Hopefully Darling has some big shoes to fill when she lines up in the opening British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes at Newmarket for her debut Oct. 31.
The 2-year-old is a full sister to European champion Cracksman, a four-time group 1 winner for the same connections in owner-breeder Anthony Oppenheimer and trainer John Gosden.
The son of Frankel reached a Racing Post Rating of 131 for his demolition wins in two successive Qipco Champion Stakes (G1), leaving group 1 winners Poet's Word, Highland Reel, Recoletos, and Crystal Ocean trailing in his wake.
Cracksman, a winner at 2 who was placed in the Investec Derby (G1) and the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (G1) at 3, struck gold in the Prix Ganay (G1) and Investec Coronation Cup (G1) at 4 and retired to Dalham Hall Stud at the end of 2018. His first crop of foals arrived earlier this year.
The pair hail from a wonderful Oppenheimer family, being out of the listed-winning Pivotal mare Rhadegunda, a granddaughter of Green Desert and One Thousand Guineas (G1) and Sussex Stakes (G1) heroine On The House. This is also the family of Derby (G1) and Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) winner Golden Horn, who also stands at Dalham Hall.
Rhadegunda, who produced a full-brother to Cracksman and Hopefully Darling last year, is also the dam of Candy Kittens Solario Stakes (G3) scorer Fantastic Moon, a son of Dalakhani who is standing at Haras du Taillis.
Now 15-years-old, Rhadegunda returned to breed to the dual world champion this season.
