By Tom Frary
Runner-up in the G3 Preis des Winterfavoriten at Cologne in October, Django Freeman (Ger) (Campanologist) emerged with the bragging rights all to himself in the G3 Bavarian Classic at Munich on Wednesday. Always travelling strongly tracking the front pair, the 9-5 favourite was just waiting for the instruction from Lukas Delozier and when given it in the straight grabbed Quest the Moon (Ger) (Sea the Moon {Ger}) a furlong from home and stretched out for a 1 1/2-length verdict.
Django Freeman, whose sole defeat came narrowly at the hands of Noble Moon (Ger) (Sea the Moon {Ger}), is the second 3-year-old group winner for his sadly-deceased sire within days after Sunday's G3 Dr Busch-Memorial success of Winterfuchs (Ger). He is the first black-type winner for his dam Donna Lavinia (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}), who is herself a half-sister to the G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis hero Durban Thunder (Ger) (Samum {Ger}). Donna Lavinia's 2-year-old colt by Adlerflug (Ger) is named Dicaprio (Ger), while she also has a yearling colt by Pastorius (Ger) named Iota Du Large (Fr).
Wednesday, Munich, Germany
PFERDEWETTEN.DE – BAVARIAN CLASSIC-G3, €55,000, Munich, 5-1, 3yo, 10fT, 2:12.61, gd.
1–DJANGO FREEMAN (GER), 128, c, 3, by Campanologist
1st Dam: Donna Lavinia (Ger), by Acatenango (Ger)
2nd Dam: Donna Alicia (Ger), by Highland Chieftain (Ire)
3rd Dam: Donna Regina (Ger), by Esclavo (Fr)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€4,000 Wlg '16 ARQDEC; €5,000 RNA Ylg '17 BBAGS). O-Hedge, Baumgarten & Holschbach; B-Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof (GER); T-Henk Grewe; J-Lukas Delozier. €32,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, €91,000. Werk Nick Rating: D+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Quest the Moon (Ger), 128, c, 3, Sea the Moon (Ger)–Questabella (Ger), by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire). (€32,000 RNA Ylg '17 BBAGS; €6,000 Ylg '17 BBAGO). O-Stall Salzburg; B-Gestut Gorlsdorf (GER); T-Sarah Steinberg. €12,000.
3–Dschingis First (Ger), 128, c, 3, Soldier Hollow (GB)–Divya (Ger), by Platini (Ger). (€500,000 Ylg '17 BBAGS). O-Horst Pudwill; B-Gestut Park Wiedingen (GER); T-Markus Klug. €6,000.
Margins: 1HF, 1 1/4, HD. Odds: 1.80, 3.70, 6.10.
Also Ran: Amiro (Ger), Accon (Ger), Beam Me Up (Ger), Enjoy The Moon (Ire), Quian (Ger). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
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