Hester Prynne First Winner for Mondialiste
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Mondialiste wins the 2016 Arlington Million at Arlington International Racecourse
Dual grade 1 winner Mondialiste was provided with his first winner when the appropriately David O'Meara-trained Hester Prynne stuck on well to land the second division of the restricted novice stakes at Beverley May 3.
The 2-year-old Dame Hester Partnership-bred filly, a 60,000 guineas (US$81,339) purchase from the Tattersalls December Foal Sale when selling to Peter and Ross Doyle, is the 10th foal out of the stakes-placed Diktat mare Dame Hester and a half sister to German group 2 scorer Donnerschlag , plus the listed-winning Izzy Bizu .
Mondialiste proved a tough and consistent campaigner over five seasons, with wins in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile Stakes (G1T) and Arlington Million XXXIV (G1T) the undoubted highlights.
Trained by O'Meara, Mondialiste also finished second to Tepin in the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T), and occupied the same position in two Sky Bet York Stakes (G2) behind Time Test and Success Days .
Bred by Wertheimer et Frere, he was initially trained by Freddy Head and was third to Havana Gold in the Prix Jean Prat (G1).
A €190,000 ($259,901) purchase from the 2014 Arqana Summer Sale, the son of Galileo subsequently sported the colors of Geoff and Sandra Turnbull. After being retired in 2017 he stood his first three seasons at the Turnbulls' Elwick Stud, before relocating to Haras d'Annebault for 2021.
The 11-year-old is the sixth foal out of the wonderful producer Occupandiste, winner of the Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1) and Prix de la Foret (G1) for Christiane Head and Wertheimer.
The daughter of Kaldoun is a half sister to three black-type horses—including Only Green , the dam of Yeomanstown Stud sire Shaman —and has also produced Impressionnante , winner of the Prix de Sandringham Mitsubishi Motors (G2) and dam of Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby, G1) hero Intello , plus Only Answer , a dual group 3 winner for Fabre and Wertheimer.