Grade I-winning mare Zhukova (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) could point towards the Oct. 1 G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and also has option in North America, trainer Dermot Weld told At The Races. The 5-year-old notched her first top-level victory in Belmont Park's GI Man O'War S. on May 13, and was fourth when last seen in The Curragh's G1 Pretty Polly S. on July 2.
“She put up a spectacular performance when she won the Man O'War for us and we're delighted with her,” Weld told At The Races. “She's in great order and we'll speak with her owner and decide whether we train her for the Arc or go back to Belmont for the [GI] Turf Classic and then races like the [GI] Canadian International. All those great races are there in the fall for her. If I thought we were going to get a wet autumn, we'd definitely train her for the Arc.”
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