Midnight Bissou matches Serengeti Empresse with plenty extra
Mike Smith (blue helmet) riding Outstrip leads the field into the first turn of the Juvenile Turf during the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park in 2013 in Arcadia, California. PHOTO | MATTHEW STOCKMAN | AFP
What you need to know:
- Midnight Bissou is bred in Kentucky by Woodland Thoroughbreds.
Serengeti Empress made a bold attempt to furnish owners with the 45th $200,000 Fleur de Lis on Saturday, by beginning really well, confidently adding pace and striving to inject a thrilling finale.
But it was not to be. Midnight Bisou (Mike Smith 4-5), motored past Serengeti, even draining her of speed, allowing Motion Emotion (Julien Lepareux 5-1), a free ticket to second.
Midnight Bisou, trained by Steve Asmussen, Hall of Famer, for the Churchill Downs spectacle, now has an automatic passport to the Breeders' Cup Distaff. Remember she was beaten by Maximum Security in the Saudi Cup. A gem of gems.
Another Broad (John Velasquez 9-1), found third, with Serengeti Empresse, Red Dane, Go Google Yourself, and, Chocolate Kisses, seriously out-classed. Midnight Bissou is bred in Kentucky by Woodland Thoroughbreds.
Miguel Mena had a fun ride on Tom's d'Etat in the $00,000 Stepehn Foster, feature, over same course and distance, even clocking a better time than Midnight Bissou.
By My Standards checked in next best. Pilate's Punch enjoyed some commentary in front, but this was short-lived.
