The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 race run over a mile and a half, open to horses aged three and older, and usually takes place on the first Sunday in October. Often referred to as the ‘Arc’, it is one of the most prestigious Flat races in Europe.

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The Arc meeting grows in stature each year, with the Arc itself now worth €5,000,000, making it the richest race to be run on turf in the world. The 2016 and 2017 renewals of the race took place at Chantilly, due to redevelopment work at the Hippodrome de Longchamp, but the race returned to its usual home in 2018.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Top Trainer

André Fabre – 7 wins

John Gosden's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe team is spearheaded by the dual winner Enable, but the legendary handler is also set to saddle a fascinating challenger in the shape of marathon king Stradivarius, who will drop back in trip in a bid to win the prestigious European prize in Paris on October 4. Dominant over staying trips, Stradivarius has a glittering CV which includes no less than three Ascot. Race Card from Longchamp for the race Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on. Find the results here and watch the archive video of that race.

Trempolino (1987), Subotica (1992), Carnegie (1994), Peintre Celebre (1997), Sagamix (1998), Hurricane Run (2005), Rail Link (2006)

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Leading jockey

Frankie Dettori – 6 wins

Lammtarra (1995), Sakhee (2001), Marienbard (2002), Golden Horn (2015), Enable (2017), Enable (2018)

Frankie Dettori – Leading Jockey in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Racecard

The Arc is the feature race, but the supporting card is one of the best you will ever see, with no fewer than six Group 1 races in total.

Prix Marcel Boussac - A Group 1 for two-year-old fillies over 1 mile.

Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere - A seven furlong race for two-year-olds.

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - The feature race of the day.

Prix de l'Opera – A 1 mile 2 furlong race for fillies and mares aged three and older.

Prix de l'Abbaye - A Group 1 Sprint over five furlongs.

Prix de la Foret – A seven furlong race for three year olds upwards.

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Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Betting

There is massive interest in betting on the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe both with the online and betting shop bookies in the UK & Ireland and on the Pari-Mutuel in France. The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is usually shown on ITV and a huge audience will tune in to cheer on the UK & Irish runners. Most Online bookies will let you place a bet at Pari-Mutuel odds and there is often a big difference between that price and the one on offer in the UK, so you are advised to shop around before placing your bets.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Free Bets & Betting Offers

As with any big race, the top online bookies like Paddy Power and Betfairwill have Arc Free Betsand Prix de l‘Arc de Triomphe Betting Offers. Often the bookies will give you an enhanced price on one of the favourites, or they may offer a Bet Through The Card – get free bets when you bet on the first race of the Arc meeting. Either way, we have you covered here with the best sign-up offer and betting specials for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Runners & Form

Timeform is your best bet for finding the winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. When the race card for Arc day is available over on our Races page, you will be able to find the latest form and insight on all of the Arc runners from the team of expert tipsters at Timeform. Our Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe runner-by-runner guides will be available on our website and on our mobile app.

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Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Tips

Want to know which horses the expert Timeform Tipsters are backing on Arc Day? You can get free tips for every race on Arc Day either on the Timeform website or app, in the form of the Tip Sheet, or choose to follow one of our profitable premium tipping services such as TV Focus, which picks out the best bets on all races televised on ITV Racing. However you like to bet, Timeform has you covered with Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe betting tips.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Latest News, Odds & Results

Follow all the build up to the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on the News pages at Timeform. Whether you are after the latest betting odds, market movers, going updates and non-runners, plus the latest from the stables of the top horses for the Arc, you’ll find it right here. Simply want to know which horse was first past the post? Then go to our Results page to get the latest Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe day Results.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Past Winners – this Century

The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France is generally considered the leading turf race run anywhere in the world. Not only is there strong interest across Europe, where many of the leading turf horses are trained, there is always strong interest in the USA, Australia and Japan.

Here is a look at the five leading candidates going into the 2018 renewal of the race and all the latest odds and form on the horses as they bid to be crowned the champion in France.

Enable

Enable established herself as a superstar in the sport last year with the victory in the 2017 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, which was staged at Chantilly. The win capped off what had been a fantastic season for John Gosden’s runner as she also landed the Oaks, the leading British Classic for fillies.

