No Breeders' Cup for Richard’s Kid

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Richard’s Kid, the winner of the Pacific Classic and Goodwood Stakes in his last two starts, will not start in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Nov. 6, and he will be sent to Dubai for racing this winter, trainer Bob Baffert said on Tuesday.

Baffert worked Richard’s Kid six furlongs in 1:13 at Hollywood Park on Tuesday morning, preparing him for a start in the BC Classic. Later that morning, he was informed by representatives of owner Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed al-Maktoum that the millionaire horse will not start in Kentucky next month.

“He wants him home,” Baffert said of Sheikh Rashid’s plan. “He wants to get him ready for the winter. I got the word today. He’s going to go into quarantine this week.”

Sheikh Rashid, 28, races as Zabeel Racing International and is the oldest son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai who owns the powerful Godolphin Racing stable.

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