PARIS, in the first weekend in October, can mean only one thing, and that’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend, with the feature as often as not the strongest race in the world.

This column pointed out after Treve’s win in the Prix Vermeille that she looked better than ever and that sectionals backed up that impression. With Treve at around even-money for the Arc, that may not have been telling anyone anything they had not already figured out!