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<strong>QATAR</strong> <strong>PRIX</strong> <strong>DE</strong> L’ARC <strong>DE</strong> <strong>TRIOMPHE</strong> • October, Saturday 6 th - Sunday 7 th 2012
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Start of Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2011.<br />
On Saturday 6 th and Sunday 7 th October 2012, at Longchamp racecourse, racing fans, horse lovers<br />
and all who appreciate great sporting moments, will gather to watch the 91 st renewal<br />
of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, the undisputed highlight of the racing season.
<strong>QATAR</strong> <strong>PRIX</strong> <strong>DE</strong> L’ARC <strong>DE</strong> <strong>TRIOMPHE</strong> • October, Saturday 6 th - Sunday 7 th 2012<br />
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The weekend’s racing programme is celebrated far beyond <strong>France</strong>’s borders. This is not surprising,<br />
since the English Thoroughbred Championships and the world’s richest Purebred Arabian race are<br />
held concurrently. The cards on Saturday and Sunday feature 17 Flat races, including the exceptional<br />
total of 13 Group races, which are used to determine the level of excellence of horse racing around the<br />
world. There are seven Group 1 races and four Group 2 races for thoroughbreds, while there are two Group 1<br />
races for Purebred Arabians. Total prize-money distributed over the weekend is a record 7.2 Million Euros. Of<br />
that sum, 4 Million Euros alone is reserved for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, which lends its name to the<br />
entire weekend. The Qatar Arabian World Cup, which is open to Purebred Arabians, is worth 700.000 Euros.<br />
The Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is the feature event on Sunday, when one horse alone will join the legendary<br />
roll-call of winners of this mythical mile-and-a-half race. Runners gather from all over the world in the hope of<br />
adding their name to this prestigious list. It is a fabulous opportunity for spectators to watch the best horses of 2012,<br />
ridden by the most talented jockeys, fight for the honours in a highly intensive race.<br />
The best Thoroughbreds and the best jockeys.
<strong>QATAR</strong> <strong>PRIX</strong> <strong>DE</strong> L’ARC <strong>DE</strong> <strong>TRIOMPHE</strong> • October, Saturday 6 th - Sunday 7 th 2012<br />
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A presenter from the official Japanese Broadcaster holds a fan flag depicting Japan’s runners in the Arc.<br />
The Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is the most anticipated equine event of the year! Its media coverage extends well beyond <strong>France</strong>’s borders<br />
and into Europe, Asia, Africa, the United States and the Middle East. It is broadcast in as many as 30 countries and on 19 different channels; more<br />
than a billion potential viewers will watch the race.<br />
It is among sport’s most widely covered events by the world’s<br />
media, not to mention the equestrian highlight of the year. On the<br />
day, the tension rises with every race that brings the Qatar Prix de<br />
l’Arc de Triomphe even-closer. The tension is almost unbearable<br />
when the stalls finally open, and again when runners enter the final<br />
straight. Cheers ring out from 60 000 spectators who are all encouraging<br />
the horse they backed, their fellow-countrymen, or simply their<br />
favourite jockey or horse.<br />
More than 500 international accredited journalists<br />
<strong>France</strong> <strong>Galop</strong>, the event’s organiser, accredits more than 500 journalists<br />
every year. They are anxious to inhale every second of emotion<br />
generated by this weekend of great sport. They venture to Paris from<br />
all over the world and work for a multitude of media platforms –<br />
among them television, radio, newspapers and magazines. The spread<br />
of nationalities is diverse, including 80 British journalists, 70 from<br />
Japan and healthy contingents from Germany, Spain and the United<br />
States. Based in the official media centre provided by <strong>France</strong> <strong>Galop</strong>,<br />
journalists can follow every moment of competition with ease before<br />
sharing the experience with racing afficionados around the world.
