Treve stays in training

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hawkeye

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Treve will sensationally stay in training next season to aim for an unprecedented third victory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

Criquette Head-Maarek's outstanding filly had been set to retire to become a broodmare after she brilliantly claimed a second consecutive Arc last Sunday.

But the four-year-old's owner, Sheikh Joaan Al Thani, has undergone a dramatic volte-face, with Treve to continue racing in 2015 with a view to a historic tilt at winning Europe's premier race for a third time.

Harry Herbert, racing manager for the Sheikh's Al Shaqab Racing operation, told Press Association Sport: "The Sheikh will keep Treve in training next year to try to go for a third Arc.

"She has come out of the race brilliantly. She is moving great, kicking and bucking and looking really well.

"Initially, we thought the Arc would have drawn her career to a close, and maybe she would go to see Dubawi (at stud).

"But, on reflection, and following discussions with the Sheikh and Criquette, we are all keen to carry on, so long as the filly herself is absolutely fine."

Treve will not run again this season and will spend the winter at the Head family's stud, Haras du Quesnay, in Normandy.

The daughter of Motivator will then head back to her Chantilly stables in February, with a view to returning to the track early next summer.

Herbert went on: "Her wellbeing is of paramount importance to all of us, everything will be in the best interests of the filly. She will have a very limited five-year-old year, trained specifically for the Arc.

"She will first go to Quesnay in November until February 14, when she will head back into training with Criquette. She will probably not run until June or July time, but only on suitable ground.

"If it doesn't work, then obviously we will draw stumps and she will have missed one year of breeding. But she is a remarkable mare, and the Sheikh likes the fact that racing fans worldwide can enjoy her for another year.

"To get an unprecedented Arc treble up, this is a chance to do something that has not happened before."
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Fair play to connections, they are right in that good older mares tend to get even better with age.
 
Yep, Sheikh Joaan Al Thani deserves full credit for this. A great sporting decision.
 
Pleased to see the statement qualified by "but only on suitable ground." In that case I would not put it past her to make history.
 
Depends if she really has health problems or not. Brilliant if she stays sound, if not, then it will look stupid.

Good luck to them.
 
Not like those fiddling Irish crooks at Coolmore - listen boys - every wonder horse they have had since Frankel kicked their a**e in all races have mysteriously been injured mmm - Canford Cliffs , Camelot , now Australia - makes me wonder if they are scared to damage the horse's stud valuation ?? Heck I know they are skint as they are down to their last few billion euros each - call me cynical !!! :)
 
Everybody needs to be a layer here – Treve will not even show up, so her to win the Arc is any price you like.
 
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