By Stefanie Grimm
When you spend €1,400,000 on a yearling at Arqana Deauville's August Yearling Sale, there are expectations. Safe to say, Earhart (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) met those and then some to become a new 'TDN Rising Star' in her Saturday unveiling over the synthetic surface at Woodbine for LNJ Foxwoods and trainer Josie Carroll. The grey daughter of leading French stallion Siyouni, slammed into the 6-5 favorite's roll in what seemed even on paper to be an overmatched group, never let this field have a shot. Breaking from the middle of the gate, she was in front from the opening strides and had things all her own way on the front end with longshot Lastmambo in Paris (Mineshaft) chasing in vain from second. Unpressured through fractions of :23.39 and :45.90, it was over before the leader had even passed the quarter pole as Earhart opened up a multi-length advantage straightened for the wire and came home under wraps to win by as much as she pleased under a motionless Rafael Hernandez while She Loves (Cupid) closed in to be the best of the rest in second.
Earhart is the first foal out of French stakes winner Aviatress (Ire) who went the way of Solis/Litt (also the official buyer for Earhart) for €450,000 as an Arqana Yearling in 2017. The dam is a half to another 'TDN Rising Star' in Gidu (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) who took a pair of stakes wins in North American for Zayat Stables while Marbre Rose (Ire) (Smart Strike) is another half-sibling who saw stakes and graded success in her racing career after coming from France. This is the extended family of GISW Zoftig (Cozzene) and her daughters, GISW Zo Impressive (Hard Spun) and GISW Zaftig (Gone West). She is the 15th 'TDN Rising Star' for the Aga Khan's Siyouni who was a 'Rising Star' himself. Aviatress's only other offspring is a yearling Dubawi (Ire) filly.
3rd-Woodbine, C$75,986, Msw, 11-9, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f (AWT), 1:22.69, ft, 6 3/4 lengths.
EARHART (FR), f, 3, Siyouni {Fr}
1st Dam: Aviatress {Ire} {SW-Fr }, by Shamardal
2nd Dam: Manerbe, by Unbridled's Song
3rd Dam: Mrs. Marcos, by Private Account
Sales History: €1,400,000 Ylg '22 ARAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $30,876. Click for the Equibase.com chart and VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Click for the free Equineline.com catalog-style pedigree.
O-LNJ Foxwoods; B-Ecurie Des Monceaux & LNJ Foxwoods SC (FR); T-Josie Carroll.
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