Gosden said Golden Horn could ship to the United States for the Oct. 31 Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT). "The owner is keen on the Breeders' Cup," Gosden said. "It's a month away. If he's in good order, there's no reason we couldn't go there."
Criquette Head-Marek, who trains Treve for owner Al Shaqab Racing, offered no excuses. She said rider Thierry Jarnet indicated the 5-year-old Motivator mare ran her race.
"If they beat Treve, it's because they are all good horses," she said.
In her previous start Treve won the Qatar Prix de Vermeille (Fr-I) on soft turf at Longchamp. Gosden, in a show of respect for the mare, said the Arc could have ended differently if the ground had played differently.
"Probably on soft ground Treve would have blown us all away," he said.
Golden Horn would be eight-for-eight if not for a narrow second-place finish to upsetter Arabian Queen in the Sept. 12 QIPCO Irish Champions Stakes (Ire-I) on soft ground at Leopardstown.
Se Frankie con Golden Horn vince le Breeders giuro che gli faccio fare una piccola statua che lo raffiguri in sella al campione di Oppenheimer.
Non grande come quella di Caerleon che Magnier ha fatto mettere di fronte alla sua residenza irlandese, molto ma molto più piccola, ma gliela faccio fare di sicuro.