Solemia

Solemia
Solemia at the 2012 Japan Cup
Sire	Poliglote
Grandsire	Sadler's Wells
Dam	Brooklyn's Dance
Damsire	Shirley Heights
Sex	Mare
Foaled	20 February 2008
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Wertheimer et Frère
Owner	Wertheimer et Frère
Trainer	Carlos Laffon-Parias
Record	14: 5-3-2
Major wins
Prix Corrida (2012) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2012)

Solemia (foaled 20 February 2008) is an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Before her win in the Arc, Solemia had won four of her twelve races, with her biggest win coming in the Group Two Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud Racecourse in May 2012.

Background

Solemia is a bay filly with a white star bred in Ireland by the Wertheimer family. She was sired by the Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner Poliglote and was the last foal of the mare Brooklyn's Dance, winner of the Prix Cleopatre. Both of Solemia's parents were owned and bred by the Wertheimers. Before Solemia's arrival, Poliglote's best flat racer had been the dual Grand Prix de Deauville winner Irish Wells. In recent years he has had some success as a sire of steeplechasers.^[1] Brooklyn's Dance produced five other stakes winners including the Prix Greffulhe winner Prospect Wells and was also closely related on her dam's side to many good winners including Green Dancer, Authorized, Makfi and Alhaarth.^[2]

Solemia is trained at Chantilly by the Spanish-born Carlos Laffon-Parias, and has been ridden to all her successes by Olivier Peslier.^[3]

Racing career

2010–2011: early career

Solemia did not appear as a two-year-old until October 17 when she finished unplaced in a maiden race at Longchamp. Fifteen days later she recorded her first success when Olivier Peslier rode her to a six length win in a minor race at Maisons-Laffitte.^[4]

As a three-year-old, Solemia ran four times at Saint-Cloud in minor stakes races, finishing fifth, third and second before winning her second race in the Listed Prix Joubert over 2400 metres on 30 September. Solemia was moved up to Group class for the first time for her final start of the year in the Prix du Conseil de Paris, in which she was matched against colts and older horses. She finished strongly but failed by a neck to catch the colt Vadamar.^[5]

2012: four-year-old season

Solemia began her four-year-old season impressively, with a four length win in the Listed Prix Lord Seymour at Longchamp in April. A month later she was made favourite for the Group Three Prix d'Hedouville but was beaten three lengths a head by the British gelding Allied Powers and the filly Molly Malone. She was later promoted to second when the runner-up was disqualified for causing interference.^[6] In the Prix Corrida at the end of May at Saint-Cloud, Solemia started at odds of 3/1 in a field which included the 2011 Arc de Triomphe runner-up Shareta. In a closely contested finish, she held off the late challenge of Shareta to win by a nose with Siyouma and Andromeda Galaxy less that a length behind. The Wertheimers' racing manager Pierre-Charles Bureau called the winner "very brave" and nominated the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud as a likely target, explaining his view that the filly would be better over a longer distance.^[7] The form of the race worked out well: Shareta won the Yorkshire Oaks and Prix Vermeille while Siyouma won the Sun Chariot Stakes.

After a break of two months, Solemia returned to finish fourth in the Prix de Pomone in August and then finished third to Shareta and Pirika in the Prix Vermeille. In the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Solemia started at odds of 41/1 in a field of eighteen which had been weakened by the late withdrawals of Snow Fairy (injury),^[8] Danedream (travel restrictions) and Nathaniel (illness).^[9] The leading contenders included the Japanese Triple Crown winner Orfevre, the Epsom Derby winner Camelot and the improving filly Great Heavens. Peslier positioned Solemia just behind the leaders before taking the lead early in the straight. Orfevre moved past her and took a clear lead 200 metres from the finish but Solemia rallied to regain the lead in the last strides and won by a neck. After the race, Laffon-Parias praised Peslier's performance and admitted that he never expected the filly to win, saying that he had "hoped she might get a place".^[10] Solemia's success gave Peslier a record-equaling fourth success in the race, following Helissio (1996), Peintre Celebre (1997) and Sagamix (1998).^[11]

In November Solemia was sent to contest the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse. She finished thirteenth of the seventeen runners behind the Japanese filly Gentildonna.

