Jockey Christophe Soumillon and his highness the Aga Khan in discussion after his filly Zarkava won the Arc prep race, The Prix Vermeille, on Sept 14. Making up an astonishing ten lengths in the straight to finally win by a comfortable couple of lengths. An Australian friend said at the time, he had never seen anything like it.
Photo of Zarkava and jockey C. Soumillon winning the Arc De triomphe in 2008. Retiring unbeaten in 7 races and never tested. Her trainer Alain De Royer Dupre rated her superior to Sea The Stars.
The Place de Terre In Montmartre is not to be missed. A regular hautt for great artists like Picasso and Van Gogh, and still popular for water colour painters, portrait sketchers and caricaturists.