Juddmonte announces plans for stable stars
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Last year's Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) heroine MIDDAY (GB) (Oasis Dream [GB]), who bagged last week's Yorkshire Oaks (Eng-G1), remains on course to defend her Breeders' Cup title, it was announced Monday. Juddmonte Farms' homebred bay registered her fourth win at the highest level at York and connections are also toying with the idea of preparing for her Churchill Downs test with a foray in France beforehand. "We've decided Midday will head for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, but whether she'll run again before then has not totally been established," racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe told PA Sport. "We'll see how she goes over the next couple of weeks, but, at this stage, I would think the Prix Vermeille ([Fr-G1] at Longchamp September 12) would be more likely than the Prix de l'Opera ([Fr-G1] also at Longchamp October 3). The Breeders' Cup is her main objective."
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Meanwhile, TWICE OVER (GB) (Observatory) is to defend his title in the
Champion S. (Eng-G1) at Newmarket October 16. Registering a first win at the
highest level in last year's renewal, he has subsequently added to that tally in
the July 3 Eclipse S. (Eng-G1), and also finished second in the June 16 Prince
of Wales's S. (Eng-G1) at Royal Ascot and last week's Juddmonte International at
York (Eng-G1).
"Twice Over seems to have taken the race (at York) very well, and he'll
probably head back to the Champion S.," Grimthorpe said.
Andre Fabre trainee BYWORD (Peintre Celebre), winner of the June 16 Prince of
Wales's S. (Eng-G1) at Royal Ascot, is a possible contender for the October 3
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-G1) at Longchamp. The bay homebred was a close
third in the Juddmonte International and is set to contest a traditional Arc
trial in order to determine his credentials for the first Sunday in October.
"Byword ran a good race at York and seems to have taken it well," Grimthorpe
said. "He could now go for an Arc trial and we are considering the Prix Foy
([Fr-G2] at Longchamp September 12). We can then make a decision on him
thereafter.
"He's by Peintre Celebre who won an Arc, so he's got one half of it covered
on the stamina front. He's quite a versatile horse as he's won the Prix du
Muguet (Fr-G2) over a mile this year. He's got plenty of speed, but I don't see
any reason why he wouldn't stay the mile and a half."
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