Photographers and cameramen are two deep in the parade ring.<br />
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The Japanese and the Arc<br />
Once again, horses from Japan will contest the Qatar Prix de l’Arc<br />
de Triomphe after ten failed attempts to date. And once again, punters<br />
from the “Land of the Rising Sun” will be here to support their horses<br />
with enthusiasm. It is a passion shared by the entire country, where<br />
horse racing is among the most popular of “western” sports. So much<br />
so that Japanese punters bet twice as much on horse racing as the<br />
French.<br />
Nakayama Festa, the Japanese horse who finished runner-up<br />
in the 2010 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.<br />
This year, in an effort to win for the first time, connections of 2011<br />
Japanese Horse of the Year Orfevre are hoping to secure the services<br />
of Christophe Soumillon. The jockey has been champion jockey in<br />
<strong>France</strong> four times (2003, 2005, 2006 and 2011) and boasts 1 879 career<br />
victories to his name. A true phenomenon in Japan, Orfevre strives<br />
to achieve still greater heights on behalf of a nation that considers the<br />
Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe to be the jewel in horse racing’s<br />
crown. The Orfevre/Soumillon alliance is likely to debut in the Prix<br />
Foy, a prepratory race for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, which<br />
is run on September 16.
<strong>QATAR</strong> <strong>PRIX</strong> <strong>DE</strong> L’ARC <strong>DE</strong> <strong>TRIOMPHE</strong> • October, Saturday 6 th - Sunday 7 th 2012
For racing professionals it is the most important and most sought-after event of the year.<br />
For a thoroughbred, winning the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe equates to joining the ranks of equine legends<br />
who are recognised all over the world. The fiscal value of the winner rises to untold heights, after which an exceptional<br />
career as a stallion is assured.<br />
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Only exceptional horses compete in this race. They arrive<br />
in Paris after they have proved themselves by winning the<br />
most prestigious events in <strong>France</strong> and abroad.<br />
These thoroughbreds are aged three or older, when they are physically<br />
at the top of their form. They will compete over the classic racing<br />
distance of one-and-a-half miles, which demands a combination of<br />
speed and stamina. It is a true test for horse and jockey, who will travel<br />
at speeds of 60 km/h and who must deploy the right tactics and strategy<br />
to reach that hallowed winning post ahead of allcomers.<br />
Prize-money is commensurate with the elite challenge of winning the<br />
Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. At 4 Million Euros, and thanks to a<br />
long-term partnership with the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club, it<br />
is the richest race in Europe.<br />
Danedream, ridden by Andrasch Starke, is a runaway winner at Longchamp in 2011.
<strong>QATAR</strong> <strong>PRIX</strong> <strong>DE</strong> L’ARC <strong>DE</strong> <strong>TRIOMPHE</strong> • October, Saturday 6 th - Sunday 7 th 2012<br />
Two days before the event<br />
Draw for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe<br />
On the morning of Friday, 5 October 2012, the final list of runners and their jockeys is declared – followed<br />
immediately by the draw for stalls positions in the presence of the world’s media. The tension starts<br />
rising from this moment as participants in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe contemplate their fortunes.<br />
A stall position close to the inside running rail confers an advantage over those drawn towards<br />
the outside, which obliges horses to race over a slightly longer distance. Yet nothing is written in stone: since 1964,<br />
when stalls were used for the first time, the winner has most often broken from stalls seven and two. Last year’s<br />
winner, Danedraem, broke from the latter stall.<br />
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The German filly Danedream, ridden by Andrasch Starke,<br />
winner of the 2011 Arc.
