Not that many 6yo's remain in training after having won a Group One at 3, and even fewer would be mares!
Probably have to go back to Triptych to remember the last one to win a Group One at 6, so it's very premature to be writing Goldikova's obituary - she'll definitely be back!

Merseybeat, but why do you think they're not usually kept in training at that age? It would make no financial sense to retire them early if there was a big chance of them enhancing their careers. I'm not writing her off, she still ran very well today and hopefully there will be other days, but she won't have a good a season as previously.

Figgis you normally post with a lot of comon sense but you are very wrong to assume that Goldi ran below par today

the fact is that her own trainer F.Head was quoted after the race saying 'she ran a top top race,as good as ever'

so excuse me if i dont take the word of some fella typing his opinion onto a computer over the opinion of the trainer of the horse that knows her inside out and has trained to the minute for the past 3 years

it does not take anything away from her that she was beaten by a better horse,it happened before with Zarkava and Makfi (on the ground) and it has happened again with Canford,she is still a brilliant mare and will still win the Prix Rothschild in Aug,she will still win the Jacques Le Marois in Aug,she will still win the Qatar Prix De La Foret in Oct and she will probably be beaten in the Breeders cup as Canford and Frankle will probably oppose her there

so to say she will not have as good a season as previous seasons is only going to be true this year as she is being opposed by better horses,not because she has regressed

Figgis that does not allow for Cityscape being an improving horse who had his best run yet. Goldikova's form today was better than some of her wins in the last couple of years.

TheFormMan agree with all you say here and she will mop up races in France - probably the Breeders Mile too which suits her down to the ground.