Horse Racing: Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

SNOWFALL is tipped for an Oaks treble with victory on Ladies Day at York. Aidan O'Brien's star has taken the English and Irish versions - and now is expected to dominate her rivals on the Knavesmire. Her fascinating clash with Wonderful Tonight lights up the Darley Yorkshire Oaks, amid some competitive races on the day two card. Newsboy's top tips…

The Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3.05 Longchamp, Sunday) is a real highlight of the Flat calendar and this weekend's race has a wide-open feel to it, with ante-post favourite Ace Impact a general 3-1 to deliver Jean-Claude Rouget a second win in the Longchamp showpiece. Here, we go through the leading contenders for the €5 million contest and…

It's been 50 years since Japan first sent a horse to run in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, when Speed Symboli finished 11th. Other Japanese raiders have come much closer to that elusive first victory since, with a trio of extremely near misses standing out as the most difficult to take. El Condor Pasa attempted to make all in 1999, before being run…

The UK Tote Group has signed a deal with France's Pari Mutuel Urbain. UK.- The UK Tote Group has entered into an agreement with France's Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) in order to add French horse racing to its UK and Ireland pool betting offers. It will offer PMU's pool betting monopoly on French horse racing to British and Irish bettors, covering 7000…

The brilliant Oh So Sharp will forever have a place in the history books as the first horse to carry Sheikh Mohammed's famous maroon and white silks to victory in a British Classic. Trained by Henry Cecil at Warren Place in Newmarket, Oh So Sharp went into the 1985 Flat season with a Group 1 success already in the locker thanks to her Fillies' Mile…

Photo by Absolute Charm from Pexels MultiChoice is adding a new 24-hour horse racing TV channel to its offering. Racing 240, from 4RacingTV, will go live on Wednesday 19 January on channel 240 at 17:30. MultiChoice already carries TellyTrack on DStv channel 249. DStv is adding a new 24-hour horse racing channel to its offering. Racing 240 will be…

The HPIbet partnership with the Pari-Mutuel Urbain could also bring WMP trotting to French bettors. by Melissa Keith In early 2024, French trotters quietly expanded their presence on Canada's only legal online wagering platform for horse racing. On Jan. 25, Woodbine Entertainment's HPIbet offered its first full eight-race card from Hippodrome…

Having won each of her five starts in her homeland including the Japanese 1000 Guineas, the Japanese Oaks and the Japan Cup, Sakae Kunieda's brilliant filly extended her unbeaten record to six with a dominant display in the Dubai Turf at Meydan last month. Connections stated both before and after that victory that a tilt at Europe's premier…

Mark Hedges and Kate Green pay tribute to the 50 greatest equines to have touched British culture. This week, the Queen has named her favourite horses for our sister publication Horse & Hound. It's a fascinating piece, and inspired us to look back at this list from September 2015, which included the horse which is perhaps her majesty's most famous…

With revenue on the decline, the €130 million Longchamp modernisaton programme to be paid for and worries over the future of Maisons-Laffitte racecourse and training centre, this is an unsettled time for French racing as it gets ready for its most important weekend of the year. But there's still plenty to be optimistic about, as John Gilmore found…

Paris (AFP) - Drivers will climb into their sulkies at Vincennes hippodrome on the outskirts of Paris on Sunday for harness trotting's Holy Grail - the Prix d'Amerique. Named in tribute to the assistance the United States gave France in World War One, this is the 103rd edition with the home-trained Hooker Berry back to defend his title. Trained by…

Kirsten Rausing's 4-year-old filly Alpinista (GB) (Frankel {GB}) had yet to taste defeat in four prior outings this term and lined up for Sunday's G1 Allianz Grosser Preis von Bayern at Munich coming back off wins in Hoppegarten's Aug. 8 G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin and Cologne's Sept. 26 G1 Preis von Europa last time. The homebred grey's second dam…

France Galop and its partner McLloyd announce the national rollout of the race sectional timing solution in all Premium flat and jumps racecourses in France from January 2021. This system will be implemented on all National meetings from the beginning of February 2021. France will thus be the first country to offer such broad coverage. This…

Horse racing is a sport that has a rich history. The sport has been around since ancient times, with the first documented race taking place in 1651. It has now become a tradition that captivates millions of spectators worldwide. The sport witnesses thrilling displays of speed, skill and elegance, but the allure of this timeless activity extends far…

Enable willgo down as a great filly. Her 2017 campaign was spectacular and resulted in fiveGroup 1 wins, including the Prix del'Arc de Triomphe. The shorter 2018 schedule brought a second Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and theconnections also shipped here for a Breeders' Cup Turf victory. But if there is ever a time to go against Enable, it is now,…

