Yukata

2nd-Aqueduct, $84,000, Alw (NW2$X), Opt. Clm ($62,500), 4-21, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.02, fm, 1 length. YUKATA (IRE) (f, 4, Galileo {Ire}--Blue Kimono {Ire}, by Invincible Spirit {Ire}), victorious in a Deauville all-weather maiden at first asking for Jean-Claude Rouget in November 2021, took a conditions race on the turf at ParisLongchamp last April before finishing third as the favorite in the Listed Prix Finlande at the same venue May 19. Well-beaten when last seen in the G1 Prix de Diane (French Oaks) last June, she was part of a...

Andre Fabre has four chances to win this French Classic for a fifth time and, as one would expect in a race of this quality, the line-up includes some pretty fancy homebreds for top breeders. But those who have been through a sale ring include a €1,500 yearling, with prices working up to a €450,000 half-sister to Breeders' Cup heroine Aunt Pearl (Ire).   AGAVE (GB), Dubawi (Ire)--Contribution (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) Owner/Breeder: Juddmonte Farms Trainer: Andre Fabre Pedigree Notes: She is the second foal of a winning half-sister to...