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KRIS KIN(USA) 3 ans
(né le 5 mars 2000) ch c
KRIS S(USA)-ANGEL IN MY HEART(FR)(RAINBOW
QUEST-USA)
(275'000$) 3°foal; demi-frère du triple
vainqueur à trois ans VENTURER; la 1ère
mère est une gagnante française de Groupe
III de grande classe, placée successivement
dans un Grade I américain, elle-même
demi-soeur du poulain de premier plan
COMMON GROUNDS, issue d'une excellente
famille.
Propriétaire: Saeed
Suhail
Entraîneur : Sir Michael Stoute
Eleveur : Flaxman
Holdings Ltd.
Victoire précédente:
08 mai 2003- The Philip Leverhulme Dee
Stakes (Class A- Groupe III- Mâles et
hongres)- à Chester.
Courant dans l'un
des champs les plus fournis depuis 1996,
le poulain entraîné par Sir Michael
Stoute, un fils de KRIS S, s'est octroyé
le Derby d'Epsom devant de très nombreux
supporters. D'une cote matinale de 14/1,
il a finalement pris le départ de l'épreuve
à 6/1. Supplémenté pour cette course
au tarif de 90'000£, ce poulain par
ailleurs assez inexpérimenté fut monté
de main de maître par Kieren Fallon
qui en était à son deuxième derby après
celui de OATHS en 1999, tandis que l'entraîneur
tête de liste Stoute enlevait ici un
troisième succès, même si son derby
précédent datait déjà de 1986. Avant
la course, bien des regards étaient
attirés par un trio irlandais de choc:
ALAMSHAR, vainqueur des 2000 Guinées,
REFUSE TO BEND, et BRIAN BORU. Cependant,
seul le premier nommé parvint à offrir
un semblant de résistance au lauréat.
REFUSE TO BEND finissait médiocre 13°,
tandis que BRIAN BORU n'était
que 16° sur 20 partants. REFUSE TO BEND
semblait déjà battu à la hauteur de
TATTENHAM CORNER. BRIAN BORU semblait
lui pris de vitesse par le terrain sec
de la journée du Derby. ALAMSHAR, à
un certain moment, était bien en vue
et se battait courageusement, mais KRIS
KIN et Fallon le dépassèrent à toute
vitesse à la hauteur du poteau du dernier
furlong (201m) sans jamais plus donner
l'impression de pouvoir perdre ce Derby.
THE GREAT GATSBY. le plus incisif des
quatre candidats d' O'Brien dans la
phase finale a bien lutté jusqu'au bout,
comme l'ont fait LET ME TRY AGAIN, DUTCH
GOLD, et ALBERTO GIACOMETTI. KRIS KIN
avait les ressources nécessaires pour
remonter THE GREAT GATSBY, monté par
Pat Eddery, qui avait pris la tête dès
le départ et faiblissait dans les derniers
deux furlongs. La joie de Fallon était
visible lorsqu'il devait déclarer:"
Tout a bien marché pour mon cheval.
Il a eu un bon parcours. Le tempo a
été assez vif, et il a pu placer sa
pointe finale." Sir Michael Stoute était
lui-aussi très heureux:"Gagner cette
course provoqu e à chaque fois une grande
émotion" dit-il, avant de louer le travail
de son jockey:"Kieren a monté l'une
de ses plus belles courses sur l'hippodrome
d'Epsom". NORSE DANCER semblait pouvoir
inquiéter les leaders quand il démarra
au poteau des derniers deux furlongs,
mais il ne put soutenir le rythme jusqu'au
bout et dut se contenter de la quatrième
place après avoir refait un terrain
considérable. Johnny Murtagh, jockey
d'ALAMSHAR qui est arrivé troisième
a dit:"j'étais dans la mêlée et mon
cheval n'a probablement pas eu toutes
ses aises. Malgré nos craintes sur sa
tenue, je pense qu'il a prouvé aujourd'hui
posséder surtout...de la tenue !!" Le
chrono réalisé par KRIS KIN était moins
bon que celui de GALILEO en 2001, mais
à peine plus d'une seconde moins bien
que celui de LAMMTARRA qui constitue
toujours le record de ce Derby d'Epsom.
20 millions de Livres sterling ont été
jouées sur cette course et les bookmakers
ont eu la chance qu'aucun des trois
favoris n'aient pu gagner, mais KR IS
KIN avait été suffisamment appuyé au
betting pour leur laisser un goût amer
en bouche. Frankie Dettori, quant à
lui, devra attendre une année de plus
pour postuler à une victoire dans ce
Derby. Son partenaire en 2003, GRAIKOS,
était déjà son onzième perdant dans
cette classique.
