2015 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

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2015 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
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Location Longchamp Racecourse
DateOctober 4, 2015 (2015-10-04)
Winning horse Golden Horn
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The 2015 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 4 October 2015. It was the 94th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

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The winner was Anthony Oppenheimer's Golden Horn, a three-year-old colt trained in England by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori. Golden Horn's victory was the first in the race for his owner and trainer and was a record-equaling fourth success for Dettori. Golden Horn became the seventh winner of the Epsom Derby to win the Arc, following Sea Bird, Mill Reef, Lammtarra, Sinndar, Sea the Stars and Workforce.

The contenders

The five-year-old mare Treve attempted to become the first horse to win the race three times after her successes in 2013 and 2014. She entered the race unbeaten in three races in 2015, including the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and the Prix Vermeille. Her main opposition seemed to come from two three-year-old colts: Golden Horn and New Bay. The British trained Golden Horn's wins had included the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes and the Irish Champion Stakes. New Bay had appeared to be the best middle-distance colt of his generation in France, winning the Prix du Jockey Club and the Prix Niel. Ireland was represented by Free Eagle (Prince of Wales's Stakes), Found (the top-rated filly of her generation in 2014) and Tapestry (Yorkshire Oaks). Apart from Golden Horn, the only other British challenger was Eagle Top who finished second in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The other French contenders were Flintshire, Erupt (Grand Prix de Paris), Dolniya (Sheema Classic), Prince Gibraltar (Grosser Preis von Baden), Manatee (Grand Prix de Chantilly), Siljan's Saga (Grand Prix de Deauville), Silverwave (Prix La Force), Spiritjim (disqualified after winning the 2014 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud), Frine (Prix de Royallieu) and Shahah (Prix d'Aumale) who was expected to act as a pacemaker for Treve. Meleagros was a non-runner. Treve was made the 9/10 favourite ahead of New Bay on 4.8/1 and Golden Horn on 5.2/1. Free Eagle (16.8/1) and Flintshire (18.6/1) were next in the betting ahead of Dolniya (27/1), Found (28/1) and Erupt (29/1). [1]

The race

Sahah fulfilled her expected role as a pacemaker, taking the lead soon after the start. Flintshire and New Bay were close behind, whilst Dettori took Golden Horn to the far outside before tracking right to drop in just behind the leader. Treve was among the backmarkers in the early stages along with Found. As the field entered the straight Golden Horn went to the front, opened up a clear advantage and won by two lengths. Flintshire stayed on to take second just ahead of New Bay and Treve.

Race card

NoHorseWeight (stlb)Jockey Trainer OwnerDraw
1 Flintshire (IRE)9–05 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 11
2Eagle Top9–05 William Buick John Gosden (GB) Carole Bamford 3
3Manatee9–05 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin SNC 1
4Meleagros9–05Adrien FouassierAlain CouetilDenis Gorse16
5 Prince Gibraltar 9–05Fabrice Veron Jean-Claude Rouget Jean-François Gribomont10
6Spiritjim9–05 Andrea Atzeni Alain CouetilHaras des Sablonnets et al.18
7 Free Eagle 9–05 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld (IRE) Moyglare Stud 12
8 Dolniya 9–02 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan 13
9 Treve 9–02 Thierry Jarnet Criquette Head-Maarek Al Shaqab Racing 8
10Frine9–02 Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-PariasDuke of Alburquerque6
11Siljan's Saga9–02 Pierre-Charles Boudot Jean-Pierre GauvinE Palluat De Besset & E Tassin7
12 Tapestry 9–02 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien (IRE) Magnier, Tabor, Smith, Flaxman Holdings 9
13 New Bay 8–11Vincent Cheminaud André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 5
14Silverwave8–11 James Doyle Alain CouetilHspirit17
15 Erupt 8–11 Stéphane Pasquier Francis-Henri Graffard Niarchos Family 4
16 Golden Horn 8–11 Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) Anthony Oppenheimer 14
17Shahah8–08Gregory Benoist Criquette Head-Maarek Al Shaqab Racing 2
18 Found 8–08 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien (IRE) Tabor, Smith, Magnier 15

Trainers are based in France unless indicated.

Full result

Pos.Marg.HorseAgeJockeyTrainer (Country)
1 Golden Horn 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB)
22 Flintshire 5 Maxime Guyon André Fabre (FR)
3nk New Bay 3Vincent Cheminaud André Fabre (FR)
4nse Treve 5 Thierry Jarnet Criquette Head-Maarek (FR)
5 Erupt 3 Stéphane Pasquier Francis-Henri Graffard (FR)
6nk Free Eagle 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld (IRE)
7snk Prince Gibraltar 4Fabrice Veron Jean-Claude Rouget (FR)
8snkSiljan's Saga5Pierre-Charles BoudotJ-P Gauvin (FR)
9½ Found 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
10hdSilverwave3 James Doyle Alain Couetil (FR)
112Manatee4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre (FR)
12¾Spiritjim5 Andrea Atzeni Alain Couetil (FR)
134 Dolniya 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
14¾Frine5 Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias (FR)
15nkEagle Top4 William Buick John Gosden (GB)
1615 Tapestry 4 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
17distShahah3Gregory Benoist Criquette Head-Maarek (FR)

Race details

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2015 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Stallions

Free Eagle (6th) – Khalifa Sat (2nd Epsom Derby 2020), Justifier (1st Caravaggio Stakes 2019)
Golden Horn (1st) – West End Girl (1st Sweet Solera Stakes 2019)
New Bay (3rd) – Minor flat winners
Prince Gibraltar (7th) – Minor flat winners
Manatee (11th) – Offspring yet to race
Silverwave (10th) – Standing in France
Flintshire (2nd) – Exported to America – Offspring yet to race
Erupt (5th) – Exported to South Africa
Eagle Top (15th) – Exported to Czech Republic

Broodmares

Tapestry (16th) – Minor flat winner
Frine (14th) – Minor flat runner
Shahah (17th) – Minor flat runner
Treve (4th) – Offspring yet to race
Siljan's Saga (8th) – Offspring yet to race
Found (9th) – Offspring yet to race
Dolniya (13th) – Offspring yet to race

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