Cirona to make North American debut in G1 Belmont Oaks; will be transferred to Chad Brown
At 0h01, on July 9, 2021 • By BELMONT PARK
Peter Bradley said he is excited to see the North American debut of Group 1-placed Cirona in Saturday’s Grade 1, $700,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational, first leg of the Turf Triple series for sophomore fillies at Belmont Park.
Cirona, co-owned by Bradley Thoroughbreds with Tim Cambron, Anna Cambron, Kent Starr, Sara Starr and Gary Finder, was bred in Great Britain and campaigned in France by trainer Christophe Ferland, registering three triumphs led by a prominent victory in the Group 3 Prix de la Grotte on April 18 at Longchamp going one mile.
After missing by a head after setting the pace in the Group 1 Prix Saint Alary on May 24 in her 1 ¼-mile debut, the daughter of Maxios was a close tenth in the Group 1 Prix de Diane on June 20 at Chantilly.
Following the Belmont Oaks, Cirona is scheduled to remain in the United States, where she will race under the tutelage of four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown.
Breaking from post 2, Cirona will be ridden by Jose Lezcano.
