{"id":406306,"date":"2025-09-07T22:26:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T22:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/406306\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T22:26:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T22:26:14","slug":"moon-frank-and-a-flawless-mechanism-that-carried-her-to-an-unforgettable-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/406306\/","title":{"rendered":"Moon Frank and a Flawless Mechanism That Carried Her to an Unforgettable Triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Gidu Filly From Stud Gran Mu\u00f1eca Proves Too Strong for Charm in the Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas (G1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Moon<\/p>\n

Moon Frank Took Control Early and Held Strong<\/strong> <\/strong>\/ JUAN I. BOZZELLO<\/p>\n

The conversation with the reporter took place a couple of weeks ago, after\u00a0Moon Frank<\/strong>\u00a0(Gidu) had made a late splash in the prep season with a commanding win in the\u00a0Cl\u00e1sico General Luis Mar\u00eda Campos (G2)<\/strong>, the final stepping stone toward the\u00a0Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas (G1)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

At\u00a0Stud Gran Mu\u00f1eca<\/strong>, trainer\u00a0Diego Pe\u00f1a<\/strong>\u00a0spoke about the chestnut filly: \u201cShe has something special, her mechanics are incredible, she moves almost perfectly. I think she\u2019s different.\u201d<\/p>\n

And indeed, as the Triple Crown kicked off this Saturday in Palermo,\u00a0Moon Frank<\/strong>\u00a0validated all the high expectations she had generated, giving her trainer\u2019s assessment full credit with an authoritative win in a Polla brimming with quality. She defeated favorite\u00a0Charm<\/strong>\u00a0(Strategos), leading a 1-2 for first-crop sires who have been among the stars of the season.<\/p>\n

All the division\u2019s top fillies were in the gate, and it was clear that winning would not be easy\u2014it would be run hard all the way, given the profiles of the contenders and the nature of the Polla itself.<\/p>\n

So it was no surprise to see\u00a0Charm<\/strong>\u00a0on the front end once the race settled, closely pursued by\u00a0Moon Frank<\/strong>, who never allowed her rival an inch of breathing room, constantly applying pressure. The first 800 meters passed in a brisk\u00a046.82 seconds<\/strong>, and once they hit the stretch, the excitement ramped up.<\/p>\n

Brian Enrique<\/strong>\u00a0wasted no time, steadily taking control of the leader and eventually stretching out a\u00a0one-length advantage<\/strong>, finishing with a balanced, strong drive.\u00a0Charm<\/strong>\u00a0could not keep pace but reinforced her status among the top fillies, finishing two lengths clear of\u00a0Mi Confesi\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0(Suggestive Boy), the Adolfo Cambiaso-trained filly who ran a stellar race, all in\u00a01:35.72<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Now undefeated in three starts,\u00a0Moon Frank<\/strong>\u00a0has inherited much from her dam,\u00a0Moon Sale<\/strong>\u00a0(Not for Sale), a remarkable stayer who captured the\u00a0La Mission (G2)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Chile (G3)<\/strong>, hailing from the family that produced another standout over distance,\u00a0Derby winner and Horse of the Year Tapat\u00edo<\/strong>\u00a0(Candy Stripes).<\/p>\n

The comparison is no coincidence, as\u00a0Moon Frank<\/strong>\u00a0now faces the challenge of stepping up to\u00a02000 meters<\/strong>\u00a0in the\u00a0Gran Premio Selecci\u00f3n (G1)<\/strong>, a race that could cement her as the top three-year-old of the season. With her genetic gifts, evident class, and the work of her team, fans can look forward to another thrilling performance in the Oaks, following the promise shown in the Polla.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Gidu Filly From Stud Gran Mu\u00f1eca Proves Too Strong for Charm in the Gran Premio Polla de…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":406307,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4107],"tags":[1071,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-406306","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-racing","8":"tag-racing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115165369728428976","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}