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Jarnet to pilot Treve in Prix Vermeille
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| The Arc-winning team of Treve and Thierry Jarnet
is back in place
(Frank Sorge/Horsephotos.com) |
Italian Frankie Dettori has lost the ride on Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner
Treve and will be replaced by Thierry Jarnet in the Group 1 Prix Vermeille on
Sunday, at the request of trainer Criquette Head-Maarek. Jarnet partnered Treve
to her first three victories last season, completing the hat-trick with a
brilliant display in the Prix de Diane, following which she was snapped up by
Sheikh Joaan Al Thani's Al Shaqab Racing operation.
After being announced as Sheikh Joaan's retained jockey, Dettori took over in
the saddle when Treve landed last year's Prix Vermeille, but after being forced
out of the Arc through injury, Jarnet steered her to a memorable victory in
October's Longchamp showpiece.
The popular Italian has been back on board this year, with Treve suffering a
narrow defeat at the hands of Cirrus des Aigles on her return to action in the
Prix Ganay before returning with pulled muscles after finishing third in the
Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot. Head-Maarek feels reuniting the
previously successful partnership will have a positive effect this weekend, as
well as in future appearances.
"Frankie is not going to ride her in the Vermeille as I have decided Thierry
Jarnet will ride," commented Head-Maarek from Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky.
"Normally, that means Thierry will ride in the Arc. It was my decision, nobody
else's. I think it is the best decision for the filly and when I told Frankie he
was very good about it and understood my point of view. Thierry did very well on
the filly last year."
Al Shaqab's racing advisor Harry Herbert stressed the rest of Dettori's
retainer was unaffected by the Treve decision.
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"These are difficult decisions, but Criquette felt that Thierry Jarnet knows
the filly so well on a day-to-day basis and, having won an Arc on her, that for
these last two key bullets (Vermeille and Arc) to fire in her career every
little percentage shot counts, and she wants to give the horse every chance,"
Herbert added.
"It's obviously very disappointing for Frankie, but he's a phenomenal team
player," Herbert continued. "He's been amazing on this. This is not in any way
more of an issue than the fact the trainer feels strongly that the filly reacts
particularly well to Thierry Jarnet. Frankie will be riding Osaila in the
Moyglare (Stud Stakes) in Ireland the same day and also riding the others for
the Sheikh. It's as simple as that."
Dettori is set to be in action Tuesday in France, partnering Al Shaqab's 5
million guineas purchase Al Naamah in the Prix d'Aumale at Chantilly for Andre
Fabre.
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