(Yahia Nazroo)
EPSOM, 7th of June
2003
DERBY STAKES
Groupe I- 1'200'000 £- 2400 m
1° KRIS KIN (usa)
M3 57kg (KRIS S -ANGEL IN MY HEART-
RAINBOW QUEST)
2° THE GREAT GATSBY (ire) M3 57kg (SADLER'S
WELLS- IONIAN SEA- SLIP ANCHOR)
3° ALAMSHAR (ire) M3 57kg (KEY OF LUCK-
ALAIYDA- SHAHRASTANI)
4° NORSE DANCER (ire) M3 57kg (HALLING-
RIVER PATROL- ROUSSILLON)
20 starters- start
at 17h00. total time: 2'33"35/100 (1'03"90/100)
1'313'004 £- 498'036
£- 249'018 £- 113'190 £- 56'595 £- 33'957
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Epsom
Downs experienced its first race meeting
in 1661 and the tradition continued until
1779 when the one of today’s greatest racing
events was established. Edward Smith Stanley,
the 12th Earl of Derby, organised a race
for himself and his friends to race their
three-year-old fillies over one and a half
miles. He named it the Oaks. The Epsom Derby
was created as an equivalent to the Oaks,
whose field is made up only of fillies,
and while the Derby is almost exclusively
contested by colts, fillies are not excluded.
The inaugural running of the ‘Derby’ was
won by Sir Charles Bunbury’s horse Diomed.
The contest was held over a mile with the
starting point in a straight line beyond
the current five-furlong marker. Tattenham
Corner was not introduced until 1784 when
the course was extended to its current distance
of a mile- and-a-half. Even during both
world wars the event continued to be staged.
Over the years, the great racehorse owners
and the best jockeys have achieved success
and fame at Epsom Downs. An example of such
success is the current Aga Khan who celebrated
his fourth victory in 2000 with his 3-year
old colt, Sinndar. The Aga Khan’s
first Derby win goes back to Shergar
whose performance at Epsom Downs was
acknowledged by many as the greatest performance
of the 20th century. Lester Piggott dominated
The Derby whilst he was riding (nine victories
to his name; his first Epsom Derby success
came aboard Never Say Die in 1954
and the last 29 years later, on Teenoso)
but there have been many great jockeys who
found victory at Epsom Downs hard to come
by. Sir Gordon Richards, champion jockey
26 times between 1920 and 1954, had to wait
until 1953 and the twilight of his career
before he won on Pinza. Today’s generation
of jockeys; Kevin Darley, George Duffield,
Richard Hills, Richard Quinn, and Michael
Roberts join Frankie Dettori in seeking
that elusive Derby win. The Vodafone Derby
remains the race that not only top jockeys,
but also owners, trainers and breeders most
want to win. The Vodafone Epsom Derby offers
a unique challenge to those trainers and
jockeys and creates true champions. This
is why it is regarded as The Blue Riband
of the Turf.
THE BEST SIX AT EPSOM
Sea Bird II (1965)
Bred and trained in France, raced only once
in Britain. The winning margin was a mere
two lengths but the manner in which he demolished
the best of the home team stamped him as
an exceptional horse. His reputation was
further enhanced when he trounced a vintage
line-up for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
later in the year. After that he retired
to stud in America as the winner of seven
races out of eight - and as one of the greatest
racehorses in history.
Nijinsky (1970)
Trained by Vincent O'Brien, he won all five
of his races as a two-year-old and did not
let his supporters down in the Derby, recording
a stylish victory under the famous Lester
Piggott. He landed the Irish Derby and King
George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, and
went on to complete the Triple Crown (2000
Guineas, Derby and St Leger). He ended his
career with two defeats but they could not
disguise the glory of his achievements earlier
in the year. Piggott paid him this tribute:
"Nijinsky possessed more natural ability
than any horse I ever rode".
Mill Reef (1971)
Mill Reef
and the equally-brilliant Brigadier Gerard
made 1971 a golden year for racing. Both
were outstanding champions in their own
right and they remain two of the all-time
greats. The "Brigadier" came out on top
in the 2000 Guineas but he did not run at
Epsom, leaving Mill Reef to make his own
indelible mark in the history books. The
better of the pair over the Derby distance
of a mile-and-a-half, Mill Reef later added
the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
at Ascot and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
in Paris to his impressive portfolio.
Shergar (1981)
Shergar is perhaps
even better known these days for his unsolved
disappearance than he is for his breathtaking
display at Epsom, where he scored by an
unprecedented 10 lengths. After going on
to land the Irish Derby and King George
VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, he
was sensationally beaten in the St Leger
and subsequently retired. After spending
just one season at the Aga Khan's stud in
Ireland, he vanished during the night in
February 1983 and was never seen again.
Reference Point (1987)
A tough, no-nonsense type, this horse is
often overlooked in lists of the best recent
Derby winners. But his record undoubtedly
exceeds most of them. He was ridden to victory
at Epsom by a talented American, Steve Cauthen.
Known as the "Kentucky Kid", Cauthen made
an immense impact on the racing scene during
his successful spell in Britain. Reference
Point himself went on to win the King George
VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and
the St Leger. His style of racing was more
workmanlike than spectacular but during
the course of his career he repeatedly proved
to be a very tough nut to crack.
Nashwan (1989)
One of jockey Willie Carson's four Derby
winners, Nashwan was the last horse to complete
the 2000 Guineas-Derby double. It is a feat
that Golan attempt to duplicate but with
no luck in 2001. Many others have tried
and failed. A magnificent athlete, Nashwan
deserves a place among the elite for his
versatility. He possessed enough speed to
win over a mile in the Newmarket Classic
and the stamina to cope with an extra four
furlongs at Epsom.
References:
www.epsomderby.co.uk/website/derby/history.htm
www.bbc.co.uk
www.epsomderby.com
(Yahia Nazroo)
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