On Sunday, mon mari and I went to the race track! Not just any old race track–the Hippodrome de Longchamp on the western side of Paris’s Bois de Boulogne. Each year at the beginning of October the Hippodrome de Longchamp hosts the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. While the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is the name of the entire two-day racing affair, it is also the name of the most prestigious race that takes place on Sunday afternoon. Even with a season of training under their belts, the mile-and-a-half-long course is known to be a challenge for both horse and rider, and the 90th running of the race proved to be no different. While the spectators were sweating it out just standing in their linen suits and flowery dresses, the horses had to fly around the track under a sweltering Paris sun.

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