The G1 Hong Kong Vase is the priority for former winner Giavellotto (Mastercraftsman), after a Breeders' Cup tilt was ruled out by trainer Marco Botti on Tuesday.A winner of the G2 Hardwicke Stakes over subsequent G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes heroine Kalpana (Study Of Man) at Royal Ascot, the seven-year-old won the Vase in 2024. Second in 2025, he was last seen running fourth in the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden in Germany on September 6.“It didn't go to plan in Germany, but he has come out of the race well and I think we will stick with our plan to go back to Hong Kong,” said Botti.“It was always the plan and we'll keep him fresh and although it's a few months away, we'll go straight there.“We had the thought of going Breeders' Cup and if he had won in Germany maybe we would have been tempted to go there, but now I think we will speak to the original plan.”The post Giavellotto To Skip Breeders’ Cup And Focus On Hong Kong Return appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.