Arenberg Report: Kalahara outstays Wink

Thursday, September 3, 2020, ParisLongchamp. - Contested this year over 5 furlongs at ParisLongchamp, the Prix d'Arenberg (Gr3) went to the French-trained filly Kalahara (Frankel), who defeated the odds-on American favourite Wink (Midshipman), until then undefeated. It was he first attempt at this level. Bred by Wertheimer & Frère and trained by Christophe Ferland, the filly was competing in her fourth race and had just won in a maiden contested in Deauville over 6 furlongs lately.

Here, after a slowish start, she came back training the field, came by the leaders about 300 yards out and finally took over Wink, who was trying to escape and hang on. Kalahara dominated the leader, despite constantly leaning to her left, and won by a length.

The first to challenge Wink, Livachope (Goken) stayed on in third, beating her stablemate Axdavali (Goken).

Bred by her owners, Wertheimer & Frère, Kalahara is out of Désertiste (Green Desert), winner of two races and a full sister to the good sprinter Only Answer, and also out of Occupandiste (Kaldoun), who foaled several Group winners and herself won the Prix de la Forêt (Gr1) and the Prix Maurice de Gheest (Gr1). Occupandiste is also the second dam of the famed sire Intello (Galileo).

In the process, Kalahara has settled a new race record in 55''8. Here's the sectional timing of the race.