Garswood records second stakes winner as Cala Tarida shines at Deauville

Cheveley Park Stud's freshman sire Garswood doubled his tally of stakes winners on Wednesday when his daughter Cala Tarida won the Group 3 Prix des Reservoirs by half a length at Deauville.

Already one of two black-type performers by Garswood, having finished third in the Criterium De Lyon last time out, the filly followed in the footsteps of the Karl Burke-trained Little Kim, who landed the Group 3 Prix du Bois at the same course earlier in the year.

"We gave her quite a gentle preparation for the Criterium de Lyon, knowing that the plan was to come on for this race afterwards," said trainer Frederic Rossi. "She wasn't 100 per cent that day because I wanted her 100 per cent for today. I've always liked her and I've known she was good."

Cala Tarida is the third and final foal out of Capsicum, as the unraced Holy Roman Emperor mare is reported to have died having delivered her now two-year-old daughter. That loss will be keenly felt by co-breeders Marie-Joelle Goetschy and Haras d'Ellon's Thierry De La Heronniere, as all three of her progeny have gained black type.

Capsicum's other offspring are Red Onion, a son of Fast Company who landed the Listed Prix Herod and Siderante, a daughter of Siyouni who made the podium in the Listed Prix La Fleche.

Her tryst with Garswood was not the first time the dam had visited Cheveley Park, as the operation bought Capsicum as a yearling for €28,000. However, she failed to make the track and was later signed for by the shrewd Geoffrey Howson for a mere 3,000gns when offered as a breeding prospect at Tattersalls in 2011.

Garswood (red): stretching out to win the Prix Maurice de GheestCredit: ScoopDyga

The Prix des Reservoirs has been a precursor to Group 1 success in recent times, with last year's winner With You going on to land the Prix Rothschild at three, and Rossi is anticipating further progress from Cala Tarida, who has now won three of her five starts.

"Even when she won down at Salon she showed that acceleration you saw today," he said." Physically she was quite big in comparison to the rest in the parade ring and I think she is more the model to be a three-year-old than a two-year-old. She has quality and if she has a good winter she can be aimed at the good races next year."

It is apt that Garswood's progeny should be enjoying such success at Deauville, as that is the site of his own career highlight, having landed the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest in 2014.

The son of Dutch Art, who stood the 2018 breeding season at a fee of £4,000, has been represented by six first-crop winners in Europe at a strike-rate of 19 per cent. He joins fellow freshmen Sea The Moon, Bungle Inthejungle and Anodin on two stakes winners for the season.

The first-season sire ranks continue to be dominated by No Nay Never and Kingman, who have sired six and five stakes scorers respectively.