Crowds flocked around the winner's enclosure at Newbury in a scene more familiar with Royal Ascot after Call To Mind gave the Queen a late birthday present with victory on debut.
After his impressive performance in the Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1), Arrogate (134 rating) finds himself alone atop the second edition of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2017.
Racing is estimated to have missed out on a sum in excess of £1 million from the Grand National alone because of the delay in European approval for the government's reform of the levy system.
One For Arthur has won the world's most famous steeplechase, taking out the English Grand National for Scottish trainer Lucinda Russell and jockey Derek Fox.