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Turf: Arc may have been Soldier of Fortune's prep

By Alan Shuback
Daily Racing Form

Friday, October 17, 2008

Soldier of Fortune will hold a lukewarm favorite's chance in a Breeders' Cup Turf that may be the most confusing race of the weekend. The Aidan O'Brien-trained Soldier of Fortune won the Coronation Cup on June 6 and was beaten by two-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up Youmzain in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud later that same month, and he returned off a 14-week layoff to finish a good third behind Zarkava and Youmzain in the Arc. It looks oddly like O'Brien was using the Arc as a prep fo ...

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