WESTOVER RETIRED 05 Oct 2023 12:05
Westover has been retired after suffering a career-ending
injury when finishing second in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday.
A luckless third behind Desert Crown in last year’s Derby
at Epsom, Ralph Beckett’s charge went on to gain compensation with a brilliant
victory in the Irish Derby and has continued to run with distinction at the
highest level as a four-year-old.
He chased home Japanese superstar Equinox in the Dubai
Sheema Classic in March, filled the runner-up spot in the Coronation Cup in
June and claimed his second Group One win in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
before being narrowly beaten by Hukum in a thrilling renewal of the King George
at Ascot in July.
