Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Weekend - 6th & 7th Oct

[singgooner]

Europe's Championship Weekend at Longchamp this Saturday and Sunday.

Sadly, the timeform card for the weekend is too big to attach.

But, here's The Hong Kong Jockey Club's Racecard - form, analysis and PPs for Sunday's brilliant
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe card.

MOST RACES ARE LIVE ON TVG & HRTV

Saturday 6^th October – ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
06:25 Prix Horse Racing Abroad (Claiming Stakes) (2yo, 1m, 13 runners)
06:55 Qatar Prix Chaudenay (Group 2) (3yo, Class 1, 1m 7f, 11 runners)
07:30 Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein (Group 2) (3yo+, Class 1, 1m, 8 runners)
08:00 Qatar Prix Dollar (Group 2) (3yo+, Class 1, 1m1f165y, 9 runners)
08:30 Qatar Prix De Royallieu (Fillies' Group 2) (3yo+, Class 1, 1m 4f 110y, 8 runners)
09:08 Prix Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (Handicap) (3yo, 1m, 16 runners)
09:40 Qatar Total Arabian Trophy (Arab Fillies' Group 1) (4yo, 1m 2f, 11 runners)
10:10 Prix Barzan (Handicap) (3yo, 1m, 15 runners)

Sunday 7^th October – Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Day – ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME

07:20 Qatar Grand Handicap De Longchamp (3yo+, 1m4f, 14 runners)

07:55 Qatar Prix De L'Abbaye De Longchamp (Group 1) (2yo+, Class 1, 5f, 19 runners)
Europe’s Sprint Championship Race

08:30 Total Prix Marcel Boussac (Fillies' Group 1) (2yo, Class 1, 1m, 10 runners)
Europe’s 2yo Fillies Championship Race

09:05 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Group 1) (2yo, Class 1, 7f, 9 runners)
Europe’s 2yo Championship Race

09:40 Prix De L'Opera (Fillies' Group 1) (3yo+, Class 1, 1m2f, 14 runners)
Europe’s Distaff Championship Race

10:25 Qatar Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe (Group 1) (3yo+, Class 1, 1m 4f, 18 runners)
The European Championship Race

11:10 Qatar Arabian World Cup (Arabian Group 1) (3yo+, 1m2f, 20 runners)
11:55 Qatar Prix De La Foret (Group 1) (3yo+, Class 1,7f, 12 runners)

12:25 Qatar Prix Du Cadran (Group 1) (4yo+, Class 1, 2m 4f, 11 runners)
Europe’s Stayers Championship Race

Good luck all - some good pointers for the Breeders Cup European raiders this weekend.

[mikemca]

This race by Orfevre may be the most amazing race I have ever seen.He is the 12 horse and the action starts at 2:10 in the video with Orfevre in the lead.

[Arletta]

That's Crazy!!!!

[singgooner]

Watch all the action live on DRF.com

http://www.drf.com/events/arc-de-triomphe-longchamp

[singgooner]

Better link

http://www.drf.com/drf/live_video/longchamps/264173

[mikemca]

Japanese are jinxed in the Arc.Orfevre arguably best but has to settle for place.

Orfevre paid $5.80 to place ,winner was 40-1 bomb Solemia

[singgooner]

This is not after timing - Longchamp when it is heavy - it is like a Florida marshland - so you need horses that have won in very soft or heavy.

If you go back in Solemia's form - it had already won 1m4f on heavy - C&D at Longchamp.

So it was worth a good EW bet.

But, I think today Japan declares war on Belgium !

This is the 3rd time - the Japanese Champion Horse goes to Paris and goes to win the race and ends up the runner up.

Poor Japanese Commentator - one minute he is having an orgasm - next second - he is pulling his sword out ready to fall on it - ouch ! LOL ! link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEdLKUX2wy4

[mikemca]

True but Orfevre was supposed to not like soft going and his turn of foot was insane.Given a little more patient ride he wins.IMO he is the only horse running that could give Frankel a race as long as he doesn't make the front to soon.