If the Arc was a football match, every player would be called Zidane! Of the<br />
11,000 thoroughbreds in training in <strong>France</strong> only some 200 have sufficient<br />
quality to contest the 27 Group 1 races in the annual calendar. These Group<br />
1 races showcase the highest level of racing excellence. Naturally, the Qatar<br />
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is among them.<br />
The equine champions who gather annually for the Qatar Prix<br />
de l’Arc de Triomphe need not have competed frequently. From<br />
springtime onwards, connections of a horse with Arc aspirations<br />
will decide how best to approach running in the big race.<br />
They can choose from a variety of “classic prep races”, all of which lead<br />
to racing over the Arc distance of a mile and a half. The last of these prep<br />
races take place a few weeks before the Arc itself.<br />
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These “classic prep races” start in June with the Prix de Diane for threeyear-old<br />
fillies and the Prix du Jockey Club for three-year-old colts.<br />
These are designed to establish the best horses of their age. The programme<br />
unfolds throughout the summer and traditionally culminates in<br />
mid-September with the Qatar Prix Niel andr the Qatar Prix Vermeille,<br />
which are run this year on the 16th. However, other options are available.<br />
For example, connections of No Risk At All have chosen to send their<br />
horse directly to the Arc 2012 following his victory in the Grand Prix de<br />
Vichy on July 18.<br />
Arc runners from abroad are often campaigned in their own country<br />
before they descend on Paris. The German filly Danedream, winner of<br />
the 2011 Arc, had won the Grosser Preis von Baden at the end of August.<br />
English raiders often arrive at Longchamp on the back of a victory in<br />
the Oaks (for three-year-old fillies) or the Derby (three-year-old colts),<br />
as well as races like the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.<br />
Ireland’s raiders traditionally arrive via the Irish Derby.<br />
Japan’s contenders often arrive in <strong>France</strong> in July or August before continuing<br />
their preparation at Chantilly. This is <strong>France</strong>’s premier training<br />
centre, managed by <strong>France</strong> <strong>Galop</strong>, and is dedicated entirely to training<br />
racehorses. The participation of Japan’s horses in the Arc mirrors that<br />
of their French counterparts: they will usually tale in the prep races at<br />
Longchamp in September.<br />
Chantilly, the place where Arc<br />
champions are revealed<br />
The training centre sat Chantilly is<br />
synonymous with the Prix de l’Arc<br />
de Triomphe. So much so that thoroughbreds<br />
trained at the world’s<br />
biggest training centre, which houses 3 000<br />
horses during the year, invariably deliver fabulous<br />
performances. Of the last 55 Prix de l’Arc<br />
de Triomphe renewals between 1956 and 2011,<br />
33 were won by horses trained at Chantilly.<br />
This is an exceptional success rate: in six out of<br />
ten years, the Arc winner has been prepared on<br />
the training tracks of Chantilly.<br />
Horses in training on the tracks at Chantilly.
<strong>QATAR</strong> <strong>PRIX</strong> <strong>DE</strong> L’ARC <strong>DE</strong> <strong>TRIOMPHE</strong> • October, Saturday 6 th - Sunday 7 th 2012<br />
Highlights of previous renewals:<br />
2011: Danedream smashes<br />
the Arc record<br />
The winner of the 2011 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe covered<br />
the mile-and-a-half distance in 2 mins 24.46 secs, in<br />
the process smashing the previous record of 2 mins 24.60<br />
secs set by Peintre Célèbre in 1997. The filly Danedream,<br />
who won the race by a wide margin, was bought for only 9.000 Euros<br />
as a two-year-old by Helmut Volz and his son Heiko, who own a stud<br />
in Germany.<br />
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horse: Danedream Jockey: Andrasch Starke Trainer: Peter Schiergen owners: B. Eberstein et t. Yoshida
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2010: The Epsom Derby winner<br />
shines at Longchamp<br />
The Sir Michael Stoute-trained British raider Workforce, winner of the 2010 Derby at Epsom, gave his<br />
owner Prince Khalid Abdullah and his breeding operation Juddmonte Farms a fourth victory in the<br />
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Workforce beat the Japanese raider Nakayama Festa by a short head after<br />
a fierce battle in the straight that was witnessed by thousands of Japanese fans who travelled to Paris<br />
