Thursday 12 September 2024
An easy winner on her debut at Chantilly in July, ZARIGANA confirmed her potential on her second outing and first attempt at Stakes level with an impressive three length victory at ParisLongchamp.
Her trainer Francis-Henri Graffard said after the race: “I loved how she travelled on that [soft] ground and, when Mickael [Barzalona] switched her out, she did it all on her own. It was really nice to watch, she is a lovely looking filly with a great temperament and the only question is would she have another gear if asked for more. Of course, if she comes out of this race well, she will come back in the Marcel Boussac. She is all class and, hopefully, we will have a nice Classic prospect for next year.”
Her pedigree is steeped in quality, as she is the daughter of SIYOUNI, a Gr.1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère winner, and the granddaughter of the unbeaten champion ZARKAVA, who claimed the Gr.1 Prix Marcel Boussac and the Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Her dam, Zarkamiya, was a Gr.3 winner and Gr.1 placed during her racing career, and she is a sister to Zarak. She is back in foal to SIYOUNI this year.
ZARIGANA could attempt to follow in the footsteps of her granddam in the Gr.1 Prix Marcel Boussac on the same racetrack in three weeks.
