ALL eyes will be heavily focussed on the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at the iconic race gets underway.
Frankie Dettori is in action for the final time at Longchamp, as he rides Free Wind.
PAFrankie Dettori stormed to victory in last year’s race[/caption]
Dettori will look to better his third place finish with Torquator Tasso from last year.
You may be on the lookout for grey horses during the huge event, as we also look at the last time one of its kind won the big prize.
What grey horses are running in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe?
There are NO grey horses running this year at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
This is your full runners and riders list:
Sisfahan – Lukas Delozier (13)Haya Zark – Gerald Mosse (4)Onesto – Maxime Guyon (9)Simca – Mille Alexis Pouchin (15)Bay Bridge – Richard Kingscote (6)Westover – Rob Hornby (1)Hukum – Jim Crowley (14)Place Du Carrousel – Mickael Barzalona (11)Through Seven Seas – Christophe Lemaire (5)Free Wind – Frankie Dettori (3)Mr Hollywood – Bauyrzhan Murzabayev (10)Feed The Flame – Christophe Soumillon (2)Ace Impact – Cristian Demuro (8)Fantastic Moon – Rene Piechulek (12)Continuous – Ryan Moore (7)
When did a grey horse last win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe?
Not too long ago – last year in fact!
Alpinista, a grey mare, stormed home to victory for British trainer Sir Mark Prescott.
The six-year-old beat out competition from Frankie Dettori’s Torquator Tasso.
“She’s does everything right, she made training easy, she’s got a little bit better every time,” Prescott said of Alpinista.