The Irish flat thoroughbred racehorse rankings for 2014 were released yesterday, confirming once again the impact Irish-trained horses are having on the global stage.

Dermot Weld’s Flying Jib and Aidan O’Brien’s Wonderfully finished down the field as former O’Brien inmate Minorette claimed top honours in Saturday’s Belmont Oaks.

Breathtaking Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Treve and Australian wonder mare Black Caviar have been officially crowned the joint-highest rated horses of 2013 following the publication of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings.

Criquette Head-Maarek has confirmed her incredible Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Treve will stay in training as a four-year-old to defend her Longchamp crown.

What had been billed as the most fascinating and complex Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in some years was simply reduced to a one-horse show as Treve offered up a quite astonishing performance in Paris yesterday.

Criquette Head-Maarek insists that stall 15 will be “no problem” for Treve as the unbeaten filly bids to beat the statistics in tomorrow’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (3.15) at Longchamp.

Ante-post favourite Orfevre has been drawn in stall eight for Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, but British raider Al Kazeem will have to race widest of all after being drawn in 18.

Connections of Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe runners will need to brace themselves for potential rainfall close to Sunday’s race.

Orfevre sauntered to back-to-back victories in the Qatar Prix Foy with an impressive display in the Longchamp Group Two yesterday.

Gentildonna survived a stewards’ inquiry to see off Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe runner-up Orfevre and win the Japan Cup at Tokyo racecourse yesterday.

Trainer Corine Barande-Barbe insists she has not formulated a masterplan in which Cirrus Des Aigles inflicts a first career defeat upon Frankel at Ascot on Saturday.

Aidan O’Brien’s Imperial Monarch reappears in the Canadian International at Woodbine tomorrow.

Olivier Peslier ended a 14-year wait for a fourth Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in very unlikely fashion as the unfancied filly Solemia induced more Japanese heartbreak at Longchamp yesterday.

Solemia denied Japan a first victory in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as the filly got up in the last strides to beat Orfevre in a thrilling renewal at Longchamp.

Camelot has emerged as clear favourite for tomorrow’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp after faring far better than market rival Orfevre in the draw for stalls positions.

Camelot faces a crucial workout this morning as trainer Aidan O’Brien insists he is looking “very strongly” at running his Classic hero in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Camelot faces a crucial workout on Wednesday morning as trainer Aidan O’Brien insists he is looking “very strongly” at running his Classic hero in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Christophe Soumillon left Longchamp yesterday with the belief Orfevre had the potential to provide him with a third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after the Japanese Triple Crown star made a successful European debut.

Orfevre becomes the latest Japanese star to embark on the route towards the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with an outing in one of the trials at Longchamp tomorrow.