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FRIDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2021 MNASEK MUCH THE BEST IN UAE OAKS SUMMER ROMANCE TAKES Mnasek (Empire Maker), a $15,000 purchase by Al Rashid NEXT STEP IN BALANCHINE Stables at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale last June, continued to write her fairytale story at Meydan on Thursday, posting her second win from three starts and first stakes win with a facile score in the G3 UAE Oaks. A longshot 6 3/4-length winner on debut going seven furlongs at Meydan on Dec. 17, Mnasek had to settle for second, seven lengths behind Saturday=s Saudi Derby contender Soft Whisper (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), after missing the break in the Listed UAE 1000 Guineas up to a mile on Jan. 28. Away much more smoothly up to 1900 metres on Thursday, Mnasek broke on top from the rail but soon dropped back to allow Jumeirah Beach (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) to take up the running. Fourth and about three lengths off the lead rounding the first bend, jockey Pat Dobbs made a deliberate move to put the filly on the outside midway down the backstretch and she was poised ominously four-wide rounding Summer Romance | DRC/Erika Rasmussen the bend. Shooting to the lead as they straightened, Mnasek By Kelsey Riley drew clear effortlessly to crush her overmatched opposition by Summer Romance (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) was named a >TDN 6 1/2 lengths. Nayefah (Super Saver) made eye-catching Rising Star= on debut when winning a Yarmouth maiden by two headway late to be second, while Last Sunset (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) lengths in June of 2019, and she followed that effort up was third. immediately two weeks later with a six-length win at listed level Winning trainer Doug Watson said, "She just goes out there in Newmarket=s Empress Fillies= S. Put away for the winter after and tries hard. We've done very little with her since she [last] finishing third in the G3 Dick Poole S., Summer Romance found ran. She's a small filly and she has a lot of talent.@ last year=s Covid-delayed G1 1000 Guineas to be a bridge too far Cont. 3 at first asking, finishing eighth of 15 behind Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), but she made amends when taking the G3 Princess IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Elizabeth S. at Epsom on the Derby undercard just a month later. Summer Romance=s abbreviated summer campaign came to a EXERCISE RIDER BECOMES TIK TO SENSATION close last year after she finished last of sixth in the G1 Prix Exercise rider Electra Boone attracts a new horse racing audience Rothschild. on Tik Tok. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 11 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 19 FEBRUARY 2021 Balanchine S. cont. from p1 Winning trainer Charlie Appleby said, "Last time she was fresh Although she likewise failed to sparkle first-up at the carnival and went down to the post with her hood on and they took the when fifth in the G2 Cape hood off and she took Verdi S. on Jan. 28, she was [William Buick, rider in the ready second time around Cape Verdi] on. Also in the and had no problem handling pre-race and pre-lims, as you the extra furlong of probably all saw, we saddled Thursday=s G2 Balanchine S. her out the back there and Breaking on top, Summer brought her down late, so she Romance and James Doyle wasn't walking around the led the field of 10 fillies and paddock. Obviously, she ran mares by about a length with the hood on this time, down the backstretch. which has helped her. We Stylistique (GB) (Dansili {GB}) ticked a few more boxes on put the pressure to her at the the way in and obviously quarter pole, and Summer James gave her a great ride Romance responded to kick on the front end and she got two lengths clear at the top Summer Romance and connections | DRC/Erika Rasmussen a soft lead." of the lane. She had lengthened that advantage to four lengths approaching the final furlong, and though Stylistique battled back and Althiqa (GB) FIND US ON FACEBOOK (Dark Angel {GB}) came flying late, Summer Romance was www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews dominant enough to hit the wire 2 1/4 lengths the best. Tamayuz • MORE for LESS ON THE TRACK... AT THE SALES... Sire of 4 Group 1 winners to date 2020 yearlings made up to €200,000 averaging €42,000 (22 sold) Precieuse G Force 2021 FEE: Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches Champion 3yo Sprinter (1st Jan. SLF) Also Gr.3 Honey Fox Stakes Gr.1 Haydock Sprint Cup €8,000 The value Group 1 