Andre Fabre: 'Soft ground brings out the strength and courage in the winners'

Torquator Tasso (far side) lands the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from Tarnawa (green silks) and enough Tote Ten To Follow points to take him to the top of the leaderboard

France Galop chief Olivier Delloye had raised the prospect of running the Arc a week earlierCredit: Edward Whitaker

German trainer Marcel Weiss, who enjoyed his biggest success with shock Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Torquator Tasso, and Andre Fabre have questioned the merits of moving the race to an earlier date in the calendar.

Speaking exclusively to the Racing Post on Tuesday, France Galop chief executive Olivier Delloye voiced an openness to potentially moving the Arc forward to reduce the risk of heavy ground in Paris.

However, Delloye has since said that an analysis of the last 15 years showed that running the Arc during the last weekend of September would not have led to more good ground at Longchamp.

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Published on 7 October 2021inNews

Last updated 19:56, 7 October 2021

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