Dubai Sheema Classic Next Target For Giavellotto

Scuderia la Tesa and Vaibhav Shah's Giavellotto (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) is targeting the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic on Dubai World Cup night, Apr. 5.

Said trainer Marco Botti of his new G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase hero, “I think we'll skip Saudi for sure and head to Dubai. After the other day we'll think about the Sheema Classic, that will be his next target all being well.

“He is definitely a horse who enjoys travelling. He enjoys being away from the yard and it gives us chance to target those kind of races that have huge prize-money.

“The Sheema Classic will be tough–at that time of year the Japanese horses tend to target it, but he likes going left-handed.”

Third in the 2022 G1 St Leger, the chestnut won the G2 Yorkshire Cup in May of 2023 and doubled up in the 2024 edition before adding the G2 Princess Of Wales's Stakes in July. He last ran third to Kyprios (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Irish St Leger in September.

Added the trainer of Giavellotto's long-term future, “He's still an entire. He was a tricky horse when he was younger but he's got better with age. We were hoping that when his racing days are over he could get a little job as a stallion, it would probably be a National Hunt one but he's a good-looking horse, so hopefully we can find him a nice place.”