The Aga Khan's G1 Dubai Sheema Classic winner Dolniya (Fr) (Azamour {Ire}–Daltama {Ire}, by Indian Ridge {GB}) has been retired from racing, trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre told Racing Post Wednesday. The conditioner said the 4-year-old filly suffered a cracked cannon bone after being squeezed between a pair of rivals in the Oct. 4 G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and would therefore also miss an intended date in the G1 Japan Cup Nov. 29.
“Dolniya was found to have a fracture after the Arc,” de Royer-Dupre told Racing Post. “It's not a bad break, but it is a hairline crack to the cannon bone, which was caused during the race, so she won't be going to Japan; she will be off to stud once the treatment is done. It happened when two horses came together in front of her. It was obvious there was a problem because her leg was very swollen after the race. It is why [jockey] Christophe [Soumillon] didn't ask more of her in the closing stages; he could feel something was wrong.”
Unraced as a 2-year-old, Dolniya won the G2 Prix Malleret last summer in her fourth start, and showed promise when fifth behind Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) in last year's Arc. She returned this year to best dual Arc runner-up Flintshire (GB) (Dansili {GB}) in Chantilly conditions race and the Sheema Classic, and added two more Group 1 placings when second in the Coronation Cup and third in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in June. Dolniya will doubtless be a welcome addition to the Aga Khan's broodmare band, being out of a half-sister to Classic winners and sires Daylami (Ire) (Doyoun {Ire}) and Dalakhani (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}).
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