Sigy (horse)

On her racecourse debut, Sigy finished third behind Promise of Joy over 1000 metres and then won a maiden race over the same distance at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse. When moved up in class for the Group One Prix Robert Papin over 1100 m on 30 July she finished fifth behind Pitasia, Promise of Joy, Some Guy and Irish River. In August, Sigy ran in the Prix de la Vallee d'Auge over 1000 m at Deauville Racecourse and showed improved form to win by four lengths. The winning time of 56.80 seconds beat the previous course record, set by Nonoalco in 1973, by half a second. In early September, Sigy met Promise of Joy for the third time in the Group Three Prix d'Arenberg at Chantilly Racecourse. She decisively reversed the previous form, leading from the start and winning by four lengths. On 1 October, Sigy was moved into weight-for-age competition for France's most prestigious sprint race, the Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp Racecourse. She started second favourite at odds of 19/10, with the betting being headed by the Irish-trained three-year-old Solinus, the winner of the King's Stand Stakes, the July Cup and the William Hill Sprint Championship. As in her two previous races, Sigy led from the start, established a clear lead and was never seriously challenged, winning easily by three lengths from Solinus. Timeform described the performance as the best by a two-year-old over the distance since Deep Diver won the same race in 1971.[4]

On her three-year-old debut, Sigy started the 1/5 favourite for the Prix de Saint-Georges at Longchamp on 6 May but finished third, beaten seven lengths by the five-year-old King of Macedon. On 19 June she showed signs of a return to form in the Prix du Gros-Chene at Chantilly, leading from the start and winning by two and a half lengths from Lanngar. The filly was then sent overseas for the first time and moved up in distance for the six furlong July Cup at Newmarket Racecourse, but looked unimpressive before the race and finished last of the eleven runners behind Thatching. On 7 October at Longchamp, Sigy attempted to repeat her success of 1978 in the Prix de l'Abbaye. She started the 6/1 fourth-choice in the betting but finished last of the thirteen runner field behind the British-trained four-year-old Double Form. Two weeks later, over the same course and distance, Sigy appeared for the final time in the Prix du Petit Couvert and started the 6/4 favourite. She led until the last 200 m but faded to finish fifth behind the two-year-old Manjam.[5]