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May 18, 2021
Joan of Arc, a daughter of top Coolmore stallion, Galileo, lived up to her owners’ expectations when taking the Group 3 Irish 1000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown Racecourse.
The winner of the one mile contest is out of the hugely successful broodmare and Group 2 winner You’resothrilling, the full sister to champion racehorse and champion sire Giant’s Causeway.
Joan Of Arc (11/4f) quickly went to the front of the field under English jockey Ryan Moore. She held a slight lead until eventual runner-up Flirting Bridge came head-to-head with her entering the final 3 furlongs.
Joan Of Arc soon pulled away, building up a lead and finally passing the wire with one and three-quarter lengths to spare over 50/1 chance Flirting Bridge. The daughter of American Pharoah, Thinking Of You (40/1), trained by Aidan O’Brien’s son and Breeders’ Cup-winning jockey and handler, Joseph, was the same distance back in third. The War Front f
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