INTERNATIONAL RACING COMMUNITY IS AWAITING A BIG CALL ON THE FUTURE OF TWO-TIME ARC WINNER DARYZ
By Graham Potter | Wednesday, October 7, 2026
The flood of praise which followed Daryz’s second win in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday has quickly been replaced by speculation on Daryz’s future on the race-track, with an announcement in that regard expected to be made by the end of the week.
When Daryz’s owner/breeder Princess Zahra Aga Khan gave her perspective of the options that lie ahead for the champion racehorse, the clear suggestion there was that retirement …and moving on to a much anticipated career at stud … is likely to be the favoured route the ownership group will elect to take with the son of Sea The Stars, who himself was himself an Arc winner.
“Look, we are breeders, and you get to the point where you are taking a risk every time you run the horse. Would we want him to train on for another year? I’m not sure. I think he has other things to do.”
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