Venetian Sun stars in Sumbe Prix Morny at Deauville

Venetian Sun stars in Sumbe Prix Morny at Deauville

Karl Burke was left in awe of Venetian Sun's brilliance as the brilliant filly saw off the colts to remain unbeaten in a star-studded Sumbe Prix Morny at Deauville.

Venetian Sun gives jockey Clifford Lee first G1 win

In 11 years of riding, Karl Burke's stable jockey had six Group 2 wins and 13 Group 3 wins, but had yet to tick the Group 1 box until his boss's quality two-year-old made it four-from-four in the French feature race for two-year-olds.

2 France Group 1s: Filly Venetian Sun wins Morny vs. Outfielder

England-based Venetian Sun, the only filly in the field, proved dominant on the Deauville turf Sunday when she won the six-furlong, Group 1 Prix Morny, France’s most prestigious summer race for 2-year-olds. The pace was set by Coppull, and the field gradually shifted toward the center of the track under his impetus seeking the best ground. But Coppull quickly gave way, and U.S. colt Outfielder, sired by Speightstown and ridden by David Egan, att…