By Sean Cronin
Gestut Ebbesloh's homebred Nicoreni (Ger) (Brametot {Ire}–Nouvelle Neige {Ger, by Big Shuffle) broke through over seven furlongs with an impressive debut triumph in an Aug. 24 Baden-Baden maiden and continued on the upgrade with an equally taking display in Sunday's G3 Carla Kellner Zukunftsrennen Preis der Winterkonigin back at the Iffezheim venue.
The 77-10 chance was swiftly into stride from the inside stall and occupied a position racing in a handy third through halfway in this one-mile contest. Looming large off the home turn, she was ridden along to seize control passing the quarter-mile pole and surged clear under mild urging in the latter stages to easily overpower French raider La Guapisima (Fr) (City Light {Fr}) by three lengths. The remainder came home at intervals with Bella Sinfonia (Ger) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) finishing 2 1/2 lengths adrift of the runner-up in third.
The victory provided conditioner Peter Schiergen with a fifth renewal, but is was a first for Sibylle Vogt. “I have always wanted to win this race after placing so many times before and, now that it has happened, I am absolutely stunned,” the winning rider commented. “We had the ideal trip and eased to the outside when we reached the straight. I possibly hit the front a bit too early, but I know her very well from her work in training. She is a tough and genuine filly.”
Pedigree Notes
Nicoreni, who becomes the first pattern-race winner for her sire, is the seventh of eight foals and one of six scorers from as many runners produced by Listed Kolner Zweijahrigen Trophy victrix Nouvelle Neige (Ger) (Big Shuffle). The April-foaled homebred bay is a half-sister to the dual Group 3-placed New York City (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), who hit the board in this race last year, the dual stakes-placed Scandinavian champion Nouvelle Lune (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) and to the dam of the dual Group 3-placed New Emerald (Ger) (Protectionist {Ger}). Nouvelle Neige, who is the leading performer out of Listed Frankfurter Stutenpreis winner and G1 Preis der Diana (German Oaks) third Nouvelle Fortune (Ire) (Alzao), has a weanling colt by Sea The Moon (Ger) to come.
🇩🇪 Carla Kellner Future Race – Prize of the Winter Queen
Baden Baden – Groupe 3 – Femelles – 2 ans – 1600m – 9 Pts – 155 000 €🏆 🥇Nicoreni (f) (Ger) 🏇Sibylle Vog
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Sunday, Baden-Baden, Germany
CARLA KELLNER ZUKUNFTSRENNEN – PREIS DER WINTERKONIGIN-G3, €55,000, Baden-Baden, 10-20, 2yo, f, 8fT, 1:47.08, sf/hy.
1–NICORENI (GER), 128, f, 2, by Brametot (Ire)
1st Dam: Nouvelle Neige (Ger) (SW-Ger), by Big Shuffle
2nd Dam: Nouvelle Fortune (Ire), by Alzao
3rd Dam: Nouvelle Reine (Ger), by Konigsstuhl (Ger)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Gestut Ebbesloh (GER); T-Peter Schiergen; J-Sibylle Vogt. €85,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, €91,000. *1/2 to New York City (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), MGSP-Ger; and Nouvelle Lune (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), MSP-Nor, $193,682. Werk Nick Rating: First SW from this cross. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–La Guapisima (Fr), 128, f, 2, City Light (Fr)–Scripturale (Fr), by Makfi (GB). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€50,000 Ylg '23 ARQAUG). O-Infinity Nine Horses, GL Racing & Nicolas Saltiel; B-Mme Isabelle Corbani, Ecurie Pandora Racing, Ahmed Mouknass & DG Consult Horseinvest (FR); T-Christopher Head. €31,000.
3–Bella Sinfonia (Ger), 128, f, 2, Night Of Thunder (Ire)–Bella Sonata (SAf), by Silvano (Ger). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Gestut Fahrhof; B-Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof (GER); T-Andreas Wohler. €20,500.
Margins: 3, 2HF, 2 3/4. Odds: 7.70, 3.10, 5.90.
Also Ran: Goldaue (Ger), Nalia (Ire), Piu Bella (Ger), Rockshalaa (Fr), Sympathie (Ger), Ginger Ale (Ire). Scratched: Quebec (Ger).
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