SACRED SUNDAY OCTOBER 6th 2013 CH4 BRING US LIVE THE QATAR PRIX de l'ARC de TRIOMPHE FROM LONGCHAMP PARIS (GROUP 1) ( TURF) AT 3.15pm THIS AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 6th 2013

CH4 HORSERACING TEAM REVIEW FROM YESTERDAY ASCOT. NEWMARKET. REDCAR 

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PAUSE FOR THOUGHT

David Ashforth:
Twice voted journalist of the year

PICTURE: Dan Abraham

Racing Post Saturday October 5th 2013 P17

There's no certainty about the Arc - not after Last Feather

 

Pic: Greville  Starkey on Dancing Brave (pink cap) finishes second jn the 1986 Derby. I can forgive Greville for this but can't forget."
 

 Longchamp Paris This Afternoon
CH4 Live: Start 1.00. Races 1.20. 1.55. 2.20. 3.15
 

3:15	LON	Qatar Prix de l´Arc de Triomphe (Group 1) (3yo+ Colts, Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 1m4f

 

"BEFORE you set off for Arc weekend, full of joie de vivre and euros, it's worth  bearing in mind that it's less that 230 years since thousands of people had their heads cut off by Madame Guillotine, to celebrate the French Revolution. I'm not saying it will happen to you but it may be prudent to steer clear of the Place de la Concorde, where Madame Guillotine used to live.

 

"If you do choose to live dangerously , remember that the going at Longchamp is very important and the going on Qater Prix de l'Arc de Triumphe day is often soft. This simple fact can be used to the discerning turfist's advantage.

 

"For instance, in 1982 Barry Hills ran a three year- old filly called Last Feather, by the 1968 Arc winner Vaguely Noble. Last Feather had won the Musidora Stakes and finished third in the Oaks. She was, as I recall (an expression meaning, I haven't got my form books or Barry Hills with me and my memory's not what it was so I may be wrong) , a filly with a high knee action  expected , at least by me, to revel in the extremely testing conditions.

 

"This was a fact overlooked by all but the most expert analysts, the rest of the bunch choosing to bang on about Assert, who had won the Prix du Jockey Club and Irish Derby, the duel Ascot Gold Cup winner who was trying to prove he wasn't just a stayer.

 

"A handful of perceptive punters seized on Last Feather's ludicrously long pari-mutuel odds  of 67-1 and forced them into a slightly less ludicrous 58-1. It was a tremendous bet and, as the great Steve Cauthen  set off towards victory I congratulated myself on a rather clever and hugely profitable investment.

 

"The reasoning was flawless but, through no fault of mine, Last Feather finished 14th, a baffling  outcome that amazingly attracted absolutely no attention at the time. . Observers were so busy rambling on about Ardross's tete  defeat by Akiyda that they overlooked the real story of the race.

 

"If Hills  or Cauthen were interviewed  afterwards, I missed it but assumed that their reaction was along the lines of, "I'm shocked. It's the most disappointing day of my racing life. If you feel as certain as I did that a horse is going to win a big race and this happens ...
 I can only apologise to anyone who backed her . I'm seriously thinking of giving up. "

 

"Since then both men have, as a matter of fact, given up. My case rests.

 

"As far as I know, Hills has remained silent on the subject and if I ask anyone else , they say something stupid such as, "she wasn't good enough, that's why she  was 58-1. " What idiots.

 

"IT RATHER soured me for future Arcs and my prejudice wasn't helped by Dancing Brave's celebrated success in 1986. Yes it was a wonderful performance, yes it was a particularly strong field, yes it was a privilege to be sitting in the living room watching Pat Eddery smile. No I didn't have much of a bet on him. I'd done that in the Derby and, although convention has it that one shouldn't speak ill of the dead (although I've just read a book about Stalin- what a murderous  tyrant he was) , Greville Starkey  made a complete balls-up of it at Epsom. I can forgive but I can't forget (which is more than can be said for Stalin).

 

"Then 24 years later I finally backed an Arc winner and I would like to record my thanks to Workforce, Sir Michael Stoute, Ryan Moore and Prince Khalid Abdullah, without whom my £20 each- way bet would have been fruitless at  6-1.

