Verry Elleegant won't run in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Sisfahan was reinstated to the field for Sunday's £4.5 million showpiece after his trainer confirmed to France Galop he had not withdrawn the horse Sisfahan: the German Arc challenger was wrongly announced a non runner France Galop launched an investigation on Friday after one of the runners for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was mysteriously…

Organisers are sparing no effort to ensure the traditional British and Irish contingent at Longchamp for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe are well catered for, with discount ticket offers and a promise to put more betting operators in place all part of the drive to shore up the visiting vote. Nearly 8000 of the 33000 people to walk through the…

Verry Elleegant (right): runs in the Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot Francis Graffard might feel he is due a change of luck after recent events but his chief hope for Verry Elleegant's challenge in the Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (2.40) at Ascot on Saturday is that she can show European audiences her true…

Longchamp's big race meeting in early October centers on the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1). Arc Day at the famous racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne of Paris is a mighty one, with six Group 1 races on Sunday. But Saturday is a big day in its own right. The day before the Arc, Longchamp hosts several major prizes, including two Group 1 races and…

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…

The race that shuns champion geldings has now turned its back on our champion mare. At a time when horse racing around the world is desperate for new blood and new ideas, the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe and its dusty old rules are trapped in time. The Arc, the horse race, is not as immovable or vulnerable to change as the famous structure atop…

Verry Elleegant: nine-time Group 1 star and Melbourne Cup heroine misses Sunday's Arc Trainer Francis-Henri Graffard slammed the French authorities after he felt he was left with no choice but to rule superstar international challenger Verry Elleegant out of Sunday's €5 million Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Despite the seven-year-old having been…

Eventhough she has won nine Group 1 races, including the 2021 Melbourne Cup, and earnedmore than $8.7 million, 7-year-old Southern Hemisphere mare Verry Elleegant hasbeen ruled out of Sunday's $4.8 million Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe undercircumstances that her trainer called "upsetting." Francis-HenriGraffard told the "Nick Lucky Daily Podcast" that…

EUROPE'S biggest race has descended into controversy just days before the off - over a 29-year-old rule causing a huge split of opinion. The money-spinning contest worth more than £4million is oversubscribed. Some top horses including Australian wondermare Verry Elleegant will miss out after owners decided not to pay the £107000 entry fee. But…

Verry Elleegant will be bumped from Sunday's Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe in Paris unless two runners ahead of her in the ballot drop out. In an extraordinary twist caused by an extraordinarily archaic local rule, the 11-time Group One winner is essentially regarded by French officials as not good enough to contest its most famous race. Senior…

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…

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…

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Verry Elleegant's hopes of securing the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2400m) could be over before they've began with the champion mare a chance of being balloted out of the group 1 feature. 27 horses remain in the mix for Sunday's showpiece event at Longchamp where the field limit is set at 20. Verry Elleegant's ownership group is expected to pay the…

Verry Elleegant could miss Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Picture: Brett Holburt/Racing Photos via Getty Images Verry Elleegant's hopes of securing the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2400m) could be over before they've began with the champion mare a chance of being balloted out of the group 1 feature. 27 horses remain in the mix for Sunday's…

Hinged will carry just 50.5kg in Saturday's Epsom Handicap at Randwick. Picture: Grant Guy Hinged could set the tone for a weekend to remember for owner Brae Sokolski by winning the Group 1 $1.5 million Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. "If she can draw a barrier, I will be supremely confident," Sokolski said. "I have been…

Verry Elleegant: will be the first New Zealand-bred Arc contender since 2011 Verry Elleegant will join the line-up for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after connections announced on Monday that they would supplement last year's Melbourne Cup winner for the race. Owners Jomara Bloodstock Ltd have said they will pay the £120000 fee for the…

Verry Elleegant in the forests of Chantilly, France. She faces her moment of truth at Longchamp. Picture: Supplied With the decision made as to what race she will contest at Longchamp tonight (Sunday 10.33pm AEDT) part owner Brae Sokolski has reiterated today was D-Day for the Melbourne Cup winner. Verry Elleegant is slated to run in the Group 2…

Champion mare Verry Elleegant will be retired from racing if she fails again in France on Sunday. Owner Brae Sokolski conceded Verry Elleegant's career is at the crossroads when she races at Longchamp in either the Group 1 Prix Vermeille (2400m) or the Group 2 Prix Foy (2800m). "I'm apprehensive because this is D-Day,'' Sokolski said. "It would be…

Timeform provide all the essential information as racing returns in France, including how to place your bets and where you can watch all the action. How can I bet on French racing? Bookmakers in Britain will be offering traditional fixed-odds prices on racing in France. However, punters with some firms also have the option of betting into the PMU,…

The Gr.1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2400m) dream with last year's Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant is officially over. The 11-time Group One winner's participation in Europe's pin-up event came under threat when she was ranked among the lowest-rated of the 24 entries made for the Longchamp feature. France Galop subsequently confirmed it would…

Verry Elleegant has lured Melbourne jockey Mark Zahra to Paris for a potential ride in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. Mark Zahra is committed to a flight to Paris on Thursday even though he may not have a ride at Longchamp over the weekend. Zahra is booked to ride Verry Elleegant in the Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2400m) on…

It is either going to be a huge Group 1 weekend for owner Brae Sokolski or he is possibly going to go into it a little bit deflated if Verry Elleegant is ultimately balloted out of the prestigious Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday. Sokolski has the Chris Waller trained Hinged lining up in the Group 1 Epsom at Randwick on Saturday. Hinged…