Dylan Thomas Wins Arc
I guess the ground, labeled very soft earlier this week, dried out enough for Dylan Thomas: The Irish colt survived a lengthy stewards’ inquiry to win the Arc by a head over Youmzain (Sporting Life), giving trainer Aidan O’Brien his first Arc win and jockey Kieren Fallon something to savor on Monday morning while sitting through his race-fixing trial at Old Bailey (Times). You can watch the replay on the official Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe site, or click on the YouTube video below.
Dylan Thomas will start next in the Breeders’ Cup Turf, O’Brien said after today’s trophy presentation (DRF). Previous Arc winners have not fared so well in the Breeders’ Cup, with the best finishes being 2001 Arc winner Sakhee’s second in the Classic and 1987 Arc winner Trempolino’s second in the Turf. O’Brien has won the Turf twice before, in 2002 and 2003 with High Chaparral.
Making his final career start, hot Arc favorite Authorized “was beaten before he started,” finishing tenth of 12. The Epsom Derby winner is headed to the breeding shed after making seven starts in two years; he’ll stand at Darley’s Dalham Hall Stud in 2008.
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