Richard’s Kid, the winner of the Pacific Classic and Goodwood Stakes
in his last two starts, will not start in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup
Classic at Churchill Downs on Nov. 6, and he will be sent to Dubai for
racing this winter, trainer Bob Baffert said on Tuesday.
Baffert worked Richard’s Kid six furlongs in 1:13 at Hollywood Park
on Tuesday morning, preparing him for a start in the BC Classic. Later
that morning, he was informed by representatives of owner Sheikh Rashid
bin Mohammed al-Maktoum that the millionaire horse will not start in
Kentucky next month.
“He wants him home,” Baffert said of Sheikh Rashid’s plan. “He wants
to get him ready for the winter. I got the word today. He’s going to go
into quarantine this week.”
Sheikh Rashid, 28, races as Zabeel Racing International and is the
oldest son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai
who owns the powerful Godolphin Racing stable.
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