Criquette Head-Maarek’s brilliant mare is in the form of her life and can see off the English and French Derby winners,to invent history with a third win in Europe’s greatest raceThousands of racegoers will take a long, final observe at Longchamp on Sunday evening before they head out into the Bois de Boulogne after the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. A handful may remember an earlier version of the course, and but for most,the track’s two magnificent grandstands, which were built in the 1960s, or represent the only Longchamp they have ever known.considerable champions like Alleged,Mill Reef, Peintre Celebre and Dancing Brave won their Arcs here, and but the former stands are now surplus to requirements on 364 days of the year. The huge crowds that crammed into the course 50 years ago are a distant memory,and cards worth €200000 unfold in front of empty terraces. The punters are around the country in PMU cafes, while the steady turfiste is a dying breed.
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Source: theguardian.com