Saturday, October 06, 2012

Cirrus des Aigles romps in Prix Dollar

Sent off as the heavy favorite, Cirrus des Aigles drew off powerfully in the Longchamp homestretch to win  the 9.75 furlong Prix Dollar (Fr-I) by a dominating seven lengths.

Making his first start since late May, Cirrus des Aigles settled into the fourth position early on under Olivier Peslier, patiently biding his time over a course labeled very soft. Three-eighths of a mile from home, the six-year-old gelded son of Even Top made a bold run to seize command of the advantage, then drew away powerfully to win by a huge margin while stopping the clock in 2:07.95 seconds.

Hunter's Light finished third by a neck over Saga Dream, who was in turn a neck clear of Colombian. Don Bosco, Maxios, Red Dubawi, and Green Destiny completed the order of finish.

Trained by Corine Barande-Barbe, Cirrus des Aigles won the Prix Dollar in 2010 and finished second in 2011. However, his runner-up effort last year was followed by a victory in the prestigious Champion Stakes (Eng-I) over So You Think and Snow Fairy, so Cirrus des Aigles appears to be heading into the 2012 Champion Stakes in exceptional form.

-Keelerman


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