Goldikova to aim for Breeders' Cup three-peat

Last updated: 11/23/09 6:26 PM

Goldikova could become the first horse to win three Breeders’ Cup events
(Benoit Photo)

Wertheimer and Frere’s two-time Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) heroine GOLDIKOVA
(Ire) (Anabaa) will remain in training to pursue an unprecedented third victory
in the American turf showpiece, trainer Freddie Head confirmed to PA Sport on
Monday.

“It is brilliant news — Goldikova stays in training next year. I’m
delighted,” Head said. “She came back from America in very good form and she is
very well in herself and could not be better.

“I know the Wertheimers would love to go back to America for the Breeders’
Cup again so that will be the aim, a third win. We haven’t made a decision yet
what the rest of her program will be.”

Both of Goldikova’s Mile scores came at Santa Anita, but her third tilt will
come at Churchill Downs, the host site of the 2010 Breeders’ Cup.

“I think this year’s performance was every bit as good,” Head said of her
title defense last time out on November 7. “The time was faster than the
previous year and she had the draw (post 11) to overcome, so I think it was a
very good performance.”

Goldikova has compiled a record of 15-10-2-2, $4,090,090. In addition to her
two Mile trophies, the seven-time Group/Grade 1 winner also claims victories in
the 2008 Prix du Moulin (Fr-G1), the 2009 Prix Jacques le Marois (Fr-G1) and
Falmouth S. (Eng-G1), and the past two runnings of the Prix Rothschild (Fr-G1).