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The Prix de Royallieu has been upgraded from a Group 2, and becomes the eighth Group 1 on Arc weekend. The race is also upped in trip to 1m6f (2,800m).

Meanwhile The Lydia Tesio is dropped to Group 2, meaning there will be no Group 1 races held in Italy.
https://twitter.com/mitsu_513/status/1093097112961609728

フランスのロワイヤリュー賞(芝2800m)が今年からG1に昇格。凱旋門賞デーのG1競走数が8に。
一方、イタリアのリディアテシオ賞がG2に降格。これによりイタリアの平地競走からG1はなくなった。
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