for the occasion.<br />
horse: workforce Jockey: Ryan L.Moore trainer: Sir Michael Stoute owner: Khalid Abdullah
Highlights of previous renewals<br />
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2009: 16 years after his dam, Sea The Stars follows<br />
her hoofprints and wins the Arc<br />
Sea The Stars inherited all the right qualities from his dam when he lifted the most coveted race of the season<br />
16 years after Urban Sea won the 1993 renewal. Sea The Stars won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe<br />
to cap a fabulous season, during which he remained unbeaten. In that year he won five Group 1 races,<br />
which are designated championship events, including the 2000 Guineas, the Derby, the Eclipse Stakes, the<br />
International Stakes and the Irish Champion Stakes.<br />
horse: Sea The Stars Jockey: Michael Kinane trainer: John Oxx owner: Christopher Tsui
Highlights of previous renewals<br />
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2008: The grand finale of Queen Zarkava<br />
Zarkava is forever etched in the memory of all horse racing lovers. The filly, bred by H.H. The Aga Khan<br />
Studs ran seven times in her career and was never beaten. After winning the Prix de Diane by beating<br />
the best three-year-old fillies, Zarkava was opposed for the first time not just by three-year-old colts<br />
but also older horses, which are considered in the prime of their lives. It is never easy for a filly to beat<br />
colts but Zarkava was sublime in dominating her opponents. Her seventh victory was the most impressive and she<br />
retired to stud after a racing career without blemish.<br />
horse: zarkava Jockey: Christophe Soumillon trainer: Alain de Royer Dupré owner: S.A. Aga Khan
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The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club chose horse racing as<br />
the platform for its first investment in sport in <strong>France</strong>. In 2007<br />
<strong>France</strong> <strong>Galop</strong>, organiser of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, signed<br />
a partnership deal with the Qatar Racing and Equestrian<br />
Club (QREC). The club’s objective is to develop and promote both Purebred<br />
Arabian and thoroughbred racing, which it does on an international<br />
level as well as domestically, at Al Rayyan racecourse. It also organises<br />
Arabian shows, which are very popular in Qatar.<br />
Initially the agreement ran from 2008 to 2012. However, following the success<br />
of the first two runnings of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, and<br />
without waiting for the agreement to run its course, the QREC decided in<br />
2010 to commit to a long-term partnership by renewing its association with<br />
the most important equine event of the year until 2022.<br />
Thanks to the partnership with the QREC, prize-money for the Qatar Prix<br />
de l’Arc de Triomphe stands at 4 Million Euros. This makes it the richest<br />
race in Europe and sets an international benchmark in horse racing. The<br />
agreement will see a progressive growth in prize-money, which will reach<br />
5.3 Million Euros from 2018 onwards.<br />
In total, prize-money over the two racing days stands at a record 7.9 Million<br />
Euros. This reflects the vibrancy of a sporting weekend that will see<br />
17 races run at Longchamp racecourse.
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Qatar Arabian World Cup<br />
The Qatar Arabian World Cup, the<br />
richest race for Purebred Arabians<br />
and run on turf, will take place during<br />
the Arc weekend. Worth 500 000<br />
Euros in 2011, prize-money this year rises to<br />
700 000 Euros for the participants. The race,<br />
run on Sunday, will crown the best Purebred<br />
Arabian racehorse. The most prestigious Purebred<br />
Arabian racing stables will congragate at<br />
Longchamp in their quest to win the race, which<br />
is sponsored by Qatar Petroleum. The commitment<br />
of Qatar, alongside <strong>France</strong> <strong>Galop</strong>, clearly<br />
illustrates the cultural passion for horse racing<br />
in that country, whose history is closely linked<br />
to the Purebred. In fact, the Purebred Arabian<br />
is the originator of the Thoroughbred. As the<br />
18 th century became the 19 th , English mares were<br />
crossed with Arabian stallions that were imported<br />
from the Middle East. The result is what<br />
is today known as the English Thoroughbred.<br />
Al Rayyan racecourse (Qatar).<br />
Areej, winner of the fourth renewal of the Qatar Arabian World Cup in 2011.
