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United States of America
1stEl Cordobes4yo by Frankel × Bold Lass€415,200
2ndRebel Red5yo by Frankel × Without You Babe€131,800
3rdNations Pride6yo by Teofilo × Important Time€65,900
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El Cordobes
Purse€659,000
To the winner€415,200
Distance2414 metres
Winning time2m 25.04s
SurfaceDirt · Firm
Conditions4-year-olds and up
Runners8

Stories of this Result

Frankel

With this win, Frankel reached 5 Group 1 wins this season, level with Wootton Bassett at the top of the 2025 sires' table. The stallion is also the sire of Rebel Red (second) from this field. Those wins came from 4 different horses.

Godolphin

With this win, Godolphin moved to 12 Group 1 wins this season, 6 wins behind leader Coolmore Group in the 2025 owners' table. The owner also owned Nations Pride (third) in this edition.

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Result

8 runners · prize money to 4th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stEl Cordobes4yo gelding by Frankel × Bold LassFlavien PratCharlie Appleby€415,200
2ndRebel Red5yo colt by Frankel × Without You BabeIrad Ortiz JrCherie DeVaux€131,800
3rdNations Pride6yo colt by Teofilo × Important TimeWilliam BuickCharlie Appleby€65,900
4thUtah Beach5yo gelding by English Channel × My Own StoryJose L OrtizIgnacio Correas€46,100
5thEl Rezeen4yo colt by English Channel × KaramaDylan DavisTodd Pletcher
6thFar Bridge5yo colt by English Channel × FitpitcherJoel RosarioMiguel Clement
7thVote No4yo gelding by Divisidero × Sistas ReadyKendrick CarmoucheKelsey Danner
8thPadiddle5yo gelding by Empire Maker × Belle ChausseeRicardo Santana JrFernando Abreu

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 09.08.25
El Cordobes
Bold LassDamby Sea The Stars
DamBold Lass

El Cordobes is out of Bold Lass (Sea The Stars), a four-time winner. All three of her runners to date have won, among them the Listed-placed Amniarix (Speightstown), who won three races.

Second damMy Branch

Second dam My Branch (Distant Relative) won the Sceptre S. and the Firth of Clyde S., both then Listed, and was twice placed at Group 1 level, including third in the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas. She bred seven other winners, led by Tante Rose (Barathea), champion older sprinting mare and winner of the Gr.1 Sprint Cup, and the group-placed Bay Tree (Daylami), who won the Sweet Solera S., then a Listed race. Her daughter Rosie's Posy (Suave Dancer), a winner at two, is the dam of the multiple Group 1 winner and sire Make Believe (Makfi) and his half-sister Dubawi Heights (Dubawi), a dual Grade 1 winner.

Third damPay the Bank

Third dam Pay the Bank (High Top) won once and produced seven other winners, including the Group 1-winning hurdler Celestial Halo (Galileo).

Next generation

Bold Lass has the 2-year-old filly Elida's Angel (Camelot), in training in the US, and a colt by Ghaiyyath foaled on 17 March.

Connections

El Cordobes in 2025

2 places
Trainer / Jockey / Track
Breeders' Cup Turf2414 metres · €4,393,4003rdCharlie ApplebyBilly Loughnane01.11.2025Del MarPrize money €439,340Race detailsWatch
Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes2414 metres · €439,3003rdCharlie ApplebyJohn R Velazquez27.09.2025Belmont at AqueductPrize money €43,934Race detailsWatch
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