The connections of New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Dijon Bleu have yet to decide whether she will race again.
The multiple stakes winner is sidelined by a tendon strain that cut short her preparation for the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m).
After an outstanding spring and summercampaign, Dijon Bleu had built up a commanding lead in the race for the fillies' title and could only have been denied the crown had the Trentham classic runner-up Contessa Vanessa gone one better on Saturday.
"We're very, very proud of her," Dijon Bleu's part-owner and trainer Lisa Latta said. "We're looking at all the options, she's worth a lot of money as a breeding proposition and she hasn't got anything left to prove."
A daughter of Burgundy, Dijon Bleu has won six of her 11 starts including the Group 2 Sir Tristram Fillies' Classic (2000m), the Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes (1400m) and the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m).
