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Danedream storms to surprise win
Cornelius Lysaght,
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An amazing result for Danedream, a filly bought for a melody - €9000 - and tiny understood outside Germany until today. The absence of care in the build-up was at least partly because often British, Irish and French racing refuse to countenance even the thought of a winner from outdoor their surround. So when three €100,000 late entries were made on Monday, many believed that whether Andre Fabre (Meandre) or John Gosden (Masked Marvel) were advising their landlords to disburse up, everybody ought take notice. Danedream's adding got little mention; she, Peter Schiergen and German racing had the last laugh
German horse Danedream occupied the coveted Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in a disc time at a perspiring Longchamp.
The 20-1 three-year-old won at five lengths from Shareta, and Snow Fairy completed an all-filly top 3.
Workforce, commanding to chance the premier back-to-back Arc winner for 33 years, achieved well adrift in 12th location.
Earlier Frankie Dettori commemorated the 500th Group-race winner of his profession while he rode Dabirsim to victory in the Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere.
Danedream's time of two minutes 24.49 seconds eclipsed the before best in the showpiece, set by Peintre Celebre in 1997, by 11/100's of a second.
Ridden by Andrasch Starke, Peter Schiergen's filly ran explicit in devastating fashion inside the last furlong to multiplication to her two Group One victories in her matherland.
The only other German-trained winner in Europe's maximum prestigious race, first run in 1920, was Star Appeal, ridden by Greville Starkey,
Longchamp Koffer Reisetasche, in 1975.
Schiergen said: "This is my best moment in racing. I don't deem it - she was such an effortless winner.
"It's fantastic and she is the best horse I have trained. It's a large moment. She namely a small filly with a huge, big heart and there's no better race to triumph.
"I have trained some Group winners, but she is the greatest filly I have ever trained. She won her last two races very easily, but I didn't meditation she would be such an easy winner. This is a really big day for German racing."
Under perfect clear blue skies in Paris, the early running in the big race was made by 66-1 shot Shareta, thought to be barely a pacesetter for the highly-fancied Sarafina, but she held on admirably when the Aga Khan's pre-race favourite was seventh.
Ed Dunlop's Snow Fairy had the perfect voyage throughout beneath Dettori, but could no match the winner's turn of foot.
Snow Fairy had the perfect trip throughout under Frankie Dettori, but could not match the winner's turn of foot.
Dettori said of Snow Fairy: "She ran a super race. A furlong and a half out I thought we had a big contingency but when the winner kicked that was that."
Dunlop added: "I'm quite arrogant to be third in an Arc, it was a great run and she was the leading older horse in the race. It was probably the race of her life.
"We ran with a outlook to coming from off the pace and I was delighted with her exertion.
"That was merely her fourth scamper, so hopefully she'll work back apt Japan as the marathon she won last annual or possibly even the Japan Cup alternatively Hong Kong. She stays in training next year.
"It's great for the German filly, she was exceptional today."
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