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1stTitle Role3yo by Too Darn Hot × Valiant Girl€415,200
2ndWest End Kid3yo by Twirling Candy × To A Friend€131,800
3rdRemember Mamba3yo by Kitten's Joy × Gizmo€65,900
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Title Role
Purse€659,000
To the winner€362,500
Distance1810 metres
SurfaceTurf · Firm
Conditions3-year-olds
Runners10

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Result

10 runners · prize money to 4th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stTitle Role3yo colt by Too Darn Hot × Valiant GirlJohn R VelazquezSimon & Ed Crisford€415,200
2ndWest End Kid3yo colt by Twirling Candy × To A FriendTyler GaffalioneWilliam Walden€131,800
3rdRemember Mamba3yo colt by Kitten's Joy × GizmoJose L OrtizCherie DeVaux€65,900
4thTouch Of Fire3yo colt by Constitution × Mexican GoldFlavien PratBrad H Cox€46,100
5thBottas3yo colt by Vekoma × IadorakidManuel FrancoMiguel Clement
6thThird Coast3yo gelding by Uncle Mo × Marketing MixJose LezcanoThomas Proctor
7thPacific Avenue3yo colt by Dubawi × LumiereWilliam BuickCharlie Appleby
8thBlackmail3yo gelding by Not This Time × WavingEdgard ZayasMark Casse
9thTiernanogue3yo colt by Quality Road × SpritzRicardo Santana JrBrendan P Walsh
10thTurf Star3yo colt by Caravaggio × StarstruckDylan DavisH Graham Motion

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 04.07.26
Title Role
Valiant GirlDamby Lemon Drop Kid
DamValiant Girl

Title Role is out of the Graded winner Valiant Girl (Lemon Drop Kid), successful at Gr.3 level, and has six other winning siblings. Among them is Plucky Lass (Medaglia d'Oro), herself the dam of Calendar Girl (Advertise), a Group winner in England who took the Gr.3 Oh So Sharp Stakes, and of Gutsy Girl (Blue Point), multiple stakes-placed in Ireland. Valiant Girl is a full sister to Bronze Cannon, winner of the Gr.2 Jockey Club Stakes and the Gr.2 Hardwicke Stakes.

Second damVictoria Cross

Second dam Victoria Cross (Mark of Esteem) was a winner, placed at Listed level, and has six other winners, including Across The Stars (Sea The Stars), winner of the Gr.2 King Edward VII Stakes, and the Listed-placed winner Valiance (Horse Chestnut). She is also the dam of Crimson Ribbon, a full sister to Valiant Girl who has produced six black-type horses, led by the champion stayer Courage Mon Ami (Frankel), winner of the Gr.1 Gold Cup, and the Group winner Danielle (Cracksman), who took the Gr.3 Bronte Cup. The others include the Listed winners Lion's Pride, Astronomos and Crimson Rosette.

Third damGlowing With Pride

Third dam Glowing With Pride (Ile de Bourbon) was a dual winner and runner-up in the Gr.2 Park Hill Stakes and has six other winners, among them Prize Giving (Most Welcome), winner of the Grade 2 San Marcos Handicap and Gr.1-placed.

Next generation

Valiant Girl's last registered foal is an unraced juvenile named Lupin's Girl (Cracksman). She was covered by Chaldean last year.

Connections

Title Role in 2026

2 places
Trainer / Jockey / Track
Turf Mile Stakes1609 metres · €878,7003rdBrendan P WalshJohn R Velazquez03.10.2026KeenelandPrize money €109,835Race detailsWatch
Saratoga Derby Stakes1911 metres · €659,0003rdSimon & Ed CrisfordJohn R Velazquez08.08.2026SaratogaPrize money €65,901Race detailsWatch
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All winners since 2020

YearWinnerTrainer / JockeyOwner / BreederVideo
2025Test ScoreLookin At Lucky × Joy Of LearningH Graham MotionManuel FrancoAmerman Racing Stables LLCMrs Jerry Amerman
2024TrikariOscar Performance × Dynamic HolidayH Graham MotionJohn R VelazquezAmerman Racing LLCMichael Slezak and Amy Boll
2023Far BridgeEnglish Channel × FitpitcherTodd PletcherJose L OrtizLSU StablesCalumet Farm
2022Classic CausewayGiant's Causeway × Private WorldKenneth McPeekJulien R LeparouxKentucky West Racing LLC & Cooper, Clarke M.Kentucky West Racing and Clarke Cooper Family Trust
2021Bolshoi BalletGalileo × Alta AnnaAidan O'BrienRyan MooreDerrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & WesterbergLynch-Bages and Rhinestone Bloodstock
2020GufoDeclaration of War × FloyChristophe ClementJunior AlvaradoOtter Bend StablesJohn Little & Stephen Cainelli

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