Unbeaten Frankel filly Gilded Prize claimed her first Black Type win when taking out the Group III Prix Cleopatre (2100m) at Saint-Cloud overnight and looks every inch an Oaks filly for Juddmonte.
Trained by Francis- Henri Graffard, Gilded Prize was racing on turf for the first time following a debut win in November last year and then a first up win this year in March at Chantilly on the all weather track.
She was a short priced favourite for her first serious test and emerged with flying colours after dashing away for Colin Keane to win by three and a half lengths.
“She's a very good filly and she answered the call today. Given her physique and attitude, I always thought she had the right profile to go to the Oaks at Epsom, but there is speed in her pedigree and she has a good gear change so will be my filly for the Prix de Diane,” said Francis Henri Graffard.
A homebred for Juddmonte, Gilded Prize is the bets of two winners from two foals to race from Group III winning Dansili mare Grand Jete, whose next two dams are Group II winner Modern Look and Group I winner Prophecy, the dam of imported Australian triple Group I winner Foreteller (GB).
There is an offshoot of this family in Australia as one of Prophecy’s daughters Destined (GB) went to stud in New Zealand produced Champion NZ 3YO Filly Fix and G3 winner Sudbina with Australian stakes-winner Political Debate also coming out of this branch.
Gilded Prize is the 175th stakes-winner for champion sire Frankel.