Breeding record

After her run in Japan Solemia was retired from racing to become a broodmare. It was announced that she would be covered in 2013 by the stallion Dubawi at the Dalham Hall Stud.^[12]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Solemia (IRE), bay filly, 2008^[13]
Sire Poliglote (GB) 1992	Sadler's Wells 1981	Northern Dancer	Nearctic
		Northern Dancer	Natalma
		Fairy Bridge	Bold Reason
		Fairy Bridge	Special
	Alexandrie 1980	Val de l'Orne	Val de Loir
		Val de l'Orne	Aglae
		Apache	Sir Gaylord
		Apache	Americaine
Dam Brooklyn's Dance (FR) 1988	Shirley Heights 1975	Mill Reef	Never Bend
		Mill Reef	Milan Mill
		Hardiemma	Hardicanute
		Hardiemma	Grand Cross
	Vallee Dansante 1981	Lyphard	Northern Dancer
		Lyphard	Goofed
		Green Valley	Val de Loir
		Green Valley	Sly Pola (Family: 16-c)^[14]

Solemia is inbred 3x4 to Northern Dancer, meaning that the stallion appears in both the third and fourth generations of her pedigree. She is also inbred 4x4 to Val de Loir

References

↑ "Poliglote Stud Record". Bloodstock.racingpost.com. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ By Martin Stevens 3:20PM 28 MAY 2012 (2012-05-28). "Wertheimer bloodlines to the fore in Corrida". Bloodstock.racingpost.com. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ "Solemia". Racing Post. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ "Prix Aquatinte II". Racing Post. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ "Prix du Conseil de Paris". Racing Post. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ "Prix d'Hedouville". Racing Post. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ "FRANCE Solemia denies unlucky Shareta in Prix Corrida". Racing Post. 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ "Snow Fairy to miss Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe through injury". BBC Sport. 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ "Danedream and Nathaniel to miss Arc at Longchamp". BBC Sport. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ Tony Paley (7 October 2012). "Outsider Solemia pulls off shock victory in Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". Guardian. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ Horse Racing (7 October 2012). "Olivier Peslier delivers perfect challenge to land race for the fourth time". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ "Arc de Triomphe Winner Solemia Retired". BloodHorse.com. 30 Nov 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
↑ "Solemia pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ "Little Agnes - Family 16-c". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-10-07.

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winners

1920 Comrade 1921 Ksar 1922 Ksar 1923 Parth 1924 Massine 1925 Priori 1926 Biribi 1927 Mon Talisman 1928 Kantar 1929 Ortello 1930 Motrico 1931 Pearl Cap ♥ 1932 Motrico 1933 Crapom 1934 Brantome 1935 Samos ♥ 1936 Corrida ♥ 1937 Corrida ♥ 1938 Eclair au Chocolat 1941 Le Pacha 1942 Djebel 1943 Verso 1944 Ardan 1945 Nikellora 1946 Caracalla 1947 Le Paillon 1948 Migoli 1949 Coronation ♥ 1950 Tantieme 1951 Tantieme 1952 Nuccio 1953 La Sorellina ♥ 1954 Sica Boy 1955 Ribot 1956 Ribot 1957 Oroso 1958 Ballymoss 1959 Saint Crespin 1960 Puissant Chef 1961 Molvedo 1962 Soltikoff 1963 Exbury 1964 Prince Royal 1965 Sea Bird 1966 Bon Mot 1967 Topyo 1968 Vaguely Noble 1969 Levmoss 1970 Sassafras 1971 Mill Reef 1972 San San ♥ 1973 Rheingold 1974 Allez France ♥ 1975 Star Appeal 1976 Ivanjica 1977 Alleged 1978 Alleged 1979 Three Troikas ♥ 1980 Detroit ♥ 1981 Gold River ♥ 1982 Akiyda ♥ 1983 All Along ♥ 1984 Sagace 1985 Rainbow Quest 1986 Dancing Brave 1987 Trempolino 1988 Tony Bin 1989 Carroll House 1990 Saumarez 1991 Suave Dancer 1992 Subotica 1993 Urban Sea ♥ 1994 Carnegie 1995 Lammtarra 1996 Helissio 1997 Peintre Celebre 1998 Sagamix 1999 Montjeu 2000 Sinndar 2001 Sakhee 2002 Marienbard 2003 Dalakhani 2004 Bago 2005 Hurricane Run 2006 Rail Link 2007 Dylan Thomas 2008 Zarkava ♥ 2009 Sea the Stars 2010 Workforce 2011 Danedream ♥ 2012 Solemia ♥ 2013 Treve ♥ 2014 Treve ♥ 2015 Golden Horn 2016 Found ♥

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