Alpinista retired: Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner misses Japan Cup and heads to stud after setback | Racing News

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Alpinista will miss the Japan Cup and head to stud after suffering a setback, trainer Sir Mark Prescott has confirmed.

The five-year-old mare, owned by Kirsten Rausing, claimed an eighth successive win in Paris last month, holding off Vadeni by half a length under jockey Luke Morris.

Rausing and Prescott had been building up to a final farewell run on the track in Tokyo on November 27, but Alpinista was found to have heat in her leg meaning she would not make the race this month.

Had she won the Japan Cup, Alpinista would have bagged connections a $3m bonus after her Arc success.

She ends her racing career having won 10 of her 15 starts, including six Group One titles across England, France and Germany, collecting a total of £3.3m in prize-money.