Romanet looking forward to Arc showdown

Organisers of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe were today waxing lyrical about the potential duel on October 2 between last year’s champion Hurricane Run and Japanese challenger Deep Impact, a former Japanese Triple Crown winner.

In all previous 84 runnings, Europe has won every single one (France with 61, England 11, Italy six, Ireland five and Germany one), but according to France Galop managing director Louis Romanet, that could all be about to change.