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Alpinista won this year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Alpinista retired

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Alpinista has been retired after picking up a minor injury in her preparation for a possible final run in the Japan Cup, trainer Mark Prescott has announced.

Racing • 10 Nov 22

Channon scored 21 goals for England in the 1970s

Channon to hand training reins to son Jack in new year

Mick Channon has announced he will hand over his training operation to son Jack from the new year. Channon, 73, first took out a licence in 1989 and recently saddled the 2,500th winner of his career on the Flat in Britain.

Racing • 29 Oct 22

Luke Morris stands up in his stirrups to celebrate the victory of the remarkable mare Alpinista at Longchamp

Arc glory for Alpinista at Longchamp

Alpinista gave trainer Mark Prescott and jockey Luke Morris the biggest success of their respective careers by landing the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

Racing • 02 Oct 22

Last year's shock winner Torquator Tasso returns to Longchamp to defend his Arc crown

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe preview and tips

Baaeed's absence may strip the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe of some of its lustre, but it remains Europe's most prestigious Flat race.

Racing • 02 Oct 22

Mark Prescott's grey mare Alpinista won the Yorkshire Oaks last time out

Alpinista bids to continue Group One streak in Arc

Mark Prescott's five-year-old mare Alpinista will attempt to land a sixth straight Group One in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

Racing • 30 Sep 22

Luxembourg's only defeat in his six-race career came in the 2000 Guineas

Luxembourg drawn in stall eight for Arc bid

Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe favourite Luxembourg has been drawn in stall eight in a field of 20 for Sunday's showpiece at Longchamp.

Racing • 29 Sep 22

Luxembourg will tackle 12 furlongs for the first time in Sunday's Arc

O'Brien eyes Paris skies ahead of Luxembourg's Arc bid

Aidan O'Brien does not want the ground to get too testing at Longchamp ahead of Luxembourg's bid for glory in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Racing • 28 Sep 22

A maximum field of 20 runners will line up for Sunday's feature at Longchamp

Graffard blasts France Galop as Elleegant misses Arc

Trainer Francis-Henri Graffard has expressed his anger after confirming Verry Elleegant will miss the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe following France Galop's decision to limit the field to 20 runners.

Racing • 28 Sep 22

Frankie Dettori partnered Stradivarius for 15 of his 20 race wins

Stradivarius retires, 27 entries for Prix de l'Arc

John and Thady Gosden's star stayer Stradivarius has been retired to stud.

Racing • 26 Sep 22

Luxembourg, left, ridden by Ryan Moore wins the Fitzdares Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh

'Maintenance work' for Luxembourg before Prix de 'Arc

Aidan O'Brien will just put Luxembourg through "maintenance work" between now and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Racing • 18 Sep 22

The versatile Verry Elleegant has won 11 Group Ones over trips from seven furlongs to two miles

Dettori to ride Verry Elleegant on first French outing

Frankie Dettori has been booked to ride Melbourne Cup heroine Verry Elleegant on her French debut in the Darley Prix Jean Romanet later this month.

Racing • 10 Aug 22

Pyledriver is a best-price 14-1 for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Muir plots direct route to Arc for Pyledriver

William Muir reports King George hero Pyledriver to be "jumping out of his skin" as he prepares for a tilt at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in October.

Racing • 09 Aug 22

Torquator Tasso hails from a German family known for improving with age

Arc hero Torquator Tasso to stay in training

Connections of Torquator Tasso have confirmed the shock Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero will return next season with a view to defending his crown in 12 months' time.

Racing • 07 Oct 21

Torquator Tasso's previous two Group One wins came in the 2020 Grosser Preis von Berlin at Hoppegarten and last month's Grosser Preis von Baden at Baden-Baden

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Torquator Tasso stuns rivals

Torquator Tasso gave Germany a third victory in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as he caused a seismic shock in the Longchamp showpiece.

Racing • 08 Oct 21

Last year's winder mare Love had tasted defeat in her last three outings

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Love to miss feature race

Aidan O'Brien will rely on Snowfall and Broome in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after Love was declared a non-runner.

Racing • 02 Oct 21

Hurricane Lane has won six of his seven lifetime starts

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Appleby bullish on Hurricane

Charlie Appleby expects conditions at Longchamp to be perfect for Hurricane Lane in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Racing • 02 Oct 21

A field of 15 is set to contest the 100th running of Europe's richest race

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Big-race preview and tips

Adayar and Tarnawa have headed the market for the 100th edition of the race in recent weeks, but it's possible they could yet come under pressure from both Hurricane Lane and Snowfall to fill the mantle of favourite at the off.

Racing • 03 Oct 21

This weekend sees the 100th edition of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: O'Brien on 'massive' weekend

Even Aidan O'Brien gets tense around the weekend of the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, but the trainer is taking a philosophical approach to the 100th edition of the race at Longchamp.

Racing • 01 Oct 21

Tarnawa is second favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Draw and final declarations

Ante-post favourites Tarnawa and Adayar head 15 declarations for Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

Racing • 30 Sep 21

Snowfall goes in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Soft ground not a worry for O'Brien's Snowfall

Aidan O'Brien is unlikely to be using soft ground as an excuse should Snowfall fail to add to her already illustrious record in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Racing • 29 Sep 21

Snowfall has been added to the field at a cost of €120,000

Adayar and Snowfall added to Arc field

Classic winners Adayar and Snowfall have, as expected, been supplemented for Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp.

Racing • 29 Sep 21

Roger Varian trained Teona's dam Ambivalent, who won the Group One Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh in 2013

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Varian bullish on Teona

Roger Varian is confident Teona is primed for a big run in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Racing • 28 Sep 21

Tarnawa (pictured) and Adayar are currently disputing favouritism for Sunday's race

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: 14 horses stand their ground

Tarnawa is one of 14 entries to remain in the reckoning for Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after the initial forfeit stage, but her main market Adayar and the Aidan O'Brien-trained Snowfall are set to be added to the race at a cost of €120,000 on Wednesday morning.

Racing • 27 Sep 21

Adayar and jockey William Buick on their way to winning the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes in July

Buick prefers Adayar to Hurricane Lane for Arc

William Buick will ride Adayar in preference to stablemate Hurricane Lane if both horses take their chance in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Racing • 24 Sep 21

Christophe Soumillon is in his second spell as the Aga Khan's retained rider

Tarnawa to be partnered by Soumillon in the Arc

Dermot Weld has announced Christophe Soumillon will ride Tarnawa in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday week.

Racing • 21 Sep 21

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