sire for 2021 Mustashry Blond Me (out of a mare rated 81) (out of a mare rated 74) Gr.1 Lockinge Stakes Gr.1 E P Taylor Stakes Also Gr.2 Joel Stakes, Gr.2 Park Stakes Also Gr.2 Middleton Stakes and Gr.2 Challenge Stakes and Gr.2 Topkapi Trophy DERRINSTOWN STUD Tel: +353 (0)1 6286228 Now sire of 34 Black-Type horses, including: [email protected] the unbeaten 2yo Listed winner ZEYAADAH in 2020 www.derrinstown.com TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 11 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 19 FEBRUARY 2021 Pedigree Notes Summer Romance is the sixth foal out of Serena=s Storm (Ire) 2--Stylistique (GB), 126, f, 4, Dansili (GB)--Sleek (GB), by Oasis (Statue Of Liberty), herself a half-sister to G1 Prix d=Ispahan Dream (GB). O-Yvonne Jacques; B-Carisbrooke Stud (GB); winner Zabeel Prince (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), multiple group T-Roger Varian. $32,600. winner and Group 1-placed Puissance De Lune (Ire) (Shamardal), 3--Althiqa (GB), 129, f, 4, Dark Angel (Ire)--Mistrusting (Ire), by and listed winner Queen Power (Ire) (Shamardal). Serena=s Shamardal. O/B-Godolphin (GB); T-Charlie Appleby. $16,300. Storm previously produced the G1 Coronation S. and G1 Margins: 2 1/4, 3/4, 1. Moyglare Stud S. winner Rizeena (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), and Also Ran: Dubai Love (GB), Silent Night (Swe), Perfect Inch (GB), therefore Godolphin had to spend big to get Summer Romance Down On Da Bayou, Quiet Times (Ger), Mozzarella (Fr), Last from the Arqana May Breeze-Up Sale in 2019, eventually giving Look (Ire). i800,000 for her. Summer Romance was a profitable pinhook Click for the Racing Post result. Click for the free for Willie Browne, who had bought her for 300,000gns as a Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling. Serena=s Storm=s now 3- year-old filly Serena=s Queen (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) was a winner last UAE Oaks cont. from p1 year, while this year she has a 2-year-old filly by Dark Angel (Ire) Watson continued, AWe worked her in company out of the named Midnight Moll (Ire) and a yearling colt by Dubawi (Ire). gate and that helped. Today she didn't enjoy being behind and Summer Romance=s third dam, Serena=s Sister (Rahy), is a full- when she was tipped out you could see it. She was the best filly. sister to the American champion and Hall Of Fame mare I don't know if they'll want to run her in the [G2 UAE] Derby, but Serena=s Song. who knows. Fair dues to Shane [Ryan, starter] and the gate crew. They did a great job helping us out. Obviously, she's a little funny in the gate and she broke great tonight. [The owners] Thursday, Meydan, Dubai should send her to America. That's her second win here. She's BALANCHINE SPONSORED BY RANGE ROVER-G2, $163,000, got a lot of options over there. If she stays sound and training Meydan, 2-18, 3yo/up, f/m, 9fT, 1:48.47, gd. like she is, she could win over there." 1--SUMMER ROMANCE (IRE), 126, f, 4, by Kingman (GB) Dobbs added, "She's very brave. She didn't enjoy the early part 1st Dam: Serena=s Storm (Ire), by Statue of Liberty of the race, getting the kickback, but once she got out, she 2nd Dam: Princess Serena, by Unbridled=s Song travelled super. She stays very well. She's a little bit 3rd Dam: Serena=s Sister, by Rahy light-mouthed, but she's got a big heart and is a lovely mover." (300,000gns Ylg >18 TATOCT; i800,000 2yo >19 ARQMA). O-Godolphin; B-Round Hill Stud (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-James Doyle. $97,800. Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 9-4-0-1, Follow the TDN staff on Twitter $164,632. *1/2 to Rizeena (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), G1SW-Eng, Thoroughbred Daily News G1SW-Ire, G1SP-Fr, $1,035,044. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. VIDEO. @garykingTDN @kelseynrileyTDN @collingsberry @DaithiHarvey @EquinealTDN @HLAndersonTDN @AlaynaCullen @CBossTDN TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 11 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 19 FEBRUARY 2021 Pedigree Notes 2--Nayefah, 126, f, 3, Super Saver--Ida Mae, by Street Sense. Mnasek is the sixth foal out of her GII Bayakoa H.-winning dam ($125,000 Ylg >19 KEESEP). O-Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Washington Bridge (Yankee Gentleman), who was bred by Maktoum; B-Siena Farms LLC (KY); T-N Bachalard. $25,000. Brereton Jones and bought by Don Alberto Corp. for $750,000 at Fasig-Tipton=s November sale in 2013 in foal to Tapit, having 3--Last Sunset (Ire), 126, f, 3, Teofilo (Ire)--Dufay (Ire), by been bought by Town and Country Farm as a maiden mare for Dubawi (Ire).