Miss France (horse)

Miss France (foaled 23 March 2011) is an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In May 2014 she won the 1000 Guineas.

Miss France
Racing silks of Ballymore Thoroughbred Ltd
SireDansili
GrandsireDanehill
DamMiss Tahiti
DamsireTirol
SexFilly
Foaled23 March 2011[1]
CountryIreland
ColourBay
BreederDayton Investments
OwnerBallymore Thoroughbred
TrainerAndré Fabre
Record9:3-3-0
Earnings£401,219
Major wins
Oh So Sharp Stakes (2013)
1000 Guineas (2014)

Background

Miss France is a bay filly with no white markings, bred in Ireland by Dayton Investments. She was sired by Dansili, whose other progeny have included Harbinger, The Fugue, Dank and Rail Link.[2] Her dam, Miss Tahiti, was a top-class racemare who won the Group One Prix Marcel Boussac in 1995.

Racing career

2013: two-year-old season

Miss France began her racing career at Deauville Racecourse on 1 August when she finished ninth of the ten runners in a maiden race over 1200 metres. On 31 August she started 5.3/1 second favourite for a race over 1600 metres at Chantilly Racecourse. Ridden by Maxime Guyon, she accelerated clear of her opponents in the last 200 metres to win by one and a quarter lengths from Indonesienne, a filly who went on to win the Prix Marcel Boussac.[3] Four weeks after her win at Chantilly, Miss France was sent to England to contest the Group Three Oh So Sharp Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse. She was ridden by Mickael Barzalona and started 7/2 second favourite in a nine-runner field. After being restrained at the back of the field he moved forward to take the lead inside the final furlong and prevailed by a head from Lightning Thunder, despite appearing to idle in the closing stages.[4]

2014: three-year-old season

On her first appearance as a three-year-old, Miss France started 8/5 favourite for the Group Three Prix Imprudence over 1400 metres at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse on 3 April. She never looked likely to win and finished sixth of the ten runners behind the François Doumen-trained outsider Xcellence. On 4 May Miss France started the 7/1 third favourite for the 1000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile at Newmarket. Ridden by Guyon, she took the lead approaching the final furlong and held off a late challenge from Lighting Thunder to win by a neck.[5]

On 15 June, the filly was moved up in distance for the Prix de Diane over 2100 metres at Chantilly. Guyon struggled to obtain a clear run in the straight before finishing strongly to dead-heat for fifth place, one and three quarter lengths behind the winner Avenir Certain. In August, Miss France finished second behind her stable companion Esoterique in the Group One Prix Rothschild at Deauville, with the British-trained favourite Integral in third place. In October, Miss France returned to Newmarket for the Group One Sun Chariot Stakes in which she was one of four 7/2 co-favourites alongside Fintry, Esoterique and Integral. She raced in third place for most of the way before finishing second, a length behind Integral.

2015: four-year-old season

After an absence of more than ten months, Miss France returned to the track in the Listed Prix de la Cochere at Longchamp on 6 September and finished second of the nine runners, a short neck behind the three-year-old winner Sonnerie.

Pedigree
Pedigree of Miss France (IRE), bay filly, 2011[1]
Sire
Dansili (GB)
1996		 Danehill (IUSA)
1986		 Danzig Northern Dancer
Pas de Nom
Razyana His Majesty
Spring Adieu
Hasili (IRE)
1991		 Kahyasi Ile de Bourbon
Kadissya
Kerali High Line
Sookera
Dam
Miss Tahiti (IRE)
1993		 Tirol (IRE)
1987		 Thatching Thatch
Abella
Alpine Niece Great Nephew
Fragrant Dawn
Mini Luthe (FR)
1982		 Luthier Klairon
Flute Enchantee
Minifer Jim French
Valmarena (Family 10-e)[6]

References
  1. "Miss France pedigree". Equineline. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  2. "Dansili Stud Record". Racing Post. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  3. "Prix de la Mare aux Oiseaux result". Racing Post. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  4. "Oh So Sharp Stakes result". Racing Post. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  5. "BBC Sport – 1,000 Guineas: Miss France triumphs at Newmarket". BBC. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  6. "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Blooming Heather – Family 10-e". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
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