A month on from Torquator Tasso springing a major shock in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), another German-trained horse is being aimed at a top international prize, with Sisfahan being readied for the Nov. 6 $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) at Del Mar.
Darius Racing’s Sisfahan produced a withering flip of foot to land the July 4 IDEE Deutsches Derby (German Derby, G1) at Hamburg and coach Henk Grewe is ready to forgive him for a third-placed effort behind the Sir Mark Prescott-trained Alpinista in the Grosser Preis von Europa (G1) at Cologne last month
“The race last time was very slow and he needs a fast pace to run at and good ground, so he should get both of those in Del Mar,” said Grewe.
In between those two starts the 3-year-old son of Isfahan pushed Torquator Tasso all the way to the line in what we now know was a red-hot running of the Wettstar Grosser Preis von Baden (G1).
Torquator Tasso went on to Longchamp glory as a barely considered 72-1 shot and while bookmakers are yet to quote Sisfahan for the Turf, on a strict line through the Arc winner he only has a quarter of a length to find with ante-post Arc favorite Tarnawa .
Tarnawa is presently entered in protection of her title within the Breeders’ Cup Turf along with the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T).
“(Sisfahan) will set off within the early hours of Friday morning and journey by way of Liege and London,” mentioned Grewe. “He has loads of pace and he does not get entangled within the race early. He needs loads of tempo in entrance of him and agency or good floor. I believe every part ought to match for him on Nov. 6.”
Sisfahan’s Derby win and the second-placed effort in Germany’s largest all-aged race got here below the vastly skilled Andrasch Starke however since he moved yards to change into first jockey to Markus Klug, Grewe has referred to as upon French-based Cristian Demuro.
“I believe Cristian is an excellent jockey, actually world class,” mentioned Grewe. “And I believe he is superb on horses who’re held up off the tempo.”
Demuro will likely be using in his first ever Breeders’ Cup Nov. 6 whereas Grewe had a style of the assembly final 12 months when Donjah , also owned by Darius Racing, finished down the field in the Turf at Keeneland.
