Dual Group 1 winner Vandeek (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) will not run in the G1 Dewhurst S. and instead be prepared for a 3-year-old sprinting campaign, according to Chris Wall, racing manager for KHK Racing.
Trained by Simon and Ed Crisford, the grey colt is undefeated in four six-furlong starts, beginning at Nottingham in July, followed by the G2 Richmond S., G1 Prix Morny and Saturday's G1 Middle Park S. in the yellow-and-black-striped colours of Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa's KHK Racing. Royal Ascot's G1 Commonwealth Cup S. is a likely target for the son of Mosa Mine (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}).
Wall said, “Sheikh Khalid has decided to stick to sprinting.
“We had long discussions last night and that was the way he wanted to go and that is fine, we're all supportive of it.
“There's nothing else for Vandeek to run in now so we hope he winters well and he'll come back with a view to the Commonwealth Cup as his principal early-season target.
“I think he's all about speed so I think we should play to his strengths rather than ask him to do something out of his comfort zone.”
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