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Naissance Royale arrives in time in Suwannee River Under a perfectly timed ride by Edgar Prado, Monceaux Stable's NAISSANCE ROYALE (Ire) (Giant's Causeway) got up by a measured neck in the $100,000 Suwannee River H. (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Sent off as the even-money favorite, the five-year-old chestnut mare completed 1 1/8 miles on the firm turf in 1:46 2/5 to pay $4.20, $2.80 and $2.20. Prado reserved the Christophe Clement trainee well off the early tempo as Silversider (Wekiva Springs) winged her way through fractions of :23 2/5, :47 and 1:11 2/5. Entering the stretch, the pacesetter was a spent force, and J'ray (Distant View) burst from the pack to take control while getting the mile in 1:35 1/5. Naissance Royale was just beginning to unwind, however, and she collared J'ray in the waning yards to post a smooth success. "She's a beautiful filly," Prado said. "You saw what she can do today. She can run down any horse in the stretch." The valiant runner-up returned $3.40 and $2.60 as the 7-2 second choice. The top pair drew 2 1/2 lengths clear of Potra Clasica (Arg) (Potrillon [Arg]), who gave back $5.20 for third at 19-1, with the 9-2 Nottawasaga (Deputy Minister) another neck back in fourth. The $1 exotics were worth $7 (exacta), $55.30 (trifecta) and $178.30 (1-9-5-3 superfecta). Cursora (Arg) (Candy Stripes), Brazilian (Stravinsky), La Dolce Vita (Quiet American), Silversider, Baleriana (Per) (Keseff) and Jacaranda Jane (SAf) (Joshua Dancer) rounded out the order under the wire. Naissance Royale's third career stakes score boosted her bankroll to $588,213 from her 16-5-5-1 line. Group 3-placed as a sophomore in France, she captured the 2005 Lake Placid S. (G2) in her American debut and added the Nassau S. (Can-G2) last summer at Woodbine. Naissance Royale was coming off three straight placed efforts -- a third in the E. P. Taylor S. (Can-G1), a heartbreaking loss in the last stride of the Dahlia H. (G2) and in her most recent outing, a close second in the Marshua's River S. after losing an insurmountable amount of ground at the top of the lane. Bred in Ireland by Dr. T. A. Ryan, the winner was sold as a yearling for $535,000 at the 2003 Tattersalls Houghton sale. She is out of the winning Forty Niner mare Net Worth, making her a half-sister to English Group 2-placed Spinnette (Ire) (Spinning World). Net Worth has also produced a juvenile full sister to the winner named Cafe Lassere. Plans call for Naissance Royale to head to the breeding shed herself, and Clement paid tribute to his admirable performer. "She's been very consistent," the horseman said. "I was pretty confident. When they are special, they can overcome bad trips, us (trainers) and any other problems that come their way. She's due to be bred. "We'll see," he added.
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