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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.

Who'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