When Chad Brown presented Michael Dubb the opportunity to buy into a 2-year-old filly who had raced just once in France last summer, the trainer admitted the price tag might be the only concern. Dubb and partners Steven Bouchey, Thirty Year Racing and Michael Caruso ultimately went ahead with the purchase and Parfois (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}) looked an absolute bargain when unleashing a monstrous turn of foot to take her stateside debut at Tampa Bay Downs Sunday to earn 'TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard' honors (video).“She was freaking good,” Dubb said a day after watching his latest European import break her maiden in breathtaking fashion.“I buy a lot of European fillies and some colts or geldings,” Dubb said. “The filly was presented to Chad Brown and Chad mentioned her to me. He was a little concerned about the price, which was $300,000. Ultimately, we discussed it, going back and forth, and decided there was a lot of hidden pedigree there and she would likely have some residual. If she did well, she would likely be worth a nice buck, so we decided to proceed.”Parfois had an eventful first start in France for trainer Philippe Sogorb last August. The filly finished first only to be disqualified and placed seventh after instigating a chain reaction during the race that caused another competitor to fall to the course.“Nothing more than greenness and I think we saw a little of that yesterday in the stretch,” Dubb said of that initial racecourse foray. “When horses are just beginning their careers, it happens.”Parfois has been in the Brown barn since last November and had originally been slated to make her U.S. debut earlier in the month, but was scratched when the race came off the turf on the Tampa Bay Derby undercard. She had been training steadily at Payson Park and connections–as well as the betting public which sent her off at 3-2–were confident heading to the post.“Chad had been very confident in the way she was training and the type of filly she was,” Dubb said.Still, the owner admitted to some anxious moments when the filly was well off the pace in a strung-out field behind a speedy opening quarter in :21.78.“When you are far back, you always wonder what's going to happen,” Dubb said. “Fortunately the first quarter-mile, anyway, was a good pace.”Parfois made rapid progress nearing the stretch, but was racing down the middle of the course.“[The pace] slowed down, but then you go six wide on the turn and you say this has to be a really good type of horse to give up that kind of ground and keep going,” Dubb said. “No question, the horse could make a move, but after you give up that kind of ground can you sustain it. I think she answered the question.”Parfois surged to the lead inside the final furlong, and despite racing greenly, motored away to a 6 1/4-length victory.“Not only did she get to the wire, but she really opened up in the stretch,” Dubb said. “So we are thinking she is really something special.”Parfois is by two-time group winner and Group 1-placed Kodi Bear (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), a resident of Rathbarry Stud, and out of Alors Quoi (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}). It's a pedigree littered with black-type and the filly could be adding to its legacy very soon. Dubb mentioned the GII Edgewood Stakes on the GI Kentucky Oaks undercard at Churchill Downs May 1 as a possible target.“I will leave it up to Chad, but we would like to go to the Edgewood,” Dubb said. “I don't know if we would get in based on the criteria for getting in a race like that. If we don't get in the Edgewood, we will have to find something else for her.”For both the investment and the victory, Dubb gave all credit to his trainer.“I have to give credit to Chad,” Dubb said. “He's a great trainer, but he's also very knowledgeable about European racing and pedigrees. It's credit to Chad for doing his research, recommending the purchase and credit to Chad for obviously a fantastic training job.”A day after Parfois's remarkable victory, Dubb was savoring the moment.“They are few and far between, so when they happen, and it's the kind of race that takes your breath away, you want to enjoy it.”The post ‘Freaking Good’: Parfois Quick to Reward Dubb’s Investment appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.