16 Aug 2026 Share on X Share on Facebook Sceptre Sessions Purchase Survie Wins Grade 1 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes Survie and Manny Franco win the G1 Christophe Clemente Turf Stakes, Saratoga Racetrack, Saratoga Springs, NY, August 15th 2026, Mathea KelleyTHIS IMAGE IS SOURCED FROM AND MUST BE BYLINED "RACINGFOTOS.COM"The George Boughey-trained SURVIE produced a stunning last-to-first performance to secure her breakthrough victory at the highest level in the Grade 1 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes at Saratoga for owners Michael and Doreen Tabor.The victory earned Survie an automatic berth at the Breeders’ Cup meeting at Keeneland at the end of October, with Boughey indicating that the championship event is likely to be her next target.Survie was offered in the Sceptre Sessions at the 2025 Tattersalls December Mares Sale by co-trainers Nicolas Clement and Frauke Hermans, where she was purchased by M V Magnier for 1,900,000 guineas. The daughter of CHURCHILL won the Group 2 Prix de Malleret as a three-year-old and was also beaten just a head in the Group 1 Prix de Diane. Prior to her Grade 1 success, she recorded a victory in the Grade 2 Glens Falls Stakes at Saratoga earlier this month.The Sceptre Sessions at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale showcase elite fillies and mares at Europe’s premier breeding stock sale. This year’s sale will take place from Monday, 30 November to Thursday, 3 December, with the Sceptre Sessions held on the Monday and Tuesday evenings.Entries for the sale are now open and can be submitted via tattersalls.com.
