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Almanzor Colt Wins G2 Italian Derby

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday June 3

Wootton Bassett sired the winner of the Group I Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) on Sunday in Camille Pissarro and then overnight his champion Cambridge Stud based son Almanzor (Fr) produced the winner of the Group II Derby Italiano (2200m).

Trained by Marco Botti, Molveno had done all his previous racing in the UK and made a hit and run raid on the Italian classic.

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Ridden by Marco Ghiani, Molveno was stepping up to a staying trip for the first time and relished the challenge, powering to the line to win by a head in a big field of 18 taking his overall record to four wins from nine starts.

A modest 32,000 guinea purchase from Chasemore Farm at the Tattersalls October Book 3 Yearling Sale for Enrica Baragiola Sagam SR, Molveno is the best of two winners from stakes-placed Dubawi mare a daughter of stakes-winner Mary Boleyn.

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Molveno is the 24th stakes-winner for Almanzor, who stands this spring at a fee of $30,000.

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