Quenelle d’Or is SW7 for Golden Horn winning Tuesday’s Prix des Tourelles (2400m) for fillies and mares at Saint-Cloud.
Sent straight to the lead by Ioritz Mendizabal, Quenelle d’Or made all the running and had a neck to spare at the finish over Control Tower (Youmzain) with Jannah Flower (Olympic Glory) a short-neck away third.
A 55,000gns Tattersalls yearling, the consistent Quenelle d’Or is now a winner three times with six placings from 11 starts.
Inbred 4×4 to Ahonoora, she is a half-sister to Gravitelle (Pivotal), a winner last season in New Zealand, their dam Quenelle (Nayef) a half-sister to Listed Ladybird Stakes at Kempton winner Viva Vettori (Vettori) and Ouija’s Sister (Groom Dancer), the dam of French Listed winner Opasan (French Navy)
The granddam Cruinn A Bhord (Inchinor) a winning half-sister to Champion Ouija Board (Cape Cross), seven-time Gr1 winner including The Oaks at Epsom, Irish Oaks and two runnings of the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf.
Ouija Board the dam of three stakes winners including dual Derby winner Australia (Galileo) and Australian Gr3 winner Our Voodoo Prince (Kingmambo).
Champion and UK Horse of the Year Golden Horn is advertised at £20,000 at Dalham Hall Stud in 2021.