 

"The margin between victory and defeat is so slim. If Workforce has been racing without his head, it would have been Nakayama Festa, Yoshitaka Ninomiya, Masayoshi Ebina and Shinichi  Izumi doing the celebrating.

 

"Nothing's certain in life (what a stupid saying that is) . Even at Longchamp you can't be sure that the going will be soft, witness exhibit number one, Paris, October 1, 2006. All it needed for Reverence to win the Prix  de l'Abbaye was some rain. The autumn rain that Longchamp is famous for, the autumn rain in abundance, la pluie d'automne. There wasn't any, the ground was good, and Reverence, a  noted mudlark, was beaten a neck. His trainer Eric Alston was gutted and so was I.

 

"To be fair , I've rarely had a bet on Arc day and I won't be having one tomorrow. Not because I don't know what will win the Arc-that's obvious-but because Orfevre's price has shrunk to a deterrent size. His performance  in the Prix Foy was hugely impressive. He reminds me a lot of Last Feather.


LONGCHAMP (FR) AR/RU  CH4

MEETING INFO COURSE MAPSTATISTICSFAVOURITESSIGNPOSTSSTANDARD TIMESPRINT-OUTS

GOING: Turf: Soft.

12:45	Qatar Prix de l´Abbaye de Longchamp (Group 1) (2yo+) (Turf) 5f	Card	Betting
1:20	Total Prix Marcel Boussac - Criterium des Pouliches (Group 1) (2yo Fillies) (Turf) 1m	Card	Betting
1:55	Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Grand Criterium) (Group 1) (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 7f	Card	Betting
2:30	Prix de l´Opera Longines (Group 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 1m2f	Card	Betting
3:15	Qatar Prix de l´Arc de Triomphe (Group 1) (3yo+ Colts, Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 1m4f	Card	Betting
4:40	Qatar Prix de la Foret (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf) 7f	Card	Betting
5:10	Qatar Prix du Cadran (Group 1) (4yo+) (Turf) 2m4f	Card	Betting
5:40	Qatar Grand Handicap des Milers presente par RMC (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 1m	Card	Betting

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J. Margaret Clarke Turfcall Comment (JMC)

GLOBAL EQUUS ZONE HORSERACING
 PRESENT THE 2013 PRIX de l'ARC de TRIOMPHE
 

PREVIEW

Ch4 Live 3.15pm this afternoon the Arc field

16th: Representing France VERY NICE NAME  Team Mieulla   101-1

- Representing Germany NOVELLIST  Team Wohler NON RUNNER (temperature)

6th: Representing Britain AL KAZEEM Team Charlton UnitedKingdom 19-1

13th: Representing Britain JOSHUA TREE Team Ed Dunlop Britain 149-1

10th: Representing France MEANDRE Team Savujev Czech Republic 81-1

2nd: Representing Japan ORFEVRE Team Y Ikee Japan  2-1f

9th: Representing  Brazil GOING SOMEWHERE  Team Smaga Brazil 102-1

17th: Representing France HAYA LANDA Team Audon  France  145-1

15th: Representing France PIRIKA Team Fabre France 82-1

8th: Representing France FLINTSHIRE Team Fabre France 20-1

12th: Representing Ireland LEADING LIGHT Team O'Brien Ireland 14-1

14th: Representing France OCOVANGO Team Fabre France  57-1

5th: Representing France PENGLAE PAVILION Team Fabre France  54-1

4th: Representing Japan  KIZUNA Team Sasaki Japan  7-1

7th: Representing Ireland RULER OF THE WORLD Team O'Brien  Ireland 12-1

11th: Representing France SAHAWAR Team Ferland France 132-1

3rd: Representing France INTELLO Team Fabre France 9-1

1st: Representing France TREVE Team Head-Maarek France 9-2

Review of Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe 2013 - Trêve (Thierry JARNET) - Orfèvre

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B22EQXe-tp0   

 

Equus Zone

The Arc Longchamp Paris (FR) 2013
 

Calling for a clean race
 

 whilst there is the predicament of no true global rules of horseracing.
 

whilst there is the predicament of no true global interference rules of horseracing

whilst there is the predicament of no true global whip rule in practice in horseracing
 

whilst there is the predicament of no true global Equine health rule in practice in horseracing

 

Equus Zone

Sunday October 6th

Review Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 2013

Treve

 (born April 7th 2010)

Treve  3 8-8  partner Thierry Jarnet win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Sunday October 6 2013

 

1-111 TREVE - THIERRY JARNET  light up Paris for Team Criquette Head - Maarek in brilliant style dazzling the crowd at Longchamp with an unbelievable sprint clear to the line,  easy,  magic. 48-10.

