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Longines Prix de l'Opera (Group I)

LONGCHAMP , FR

  • Purse: 300,000 €
  • Date: October 7, 2012
  • Class: Group I
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  • Age: 3YO&UP Fillies and Mares
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: 1 1/4 miles turf
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1 Molly Malone (FR) Margin: TrueNicks: A++ 171,420 €

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Lomitas (GB) - Moonlight Melody (GER), Law Society

  • Breeder:DIETER BURKLE
  • Owner: DIETER BURKLE
  • Trainer: DELZANGLES MIKEL
  • Jockey: RISPOLI UMBERTO

Sire: Lomitas (GB), Chestnut, 1988. Raced 5 years. 19 starts, 10 wins, $918,656. Lifetime: 184 yearlings sold, median $34,573.

Broodmare Sire: Law Society, Dark Bay or Brown, 1982.

2 High Jinx (IRE) Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A++ 68,580 €

2008 | Bay Colt | High Chaparral (IRE) - Leonara (GER), Surumu (GER)

  • Breeder:Haras De La Perelle
  • Owner: MR & MRS W J WILLIAMS
  • Trainer: FANSHAWE JAMES
  • Jockey: LEE GRAHAM

Sire: High Chaparral (IRE), Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 10 wins, $5,331,231. Lifetime: 582 yearlings sold, median $72,961.

Broodmare Sire: Surumu (GER), Chestnut, 1974.

3 Colour Vision (FR) Margin: TrueNicks: A++ 34,290 €

2008 | Gray Gelding | Rainbow Quest - Give me Five (GER), Monsun (GER)

  • Breeder:Capricorn Stud SA
  • Owner: Godolphin
  • Trainer: BIN SUROOR SAEED
  • Jockey: DETTORI FRANKIE

Sire: Rainbow Quest, Bay, 1981. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $592,716. Lifetime: 169 yearlings sold, median $103,610.

Broodmare Sire: Monsun (GER), Brown, 1990.

Sale History: Tattersall's October 2009 Yearling Sale, $167,087.

Time: 4:43.60   Track: HVY

Others: SADDLER'S ROCK (IRE); NIKITA DU BERLAIS; GOLDTARA; VADAMAR; MISS LAGO (IRE); GENTOO.

Scratched: LONE RANGER.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Molly Malone (FR)RISPOLI UMBERTODELZANGLES MIKEL
2High Jinx (IRE)LEE GRAHAMFANSHAWE JAMES
3Colour Vision (FR)DETTORI FRANKIEBIN SUROOR SAEED
4SADDLER'S ROCK (IRE)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN
5NIKITA DU BERLAISUNKNOWNUNKNOWN
6GOLDTARAUNKNOWNUNKNOWN
7VADAMARUNKNOWNUNKNOWN
8MISS LAGO (IRE)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN
9GENTOOUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

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