For a trainer with such a notable strike-rate, it was hardly surprising that Paddy Twomey struck with his first runner of the new season. He landed the 14-furlong conditions’ race at Navan on Wednesday with the smart French Claim which had little difficul.
It was a quality night of racing at Dundalk Stadium last Friday night with two Listed Races, both worth €47,500, both for two-year-olds, forming the highli.
Gestut Auenquelle’s Torquator Tasso, a shocking 72-1 winner of the 2021 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), heads a maximum field of 20 declared for this year’s €5-million ($4.8-million) race on Sunday at ParisLongchamp. The winner of the 1 ½-mile contest is guaranteed an automatic starting position into the $4-million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) through the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In.