Thursday’s Prix de Thiberville (2400m) at Longchamp winner Valia is SW67 for Sea The Stars.
Winner of her only other start, Valia came through smoothly in the home straight to defeat Wonderful Tonight (Le Havre) going away by 2-1/2 lengths with Padovana (Sea The Moon) a neck away third.
Valia is the first live foal of Longchamp winner and Poule d’Essai des Pouliches runner-up Veda (Dansili).
The granddam Vadapolina (Trempolino) won the Gr3 Prix Cleopatre and a half-sister to Gr1 Prix Saint Alary winner Vadawina (Unfuwain) and Prix Saint-Alary winner Vazira (Sea The Stars).
Valis is inbred 4×4 to Danzig through Danehill and Sea The Stars has Gr3 winners Lavender’s Blue, Stellar Mass and My Titania as well as Listed winners Baptism, Hebah, Star Terms and September Stars out of mares by Danehill or his sons.
Champion Sea The Stars (Cape Cross) is advertised at €150,000 at Gilltown Stud in Ireland in 2020.
