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26-601: Blue Stripe is a bay mare, bred by Haras La Manija in Argentina and owned by Mexican Jose Cerillo of Lomas de Chapulpepec's Pozo de Luna. Blue Stripe's sire is the Argentine bred Equal Stripes , who has three winners of the Group 1 Gran Premio Nacional (Argentine Derby) among his progeny. He led the Argentine general sire list in 2020. Blue Stripe's dam Blues for Sale was a Group winner in Argentina over 1200-1600 metre distances. Blue Stripe

52-575: A distance of 2,500 metres (1.6 mi) at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo . It is the third race in the Argentinian Triple Crown and is one of the oldest and most influential races in Latin American racing. The Gran Premio Nacional has been run at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo annually since 1884. By 1923, the year the Uruguayan entry Sisley won, the purse was worth $ 40,000. In 1933,

78-400: A jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a breeder: ƒ designates a filly winner ƒ indicates a filly Marche Lorraine (horse) Marche Lorraine (Japanese: マルシュロレーヌ 、born February 4, 2016) is a retired thoroughbred racehorse from Japan. Marche Lorraine is known for being the first Japanese and non-North American trained horse to win

104-419: A length over her owner's co-entry Serenata Huasteca in 1:37:98. A month later she was entered in the Group 1 Gran Premio Enrique Acebal over 2000 meters on the turf track at Hipódromo de San Isidro and found the class rise of the event challenging, staying up near to the leaders and fading to finish third beaten by 3 lengths to the fast finishing Bellagamba. Staying at San Isidro, Blue Stripe ran once more in

130-526: A short break, Blue Stripe resumed on Feb 5, 2021 in the Listed Clásico Haras Argentinos on the dirt. Starting at odds of 19/5, Blue Stripe defeated the favorite Special Dubai by a 3 ⁄ 4 length in a fast time of 1:58.82. A month later on Mar 6, 2021, in the Group 2 Clásico Arturo R. Y Arturo Bullrich, Blue Stripe as the 3/10 odds-on favorite soundly defeated her four rivals by eight lengths. In her last race in Argentina, Blue Stripe

156-595: Is a half-sister to Blue Prize , the 2019 Breeders' Cup Distaff winner at Santa Anita . In Argentina, Blue Stripe was trained by Nicolas Martin Ferro and ridden by jockey Pavon Eduardo Ortega in all her races. In the US, she was trained by Marcelo Polanco. Blue Stripe began her career October 20, 2020 in the Premio Angel Comanche, a maiden event for three-year-old fillies at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo , winning it by half

182-680: The Breeders' Cup Distaff , the race that concludes the dirt filly races of that season, in 2021. Marche Lorraine's name is derived from the French patriotic song of the same name . Marche Lorraine was born at the Northern Farm in Abira, Hokkaido on February 4, 2016. Her dam, Vite Marcher  [ ja ] , did not have a remarkable race career with only 1 win in her 9 starts, but her mother, Kyoei March  [ ja ] , won five group races including

208-683: The Eclipse Awards that year but lost to Letruska . Marche Lorraine was, however, awarded the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Moment of the Year together with Loves Only You . Marche Lorraine entered the Saudi Cup that year as her final race of her career before retiring to stud, with Christophe Soumillon as her jockey. Unfortunately she could not win that race and finished in 6th place. Her racehorse registration

234-610: The Japan Breeding farm's Cup Ladies' Classic , where the horse became the most favored, but wound up in 3rd place to Fashionista. Marche Lorraine's first race of the season was the TCK Jo-o Hai  [ ja ] , which she won. She also won her next race, the Empress Hai  [ ja ] , where she passed the other horses from the rear. The horse was sent to run in mixed-gender races after this, and while she came in 3rd at

260-807: The Oka Sho . Kyoei March only produced 4 crops before passing away, and Vite Marcher was the only filly. The horse was offered for 75,000 JPY a share for a total of 30 million yen by Carrot Farm  [ ja ] , a Hitokuchi Banushi organization that offers stakes in horse ownership. After being sent to Yoshito Yahagi 's stable at the Ritto Training Center, she made her debut at a maiden race on February 3 held at Kyoto Racecourse , where she came in 2nd behind I Love Tailor. She would win her first race after five starts. She finished that year with an additional victory, with her total wins at 2 out of 7 starts. Marche Lorraine won her 3rd win at her first race of

286-452: The 5/1 third choice, ranged up outside of Shedaresthedevil, edged ahead turning for home, got clear of the favorite by the eighth pole, and scored by 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 lengths in 1:42.97. On November 5, in the Breeders' Cup Distaff , Blue Stripe finished second by a nose to Malathaat in a three-way photo finish, with Clairiere finishing third. Legend:    Turf    Dirt Notes: An (*) asterisk after

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312-520: The Breeders' Cup Distaff at Del Mar . She faced a very strong field headlined by Letruska ( Apple Blossom Handicap , Ogden Phipps Stakes , Personal Ensign Stakes , Spinster Stakes ), Malathaat ( Kentucky Oaks , Alabama Stakes ), Clairiere ( Cotillion Stakes ), Shedaresthedevil (Kentucky Oaks, Clement L. Hirsch Stakes ) and Royal Flag ( Zenyatta Stakes ). Ridden by British Champion Jockey Lanfranco Dettori , Blue Stripe got shuffled shortly after

