Parchment and Philomenon defend Godolphin’s hopes in the Guinness races

"Palace Pierre" is a champion of the British "Looking Stakes"

The colt "Palace Pierre" added its sixth victory in its seven competitions in the world of racing.

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The "Palace Pier" owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and supervised by trainer John Gossden, was crowned champion of the "Locking Stakes" race, which took place yesterday, on the ancient British "Newbury" track, and was dedicated to purebred "Group 1" horses. A world ranking, and spanning 1,600 meters of grass.

"Palace Pierre", who is four years old, added his sixth victory in his seven racing competitions, and the third in the top-ranked Group 1 races in the world.

And expert jockey Frankie Dettori knew how to preserve the energy of the pony "Palace Pierre" during the early stages of the race, and stay close to the constellation of the lead, before unleashing the foal in the last 400 meters, grabbing the lead and cutting the finish line in first place, With a time of one minute 40 seconds and 96 milliseconds, a difference of one and a half times the length of "Lady Boothorp" with the logo "EL Banks" under the supervision of coach William Jarvis, led by the knight Ocean Murphy to second place, while the third place went to the horse "Top Rank" owned by Said Manana, supervising trainer James Tatt and leading the jockey BJ MacDonald.

On the other hand, the two Godolphin duo, the pony “Parchmin” and the skilled “Philomen” under the supervision of coach Andre Faber, carry the hopes of the blue logo, in reaping a new victory in the classic championships, "2000 Guinness" and "1000 Guinness", which are being held today, on a track Longchamps, intended for the highest practically rated Group 1 horses, each running for a distance of 1,600 meters of grass.

Barchmin, led by knight Michael Barzalona, ​​seeks to present the famous blue slogan, the fifth in history and the third in a row in the Emirati 2000 Guineas, after the Godolphin horses achieved double consecutively in the last two editions, with the pony “Birchen King” crowned in 2019. "Victor Laudorm" was last year's champ.

Parchment, who is descended from the descendants of the stallion "Loeb de Vega", faces the challenge of 12 elite mile-distance ponies, including the "Boutique Flair" pony, crowned last month with the title of "2000 Guineas" at Newmarket Track.

In turn, the undefeated skilled Philomene, led by the same knight Barzalona, ​​is looking forward to granting Godolphin her second title in the French "1000 Guineas" tournament, and following in the footsteps of her stable fellow in the stable, "Castle Lady", who headed to Longchamps Track with a record free of defeats, before she Tend to win the racing title in the 2019 edition.

Philumen's ambitions collide with the confrontation of 13 female skilled, many of whom have victories in the "Group 1" races, among whom stands out "Mother Earth", which was crowned last month with the English "1000 Guineas" title.

Lisa Jean Grafard of Godolphin France commented on the fortunes of the foals in the French classic championships, and said in a press statement: “The chances of (Philomen) are strong, as she enters the race with a record without defeats, and she is a very distinguished skill, and she succeeded in the distance graduation, after he In her recent participation, she achieved a victory in the (Priy Penelope) race, which was held at a longer distance, before returning today to the mile distance that she had previously achieved and on the same track, her first victory in her career in September of last year.

She explained: "(Philomen's) training went smoothly, and coach Faber is not worried about her return to a shorter distance, especially since the times she achieved over a distance of 2000 meters in her victory last month were very encouraging."

She added, "Today's race is very much in preparation for (Pri De Diane), and we hope she runs well and adds another victory to her record."

And Lisa pointed to the strength of the pony "Parchment" in following in the footsteps of "Birchmann King" and "Victor Laudorm" and winning the French "2000 Guinness" championship.

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