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Lessons to be drawn from the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2015
 

 

Le vainqueur GOLDEN HORN dans le Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 2015
(copyright: SCOOP DYGA-France)

Le vainqueur GOLDEN HORN file vers une facile victoire dans le Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 2015 avec son jockey Lanfranco Dettori, devant la foule impressionnante des grands jours à Longchamp- 4 octobre 2015



-The fresh blood of Golden Horn is a great stroke of luck for the racing world.

The reaction of the public and the medias was emotive, that of enthousiasts, but not at all rational. In fact, to cry about the defeat of an ageing Trêve leads to nothing good, while to be delighted with the arrival of a young three-year-old champion is something sensible from the point of view of progress for thorough bred breeders in as much as the goal of racing is always the improvement of the horse species.

Golden Horn is a colt with an exemplary record who has never disappointed, from his victorious beginnings as a two-year-old up to his consecration in the Epsom Derby, the event that all English breeders dream of winning one day, more than any other race in the world moreover, climbing all steps. And God knows you don’t win an Epsom Derby by three lengths if you are not of the calibre of the finest champions of international turf.

Cape Cross IRE, the father of Golden Horn is a stallion who has already provided Sea the Stars, the only horse to have won the 2000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby, and the Arc de Triomphe of Paris in the same season before retiring to stud unbeaten- if you don’t include his first race as a two-year-old. But we attributed, perhaps wrongly, the class of Sea the Stars only to his glorious mother, the very famous Urban Sea, herself a Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner. Cape Cross IRE dissipated this mistrust in him by proving he was a very important link in the reproduction chain, as his son Sea the Stars, entering the stud only in 2010, straight off immediately produced Taghrooda winner of the Oaks, and Sea the Moon, winner of the German Derby. All this augurs well for Golden Horn in his future job as a stallion, as his owner M. Anthony Oppenheimer, the day after this 2015 Arc de Triomphe let it be known that he has (without doubt, very wisely !) decided not to run his horse as a four-year-old.

 

-Lanfranco Dettori, like an old crafty fox uses his adversaries’ weapon to win the palm and the laurels of the queen of the events of the international calendar.

With what panache Lanfranco Dettori won his fourth Arc de Triomphe we shall never forget. Lammtarra, Marienbard, Sakhee and now Golden Horn, this can only be the fact that he is a very great jockey, as were in their time Lester Pigott and Yves Saint-Martin.

With the genius which artists from his native land often show, the italian jockey used intelligently his number 14 from the guard rail, which for many would have been a fatal disadvantage, to turn it into an advantage in order to, as many say, relax his horse, but also and above all, to go and get the filly Shahah who we knew was going to act as a hare to give a high rythm (pace) to the race and thus favourise Trêve the holder of the title. But poor Shahah, to the great disappointment of the entourage of the team mate of the Emir of Qatar, was transformed by Lanfranco Dettori’s magic into Golden Horn’s best ally, leading him docilely up to the final sprint. Trêve, never having seemed at ease all through the race, sweating and a bit stiff and jerky in her action, could only get up to fourth place drawing on her intrinsic class but at more than two lengths from Golden Horn and his exultant jockey in his so demontrative and typical manner. Ah, Dettori, « comediante, e maestro più di mai !! » as his compatriots would say.

Dettori, the old fox, they were saying, had however a rare advantage over his colleagues. In effect hadn’t he had the opportunity to ride in a race seven of the eighteen competitors in this 2015 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe ? That’s to say the considerable advantage of judging the power and character of most of his adversaries on this Sunday 4th October. Thus he was able to give free rein to his gifts of strategy in choosing the best possible tactics. The crucial point remaining, as soon as Shahah was abreast and was going to remain there until she collapsed totally, was to determine the exact moment that he should launch his colt. Dettori did this with the natural inspiration of the greats, with the ease of artists at the summit of their art. « Bravo, Franco !! e grazie anche per l’ippica italiana che ti guardava e non ti ha mai abbandonato ».

