Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. NEW BAY returns to the scene of his greatest triumph to contest the £2,100,735 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly as refurbishment continues at Longchamp. The Andre Fabre-trained New Bay won the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly last year, scoring…
By Simon Jackson in Paris. The clash everyone had hoped for is on as dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Treve takes on Investec Derby winner Golden Horn in this year’s Arc at Longchamp on Sunday. Treve bids to become the first horse to win the Arc three times and despite having an undeniably…
By Simon Jackson. Paddy Power has pushed Treve out to even money for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and trimmed Golden Horn whose chances of running have been boosted by dry weather in Paris. Treve has looked unstoppable this season after winning all of her three starts and had been as short as…
By Simon Jackson. The Grey Gatsby may have the chance to reverse the places with Golden Horn in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in October, trainer Kevin Ryan has revealed. The Grey Gatsby, winner of the 2014 French Derby and Irish Champion Stakes, was second to Golden Horn in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes…
By Simon Jackson. Treve is as short as 2-1 for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on October 4 after a cosy win in the Group 1 Grand Prix De Saint-Cloud in France on Sunday. The daughter of Motivator is also 2-1 with Coral and best priced at 5-2 to win her third successive Arc.…
By Simon Jackson. Treve’s price for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is into 3-1 (from 4-1) with Betfred after she made a winning comeback in the Group 2 Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud today (Friday). Treve, winner of the past two Arcs, proved far too good for her seven rivals as she scored by four…
By Simon Jackson. Treve bounced back to her best to secure back to back victories in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp today and was retired immediately after the race. The success was the Criquette Head-Maarek trained filly’s first since winning the Arc last year and signified a remarkable return to form having…
By Simon Jackson. Roger Varian says Kingston Hill has a ‘fighting chance’ in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday where he will have to overcome the outside barrier draw. Kingston Hill, an impressive winner of the Ladbrokes St Leger last month, today drew barrier 20 for the Arc that this year…
By Simon Jackson. Taghrooda’s price has been slashed for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe from 12-1 to as short as 3-1 after her tenacious victory in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The three length victory under Paul Hanagan at Ascot on Saturday extended the three-year-old filly’s unbeaten record to four and…
By Simon Jackson at Epsom. Australia is 4-1 joint-favourite with Treve for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with Betfred after his impressive win in the Investec Derby on a gloriously sunny day at Epsom Downs. Australia’s victory over Kingston Hill was a record third successive win in the race for trainer Aidan O’Brien, the…
