Ruler of the World and Magician Eye Next Targets

Ruler Of The World (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) could make his return to action in the G2 Prix Foy as trainer Aidan O’Brien eyes a second crack at the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Last year’s G1 Investec Derby hero was only seventh to Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) in the Longchamp feature and has not raced since disappointing in the G1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan in March. A setback in the summer meant Ruler Of The World could not run in the G1 Coronation Cup back at Epsom but O’Brien reports the colt to be 100% again now and the Foy on Sept. 14 has been pencilled in. 

“We had him ready to run in the Coronation Cup [at Epsom],” commented O’Brien to At The Races. “We were very happy with him and he just tweaked a muscle in his side so he had a nice break after that, but he’s back and has been working away. He worked nicely the last day he was away. It is very possible he will start in the Foy with a view, if all goes well, of going back to the Arc.” 

Magician (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) is another of O’Brien’s star four-year-olds, and his main objective is to bid to repeat last season’s triumph in the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf. 

“He’s back in full work,” said O’Brien. “He came back from America in good shape. Obviously he’s in the G1 Irish Champion and all those races. We have one eye on the Breeders’ Cup Turf with him and that’s where he could finish up at the end of the year. We’ll see what he does in between then.”