The big race this weekend is the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, at Longchamps on Sunday. My tip for that is Joshua Tree, which is the name of an album by U2. A few years ago my wife backed this at Ascot and it came in at 16/1, so here's hoping for a repeat performance.
Speaking of Ascot, there is a plethora of horses with rock song names at Saturday's meeting, so here goes.
There's two in the first race at 1.30. Eton Rifles was a big hit for The Jam, and Medicean Man is a great track by 'proper' Whitesnake (when they were bluesy, before the hairspray years). Obviously, they spelt it properly.
In the 3.15 is a nod to the mighty Led Zeppelin and the grand sport of golf. Fairway to Heaven. Can you see what they've done there?
In the 3.50 we have blog favourite Arnold Lane, that wonderful Pink Floyd song from way back in the psychedelic sixties.
Finally, in the 4.25 is I'm so glad, which is the title of a song by Cream, again from the sixties.
Bon chance, as they say en Francais.
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