Frankie Dettori’s defeat on Snowfall adds intrigue to next month’s race and may entice British and Irish visitors to returnSome Arcs revolve around whether there is anything to beat the favourite. Others have no obvious favourite at all. It’s a matter of opinion, but personal preference is for the latter and after four years in which, both in victory and defeat, it was all about Enable, this year’s race is shaping up to be a four-cornered affair at the very least.Snowfall’s unexpected defeat by Teona in the Prix Vermeille was, in some respects, an ideal result with the Arc itself in mind. Frankie Dettori offered an excuse for her below-par performance afterwards – well, he seemed to blame Hollie Doyle...
Less moaning by racing fans about multiple entries from Ballydoyle in the top races is one likely result from LongchampIt would be stretching things more than a little to suggest that Enable was denied a third win in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday because American beef farmers use a synthetic drug called zilpaterol to fatten their cattle for slaughter. And yes, “more than a little”, in this case, probably means “quite a lot”.But there is also no doubt that the scratching of Aidan O’Brien’s four declared runners in the Arc, following positive tests for zilpaterol after they ate contaminated feed, made a real difference to the way that Sunday’s race played out. Without Serpentine and Sovereign, one...
Enable is now hot favourite for Europe’s premier racing prize after the exit of Love and drawing a favourable low draw Enable is no bigger than 11-8 to record an unprecedented third victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe having drawn a favourable low stall in a final field of 15 on Thursday morning, less than an hour after Aidan O’Brien announced that Love, the big-race favourite for much of the last three months, will not make the trip to Paris on Sunday.The withdrawal of Love, the winner of the 1,000 Guineas and Oaks, after persistent rain at Longchamp in recent days was hugely disappointing for O’Brien but leaves John Gosden, Enable’s trainer, with the front two in the...
Very soft ground at Longchamp is thought to be bad news for the crack Irish filly Love, who has lost her spot atop the bettingEnable is the new favourite for Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, when she will try to make history by becoming the first to win the famous race three times. A wholesale shake-up of the betting market took place on Monday as punters cottoned on to the likelihood of a soggy racing surface at Longchamp, which is not expected to suit the erstwhile favourite, Love. Related: Talking Horses: racing urges workers with Covid-19 to come forward WALDGEIST upsets ENABLE to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. @AtTheRaces pic.twitter.com/UPPaiip3HIAyr 12.30 Cruyff Turn 1.00 Whatzupwithme 1.30 Stroxx...
Before Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Frankie Dettori says the mare takes him ‘to places emotionally no other horse has’Most sports fans can remember a moment of high emotion, disappointment or despair when they asked themselves a few questions. Is it really worth it? Why do I bother? Could a brief, giddy high at some unknown point in the future ever be worth the miserable depths of the low that I’m feeling right now? If your sport is racing, then a horse such as Enable has the answers.Enable is not the best racehorse of the past 10 years. That honour falls, beyond any doubt, to Frankel, and will continue to do so, in all likelihood, for decades to come....