Connections of Baaeed are preparing themselves to say farewell to their star performer in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot next month.
The four-year-old is unbeaten in 10 starts for trainer William Haggas and owners Shadwell, with his team opting to bring the curtain down over 10 furlongs on October 15 rather than switching up to a mile and a half in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
Baaeed struck in the one-mile Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions Day last year, but after an exceptional performance on his first try at a mile and a quarter in the Juddmonte International hopes are high he will retire with an unblemished record.
