Making Waves: Queen Of The Hill At Gulfstream

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Queen Olly in Florida.

Queen Olly Reigns At Gulfstream

Amo Racing USA's Queen Olly (Ire) (No Nay Never) won her second straight start in the U.S. and first at Gulfstream Park on Sept. 27 (video). When in training in Great Britain with David Loughnane and then George Boughey, the 'TDN Rising Star' was placed in both the G2 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes and the Listed Bosra Sham Stakes for the former.

Now trained by Jorge Delgado, the 4-year-old was bred by Whitehall Stud. Consigned by her breeder to the Goffs Orby Sale, she was picked up for €300,000 by Alex Elliott and Ben McElroy on behalf of Amo Racing. The third foal and one of three winners out of the placed Galileo (Ire) mare Surprisingly (Ire), Queen Olly is a half-sister to Duchess of Cambridge Stakes heroine Persian Dreamer (Calyx {GB}), and a yearling colt by American Pharoah who made €300,000 when acquired by EBS from Whitehall Stud during Wednesday's Goffs Orby Sale. Her dam is a full-sister to G3 Kilternan Stakes hero Tiger Moth (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who was second in both the G1 Irish Derby and the G1 Melbourne Cup, as well as a half-sister to the stakes winner and multiple group-placed Coach House (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}).

Coolmore's No Nay Never boasts a strike rate of 53 winners (55%) from 97 runners in the U.S. Nine of those are stakes winners (9%) with his trio of graded winners anchored by GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine Meditate (Ire).

Queen Olly (IRE) and @EdwinGonzalz1 win Friday's featured race for @RacingDelgado at #GulfstreamPark. pic.twitter.com/daAB4asNqb

— Gulfstream Park (@GulfstreamPark) September 27, 2024

Repeat Winner

Now perfect in three trips to the post, Saint-Cloud maiden winner Zulu Kingdom (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}) won his second graded stakes with a neck victory in the GII Pilgrim Stakes at Belmont at the Big A (video). The Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, William Strauss and Michael Caruso silksbearer won the GIII With Anticipation Stakes on his American debut for Chad Brown in August. He is now a likely starter in the 1-mile GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar in November.

Now a perfect 3-for-3, ZULU KINGDOM (Ten Sovereigns) holds on to win the GII Pilgrim Stakes at Belmont at the Big A! 💨 pic.twitter.com/QSxyiXBXUA

— TDN (@theTDN) September 28, 2024