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Japan miss Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe bullseye again
 
 
  
 
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PARIS (AFP) - – Japan's bold quest to land one of the great prizes on the international horse racing calendar, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, resulted in glorious but frustrating failure here Sunday.
 
Japan was doubly represented in the four million euro prize at Longchamp with Nakayama Festa joined by Victoire Pisa, the pair turning up having put down solid markers in their Arc trials at the Paris track last month.
 
Belying his 22-1 starting price Nakayama Festa almost pulled off an historic victory when pushing the winner Workforce all the way to the line, ultimately succumbing after a thrilling tussle by only a head.
 
For trainer Yoshitaka Ninomiya this was almost too much to take as he had also saddled El Condor Pasa to fill the runner-up spot behind Montjeu in 1999.
 
"Second again! Always second!" he lamented.
 
"He's a very tough horse, he will go back to Japan but there are no plans at the moment."
 
As for Victoire Pisa, partnered by Yutaka Take, he too ran with credit, taking sixth, with among those in his wake a brace of Derby winners in Lope de Vega and Cape Blanco.
 
Not bad for a runner sent off at 78-1 on the French Tote.
 
Back in 2005 Take was on board Meisha Samson who ran a lowkey race at 25-1, finishing 10th of 15 to Zarkava.
 
The season before Deep Impact was sent over to finish third to Rail Link.
 
As much as for his bold showing Deep Impact's presence will forever be remembered for the astonishing weight of financial support for the horse from all his Japanese fans at Longchamp which saw him start an improbable favourite.
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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