Yeats Poised For Woodbine Assignment Yeats will bypass the Melbourne Cup in favour of a tilt at the Canadian International on October 23.Aidan O´Brien had been mulling over the possibility of sending his talented four-year-old to Australia after he finished fourth behind Collier Hill in the 14-furlong Irish Field St Leger last month. But connections will now swerve the proposed assignment Down Under and instead prime the Sadler´s Wells colt for the Grade One contest at Woodbine. 'We´ve decided to send Yeats to Canada rather than to Australia as we feel that the Woodbine race fits better into our future plans for the horse,' O´Brien told the Racing Post. Yeats has won four of his seven races to date including a facile victory in the Coronation Cup at Epsom in June. KING GEORGE HERO DOYEN RETIRED Doyen, last year´s brilliant winner of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, has been retired to Darley´s Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket. Godolphin´s five-year-old romped home by three-lengths in the mid-summer showpiece 15 months ago but has failed to make the frame in his five subsequent starts. 'Doyen was a star last year, one of the best Godolphin horses,' trainer Saeed bin Suroor told www.godolphin.com. 'He was the impressive winner of both the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and the Hardwicke Stakes at Ascot - when he broke the track record in the Hardwicke, he was on the bridle all of the way.'(C) PA Sport
