Roaring Lion set for Breeder’s Cup
Trainer John Gosden says there is a chance that Roaring Lion could be given a run out at the Breeder’s Cup.
After triumphs at both Sandown and York, the Qatar Racing owned three year old completed a hat trick of Group One races as he beat old rival Saxon Warrior in a thrilling Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown last weekend.Speaking at the Newmarket Open Weekend on Sunday, Gosden said: ‘I’m very happy with Roaring Lion and we are pointing towards the Champion Stakes at Ascot on October 20. He has got some constitution as he has been on the go since February and I’ve been impressed with how he has taken his racing.
‘The Breeders’ Cup comes pretty sharply after Champions Day.
If it was heavy he wouldn’t run at Ascot, but if it was good to soft he would run as he has won on it before.
‘If he went to the Breeders’ Cup, it could be the mile and a half on turf (Breeders’ Cup Turf) or we could have a look at the Classic. He is a mile-and-a-quarter horse so you would consider the Classic as well as the turf.
‘The mile and a half around three bends is not that different to a stiff mile and a quarter uphill at Ascot. It is not like going a mile and a half around Ascot.’
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