On his last European start Lorenzaccio ran in his second Champion Stakes at Newmarket in October. The favourite was the outstanding three-year-old colt Nijinsky, who had become the first Triple Crown winner for thirty-five years and beaten older horses in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Although _he_had been narrowly beaten by Sassafras in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Nijinsky, ridden by Piggott, was expected to redeem his reputation and started at odds of 4/11 while Lorenzaccio, ridden by Geoff Lewis was a 100/7 outsider. <sep>, Pronoun: he <sep>, A: King George VI <sep>, B: Piggott