Arnaud de Seyssel

The question of whether geldings should be allowed to run in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe has been the subject of debate for some time, and on Monday, the board of France Galop voted overwhelmingly but not unanimously to invoke a rule change from next year. The reasoning behind what has been described as a "landmark decision" is three-pronged, according to France Galop's vice president Arnaud de Seyssel. He told TDN, "First of all, if I look backwards, we have been asking these questions ourselves over the last two...