Undefeated in three straight group races this season, Battaash had been under consideration for a trip to the United States to contest the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint on Nov. 7. Instead, trainer Charlie Hills told racingpost.com that the 6-year-old son of Dark Angel will be given a break for the winter and return in 2021.
“We don't know what the ground is going to be like in America,” Hills explained. “I know it's quick at the moment, but it can change very quickly there. I'm sure he'd handle everything over there too, but you're asking him to do something very different. It's a shame, but there could always be another time.”
This year, Battaash won the G1 King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 20, the G2 Qatar Stakes at Goodwood on July 31, and the G1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York on Aug. 21. Overall, the gelding has 13 wins from 23 starts to his name.
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