She made it look easy as she won her 5th straight in the 4.8 million euro French Classic. No one wanted her as a yearling for 22,000 euro (sound familiar). The French bred great great granddaughter of Northern Dancer defeated the Japanese bred favourite Orfevre and finishing third was the German bred Intello. All top three Internationals were descendants of our little Canadian sire.
It was the 10th year in a row a descendant of the Dancer has won the French Classic.
1) Treve (FR) great great granddaughter x2 through Motivator/Montjeau/Sadler's Wells
2) Orfevre (JAP) great great grandson x2 through 2 Northern Taste mares
3) Intello (GER) great grandson x3 through Galileo/Sadler's Wells
image from Alan Crowhurst
2012) Solemia (IRE) great granddaughter x2
2011) Danedream (GER) great great granddaughter x2
2010) Workforce (GB) great grandson
2009) Sea the Stars (IRE) great great grandson
2008) Zarkava (IRE) great great granddaughter x2
2007) Dylan Thomas (IRE) great grandson
2006) Rail Link (GB) great great grandson x3
2005) Hurricane Run (IRE) great grandson
2004) Bago (FR) great grandson
video of race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjERZEXqD0Y
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