2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

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2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
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Location Longchamp Racecourse
DateOctober 5, 2008 (2008-10-05)
Winning horse Zarkava
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The 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 5 October 2008. [1] It was the 87th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

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The winner was Zarkava, a three-year-old filly trained in France by Alain de Royer-Dupré. The winning jockey was Christophe Soumillon. [2]

Zarkava had been a doubtful runner because of the soft ground at Longchamp. Her participation was confirmed just before the start.

Race details

Full result

Pos.Marg.HorseAgeJockeyTrainer (Country)
1 Zarkava 3 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
22 Youmzain 5 Richard Hills Mick Channon (GB)
3½It's Gino5 Thierry Thulliez Pavel Vovcenko (GER)
3dh Soldier of Fortune 4 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
51 Vision d'Etat 3 Ioritz Mendizabal Eric Libaud (FR)
6nk Ask 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB)
7hd Duke of Marmalade 4 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
81Getaway5 Olivier Peslier André Fabre (FR)
91Cima de Triomphe3Dario VargiuBruno Grizzetti (ITY)
10shd Meisho Samson 5 Yutaka Take Shigetada Takahashi (JPN)
11Kamsin3Johan Victoire Peter Schiergen (GER)
12 Papal Bull 5 Jimmy Fortune Sir Michael Stoute (GB)
134Schiaparelli5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor (GB)
143Blue Bresil3William MongilLionel Larrigade (FR)
1510 Zambezi Sun 4 Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary (FR)
16distRed Rock Canyon4 Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien (IRE)

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Zarkava.

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References

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  2. "Superb Zarkava claims Arc triumph". BBC Sport. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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