2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

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2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Orfevre 2012 (cropped).JPG
Solemia (right) passing Orfevre (left) as they are about to pass the goal
Location Longchamp Racecourse
DateOctober 7, 2012 (2012-10-07)
Winning horse Solemia
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The 2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 7 October 2012. [1] It was the 91st running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

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The winner was Solemia, a four-year-old filly trained in France by Carlos Laffon-Parias. The winning jockey was Olivier Peslier. [2]

In the closing stages of the race, Orfevre seemed likely to become the first winner of the event for Japan. But Solemia, an outsider in the betting, passed the leader in the home straight.

Race details

Full result

Pos.Marg.HorseAgeJockeyTrainer (Country)
1 Solemia 4 Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias (FR)
2nk Orfevre 4 Christophe Soumillon Yasutoshi Ikee (JPN)
37Masterstroke3 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre (FR)
41Haya Landa4Franck BlondelSylvie Audon (FR)
5½Yellow and Green3 Thierry Thulliez Nicolas Clément (FR)
6 Great Heavens 3 William Buick John Gosden (GB)
71 Camelot 3 Frankie Dettori Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
8nse Sea Moon 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB)
9hd Shareta 4 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
10Bayrir3 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
11nk St Nicholas Abbey 5 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
12Meandre4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre (FR)
132Kesampour3Gregory BenoistMikel Delzangles (FR)
14distMikhail Glinka5 Mirco Demuro Arslangirej Savujev (CZE)
157 Saonois 3Antoine HamelinJean-Pierre Gauvin (FR)
164Ernest Hemingway3 Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
17distAventino8 Anthony Crastus Yasutoshi Ikee (JPN)
1812Robin Hood4 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien (IRE)

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Solemia.

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Sires of Classic winners

Orfevre (2nd)

Camelot (7th)

Other Stallions

Masterstroke (3rd) - Floridee - (1st Prix Bournosienne 2018)
Saonois (15th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Sea Moon (8th) - Minor flat runner
Meandre (12th) - Exported to Czech Republic
Mikhail Glinka (14th) - Exported to Czech Republic

Broodmares

Great Heavens (6th) - Dubhe - Listed class handicapper
Solemia (1st) - Minor flat winner
Haya Landa (4th) - Minor winner in Japan
Yellow And Green (5th) - Minor flat winner
Shareta (9th) - Minor flat runners

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