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Subjectivist to Remain on Sidelines Until 2023

Group 1 winner Subjectivist (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}), who had been aiming to defend his title in the G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in June, will remain benched for 2022, but could still make a comeback in 2023, according to co-trainer Charlie Johnston. The news was first reported by Racing Post.

“We felt that to be ready in time for Ascot he'd have to go back into work now and as it's really only eight months since the injury was sustained-we don't feel it's quite long enough,” said Johnston. “We've taken the difficult decision to write this year off. He's very well in himself, but we want to give the injury the best chance of withstanding training when he comes back into full work. The longer he has off the better chance we stand, so we've had to weigh that up.

“It's very tough to leave your best horse on the sidelines for the season and we just hope we can make up for lost time in 2023.”

A winner of the G1 Prix Royal-Oak when signing off in 2020, the bay took the G2 Dubai Gold Cup on Dubai World Cup night last year by 5 3/4 lengths prior to a five-length domination in the Gold Cup on June 17. The Dr. Jim Walker runner sustained an injury to his right foreleg in July of 2021, and has not been in action since.

“We'll probably aim towards Saudi Arabia this time next year and lead into Dubai and Ascot again,” added Johnston. “He's been swimming and on the water walker for six months now and he'll continue his current regime for the next couple of months before being turned out for the summer.”

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Subjectivist Done For Year After Injury

Two-time Group 1 winner Subjectivist (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}), who won the G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last month, has sustained a leg injury that puts him out of action until at least next season. A Dr. Walker colourbearer, the 4-year-old entire was targeting the G1 Goodwood Cup on July 27. A winner of the G1 Prix Royal-Oak at ParisLongchamp in October, the bay continued his rich vein of form with a victory at Meydan in the G2 Dubai Gold Cup on Mar. 27 and was making his first start since in the Gold Cup. At this time, it is not known if Subjectivist will run again or be retired for stud duty.

Trainer Mark Johnston said, “He's got an injury and it's certainly season-ending. There was no secret that the horse had filling in his left foreleg in Dubai straight after the race [G2 Dubai Gold Cup] and we got a hell of a fright from that. Visually, that was a career-ending injury.

“Within 24 hours he'd got a reasonably clean bill of health and within a month he'd got a complete clean bill of health, which was very unusual for that type of situation. Everything went perfectly well and there were no issues going into the Ascot Gold Cup or afterwards.

“But on Monday he had filling in the opposite leg. Because the left foreleg had been so atypical and he'd come back from that, we hoped it would be the same with the other leg, but it didn't. It's absolutely heartbreaking. The only positive we can take from it is that at least he did get the opportunity to show us what he could do.

“Those of us that were there in Dubai thought that was a phenomenal performance and at least it was confirmed in what I like to think was one of the best Ascot Gold Cups in recent days. I don't know [if he'll run again].”

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Subjectivist in Good Order Despite Training Mishap

Group 1 winner Subjectivist (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) emerged from a Friday training incident in good order and is second choice in the G1 Gold Cup to dethrone Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) on June 17. The 4-year-old entire, who won the G1 Prix Royal-Oak at ParisLongchamp last October and the G2 Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan in March, fell en route to the gallops on Friday.

“We had a scare on Friday, he fell over and skinned both knees and his hocks but just superficial grazes,” Mark Johnston told Sky Sports Racing. “It happened on the way to the gallops. Obviously it was a big scare because it was him. There was no swelling and he cantered both yesterday and today, so all should be well.”

Fortunately in good order after the fall, Subjectivist's bigger issue might be his extended time on the bench.

“That is more of a concern because of the time he's had in between, but he'd had a fair bit of time of before he went to Dubai and clearly thrived on it,” he added. “If he can repeat that performance, then Stradivarius is going to have to pull it all out to beat him.”

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Santiago Back For Vintage Crop

With Ascot's G1 Gold Cup now less than two months away, the road to the prestigious feature of the Royal meeting begins on Sunday as Ballydoyle's Santiago (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}) returns in Navan's G3 Vintage Crop S. Last seen finishing fourth in the G1 St Leger at Doncaster in September, the G1 Irish Derby hero races under a penalty for his triumph in that Curragh Classic last June and faces one who has already been in the mix in the 2 1/2-mile marathon in Master of Reality (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) who was third to Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) in 2019. “My colt was obviously very good when winning the Queen's Vase and Irish Derby and he ran up to that level in defeat in the Goodwood Cup and the St Leger afterwards,” Ryan Moore commented. “He didn't end up running when he travelled down to Australia in the autumn, but he is clearly a top staying prospect this year and this looks an ideal starting point for him.”

Master of Reality's trainer Joseph O'Brien also has Baron Samedi (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}) engaged and he is untried at staying trips having signed off last term with a career-best success in the 11-furlong G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris at ParisLongchamp in October. “Master of Reality has been a super horse for us, most notably going close in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot and the Melbourne Cup in 2019. He tends to improve with racing, so he is highly likely to improve on whatever he does here. We're looking forward to another exciting season with him,” their trainer said. “Baron Samedi was a revelation last year, transforming from looking very moderate to winning five races in a row including a Group 2 at Longchamp. We think he might be able to stay a bit further this year and how he copes with this longer trip will be our main focus here. He should improve from whatever he does and we are excited to see how he runs.”

Preceding the Vintage Crop is the 10-furlong Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Salsabil S. for Oaks prospects, with Aidan O'Brien relying solely on the highly-regarded Willow (Ire) (American Pharoah). A daughter of the multiple Group 1-winning Peeping Fawn (Danehill), she was off the mark at the third attempt over a mile at Leopardstown in October and will be tested against a clutch of unexposed fillies with similarly unexposed status. They include Moyglare Stud Farm's Port Sunlight (Ire) (Harzand {Ire}), who looked a stayer of note when scoring with authority in a mile maiden on testing ground at Gowran Park in October. She is re-opposed by the RacehorseClub's Create Belief (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}), who was third on that occasion and who has since gone back to the same course and distance to get off the mark.

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