Shirocco outsprinted Hurricane Run and Pride to the wire in the Prix Foy as Christophe Soumillon rode the winners of all three course and distance preps for the Oct. 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.

Sixties Icon led a parade of Galileos across the line at York on Saturday as he swept to a most convincing victory in the Group 1, $885,000 St. Leger Stakes.

The world's oldest classic, the St. Leger proved to be a tribute to Galileo, winner of both the Epsom and Irish Derbies in 2001, as not only is Sixties Icon a son of Galileo, but so are the runner-up, The Last Drop, and third-place Red Rocks.

Dylan Thomas fought back late to retake the $1.26 million Irish Champion Stakes from Ouija Board at Leopardstown on Saturday in an effort which could propel him to Churchill Downs for either the Breeders' Cup Turf or Classic.

Hurricane Run, Shirocco, and Pride will stage their own little mini-Arc at Longchamp on Sunday as they prepare for the real thing in the Group 2, $165,000 Prix Foy, one of three course and distance Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe preps being served up at the Parisian track.

Australian raider Takeover Target appears to have his Japanese rivals over a barrel at Chukyo Racecourse in Sunday's Grade 2 Centaur Stakes, a $995,000 six-furlong turf dash that is the fifth leg of the Global Sprint Challenge.

Hurricane Run, Shirocco, and Pride will stage their own little mini-Arc at Longchamp on Sunday as they prepare for the real thing in the Group 2, $165,000 Prix Foy, one of three course and distance Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe preps being served up at the Parisian track.

Australian raider Takeover Target appears to have his Japanese rivals over a barrel at Chukyo Racecourse in Sunday's Grade 2, $995,000 , a six-furlong turf dash that serves as the fifth leg of the Global Sprint Challenge.

The withdrawal of Hurricane Run from Saturday's Irish Champion Stakes sets up a fantastic rematch between Ouija Board and Alexander Goldrun in Leopardstown's $1.28 million, Group 1 race at 1 1/4 miles.

The 231st running of the St. Leger Stakes, the world's oldest classic, will be held for the first time at York on Saturday as its longtime home, Doncaster, is undergoing renovation. The race will be run at a flat 1 3/4 miles, 132 yards short of usual.

The withdrawal of Hurricane Run from Saturday's Group 1, $1.28 million Irish Champion Stakes sets up a fantastic rematch between Ouija Board and Alexander Goldrun at Leopardstown. The Irish Champion will be contested at 1 1/4 miles.