Choosing a young jockey to ride in the Arc is to give a chance to young talent and reward him for his passion and work, to give him encouragement for the future and also give him very useful experience for the continuation of his career but more especially of course if you intend to see him ride again at this level during the following seasons. If not, it has no sense. Choosing an « old fox » still in a great physical condition, is to give yourself (and your horse !) the best chance of winning a race in which everybody’s nerves, both men and horses are often very keen, so high is the pressure. There have always been in racing history jockeys capable of winning 100 races a year but failing in most big races, as if their character didn’t allow them to overcome the stress of these races. Anthony Oppenheimer and John Gosden knew this, they who chose Lanfranco Dettori for this decisive engagement.

 

-So the role of leader in a race may be an ungrateful one !

Certainly, you are not always propelled to leader in a race by just your own will. It can also be simply because someone has to devote themselves, can’t it ? But in the case of this 2015 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, there was of course the decision to sacrifice the filly Shahah for the benefit of Trêve. This method could have paid off if Golden Horn hadn’t been ridden by Lanfranco Dettori, or at least been ridden by a much less inspired jockey, of if Trêve had been in her condition of the 2014 or 2013 Arc. In the case under consideration, the arm backfired : it favoured the adversary, because Golden Horn was able to catch up with Shahah and use her as the hare that she should have been for Trêve. Well-placed from the beginning of the race with the forerunners, it was not the representatives of the great owner Khalid Abdullah- perhaps the most successful man in the racing world in the last 30 years- who were going to oppose this. From there, the die was cast, the best were in the leading places for the final sprint. On the other, there is a good chance that the « beating » that poor Shahah received will leave its mark, if not indelible, at least lasting long enough not to allow her to reappear successfully on a racecourse. Unless, of course, she is content with minor events, giving up all hope of getting back into Groupe III in which however she had shone as a two-year-old.

ARC DE TRIOMPHE 2015 - résultats techniques
Paris-Longchamp, le 4 octobre 2015

 

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2015
Groupe I
3 ans et plus - 5.000.000 euros- 2400 mètres

Cl. Cheval S A Poids Jockey Propriétaire Entraîneur Rap Déb Rap Fin
1er 16 Golden Horn GB M 3 56 L. Dettori A.-E. Oppenheimer John Gosden 10 6,5
2e 1 Flintshire GB M 5 59,5 M. Guyon K. Abdullah A. Fabre 15 18
3e 13 New Bay GB M 3 56 V.Cheminaud K. Abdullah A. Fabre 6,3 6,5
4e 9 Trêve F 5 56 T. Jarnet Al Shaqab-Racing Mme Chr. Head-Maarek 1,8 1,8
5e 15 Erupt IRE M 3 56 S. Pasquier Famille Niarchos F.-H. Graffard 21 26
6e  7 Free Eagle IRE M 4 59,5 P. J. Smullen Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd. D.-K. Weld 23 26
7e 5 Prince Gibraltar M 4 59,5 F. Veron J.-F. Gribomont J.-C. Rouget 34 46
8e 11 Siljan’s Saga F 5 58 P.-C. Boudot E. Palluat de Besset J.-Pierre Gauvin 53 80
9e 18 Found IRE F 3 54,5 Ryan Moore M.Tabor/D.Smith/Mme Magnier A.-P. O’Brien 35 24
10e 14 Silverwave M 3 56 James Doyle Hspirit A. Couétil 93 124
11e 3 Manatee GB M 4 59,5 M. Barzalona Godolphin S.N.C. A. Fabre 53 70
12e 6 Spiritjim M 5 59,5 A. Atzeni Hspirit A. Couétil 91 110
13e 8 Dolniya F 4 58 C. Soumillon S.A. Aga Khan A. de Royer Dupré 16 21
14e 10 Frine IRE F 5 58 O. Peslier Duc d’Albuquerque C. Laffon-Parias 52 72
15e 2 Eagle Top GB F 4 58 W. Buick Lady C. Bamford John Gosden 65 71
16e 12 Tapestry IRE F 4 58 J.-P. O’Brien Mme Magnier/M. Tabor/ Flaxman S. A.-P. O’Brien 90 97
17e 17 Shahah GB F 3 54,5 G. Benoist Al Saqab Racing Mme Chr. Head-Maarek 56 84
NP 4 MELEAGROS M 6 59,5 A. Fouassier D. Gorse A. Couétil -- --