<strong>QATAR</strong> <strong>PRIX</strong> <strong>DE</strong> L’ARC <strong>DE</strong> <strong>TRIOMPHE</strong> • October, Saturday 6 th - Sunday 7 th 2012<br />
2011: Areej<br />
Areej defied every forecast. While experts<br />
advanced Jaafer ASF, from Al Shahania<br />
Stud, as the horse to beat, it was Areej, one<br />
of the only two fillies in the race, who created<br />
a bit of an upset in winning the fourth renewal of the<br />
Qatar Arabian World Cup. Al Shahania stables monopolised<br />
the podium by filling the first three places. What<br />
a fabulous feat!<br />
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Jockey: Neil Callan<br />
trainer: Julian Smart<br />
owner: H.H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani<br />
2010: General<br />
General successfully defended the title he won<br />
12 months previously. Winner of the 2009<br />
renewal, General was eager to do it again.<br />
He showed tremendous courage in the home<br />
straight, and after battling all the way to the line, he maintained<br />
his advantage by the smallest or margins – which<br />
in the end was just his nose. What a race!<br />
Jockey: Olivier Peslier<br />
trainer: Alban de Mieulle<br />
owner: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Thani
2009: General<br />
If not you, who better than your brother? In winning<br />
the second renewal of the Qatar Arabian World<br />
Cup, General had to better his big sister, Al Dahma.<br />
Although she was favourite following her success<br />
over General in their last meeting in Qatar, Al Dahma<br />
was obliged to accept defeat at Longchamp. It was an<br />
inspiring act of revenge by her younger brother.<br />
Jockey: Arnaud Bouleau<br />
trainer: Alban de Mieulle<br />
owner: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Thani<br />
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2008: Lahib<br />
voted best three-year-old Purebred Arabian<br />
in <strong>France</strong> in 2007, Lahib confirmed his superiority<br />
in 2008 by beating horses of all<br />
ages. He prevailed in a particularly tight<br />
finish involving five horses and a final two furlongs run<br />
in a fast time. This magnificent and talented horse thus<br />
made history in becoming the inaugural winner of the<br />
Qatar Arabian World Cup.<br />
Jockey: François-Xavier Bertras<br />
trainer: François Rohaut<br />
owner: H.H. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
<strong>QATAR</strong> <strong>PRIX</strong> <strong>DE</strong> L’ARC <strong>DE</strong> <strong>TRIOMPHE</strong> • October, Saturday 6 th - Sunday 7 th 2012<br />
20 The Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is not just a horse race, it is a glamorous<br />
and festive occasion. At a time where hats are back in universal<br />
fashion, racecourses are increasingly the place to show off the latest<br />
creations. The Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe lends an opportunity<br />
to display elegance, beauty and eccentricity – much to the delight of<br />
everyone present.
<strong>France</strong> <strong>Galop</strong>,<br />
organiser of<br />
the Qatar Prix de<br />
l’Arc de Triomphe<br />
<strong>France</strong> <strong>Galop</strong> is renowned for organising major<br />
racing events of international standing. Among<br />
them the Prix de Diane Longines and the Prix<br />
du Jockey-Club at Chantilly, the Gras Savoye<br />
Grand Steeple Chase de Paris at Auteuil, the<br />
Summer Meeting Lucien Barrière, and naturally,<br />
the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at<br />
Longchamp.<br />
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<strong>France</strong> <strong>Galop</strong> is an association presided by<br />
Bertrand Bélinguier, whose missive is to encourage<br />
the breeding and training of Flat and jump<br />
horses to constantly improve the breed. The<br />
Institution obtains its revenues from betting on<br />
horse racing, collected via the PMU, which is<br />
jointly owned by <strong>France</strong> <strong>Galop</strong> and its trotting<br />
counterpart, Cheval Français.<br />
The best horses are established via a racing<br />
programme of more than 7.000 races a year,<br />
published by <strong>France</strong> <strong>Galop</strong>. Breeders, trainers,<br />
owners and jockeys of placed horses share out<br />
the prize-money and premiums. <strong>France</strong> <strong>Galop</strong><br />
is the privileged representative of a racing industry<br />
that includes more than 76.000 people.
