Orfevre bids to stake Arc claim

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.

Orfevre bids to stake Arc claim
Sat, 15 Sep, 2012 - 01:00
Tom Peacock

With the help of his pacemaker Aventino, last year’s Japanese Triple Crown winner tackles Andre Fabre’s triple Group One winner Meandre in the Prix Foy.

The Far Eastern racing nation developed a keen interest in attempting to claim Europe’s great prize when El Condor Pasa took the Foy and then finished second in the 1999 Arc.

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CourtsRacingPlace: LongchampPlace: EuropePlace: ChantillyPlace: Les AiglesPlace: DeauvillePerson: OrfevrePerson: AventinoPerson: Andre FabrePerson: MeandrePerson: El Condor PasaPerson: Christophe SoumillonPerson: Yasutoshi IkeePerson: ChristophePerson: SoumillonPerson: FiorentePerson: Joshua TreePerson: Marco BottiPerson: Freddie HeadPerson: GalikovaPerson: GoldikovaPerson: SharetaPerson: Sarah LynxPerson: Dermot WeldPerson: SalominaPerson: DanedreamPerson: Peter SchiergenPerson: RomanticaPerson: Snow FairyPerson: HeadPerson: Alain de Royer-DuprePerson: BayrirPerson: KesampourPerson: Mikel DelzanglesEvent: Prix de l’Arc de TriompheEvent: Prix FoyEvent: 1999 ArcEvent: Prix KergorlayEvent: Prix VermeilleEvent: Yorkshire OaksEvent: Ribblesdale StakesEvent: Irish OaksEvent: German OaksEvent: Grand Prix de Saint-CloudEvent: Prix NielEvent: Secretariat StakesEvent: Grand Prix de ParisEvent: French DerbyOrganisation: Deep Impact
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