€380,000 ARC Maurice de Gheest (Gr1): Lazzat, unbeaten and thriving

Sunday, August 4th, 2024, Deauville-La Touques Racecourse (Calvados). - The 3-year-old gelding, Lazzat (Territories), remained unbeaten in six starts, claiming his first Group 1 victory with relative ease, winning by three lengths over the 6.5 furlongs of the €380,000 ARC Prix Maurice de Gheest (Gr1). The 4-year-old filly, Exxtra (Starspangledbanner), finished second, marking the winner closely and excelling in her second top-level attempt. Beauvatier (Lope de Vega), third by less than a length, secured another Group 1 placing, following his same finish in the Haras d'Étreham Prix Jean Prat (Gr1) a month earlier and the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère (Gr1) ten months ago. The English favourite, Millstream (Gleneagles), recent winner of the July Cup (Gr1) over 6 furlongs, stumbled over the winner and faded to finish fifth.

Lazzat is entered in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (Gr1) and the Prix de la Forêt (Gr1).

Bred by his owner Nurlan Bizakov through his Sumbe breeding operation, Lazzat is the first foal out of Lastochka (Australia), who raced and won once for Nurlan Bizakov in England. The mare is a daughter of Sleepytime (Royal Academy), winner of the Coronation Stakes (Gr1). A filly by Golden Horde was born in 2023, and Lazzat's full brother was born this year.

A brother to Lazzat’s dam, Lazym (Kodiac), was sold for €30,000 at the Arqana July sale to Yvonne Vollmer. After eight starts, he remains a maiden and served as a pacemaker for Lazzat in the Prix Paul de Moussac (Gr3), his most recent victory.