Onwards and upwards for Parri family's homebred Italian Oaks winner Auyantepui
Filly by Night Of Thunder will be on the move to Chantilly yard of Mario Baratti
Italian Oaks heroine Auyantepui will be on the move to Mario Baratti’s stable in Chantilly next week.
Having justified favouritism against ten rivals in the €407,000 Classic at the San Siro on Sunday, her owners the Parri family and OTI Racing are now excited to see how she will fare in the more competitive environment of French racing.
Giovanni Parri, whose family bred the filly and owned her outright until selling a 50 a per cent share to OTI Racing after she had claimed a Listed race last month, said: “The filly is currently in training with Nicolo Simondi and partner Lucia Lupinacci. Next week she will leave Italy and head to the Mario Baratti stable in Chantilly.
“He was a successful assistant trainer to Marco Botti and Pascal Bary, and now trains on his own accord.”
Auyantepui’s Italian Oaks victory took sire Night Of Thunder’s record to six individual Group winners from his first northern hemisphere crop, while he has 15 stakes victors worldwide thanks to Australian-bred son Cherry Tortoni scoring in Listed company at Flemington only the day before.
“We bought Sopran Enery at the Arqana Sale. She’s a big mare, and when we chose Night Of Thunder we thought of giving her the possibility to have a Classic prospect. It's not easy to find the right stallion for Sopran Enery because she’s by Montjeu out of a Danehill mare.”
He continued: “Auyantepui, for her colour, quality, size and approach, has always been easy to recognise, ever since she was a foal. She knew what she wanted but, at the same time, if you had the right approach, she was very disposed to follow you.
“We always saw great qualities in her, but she needed time. For this reason she remained in pre-training until June of last year. In October we brought her to our farm again, and then we sent her to Nicolo Simondi at the beginning of 2020.”
Click here to read our special on Italian racing and breeding, featuring a Q&A with Massimo Parri
Published on 9 July 2020inNews
Last updated 11:07, 9 July 2020
- Well-related winners and placed performers feature at the Tattersalls Cheltenham April Sale
- ‘It’s been constant pressure for the last six months’ - up-and-coming consignors out to make dreams come true at the Doncaster Breeze-Up Sale
- Three new board members for the National Stud
- Hide The Evidence a first winner for Sands Of Mali with victory at Bordeaux Le Bouscat
- Showcasing filly from a deep Moyglare family set for Gowran Park debut on Tuesday
- Well-related winners and placed performers feature at the Tattersalls Cheltenham April Sale
- ‘It’s been constant pressure for the last six months’ - up-and-coming consignors out to make dreams come true at the Doncaster Breeze-Up Sale
- Three new board members for the National Stud
- Hide The Evidence a first winner for Sands Of Mali with victory at Bordeaux Le Bouscat
- Showcasing filly from a deep Moyglare family set for Gowran Park debut on Tuesday