6 OCT 2024
One of the biggest sporting events in the world at the rarefied surroundings of ParisLongchamp racecourse, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a race of the very highest quality and the crowning of a legend. It is also the richest Group 1 flat horse race in France with a prizemoney of $5 million Euros. Ever since the first race was run in 1920, it has always attracted the best horses and finest jockeys from over the world to compete in this event. Drama and adrenalin are the order of the day at an event that brings together the best thoroughbreds in flat racing and the world’s leading jockeys.
The race is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older and will be run over the distance of 2,400 metres at the ParisLongchamp racecourse on Sunday, 1 October 2023. Popularly referred to as the "Arc", its roll of honour features many highly acclaimed horses, and its winners are often crowned as World Champions.
On 5 October 2024, leading to the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, horseracing fans are in a treat with the Prix de Royallieu and Prix de Cadran races. Even on 6 October 2024, there is a strong support card with the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, Prix Marcel Boussac, Prix de L’Abbaye De Longchamp, Prix de l’Opera and Prix de la Foret setting up the quality for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
HISTORY
The Société d'Encouragement, a former governing body of French racing, had initially restricted its races to thoroughbreds born and bred in France. In 1863, it launched the Grand Prix de Paris, an event designed to bring together the best three-year-olds from any country. Thirty years later it introduced the Prix du Conseil Municipal, an international race for the leading horses of different age groups. It was run over 2,400 metres in October, with weights determined by a horse's previous performances.
The creation of a third such race was proposed at a committee meeting on 24 January 1920. The new event would complement the Grand Prix de Paris and serve as a showcase for French thoroughbred breeding. It would have similar characteristics to the Prix du Conseil Municipal, but each horse would compete on equal terms, unpenalised for previous victories.
Coming in the wake of World War I, it was decided that the race would be named after the Arc de Triomphe, a famous monument which had been the scene of a victory parade by the Allies in 1919. The chosen title had been previously assigned to a minor event at Longchamp. Another suggested title was the "Prix de la Victoire".
RACE RESULTS
| Place | Horse Name | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUESTOCKING | ROSSA RYAN | RALPH BECKETT |
| 2 | AVENTURE | STÉPHANE PASQUIER | CHRISTOPHE FERLAND |
| 3 | LOS ANGELES | RYAN-LEE MOORE | A.P. O'BRIEN |
| 4 | SOSIE | MAXIME GUYON | ANDRE FABRE |
| 5 | SEVENNA'S KNIGHT | MICKAEL BARZALONA | ANDRE FABRE |
| 6 | ZARAKEM | CRISTIAN DEMURO | JEROME REYNIER |
| 7 | SURVIE | TOM MARQUAND | NICOLAS CLEMENT |
| 8 | DELIUS | IORITZ MENDIZABAL | JEAN-CLAUDE ROUGET |
| 9 | FANTASTIC MOON | RENE PIECHULEK | MS SARAH STEINBERG |
| 10 | SUNWAY | OISIN MURPHY | DAVID MENUISIER |
| 11 | AL RIFFA | YUTAKA TAKE | J.P. O'BRIEN |
| 12 | SHIN EMPEROR | RYUSEI SAKAI | YOSHITO YAHAGI |
| 13 | LOOK DE VEGA | RONAN THOMAS | CARLOS & YANN LERNER |
| 14 | MQSE DE SEVIGNE | ALEXIS POUCHIN | ANDRE FABRE |
| 15 | CONTINUOUS | CHRISTOPHE SOUMILLON | A.P. O'BRIEN |
| SCR | HAYA ZARK | WILLIAM BUICK | ADRIEN FOUASSIER |
RUNNERS INFORMATION
Prize Money: €5,000,000
Track: Turf Track
| Barrier No. | Horse Name | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZARAKEM | CRISTIAN DEMURO | JEROME REYNIER |
| 2 | FANTASTIC MOON | RENE PIECHULEK | MS SARAH STEINBERG |
| 3 | BLUESTOCKING | ROSSA RYAN | RALPH BECKETT |
| 4 | AVENTURE | STÉPHANE PASQUIER | CHRISTOPHE FERLAND |
| 5 | SOSIE | MAXIME GUYON | ANDRE FABRE |
| 6 | SURVIE | TOM MARQUAND | NICOLAS CLEMENT |
| 7 | DELIUS | IORITZ MENDIZABAL | JEAN-CLAUDE ROUGET |
| 8 | LOOK DE VEGA | RONAN THOMAS | CARLOS & YANN LERNER |
| 9 | AL RIFFA | YUTAKA TAKE | J.P. O'BRIEN |
| 10 | LOS ANGELES | RYAN-LEE MOORE | A.P. O'BRIEN |
| 11 | SHIN EMPEROR | RYUSEI SAKAI | YOSHITO YAHAGI |
| 12 | SEVENNA'S KNIGHT | MICKAEL BARZALONA | ANDRE FABRE |
| 13 | HAYA ZARK | WILLIAM BUICK | ADRIEN FOUASSIER |
| 14 | CONTINUOUS | CHRISTOPHE SOUMILLON | A.P. O'BRIEN |
| 15 | SUNWAY | OISIN MURPHY | DAVID MENUISIER |
| 16 | MQSE DE SEVIGNE | ALEXIS POUCHIN | ANDRE FABRE |
RACE INFORMATION
| Prize Money | EUR 5 Million |
| Distance | 2,400 Metres |
| Surface | Turf Track |
| Open To | 3YO+, excluding geldings |
| Date of Race | Sunday, 6 October 2024 |
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RECORDS
2:23.61 - FOUND (2016) (at Chantilly)
Marcel Boussac – CORRIDA (1936, 1937), DJEBEL (1942), ARDAN (1944), CARACALLA (1946), CORONATION (1949)
Khalid Abdullah – RAINBOW QUEST (1985), DANCING BRAVE (1986), RAIL LINK (2006), WORKFORCE (2010), ENABLE (2017, 2018)
André Fabre – TREMPOLINO (1987), SUBOTICA (1992), CARNEGIE (1994), PEINTRE CELEBRE (1997), SAGAMIX (1998), HURRICAN RUN (2005), RAIL LINK (2006), WALDGEIST (2019)
Frankie Dettori – LAMMTARRA (1995), SAKHEE (2001), MARIENBARD (2002), GOLDEN HORN (2015), ENABLE (2017, 2018)
Frankie Dettori set to ride his last Arc de Triomphe on Sunday, 1 October 2023.
- KSAR (1921 & 1922)
- MOTRICO (1930 & 1932)
- CORRIDA (1936 & 1937)
- TANTIEME (1950 & 1951)
- RIBOT (1955 & 1956)
- ALLEGED (1977 & 1978)
- TREVE (2013 & 2014)
- ENABLE (2017 & 2018)
FUN FACTS
Named Best Race in the World five times in the last eight years.
Participating *countries with most winners in 100 editions of the Arc:France: 68 | England: 16 | Ireland: 8 | Italy: 6 | Germany: 3
*In horse racing, it is the country where the horse is trained that determines their nationality and not the country where they are born or the nationality of their owners.
With a prize money of EUR 5 Million, it is the biggest purse in French racing, making the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe one of the richest races in the world.
Most runners30, in 1967
Fewest runners 7, in 1941
PAST 5 YEARS WINNERS
JOCKEY: ROSSA RYAN
TRAINER: RALPH BECKETT
