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Vintage performance from Dark Vision

By A dream come true for John Scanlon Kingsley Park 10 partners

O THE wild delight of his has been won in the past by Classic Passing the winning post, he was in owners, Dark Vision turned winners such as , , Sir front by a length and three-quarters and T in a remarkable display at Percy and Gold. a length and a quarter from Dunkerron Glorious Goodwood on the This year’s field included Dunkerron, and Confiding respectively. The victory last day of July to land the Group 2 fourth in the , Van took his total earnings to £128,000. In . Beethoven, winner of the Group 2 the immediate aftermath of the race, Owned by the 20 members of the Railway Stakes at the Curragh, and the bookmakers’ quotes for the horse to land Kingsley Park 10 partnership, the Dream Woodcote Stakes winner, Cosmic Law. next year’s 2,000 Guineas came in as Ahead colt produced a scintillating burst Dark Vision was ridden by Silvestre de low as 16/1. of speed in going from last to first to Sousa, and went off the 100/30 This was a tremendous performance become Mark Johnston’s fourth winner favourite. visually and, caught by the television of the race, joining the exalted company Dark Vision didn’t make the best of cameras shortly after Dark Vision had of (1993), starts, and in the early stages was racing crossed the line, Charlie Johnston was (2003) and (2004). in the last pair and not travelling with obviously impressed. The winner of his first two starts at any fluency. He continued to race in rear “Dark Vision had to be a very, very novice level, Dark Vision was taking a until the field had turned for home. But good horse and quite lucky to win from huge step up in class at Goodwood. A when he was angled towards the outside where he was,” he told ITV’s Luke field of 12 went to post for the Vintage of the field by , the Harvey. Stakes, worth £113,000 to the winner. situation changed completely. He “Clearly he is a very, very good The race was established in 1975, gradually began to find his proper stride horse.” originally at Listed level, and was and finished down the outside of his Mark was equally impressed. promoted to Group 2 level in 2003. It field like an express train. "That was quite incredible,” he told

Dark Vision triumphs in the Group 2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood under Silvestre de Sousa

reporters after the race. “We had this horse and Victory and Sprinter in Europe in “I can hardly believe it myself. I was Command entered in nurseries here this 2011, after and Betfred Sprint trying to keep everybody's feet on the week. I wasn’t sure about sending Cup success. ground today. The partnership had a Victory Command to Ascot but it’s paid Retired in 2012, he has proved winner at Ascot on Saturday with a horse off. Clearly it’s been the right decision to popular at stud having produced the likes that cost 6,000 guineas (Victory bypass the handicaps and go straight to a of Al Wukair, and Command) and this one cost two and a Group 2!” Raucous. half times as much at 15,000. At age three and four, Dark Vision’s "I never really thought when I set him Success dam, Black Dahlia, won five races off at Yarmouth that he'd be coming to a between seven furlongs and a mile and a Group 2 race, and when he missed the For the owners, thrilled with Victory quarter. She was placed no fewer than 18 break here I thought it was all over. I Command’s Listed success at Ascot times, and finished second in Kempton’s was thinking I'd have to go home and three days earlier, Dark Vision’s win has Listed Ladybird Stakes over a mile. She teach this horse to come out of the stalls. provided the icing on the cake. This was has produced two winners from her two "At that stage, if he'd come fourth I'd the partnership’s eighth winner, and they previous foals. Al Hayyah, by Lope de have thought I've got a really nice horse have now tasted success at Group 2 level Vega, won a race in France and was on my hands. I never thought until a with a colt picked up by three times Listed placed there in 2016; furlong out that we had any chance of Mark for 15,000gns at Book 2 of Another Eclipse, also by Lope de Vega, winning.” Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. won a three-year-old maiden over 10 Asked about what comes next for the The stallion Dream Ahead was furlongs at Brighton in July of last year. strapping Dark Vision, Mark admitted joint champion two-year-old in Europe What a tremendous way to round off A day to remember for the that the plan hasn’t been formulated in 2010 (with Frankel), having won the another fabulous month for Kingsley KP 10 partners beyond the Goodwood meeting. and the Middle Park Stakes, Park! 18 19