Jimmy Two Times goes further

3 April 2017

Jimmy Two Times goes further

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Jimmy Two Times won a very competitive edition of the Prix Edmond Blanc (Gr3) for a first real test over the mile that opens new frontiers for the André Fabre-trained grey.

Sunday 2 April 2017, Saint-Cloud racecourse. - The four best rated horses at the start of the Prix Edmond Blanc (Gr3), highlight of a "Dimanche au Galop" event in which more than 5,600 people participated under the sun, took the first four places home. The winner Jimmy Two Times (Kendargent), who was running for only the second time over 1,600 meters, almost a year after finishing tenth in the French 2,000 Guineas-Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Gr1), took off about two furlongs out and went on to score handily by three and a half lengths over Dicton (Lawman), Attendu (Acclamation) and Kurkan (American Post), all within half a length and rated 110 or more. Bred by Jean Boniche and Francis Teboul, Jimmy Two Times is trained by André Fabre for Andreas Putsch's SCEA Haras de Saint Pair. Agent Crispin de Moubray bought him for € 85,000 at the 2014 Arqana October yearlings sale, when consigned by the Haras des Granges.

As part of an incentive program to strengthen competition in some of its top races, France Galop offers the entry cost (€ 960) in the Prix du Muguet (Gr2), on May 1 next on the same track, to the owners of the first 4 horses home.

The Prix Zarkava-EBF (L), for females of 4 years and more over the distance of 2,100 meters, went to That Which is Not (Elusive Quality), who held off a good finishing Armande (Sea the Stars). The 4yo That Which is Not is trained by Francis Graffard in Chantilly for the Niarchos family, who bred her in the United States. She's out of Japanese mare Shiva (Hector Protector), a sister to Limnos, Prix ​​Jean de Chaudenay-Grand Prix du printemps (Gr2) winner in 1998.

Recoletos (Whipper) remained unbeaten this year with a second win in the Prix Tourbillon, a class 1 race for 3yo colts and geldings, where great young horses sometimes ventured before proceeding to the top shelf. The Darpat team homebred easily took over My Scholar (Pour Moi), easy winner in his previous outing and always close to the pace. Recoletos's dam Highphar (Highest Honor) did not race because she injured herself only days before joining Carlos Laffon-Parias' yard. The trainer is in charge of Recoletos, as he was training his second dam, Pharatta (Fairy King), Highphar's dam and a winner of the Garden City Handicap (Gr2) in New York before entering stud.

The CNews Morning-Prix Durban was the female equivalent and it went to a spectacular Sistercharlie (MyBoyCharlie), who came back after a real bad interference only 2 furlongs out to boost past a brave Palombe (Nathaniel) on the post. The winner is trained by Henri-Alex Pantall in the West of France for Mrs. Jacques Cygler, who bought the filly for € 12,000 at the 2015 Arqana October yearlings sale through agent Paul Nataf. Her dam Starlet's Sister (Galileo) went to stud a maiden but she's a sister of the good Leo's Starlet (Galileo) and Anabaa's Creation (Anabaa).