Racing

Treve to have another tilt at Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Filly had been set to retire after she brilliantly claimed a second consecutive Arc

France’s Thierry Jarnet celebrates after winning the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with Treve at Longchamp last weekend. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters
France’s Thierry Jarnet celebrates after winning the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with Treve at Longchamp last weekend. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters
Sat Oct 11 2014 - 13:05

Treve will sensationally stay in training next season to aim for an unprecedented third victory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

Criquette Head-Maarek’s outstanding filly had been set to retire to become a broodmare after she brilliantly claimed a second consecutive Arc last Sunday.

But the four-year-old’s owner, Sheikh Joaan Al Thani, has undergone a dramatic volte-face, with Treve to continue racing in 2015 with a view to a historic tilt at winning Europe’s premier race a third time.

Harry Herbert, racing manager for the Sheikh’s Al Shaqab racing operation, said: “The Sheikh will keep Treve in training next year to try to go for a third Arc.

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“She has come out of the race brilliantly. She is moving great, kicking and bucking and looking really well.

“Initially, we thought that the Arc would have drawn her career to a close, and maybe she would go to see Dubawi (at stud).

“But, on reflection, and following discussions with the Sheikh and Criquette, we are all keen to carry on, so long as the filly herself is absolutely fine.”