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.
Frankie Dettori's hopes of a record-extending seventh Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe suffered a blow on Thursday when defending champion Torquator Tasso was handed a tough draw.