Speculation exists that Sea The Stars could pass BC due to insurance costs
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from Sporting Life:
Connections of Sea The Stars have rubbished reports the brilliant colt won't run in the Breeders' Cup Classic because of concerns over insurance costs.
It had been claimed the rising value of the brilliant Arc winner meant he would not head to Santa Anita because no-one would underwrite the risk of travelling the horse to America and back.
However John Clarke, racing manager to the owners, the Tsui family, told sportinglife.com: "John Oxx will decide if Sea The Stars runs in the Breeders' Cup Classic after seeing how the horse is and how he comes out of the Arc. The insurance costs aren't a factor.
"I can say with 100 per cent certainty that one person - and one person alone - will decide if Sea The Stars runs at Santa Anita and that is John."
Oxx confirmed he was in no rush to make a decision.
"There has been no decision yet. We will let the dust settle and it will probably be the end of next week before we know any more," he said.
"He has done all we can ask of him. The Breeders' Cup isn't until November 7 and you have to wonder if it would be fair to him, and what would be gained by it.
"He is in such great shape that he probably could carry on, but you have to wonder if it would be right to ask him."
Connections of Sea The Stars have rubbished reports the brilliant colt won't run in the Breeders' Cup Classic because of concerns over insurance costs.
It had been claimed the rising value of the brilliant Arc winner meant he would not head to Santa Anita because no-one would underwrite the risk of travelling the horse to America and back.
However John Clarke, racing manager to the owners, the Tsui family, told sportinglife.com: "John Oxx will decide if Sea The Stars runs in the Breeders' Cup Classic after seeing how the horse is and how he comes out of the Arc. The insurance costs aren't a factor.
"I can say with 100 per cent certainty that one person - and one person alone - will decide if Sea The Stars runs at Santa Anita and that is John."
Oxx confirmed he was in no rush to make a decision.
"There has been no decision yet. We will let the dust settle and it will probably be the end of next week before we know any more," he said.
"He has done all we can ask of him. The Breeders' Cup isn't until November 7 and you have to wonder if it would be fair to him, and what would be gained by it.
"He is in such great shape that he probably could carry on, but you have to wonder if it would be right to ask him."