Saddaad wins the 156th Grand Prix of Baden at Iffezheim
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Saddaad won the 300,000-euro Grand Prix of Baden at Iffezheim over 2,400 meters.
- Ridden by Jack Mitchell, Saddaad finished ahead of Parachutiste and Bright Light, while favorite Giavellotto came fourth before 18,000 spectators.
- The victory was Mitchell’s first Group One win, and Saddaad’s fifth win in 10 career starts.
Saddaad won the 156th Grand Prix of Baden at Iffezheim, giving jockey Jack Mitchell his first victory in a Group One race.
The four-year-old English stallion covered 2,400 meters to win the 300,000-euro event. France-based Parachutiste finished second, while Bright Light was the best-placed German horse in third. Favorite Giavellotto came fourth in a field of seven watched by 18,000 spectators.
I have never won such a Group One race in my career. I was often second and third, but never at the very front.
Mitchell said he had often finished second or third but had never previously won a race of that level. Saddaad, trained by Roger Varian in Newmarket for Sheikh Ahmed al Maktoum, recorded his fifth career victory in his 10th start.
The horse was racing over 2,400 meters for the first time. Mitchell said Saddaad handled the distance “brilliantly.”
He handled it brilliantly.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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