Ballydoyle hope Diego Velazquez manages only eighth in €1.5m Prix Du Jockey Club
Ronan Thomas and his horse Look de Vega win the 184th Qatar Prix du Jockey Club horse race. Photograph: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Imagesin Paris on Sunday as their hope Diego Velazquez was out of the money behind unbeaten winner Look De Vega in the Qatar Prix Du Jockey Club at Chantilly.
The French rider with the Irish forename ran out a smooth two length winner on a colt having just his third start. The 66/1 outsider First Look beat his Andre Fabre trained stable companion Sosie for third. England’s Ghostwriter was fourth.Diego Velazquez has potentially difficult double-digit French Derby draw to overcome at ChantillyLook De Vega lived up to a flawless ‘Jockey Club’ pedigree as his sire and grandsire landed the race while he is also a relative of the 2007 winner Lawman.
“He was really perfect between the two races and his work ten days ago was amazing. This horse is really professional – he’s perfect,” said Lerner’s son and co-trainer Yann.
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