La Barrosa is SW75 for Lope de Vega winning the Gr3 Somerville Tattersalls Stakes (7f) at Newmarket.
Caught up behind the lead until the final two furlongs, La Barrosa was able to edge out into running room inside the final furlong and then overwhelm Dark Lion (Dark Angel) to win by one length with Qaader (Night Of Thunder) filling third place in the six-horse field.
A 750,000gns Tattersalls October yearling, the Charlie Appleby-trained La Barrosa is unbeaten in two starts.
His dam is two-year-old winner and three-times Gr3 placed Bikini Babe (Montjeu), a half-sister to Gr2 Europa Meile at Cologne winner Combat Zone (Refuse To Bend), Gr3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes winner Royal Empire (Teofilo) and Gr3 Strensall Stakes winner Scottish (Teofilo).
Bikini Babe is also a half-sister to Gr3 Prix Miesque placed Zut Alors (Pivotal), the dam of Gr1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches winner Precieuse (Tamayuz).
The granddam Zeiting (Zeiten) won at Listed level in France and North America.
Dual French Classic winner Lope de Vega (Shamardal) is also the sire of Gr3 winner Blue De Vega and French Listed winners Bay Of Poets and Tosen Gift out of Montjeu mares.