Legendary French trainer’s Sosie became favourite for the showpiece race after beating Look De Vega in the Prix Niel
With the Arc trials at Longchamp on Sunday afternoon to weigh up in addition to four Group Ones on the second day of Ireland’s Champions Festival at the Curragh, many punters will have had a severe case of information overload as a weekend with top-level action in four countries and on two continents finally drew to a close.
Oisin Murphy and William Buick, who both contested Grade One events at Woodbine in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, before a transatlantic hop to ride in Ireland a few hours later, would probably share the general sense of exhaustion. The autumn is upon us, and with it the career-defining races that will crown the champions of 2024 in every generation and division.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep/16/talking-horses-andre-fabre-prix-de-arc-de-triomphe
Author : Greg Wood
Publish date : 2024-09-16 07:00:21
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