In France, former shuttler Antonius Pius (Danzig-Catchascatchcan, by Pursuit Of Love) added a black-type success when daughter Faustina (Antonius Pius-Party Bag, by Cadeaux Genereux) owned by Australia’s OTI Racing’s (Terry Henderson & Simon O’Donnell) scored a 1.25-lengths victory in the €55,000 (A$91,000) Listed Prix De Saint-Cyr (1400m) for 3YO fillies at Maisons-Laffitte.
Faustima (ridden by Christophe Soumillon for trainer John Hammond) defeated UK-bred fillies Procrastination (Pivotal-Dilly Dally, by Rubiton) & Nova Hawk (Hawk Wing-Reveuse De Jour, by Sadler’s Wells). Faustina now has 3 wins & 2 placings from 5 starts. (Oct 13)
The Enchanting Currency Of Fate
It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!