Those
in attendance at the Coolmore stallion parade on Sunday will not be at all surprised
that the Group I Prix Morny at Deauville in France was won overnight by brilliant filly Lady
Aurelia, whose sire Scat Daddy has his first sire son in Australia this spring in
No Nay Never (USA).
A homebred for Stonestreet Stables prepared in the US by Wesley Ward, Lady
Aurelia kept her unbeaten record intact when taking the six furlong feature by
three quarters of a length.
Lady Aurelia won on debut at Keeneland in the US back in April, then won the
Group II Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot so has had a busy and fruitful year, highlighting her tough constitution as well as her prodigious talent.
Lady Aurelia is the 20th Group I winner for Scat Daddy, who was just
11 years old when he died at the end of last year in the US.
He has been ion hot form this year with superstar 2YO colt Caravaggio and also
enjoyed a Group I double on the weekend with his 3YO daughter, Harmonize,
winning the Group I Del Mar Oaks in the US.
Lady Aurelia emulated the success of the Wesley Ward trained colt No Nay Never,
who won the Prix Morny in 2013 and is standing at Coolmore Australia this
spring at a fee of $11,000.
No Nay Never impressed breeders at the parades on Sunday with his sleek
sprinter's physique and for those breeders looking for a Danzig free
alternative with precocious speed, No Nay Never is well worth consideration.