Qatar Prix du Jockey Club (G1) and hero Coral-Eclipse (G1) Vadeni will resume training next year, with a second competition at the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), the ultimate goal for Aga Khan’s hybrid.
Vadeni brushed concerns aside about whether his brilliance could last more than a mile and a half on October 2 as he finished second after chasing Alpinista all the way to line in Arc.
In the immediate future at Longchamp, Princess Zahra Aga Khan stressed to the Racing Post the importance of creating stallions — though she says no decision has been made on Vadeni. It seems that the internal discussions within the group that followed led to the conclusion that there was still much more to come from his son. Churchill before he starts the stud duty.
Georges Rimaud, Aga Khan’s racing manager in France, said: “He came out on Sunday very well and he will have a well-deserved quiet time in the winter before returning to training next year. after.
The top one mile and quarter races can all be considered, with coach Jean-Claude Rouget perhaps able to maneuver Vadeni less frugal which may sometimes be the case with the horses. top middle distance running.
Rimaud said: “We are looking for him to further build his career in 4th place on the rerun in the Arc. “You can see him start in a race like Prix Ganay (G1) or Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1), and then you have races like Juddmonte International (G1) and Champion of Ireland (G1) .
“Everything will depend on how early he goes and what the opposition is. We’ll see how he does early in the year, but for now the horse deserves a proper rest.”
Rimaud shares Rouget’s opinion that Vadeni is a bit short-tempered when it comes to being third behind 3-year-olds Luxembourg and Onesto in Leopardstown last month.
Rimaud said: “He has progressed very well throughout the year, and perhaps the summer break was a bit too long for him after he won the Eclipse and he may have been missing a race. between then and the Champion of Ireland.
“He’s really a very, very good horse and I wouldn’t hesitate to say he’s the best 3-year-old in Europe.
“We think letting him retire to beat after a defeat feels a bit embarrassing, while he’s a horse we think can progress back into 4th place and win them. me more top races, perhaps a chance to win the Finals at the end of it all.
“It’s obviously been a long way but he’s got a great list of achievements to put his name on this year without having to run again and again.”
Aga Khan’s retired champion dark horses Sinndar and Dalakhani at the end of the season 3 years old — as well as the undefeated Zarkava — but have recently campaigned for future stallions like Zarak and Dariyan at four o’clock before they reached Haras de Bonneval in Normandy.
Both Zarak and Dariyan won Group 1 with a score of 4. After a streak of top form this season, the prospect of Vadeni developing further next year must be seriously considered.
With Erevann also training at age 4 — Queen Anne Stakes (G1) is considered a possible target for the first half of the year following his success in the Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein (G2) on October 1 — Rouget and team Aga Khan has an exciting 2023 ahead.
