Mille Miglia
Mille Miglia
2018 bay filly by Pride Of Dubai (Aus) ex Millestan (Ire) (Invincible Spirit (Ire))
Mille Miglia is a strong and scopey filly by the champion first season sire Pride Of Dubai, a son of the mighty Street Cry whose dam, Al Anood, is a half-sister to Rafha (a French Oaks winner herself), the dam of top class sires Invincible Spirit and Kodiac. The dam, Millestan, was a two time winner on the track herself and has produced four winners from five runners at stud to date. These include the Listed-placed Weetles who was trained by Clive Cox. Millestan is a daughter of Invincible Spirit so this is a clever mating as it a creates some maternal inbreeding of Rafha’s dam Eljazzi. Mille Miglia has now grown into her attractive shape, and is bred to improve with age and a step up in trip. She is a lovely prospect for this, her three-year-old season.
Pedigree
FILLY | PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) | STREET CRY (IRE) | MACHIAVELLIAN (USA) |
1987 | |||
1998 | HELEN STREET (GB) | ||
1982 | |||
2012 | AL ANOOD (AUS) | DANEHILL (USA) | |
1986 | |||
2003 | ELJAZZI (IRE) | ||
1981 | |||
2018 | MILLESTAN (IRE) | INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) | GREEN DESERT (USA) |
1983 | |||
1997 | RAFHA (GB) | ||
1987 | |||
2004 | ATNAB (USA) | RIVERMAN (USA) | |
1969 | |||
1994 | MAGIC SLIPPER (GB) | ||
1983 |
Trainer
Clive Cox will always be a special trainer for Hot To Trot having given us some of the best days with Heartache, who won the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot for us! He is one of the most talented trainers in the country and recent stars include Harry Angel, Profitable and Lethal Force. Clive has an exciting group of horses to train this season, including Group 1 Middle Park winner Supremacy. Clive and his wife Tina are based at John Francome’s Sheepdrove Farm in Lambourn and we look forward to more memorable visits there this season.