Stallion statistics: Medaglia d'Oro

CRITERIUM DE SAINT-CLOUD-G1

€250,000, Saint-Cloud, 11-14, 2yo, c/f, 1 1/4mT, 2:19.10, hy.

1--PASSION FOR GOLD, 126, c, 2
Medaglia d’Oro--C'Est L'Amour, by Thunder Gulch
O-Godolphin; B-Mr & Mrs M Roy Jackson; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Frankie Dettori; €142,850.

2--Mikhail Glinka (Ire), 126, c, 2
Galileo (Ire)--Lady Karr (GB), by Mark of Esteem (Ire).
O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Paulyn Limited; T-Aidan O'Brien; €57,150.

3--Zazou (Ger), 126, c, 2
Shamardal--Zaza Top (Ger), by Lomitas (GB).
O-WH Sport International; B-Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof; T-Mario Hofer; €28,575.

Margins: 6, 3/4, 2HF. Odds: 7.50, 17.00, 6.30.
Also Ran: Don Carlos (Ger), Kaage (Ire), Gardening Leave (GB), Banyan Tree (Ire), Simon de Montfort (Ire), Layali Al Andalus (GB).

A 260,000 gns Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale graduate, Passion For Gold is a half brother to a winner out of the Grade One-placed Grade Two winner C'Est L'Amour, herself a half sister to Listed winner Passion Flower. The second dam is a Listed-winning daughter of Group Two winner Paint The Town.

This is the first European stakes winner for Rachel Alexandra's sire Medaglia d'Oro. The American second crop sensation has four winners, including Racing Post Trophy second Al Zir, from only 10 runners this side of the Atlantic. His 72 yearlings sold have averaged £139,583, compared with £73,482 last year.

Pedigree of PASSION FOR GOLD (USA), 2007