2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

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.

91st Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Longchamp, 7 October 2012
won by Solemia (IRE)

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
  • Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club
  • Purse: €4,000,000; First prize: €2,285,600 [3]
  • Going: Heavy
  • Distance: 2,400 metres
  • Number of runners: 18
  • Winner's time: 2m 37.68s

Full result
Pos. Marg. Horse Age Jockey Trainer (Country)
1 Solemia 4 Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias (FR)
2 nk Orfevre 4 Christophe Soumillon Yasutoshi Ikee (JPN)
3 7 Masterstroke 3 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre (FR)
4 1 Haya Landa 4 Franck Blondel Sylvie Audon (FR)
5 ½ Yellow and Green 3 Thierry Thulliez Nicolas Clément (FR)
6 2½ Great Heavens 3 William Buick John Gosden (GB)
7 1 Camelot 3 Frankie Dettori Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
8 nse Sea Moon 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB)
9 hd Shareta 4 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
10 2½ Bayrir 3 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
11 nk St Nicholas Abbey 5 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
12 2½ Meandre 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre (FR)
13 2 Kesampour 3 Gregory Benoist Mikel Delzangles (FR)
14 dist Mikhail Glinka 5 Mirco Demuro Arslangirej Savujev (CZE)
15 7 Saonois 3 Antoine Hamelin Jean-Pierre Gauvin (FR)
16 4 Ernest Hemingway 3 Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
17 dist Aventino 8 Anthony Crastus Yasutoshi Ikee (JPN)
18 12 Robin Hood 4 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
  • Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; hd = head; dist = distance

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

References
  1. "2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". Racing Post. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. "Solemia, ridden by Olivier Peslier, wins". BBC Sport. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. "2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". France Galop. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  6. "Chevaux". france-galop.com. France Galop. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  8. "Horse Information - Advanced Search". jbis.jp. Japan Bloodstock Information System. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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