The Flat season might be drawing to a close, but there are still plenty of big prizes to be won before the jumps take centre stage. Ascot hosts Qipco British Champions Day this weekend and there are four Group 1s to savour with some serious pots on offer. Here, some of our experts give their standout bet for Saturday's action. . . Forecast…

Whether Enable can make history by winning her third Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe or not, a cleanly run race is certainly at the top of the wish list for racing aficionados. That's because everything old is eventually new again, both in life and in racing. No matter where one stands when it comes to Category 1 and Category 2 interference rules, in the…

Snowfall was abrilliant 16-length winner of the Cazoo Oaks at Epsom, England, on Friday, giving her trainer Aidan O'Brien a 40th British Classic success and jockey Frankie Dettori his 21st. The win was a second British Classic this season for the 50-year-old Italian rider, following Mother Earth's QIPCO 1000 Guineas triumph at Newmarket, England,…

Torquator Tasso and Rene Piechulek pulled off a mighty upset in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3.05) two years ago and punters are siding with the German-trained runner Fantastic Moon in the morning betting. The three-year-old is now 8-1 with Coral having been available at 10-1 on Saturday, and 12-1 on Friday, and boasts a likeable profile…

Only two fillies/mares won the King George in the first 22 years of the race's history - namely Aunt Edith (1966) and Park Top (1968) - but then along came Dahlia, who dished out a comprehensive beating to the boys in both 1973 and 1974 to become the first horse of either sex to win the King George more than once. Trained in France by Maurice…

Familiarize yourself with the essential terms of horse racing betting. A few of the basic terms include win, place, and show. A win bet means betting on a horse to finish first. A place bet involves betting on a horse to finish first or second, while a show bet involves betting on a horse to finish first, second, or third. Understanding what types…

With 200+ live French horse racing meetings screened on Sky Sports Racing each year and the flat and jump racing season returning in France this week, horse racing fans will turn to the picturesque settings of Longchamp, Chantilly and Compiegne to see top class racing action over the coming days and weeks before action resumes closer to home in the…

The historic grandstands at Iffezheim echoed with the marching beat of La Marseillaise after a pulsating finish to the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Baden on Sunday, with Zagrey's narrow success representing a first in the contest for both jockey Christophe Soumillon and trainer Yann Barberot. Local hero Fantastic Moon was withdrawn an hour before post…

The Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3.05 Longchamp) features the world's best middle-distance stars, but who will land the top autumn prize in Paris on Sunday? Our top tipsters have had their say on the big race - and also selected their 1-2-3s. You can also claim £40 in free bets from Paddy Power here. Forecast odds: 11-4 By Stuart Redding I…

French-trained Treve wins Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe First horse in 40 years to win back to back Arcs 11-1 shot Treve given perfect ride by jockey Thierry Jarnet Japanese challenge never materializes Four-year-old filly Treve defied her critics and the starting odds to secure back to back wins in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamps…

Bad ground for the Arc is nothing new, of course, and should hardly come as a huge shock given its position in the autumn calendar, but with long-time market leader Love very much on the drift in the betting and history-seeking Enable beaten on going officially described as Very Soft 12 months ago, it's worth highlighting the real mud-lovers in the…

TOTE have announced a huge update for punters ahead of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday. The betting firm will now start offering French pools, starting with this weekend's two-day spectacle at Longchamp. With prize money in France exceeding what the UK and Ireland can offer, we're seeing some top horses and riders make the trip across the…

Just a handful of days after her passing from colic, Ecurie des Monceaux's star broodmare Starlet's Sister (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) came up with her fourth group winner, the now two-for-two Shin Emperor (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), who won the G3 Radio Nikkei Hai Kyoto Nisai S. at Kyoto on Saturday. The chestnut full-brother to G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe…

The most popular three choices were separated by just one per cent of the total vote, but the tightest of tussles has ended with Racing Post readers deciding that Dancing Brave's 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe deserves to be called the greatest ever horserace. In a photo-finish outcome to the public poll, the most iconic of all Arcs gained 17 per…

The sparkling Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Ace Impact was crowned Horse of the Year at the 2023 Cartier Racing Awards on Thursday night at a glittering ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel in London. The unbeaten colt dominated the awards just as he did his races, fending off star miler and four-time Group 1 winner Paddington, dual Derby winner…

The Irish Champions Festival and Longchamp trials have now passed, so attention is turning to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on October 1. Here our experts provide their fancy for the big race. . . By Richard Birch, tipster Odds: 12-1 Feed The Flame shaped as though just in need of the run when second to Fantastic Moon in the Prix Niel at Longchamp…