Treve is a great mover, she doesn't hit the ground, as neither does she get bogged down in soft ground, she flows over the ground like a ballet dancer hence her speed advantage.

Everything has joined up in Treve's education to date, giving her the advantage points to thrive and find her own confidence throughout a carefully prepared highly skilled career path. Make no mistake about that.

Something that the Rip Off Britain Political and Horseracing Governments have refused to recognise over the last 6 decades. Cashing in big time financially for only themselves at other peoples expense, to include the horses.  Now government caught out over doing the same sort of thing re the sale of the Royal Mail, the  Post Office.  One would have thought that the Royal Mail belonged to our Queen and her people. Therefore not the governments to sell off in the first place.  EG governments sale of The Tote just another fraudulent financial government manouver.  I  digress. 

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/longchamp-treve-tremendous-in-stunning-prix-de-larc-de-triomphe-victory/1542541/arcmeeting/#newsArchiveTabs=last7DaysNews 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treve_(horse)   
http://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Treve_Dominates_Arc_Rivals 
http://www.the-racehorse.com/racing/news/head_maarek_original_plan_with_treve_was_next_years_arc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prix_de_l%27Arc_de_Triomphe   

 

 

Criquette Head
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criquette Head-Maarek 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criquette_Head  

 



Freddy Head 
Brother to Criquette Head-Maarek
http://www.britishchampionsseries.com/the-stars/trainers/freddy-head.html 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraphtv/6601043/Interview-with-trainer-Freddie-Head.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Head   
http://www.highclereracing.co.uk/trainers/freddy-head 
http://www.horseracingnation.com/person/Freddie_Head 




 

Haras du Quesnay Family Head

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haras_du_Quesnay  

 

 

Alec Head      
http://trainermagazine.com/published-articles/2013/8/8/alec-head-criquette-head-maarek-we-talk-to-the-extraordinarily-successful-father-and-daughter 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Head

 

Treve partner Frankie Dettori win the Prix de Diane for Head-Maarek

Filed on 16 Jun 2013 @ 14:07

Motivator filly quickens four lengths clear

Stallion statistics: Motivator

The Group One Prix de Diane Longines at Chantilly on Sunday went the way of Criquette Head Maarek's improving Treve (Motivator), who stepped up on an impressive Saint-Cloud trial win to beat Alain de Royer-Dupre's Chicquita by four lengths, showing an impressive turn of foot in the straight. Prix Saint-Alary winner Silasol was third.

The lightly-raced Treve is now unbeaten in three starts. A Head family homebred, she is a half sister to Listed Grand Prix de Marseille winner Trois Rois out of a winning Anabaa half sister to stakes winner and Group One placegetter Tsigane. The second dam is an own sister to Group One Prix Saint-Alary winner Treble, out of an unraced daughter to multiple Group One winner Triptych. The fourth dam, Trillion, won the Group One Prix Ganay.

http://www.the-racehorse.com/racing/news/treve_wins_the_prix_de_diane_for_head_maarek

Pedigree[edit]

Pedigree of Treve, bay filly, April 7 2010^[9]

Sire Motivator (GB) b. 2002	Montjeu (IRE) b. 1996	Sadler's Wells b. 1981	Northern Dancer*
			Fairy Bridge
		Floripedes b. 1985	Top Ville
			Toute Cy
	Out West b. 1994	Gone West b. 1984	Mr. Prospector
			Secrettame
		Chellingoua b. 1983	Sharpen Up
			Uncommitted
Dam Trevise (FR) b. 2000	Anabaa (USA) b. 1992	Danzig b. 1977	Northern Dancer*
			Pas de Nom
		Balbonella b. 1984	Gay Mecene
			Bamieres
	Trevillari b. 1987	Riverman b. 1969	Never Bend
			River Lady
		Trevilla b. 1981	Lyphard
			Trillion

 

Three Troikas

Three Troikas (born 1976) was a French Thoroughbred champion racehorse who was owned, trained, and raced by the three members of the famous Head family.

