Despite Minnie Hauk’s narrow Arc defeat Aidan O’Brien took his Group One tally for the year to 21 at Longchamp on Sunday with a rare top-flight double in France’s top two-year-old races.
Within 35 minutes the Irishman saddled Diamond Necklace to land the Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac and Puerto Rico who won the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere.
Christophe Soumillon rode both Ballydoyle juveniles and had no need to resort to the whip on either one.
If both
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