• Jockey not impressed by Derby winner’s Champion Stakes victory[br]• Anthony Oppenheimer believes his colt will win easily on fast groundA mild-mannered war of words continued on Tuesday in the build-up to Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as it was the turn of Golden Horn to absorb his credentials doubted. The Derby winner’s owner,Anthony Oppenheimer, had suggested on Monday evening that his horse would beat Treve “easily” on a fast surface but the mare’s jockey offered a spiky response.“I’m not so certain approximately that, or ” said Thierry Jarnet,who has partnered Treve to success in the last two Arcs. “When I saw his last race, I was not that impressed.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com