#Arc de Triomphe

MOST of you will never have heard of Al Hakeem - but I'm hoping that will change in the next 48 hours. Al Hakeem is a French-trained colt and horses across the channel have been pants at home in Group 1 races this season. So, the Jean-Claude Rouget runner is a massive price to land tomorrow's Arc. The Longchamp thriller, screened live on ITV, has…

Essential Quality, shown winning the Grade I Travers, is among the favorites in a Breeders' Cup Classic field announced this week. Photo courtesy of New York Racing Association Oct. 29 (UPI) -- It's a week for looking forward as horse racing around the globe nears its annual champion-making events and youngsters get in final licks to make a case…

Pat Eddery, one of the greatest jockeys of the postwar era, with three victories in the Epsom Derby and four in the Arc de Triomphe to his credit, as well as two Breeders' Cup races in the United States, died on Tuesday. He was 63. Teddy Grimthorpe, the European racing manager for Juddmonte Farms, who worked with Eddery for many years, confirmed…

Ghaiyyath, shown, held off Enable to win the Coral Eclipse on Sunday at Sandown. Photo by Kassandro / Wikimedia Commons July 6 (UPI) -- Ghaiyyath held off Enable to win the Coral Eclipse on Sunday at Sandown -- a race that put the cap on a compressed weekend of Group 1 events that comprised the Investec Derby and Oaks at Epsom and the Prix du…

War of Will, shown winning the Maker's Mark Mile at Keeneland in July, is a major player in Saturday's Grade I Woodbine Mile. Photo courtesy of Keeneland Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Two days of top-level turf action at Woodbine, including three Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" events, provide the feature attraction in weekend horse racing. Two of the…

Maximum Security, the colt disqualified from victory in the Kentucky Derby, returns to the winner's circle Saturday at Belmont Park. Photo courtesy of New York Racing Association Oct. 28 (UPI) -- It was a very good weekend of horse racing for Japan as Lys Gracieux landed the Group 1 Cox Plate in Australia and Almond Eye returned to her dominant…

Crown Pride, guided by Damian Lane, booked a spot in the 20-field Kentucky Derby by winning the G2 UAE Derby by 2¾ lengths in Dubai on March 26. For the first leg of America's Triple Crown races, trainer Koichi Shotani opted for to give the starting nod to the more experienced jockey. Lemaire turns 43 on May 20; Lane is 28. Lemaire, the Japan…

Down On Da Bayou blitzes her rivals in Thursday's UAE Oaks at Meydan, and now is headed for the Saudi Derby. Photo by Erika Rasmussen, courtesy of Dubai Racing Club Feb. 21 (UPI) Weekend horse racing features a dash of Kentucky Derby, Saudi Derby, Hong Kong Derby, Qatar Derby and even the Winter Derby with action from the Far East to the Middle…

Lys Gracieux cruises to victory in Sunday's Grade 1 Arima Kinen in Japan. Photo courtesy of Kasumi Saito Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Lys Gracieux roared to victory over a loaded field in the Arima Kinen in Japan in the marquee event of weekend horse racing while Diamond Oops upset the apple cart in a key Florida sprint with international implications. Firenze…

THIS is the sickening moment jockey Christophe Soumillon pushes rival Rossa Ryan off a horse mid-race. Recent Coral-Eclipse winner Soumillon's moment of madness came as a jockey in Ecuador was given a lifetime ban for doing the exact same. Sky Sports Racing cameras captured in detail the shocking scenes from Saint-Cloud racecourse in France. And it…

THE Arc de Triomphe takes centre stage on Sunday - and with it a shot at history. The self-titled'world's best race' has crowned some legendary champions over the years - could we see another today? Below, Sun Racing will bring you the full result as soon as the horses pass the post. We will detail how every horse finishes in the £4.2million…

THE Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is the race that stops a continent. Worth a stonking £4.3million, Europe's richest contest always throws up a top class winner. This year's race over 1½ miles takes place at Longchamp on Sunday October 3 - and it looks to be an absolute stonker. Epsom Oaks winner Snowfall was the runaway favourite but has now drifted…

Equine superstar Enable bids to bow out on a high in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Frankie Dettori's mount is racing for a record third success in the autumn highlight. After winning in 2017 and 2018, she found Waldgeist, a member of the home team, too good on rain-softened going last year. Conditions are going to be wet again for the 11-time…

Goulburn Racing Club is the place to be on Sunday afternoon with a competitive eight-race card headlined by the $200000 Goulburn Cup. The rail sits in the true position for the entire circuit, and we're listed at a Soft 7 for race-day; however, we're expecting some clearing weather ahead, so we're hopeful for an upgrade by Sunday afternoon. The…

Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 10:26 am |Back to: Europe, Golden Horn's Botanik winning at Deauville Sunday | ScoopDyga By Godolphin's homebred 4-year-old gelding Botanik (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}-Autumn Lily, by Street Cry {Ire}) took his record to six wins from 11 starts when annexing this month's G3 Prix de Reux going 12 1/2 furlongs at Deauville and…

