By Sean Cronin
Andrew Balding trainee New Century (GB) (Kameko–Potent Embrace, by Street Cry {Ire}), last seen running second in Ascot's July 27 Listed Pat Eddery Stakes, made the step forward to secure a first stakes triumph for his freshman sire (by Kitten's Joy) with a pillar-to-post victory in Wednesday's Listed British Stallion Studs EBF Stonehenge Stakes at Salisbury.
Breaking smartly for an immediate lead, the 15-8 second choice held sway throughout and kept on strongly under a late drive to defeat the hitherto undefeated Luther (GB) (Frankel {GB}) by a half-length. Coolmore's 10-11 favourite The Parthenon (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) was unable to land a telling blow and finished five lengths adrift in third.
New Century, full-brother to a yearling colt, is the fifth of six foals and second black-type scorer produced by a dual-winning half-sister to G3 UAE 2000 Guineas victor Kinglet (Kingmambo), G2 Derby Italiano runner-up King's Caper (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) and the dual stakes-placed Casanova (GB) (Frankel {GB}). His second dam is G1 Coronation Stakes and GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup runner-up Karen's Caper (War Chant). The February-foaled bay is also a full-brother to G3 Glorious Stakes victor and G1 Grosser Preis von Baden third Passion And Glory (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}).
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Wednesday, Salisbury, Britain
BRITISH STALLION STUDS EBF STONEHENGE STAKES-Listed, £40,000, Salisbury, 8-14, 2yo, 8fT, 1:42.84, g/f.
1–NEW CENTURY (GB), 129, c, 2, by Kameko
1st Dam: Potent Embrace, by Street Cry (Ire)
2nd Dam: Karen's Caper, by War Chant
3rd Dam: Miss Caerleona (Fr), by Caerleon
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Qatar Racing Ltd; B-The Potent Embrace Partnership (GB); T-Andrew Balding; J-Oisin Murphy. £22,684. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0, $50,120. *1/2 to Passion And Glory (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), GSW-Eng, SW & GSP-Bhr, G1SP-Ger, $696,237.
2–Luther (GB), 129, c, 2, Frankel (GB)–Give And Take (GB), by Cityscape (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (250,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT). O-P Hickman & Nicholas Jones; B-Coln Valley Stud (GB); T-Charlie Fellowes. £8,600.
3–The Parthenon (Ire), 129, c, 2, Kingman (GB)–Wonder of Wonders, by Kingmambo. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. £4,304.
Margins: HF, 5. Odds: 1.88, 4.50, 0.91.
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