Breeders’ Cup berths on line in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, four supporting Group 1s
On top of the loaded Breeders’ Cup prep weekend stateside, five more “Win and You’re In” events are set for ParisLongchamp on Sunday. […]
Andre Fabre
Sosie, Bluestocking boost Arc credentials
Sunday’s Arc Trials at ParisLongchamp provided clues for the Oct. 6 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1). […]
Arc Day: The Platinum Queen makes history; France scores BC WAYI triple
In addition to Alpinista in the main event, British-trained horses captured two other Group 1s on Arc Day, and the French turned their own Group 1 triple in Breeders’ Cup Challenge races. […]
Space Blues, Rougir, A Case of You eye Breeders’ Cup after Arc Day wins
With the heavy going likely playing a role in the results, favorites were beaten in four other Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events on Arc Day. […]
Mogul motors in Grand Prix to kick off Irish treble in Paris
Sunday’s Arc Trials at ParisLongchamp were staged the same day as the second half of Irish Champions Weekend at the Curragh. But in a sense, you might say the festivities actually blended into each other, […]
Victor Ludorum flaunts classic potential in Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere
“If I would dare, I would say that he is a bit of a Mill Reef type horse.” If a less experienced trainer uttered those words, you’d be right to look askance. But when French master […]
Waldgeist foils Enable in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
Going into Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), the question was whether anyone could deny Enable an unprecedented three-peat. The answer was furnished by another legend, the Arc’s all-time leading trainer Andre Fabre, whose […]
Arc Day round-up: Prix de l’Opera upsetter Villa Marina mulls BC Filly & Mare Turf
While Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) upsetter Waldgeist and dethroned champion Enable are pondering their future, Breeders’ Cup implications from the rest of Sunday’s banner card at ParisLongchamp are likewise in flux. Villa Marina […]
Earthlight signals bright future in Prix Morny
Godolphin’s Earthlight toppled three Royal Ascot winners to remain unbeaten in Sunday’s Prix Morny (G1) at Deauville. Only the second-ever winner of the juvenile feature for Andre Fabre, the homebred could be on a path […]
Enable set for Crystal Ocean clash in Breeders’ Cup WAYI King George at Ascot
European superstar Enable is odds-on to regain her crown in Saturday’s King George VI & Queen Elizabeth (G1) at Ascot, a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1). But trainer John Gosden […]