By Tom Frary
Racing for the third time in The Curragh's Coolmore Arizona Irish EBF Maiden over a mile on Saturday, Ballydoyle's Hiawatha (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) delivered in style under Ryan Moore. Always happy on the front end, the full-brother to Luxembourg (Ire) who was runner-up at Killarney July 11 and at Galway July 30 justified 5-4 favouritism by 3 1/2 lengths from Fleetfoot (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}). Turned over by Jim Bolger's Serious Challenge (Ire) (Fracas {Ire}) over an extended mile at the Galway festival last time, the full-brother to last year's G1 Futurity Trophy winner Luxembourg (Ire) soon had control on the front end and applied the pressure from before the three-furlong pole. Galloping out strongly to the line, the imposing bay justified 5-4 favouritism by 3 1/2 lengths from Fleetfoot (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}). Aidan O'Brien, who was to go on and record a four-timer in the 2-year-old races on the card, commented, “He came forward from his first two runs. We thought he'd win his first two runs, but he was very babyish and Ryan said he still is. He's a fine big horse and should progress from two to three. He's in the [Sept. 24] Goffs Million Sales race.” Along with Luxembourg, who was third in the 2000 Guineas and returned this month to take the G3 Royal Whip here, the dam has also produced the Leo De Fury (Ire) (Australia {GB}), who took the G2 Mooresbridge S. also at this venue as well as Sense Of Style (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) who was third in the G3 Ballylinch Stud 1000 Guineas Trial and G3 Denny Cordell Lavarack Memorial S. A full-sister to the G3 Glorious S. winner Forgotten Voice (Ire), the dam who also has 2021 and 2022 fillies by Camelot is connected to the recent Listed Churchill S. winner and G3 Tyros S. runner-up Hellsing (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) from the family of Arcangues.
1st-Curragh, €17,000, Mdn, 8-20, 2yo, 8fT, 1:38.63, gd.
HIAWATHA (IRE) (c, 2, Camelot {GB}–Attire {Ire}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}) Sales history: €1,200,000 Ylg '21 GOFOR. Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0, $16,735.
O-Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith/Westerberg; B-B V Sangster (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien.
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