Anna Pavlova – Retired

[halfwaytoheaven]

Sad to see her retired before the end of the season but she gave us some superb races in the most dire conditions this year.

Just a shame she never made the Yorkshire Oaks or showed what she was really capable of in Deauville.

[rory]

The correct decision and fair play to Richard Fahey for putting his foot down.

[yeats]

Don’t think the horse has been particularly well campaigned this season, a run in the Coronation Cup followed by 3 races in 12 days. They were fortunate York was off and not run on heavy ground, there seemed to be a panic to run her in any race with a bit of cut in the ground when it’s a long season with plenty of races at the back end.

[Anonymous]

Yeats
I doubt that she has been all that easy to place?
As a mare who ideally needed 12f+ on proper soft ground, her record shows she hasn’t had that many opportunities throughout her career, (Her last run at Deauville was on ground no worse than g/s).
On the rare occasions she has had such circumstances, she has proved just about unbeatable, and I don’t doubt for a second that had York been on, she would have added another victory to her already impressive cv.
A dream horse from a punting perspective and reliable as a Swiss watch, she must have been an absolute pleasure to own, and I look forward to seeing her offspring carrying on her good name.

[yeats]

Yeats
I doubt that she has been all that easy to place?
As a mare who ideally needed 12f+ on proper soft ground, her record shows she hasn’t had that many opportunities throughout her career, (Her last run at Deauville was on ground no worse than g/s).
On the rare occasions she has had such circumstances, she has proved just about unbeatable, and I don’t doubt for a second that had York been on, she would have added another victory to her already impressive

That was one of my points reet hard, she wouldn’t have won at York on her ideal ground if it had been on because she was withdrawn prior to the meeting through been knackered from her previous efforts.
As you say though she’s still done great, winning 2 Group 2’s and will be worth a fortune at stud. I just feel she could have won a Group 1.

[Nathan Hughes]

Loved watching her racing happy retirement Anna.

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