Sun Goddess was awarded the highest of plaudits by Aidan O’Brien after her Moyglare demolition.
The daughter of Sioux Nation was having her seventh start to the season, taking her form figures to 2121111. She caught the eye when second at Naas on debut, before bolting up five-lengths from Green Empress at the Curragh.
She lost little in defeat when second to the subsequent Lowther winner in the Albany, and hasn’t looked back since. Following her Airlie Stud and Phoenix Stake victories, she again bolted up in a valuable sales race at York.
Sun Goddess was a class apart there, and confirmed that when again leaving Green Empress in her way at the Curragh. That was her first try at the seven furlongs, emulating stablemates such as Precise, Lake Victoria and Love in recent years.
The success came immediately after Aidan O’Brien told the public of a low grade infection among the yard, but there was little to worry about the welfare of Sun Goddess.
“She’s just natural really, very unusual” – Aidan O’Brien
Speaking to Racing TV following the success, Aidan O’Brien said: “She looks a freak. Everything she’s done has been freakish.
“She went up to seven furlongs today in soft ground. Our other filly we felt, wanted a mile. This filly we weren’t even sure would stay, but there was only one place we were going to find out.
“It’s a seriously important race. Ryan was very patient on her. She’s a big powerful, strong, filly by Sioux Nation and it looks like Sioux Nations are really taking off. He was a sprinter himself but it looks like they are going to stay as well, which is very unusual.”
The Moyglare has been a crucial race for O’Brien. He first won the race in 2000 with Sequoyah, the dam of his four time Group 1 winner Henrythenavigator. The yard have won multiple Group 1 contests with future progeny of their subsequent winners of the race.
Going forward with Sun Goddess, Aidan O’Brien added: “Obviously the Cheveley Park is there in two weeks’ time. She’s coming out of her races like she’s not having races. She has an awful lot of natural class.
“She’s a very big filly and you’d imagine looking at her she should be a way better filly next year. She’s just natural really, very unusual. We didn’t really know what was going to happen, incredible really.”