Wednesday 24 June 2009

Yeats Entered For Prix De L`Arc...but will he run?

History-making Yeats could attempt to add the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe to his list of victories.

Yeats, trained by Aidan O'Brien, won his fourth Gold Cup title at Ascot - and he now has the option of running in Longchamp's mile and a half showpiece in early October.

"Aidan has said the horse is back, cantering away, and fine in himself, and his future will revolve around Goodwood, The Curragh, and the Arc weekend in Paris. It will be a mixture of these options," Part-owner John Magnier told the Daily Telegraph.

"He'll be entered for the Arc, but there's no guarantee he'll run.

"But history tells us that really good stayers have run well in the Arc, horses such as Levmoss and Ardross.

"Listen, if you had said before he ran that you were planning to win the races Yeats has won, you would have been certified."