Iquitos spearheads big double for German stallion Adlerflug

Gestut Harzburg resident tastes Group 1 success at Baden-Baden

Adlerflug: finished second in the Grosser Preis von Baden twiceCredit: Foto: Marc Ruehl (marcruehl.com)

German sire Adlerflug delivered a big double on Sunday, supplying the winners of his country's most prestigious all-aged race the Grosser Preis von Baden as well as the Group 3 Prix du Lutece at Saint-Cloud.

Four-year-old Iquitos scored in the Grosser Preis von Baden by nearly three lengths from Nightflower, a daughter of Dylan Thomas who also finished second in last year's renewal.

The Hans-Jürgen Gröschel-trained colt won the Group 2 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft at the same course in May, and finished second to Protectionist in the Hansa-Preis and fourth in the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis on his last two starts.

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Martin StevensBloodstock journalist

Published on 4 September 2016inInternational

Last updated 21:35, 4 September 2016

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