G1 tune-up for Tentyris in the 2025 Gothic Stakes
Tentyris will skip the $20 million The Everest and instead stay on a carefully planned path toward his main spring target — the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.
Anthony and Sam Freedman, in partnership with Godolphin, confirmed that the unbeaten colt will instead contest Saturday’s Listed Gothic Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield, rather than testing himself against the older horses in The Everest (1200m) at Randwick.
“His Grand Final is the Coolmore,” Sam Freedman said.
“We’ve left the opportunity there to back up into the Champions Sprint on the last day of Cup week should his form warrant to do that.
“There had been discussions around The Everest, but it was felt we would save him for the older horses on the last day rather than before his Grand Final.”
A Group 2 winner of the Todman Stakes (1200m) earlier this year, Tentyris was being aimed at the Golden Slipper before a stress fracture ended his juvenile campaign.
“He had a stress fracture behind,” Freedman explained. “They’re not uncommon. It would have been nicer if it was after the Slipper than after the Todman.
“He did all his rehab and everything and there’s been no need to do anything different. He’s moving well and ready to go.”
Returning from that setback, Tentyris finished third to McGaw in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1100m) earlier this month. Freedman said that run was exactly what the colt needed and expects him to strip fitter this weekend.
“He’s improving into his prep,” Freedman said. “He’s probably not fully screwed down but he’s more forward than what he was for the Danehill.
“I thought the Danehill was a good run. He needed it. The last 50 metres, he was feeling the pinch. He’d had a long lay-off, he had two trials, and he should improve into this weekend and then again in a fortnight.”
Freedman believes the Gothic Stakes will give Tentyris the perfect platform to peak for the Coolmore Stud Stakes, one of the most prestigious sprinting events for three-year-olds.
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