6/14 (CD): Stephen Foster Day

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Well, here's hoping he takes to the turf as well as the 1973 winner of the Man O' War did. There's never been an American winner of the Arc, has there?

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.