Posts tagged Longchamp
Workforce wins Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
Oct 3rd
After nearly 30 years of trying, Sir Michael Stoute finally claimed the prize that he had come so close to before when Workforce won the Group One Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. A field of 19 meant that it was likely to be a rough race and Ryan Moore was in the mid-division, [...]
Wootton Bassett wins Jean-Luc Lagardere
Oct 3rd
Paul Hanagan has had a season that he can look back on with pride. He has made the breakthrough into the top flight of jockeys. Now he has a horse to look forward to for next season as Wootton Bassett won the Group One Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Longchamp. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Wootton-Bassett-priceless-in-Jean-Luc-Lagardere-a31456
Gilt Edge Girl wins Prix de l’Abbaye
Oct 3rd
Gilt Edge Girl gave Luke Morris and Clive Cox their first Group One winner in the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp. This five-furlong sprint has been dominated by runners from Britain and Ireland, who had won 18 of the 20 previous renewals, and there was again a strong presence in the field of 21 but [...]
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe preview
Oct 3rd
A full field of 20, with horses that have solid top-level form playing the role of outsiders, suggests that this year’s Group One Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp is no easy matter. And yet Behkabad stands out as a horse who ticks all the boxes. His last two runs, wins over course and [...]
Workforce runs at Longchamp
Sep 30th
The decision that seemed to be a no-brainer four months ago has finally been taken. After coming through a morning workout on the Newmarket gallops Workforce was confirmed as a runner for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, at Longchamp on Sunday, for which there will be a field of 22. To read the full [...]
Youmzain ready for Arc run
Sep 30th
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe has never been regarded as the soft option but this year’s race threatens to be heavy going for what could be a maximum field of 20 at Longchamp on Sunday. The ground has already taken a pounding from rain, a full card the previous day may well cut up [...]
Tom Queally rates Frankel
Sep 27th
Tom Queally was still breathless after Warlu Way won the 10-furlong handicap at Ffos Las. Having played the waiting game until the final furlong he had then had to ask for maximum effort, both from John Dunlop’s three-year-old – who may not have been entirely forthcoming – and himself. “He travelled very well and I [...]
No decision on Snow Fairy run
Sep 27th
Ed Dunlop can already look back on his most high-profile season since the days of Ouija Board but hopes to add to his two Group One winners this year may rest on the weather. Dunlop is planning an ambitious double Group One raid for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday. However, [...]
No Arc decision about Workforce
Sep 21st
Sir Michael Stoute is one of racing’s great planners. He proved that when he managed to emerge from the wreckage of Workforce’s run in the Dante Stakes to win the Derby just three weeks later. He is also one of the game’s great poker faces, at times almost revelling in his ability to keep the [...]
Midday wins Prix Vermeille
Sep 12th
Arc trials day at Longchamp provided mixed results in terms of potential winners for the main event in three weeks’ time. Midday made it a fourth Group One winner of the season for her trainer, Henry Cecil, when she won the Prix Vermeille but it was the end of the line for Sariska. Michael Bell’s [...]
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