Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
First weekend of October· ParisLongchamp, Paris
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.
Book around the stop
with GetYourGuideFrench flat racing trains at Chantilly, 25 minutes north of Paris by train, home of the Great Stables and the Living Museum of the Horse.
- Living Museum of the Horse, ChantillyThe Prince de Condé’s Great Stables, with equestrian shows through the year.See options
- Château de Chantilly: tickets and toursSkip-the-line entry and chauffeured trips from Paris.See options
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Journal
Latest dispatches and guides from this stop.
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: the money signal, 16 October
The flat season closes at ParisLongchamp. Bloodstock empires and Gulf owners converge for a €5M purse, where the true payout lies in breeding rights.
Read article DispatchArc de Triomphe: ParisLongchamp, 13 October
Read article DispatchPrix de l’Arc de Triomphe: the essential briefing, 10 October
Read article DispatchPrix de l’Arc de Triomphe: post race signals, 7 October
Read article DispatchPrix de l'Arc de Triomphe: reading the sport layer, 4 October
Read article GuidePrix de l’Arc de Triomphe: how the circuit hits ParisLongchamp
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