Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe betting guide

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Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe betting guide

The French slogan says it all: Ce n’est pas une couzse, c’est un monument” which translates to – “It’s not a race, it’s a monument”. The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is historically run on the first Sunday in every October and has had some of the best staying horses in the world salute.

Date October 02, 2022
Venue Hipódromo de Longchamp, 2 Rte des Tribunes, 75016 Paris, France
Distance 2400 metres
Prize Money €5,000,000 EUR
First Running 1920
2021 Winner TORQUATOR TASSO (GER)

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2021 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe results

Result Horse Trainer Barrier Jockey Weight
1st Torquator Tasso M Weiss/Schweiz 12 R Piechulek 9-5
2nd Tarnawa (IRE) D K Weld 3 C Soumillon 9-2
3rd Hurricane Lane (IRE) C Appleby 2 James Doyle 8-12
4th Adayar (IRE) C Appleby 11 W Buick 8-12

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe’s origins – where did it all begin?

The first ever Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe was run on October 3, 1920 and was named after a monument which had been at the scene of the victory parade of the Allies in the wake of World War I in 1919.

prix de l'Arc de triompheThe French governing body up until 1950 had restricted its thoroughbred racing to only horses of French breeding, but decided this race would be open to the world’s best.

The prestigious race currently sits as the second richest horse race in the world, directly behind Australia’s ‘The Everest’ and attracts some of the top horses from around the world to compete for a share of the €5,000,000 prize pool.

The race is run and won every year on the first weekend of October at Longreach Racecourse. Only ever been raced elsewhere in 2016 & 2017 at Chantilly Racecourse due to renovations being done at Longreach.


Top records of Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

  • Horses to win the race twice : Ksar (1921,1922), Motrico (1930,1932), Corrida (1936,1937), Tantieme (1950,1951), Ribot (1955,1956), Alleged (1977,1978), Treve (2013,2014), Enable (2017,2018).
  • Jockey with most wins : Frankie Dettori – Lammtarra (1995), Sakhee (2001), Marienbard (2002), Golden Horn (2015), Enable (2017, 2018).
  • Trainer with most wins: André Fabre – Trempolino (1987), Subotica (1992), Carnegie (1994), Peintre Celebre (1997), Sagamix (1998), Hurricane Run (2005), Rail Link (2006), Waldgeist (2019).
  • Owners with most wins:
    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)

Previous Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Results

Year Horse Trainer Jockey
2021 Torquator Tasso Marcel Weiss Rene Piechulek
2020 Sottsass Jean-Claude Rouget Cristian Demuro
2019 Waldgeist André Fabre Pierre-Charles Boudot
2018 Enable John Gosden Frankie Dettori
2017 Enable John Gosden Frankie Dettori
2016 Found Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore
2015 Golden Horn John Gosden Frankie Dettori
2014 Treve Criquette Head Thierry Jarnet
2013 Treve Criquette Head Thierry Jarnet
2012 Solemia Carlos Laffon-Parias Olivier Peslier
2011 Danedream Peter Schiergen Andrasch Starke
2010 Workforce Sir Michael Stoute Ryan Moore
2009 Sea the Stars John Oxx Michael Kinane
2008 Zarkava Alain de Royer-Dupré Christophe Soumillon
2007 Dylan Thomas Aidan O’Brien Kieren Fallon
2006 Rail Link André Fabre Stéphane Pasquier
2005 Hurricane Run André Fabre Kieren Fallon
2004 Bago Jonathan Pease Thierry Gillet
2003 Dalakhani Alain de Royer-Dupré Christophe Soumillon
2002 Marienbard Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori
2001 Sakhee Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori
2000 Sinndar John Oxx Johnny Murtagh
1999 Montjeu John Hammond Michael Kinane

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