Sosie draw gives legendary trainer Fabre boost for Arc

Sosie's chances of giving trainer Andre Fabre a record ninth win in Europe's most prestigious race, the €5 million (S$7.1 million) Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2,400m), were boosted on Oct 4 with a favourable draw.

The 16-strong field has attracted runners from Ireland, England, Germany and Japan, whose hopes of winning the race they regard as the Holy Grail of racing lie with Shin Emperor.

Sosie earned his favourite's tag when he won the Arc trial, the Group 2 Prix Niel (2,400m) in September, inflicting the first defeat of Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby, 2,100m) winner Look De Vega's career.

He is drawn in stall 5 for the Longchamp showpiece, from where two winners have emerged including the legendary Sea Bird, who won the 1965 Arc by a staggering six lengths.