Chrono : 2’27’’23 (1’01’’35) ; distances : 2, enc., nez, 1 ½, enc.,cte. enc., cte enc., ½, tête ;

17 partants.

 

Origines des premiers chevaux classés:

Cl. Nom Cheval Père Mère Père de Mère Eleveur
1er Golden Horn GB Cape Cross IRE Flèche d’Or Dubai Destination USA Hascombe & Valiant Studs
2ème Flintshire GB Dansili GB Dance Routine GB Sadler’s Wells USA Juddmonte Farms Ltd.
3ème New Bay GB Dubawi IRE Cinammon Bay GB Zamindar USA Juddmonte Farms Ltd.
4ème Trève Motivator GB Trévise Anabaa USA Haras du Quesnay

On constatera que les poulinières françaises filles d’étalons américains et présentées elles-mêmes à des étalons anglais ou irlandais sont la clés du succès de cet Arc de Triomphe 2015.

Vente de l'Arc de Triomphe 2015: le catalogue est en ligne- Saint-Cloud
samedi 3 octubre 2015

 

L’édition 2015 de la Vente de l’Arc se tiendra samedi 3 octobre à partir de 18h à Saint-Cloud au manège Boussac. Le catalogue, en ligne sur le site www.arqana.com propose une sélection de 45 chevaux à l’entraînement d’un excellent niveau, potentiels candidats au Carnaval de Dubaï ou aux meilleures compétitions organisées à Hong Kong, aux Etats-Unis, en Australie et bien sûr en Europe.

Ces derniers mois, les chevaux acquis à la Vente de l’Arc n’ont eu de cesse de se distinguer dans les courses de Groupe à travers le monde, à l’image de MAX DYNAMITE, impressionnant lauréat de la Lonsdale Cup (Gr.2) à York et qui vise désormais la Melbourne Cup. En Australie justement, WEARY s’est adjugé les Expressway Stakes (Gr.2) et a pris la 2ème place de la Doomben Cup (Gr.1). A Meydan, après s’être classé second au niveau Groupe 2, FRANKYFOURFINGERS a fait sien le Al Maktoum Challenge RIII (Gr.3). En Europe, AFFAIRE SOLITAIRE a brillé dans le Prix Exbury (Gr.3), DUBDAY dans les Glorious Stakes (Gr.3) à Glorious Goodwood, et de l’autre côté de l’Atlantique, KENZADARGENT s’est imposée au niveau Listed et placée de Groupe 3.

De nombreux gagnants et placés de Groupe

Le catalogue offre une sélection de chevaux à l’entraînement qui se sont imposés ou placés au niveau Groupe, dont PRINCE GIBRALTAR, RIDE LIKE THE WIND, FREE PORT LUX, CANNDAL, SUEDOIS, EL VALLE, NORDICO, WAKE FOREST..
Des pouliches de Groupe avec un potentiel pour l’élevage

Le catalogue propose également plusieurs pouliches présentant un fort potentiel sportif mais aussi une valeur d’élevage, à l'instar de LITTLE NIGHTINGALE, WEKEELA, MOJO RISIN, BURMA SEA ou encore GROWING GLORY.

Une section de deux ans très prometteurs
Le catalogue fait également la part belle aux deux ans présentant un fort potentiel comme TIME WARP, TOURNY, FLY ON THE NIGHT, SHADOW HUNTER et OTTONE.

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