Intellogent narrowly prevails in Prix Jean Prat

Intellogent, a close fourth in the French Derby at 1 5/16 miles at Chantilly last month, thrived at a shorter distance in Sunday’s Group 1 Prix Jean Prat for 3-year-old milers at Deauville, taking the lead in the final furlong to prevail by about a head in a 10-1 upset.

Cascadian (6-1) closed well to finish second, a length in front of 3-1 Gustav Klimt. Wusool, the 2-1 favorite, set the pace but could not sustain the advantage in the final furlong. Wusool finished fourth by 2 1/4 lengths.

The $469,680 Prix Jean Prat for fillies and colts was the fourth consecutive Group 1 race for 3-year-old milers for Gustav Klimt, who is trained by Aidan O’Brien. In that span, the colt was sixth in the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 5 and third in both the Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh on May 26 and the St. James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 19.

Wusool won the Group 3 Prix Paul de Moussac at a mile on June 17 and had his Group 1 debut in the Prix Jean Prat.

Intellogent was ridden by Pierre-Charles Boudot for trainer Fabrice Chappet and won for the first time at the highest level. Intellogent won the Group 3 Prix de Guiche for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles on turf at Chantilly on May 7 in his group stakes debut and finished a length behind Study of Man in the Group 1 French Derby on June 3.

Chappet said Intellogent will be considered for the Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois against older horses at a mile at Deauville on Aug. 12. The winner of the Prix Jacques le Marois receives a fees-paid berth in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Churchill Downs on Nov. 3.

Intellogent, by Intello, was bred in Ireland and is owned by Fiona Carmichael.

Weltstar wins German Derby

Weltstar (2-1) won Europe’s richest race on Sunday in the Group 1 German Derby at Hamburg, catching Destino (13-2) in the final sixteenth to win the $763,203 race by a neck.

Weltstar, by Soldier Hollow, is a half-brother to Windstoss, the winner of the 2017 German Derby. Weltstar is owned by Gestut Roggen and trained by Markus Klug, the same team behind Windstoss.

Adrie de Vries rode Weltstar, who closed from the middle of the field to edge the Klug-trained Destino. Weltstar won the Group 2 Oppenheim Union Rennen at 1 3/8 miles on turf June 17 in a prep for the German Derby, which was run at 1 1/2 miles.

Royal Youmzain, the winner of two Group 3 races at 1 1/4 miles on turf in the spring, finished third in the German Derby as the 9-5 favorite.