Japanese racing fans will hope they finally achieve their dream at Longchamp of winning Europe’s most prestigious flat race the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after two agonising runners-up spots.
Australian turf followers too are likely to postpone their bedtime plans as former home-based champion So You Think bids to set matters straight in light of the bitter memories of their previous star runner Strawberry Road in 1984.
Japan have been trying for 31 years to win the race with 10 runners trying their best and failing, though El Condor Pasa, in 1999, and Nakayama Festa last year, both trained by 48-year-old Yoshitaka Ninomiya, have finished second.
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