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Flotilla Strikes in Return to Take Pouliches

Flotilla Strikes in Return to Take Pouliches

Flotilla, the 2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies' Turf (gr. IT) winner, caught Esoterique in the closing strides and won the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Fr-I, French One Thousand Guineas) May 12 at Longchamp.

 Sunday, May 12, 2013
Olympic Glory, Flotilla Set for Longchamp

Olympic Glory, Flotilla Set for Longchamp

French group I winner Olympic Glory and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IT) victress Flotilla are the respective headliners May 12 at Longchamp in the first two classics of the French season.

 Friday, May 10, 2013

Beauty Parlour Takes French Thousand Guineas

Beauty Parlour justified her favoritism when she held off the challenge of Up to win the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (French One Thousand Guineas, Fr-I) at Longchamp May 13.

 Sunday, May 13, 2012
Golden Lilac Blooms in French 1,000 Guineas

Golden Lilac Blooms in French 1,000 Guineas

Golden Lilac maintained her perfect record with a dominating performance in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (French One Thousand Guineas, Fr-I) at Longchamp May 15.

 Sunday, May 15, 2011

Special Duty Lands Guineas Double Again By DQ

Special Duty completed an amazing English/French One Thousand Guineas double when she was awarded a classic victory once again via disqualification, this time in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Fr-I) at Longchamp May 16.

 Sunday, May 16, 2010

Zarkava Sizzles at Longchamp

Zarkava remained undefeated with an emphatic two length victory over Goldikova in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Fr-I) at Longchamp May 11. With the win, the 3-year-old filly set a new stakes record for the classic, completing the eight furlongs in 1:35.2, which surpassed the previous mark of 1:35.7 set by Zalaiyka in 1998 and equaled by Torrestrella in 2004.

 Sunday, May 11, 2008

Darjina Sinks Finsceal Beo in French One Thousand

Finsceal Beo, romping winner of the One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) at Newmarket one week ago, came within a whisker of adding the French equivalent to her legend when she was defeated by a head by Darjina in the final strides Sunday at Longchamp.

 Sunday, May 13, 2007

Tie Black Awarded French Guineas Victory

The Gainsborough Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Fr-I) yielded a dramatic finish Sunday, with the filly Tie Black being awarded the race in the stewards' room.

 Sunday, May 14, 2006

Divine Win in French One Thousand Guineas

The undefeated French star Divine Proportions ran her winning streak to seven, barely breaking a sweat while easing up at the end for a five-length victory in the Gainsborough Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Fr-I) Sunday at Longchamp.

 Sunday, May 15, 2005

Torrestrella Wins Poule d'Essai des Pouliches

Irish-bred Torrestrella, supplemented by trainer Francois Rohaut to Sunday's Gainsborough Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Fr-I) at Longchamp, paid off handsomely with a 1 1/2-length win in the 3-year-old filly Classic.

 Sunday, May 16, 2004

Resurgent Zenda Takes French Classic

Khalid Abdullah's homebred filly Zenda led early, was headed midway through the mile race, then regrouped to win the Gainsborough Poule d'Essai des Pouliches--French One Thousand Guineas (Fr-I) by a length over Firth of Lorne (by Danehill) on Sunday at Longchamp. Sophisticat, a daughter of Storm Cat out of Serena's Song closed well to finish third.

 Sunday, May 12, 2002