Librettist will get a chance to prove just how good he is on Sunday when he travels across the English Channel for Deauville's Group 1, $768,000 mile, the Prix Jacque le Marois.

Godolphin has always thought that Librettist was going to be a good one. On Sunday, Librettist will get a chance to prove just how good he is when he travels across the English Channel for Deauville's Group 1, $768,000 Prix Jacque le Marois at a mile.

Englishmen playing the three international Grade 1 contests at Arlington on Saturday are likely to turn to Timeform for their handicapping information. Put yourself in their shoes for an example on how Timeform ratings are used across the pond.

An attempt by trainer Aidan O'Brien to name Kieren Fallon to ride Ace in the Arlington Million and Ivan Denisovich in the Secretariat Stakes on Saturday was stymied when the Illinois Racing Board denied Fallon a license to ride in Illinois as well as denying him access to Arlington Park and any other facility operated by the board.

One of the longest owner-trainer relationships in the world has come to an end as brothers Gerard and Alain Wertheimer have parted company with Criquette Head-Maarek in France.

There will be some familiar European faces lining up for the Arlington Million on Saturday, but neither they nor any of the newcomers rate as highly as recent winners Sulamani or Powerscourt. The Beverly D., in direct competition with this past Saturday's Nassau Stakes, in which Ouija Board and Alexander Goldrun set Goodwood alight, has attracted only a single European-trained 3-year-old filly, one who will be making her first start against older females.

Electrocutionist, winner of the Dubai World Cup, has been ruled out of the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Sept. 9 after having aggravated an old splint injury when he finished second in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot last week.

Electrocutionist is owned by Godolphin, whose racing manager, Simon Crisford, told the Godolphin website Tuesday that new plans for Electrocutionist call for him to run in the 1 1/4-mile Champion Stakes at Newmarket on Oct. 14, exactly three weeks before his intended date in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

Marchand d'Or strode to victory in the $321,000 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville on Sunday to establish himself as the leading sprinter in France.

Sent off at a generous 13-1, Marchand d'Or, a French-bred son of Marchand de Sable, defeated the 5-2 choice Satri by two lengths. He ran the straight 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:15.90 on good ground under Davy Bonilla, giving Freddie Head his first Group 1 victory in nine years as a trainer.

Marchand d'Or strode to victory in the $321,000 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville on Sunday to establish himself as the leading sprinter in France.

Ouija Board put the finishing touches on a truly glorious Goodwood meet as she outbattled Alexander Goldrun to emerge victorious in a Nassau Stakes that will not soon be forgotten.