Due to Injury Setback, Equestrian Star Kinross Benched for 2023 Breeders? Cup

The Breeders? Cup is the premier equestrian race and features 14 top medal races. This makes it a significant time in a horse?s life as it increases their star value. The 40th Breeders’ Cup World Championships will take place at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, on November 3-4, 2023. It offers over $31 million and awards across its 14 grade 1 races, which makes it a viable event for contestants.

For many horses, it’s the most life defining event. They’ve been preparing all year for this moment to compete with the best horses around the world. Unfortunately, one such champion horse that’s been training all year hard enough for this prestigious event has had to pull out due to an injury.

Kinross opts out of Breeders’ Cup

Today Nick Luck shared a post on X about Kinross’s withdrawal. He captioned it as “Kinross WON’T go to the Breeders’ Cup. Trainer Ralph Beckett confirms that Kinross won’t be on the plane to Santa Anita for this year’s Breeders’ Cup following his second-place finish in the Champions Sprint.”

Ralph Beckett has confirmed that Kinross will not be on the plane to Santa Anita for this year’s Breeders’ Cup. The gelded son of Kingman has been training well, but Beckett is concerned that he would not be able to recover in time from his recent exertions. Kinross won the Group 1 QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot on October 15th before dropping back in distance to win the Group 1 FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile at Keeneland on November 5th.

Beckett said, “Kinross is moving well and looks healthy, but we are treading quite a fine line as he has been so busy. I’m happy with him, but I’m not sure he would be able to recover in time for the Breeders’ Cup. He’s had a long year, and I don’t want to risk him.” Beckett mentioned that Kinross will now have a break before returning to training in the new year. He has not ruled out the possibility of running Kinross in the Breeders’ Cup next year but said it will depend on how the horse fares during the winter.

Kinross’ equestrian odyssey

On October 20th, Kinross, guided by Frankie Dettori, aimed to secure back-to-back victories in the Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot. This versatile six-year-old, trained by Ralph Beckett, had already clinched a Group One win over six furlongs in the previous year, alongside notable successes at Goodwood and York. ?Winning Group Ones wherever they are is nice, but he likes it at Ascot and he will like this ground,? said Beckett. ?He seems in really good shape so hopefully he will run well. Everything has gone very smoothly since France and he?s had no issues.? Despite his defeat in the Prix de la Foret, Kinross was determined to return to the winner’s circle on the familiar Ascot turf.

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The competition featured Vadream, a mud-loving mare in excellent form, and Sandrine, who excelled on the ground with some give. Believing, despite being an underdog, was considered a dark horse in the race. Other contenders like Run To Freedom, Rohaan, and Sense Of Duty promised an open and exciting contest. However, Kinross was one of the leading contenders for the Breeders’ Cup Mile, and his absence will be a blow to the race. Beckett is confident that the horse will be back to his best next year, and he is already targeting the 2024 Breeders’ Cup as a major goal.

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