSir Mark Prescott9€21,000
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 05.10.24Kyprios
GalileoSire
Polished GemDamby Danehill
DamPolished Gem
Kyprios is out of Polished Gem (Danehill), a winner at two who was fourth in the Gr.3 Athasi Stakes and twice Broodmare of the Year in Ireland, and is the latest of her 10 foals, all of them winners; eight are stakes winners. He is a full brother to Search For A Song, a dual winner of the Gr.1 Irish St Leger, the Group winner Falcon Eight, who won the Gr.3 Loughbrown Stakes, and the stakes winner Amma Grace, winner of the Listed Trigo Stakes. He is a half-brother to Free Eagle (High Chaparral), winner of the Gr.1 Prince of Wales's S. and a sire, Sapphire (Medicean), winner of the British Champions Fillies & Mares S., then a Group 2, the multiple Group winner Custom Cut (Notnowcato), who won three Group 2 races, and Valac (Dark Angel), a Group 3 winner in Australia. Polished Gem is a full sister to Dress To Thrill, winner of the Grade 1 Matriarch S. and grandam of Solene Lilyette, a Listed winner in Ireland.
Second damTrusted Partner
Second dam Trusted Partner (Affirmed) won the Gr.1 Irish 1000 Guineas in 1988 and is the third dam of Leovanni (Kodi Bear), winner of the Gr.2 Queen Mary S. in 2024. She is also the ancestress of the sire Vert De Grece, winner of the Gr.1 Criterium International.
Third damTalking Picture
Third dam Talking Picture (Speak John) was a champion in the US and won the Grade 1 Matron S. and the Grade 1 Spinaway S. She has 11 winners, among them three more stakes winners by Affirmed: Easy To Copy, a Group 2 winner in Italy and the dam of the sire Two-Twenty-Two, a triple Group 3 winner; Low Key Affair, a Grade 3 winner in the US and third in the Gr.1 Moyglare Stud Stakes; and the Listed winner Epicure's Garden. Talking Picture is the ancestress of Gallante (Montjeu), winner of the Gr.1 Grand Prix de Paris and the Gr.1 Sydney Cup.
Wider family
Polished Gem's descendants also include Thunder Moon (Zoffany), winner of the Gr.1 Vincent O'Brien National S. and a sire. Sapphire is the dam of Kiss For A Jewel, third in the Gr.2 Kilboy Estate Stakes, and Federica Sophia, second in the Gr.3 Stanerra Stakes. Epicure's Garden is the dam of the Group 2 winner Lisieux Rose and the grandam of Forgotten Rules, winner of the Gr.2 British Champions Long Distance Cup and third in the Gr.1 Gold Cup.
Connections
Kyprios in 2024
3 other winsTrainer / Jockey / Track
Irish St. Leger2816 metres · €600,0001stAidan O'BrienRyan Moore15.09.2024CurraghPrize money €348,000Race detailsWatch
Goodwood Cup Stakes3219 metres · £500,0001stAidan O'BrienRyan Moore30.07.2024GoodwoodPrize money €329,524Race detailsWatch
Ascot Gold Cup4014 metres · £650,0001stAidan O'BrienRyan Moore20.06.2024AscotPrize money €428,382Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TrueshanPlanteur × Shao Line | Alan KingHollie Doyle | Singula PartnershipDidier Blot | ||
| 2022 | KypriosGalileo × Polished Gem | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Moyglare,Magnier,Tabor,Smith,WesterbergMoyglare Stud Farm Ltd | ||
| 2021 | TrueshanPlanteur × Shao Line | Alan KingJames Doyle | Singula PartnershipDidier Blot | ||
| 2020 | Princess ZoeJukebox Jury × Palace Princess | Anthony MullinsJ M Sheridan | Patrick F Kehoe & Mrs P CramptonGestut Hony-Hof |
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