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Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
First weekend of October· ParisLongchamp, Paris
Sport Private jet Helicopter
Why the circuit stops here
Europe’s richest race closes the flat season in the Bois de Boulogne: the continent’s bloodstock empires, Japanese racing money and Gulf owners in one grandstand.
The money signal
A €5M purse, and the winner’s breeding rights are worth multiples of it.
Journal
Latest dispatches and guides from this stop.
Dispatch
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: reading the sport layer, 13 September
Three weeks out from Longchamp, the paddock chatter is already pricing breeding rights. The €5M purse is merely the opening bid.
Read article DispatchPrix de l'Arc de Triomphe: the arrival map, 28 August
Read article DispatchPrix de l'Arc de Triomphe: who fills the room, 14 August
Read articleWho's there
The global thoroughbred ownership class: Coolmore, Godolphin, Japanese syndicates, the Aga Khan studs.
How they arrive
- Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
- Short-hop helicopter transfers beat the road traffic. This stop is built around its helipads.
On the calendar
Also in October: TOKEN2049 Singapore · Frieze London & Frieze Masters · Art Basel Paris · Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show