By Tom Frary
Placing her name among some of the elite to have graced Deauville's August Festival, Baron Edouard De Rothschild's Mqse De Sevigne (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}–Penne {Fr}, by Sevres Rose {Ire}) made it a third group 1 at the meeting as she recorded back-to-back renewals of the G1 Prix Rothschild on Sunday. Sent off the 7-10 favourite as the race's undisputed leading lady having also garnered last year's G1 Prix Jean Romanet here and this term's G1 Prix d'Ispahan at ParisLongchamp, the Andre Fabre-trained homebred was allowed to coast behind the early leaders by Alexis Pouchin.
Handing Excellent Truth (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}) first run approaching the final furlong, the 5-year-old was able to head that rival soon after without serious effort before readily asserting for a length success. Rogue Millennium (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) was in turn 1 1/2 lengths behind in third. “To win this race, which honours our family and my ancestors, is always great,” De Rothschild said. “She showed earlier this season that she had improved more from four to five and it is not a surprise, as she hails from a late-maturing family.”
Mqse De Sevigne is still on course for a tilt at the autumn showcase now, according to her owner-breeder, but is set to try the double-double at this meeting in the interim. Moving back up to 10 furlongs should be more in her comfort zone than this minimum trip for her, but a mile and a half is sure to be a genuine test of her stamina. “She fully dominated today, it was quite impressive. As we said before, we will go with the program we have mapped out for her which is the Prix Jean Romanet here again as last year and then the Arc. [Half-brother] Meandre won races over 12 furlongs and the family really stays. I think she's settling now, so she's not going to waste energy in the beginning of the course and I think it would be wrong not to try.”
Pouchin gave real encouragement from a stamina point of view when adding, “She's firing on all cylinders. The mare is even better than last year. She's more chilled. I get an incredible buzz from riding her. She has a huge amount of class.”
Mauricio Delcher Sanchez was delighted with Excellent Truth, who was recording a career-best. “She was making up ground and reeling in the winner towards the finish, so I think that she'll be even better over 2,000 metres,” he said. “The filly has been improving steadily since the beginning of her racing career and she really relishes racing at Deauville.”
Back-to-back Group 1 Prix Rothschild victories! Mqse De Sevigne extends her unbeaten streak this season for Andre Fabre and @pouchinalexis at Deauville… pic.twitter.com/Ve5sSyy4Ih
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 28, 2024
Pedigree Notes
Mqse De Sevigne has now matched the achievement of her aforementioned half-brother Meandre (Fr) (Slickly {Fr}) in winning four group 1s, with his being all over a mile and a half in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, Grand Prix de Paris, Grosser Preis von Berlin and Preis von Europa. The dual listed-placed dam Penne (Fr) (Sevres Rose {Ire}), who also produced the listed-placed Dogma (Fr) (Mount Nelson {GB}), is descended from the Prix de Diane and Poule d'Essai des Pouliches-winning champion Apollonia (Fr).
Sunday, Deauville, France
PRIX ROTHSCHILD-G1, €300,000, Deauville, 7-28, 3yo/up, f/m, 8fT, 1:35.25, g/s.
1–MQSE DE SEVIGNE (IRE), 130, m, 5, by Siyouni (Fr)
1st Dam: Penne (Fr) (MSP-Fr), by Sevres Rose (Ire)
2nd Dam: Une Pensee (Fr), by Kenmare (Fr)
3rd Dam: Cleophis (Fr), by Crepello (GB)
O-Baron Edouard de Rothschild; B-Ecurie de Meautry (IRE); T-Andre Fabre; J-Alexis Pouchin. €171,420. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Eng, 16-7-6-1, €881,571. *1/2 to Meandre (Fr) (Slickly {Fr}), MG1SW-Fr & Ger, $1,692,990; and Dogma (Fr) (Mount Nelson {GB}), SP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Excellent Truth (Ire), 130, f, 4, Cotai Glory (GB)–Moment Of Truth (Ire), by Teofilo (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK-TYPE. (€52,000 Ylg '21 GOFORB). O-Montgomery Motto; B-Sandra Russell (IRE); T-Mauricio Delcher Sanchez. €68,580.
3–Rogue Millennium (Ire), 130, m, 5, Dubawi (Ire)–Hawaafez (GB), by Nayef. (35,000gns 2yo '21 TATMA; 1,650,000gns HRA '23 TATMA). O-Scott C Heider; B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (IRE); T-Joseph O'Brien. €34,290.
Margins: 1, 1HF, 3/4. Odds: 0.70, 13.00, 4.70.
Also Ran: Ocean Jewel (Ire), Ribaltagaia, Kelina (Ire), Blue Rose Cen (Ire). Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
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