Elusive Kate eases to victory in Prix Rothschilds – Horseracing news
Elusive Kate secured a comfortable win in the Prix Rothschilds at Deauville in France on Sunday, July 28, 2013.
The American filly was rated as the outright favourite to succeed and it was pretty much clear that her rivals would not find it easy to beat her in the Group 1 event, which had prize money of £139,365 for the winner.
Since the ground was soft, there was some pressure on all of the participants. However, Elusive Kate did not take any pressure at all and gave her best to beat her opponents in the race. She was quick out of the blocks and did
not allow anyone else to dictate terms. Once the finish line approached, she pressed even harder and ended up on top with ease.
No one was able to cause problems for the victorious filly, as she was ahead by a clear margin of two and a half lengths in the end. This was her second consecutive victory of the ongoing season, which would have made her team
proud.
After the end of the competition, the winning jockey William Buick said, “She's getting better and better and she's got a very exciting season ahead of her. There was an even pace, we didn't go fast but the ground was pretty testing
so the pace was perfect and I was always happy with the position I had. When I looked around I was surprised to see how far clear I was.”
He went onto say that Elusive Kate has been trained really nicely, thus she often comes up with some solid performances like the one in France.
On the other hand, trainer John Gosden added, “She's a good filly, isn't she? She's tough and she's handled the ground well. We're delighted with her run and it proves what fabulous fillies ran together last time in the Falmouth.
We will have a look at the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown.”
With the help of this victory, the young American challenger has improved her strike rate to 50 percent. She has to continue winning races with consistency in order to keep the punters interested in her for the future competitions.
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