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Post by cait on Sept 28, 2015 16:10:56 GMT -5
Go Treve!! she may be the best horse currently running nice vid www.prixarcdetriomphe.com/indexUK.htmlThe Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year, usually on the first Sunday in October. Popularly referred to as the "Arc", it is Europe's most prestigious horse race. Its roll of honour features many highly acclaimed horses, and its winners are often subsequently regarded as champions. It is currently the world's third richest turf race, behind the Melbourne Cup and the Japan Cup, although the 2014 purse bump to €5 million will make the Arc the world's richest turf race and second-richest horse race (behind the Dubai World Cup). A slogan of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, first used on a promotional poster in 2003, describes the event as "Ce n'est pas une course, c'est un monument" – "It's not a race, it's a monument".
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Post by cait on Sept 28, 2015 16:12:42 GMT -5
Treve better than ever before bid for third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe The Guardian
Criquette Head-Maarek, whose outstanding racemare Treve has won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for the past two years, said here on Monday that she feels her horse is “better than last year” and “stronger physically” as Treve approaches her attempt to record an unprecedented third success.
This year’s Arc promises to be one of the most eagerly anticipated renewals for many years, with little or no rain forecast for the Paris area this week and the chance that Golden Horn, the Derby winner, will take his place in the field increasing by the day. New Bay, the French Derby winner, is also due to line up for Head-Maarek’s close neighbour André Fabre, who has saddled a record seven winners of the race, but Treve remains the hot favourite with British bookmakers at a top-price of even-money.
Treve odds on for third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after Vermeille win An exceptional performance to win the Prix Vermeille over the Arc course and distance last time at the big-race trials meeting ensured that Treve would start at short odds. Twelve months ago she went off an 11-1 chance after two defeats, including a fourth in the Vermeille, in the run-up to the race. This year, however, her preparation has been as flawless as her three-from-three racing record.
“She is very well and did a canter on Thursday on the grass; her action was good and she was travelling OK,” Head-Maarek said on Monday. “We did exactly the same work last year and the year before, but I feel she’s better than last year. For me, she is back to her best, that’s for sure. She is exactly the same, the only change is that she is stronger physically. She has grown and put a lot of weight on, and she is stronger.
“She was improving all the time [last year], and because she was beaten [in the Vermeille] it does not mean she was not improving. I didn’t want her to have a tough race, I said to Thierry [Jarnet, the jockey]: ‘Don’t do anything foolish.’
“Last year, her foot was not right and then her back was all over the place. That was the only problem. [To heal] a foot, it takes a long time. Everybody was saying that she had gone, but people don’t know, they say silly things.”
Jarnet has ridden Treve to both her Arc victories and in her last five starts since replacing Frankie Dettori, the No1 jockey to the mare’s owner Sheikh Joaan al-Thani, after she finished only third in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot in June last year.
The decision to restore Jarnet to Treve’s saddle, despite her owner’s contract with Dettori, was made at Head-Maarek’s insistence, and Treve’s record since backs it up comprehensively.
“I thought Jarnet was better to ride her than Frankie, even if I think Frankie is the best jockey you can find,” Head-Maarek said. “That filly can pull a lot and Jarnet rides her with longer reins. Dettori rides horses with more grip, it’s a different style of riding, that’s all, it’s not a question of the jockey. Dettori is a fantastic jockey and won a lot of races for me as a younger jockey.
“It was not easy, saying to someone I don’t want you, it’s never easy to say that, but he did agree. I told Frankie, I called him and explained. I must say he was disappointed, but very nice, he said: ‘Criquette, I understand perfectly, it’s not the first time I’ve been stood down from a horse and I do understand.’
“I didn’t want him to feel bad because it was not his fault. It’s not because the mare didn’t run well, but I always felt Jarnet was a better rider for this mare. In a race the jockey does everything so it’s important to have the right man on the right horse.”
Head-Maarek will leave as little as possible to chance this weekend, and put a pacemaker in Sunday’s race to ensure an even gallop. “I see everybody is going away, so we need a regular race,” she said. “When there are a lot of runners there’s no need for a pacemaker, but if there’s only two or three to beat, it’s going to be tactical race, a jockeys’ race, and I don’t want that. That’s why I want to put in a pacemaker. Whatever happens, there won’t be any excuse.”
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Post by Evelyn on Sept 28, 2015 21:29:17 GMT -5
I'll be watching and hope she pulls off a 3rd win!
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Post by cait on Oct 2, 2015 15:05:22 GMT -5
rabbit for treve entered - smart!
Treve chasing hat-trick at Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe AP
PARIS (AP) -- Already a superstar in horse racing circles, Treve is gaining new fans outside the racing world as she bids for an unprecedented third straight victory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The five-year-old mare, trained by Criquette Head-Maarek and ridden by Thierry Jarnet, will start as the favorite in Sunday's race at the Longchamp racecourse amid growing excitement among the general public spurred by a well-oiled promotional campaign.
Treve has her own website, a dedicated page on Facebook, a Twitter account and a song celebrating her exploits called ''Fly Away Treve.'' Many fans made the trip to the Chantilly grounds to attend her final workout earlier this week.
Last year, Treve became the first horse since Alleged in 1977 and 1978 with back-to-back wins in the Prix de l'Arc - Europe's richest turf race, with prize money of 5 million euros ($6.3 million). While her 2014 victory in the 2,400-meter (2,600-yard) event capped a disappointing year marred by physical problems, Treve is currently at the top of her form.
The daughter of Motivator, who was nearly retired after last year's Arc, has won the three races she competed in this season - including a six-length win at the Prix Vermeille last month.
''I feel she's better than last year,'' Head-Maarek said. ''She is back to her best, that's for sure. Last season her feet were not right and then her back was all over the place. It is never easy with a horse which has problems. There has been no problem this year.''
Treve's main rivals in the likely 18-horse field are Andre Fabre's French Derby winner New Bay and Frankie Dettori's mount Golden Horn, who won the Derby at Epsom. Despite Treve's outstanding form and record at Longchamp, Golden Horn owner Anthony Oppenheimer is confident the expected dry conditions will play in favor of his colt.
''If we had good to firm ground, I think we'd win easily. I think we've got a great chance,'' he said. ''Treve is not that mad on really good ground and is not that brilliant. I would be very surprised if we couldn't beat her and beat her quite well - that's on good ground, not soft.''
Oppenheimer's comments left Jarnet unfazed.
''Yes, he wins like a good horse, like a tough horse, but now he has run many times already this season and we will see if the Arc might not be one race too many for him,'' Jarnet said.
Because of the smaller than usual field in Sunday's race and to improve her horse's chances, Head-Maarek has supplemented a pacemaker for Treve in Shahah.
The race will be the last in Longchamp before a two-year refurbishment of the racecourse gets underway, with next year's Grand Prix de l'Arc being held in Chantilly.
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