Wednesday, August 26, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here HUNDRED-PLUS CLASSIC RACES WON BY ‘THE INCOMPARABLES’ - PAGE 15 Europe’s carnival challenge What's on flounders with a maximum Metropolitan meetings: Randwick - Kensington (NSW), Sandown - Hillside (VIC), Doomben (QLD), Belmont (WA) of 16 set to travel next month Race meetings: Murray Bridge (SA), Arawa Prince of Arran will be back for a third time but Ebor winner Park (NZ) Fujaira Prince is staying at home Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Newcastle (NSW), Mornington (VIC), Warrnambool (VIC), Devonport (TAS) International meetings: Chepstow (UK), Musselburgh (UK), Lingfield (UK), Bellewstown (IRE), Kenilworth (SAF) Sales: Inglis Digital August Sale (Late) International sales: Hokkaido Summer Yearling Sale (JPN), Tattersalls August Sale (UK) Prince Of Arran GETTY IMAGES RACING NEWS the English St Leger (Gr 1, 1m 6.5f) and its Irish PAUL EACOTT | @ANZ_NEWS equivalent on the weekend of September 12 Loving Gaby retires to he smallest European challenge for and 13, but only half that number are now in Phoenix broodmare band, more than a decade could contest line to travel. no stallion chosen as yet this year’s Melbourne Spring The planeload of one-way travellers who Dual Group 1 winner Loving Gaby (I Am Carnival after it emerged yesterday arrived in Melbourne last week is believed Invincible) has been retired after her campaign thatT a maximum of 16 places are available on to have been made up of stallions and geared towards the $15 million The Everest the sole flight set to ship contenders south next horses who are not yet qualified for either (1200m) was thwarted due to injury, with month. the Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) on October owners Phoenix Thoroughbreds said to add It had previously been reported that a 17 or the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) on the prized filly to their burgeoning broodmare 32-berth jet was set to leave Heathrow following November 3. 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One lad put up his hand and has said he is happy and comfortable to go and quarantine in Sydney and he knows the horse well.” Prince Of Arran will be aimed at the Flemington showpiece for the third successive year having finished third and second in the last two Melbourne Cups and Fellowes is contemplating taking the same route as Balding. Fujaira Prince (yellow cap) RACING POST The Herbert Power Stakes (G2 , 2400m) at Caulfield has been the now but he has had a break since his run in the Ascot Gold Cup, he’s had a seven-year-old’s starting point for each of previous carnival campaigns but month in the paddock and I will probably give him a gallop tomorrow.” with the Europeans not expected to leave Werribee’s quarantine facility in One possible Cup contender who seems unlikely to be bidding for a time for the Group 2 contest, which this year takes place on October 10, place on next month’s flight is Fujaira Prince (Pivotal). Fellowes has been forced into taking a different approach this time round. The Roger Varian-trained six-year-old was given quotes of 20-1 for “The plan is to run him at Kempton in the September Stakes, that Flemington glory by the northern hemisphere bookmakers and impressed will be his one prep run in the Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper Greg Carpenter when taking out UK and then he will run in Saturday’s Ebor (1m 6f) at York. I HAVE A VERY either the Caulfield Cup or the The last four winners of Europe’s richest handicap have all EXPERIENCED Geelong Cup, before running in subsequently gone on to contest the Melbourne Cup but that sequence TRAVELLING TEAM the Melbourne Cup. looks like coming to a halt with Varian instead eyeing options closer to WHO ARE GOING WITH “He seems great. He will home for the lightly-raced gelding. HIM AND THEY ARE probably want the run at "I wouldn't think he will be going for the Melbourne Cup as he won't like VERY HAPPY TO DO Kempton, which isn’t ideal the ground and we'll be considering races such as the Irish St Leger and the THE QUARANTINE when you are taking on Enable, Long Distance Cup on Champions Day at Ascot," Varian said yesterday. THEMSELVES - ANDREW BALDING Prince Of Arran SPORTPIX Logo (without secondary wording) MAGNUS Champion Victorian Based Sire Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by NEW BRUTAL EXTREME CHOICE NEW TASSORT CAPITALIST FYING ARTIE WANDJINA NEW COSMIC FORCE MENARI WINNING RUPERT DEEP FIELD RUSSIAN REVOLUTION DISSIDENT SUPER ONE Racing News | 6 | Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Loving Gaby retires to Phoenix broodmare band, no stallion chosen as yet “It is deeply disappointing for her owners BY ANDREW HAWKINS | @ANZ_NEWS Phoenix Thoroughbreds, the team at home ual Group 1 winner Loving and her fans,” the training partnership said Gaby (I Am Invincible) has in a statement. “She gave us all some great been retired after her campaign memories and we are looking forward to seeing geared towards the $15 million her progeny on the track.” TheD Everest (1200m) was thwarted due to Phoenix Thoroughbreds CEO Amer injury, with owners Phoenix Thoroughbreds Abdulaziz Salman added: “It's sad that we have said to add the prized filly to their burgeoning seen the last of Loving Gaby on the track, but we broodmare band. are excited about the next stage of her career. She Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace is the type of mare that could be the cornerstone Loving Gaby SPORTPIX announced on Twitter yesterday that Loving of our broodmare band for years to come. Gaby had been ruled out of the spring carnival “She has always been a bit of a sentimental our colleagues. We also enjoyed the tales and due to “heat and inflammation to her near fore favourite for everyone at Phoenix, not just videos of her mischievous behaviour around limb” and that, consequently, “a decision has because she was our first Group 1 winner the yard.