338-423: The Group 1 Copa de Plata Roberto Vasquez Mansilla Internacional on December 19, 2020. Facing a field of sixteen, Blue Stripe again bounced out into the leading pack and was third down the back stretch. Staying along the rail as the field entered the straight, Blue Stripe managed to get a split and surged to challenge the eventual winner Elvas, but was found short and was overtaken close to home to finish third. After

364-517: The Heian Stakes, she finished at 8th at the Teio Sho . Marche Lorraine returned to filly-only races and won the Breeders' Gold Cup  [ ja ] showing her strength once again. Marche Lorraine finished her season with her first race abroad, with her entering the Breeders' Cup Distaff held at Del Mar Fairgrounds on November 6. She placed herself in the rear of the pack in the early stages of

390-454: The brakes, but even with doing that, when I asked her again she accelerated and came home." On June 18, Blue Stripe faced five other entrants in the Grade 2 Santa Maria Stakes at Santa Anita. She pulled a bit into the first turn, moved to the inside around that bend, tipped out and took aim two and then three wide into the stretch, and finished well but could not get to favorite Private Mission and

416-490: The favorite Hasta Hoy was attacked by masked men the night before the race. His attendant was held at gunpoint while Hasta Hoy's abdomen was stabbed. Hasta Hoy was left unable to run, leaving Requiebro and Támesis to dead heat for first in a field of ten, the smallest in the race up to that point. In 2022, SIS (Sports Information Services) began sponsoring the race. Speed record: Largest margin of victory: Longest odds winner: Shortest odds winner: Most wins by

442-435: The first quarter-mile in :23.18. Blue Stripe raced easily in third position of the five entries. Berrios recalled, "The race went exactly as we planned it. We wanted to sit behind the speed horses, then go get them late." As the field headed to the second turn, Shedaresthedevil challenged Private Mission for the lead. When Shedaresthedevil took over, the race was looked similar to the previous year's edition. However, Blue Stripe,

468-600: The odds means Blue Stripe was the post-time favorite. After the 2022 Breeders' Cup Distaff, Blue Stripe was sold at the Fasig-Tipton November sale, where she was purchased for $ 4,000,000 by Emmanuel de Seroux of Narvick International for Grand Farm in Japan. Gran Premio Nacional (Argentina) The Gran Premio Nacional , or Argentine Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Argentina open to three-year-olds run over

494-507: The race, and took the lead at around the 4th corner, where she went neck-and-neck against Dunbar Road before winning the race, making it her first G1 victory. 。This race also marked the first victory of an international dirt G1 race abroad for a Japanese-trained horse. As a result, the horse was awarded the 2021 NAR Grand Prix Special Awards. She was also nominated for the American Champion Older Dirt Female Horse of

520-516: The rail, but was quickly engaged by the three-year-old Mahagonny, the 5-1 second choice. As the two fillies battled in the stretch, the three-year-old 84/1 longshot Soviet Catch mounted a furious drive on the outside in the final furlong, passing Mahagonny at the wire for second, but ran out of ground to collar Blue Stripe. With four victories and twice third, Blue Stripe earned an equivalent of US$ 41,882 in her six starts in Argentina. On November 6, Blue Stripe, now trained by Marcelo Polanco, started in

546-579: The season, which was the Shikoku Shimbun Hai. She ran in group races but could not win before turning to dirt races after coming in second place at the Hakata Stakes on August 16. After winning her first dirt race, she went on to run her first NAR race at the Ladies' Prelude  [ ja ] , where she won the race with a 3 lengths lead, making it her first group race win. Later on she entered

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572-531: The start, angled to the inside, steered off the rail backstretch, moved closer outside a rival, went three wide into the far turn, five wide into the stretch, failed to threaten around the bend, and weakened in the stretch run to finish seventh behind the Japanese-owned longshot Marche Lorraine . Blue Stripe remained in California, preparing for her five-year-old season. After a lengthy winter break, Blue Stripe

598-474: Was 3 ⁄ 4 lengths short. On August 6, Blue Stripe garnered her first Grade 1 win in the US in the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar. The 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 -mile event developed just as trainer Marcelo Polanco and Hector Berrios drew it up. Familiar foes Private Mission and Shedaresthedevil, who had won the race the previous year, went at a lively pace on the front end, with Private Mission completing

624-428: Was entered in the Grade 2 Santa Margarita Stakes at Santa Anita on 30 April. The 11/10 favorite, Miss Bigly, took the lead with a five-wide sweep into the stretch at the eighth pole and looked home free in the 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 -mile event. Then Blue Stripe, ridden by Tyler Baze , surged even wider and went by Miss Bigly about 75 yards from the wire to win by a length in a time of 1:50.52. Marcelo Polanco said, "She

650-471: Was entered to run in the Group 1 Gran Premio Criadores , designated as a Breeders' Cup Challenge event for the Breeders' Cup Distaff , whose winner would receive a free berth and fees paid for the Breeders' Cup World Championships . Blue Stripe started well in a field of eleven, staying off the rail in third behind pacesetter Kalivia, who took the field through the half mile in :46.40 and the mile in 1:34.37. As Kalivia faded, Blue Stripe moved into first along

676-498: Was so fresh, she was ready to do something. I asked the connections if it was OK to run her in here, and they said, 'Whatever you think.' We just went for it." Jockey Tyler Baze pointed out, "I hadn't been on her, but I heard some reports that said she was ready and working tremendous. That's what my agent told me this morning. I didn't know what kind of gas pedal I had under me until the three-eighths pole. I asked her, and she ran up to 'em so quick, it caught me off guard. I had to tap on

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