JAPANESE racing fans are preparing to roll out the red carpet for their new Pin-up girl. Excitement is growing in the Far East as it appears Arc de Triomphe heroine Alpinista will be given the green light for a money-spinning trip to Tokyo. Japanese punters are famously fanatical about the geegees, treating the horses like royalty and jockeys like…

Initially, I didn't need any race form for this project. Weights and measures count, like times and ratings, breeding, management and navigation. But racehorses appeal simply as individuals. Watching them run, walk, parade or simply stand is one of life's pleasures - and educations. Winston Churchill once said, "There is something about the outside…

So here's the deal - have your scrambled eggs, bacon and toast ready to go if you're on the West Coast and maybe try a BLT on rye if you're settling down for lunch further east when the horses load into the starting gate for the first Breeders' Cup race Saturday at Keeneland. Better be ready because Irad Ortiz Jr. is going to sweep the early Pick…

20 of the world's finest flat racers will enter the stalls at Longchamp on Sunday, ahead of the 2022 renewal of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Europe's richest flat race is one of six Group Ones to be run on Sunday. We've taken a look through the full card at Longchamp and picked out our best betting tips on Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe day. The one I…

SUN Racing takes on a huge Sunday of action confident of banging in a fair few winners. Read on for our top tips and back a horse by clicking their odds below. William Hill: Bet £10 Get £30 in free bets - CLAIM HERE Betfair: Bet £10 Get £30 - CLAIM HERE Paddy Power: Bet £20 and get it back as cash if it loses - CLAIM HERE Sky Bet: Bet £10 on Racing…

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Like the last fighter standing after a rain-soaked street brawl, Alpinista and her connections now look around after Sunday's sparkling win in the Qatar Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe thinking, "Who's next?" The 5-year-old Frankel mare overcame day-long rains and very soft turf to win Europe's premier race by 1/2 length, running…

AFTER landing a monster 205-1 tricast in the Arc de Triomphe, Templegate is back to take on Monday's action. Our man picked the 1-2-3 as Alpinista gave Luke Morris and Sir Mark Prescott a career-defining win in Paris. Below, he goes through all his horses for Monday - don't forget to back them by clicking the odds below. KIRILENKO (5.32 Windsor,…

TEMPLEGATE takes a fine-tooth comb to the Arc de Triomphe and reveals his big tip for the world's best race below. Our man has devoured every available piece of form and information to deliver you his expert verdict. Here, he goes through all 20 runners of the race and gives his opinion on each, rating them out of five. Then at the bottom he…

Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The Qatar Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe is the race of the year in Europe -- a 1 1/2-mile test that normally draws the best of what the locals call middle-distance runners. A couple of good ones are missing from Sunday's running, but there's plenty of intrigue left. And that's just the tip of the iceberg on a busy autumn weekend…

DID YOU KNOW? 15 of the last 20 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winners came from stalls 8 or lower - So, why not snap-up a FREE £30 bet with 888Sport to use on Sunday's Arc? This draw stat is simply too significant to ignore. Over the last 20 runnings of the Arc, depsite the race being run over 1m4f, having a low draw at the start has been a certain…

That first Sunday in October was supposed to be all about Treve. The queen of French racing was the evens favourite to record an unprecedented third success in Europe's most famous middle-distance contest. French tricolours were waving, the locals had piled onto the metro and descended on the Bois de Bolonge. All that Thierry Jarnet needed to do…

The Japanese racing world has a real love-affair with the Arc de Triomphe and while I don't quite know how the fascination really began, trying to win Europe's premier middle-distance turf race has turned into a bit of an obsession for the whole racing community over there in the last 20 or 30 years. Deep Impact would have been the most…

Having missed the middle part of the season through injury, Aidan O'Brien's charge will be having just his fourth start of the season in Sunday's ParisLongchamp showpiece. The Irish Champion Stakes winner heads the betting as he bids to provide his trainer with a third Arc success following the previous triumphs of Dylan Thomas in 2007 and Found in…

TEMPLEGATE takes on Sunday's blockbuster Arc de Triomphe confident of finding the winner - and maybe even the second and third home too! Our top tipster has gone through the card after today's runners, riders and draw were all confirmed. Here, he goes through who he fancies to fill the tricast. And below that, we take a look at why 2022 could…

BIG DAY FOR: Christophe Head entering the progressive filly Tigrais in this (against colts) rather than the Marcel Boussac hints she could be well above-average, and that she's got plenty of gears for this sort of test to boot. She's consigned her modest debut run at Chantilly in mid-July firmly to the past with subsequent wins at Deauville and…

ROLL UP for the world's most prestigious horse race - the Arc de Triomphe. Enable is back for one final crack at the Arc, and she's a strong favourite to get the job done today. She'll have to see off fourteen rivals in the Group 1 contest, but with no Love in opposition now that the ground has turned soft, her task has been made significantly…

