Sassafras, champion French 3yo colt most famous for his head defeat of Nijinsky in the 1970 Arc, his name came from a tree of the laurel family. The colt also won the 1970 Prix Royal Oak (French St Leger) prior to the Arc which is rather ironic as many incorrectly attributed Nijinsky's defeat to him having run in and won the St Leger and thereafter trainers have avoided running horses bound for the Arc in the Leger.