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Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Dates and history

The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe has long been regarded as Europe's most prestigious all-aged Flat race, a monument to generational champions and the cream of the thoroughbred crop.

The autumn contest is now more than a century old and it remains the standard-bearer as horses from the likes of France, Britain, Ireland, Germany and Japan converge in Paris for the right to win the Arc and take a page in history.

We take a closer look at the Paris-Longchamp centrepiece.

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe date

The Arc traditionally takes place on the first Sunday in October, with the 2025 renewal set to be staged on 5th October.

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe venue

The race takes place at Paris-Longchamp racecourse on the outskirts of the French capital. The venue is located on the Route des Tribunes at the Bois de Boulogne and it boasts multiple tracks, ranging in length from five-furlongs to two-miles.

Longchamp, recently redeveloped, has capacity for 50,000 spectators and it is home to more than half of the Group 1 races run in France annually.

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe most successful trainer

Legendary French trainer Andre Fabre has won the Arc an unmatched eight times. His wins came with Trempolino (1987), Subotica (1992), Carnegie (1994), Peintre Celebre (1997), Sagamix (1998), Hurricane Run (2005), Rail Link (2006) and Waldgeist (2019).

John Gosden is the modern-day standard setter for UK trainers with three wins via Golden Horn (2015) and Enable (2017, 2018).

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe most successful jockey

Ever the man for the big occasion, no jockey has ridden more Arc winners than Frankie Dettori's tally of six. The iconic Italian has triumphed with Lammtarra (1995), Sakhee (2001), Marienbard (2002), Golden Horn (2015) and Enable (2017, 2018).

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe most successful horses

There have been eight repeat winners of the Arc but, as yet, no horse has ever managed to win a third time.

Ksar (1921, 1922) won the first two runnings, while superstar filly Enable (2017, 2018) is one of only two repeat winners this century, joining the outstanding French filly Treve, who scored for Criquette Head in 2013 and 2014.

Enable and Dettori finished second to Waldgeist in 2019, having led inside the final furlong on ground that was heavier than desired, while in 2020 she finished an honourable sixth behind Sottsass in what proved to be the final start of her illustrious career.

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe recent winners

Here are the most recent winners of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Year

Horse 

Jockey 

Trainer

2015

Golden Horn

Frankie Dettori

John Gosden

2016

Found

Ryan Moore

Aidan O'Brien

2017

Enable

Frankie Dettori

John Gosden

2018

Enable

Frankie Dettori

John Gosden

2019

Waldgeist

Pierre-Charles Boudot

Andre Fabre

2020

Sottsass

Cristian Demuro

Jean-Claude Rouget

2021

Torquator Tasso

Rene Piechulek

Gestut Auenquelle

2022

Alpinista

Luke Morris

Sir Mark Prescott 

2023

Ace Impact

Cristian Demuro

Jean-Claude Rouget

2024

Bluestocking

Rossa Ryan

Ralph Beckett

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