Our ambassador Paul Mulrennan is looking forward to two rides on Qipco British Champions Day, shares his views on the feature QIPCO Champion Stakes and plenty more in his latest must-read update. The weather conditions are brutal for everyone right now with Storm Babet raging across most areas of the country. I rode out for Adrian Keatley in the…

The climax of the British Flat season has arrived - but who do our top tipsters fancy most? By Kevin Morley Free Wind and Jackie Oh are fighting it out for favouritism, but neither has been prolific this term and they are worth opposing. The overpriced one is French raider Rue Boissonade, who should have no problem with conditions. She didn't get…

Sunday Racing's Geraldina (Jpn), the product of Japanese Horses of the Year Maurice (Jpn) and Gentildonna (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) will have to lift her game to a level not yet seen in 2023 if she is to become the third horse to go back-to-back in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Kyoto Racecourse Sunday afternoon. The 5-year-old was a cracking…

City of Troy's Dewhurst Stakes success has been judged the best effort in the race since Frankel's victory 13 years ago by Timeform in their October Monthly Racing Index. Aidan O'Brien's two-year-old's win has seen him receive the highest Timeform performance rating (125) since Frankel (126) landed the prize in 2010. City of Troy performed at a…

1 The 52-year-old was born on December 15, 1970 in Milan, Italy. He is 5ft 4in and can ride at 8st 6lb if required. 2 He is married to Catherine and the couple, who live in Newmarket, have five children: Leo, Ella, Mia, Tallulah and Rocco. 3 His father, Gianfranco, was a champion jockey, while his mum was a circus performer. 4 He got into horse…

When the British thoroughbred Frankel won the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in 2011, he was 10 lengths clear of the opposition at halfway. His lead, almost unheard of in a classic race, provoked fears that he had bolted. But thanks to his incredible stride and huge heart and lung capacity he was simply a different class - winning easily by six lengths.…

Get ready for Day 2 of the Breeders' Cup with our horse racing expert, Kenneth Strong. In this article, we'll break down the races and give you the best horse picks to win money. Whether you're new to betting or a seasoned pro, Kenneth's advice will help you make smart bets and enjoy the races. Let's jump into the world of horse racing and get you…

13:15 Longchamp - Rosallion 13:50 Longchamp - Opera Singer 15:05 Longchamp - Simca Mille (each way) 15:50 Longchamp - Al Husn (each way) & Jackie Oh (each way) 16:25 Longchamp - Equality 17:00 Longchamp - Kinross *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change I'm…

Westover has been retired after suffering a career-ending injury when second in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday. The 2022 Irish Derby winner was set to run in the Breeders' Cup Turf following his good length-and three-quarter defeat to Ace Impact at Longchamp, but showed signs of swelling on Tuesday before tests confirmed he would not…

Christophe Lemaire has urged European racing fans not to dismiss the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe chances of Through Seven Seas, and the jockey believes her narrow defeat to the world's highest-rated horse, Equinox, in June needs to be taken seriously. On a day when bookmakers reported support for German challenger Fantastic Moon after he was…

Bay Bridge is set to be a high-quality addition to the British challenge for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe next Sunday, after connections confirmed last year's Champion Stakes hero was on course for Longchamp as long as conditions do not get too quick. He will bid to add a second Arc success to Sir Michael Stoute's glittering CV, 13 years on…

TOTE'S horse racing fantasy game Ten To Follow returning for the jumps season. Ten To Follow allows racing fans to put together their own stable of ten of jump racing's biggest stars for a chance to win a share of the prize fund - which is a minimum £100000! There's prizes for the top ten players at the end of the game, which runs until April 13,…

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Champions Day at Ascot marked the end of the Flat jockeys' championship, with turf racing coming to an end in less than three weeks. Here, four of our reporters reflect on the campaign across Europe. . . By David Carr Best horse Ace Impact looked something extraordinary when coming from an unpromising position to run Big Rock down and win the Prix…

The Breeders Cup Classic is one of the leading thoroughbred races in the world. The premier event, held annually, showcases the endurance, speed, and power of many up-and-coming and seasoned equine athletes. This year's edition promises to be nothing short of spectacular, with a field boasting a remarkable talent. Are you looking to make a bet in…

Frankie Dettori will have the support of a number of old allies when he bids for a memorable farewell on Qipco British Champions Day. The Italian will jet off for a number of international engagements before his American move after Ascot's end-of-season showpiece on Saturday - and it is appropriate the 52-year-old will close the European chapter of…