Off the mark in style at the fifth attempt upped to this trip at Gowran last month, Bond Thoroughbred Limited's Churchill Bond (Pinatubo) continued that momentum on her first overseas foray to earn a vital black-type win in Wednesday's Listed Criterium du Languedoc at Toulouse.Steadied behind the leading trio early, the €300,000 Arqana May Breezer gained control approaching the final furlong and stayed on to deny the market-leader Blue Blossom Cen (Frankel) by a length.The winner is a daughter of the Listed winner Belle D'Or (Medaglia D'Oro), who was also third in the Dahlia Stakes and is herself out of Hascombe and Valiant's famed broodmare Glatisant (Rainbow Quest). Successful in the Prestige Stakes, she went on to produce the stars Footstepsinthesand and Pedro The Great and is the ancestress of the likes of fellow Classic hero Power and the Group 2 winners Green Impact (Wootton Bassett) and Curvy (Galileo).The Nassau Stakes-winning third dam Dancing Rocks (Green Dancer) boasts the likes of the top-level winners Changingoftheguard (Galileo), One Master (Fastnet Rock), Rivet (Fastnet Rock) and December Draw (Medecis) among her descendants. This illustrious family also includes the recent Autumn Stakes winner and live Classic prospect Rock Montreal by Blue Point, who is also the sire of Belle D'Or's colt foal.Criterium Du Languedoc – Prix Bernard De MarmiesseToulouse – Listed – 2 ans – 1600m – 9 Pts – 54 900 €Churchill Bond (f2) (Gb) Pierre-Charles Boudot(Pinatubo (Ire) @DarleyEurope – Belle D'Or (Usa) par Madaglia D'Oro (Usa))Patrick Twomey @ptwomeyracingBond Thoroughbred LtdHascombe And Valiant Studs— French and International Horse Racing (@Vincenzo0612) November 11, 2026CRITERIUM DU LANGUEDOC – PRIX BERNARD DE MARMIESSE-Listed, €54,900, Toulouse, 11-11, 2yo, 8fT, 1:37.59, sf.1–CHURCHILL BOND (GB), 125, f, 2, by Pinatubo (Ire)1st Dam: Belle D'Or (SW & GSP-Eng), by Medaglia D'Oro2nd Dam: Glatisant (GB), by Rainbow Quest3rd Dam: Dancing Rocks (GB), by Green Dancer1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. (58,000gns RNA Ylg '25 TATOCT; €300,000 2yo '26 ARQMAY). O-Bond Thoroughbred Limited; B-Hascombe & Valiant Stud Ltd; T-Paddy Twomey; J-Pierre Boudot. €27,450. Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-2, €47,108.2–Blue Blossom Cen (Ire), 122, f, 2, Frankel (GB)–Queen Blossom (Ire), by Jeremy.1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Yeguada Centurion SLU; T-Patrik Olave Valdivielso. €10,980.3–Kirrika Queen (Fr), 122, f, 2, Zarak (Fr)–Oykel (Fr), by Kendargent (Fr).1ST BLACK TYPE. (€75,000 Ylg '25 ARQAUG; €115,000 2yo '26 ARQMAY). O-Ecurie JCM Racing; B-Mme A Wigan; T-Mauricio Delcher Sanchez. €8,235.Margins: 1, 3/4, 3. Odds: 2.30, 1.90, 2.80.Also Ran: Quiet Strength (Fr), Space'X (Fr), Orangette (Fr), Frissonante (Ire), Injan (Fr), Sexxy (Fr).The post Churchill Bond Strikes For Bond Thoroughbred At Toulouse appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.