John & Thady Gosden
John & Thady Gosden had already trained a winner of this race: Friendly Soul (2024). The stable had come close here before: Nashwa was second in 2022 and Running Lion was second in 2024.
France
ParisLongchamp · 04.10.26
Watch the racePrix de l'Opéra
JockeyChristophe Soumillon
TrainerJohn & Thady Gosden
Purse€500,000
Distance2000 metres
SurfaceTurf · Good to Soft
ConditionsFillies and mares, 3 and up
Runners9
Stories of this Result
Night Of Thunder
With this win, Night Of Thunder moved to 9 Group 1 wins this season, two wins clear at the top of the sires' table. Next in the table: Not This Time (7) and Into Mischief (7). Those wins came from 6 different horses.
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Breeders' Cup World Championships · English commentaryResult
9 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stMiss Scott3yo filly by Night Of Thunder × Queen GuenevereChristophe SoumillonJohn & Thady Gosden€285,700
7thJennifer Jane3yo filly by New Bay × EnlaceSilvestre De SousaCharlie Johnston
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 04.10.26Miss Scott
Night Of ThunderSire
Queen GuenevereDamby Camelot
DamQueen Guenevere
Miss Scott is one of three winners out of the unraced Queen Guenevere (Camelot) and a half-sister to Grand Stars (Sea The Stars), winner of the Listed Prix Solitude in France and third in the Gr.1 Prix Jean Romanet, and to Catalina Delcarpio (Lope De Vega), who won the Listed Amethyst Stakes in Ireland and was placed in the Gr.2 Ribblesdale Stakes.
Second damUncharted Haven
Second dam Uncharted Haven (Turtle Island) won two Grade 2 races in the US and produced six winners from nine runners, including High Heeled (High Chaparral), winner of the Gr.3 St Simon Stakes, placed in the Gr.1 Oaks and dam of Pabouche, a Listed winner in Germany, and Bella Estrella (High Chaparral), winner of the Listed Cairn Rouge Stakes and dam of the Gr.2 Champagne Stakes winner and sire Iberian. She is also the second dam of Just The Judge (Lawman), winner of the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas and dam of Nash Nasha, a Listed winner in Germany.
Third damTochar Ban
Third dam Tochar Ban (Assert), a winner, produced seven winners, with Uncharted Haven the best of them.
Wider family
High Heeled is the second dam of Cinderella's Dream, winner of the Gr.1 Falmouth Stakes and the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks. Tochar Ban is also the second dam of Ferneley, a Grade 2 winner in the US and second in the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile.
Connections
JockeyChristophe Soumillon
TrainerJohn & Thady Gosden
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BarnavaraCalyx × Alfea | Jessica HarringtonShane Foley | Alpha RacingMr Andriy Milovanov & V Tymoshenko | ||
| 2024 | Friendly SoulKingman × In Clover | John & Thady GosdenKieran Shoemark | George StrawbridgeGeorge Strawbridge | ||
| 2023 | Blue Rose CenChurchill × Queen Blossom | Christopher HeadAurelien Lemaitre | Yeguada Centurion SluYeguada Centurion Sl | ||
| 2022 | Place Du CarrouselLope De Vega × Traffic Jam | André FabreMickael Barzalona | Al Shaqab Racing & Ballylinch StudBallylinch Stud & Alexis & Fan Adamian | ||
| 2021 | RougirTerritories × Summer Moon | Cedric RossiMaxime Guyon | Gousserie RacingJ Krauze | ||
| 2020 | TarnawaShamardal × Tarana | Dermot WeldChristophe Soumillon | H H Aga KhanHis Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C |
History since 2003
Prix de l'Opéra24Editions since 2003
