5 Oct 2009

Irish equine legend reaches for the stars in the Arc

6:42 am on 5 October 2009

The Irish champion galloper Sea The Stars has won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamps to complete a unique treble of the English 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby and the Arc.

Ridden by Mick Kinane and trained by John Oxx - owned by Hong Kong club owner Christopher Tsui - Sea the Stars beat Youmzain, ridden by Kieren Fallon , while the seven-time Arc winning trainer Andre Fabre's Cavalryman, under Frankie Dettori, was third.

Youmzain created his own piece of history in becoming the first horse to finish second in three successive Arcs.