Daughter Of Daryakana Follows In Her Steps At Clairefontaine

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features a filly out of G1 Hong Kong Vase heroine Daryakana (Fr) (Selkirk).

14.50 Clairefontaine, Debutantes, €22,000, 3yo, f, 12fT
DARYLAKHA (IRE) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) arrives at Clairefontaine for her debut 15 years on almost to the day that her dam Daryakana (Fr) (Selkirk) was unveiled here in the same contest. Three months later successful in the G2 Prix de Royallieu and by the end of the year the G1 Hong Kong Vase heroine, she has since proved a stellar broodmare for The Aga Khan by producing Shamardal's G1 Prix Ganay-winning sire Dariyan (Fr), the dual graded-stakes scorer Devamani (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) and the G2 T von Zastrow Stutenpreis winner Darkaniya (Fr) (Frankel {GB}). Francis-Henri Graffard has booked Dorian Provost for the homebred, whose eight rivals include Godolphin's Moonglade (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), an Andre Fabre-trained daughter of the G2 Rockfel Stakes winner and G1 1,000 Guineas runner-up Lucida (Ire) (Shamardal).