First Prix de Diane Longines for owner Dario Hinojosa
Phorto de gauche à droite Olivier Peslier, Carlos Laffon-Parias, Dario Hinojosa, scoopdyga.com
Castellar (Amlerican Post) will be first runner of Spanish owner-breeder, Dario Hinojosa, in the Prix de Diane Longines (Gr1). She was bred at his Normandy stud at Valsemé in the Calvados region. He has also let on that it is a great joy to have a runner in a French classic by saying: “It’s invariably a source of great joy to have a runner in such a race. To have a runner in the Prix de Diane, with a filly which I bred, is a great satisfaction. I believe it’s a very open race as all the winners of the prep races have a chance including Castellar.” Two days later {Tuesday}, the older brother of Castellar, the Qipco Prix du Jockey Club third Recoletos, will be out to defy the British at the prestigious meeting which is Royal Ascot, as he is among the favourites in the Queen Anne Stakes (Gr1).