Adayar to miss Arc in favour of Baaeed clash in Champion Stakes

Derby and King George winner Adayar has been retired from racing. The Godolphin-owned son of Frankel provided trainer Charlie Appleby with a second Derby success at Epsom in 2021 when ridden by Adam Kirby before going on to beat his elders in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot the following month under William Buick. He was…

Derby and King George winner Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) has been retired from racing with his trainer Charlie Appleby saying the Godolphin-owned five-year-old was "a pleasure to train". Adayar provided Appleby with a second Derby success at Epsom in 2021 when ridden by Adam Kirby before going on to beat his elders in the King George VI And Queen…

Derby and King George winner Adayar has been retired from racing. The Godolphin-owned son of Frankel provided trainer Charlie Appleby with a second Derby success at Epsom in 2021 when ridden by Adam Kirby before going on to beat his elders in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot the following month under William Buick. He was…

Royal Ascot target for 2021 Derby winner Adayar, set for a seasonal debut at Sandown later this month, with stablemate Hurricane Lane ready for G3 return at Newbury this weekend GB: World #1 trainer Charlie Appleby has nominated the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot as the principal early-season target for 2021 Derby winner Adayar, who is set…

Baaeed completed his preparation for his bid to go out undefeated at Ascot - just as his predecessor Frankel did ten years ago - with one easy canter behind his lead horse on Warren Hill on Friday morning. His rider and groom Ricky Hall reported the four-year-old to be "really good" on walking back to the yard where three or four photographers…

Baaeed and Adayar are set to clash in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday All eyes are drawn to an epic Qipco British Champions Day clash at Ascot on Saturday - Baaeed v Adayar. The unbeaten machine that is Baaeed goes up against arguably his toughest rival in the Qipco Champion Stakes (4.00), in which he bids to cap his sparkling career…

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After mounting speculation that the brilliant Baaeed could head to Paris for the prestigious Prix de l'Arc de triomphe for the final start of his glittering career following a stunning victory last time out in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York when tested over 1m2½f for the first time, the four-year-old's trainer William Haggas has poured…

ARC de Triomphe bosses have been slammed for their decision to water the ground at Longchamp - despite a terrible weather forecast. The going at the famous racecourse in Paris is now officially'Very Soft' after overnight rain on Tuesday. Track officials decided to put 5mm of water on parts of the track on Sunday afternoon. But it has barely stopped…

Mimikyu: one of five joint-favourites with Ladbrokes for the Fillies & Mares Stakes following the defection of stablemate Free Wind Baaeed, the highest-rated horse in Europe, remains on course for Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot on October 15 following the latest acceptance stage, but Fillies & Mares Stakes favourite Free Wind was a notable…

Verry Elleegant will be bumped from Sunday's Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe in Paris unless two runners ahead of her in the ballot drop out. In an extraordinary twist caused by an extraordinarily archaic local rule, the 11-time Group One winner is essentially regarded by French officials as not good enough to contest its most famous race. Senior…

Adayar will miss Sunday's Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and go instead to the Champion Stakes (G1) at Ascot, England, on Oct. 15, Goldophin announced Tuesday. Racing Post reported that the 4-year-old Frankel colt, winner of last year's Epsom Derby (G1), was taken out of the Arc in the second forfeit stage on Tuesday. Adayar is a Godolphin…

It's hardly normal preparation ahead of Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe but Frankie Dettori finds himself on captaincy duty at Bellewstown on Wednesday. On the back of his successful visit to the Co Meath track a year ago, Dettori joins Willie Mullins as a captain for the inaugural running of the Barney Curley Charity Cup. Two teams of half a…

GODOLPHIN have decided to skip the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with Adayar in favour of a blockbuster clash at Ascot with Baaeed. The four-year-old will head to Champions Day on October 15 for the mouthwatering head-to-head after ground conditions turned against him in Paris. Longchamp racecourse has been battered with rain in recent days, with the…

Last year's Derby winner Adayar (Ire) (Frankel [GB}) is set to take on Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in the G1 QIPCO British Champion S. on October 15. Godolphin confirmed the news on Twitter on Tuesday in a post that read, "Following discussions yesterday, it has been decided that Adayar will miss the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and will head…

Charlie Appleby has revealed that Adayar will not run in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday and will instead be rerouted to British Champions Day where he will take on Baaeed in a mouth-watering clash in the Champion Stakes. The 2021 Derby and King George hero has only been seen once since a disappointing fifth in Ascot's 10-furlong Group One…

UNBEATEN superstar Baaeed will NOT run in the Arc and instead will end his career at Ascot next month. Title chasing trainer William Haggas has opted to swerve the end of season showpiece in France for a shot at the Champion Stakes. Baaeed, who has won all ten of his races, was the 9-4 favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He would have…

Adayar made the perfect return to action after nearly a year off the track in the Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Conditions Stakes on Town Moor. The first horse for 20 years to win the Derby and King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes in the same season last year, the Frankel colt then went on to finish fourth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He…

Adayar made the perfect return to action after nearly a year off the track in the Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Conditions Stakes on Town Moor. The first horse for 20 years to win the Derby and King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes in the same season last year, the Frankel colt then went on to finish fourth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He…

Adayar made the perfect return to action after nearly a year off the track in the Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Conditions Stakes on Town Moor. The first horse for 20 years to win the Derby and King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes in the same season last year, the Frankel colt then went on to finish fourth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He…

Godolphine trainer Charlie Appleby has pencilled in a belated seasonal debut for 2021 Derby winner Adayar in the September Stakes at Kempton on September 3, after the colt returned to exercise yesterday. Adayar has been on the easy list since a lung infection saw plans scrapped to run him in the Coronation Cup at Epsom on June 3. The 1m 2f Champion…

William Buick with Adayar, a definite starter in Saturday's Group 1 Qipco Champion Stakes Adayar will add spice to Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday after trainer Charlie Appleby confirmed on Thursday morning that the Derby and King George winner would be a definite starter in the Group 1 Qipco Champion Stakes. The son of Frankel has come out of…