Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Races at Longchamp - Édouard Manet, 1867

The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds (excluding geldings) run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) raced on turf at Longchamp Racecourse, Paris, France on the first Sunday in October.

The Longchamp racecourse is right handed, in a large horse-shoe loop that rises gently initially before gradually descending down to the long right-hand bend, which leads to the 500 metres (2½ furlongs) finishing straight. The race brings together the winners of the Derby races at Epsom, and in Ireland, Italy and Germany. In recent times, the winner of the race will often go to America in November to compete in the annual Breeders' Cup. Currently, the purse money totals €1,600,000.

The race was inaugurated in 1920 when it was run in celebration of the Allies' victory in World War I.

The first ever race run at Longchamp was on Sunday, April 27, 1857 in front of a massive crowd. The Emperor Napoleon III and his wife Eugénie were present, having sailed down the Seine River on their private yacht to watch the third race. Until 1930, many Parisians came to the track down the river on steamboats and various other vessels, the trip taking around an hour to the Pont de Suresnes. The royal couple joined Prince Jerome Bonaparte and his son Prince Napoleon in the Royal Enclosure alongside the Prince of Nassau, Prince Murat and the Duke of Morny, an avid racegoer. Non-aristocratic members of the upper classes were not permitted into the Royal enclosure and had to be content with watching from their barouche carriages on the lawn.

Following World War II, on July 14, 1949, the Societe d'Encouragement with the Loterie Nationale published the conditions for a new Prix de l'Arc du Triomphe. A purse of 25 millions francs was set, making it once again the richest Weight for Age race in Europe. That inaugural race was won by "Coronation", a horse bred by the great French breeder Marcel Boussac.

Winners

1920-1949

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds	Time
1920	Comrade	3	Frank Bullock	Peter Gilpin	Evremond de Saint-Alary
1921	Ksar	3	George Stern	Walter Robert Walton	Mme Edmond Blanc
1922	Ksar	4	Frank Bullock	Walter Robert Walton	Mme Edmond Blanc
1923	Parth	3	Frank O'Neill	J H Crawford	A Kingsley Macomber
1924	Massine	4	Albert Sharpe	Elijah Cunnington	Henry Ternynck
1925	Priori	3	Marcel Allemand	Percy Carter	Comte Gérard de Chavagnac
1926	Biribi	3	Domingo Torterolo	Juan Torterolo	Simon Guthmann
1927	Mon Talisman	3	Charles Semblat	Frank Carter	Edouard Martinez de Hoz
1928	Kantar	3	Arthur Esling	Richard Carver	Ogden Mills
1929	Ortello	3	Paolo Caprioli	Willy Carter	Giuseppe del Montel
1930	Motrico	5	Marcel Fruhinsholtz	Maurice d'Okhuysen	Vicomte Max de Rivaud
1931	Pearl Cap	3	Charles Semblat	Frank Carter	Mme Diana Esmond
1932	Motrico	7	Charles Semblat	Maurice d'Okhuysen	Vicomte Max de Rivaud
1933	Crapom	3	Paolo Caprioli	Frederico Regoli	Mario Crespi
1934	Brantôme	3	Charles Bouillon	Lucien Robert	Baron Edouard A de Rothschild
1935	Samos	3	Walter Sibbritt	Frank Carter	Evremond de Saint-Alary
1936	Corrida	4	Charlie Elliott	John Watts	Marcel Boussac
1937	Corrida	5	Charlie Elliott	John Watts	Marcel Boussac
1938	Eclair au Chocolat	3	Charles Bouillon	Lucien Robert	Baron Edouard A de Rothschild
1939 / 1940 no race
1941	Le Pacha	3	Paul Francolon	John Cunnington	Philippe Gund
1942	Djebel	5	Jacques Doyasbère	Charles Semblat	Marcel Boussac
1943	Verso II	3	Guy Duforez	Charles Clout	Comte de Chambure
1944	Ardan	3	Jacques Doyasbère	Charles Semblat	Marcel Boussac
1945	Nikellora	3	Rae Johnstone	René Pelat	Mme Robert Patureau
1946	Caracalla	4	Charlie Elliott	Charles Semblat	Marcel Boussac
1947	Le Paillon	5	Fernand Rochetti	William Head	Mme Lucienne Aurousseau
1948	Migoli	4	Charles Smirke	Frank Butters	HH Aga Khan III
1949	Coronation	3	Roger Poincelet	Charles Semblat	Marcel Boussac

