29th Group One Winner for Fastnet Rock

Tara Madgwick - Monday October 30
Third in the Group I Premio Lydia Tesio Stakes at Cappanelle in Italy last year, Irish trained Fastnet Rock mare Laganore made amends this year when returning to score a dominant victory.

Fastnet RockA homebred for Newtown Anner Stud trained by Tony Martin, Laganore was an easy Group III winner at Gowran Park at her previous run and ran up to that good form in the 1m2f feature.

The five year-old powered clear to win by two lengths taking her overall record to seven wins and seven placings from 21 starts.

Laganore is from Lady Bones, a half-sister by Royal Applause to HK Group I winner Blazing Speed from the family of Hong Kong Derby winners Johan Cruyff and Super Satin.

She is the 29th Group I winner worldwide for Coolmore's champion sire Fastnet Rock and is his seventh in the Northern Hemisphere.


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