Longchamp "Arc" Weekend 2013 Races

[OddDog]

Your one-stop thread for all the big races happening over the Arc weekend 2013

Sunday's Big Races (note: race times are local French time i.e. CET i.e. UK +1 hour)

13.45 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp
14.20 Prix Marcel Boussac (Criterium Des Pouliches)
14.55 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Grand Criterium)
15.30 Prix de l’Opera
16.15 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
17.40 Prix de la Forêt
18.10 Prix du Cadran

 

[NassauBoard]

Off to Paris tomorrow. Really looking forward to the weekend. Any tips for a first time racegoer in France?

 

[Ron]

Thanks Oddy.

 

[QuarterMoonII]

For anybody that is going to Longchamp for Saturday’s card, the race times are as follows:

14:30 Prix Chaudenay (Group 2, 3000m)
15:08 Prix Daniel Wildenstein (Group 2, 1600m)
15:40 Prix de Royallieu (Group 2, 2500m)
16:15 Prix Dollar (Group 2, 1950m)
16:45 Arabian Trophy De Juments (Group 1 P.A., 2000m)
17:20 Prix Qatar Racing And Equestrian Club (H’cap, 1600m)
17:50 Prix Horse Racing Abroad (Claimer, 1600m)
18:25 Prix Barzan (H’cap, 1600m)

 

[L_M]

Novellist had an outstanding chance of winning tomorrow's Arc so there won't be a German trained winner like there was with Danedream in 2011. As for the British and Irish trained horses, the Aidan O'Brien duo Leading Light (can't see him having a decisive turn of foot when it matters in the home straight) and Ruler Of The World (who won a sub standard Derby IMO) have a tall order to win the Arc, and Al Kazeem has had one race too many. No Andre Fabre trained horse can be dismissed likely, but Intello's stamina is still doubted by many so I'd rather back stable companion Flintshire. I've got to have a saver on Treve who's unbeaten in 4 races and Zarkava had an unbeaten record when winning the 2008 Arc. But the most likely winner looks to be last year's runner up Orfevre who should've won last year and Christophe Soumillon is bound to wait longer before delivering his challenge for the winning line.