1950-1999

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds	Time
1950	Tantième	3	Jacques Doyasbère	François Mathet	François Dupré
1951	Tantième	4	Jacques Doyasbère	François Mathet	François Dupré
1952	Nuccio	4	Roger Poincelet	Alec Head	HH Aga Khan III
1953	La Sorellina	3	Maurice Larraun	Etienne Pollet	Paul Duboscq	65/4	2:31.9
1954	Sica Boy	3	Rae Johnstone	Pierre Pelat	Mme Jean Cochery	41/10	2:36.4
1955	Ribot	3	Enrico Camici	Ugo Penco	Marquis Incisa della Rocchetta	88/10	2:35.6
1956	Ribot	4	Enrico Camici	Ugo Penco	Marquis Incisa della Rocchetta	3/5	2:34.8
1957	Oroso	4	Serge Boullenger	Daniel Lescalle	Raoul Meyer	52/1	2:33.4
1958	Ballymoss	4	Scobie Breasley	Vincent O'Brien	John McShain	39/10	2:37.9
1959	Saint Crespin	3	George Moore	Alec Head	Aly Khan	17/1	2:33.3
1960	Puissant Chef	3	Maxime Garcia	Charles Bartholomew	Henry Aubert	14/1	2:43.9
1961	Molvedo	3	Enrico Camici	Armando Maggi	Egidio Verga	18/10	2:38.4
1962	Soltikoff	3	Marcel Depalmas	René Pelat	Mme Cino del Ducca	40/1	2:30.9
1963	Exbury	4	Jean Deforge	Geoffrey Watson	Baron Guy de Rothschild	36/10	2:34.9
1964	Prince Royal	3	Roger Poincelet	Georges Bridgland	Rex Ellsworth	16/1	2:35.5
1965	Sea-Bird II	3	Thomas Glennon	Etienne Pollet	Jean Ternynck	6/5	2:35.5
1966	Bon Mot III	3	Freddy Head	William Head	Walter Burmann	53/10	2:39.8
1967	Topyo	3	William Pyers	Charles Bartholomew	Mme Léon Volterra	82/1	2:38.2
1968	Vaguely Noble	3	Bill Williamson	Etienne Pollet	Mrs Robert A Franklyn	5/2	2:35.2
1969	Levmoss	4	Bill Williamson	Seamus McGrath	Seamus McGrath	52/1	2:29.0
1970	Sassafrás	3	Yves Saint-Martin	François Mathet	Arpad Plesch	19/1	2:29.7
1971	Mill Reef	3	Geoff Lewis	Ian Balding	Paul Mellon	7/10	2:28.3
1972	San San	3	Freddy Head	Angel Penna	Comtesse Margit Batthyany	37/2	2:28.3
1973	Rheingold	4	Lester Piggott	Barry Hills	Henry Zeisel	77/10	2:35.8
1974	Allez France	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Angel Penna	Daniel Wildenstein	1/2	2:36.9
1975	Star Appeal	5	Greville Starkey	Theo Grieper	Waldemar Zeitelhack	119/1	2:33.6
1976	Ivanjica	4	Freddy Head	Alec Head	Jacques Wertheimer	71/10	2:39.4
1977	Alleged	3	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	38/10	2:30.6
1978	Alleged	4	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	7/5	2:36.1
1979	Three Troikas	3	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head	88/10	2:28.9
1980	Detroit	3	Pat Eddery	Olivier Douieb	Robert Sangster	67/10	2:28.0
1981	Gold River	4	Gary Moore	Alec Head	Jacques Wertheimer	53/1	2:35.2
1982	Akiyda	3	Yves Saint-Martin	François Mathet	HH Aga Khan IV	43/4	2:37.0
1983	All Along	4	Walter Swinburn	Patrick Biancone	Daniel Wildenstein	173/10	2:28.1
1984	Sagace	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Patrick Biancone	Daniel Wildenstein	29/10	2:39.1
1985	Rainbow Quest	4	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	Khalid Abdulla	71/10	2:29.5
1986	Dancing Brave	3	Pat Eddery	Guy Harwood	Khalid Abdulla	11/10	2:27.7
1987	Trempolino	3	Pat Eddery	André Fabre	Paul de Moussac	20/1	2:26.3
1988	Tony Bin	5	John Reid	Luigi Camici	Mme Veronica del Bono Gaucci	14/1	2:27.3
1989	Carroll House	4	Michael Kinane	Michael Jarvis	Antonio Balzarini	19/1	2:30.8
1990	Saumarez	3	Gérald Mossé	Nicolas Clément	Bruce McNall	15/1	2:29.8
1991	Suave Dancer	3	Cash Asmussen	John E. Hammond	Henri Chalhoub	37/10	2:31.4
1992	Subotica	4	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Olivier Lecerf	88/10	2:39.0
1993	Urban Sea	4	Eric Saint-Martin	Jean Lesbordes	David Tsui	37/1	2:37.9
1994	Carnegie	3	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	3/1	2:31.1
1995	Lammtarra	3	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Saeed Maktoum Al Maktoum	2/1	2:31.8
1996	Helissio	3	Olivier Peslier	Elie Lellouche	Enrique Sarasola	18/10	2:29.9
1997	Peintre Célèbre	3	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	22/10	2:24.6
1998	Sagamix	3	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	5/2	2:34.5
1999	Montjeu	3	Michael Kinane	John E. Hammond	Michael Tabor	6/4	2:38.5

2000-

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds	Time
2000	Sinndar	3	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	6/4	2:25.8
2001	Sakhee	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	22/10	2:36.1
2002	Marienbard	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	158/10	2:26.7
2003	Dalakhani	3	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	7/5	2:32.3
2004	Bago	3	Thierry Gillet	Jonathan Pease	Niarchos family	77/10	2:25.0
2005	Hurricane Run	3	Kieren Fallon	André Fabre	Michael Tabor	19/10	2:27.4

External links

*Listing of the Arc races - Breeding, 2nd, 3rd

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Encyclopedia BETA