The G1 Preis von Europa winner Donjah (Ger) (Teofilo {Ire}) will miss the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and will be aimed instead towards the Breeders’ Cup meeting at Keeneland.
The 4-year-old, who races for Dr Stefan Oschmann’s Darius Racing, made her most recent start in the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden, in which she was fourth, finishing less than two lengths behind the winner Barney Roy (Ire) (Excelebration {Ire}).
“We had a discussion today and Dr. Oschmann decided that Donjah shouldn’t run in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Instead we are now planning for her to start in the Breeders’ Cup, either in the Filly & Mare Turf or the Turf,” said Darius Racing’s manager Holger Faust.
He added that a contingency plan based on potential COVID-19 travel restrictions could see Donjah remain at home in Germany to make her final start of the year in the Grosser Preis von Bayern in Munich on Nov. 8.
Should Donjah make the trip to America she will become the first Breeders’ Cup contender for 38-year-old Henk Grewe, the reigning champion trainer in Germany. Darius Racing was represented at last year’s meeting at Santa Anita by Alounak (Fr) (Camelot {GB}), who finished fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf.
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