Saturday, October 6<br />
Prix Qatar Racing<br />
& Equestrian Club<br />
For three-year-old colts, geldings and fillies<br />
1.600 m - Divided handicap (1 st division) - Support race<br />
Total prize-money: 60.000 € (28.200 € to the winner)<br />
Qatar Prix Chaudenay<br />
For three-year-old colts, geldings and fillies<br />
3.000 m - Group 2<br />
Total prize-money: 200.000 € (114.00 € to the winner)<br />
Qatar Total Arabian Trophy<br />
des Juments<br />
For Purebred Arabian four-year-old fillies only<br />
2.000 m - Group 1<br />
Total prize-money: 150.000 € (75.000 € to the winner)<br />
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Qatar Prix de Royallieu<br />
For three-year-olds and up, fillies and mares only<br />
2.500 m - Group 2<br />
Total prize-money: 250.000 € (142.500 € to the winner)<br />
Qatar Prix Dollar<br />
For three-year-olds and up<br />
1.950 m - Group 2<br />
Total prize-money: 200.000€ (114.000€ to the winner)<br />
Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein<br />
For three-year-olds and up<br />
1.600 m - Group 2<br />
Total prize-money: 200.000 € (114.000 € to the winner)<br />
Prix Barzan<br />
For three-year-olds only<br />
1.600 m - Divided handicap (2 nd division)<br />
Total prize-money: 30.000 € (15.000 € to the winner)<br />
Prix Horse Racing Abroad<br />
For two-year-olds only<br />
1.600 m - Claiming race<br />
Total prize-money: 27.000 € (13.500 € to the winner)
Sunday, October 7<br />
Qatar Grand handicap<br />
de Longchamp<br />
For three-year-olds and up<br />
2.400 m - Divided handicap (1st division) – Support race<br />
Total prize-money: 70.000 € (32.900 € to the winner)<br />
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère (Grand<br />
Critérium) sponsored by Al Emadi Entreprises<br />
For two-year-old colts and fillies only<br />
1.400 m - Group 1<br />
Total prize-money: 350.000 € (199.990 € to the winner)<br />
Total Prix Marcel Boussac –<br />
Critérium des Pouliches<br />
For two-year-old fillies only<br />
1.600 m - Group 1<br />
Total prize-money: 300.000 € (171.420 € to the winner)<br />
Qatar Prix de l’Abbaye<br />
de Longchamp<br />
For two-year-olds and up<br />
1.000 m - Group 1<br />
Total prize-money: 350.000 € (199.000 € to the winner)<br />
Prix de l’Opéra Longines<br />
For three-year-olds and up, fillies and mares only<br />
2.000 m - Group 1<br />
Total prize-money: 400.000 € (228.560 € to the winner)<br />
Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe<br />
For three-year-olds and up, colts, fillies and mares only<br />
2.400 m - Group 1<br />
Total prize-money: 4.000.000 € (2.285.600 € to the winner)<br />
Qatar Arabian World Cup<br />
Sponsored by Qatar Petroleum<br />
For Purebred Arabian four-year-olds and up<br />
2.000 m - Group 1<br />
Total prize-money: 700.000 € (350.000 € to the winner)<br />
Qatar Prix du Cadran<br />
For four-year-olds and up<br />
4.000 m - Group 1<br />
Total prize-money: 300.000€ (171.420€ to the winner)<br />
Qatar Prix de la Forêt<br />
For three-year-olds and up<br />
1.400 m - Group 1<br />
Total prize-money: 300.000 € (171.420€ to the winner)
Longchamp Racecourse<br />
Route des Tribunes, Bois de Boulogne, 75016 Paris.<br />
TIMES<br />
Racecourse gates open at 11:00<br />
Saturday - Proceedings starts at 13.30 p.m.<br />
Sunday - Proceedings starts at 13.30 p.m.<br />
91 th Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe : around 16.00 p.m.<br />
Admission<br />
Entry:<br />
4 € on Saturday - 8 € on Sunday.<br />
Half-price for over 60s and students.<br />
Free admission for under-18s, members of the French Equestrian<br />
Federation and for ladies wearing hats.<br />
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Infield is free.<br />
Racecourse Access<br />
Free Shuttle buses (since 11 a.m.)<br />
Shuttles from the Porte d’Auteuil, in front of the train station,<br />
Place de la Porte Maillot, outside the Square Alexandre and René<br />
Parodi, – Bus stop 244<br />
Pont de Sèvres, in front of the bus station.<br />
TAXIS<br />
taxi stands outside the gates<br />
cars<br />
Parking is free in the Longchamp infield (Porte de Passy entrance)<br />
Motorbikes<br />
must be parked in the infield (Porte de Passy entrance)
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Eva Durao +33 1 49 10 22 03 edurao@france-galop.com<br />
qrec Press Contact: Patricia Musial : + 974 4419 7632 / + 974 5553 6839 / + 33 6 84 57 42 94 p.musial@qrec.gov.qa