Beaten Arc favorite Postponed unlikely to come for Breeders' Cup Turf

Postponed, the beaten favorite in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly Racecourse in France, is doubtful to start in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita on Nov. 5, trainer Roger Varian said on Tuesday.

In a brief telephone conversation, Varian said Postponed has run for the final time this year. In the Arc, Postponed finished fifth as the 15-8 favorite, beaten 6 1/2 lengths by the winner, Found.

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"I think it's unlikely now," Varian said when asked if Postponed would still be sent to California. Varian said the focus would be on preparing Postponed for the 2017 season.

Postponed was beaten for the first time this year in the Arc. He won twice in Dubai in March - in the Group 2 City of Gold Stakes and Group 1 Sheema Classic, a $6 million race on the undercard of the Dubai World Cup. In England, Postponed won the Group 1 Coronation Cup at Epsom in June and the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes at York in August.

Postponed races for Sheikh Mohammed Obaid al-Maktoum. A 5-year-old, Postponed was as low as 3-1 with some British bookmakers for the BC Turf on Tuesday morning.