ALL roads lead to Paris this Sunday as a strong field gathers to battle for the latest renewal of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. It's the one they all want to win and this year's race looks a cracker, so SunSport have teamed up with the top bookmakers in the UK to bring you the best sign up offers and free bet deals available! Sky Bet - Get £30 in…

Better than this time last year when he was an unconsidered and largely unknown 72/1 outsider. The son of Adlerflug had just won a Group One at Baden-Baden, but a near three-length defeat to Alpinista at Hoppergarten seemed to put his claims against the cream of Britain and Ireland into perspective, only for him to wear down the form horses;…

Previously successful in the showpiece event with Dylan Thomas in 2007 and Found in 2016, the Ballydoyle handler houses the ante-post favourite for this year's renewal in this son of Camelot. A Group One winner at two in the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster, Luxembourg looked every inch a potential Derby winner in the making when third in the…

You need a thick skin and ear muffs to be a handicapper but it's hard to feel much sympathy for the French assessors right now after they effectively prevented Verry Elleegant running in the Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe on Sunday. The multiple Group One winner and 2021 Melbourne Cup heroine has not been at her best in two starts this season since…

ARC de Triomphe bosses have been slammed for their decision to water the ground at Longchamp - despite a terrible weather forecast. The going at the famous racecourse in Paris is now officially'Very Soft' after overnight rain on Tuesday. Track officials decided to put 5mm of water on parts of the track on Sunday afternoon. But it has barely stopped…

This weekend I'm lucky enough to be heading to Paris to cover the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for Sky Sports Racing. This hasn't always been a straightforward meeting for me to get to. Last year, in the midst of passport chaos and covid, it transpired that my own passport had expired, and despite late attempts to renew it, I was left in Blighty…

We're just five weeks from the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland, and final rehearsals are taking place around the world. Santa Anita's fall meet opens Friday with a welcome sign for prospects across as many as 10 divisions, while Belmont-at-Aqueduct hosts superstar Life Is Good for Saturday's Woodward Stakes. Meanwhile, Kentucky Derby…

GODOLPHIN have decided to skip the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with Adayar in favour of a blockbuster clash at Ascot with Baaeed. The four-year-old will head to Champions Day on October 15 for the mouthwatering head-to-head after ground conditions turned against him in Paris. Longchamp racecourse has been battered with rain in recent days, with the…

FRENCH racing chiefs have defied calls to rip up a 29-year-old rule that will stop some of the world's best horses getting a run in Sunday's Arc de Triomphe. The £4.2million race has a field size limit of 20 - but there are still 27 horses entered. And that doesn't even include the Australian wonder mare Verry Elleegant - whose owners are set to…

EUROPE'S richest race is always a barnstormer - and this year's Arc de Triomphe looks a cracker on paper. You've got last year's shock 80-1 winner Torquator Tasso back to defend his crown. While globe-trotting superstar Mishriff will look to make a mockery of his big odds. British wondermare Alpinista will look to make it six Group 1s in a row -…

FRENCH racing chiefs could rip up a 29-year-old rule to ensure some of the world's top horses get a run in Sunday's Arc de Triomphe. The £4.2million race has a field size limit of 20 - but there are still 27 horses entered. And that doesn't even include the Australian wonder mare Verry Elleegant - whose owners are set to cough up £107000 to add her…

FORMER England striker Mick Channon celebrated a bittersweet £100000 winner on the weekend - as it came just days after the passing of a close friend. Ex-Three Lions frontman Channon, who went into training after hanging up his boots, landed the mega money Cambridgeshire Handicap with 25-1 outsider Majestic. The four-year-old gelding looked out of…

The Pesi Shroff-trained Enigma, despite conceding weight to all her rivals, looks capable of giving them a beating in the Akkasaheb Maharaj Trophy, the feature event of Sunday's eight- race card. Jockey PS Chouhan, who will ride Enigma, however, will have to closely watch two horses-Iron Age (A Sandesh up), a game sprinter who relishes the Pune…

Irish Champions Weekend has come and gone for another year and it is a real shame we will not see Baaeed in the Prix de le Arc de Triomphe. He surely would have won had he run at Leopardstown but Luxembourg, who triumphed in his absence, is clearly a very good horse and he should give it a good go at Longchamp next month. The performance of Tahiyra…

I AM going fishing for the Ebor. The net will have to be a big one though as, with 22 runners, it's a tough race to land. I ride TRAWLERMAN (3.35) who seemed very well when I sat on him at John's yesterday. He's a horse who likes to race with lots of enthusiasm, so hopefully he settles well and puts in a performance like he did at Goodwood. He…

UNBEATEN superstar Baaeed will NOT run in the Arc and instead will end his career at Ascot next month. Title chasing trainer William Haggas has opted to swerve the end of season showpiece in France for a shot at the Champion Stakes. Baaeed, who has won all ten of his races, was the 9-4 favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He would have…