By Tom Frary
In a renewal of ParisLongchamp's G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe marred by a serious injury to the outsider Haya Zark (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) before halfway and shaped by persistent rain easing the ground by the minute, Juddmonte's rock-solid Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}–Emulous {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) came through once again to provide her owner-breeders with the shared record of seven wins in racing's great monument.
As she had done in the course-and-distance G1 Prix Vermeille three weeks previously, the Ralph Beckett-trained 4-year-old who was supplemented this week had to ward off the Wertheimers' Aventure (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) but repeated the feat to prevail by 1 1/4 lengths at 11-2. Ballydoyle's Los Angeles (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), who had led from the outset until overtaken by the winner two out, was 1 1/2 lengths further behind in third with the same margin back to Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}).
Winning jockey Rossa Ryan, who rode the winner prominently throughout and always looked to be full of horse at every stage, was understandably overwhelmed. “It's a dream. I went through the form and thought she could be very competitive–she had won one of strongest Vermeilles and she didn't let me down,” he said. “They say a horse can really change your life and she has done. Turning in, she came alive underneath me and it's hard to stop a train! I owe everything to Ralph and all the team–they deserve all the credit. To do it on this stage is what its all about.”
Supplementing success! Bluestocking stamps her mark on the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for @RalphBeckett and @Rossaryan15 at @paris_longchamp… pic.twitter.com/ihd4xeP2Mr
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