A big fun-packed day for everyone, featuring some top-class racing.
High excitement is guaranteed with the final dress rehearsal for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. There are lots of attractions for young and old to enjoy, including a chance to step into a jockey’s boots and see what they see in the thick of the action.
On Sunday 15th September, three weeks before the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, the flat racing elite will flock to ParisLongchamp to take part in the Qatar Arc Trials.
This race day features a series of exceptional races, contested by horses who are entered to run in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
A thrilling day of racing action that you will not want to miss!
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PREPARATION FOR THE QATAR PRIX DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE:
- QATAR PRIX VERMEILLE -
The Qatar Prix Vermeille is run over the classic distance of a mile-and-a-half, just like the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
This Group 1 race boasts a purse of 350,000 euros and is contested by some of Europe’s most talented mares and fillies.
Often the first time that the year’s 3-year-old fillies come up against their more experienced counterparts, the Qatar Prix Vermeille was won by Zarkava in 2008 and by Trêve in 2013, two fillies that were unbeaten aged 3 and went on to triumph over their male peers in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe three weeks later!
This race is closely followed by racing connoisseurs, as eight of the last ten winners of the Arc have been female.
- QATAR PRIX FOY -
A race reserved for male and female thoroughbreds aged 4 and over, the Qatar Prix Foy brings together Europe’s best older horses that favour the classic mile-and-a-half distance.
With a purse of 130,000 euros, this Group 2 event has seen many of its winners go on to place in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe three weeks later, such as Japanese thoroughbreds Orfèvre and El Condor Pasa.
- QATAR PRIX NIEL -
The Qatar Prix Niel, a Group 2 race with a purse of 130,000 euros that is open to 3-year-old colts and fillies, is a last opportunity for these young champions to measure up to one another over the classic mile-and-a-half distance before lining up alongside their elders in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Regularly finishing in the frame in the Arc, numerous winners of the Qatar Prix Niel have gone on to win this Holy Grail of flat races, most recently Rail Link, Hurricane Run and Dalakhani.
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STEP INTO A JOCKEY'S STIRRUPS !
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STEP INTO THE SHOES OF A RACING COMMENTATOR!
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Watch the thoroughbred elite do battle in the world’s greatest horse race!
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