17 May 2020
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Sunday, May 17, 2020, Auteuil. - An important prep race for the best Auteuil hurdlers, the Léon Rambaud Hurdle Race (Gr2) is this year the only one leading to the Grande course de haies d'Auteuil (Gr1), scheduled for June 7.
Once again, the 5-year-old L’Autonomie (Blue Brazil) made her show, leading all the way and taking off again when El Gringo (Kamsin) tried to push her jumping the last one but had to settle for second place at three lengths. Further down, Porto Pollo (Manduro) finished well to take the third place in front of Enjeu d'Arthel (Saddler Maker) and Cotée Sud (Lord du Sud), who finished well after looking outpaced at the decisive stage.
Champion 4-year-old hurdler last year, she ended her 2019 season with five wins including the Renaud du Vivier 4yo Hurdle Race (Gr1). For her first test against aged horses, in March in the Juigné Hurdle Race (Gr3), she left Côtée Sud, also 5, and Galop Marin (Black Sam Bellamy), who couldn't keep up with her on Sunday, at six and thirteen lengths respectively ...
L’Autonomie is out of L’Automne (Kahyasi), winner of a single flat race in 18 attempts and claimed € 12,000 by Catherine Coiffier after finishing seventh for her last public appearance. Her dam L'Authie (Linamix), a sister of the Prix Royal-Oak (Gr1) 3rd Cléty (Sillery), finished third of the Prix Renaud du Vivier Hurdle (Gr1) and notably gave La Canche (Le Havre), a Listed-placed over the flat.
After L’Autonomie, L’Automne gave two Diamond Boy colts. The elder, now a gelding, was sold for € 30,000 to John Daniel Moore at Arqana Summer sales in 2018.