PREMIO PRIMI PASSI,
Gr.3, 2 y.o.,1200 metres,
Milano, San Siro, June 25, 2000, good
- ROLLY POLLY, f.b. by Mukaddamah out Rare Sound
by Rarity, owner: Mack Ferrer, breeder: Mr. M. Parola, trainer: B. Grizzetti,
jockey: M. Demuro,
- EURIBOR, m.b. by Indian Ridge out Anna Grassi
by Bound for Honour, O.: Scuderia Tamara, B.: Scuderia Tamara, T.: O. Pessi,
J.: D. Vargiu,
- TRICKY DICK, m.b. by Presidium out Mrs. Magic
by Magic Mirror, O.: Stall Millenium, B.: E.J.B. Maude (GB), T.: B. Hellier,
J.: P. Roberts,
- GREEN SENSAZIONE, f.b. by Green Desert out
Sensazione by Cadeaux Genereux, O.: Scuderia Blueberry, B.: Scuderia Blueberry,
T.: B: Grizzetti, J.: M. Esposito,
- Green Wind . Also ran: Mister Pekan, Cuore
Padano, Ruby Queen, Napola.
Analysis:
The Premio Primi Passi is the first Italian
group race for two years old in the year, and in the past few years was gained
by horses, as a rule purchased yearlings at English – Ireland sales or, in
any case, strictly connected, from the genealogical point of view, with
commercial bloodlines developed in the British Isle, who then were not
generally in great evidence at 3 years.
But in the last two runnings appeared the
German representatives, and with notable success (2 victories; in 1999 running,
three of the first four came from Germany) and also in this 2000 running one
third of the field arrived from the country of walkiries and between these Ruby
Queen was supposed to be a possible winner, since she had captured a victory in
Baden Baden, in front of 8 males.
Instead after a start rather not linear, that
harmed Green Wind, won the betting favourite (at 2/1) Rolly Polly, trained by
the young and active Bruno Grizzetti, trainer also of the fourth arrived and of
Mister Pekan, who seems designed at brilliant prospects.
Rolly Polly, remaining on two victories (at
debut in Torino, the first of May, and then in Roma in the Premio Alessandro
Perrone, listed, run two days before the Italian Derby), is owned by a
sportsman that is present in the sport from many years, above all as a breeder.
In fact he imported Rare Sound, Rolly Polly’s mother (purchased at
December Sales ’89, thorough BBA-Italia agent, for 12.000 Guineas),
reselling her in the 1995 to Mr. Mario Parola, the breeder of Rolly
Polly.
Rare Sound, a moderate winner at 2 y.o. at
Yarmouth, left a winner of her same low value in Great Britain and others in
Italy, anonymous too, before Rolly Polly who was born by Mukaddamah, the nth
son of Northern Dancer at stud, branch of Storm Bird, race horse of good but
not remarkable level, sire with a stud fee of 5000 IRE Guineas (4000 in the
year of Rolly Polly conception), rather valued in Italy where his sons Stanott
(Premio Emilio Turati, Gr.2) and My Funny Valentine (Premio Vittorio Crespi,
listed) showed very impressive racing qualities.
Since also the female line (fem. 2i) is from a
few generations without members of high level (just Rare Sound’s mother,
Haunting, only placed at the tracks, was able to generate runners of reliable
standard: Our Martin in Denmark and Sweden, Amigo Sucio, 2nd top rated 2 y.o.
in Germany in 1986 and Hartburn Sarah, listed level in Italy) the omens and the
expectations are not very propitious for Rolly Polly’s future
career.
Nevertheless it must be marked in favour of
Rolly Polly an excellent morphology, a kind and quiet disposition and a genuine
race propensity, all important peculiarities, which she emphasized in the
finish of Premio Primi Passi, forcing back with appreciable certainty, Euribor,
a male by Indian Ridge, winner at debut and then 2nd in a listed race at
Capannelle (Roma).
Roma, June 27, 2000
(Leonello Falco)
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