Francis-Henri Graffard almost won his bet by finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (Gr.1) with Malavath (Mehmas), his filly who certainly remained after a victory in the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte (Gr.2 ), but which approached the distance for the first time and what is more with two turns, whereas it had only run on a straight line. Immediately brought down on the rope side by Ryan Moore, Malavath followed in last place, before tracing a splendid straight line and finally narrowly failing against Pizza Bianca (Fastnet Rock), who also came back from the last ranks. Pizza Bianca offers a first victory in a Breeders’ Cup to its trainer Christophe Clément. Although it was born in the USA, Pizza Bianca nonetheless has European origins. His dam White Hot (Galileo) is a sister to the stallion Pour Moi (Montjeu) and Gagnoa (Sadler’s Wells), who finished 2nd in the Prix de Diane (Gr.1)
| Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (Grade 1) (2yo Fillies) (Turf) – Del Mar (USA) 1600m |
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| Place | Horse | Owner | Coach | Jockey | Breeders |
| 1 | Pizza Bianca (USA)
By Fastnet Rock (AUS) x White Hot (IRE) (Galileo) |
Bobby Flay | Christophe Clement | Jose L Ortiz | Bobby Flay |
| 2 | Malavath (IRE)
Par Mehmas (IRE) x Fidaaha (IRE) (New Approach) |
Everest Racing, David Redvers & Mrs Barbara M Keller | F-H Graffard | Ryan Moore | – |
| 3 | Haughty (USA)
Par Empire Maker (USA) x Soaring Emotions (USA) (Kingmambo) |
Bradley Thoroughbreds, Tim Cambron Et Al | Chad C Brown | Tyler Gaffalione | – |
| 4 | Stamp (IRE)
By Aclaim (IRE) x Poyle Sophie (Teofilo) |
– | George Boughey | Luis Saez | – |
| 5 | Hello You (IRE)
Par Invincible Spirit (IRE) x Lucrece (Pivotal) |
– | David Loughnane | John R Velazquez | – |
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