0Multiple winners
100%Won by fillies or mares24 of 24 · 20 of the last 20
2:00.90Fastest winning timeMandesha · 2006
Record holders
Most wins since 20031Christophe SoumillonJockey · 2006, 2013, 2020, 20264 wins
2Aga Khan StudsOwner · 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 20205 wins
3Aga Khan StudsBreeder · 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 20205 wins
Biggest upsets
Longest-priced winners2Kinnaird2005 · Kevin Darley34.00
3Shalanaya2009 · Maxime Guyon21.00
4Villa Marina2019 · Olivier Peslier19.00
5Lady Marian2008 · Dominique Boeuf17.00
All 24 winners since 2003
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miss Scott Night Of Thunder | John & Thady Gosden Christophe Soumillon | The Thoroughbred Racing Corp Ballylinch Stud & Ecurie Des Charmes | 6.00 |
| 2025 | Barnavara Calyx | Jessica Harrington Shane Foley | Alpha Racing Mr Andriy Milovanov & V Tymoshenko | 9.00 |
| 2024 | Friendly Soul Kingman | John & Thady Gosden Kieran Shoemark | George Strawbridge George Strawbridge | 10.00 |
| 2023 | Blue Rose Cen Churchill | Christopher Head Aurélien Lemaitre | Yeguada Centurion Sl Yeguada Centurion Sl | 3.00 |
| 2022 | Place Du Carrousel Lope De Vega | André Fabre Mickael Barzalona | Al Shaqab Racing & Ballylinch Stud Ballylinch Stud & Alexis & Fan Adamian | 67.00 |
| 2021 | Rougir Territories | Cedric Rossi Maxime Guyon | Le Haras De La Gousserie Jan Krauze | 17.00 |
| 2020 | Tarnawa Shamardal | Dermot Weld Christophe Soumillon | Aga Khan Studs Aga Khan Studs | 3.75 |
| 2019 | Villa Marina Le Havre | Carlos Laffon-Parias Olivier Peslier | SARL Darpat France SARL Darpat France | 19.00 |
| 2018 | Wild Illusion Dubawi | Charlie Appleby William Buick | Godolphin Godolphin | 2.88 |
| 2017 | Rhododendron Galileo | Aidan O'Brien Seamie Heffernan | Coolmore Group Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt | 8.00 |
| 2016 | Speedy Boarding Shamardal | James Fanshawe Frederik Tylicki | Helena Springfield Ltd Meon Valley Stud | 6.50 |
| 2015 | Covert Love Azamour | Hugo Palmer Pat Smullen | Fomo Syndicate Sommerville Bloodstock | 5.00 |
| 2014 | We Are Dansili | Freddy Head Thierry Jarnet | George Strawbridge Jr. George Strawbridge | 7.00 |
| 2013 | Dalkala Giant's Causeway | Alain de Royer-Dupré Christophe Soumillon | Aga Khan Studs Aga Khan Studs | 9.00 |
| 2012 | Ridasiyna Motivator | Mikel Delzangles Christophe Lemaire | Aga Khan Studs Aga Khan Studs | 13.00 |
| 2011 | Nahrain Selkirk | Roger Varian Frankie Dettori | Ahmed Al Maktoum Darley Stud | 4.33 |
| 2010 | Lily of the Valley Galileo | Jean-Claude Rouget Ioritz Mendizabal | Bernard Barsi Dunmore Stud Limited | 8.00 |
| 2009 | Shalanaya Lomitas | Mikel Delzangles Maxime Guyon | Aga Khan Studs Aga Khan Studs | 21.00 |
| 2008 | Lady Marian Nayef | Werner Baltromei Dominique Boeuf | R'stall Gestüt Hachtsee Graf U Grafin V Stauffenberg | 17.00 |
| 2007 | Satwa Queen Muhtathir | Jean de Roualle Thierry Thulliez | Steven & Gillian Lamprell Ste Sogir | 4.00 |
| 2006 | Mandesha Desert Style | Alain de Royer-Dupré Christophe Soumillon | Aga Khan Studs Aga Khan Studs | 3.00 |
| 2005 | Kinnaird Dr Devious | Patrick Haslam Kevin Darley | Renata Jacobs Victor Stud | 34.00 |
| 2004 | Alexander Goldrun Gold Away | Jim Bolger Kevin Manning | Miriam O'Callaghan Dermot Cantillon | 7.00 |
| 2003 | Zee Zee Top Zafonic | Sir Michael Stoute Kieren Fallon | Helena Springfield Ltd Meon Valley Stud | 15.00 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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