One Master and William Haggas - Revisited

 One Master and William Haggas - Revisited

One Master was a terrific mare, just how hard is it to win one Prix de la Foret, let alone three?
I think her feat was pretty unique. To win it three times will be hard to beat in the future, if ever. To win it once is hard enough!


She didn’t race as a two year old, she made her debut in August 2017, was she backward early?
It was surprising that she was so immature because her mother won in June as a two year old. One Master was immature as a youngster. She won her maiden at Yarmouth in September of her three year old career and Ryan Moore said then that she was at least Listed class and the handicapper gave her a rating of 75!


Everyone knows she had a preference to softer ground, but she’s won on a faster surface than soft was she at her best on soft?
She won the Oak Tree this year on fast ground because of her class but she enjoyed the soft and was very effective on it.


Why do you think she was so consistent?
I am sure she benefitted from her patient owners who put no pressure on their trainer to run, especially in the early days. We could then pick her races and give her the chance to improve with age.


Where does she rank in the fillies/mares you’ve trained?
Pretty high. Dancing Rain stayed well but was a bit one paced so was effective making the running, which she did with aplomb. Sea of Class had speed and stayed too. She was brilliant, the best we have had so far. One Master was quicker than those two and was strong, very genuine and brave.

Thanks so much to William Haggas for answering my questions on One Master. I agree completely, I don't think we'll ever see a triple Foret winner again! She was everything you'd want in a racehorse. She was the perfect model.

More editions of Revisited to follow.