Woodshauna provided his sire Wooded with a first Group 1 winner when springing a surprise in the Prix Jean Prat at Deauville.
The Francis Graffard-trained three-year-old was carrying the colours of John Stewart’s Resolute Racing for the first time, with the operation having bought the colt for £625,000 from Al Shaqab at last month’s Goffs London Sale.
Woodshauna’s career had followed that of his sire, the Group 1 Prix de l’Abbaye-winning son of Wootton Bassett, quite closely until Sunday, when they diverged in spectacular and successful style.
Both Woodshauna and Wooded had won the Group 3 Prix Texanita before the Group 1 contest over seven furlongs, but whereas Wooded’s stamina ran out and he could manage only fourth behind Pinatubo, Woodshauna came into his own, thriving over the seven-furlong trip.
Held up in last by Christophe Soumillon, Woodshauna came with a late run to snatch victory in the shadow of the post. Less than half a length covered the first four home, with Maranoa Charlie, by Wootton Bassett, a short neck back in second, followed by The Lion In Winter, who was a short head behind in third, and last year’s champion juvenile Shadow Of Light a neck further back in fourth.
Woodshauna’s Group 3 success had come over Sands Of Mali filly Time For Sandals, who went on to win the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot on her next start. Both three-year-olds are from the first crops of their respective sires and are their first Group 1 winners.
Bred by Haras de Magouet, Woodshauna is out of Tosen Shauna, a daughter of former Tara Stud sire Alhebayeb who now stands at the McCarthy family’s Meelin Stud in County Cork.
See Woodshauna’s incredible victory below:
WOODSHAUNA wins the Prix Jean Prat | Credit: At The Races
Tosen Shauna was a Listed-placed sprinter and is a half-sister to the Listed Premio Eupili winner Maremmadiavola, by Kheleyf, and to the dams of black-type performers Beat Seven and Blood Moon.
She is out of Naked Poser, a winning daughter of Night Shift and the unraced Art Age who is a half-sister to the Listed Premio Rumon winner Attimo Fuggente. Art Age is out of the Moyglare Stud Stakes second and Irish 1,000 Guineas third Pepi Image.
Woodshauna is the first foal out of Tosen Shauna, who has a two-year-old colt from the second crop of Hello Youmzain, who was bought for €87,000 at Arqana’s October Yearling Sale by Equos Racing International from Haras de Grandcamp. She also has a yearling colt by The Grey Gatsby who has been named Shaunagrey.
Eight-year-old Wooded is the older full-brother of the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes winner Bucanero Fuerte, who was returned to training by Amo Racing this year following an abortive stallion career at Tally-Ho Stud.
Bred by Gestut Zur Kuste out of Frida La Blonde, the pair also have a three-year-old Dubawi half-sister who sold for €2,400,000 from Haras d’Etreham to Oliver St Lawrence at Arqana’s August Yearling Sale. She has been named Battle Rhythm and has a year-younger full-brother who went unsold at €600,000 at last year’s Deauville sale.
He has been named Franqueville and is in training with Yann Barberot for Maurice Lagasse, who also has a foal full-brother to Wooded and Bucanero Fuerte.
The success of Woodshauna is also a boost to Swettenham Stud in Australia as Wooded shuttles to the Sangster family’s Victoria farm for the southern hemisphere season and will have his first crop of runners later this year.
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