A granddaughter of Northern Dancer, the filly was purchased by Alec Head's Haras du Quesnay from South African construction magnate Artur Pfaff. She was raced under wife Ghislaine Head's name, was trained by their daughter Criquette, and was ridden by their son Freddy.

Freddy Head – Bon Mot (1966), San San (1972), Ivanjica (1976), Three Troikas (1979)  

http://turfcall-picturestories.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/great-euro-fillies.html 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Troikas  

 

MONDAY OCTOBER 7th 2013. RACING REVIEW SUNDAY OCTOBER 6th
 

EQUUS ZONE

The clues were there ... but did you spot them?

 

Racing Post yesterday Gerald Delamere (page 18)

 "ARC rivals won't be able to resist Treve's charge. "

GD "TREVE partner FRANKIE DETTORI Team HEAD-MAAREK four-length Prix de Diane victory has worked out properly as she had two subsequent Group/Grade 1 winners behind. She quickened at least twice when charging from the back to land the Vermeille, which was slowly run for at least a mile. Eleven fillies have won the Arc in the past 40 years and she has the Diane/Vermeille profile similar to Zarkava, Akiyda and Three Troikas (also trained by Criquette Head-Maarek), She can go one better than her great grand-dam Trillion, who was runner-up to Alleged in 1978."

"Selection Treve, "

" Alternative Ruler Of The World. "

 

Equus Zone Clues in Theory and in Practice

These key Equus focus points need to add up before any wagers/bets take place.

Arc winner TREVE Equus Clues

(Sacred Sunday October 6th 2013)

The Life and Times of Treve so far. 
 

Country: France (FR)

 

Environment: Longchamp racecourse

 

Training environment: Chantilly

Travelling environment: To Longchamp racecourse

Breeder: Haras du Quesnay

This stud is owned by the Head Family

 

Owner: HE Sheikh Joaan Al Thani

Sheikh Joaan  purchased Treve from the Head family only recently
http://www.independent.ie/sport/horse-racing/dettori-misses-out-on-arc-redemption-as-treve-lives-up-to-her-8m-price-tag-29639425.html 

 http://www.gulf-times.com/qatar/178/details/367899/sheikh-joaan%E2%80%99s--treve-makes-arc--history-for-qatar
 http://m.irishracing.com/v5newsitem?prid=72070

 

Trainer Team: Criquette Head-Maarek

Team Head have tutored Treve from the day that she was born (April 7th 2010)
 

 

Daily Handler Rider: KEVIN PHILIPARD de FOY
 

Work Rider if different to above?


Handler, minder, racecourse presenter?
 

Jockey: THIERRY JARNET

 

TUESDAY OCTOBER 8th 2013  EQUUS ZONE.

 

DESMOND CULLEN

MY LIFE IN HORSERACING

By

Desmond (Des) Cullen

http://turfcall-picturestories.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/my-life-in-horseracing-by-desmond-des.html 

True top professional global lightweight pioneering jockey horseman

Bloodhorse Literate achiever in his own right. 4 feet 9 inch.

Pioneer career span 21 years, reaching Group 1 professional status.  Recording 700 winners, at home and abroad..

Held a British Flat Turf License

1956 to 1976

Riding Career cruelly cut short due to ten career threatening falls and many near death experiences, including concussion. The most bizarre ending up in the River Thames at Windsor Racecourse racehorse and all.

 

A racehorse in training can break down both physically and mentally the same as people if they are unlucky enough to suffer severe abuse daily.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Racecourse 

 

LINCOLN

1957 ANTHONY THE FIRST partner DESMOND CULLEN

DESMOND CULLEN has his debut Flat turf ride in public for W Stephenson (GB)

 

NEWMARKET

1958  Win: TUDOR FLASH partner DESMOND CULLEN.  

First Winning ride for W Stephenson (GB)

AINTREE

1959 The Grand National Winner OXO partner MICHAEL SCUDAMORE  DES rode OXO out every day over the  6 weeks leading up to OXO's Grand National Win. OXO was great to ride, but savage to handle.
 

 

William Stevenson is the only licensed trainer to have won the British Grand National  Steeplechase Jumps Turf AND The British Derby Flat Turf.

