Kevin Prendergast revealed yesterday he is set to send Oscar Schindler to Hollywood after his fourth place in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
He was delighted with his five-year-old's effort on Sunday and is likely to send him back to Longchamp for the French St Leger on October 19th before running in the Breeders' Cup Turf on November 8th.
The dual Irish St Leger winner missed the big American meeting last year as he was trained for the Melbourne Cup after finishing third in the Arc.
"I have to discuss it with the owner but he may run in the he Prix Royal-Oak and then he will go for the Breeders' Cup," Prendergast said.
"Cash Asmussen will ride him again. I am hopeful he will handle the course in America as he went round Chester - he is a big horse but he is very adaptable."
Oscar Schindler finished around seven and a half lengths adrift of Peintre Celebre in the Arc but his trainer added: "I was very pleased with that as he finished best of all.
"I think he ran every bit as well as when he was third last year but he was up against an exceptionally good horse."
Following his record-breaking win, Peintre Celebre will receive a rating of 141 in Timeform's Black Book, the firm's Flat handicapper Chris Williams announced yesterday.
"We have pushed Peintre Celebre up to 141 in the Black Book which relates as 138 at our annual's level," Williams said. "This puts him 2lb below Dancing Brave."
Olivier Peslier's mount showed terrific acceleration to pull five lengths clear of Pilsudski in the Longchamp showpiece, with the German-trained filly Borgia two and a half lengths back in third.
Oscar Schindler was fourth a short-head away, the same distance in front of fifth-placed Predappio with last year's winner Helissio a short-neck back in sixth.
"We believe Pilsudski was a little below his Irish Champion Stakes form and Helissio was 4lb below his best for this season but Oscar Schindler ran up to his best," explained Williams.
"Predappio showed quite a lot of improvement and put up his best performance and Borgia has also shown improvement and has gone up to 127 in the Black Book."
Meanwhile, Seb Sanders reached a notable career milestone at Pontefract yesterday when achieving his maiden century thanks to a 27 to 1 double on Dashing Chief and Tonight's Prize.
Sanders, 26, who was champion apprentice in 1995, had enjoyed his previous best score last year when he recorded 97 successes.
Clearly delighted to hit the century nark , he was presented with a bottle of champagne by the course executive, and said: "I have had a great year and the highlights would have to be Compton Place winning the July Cup and Teapot Row winning the Royal Lodge. With Teapot Row, we are ending the year on a high note and can spend all winter dreaming of next season."
Sanders, who has ridden 79 winners during the current turf campaign, was seen at his strongest on Dashing Chief, who defeated the odds-on Glory of Grosvenor by half a length in the Claxton Bay Maiden. But he had an easier time on Tonight's Prize, who scored by a comfortable two lengths in the Caroni Maiden.
"I came here thinking I had one good chance on Tonight's Prize, and thinking I had only a slim chance on Dashing Chief with an odds on favourite in the race," admitted Sanders.
