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Karsavina for Paris

Sunday's Group One Prix Vermeille, one of three Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe trials to be run at Longchamp that day, attracted 13…

Thu Sept 13 2001 - 01:00

Sunday's Group One Prix Vermeille, one of three Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe trials to be run at Longchamp that day, attracted 13 acceptors at the first acceptance stage yesterday.

They include Aidan O'Brien's Karsavina, fourth in the Yorkshire Oaks on her most recent start, and Michael Grassick's Deauville winner, Lime Gardens.

The four British acceptors are Mot Juste (Ed Dunlop), Inchiri (Gerard Butler), Zanzibar (Michael Bell) and Love Everlasting (Mark Johnston).

Aquarelliste, the French Oaks winner, is the standout amongst the domestic acceptors.

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The British acceptors in the Prix Niel are the Sagitta 2,000 Guineas winner Golan (Michael Stoute), Masterful (John Gosden), Mot Juste and the Barry Hills pair, Chancellor and Storming Home.

A total of 16 acceptors stood their ground in this race, including the French Derby one-two, Anabaa Blue and Chichicastenango, plus King Of Tara and Maille Pistol.

Michael Stoute's Little Rock is one two British acceptors in the Group Two Prix Foy.

Marienbard, Godolphin's Yorkshire Cup winner, is the other in a race which could feature the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes third, Hightori.

Paul Cole's Guys and Dolls and Dupont (Willie Haggas) are the two British acceptors in the Group Three Prix Prix la Rochette for juveniles on the same card.

The Breeders' Cup meeting, scheduled for Belmont Park, New York, on October 27th is to go ahead.A spokeswoman for Breeders' Cup Limited said yesterday: "Everything is going on as planned right now. There has not been any change at this point.

"Everything is still planned as scheduled and we hope that things will be much better by then."

She also confirmed that racing in the United States was carrying on largely unaffected by the tragedy.

Meanwhile, the big sales at Keeneland, Kentucky, resumed yesterday after a temporary suspension of business on Tuesday.

The racing manager to Queen Elizabeth, Lord Carnarvon, died on Tuesday night aged 77. He was a notable owner in his own right and had a host of top fillies trained by Richard Hannon in the early 1990s.