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The Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend,

which will be held on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October 2020, has no less than 16 flat races, nine of which have Group 1 status, the highest category of horse race.

In the most important race of the weekend, the world's very best thoroughbreds coupled with top international jockeys will do battle in the world’s best horse race*: the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe!

In 2019, Waldgeist deprives Enable of a third win in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as André Fabre hits the « Arc » target for the eighth time.

Ever since it was created in 1920, the “Arc” has been recognised at one of the highest rungs on the sporting ladder and its  winner is crowned the year’s best racehorse.  

This competition, which boasts a purse of 5 million euros, making it the most  richly-rewarded race in France, is the Holy Grail for flat racing professionals. 

This legendary race is broadcast in 50 countries and brings together 50,000 spectators inside the racecourse.

Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe : The 2019 best horse race in the world !

For the 4th time in 5 years, the Longines World’s Best Horse Race award was given to the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 2019.

France Galop President Edouard de Rothschild was in London this Wednesday, January 22nd, to accept the award.

THE QATAR PRIX DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE IS COMING HOME TO PARISLONGCHAMP!

After two editions of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly (2016 and 2017), the year’s most eagerly-awaited event is coming home to ParisLongchamp, which was officially reopened last spring after two years of renovation work.

A legendary race like the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe could not wish for a better venue: the new 160-metre-long Grandstand, topped with a transparent glass building, was designed by famous French  architect Dominique Perrault.

The outward-leaning shape of the Grandstand is designed to evoke the movement of a thoroughbred in full flight!

Its colour is inspired by the autumn hues of the trees in the nearby Bois de Boulogne in October, when the event takes place.

RACE PROGRAMME

- SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2019 -

QATAR PRIX DOLLAR**

Goup II – 3 yo + - €200.000

Dist : 1 mile 1¾ fur. (Large Track, 2^{nd post)}

Winner 2019: SKALLETI with PC.Boudot

Analysis

QATAR ARABIAN TROPHY DES JUMENTS (4YO FILLIES)**

Group I - PA – Purebred Arabs - Females - 4 yo - €150.000

Dist : 1 mile 2 fur. (Large Track)

Winner 2019: RAAHAH with FX.Bertras

Analysis

QATAR PRIX DANIEL WILDENSTEIN**

Group II ½ 3 yo + - €200.000

Dist : 1 mile (Large Track)

Winner 2019: THE REVENANT with PC.Boudot

Analysis

QATAR GRAND HANDICAP DES JUMENTS**

Handicap – 3 yo+ - €70.000

Dist : 1 mile 2 fur. (Large Track)

Winner 2019: MADE TO LEAD with J.Claudic

HARAS DE BOUQUETOT – CRITERIUM DE LA VENTE D'OCTOBRE - ARQANA**

Class 1 – 2 yo - €250.000

Dist : 1 mile (Large Track)

Winner 2019: INTO FAITH with PC.Boudot

QATAR PRIX DE ROYALLIEU**

Goup I – 3 yo + - Females - €300.000

Dist : 1 mile 4^½ fur. (Large Track, 2^{nd post)}

^{Winner 2019: ANAPURNA with And L.Dettori}

Analysis

QATAR PRIX CHAUDENAY**

Group II – 3 yo - €200.000

Dist : 1 mile 7 fur. (Middle Track)

Winner 2019: TECHNICIAN with PC.Boudot

Analysis

QATAR PRIX DU CADRAN**

Goup I – 4 yo + - €300.000

Dist : 2 miles 4 fur. (New and Large Tracks⁾

^{Winner 2019: HOLDTHASIGREEN with T.Piccone}

Analysis

PRIX QATAR RACING AND EQUESTRIAN CLUB**

Handicap – 3 yo +- Class 2 - €28.000

Dist : 1 mile 2 fur.

Winner 2019: LA POUTANESCA with A.Badel

- SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2019 -

QATAR PRIX MARCEL BOUSSAC CRITERIUM DES POULICHES**

Group I - Females – 2 yo - €400.000

Dist : 1 mile (Large Track)

Winner 2019: ALBIGNA with S.Foley

Analysis

QATAR PRIX JEAN-LUC LAGARDERE (GRAND CRITERIUM) sponsored by MANATEQ**

Group I – Males and Females - 2 yo – €400,000
Dist : 1 mile (Large Track)

Winner 2019: VICTOR LUDORUM with M.Barzalona

Analysis

QATAR ARABIAN WORLD CUP**

 
Group I PA – Purebred Arabs - 4 yo + - €1,000,000
Dist : 1 mile 2 fur. (Large Track)

Winner 2019: EBRAZ with à M.Guyon

Analysis

QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE**

Group I – 3 yo + - €5,000,000
Dist : 1 ½ miles (Large Track)

Winner 2019: WALDGEIST with PC.Boudot

Analysis

PRIX DE L’OPERA LONGINES**

Group I – 3 yo + - Females - €500,000
Dist : 1 mile 2 fur. (Large Track)

Winner 2019: VILLA MARINA with O.Peslier

Analysis

PRIX DE L’ABBAYE DE LONGCHAMP LONGINES**

Group I – 2 yo + - €350,000
Dist : 5 fur. (Sprint)

Winner 2019: GLASS SLIPPERS with TA.Eaves

Analysis

QATAR PRIX DE LA FORET**

Group I – 3 yo + - €350,000
Dist : 7 fur. (New Track)

Winner 2019: ONE MASTER with Pierre-Charles Boudot

ARC RECORDS AND KEY FIGURES

1ST
Named Longines World’s Best Horse Race in 2019, the fourth time in five years.

99TH EDITION
Of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 2020, a legendary sporting event created in 1920.

1 ½ miles
The distance run in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, which pits the world’s very best thoroughbreds against each other in a race that demands both speed and stamina.  

2’24’’49
The record time for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on the ParisLongchamp course (held by German mare Danedream since 2011), which equates to an average speed of 60 km/h with a peak speed of 65 km/h at the finish!

9.7 MILLION EUROS
The total purse for the 16 races run over the weekend, nine of which have Group 1 status, the highest category of horse race.

5 MILLION EUROS
The prize money for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe alone, making it the most richly-rewarded horse race in France.

62 MILLION EUROS
Of bets on the Arc alone, of which 45 million euros are wagered abroad.

TRICAST

Irish trainer Aidan Patrick O’Brien had a fantastic race in 2016, when his three runners took the first three places!  

FIRST ARC
Waldgeist deprives Enable of a third win in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as André Fabre hits the « Arc » target for the eighth time.

TRIUMPHANT TRAINERS

Christiane Head-Maarek is the only female trainer to have won the race, and she  did it on three occasions (two of which were with Trêve)! But André  Fabre, a Chantilly-based trainer, takes the top spot with seven Arc victories!

ILLUSTRIOUS JOCKEYS

The Arc is an opportunity for the world’s best jockeys to measure up to one  another. Lanfranco Dettori is the only jockey, to date, to have won this exceptional race six times.

45,000 SPECTATORS
Present in the stands at ParisLongchamp racecourse for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend.

500 JOURNALISTS
From all over the globe cover the event.