Queen aiming to uphold family Pride in Yorkshire Oaks
High hopes for Qatar Racing filly as she targets Group One gold at York.
Queen Of The Pride will look to emulate her illustrious parents by securing Group One success in the Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks on Thursday. The Qatar Racing homebred has plenty to live up to as a daughter of two top-level performers for Sheikh Fahad al Thani’s operation in Roaring Lion and Simple Verse. Roaring Lion, who like Queen Of The Pride was trained by John Gosden, won four Group Ones during a memorable campaign in 2018, including a brilliant victory in the Juddmonte International at York. Three years earlier, the Ralph Beckett-trained Simple Verse won twice in elite company, claiming Classic glory in the St Leger before following up on Champions Day at Ascot, and now her daughter gets the chance for a Group One breakthrough on the Knavesmire.Queen Of The Pride was the Lancashire Oaks heroine @haydockraces for John and Thady Gosden, @oismurphy and @Qatar_Racing pic.twitter.com/VGpIKrLYSe
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David Redvers, racing manager for Qatar Racing, said: “It’s everything we hope for in an organisation like this; to breed, raise and race horses at the highest level. “This filly is the culmination of quite a few years’ work and it’s hugely exciting for all the team.” Unraced at two, Queen Of The Pride rounded off her three-year-old season with a low-key win at Leicester and has taken her game to another level this term – finishing second on her Goodwood comeback before landing the Group Three Pinnacle Stakes and the Group Two Lancashire Oaks at Haydock. Redvers acknowledges she has even more on her plate at York, but feels she merits her chance, adding: “Now is the moment, so we will see. “There’s no such thing as an easy Group One and this is a million miles from an easy Group One, but it’s great to have her in there with a proper fighting chance and the betting public have taken a view that she has as good a chance as anything else in the race. “We’re looking forward to seeing her in action.”
You Got To Me lands the feature Group 1 @JuddmonteFarms Irish Oaks as she powers ahead to score under the guidance of @HectorCrouch for trainer @RalphBeckett 🏆 pic.twitter.com/AAgQuad6Wu
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