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to take the lead inside the final furlong. In the closing stages he repelled the late runs of
Iffraaj and Ashdown Express to win by a head and three quarters of a length. Pitt professed himself delighted with the result "as it proves Ascot wasn't a fluke", whilst McKay admitted to having wagered
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European sprinter of the year. He was also named Horse of the Year by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. In all, Les Arcs won twelve races and was placed ten times from forty-two starts between May 2003 and August 2010.
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in June as well as finishing second on four occasions. In autumn he left Guest's yard and moved to the stable of Tim Pitt, who had been working as an assistant to the
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Takeover Target for the third time in the July Cup over six furlongs at Newmarket. Starting at odds of 10/1 Les Arc was positioned behind the front-runners before moving past the
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January before moving down to the minimum distance of five furlongs for the first time to win at Lingfield in February and March. On 25 March Les Arcs returned to the turf and was moved up in class to contest the Listed
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Pedigree of Les Arcs (USA), dark bay or brown gelding, 2000
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Arcs made only one appearance, finishing last in a race at
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Les Arcs is a dark bay or brown gelding with no white
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861:"Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Lily Agnes – Family 16-h"
300:. He was then exported to England to be trained by
528:Les Arscs died on 8 November 2022 aged 22 years.
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1308:"Ouija secures horse of year title"
1171:"Les Arcs defies modest background"
967:. Timpittracing.com. Archived from
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1200:"Les Arcs Japan trip under threat"
1128:"Les Arcs clinches Golden Jubilee"
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354:and campaigned in minor
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532:Assessment and honours
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350:In 2004 Les Arcs was
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757:"Les Arcs pedigree"
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843:2013-07-09
822:2013-07-09
797:2013-07-08
791:BloodHorse
767:2013-07-08
761:Equineline
741:References
728:Never Bend
446:Group race
239:North East
229:Background
161:Major wins
665:Cormorant
600:Bramalea
430:Continent
426:Reverence
393:Lingfield
389:polytrack
294:Keeneland
222:Group One
140:J S Moore
59:Cormorant
37:Grandsire
1210:9 August
1206:. London
1177:. London
1025:. London
560:Pedigree
290:yearling
279:Fasliyev
251:Kentucky
235:markings
218:July Cup
216:and the
206:hurdling
198:Les Arcs
177:July Cup
156:£527,591
153:Earnings
135:Tim Pitt
50:La Sarto
22:Les Arcs
1292:17 June
642:Althea
589:Roberto
581:Kris S.
536:At the
483:winner
379:Chester
338:guineas
323:furlong
220:, both
210:gelding
208:), the
123:Trainer
101:Breeder
83:Country
69:Gelding
55:Damsire
41:Kris S.
646:Alydar
626:Danzig
442:pounds
397:Bawtry
352:gelded
184:Awards
179:(2006)
174:(2006)
169:(2006)
145:Record
91:Colour
75:Foaled
1332:(PDF)
706:1978
676:Ribot
669:1974
667:(USA)
661:1990
622:1988
585:1977
583:(USA)
577:1995
575:(USA)
259:Blame
241:, in
109:Owner
1294:2023
1212:2006
573:Arch
570:Sire
469:33/1
281:and
249:, a
247:Arch
31:Arch
27:Sire
657:Dam
495:at
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