September Stakes, Then Arc For Kalpana

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Juddmonte homebred Kalpana (Study Of Man) will follow the path of dual G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Enable (Nathaniel) when she lines up in the G3 September Stakes at Kempton next month before a start at ParisLongchamp. Already a winner of the 2024 edition, the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes second was also under consideration for the G1 Prix Vermeille.

Trained by Andrew Balding, the 2024 G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes heroine has placed in all three 2025 starts, with a third in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup kickstarting her 4-year-old season before a second in the G1 Pretty Polly Stakes behind recent G1 Nassau Stakes victress Whirl (Wootton Bassett) in June. She was only a length behind Calandagan (Gleneagles) in the King George in July.

Said Juddmonte's racing manager Barry Mahon, “We've decided she's going to go to Kempton for the September Stakes I think. The timing suits, she hasn't won a race this year so I think Andrew is keen to get her head in front.

“She's already travelled to Ireland twice and she'll have to travel to France in October, so the attraction of staying at home is more alluring.

“The Yorkshire Oaks was never in the mix, we said after the King George that she'd had a couple of tough races and she'd freshen up. It was between the September Stakes or the Vermeille and we're leaning towards the September at this stage.”

He added, “The Arc is an open race and we're in there with a chance as one of the favourites, it's nice to have a contender.”

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