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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann
North American-breds, yes, several times. North American-trained, no, mainly because it has rarely been tried, if at all. Longchamps, the track where the Arc is run, is a horseshoe-shaped RIGHT-handed track, which is the biggest hurdle for US-types, along with the soft ground that so often turns up for the Arc. US-raced horses never have to turn right-handed at speed, they have never developed the muscles or flexibility on that side (unlike Euro-horses) and would be running with a major disadvantage.
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Looks like they're discussing trying it:
http://racing.bloodhorse.com/article/45743.htm
Thanks for the post, PA- who were some of the American-bred winners and did any of them race in the US or were their careers entirely overseas?