BC Winner Tarnawa to Return at Five

Tarnawa racing in the Breeders' Cup Turf | Matt Wooley

The G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is the long-term goal for His Highness The Aga Khan's Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal). The GI Breeders' Cup Turf heroine was undefeated in four starts as a 4-year-old, and, in a rare move, will remain in training at five. She opened her season with a win in the G3 Give Thanks S. at Cork in August, before taking the G1 Qatar Prix Vermeille in September and the G1 Prix de l'Opera on Arc Day last month. She made a stunning late run to win the Turf by a length over now two-time runner-up Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) on Nov. 7.

“The plan is for Tarnawa to stay in training next year, which is good news,” Weld told the Irish Times. “We will look forward to training her for [an] autumn campaign again, which will hopefully include the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. She has improved each year, from two to three to four and it's quite possible she could improve even a little bit more. She is very versatile in terms of ground and is an exceptionally talented filly.”

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