07-10-2012, 18:46
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Re: Horse Racing
SOLEMIA LANDS ARC THRILLER
http://www.attheraces.com/article.as...=&sub=&day=Sun
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Solemia denied Japan a first victory in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as the filly got up in the last strides to beat Orfevre in a thrilling renewal at Longchamp.
Everything appeared to have gone to plan for Orfevre, who carried the weight of a nation's hopes. Christophe Soumillon dropped him out at the back, but he came cruising through in the straight and went at least two lengths clear.
However, Carlos Laffon-Parias's four-year-old Solemia showed guts to fight back under Olivier Peslier to give the rider his fourth win in the race, snatching the prize in the shadow of the post. Masterstroke was third.
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