NEWS
Hibaayeb breaks through in Fillies' Mile
Posted: Saturday, September 26, 2009 3:19 PM
by Mike Curry
Seeking her first career victory, Hibayeeb surged to the front from the inside in the final furlong and powered to a three-quarter-length win in the Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile Stakes (Eng-G1) on Saturday at Ascot.
Trained by Clive Brittain for owner Mohammed Jumah Al Nabouda, the Singspeil (Ire) filly completed the mile in 1:39.78 to earn a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on November 6 at the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park via the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" series.
“I’ll talk to the owners and if they want to take her to America I’ll see how the filly is, she’ll tell us whether she wants to go,” Brittain said. “She’s gone from one step to the next and never stopped improving. Whatever she does this year, I think the [Epsom] Oaks (Eng-G1) could be on the cards for her next season.”
Hibaayeb entered off a runner-up finish in the DFS May Hill Stakes (Eng-G2) on September 11 at Doncaster.
Lady Darshaan finished second with You’ll Be Mine another 1 1/2 lengths back in third. Long Lashes faded late to finish eighth as the 5-to-2 favorite.
Mike Curry is a Thoroughbred Times TODAY editor
