All eyes were on the Group III Prix de Cabourg (1200m) at Deauville overnight which featured Australian bred Extreme Choice filly Primetime Emmy, who tried hard but was no match for the winner Kosuma, who might be one right out of the box.
Primetime Emmy won on debut last month over the same course and distance and was still in contention this time around with a furlong to run, but could not quite match the finish of the place-getters to finish fifth to eventual winner Kosuma ridden by Maxime Guyon.
Trained by Andre & Lavinia Fabre, Kosuma is a homebred for Wertheimer & Frere and had won her two previous starts at Saint Cloud back in May over the same distance and is now three for three.
She is the first foal from stakes-winning Camelot mare Any Time Soon, who won up to 2700m and her grand-dam is champion mare Aquarelliste, a triple Group I winner that was effective to 2400m and ran second in an Arc.
“We were wondering where the speed was coming from in the family, but it's probably Night Of Thunder,” said racing manager Pierre-Yves Bureau, Racing Manager for the Wertheimer’s .
“There were a lot of questions, but she did it very nicely. I think if all is okay she'll go to the Prix Morny (G1). That's going to be a big step up, but let's try!”
Kosuma is the 90th lifetime stakes-winner for Night of Thunder, who is enjoying a benchmark year on the track with 18 SW’s in 2026, five of them G1 winners headed by the freakishly good colt Bow Echo.
