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Caravel enters the race in 2023, Royal Ascot begins to be planned


Caravel Breeders Cup Sprinter (G1T) race breaker on November 5 at Keeneland and this week’s withdrawal from the November Livestock Share Sale at Keeneland, will resume training as a 6-year-old campaign in 2023 with a race next June at Royal Ascot in the relationship’s plan. hers.

5-year-old boy trained by Brad Cox Mizzen Mast mare races for owners of Qatar Racing, Marc Detampel and Madaket Stables. Last fall, she was purchased for $500,000 from the ELiTE Sales November sale, Fasig-Tipton’s sale of Marquee livestock shares, by dealer Fergus Galvin, who oversees the Qatar Racing stables. by Sheikh Fahad Al Thani in the United States.

Caravel was scheduled to be sold as a race car and/or foster prospect from Hunter Valley Ranch, of which Galvin is co-owner with Tony Hegarty, Adrian Regan and John Wade.

“She’s back on the farm,” Galvin said Nov. 9 from the Keeneland sale. “Initially, the plan was (to sell), and Sheikh Fahad went to the sales area to meet her, and that tore his heart too much.

“She will continue to race next year for the same partnership. She will have a few months off. She will have a similar campaign as next year, except Royal Ascot will be a one-off. important part of the plan for next year.”

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Caravel-Elizabeth Merryman has won five bets from eight starts last year, topped by two classified wins at Keeneland this fall. Before the Breeders’ Cup, she won the Franklin Stakes (G3T) there on October 16. She also won the Smart N Fancy Stakes at Racecourse SaratogaIntercontinental Staking (G3T) at Belmont Parkand Queen of Stocks at Lawn Park.

She made $930,983 this year to boost her earnings to over $1.3 million with a record 12 wins in 20 starts. Merryman and then Graham Motion coached her before Cox started doing it in 2023 for her current owners.

A year before her Breeders’ Cup disappointment, she ran 12th in the Turf Sprint at Del Mar to previous owner Merryman and celebrity chef Bobby Flay.

Galvin called the Breeders’ Cup win “unbelievable.”

“Brad did a great job,” he said. “Last month, he said she’s been fantastic, including from Franklin to the Breeders’ Cup. We thought it was close, but Brad said she absolutely thrived. Didn’t expect to win, but we think she’ll run well.”

Take advantage of a slowdown in popularity Golden Pal Caravel took command early in the Turf Sprint and hit back fortunately returning an inside bid from the European challenger Emaraaty Ana to score half the winning length. At more than 42-1 odds, she’s the highest priced winner of 14 Breeders’ Cup races this fall, paying $87.78 on a $2 winning bet.

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