King Of Steel sidelined after training setback
Champion Stakes hero will miss key summer targets.
King Of Steel will miss his key summer targets after suffering a setback during training. Roger Varian’s Champion Stakes hero had been building towards his impending return in Sandown’s Brigadier Gerard Stakes next week, a run that it was hoped would tee-up a return to Royal Ascot for a shot at the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes. However, immediate plans have now been shelved after discovering the setback which serves as a huge blow for not only the Classic-winning handler and his team, but also owners Amo Racing, for whom King Of Steel has been a standout performer.“He’s had a training setback which is going to rule him out for the main part of the season and it is disappointing.” The son of Wootton Bassett also held an entry for Sandown’s Coral-Eclipse later in the summer, for which he was a general 4-1 favourite.
OH MY! KING OF STEEL AND FRANKIE DETTORI WIN THE GROUP 1 QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES! 💜@Ascot @varianstable @amoracingltd pic.twitter.com/HnjZ3T0TYh
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) October 21, 2023
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