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Ridden by Frankie Dettori, Enable hit the front with 400 metres to go at Chantilly before pulling clear of her rivals, where she was chased home by Cloth of Stars and Ulysses, respectively. It was the daughter of Nathaniel’s sixth straight success on the track. Her Group One wins last season also included the Yorkshire Oaks and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in what was a faultless campaign.

Unfortunately for her trainer and owner, Enable has not run since her 2017 Arc victory as she suffered a leg injury early in 2018. She was expected to make a comeback midway through the British flat season; however, she has not recovered in time, therefore, she isn’t expected to be seen again until September. Despite so long off the track, she remains the +500 favourite with the bookmakers to defend her crown just like Treve did in 2014.

Cracksman

Many racing fans were disappointed that connections of Cracksman did not run their horse in the Arc last year; instead, they opted for the Qipco Champions Stakes on British Champions Day and that move proved to be wise as he produced arguably his career-best performance, beating the Group One field by seven lengths at Ascot.

Cracksman has been very highly thought of from early into his three year old campaign as he won the Derby Trial at Epsom to put himself into the Classics picture. The son of Frankel was third in the Derby at Epsom where he was only beaten by just under two lengths. He then travelled across to Ireland for the Irish Derby at the Curragh where he finished second, just a neck behind the winner Capri.

The British horse started his campaign at Longchamp back in April and he got off to a winning start in the Group One Prix de l’Inauguration de Paris Longchamp. He then followed that up with his second straight success at the top level in the Coronation Cup at Epsom.

Cracksman was not quite at his best on his latest outing where he has to settle for second place in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes, therefore, he is now out to +700 to win the Arc om his first attempt later in the season.

Poet’s Word

Poet’s Word started the 2018 season as an outsider for the 2018 Arc as his form last year as a four-year-old was not spectacular. After three straight victories, though, Sir Michael Stoute’s horse is right at the top end of the betting at +900 to land the prestigious turf contest in October, where he sure to be a popular tip with the likes of Oddschecker given what he has achieved already in the campaign.

Stoute’s talented runner made his seasonal reappearance at Sandown in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown, where he got off to a winning start in the Group Three race run over 2000 metres. Just a month later, he stepped up in class to take on Cracksman in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and although his rival was the red-hot favourite to come out on top, it was Poet’s Word who upset the odds to win the biggest prize of his career.

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The Royal Ascot winner returned to the Berkshire-course for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes where he once again proved his class and presented his Arc credentials with an impressive performance in one of the leading middle-distance turf races in the sport.

Crystal Ocean

Stoute will have a strong hang in the Arc this year as he is also likely to saddle Crystal Ocean who was narrowly beaten by his stablemate at Ascot in the King George. Although he was beaten on that occasion, the first two home were a long way clear of the rest of the field to suggest they were the standout horses in the race.

In what is his four-year-old campaign, Crystal Ocean has won three of his four racecourse starts, all of which has been at Group level. Victories came at Sandown and Newbury before he came out on top at Royal Ascot in the Hardwicke Stakes. He was ridden very prominently at the Royal meeting by his jockey Ryan Moore and once he was asked to hit full speed, he did so very comfortably to finish ahead of Red Verdon and Cliffs of Moher who had to settle for second and third place, respectively.

Crystal Ocean is +1000 to give Stoute just his second win in the Arc. Workforce who won the 2010 renewal of the event is his only success, despite so many winners at the highest level around the world.

Saxon Warrior

Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien’s best chance in the Arc this year is likely to be with Saxon Warrior who will be one of the three-year-olds in the field at Longchamp. After winning the Group One Racing Post Trophy at the back end of last season, a lot was expected of Saxon Warrior going into the British Classics. He justified the support behind in the 2000 Guineas where he was too quick for his rivals over 1600 metres at Newmarket.

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Unfortunately for the Ballydoyle yard, he was unable to successfully step up in trip at Epsom in the Derby where he could only come home fourth in the race won by Masar. He was then given another shot at winning a Derby as he lined up in the Irish equivalent of the race at the Curragh. The +200 favourite was third as Latrobe caused a surprise at odds of +1400.

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Saxon Warrior showed a much better performance in the Eclipse Stakes on his last start where he finished second behind Roaring Lion, therefore, he is now into +1200 for the Longchamp race later this year.

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The 2018 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe takes place October 7 on what will be packed card of Group One races from Longchamp.