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Tarnawa (IRE)

  • Jockey
    Colin Keane
  • Trainer
    Dermot Weld
  • Owner
    H.H. Aga Khan Studs
  • Breeder
    His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S.C.
  • Sire
    Shamardal
  • Dam
    Tarana (IRE)

HH Aga Khan Studs’ Tarnawa (IRE) rallying widest of all in the stretch, drew clear late to post a 1-length victory over Magical (IRE) to win the 2020 $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) at Keeneland Race Course during the 37th Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

In completing an unbeaten season of four wins, and her third consecutive Grade/Group 1, Tarnawa became the fifth female to win the Longines Turf in its 37 runnings. Trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Colin Keane, Tarnawa covered the 1 ½ miles on a firm turf course in 2:28.02. She paid $11.40 as the 4.7-1 third choice.

The victory is the first in the World Championships for Weld and Keane.  It was also the fourth Breeders’ Cup Turf victory in the Turf for the Aga Khan, who won the first in 1984 with Lashkari (IRE), and with Daylami (IRE) (co-owned with Godolphin) in 1999 and with Kalanisi (IRE) in 2000.  

Under clear skies and temperatures in the low 70s, Channel Maker shot out to an uncontested lead while Tarnawa raced near the back of the 10-horse field, which included the 2-1 favorite Magical, who finished second to Enable (GB) in the 2018 Turf, and was a three-time Group 1 winner in Europe in 2020, including a win over males in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1). On the far turn, Keane angled Tarnawa to the outside and hit the top of the stretch eight wide as Channel Maker continued unopposed on the lead.  

Tarnawa finally collared Channel Maker inside the sixteenth pole with Magical edging Channel Maker by a nose for second money. 

“Pretty straightforward to be honest,” was the quick description of the race by winning jockey Keane. “Mr. (Dermot) Weld said get her out the gates and ride her as you find her. I spoke to Oisin Orr (who had ridden her previously) and he said she’s very straightforward. We just tipped away down the back straight then we got going before the bend then off she went. We got a clean run then and she was very good to the line.” 

A 4-year-old homebred daughter of Shamardal out of Cape Cross (IRE) mare Tarnawa (IRE), Tarnawa improved her record to 14-8-2-2. Saturday’s winner’s check was $2,200,000 and boosted her earnings to $2,988,503.  

Tarnawa came into the Breeders’ Cup off two impressive performances Group 1 wins at Paris Longchamp in France. Arriving from her Irish base in September, Tarnawa captured the 1 ½-mile Prix Vermeille by 3 lengths in preparation for the Prix de l’Opera Longines (G1) on Oct. 4, which she won by a neck.

Breeders’ Cup Record
2020 Longines Turf
Lifetime Stats

Lifetime

14 Starts 8 Wins 2 Place 2 Show

$2,868,503 Earnings

2020

4 Starts 4 Wins 0 Place 0 Show

$2,569,729 Earnings

2019

7 Starts 4 Wins 0 Place 1 Show

$282,572 Earnings

2018

3 Starts 0 Wins 2 Place 1 Show

$16,202 Earnings

Previous Races

2020
2019
2018
ReplayDateRaceTrackGradeFinish
November 07, 2020Longines Breeders' Cup TurfKEENELAND11
October 04, 2020Prix de l'Opera LonginesLONGCHAMP11
September 13, 2020Qatar Prix VermeilleLONGCHAMP11
August 08, 2020Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Give Thanks S.CORK31
ReplayDateRaceTrackGradeFinish
October 19, 2019QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares S.ASCOT19
September 15, 2019Moyglare Jewels Blandford S.CURRAGH21
August 17, 2019Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Give Thanks S.CORK31
May 31, 2019Investec OaksEPSOM111
May 11, 2019Irish National Stud Racing Irish E.B.F. Blue Wind S.NAAS31
April 28, 2019Irish Stallion Farms EBF Salsabil S.NAVAN 3
April 03, 2019Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies MaidenLEOPARDSTOWN 1
ReplayDateRaceTrackGradeFinish
October 14, 2018Staffordstown Stud Silken Glider S.NAVAN 2
August 30, 2018Camas Park Stud Irish E.B.F. Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)TIPPERARY 2
July 31, 2018Colm Quinn BMW Irish E.B.F. Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)GALWAY 3
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