Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe to Allow Geldings Next Year
Europe's richest race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), will be opened to geldings for the first time in 2027, after board members at France Galop voted to remove restrictions.
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Europe's richest race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), will be opened to geldings for the first time in 2027, after board members at France Galop voted to remove restrictions.
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