Puerto Rico
Après sa victoire dans le Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, Puerto Rico signe sa 2e victoire de Groupe 1 de la saison. Le cheval est l’un des 9 lauréats de Groupe 1 de la saison pour son père Wootton Bassett.

Après sa victoire dans le Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, Puerto Rico signe sa 2e victoire de Groupe 1 de la saison. Le cheval est l’un des 9 lauréats de Groupe 1 de la saison pour son père Wootton Bassett.
Aidan O'Brien avait déjà entraîné des vainqueurs de cette course : Van Gogh (2020) et Twain (2024). Dans cette édition, l’écurie présentait aussi New Zealand (5e), Piazza San Marco (6e) et Port Of Spain (7e).
Avec cette victoire, Christophe Soumillon et l’entraîneur Aidan O'Brien comptent 7 succès de Groupe 1 ensemble cette saison. Le jockey avait déjà frôlé la victoire ici : Portland, 3e en 2023 et Mount Kilimanjaro, 2e en 2024.
Puerto Rico is the first foal and first winner of April Showers (Galileo), a winner and second in the Gr.2 Kilboy Estate Stakes. She is a full sister to several black-type winners, led by Misty For Me (Galileo), winner of the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas among four Group 1 victories, and Ballydoyle (Galileo), winner of the Gr.1 Prix Marcel Boussac and dam of the Group 3 winner Red Riding Hood, as well as to the Listed winner Twirl.
Second dam Butterfly Cove (Storm Cat) was unraced, had two other winners and is a full sister to the Group 3 winner Kamarinskaya. Her daughter Misty For Me has produced four black-type winners: U S Navy Flag (War Front), winner of three Group 1 races including the Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes and the Gr.1 July Cup and now a sire, his full sister Roly Poly, also a triple Group 1 winner, Cover Song, winner of the Grade 3 Autumn Miss Stakes, and the Listed winner Greenfinch.
Third dam Mr. P's Princess (Mr. Prospector) was unraced and is related to the Grade 1-winning sires Desert Wine (Damascus) and Menifee (Harlan). She produced five other winners, among them Fasliyev (Nureyev), winner of the Gr.1 Phoenix Stakes and the Gr.1 Prix Morny and later a sire, and she is the third dam of Marketsegmentation (American Pharoah), winner of the Grade 1 New York Stakes.
April Showers has a weanling colt, a full brother to Puerto Rico, and a yearling filly by No Nay Never.
| Année | Gagnant | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Vidéo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TwainWootton Bassett × Wading | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John MagnierCoolmore | ||
| 2023 | SunwayGaliway × Kensea | David MenuisierOisin Murphy | Guy Pariente, Thomas Lines & Qatar RacingGuy Pariente Holding Sprl | ||
| 2022 | Proud And RegalGalileo × Simply Perfect | Donnacha Aidan O'BrienGavin Ryan | Derrick Smith/Mrs John Magnier/Michael Tabor/WesterbergCoolmore | ||
| 2021 | Angel BleuDark Angel × Cercle De La Vie | Ralph BeckettFrankie Dettori | Marc ChanPan Sutong Racing Bloodstock | ||
| 2020 | Van GoghAmerican Pharoah × Imagine | Aidan O'BrienPierre-Charles Boudot | M Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & Mrs D NagleBarronstown Stud |