 
NEWCASTLE
Northumberland Plate

1961 Win: UTTRILLO partner  DESMOND CULLEN trainer Bill O'Gorman

http://www.newcastle-racecourse.co.uk/horse-racing/racing-highlights.php 
 

NEWMARKET JULY COURSE
The Bunbury Cup

1971. Win: GROTTO 4 7-7 partner  DES CULLEN  Bruce Hobbs 11-1


NEWMARKET ROWLEY MILE
 The Cambridgeshire

1971  Win: KING MIDAS partner DESMOND CULLEN  trainer Derick Candy
 

ROYAL ASCOT
The Royal Hunt Cup

1973  Win: CAMOUFLAGE  partner DESMOND CULLEN trainer John Dunlop

AYR

The Ayr Gold Cup

1974 Win: SOMERSWAY partner DESMOND CULLEN 7st-12lb  B. Wightman 16-1

 More later

 

DES CULLEN at present is going through a tough time, attempting to beat prostate cancer.

He was admitted to a hospital 30 miles from his home on Friday September 13th after experiencing .... suffering a bad week of struggling alone. An overwhelming experience for anyone to find themselves, in a hospital . More so if you are feeling like death warmed up.


Des home from hospital on Thursday October 3rd. There is a rota of  daily carers, all looking worn out, completely stressed out themselves. There is a nurse who calls round to provide clean dressings. The emergency doctor is alerted on Saturday morning. The advice received to contact the local Doctor on Monday morning. So where was the local Doctor on Friday, Saturday and Sunday one is left to wonder?

 

A request for a home visit from the local Doctor was made first thing on Monday morning as advised by the emergency Doctor over the phone on Saturday.. A Doctor arrived at 12 noon on Monday.


Wondering why the local Doctor did not manage to find the time to call round on Friday October 4th?

 

The British government National Health Service found not to work in practice. End of story.

Sick and suffering people left to bare the consiquences of decades of government malpractice and  negligence nationwide. All hidden under a massive heap of theory. 
 

  "If you would like to make a donation to help all those suffering with prostrate cancer, you can do it by going to:  virginmoneygiving.com/balthazarfabricius.
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=BALTHAZARFABRICIUS 

 

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9th 2013. EQUUS ZONE .

CH4 Morning Line on Saturday bring news that there is to be an internal inquiry into the way that British and Global Horseracing is being governed and regulated.

Bloodhorse Illiterate Lord Stevens to head inquiry

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Haya have achieved Bloodhorse Literacy in their own right, as has our own Queen Elizabeth 11,  herself.

This inquiry is seriously flawed before it has even started, the same as the governments Bloodhorse Illiterate  Horseracing Whip Review.

Last Updated: October 3, 2013 8:16am
 

"Lord Stevens will conduct an internal inquiry into the global racing empire of Sheikh Mohammed.

"He said in a statement: "I have been asked by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed to oversee an internal inquiry that will examine organizational structures, internal communication and veterinary practices at all of the major components of Sheikh Mohammed's equestrian properties and operations, including Darley, Godolphin, Meydan and Janah, the equine flight company  "

http://www1.skysports.com/horse-racing/news/12426/8953208/lord-stevens-to-head-inquiry

 

 

 THURSDAY OCTOBER 10th 2013 EQUUS ZONE

Dettori speaks of 'broken heart' after watching Treve win

By Stuart Riley

FRANKIE DETTORI has spoken for the first time about the heartache missing the ride on Arc winner Treve caused him as he continues to recover from the injury that ruled him out of the Longchamp race. 22 hours ago More

• Treve
• Longchamp
• Arc result

 

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 10th 2013 EQUUS ZONE

MARTIN DWYER JOY
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 11th 2013 EQUUS ZONE

Fury after (ARC Arena Leasure Company Racecourses) hits  back as jockeys' join the attack
http://turfcall2-racingpost.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/friday-october-11th-racing-post-2013.html 



SATURDAY OCTOBER 12th 2013 EQUUS ZONE

Ace apprentice Egan at centre of  BHA investigation
http://turfcall2-racingpost.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/saturday-october-12th-racing-post-2013.html

RICHARD HUGHES and MARTIN DWYER.
http://turfcall2-racingpost.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/saturday-october-12th-racing-post-2013.html