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RACE QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE The crowning of a legend 30 SEPTEMBER & 1 OCTOBER 2017

MEDIA GUIDE ARC RECORDS KEY FIGURES FOR THE QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE TO BREAK

600 96 th 02’23’’61 international renewal of the Prix de l’Arc 42000 accredited de Triomphe The Irish filly Found posted the fastest winning time in spectators the Arc in 2016, whilst also breaking the 2 400-metre journalists inaugurated in the stands track record at Chantilly! in 1920 TREBLE €9.4 220 In 2016, the Irish trainer Aidan Patrick O’Brien completed Million Thoroughbred the most amazing training performance when he prize-money over will compete during saddled the first three home in the Arc! the weekend the weekend DUAL WINNERS €5 50 Only 7 horses have won the Arc twice, including the Million countries French filly Trêve (2013 and 2014). prize-money for the will broadcast the Qatar Prix de l’Arc Qatar Prix de l’Arc de de Triomphe Triomphe TRAINER’S RECORD 2400m Christiane Head-Maarek is the only woman to have the so-called “classic” 65KM/H won the Arc, not once but three times (including 2 distance of the Arc that the average speed victories with Trêve). But the Chantilly-based handler, calls for a combination of the horses when André Fabre, holds the overall record with 7 Arc of speed and they enter the home victories! races €62 stamina straight in the Arc €37 over 2 days Million JOCKEY’S RECORD Million of racing will be wagered on the 16 were wagered in Japan 4 victories. The Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is also Arc alone, including including 9 Group 1 races, when that country a platform for the best international jockeys. Thus far, 45 Million Euros which represent the highest bet on the race for 6 jockeys have won this difficult sporting challenge a wagered abroad standard of Flat racing the first time in 2016 record-breaking 4 times. They include in the world and Lanfranco Dettori.

#QPAT #QPAT QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE, THE GREATEST HORSERACE IN THE WORLD

On 1 October, the world’s best tho- roughbreds, ridden by the leading international jockeys, will gather at Chantilly for a legendary race: the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Since its inauguration in 1920, the “Arc” has become one of the most acclaimed sporting challenges in the world and each year crowns the best Flat horse of the year. This race worth 5 Million Euros is the holy grail in the world of – in addition to an unforgettable spectacle that attracts 40 000 spectators to the racecourse and will be watched by more than 1 billion people around the world on television. To line up at the start of the Arc is already an achievement. To win is to become part of the history of the world’s greatest race.

For the 96th renewal of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, , the organiser of the event, is looking forward to an international weekend of the highest competition, which embraces 16 Flat races. Found, winner of Arc 2016 #QPAT #QPAT RUNNERS TRAVEL FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO COMPETE THE MOST COMPETITIVE RACE OVER 2 400 METRES IN THE WORLD! IN THE QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE Jockey Stéphane Pasquier, who knows THE BEND Champions will travel great distances to take on French opposition in the world’s greatest race. the Chantilly track inside out, gives his insight into the critical moments a “The track drops off sharply here and you will ORIGINS OF HORSES BREAKDOWN OF WINNERS jockey will face during the race. gather speed going down into the dip. It would be THAT HAVE RUN IN THE ARC ST a big mistake to press on for victory at this time! SINCE THE 1 RUNNING Without unsettling your partner’s rhythm, don’t OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS OF THE PRIX DE L’ARC (according to the country where they are trained) THE FIRST 300 TO 400 METRES let your horse run away under you. Try instead to DE TRIOMPHE IN 1920 conserve a bit of energy that will help you to finish “If you have enough speed you will try and get a position off the race.” within the leading group so that you don’t get hindered FRANCE later on by horses starting to slow down. You will hit a first 59 winners START rise that flattens out when you come past the “Grandes Ecuries”, the historic stables.” “The starting gate number is not that Les Grandes Écuries important, as the track runs more or UK less straight from the gates.” COUNTRY NUMBER OF RUNNERS 13 winners GREAT BRITAIN 184 IRELAND 75 GERMANY 29 IRELAND 10 winners JAPAN 18 USA 11 JAPAN’S ITALY 7 MAIN GOAL ITALY finish RUSSIA 6 6 winners DENMARK 3 This year, for the 16th time since 1969, Japan will try CZECH REPUBLIC 3 once more to win the greatest race in the world. This sporting challenge is cherished in Japan, a nation with SPAIN 3 USA a huge love of horseracing. A large contingent of fans NEW ZEALAND 3 5 winners from the land of the rising sun is expected at Chantilly THE FINAL 300 TO 350 METRE AUSTRALIA 2 to encourage the champion that is carrying their colours! COMING INTO THE FINAL STRAIGHT NORWAY 2 For the first time in 2016, Japan permitted fans to wager “You your partner to quicken, you push as hard as you “It is often an advantage to travel on the rail, as the BRAZIL 1 GERMANY on the race and they wagered the incredible amount of can while remaining in unison with your horse’s strides. bend is not that steep and you are covering less ground 2 winners 37 Million Euros on the Arc! You hear the cheers of the spectators! The adrenalin is than those on the outside. If you are in this position, CHILE 1 pumping and then victory will be for one of us! It is 1½ you can let your horse breathe before you ask him for miles of pure racing.” a final effort.” #QPAT THE BEST JOCKEYS RIDE IN THE QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE. HERE ARE SOME OF THEM!

THE RECORD HOLDERS THE EXPERTS THE CHALLENGERS The men listed below have collectively ridden They have each won the Arc twice, and Two young jockeys who have ridden in just 5 Arcs, but who both in nearly 50 Arcs, and have each won it 4 are considered among the world’s best dream of winning it! times. All of them are looking for that record- jockeys. The Arc is their goal! breaking 5th victory!

PIERRE-CHARLES BOUDOT He has been the revelation of the last two seasons in the Flat racing OLIVIER PESLIER The eight-time Champion jockey is the most calendar. At 24, he has deposed his elders and has already won the Jockey’s With more than 3 000 winners to his name, including decorated rider currently riding in France. He Championship twice, in 2015 and in 2016. The Championship goes to more than 130 Group 1 victories, he is the jockey just loves to win! the jockey who has ridden the most winners in the season. He broke the with the most impressive record in France. His will European record by riding 300 winners in 2016. to win remains fierce, and he is known for his fine riding style.

RYAN LEE MOORE CRISTIAN DEMURO LANFRANCO DETTORI Winner of the 2016 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Born in Rome twenty-five years ago, Cristian Demuro has been Champion Originally from Italy, he is a real star in England where Triomphe, regularly teams up Jockey in Italy three times, but has been living in France since 2013. He was he has always been based. He is renowned for his with the renowned trainer, Aidan O’Brien. His signed up by Gérard Augustin-Normand, one of the most important racehorse famous flying dismount when he celebrates (another) demeanour of indifference masks a fierce owners in France, who entrusted him with the role of first jockey from 2016 victory! He knows the Chantilly racecourse well, having competitiveness on the track. He has nerves onwards. Since then, Cristian Demuro has been winning one Group 1 race won several prestigious races there. A master of tactics, of steel and will wait until the last minute after another. This has propelled him into the rankings of the best jockeys he rarely travels abroad for nothing! before launching his attack! who compete in the EpiqƎ Series.

#QPAT WHAT ARE THE REWARDS FOR WINNING THE QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE?

D-DAY: LONG-TERM: A RECORD PRIZE-MONEY A VICTORY IN THE ARC IS THE BEST PASSPORT The stakes are twofold in the Qatar TO A BREEDING CAREER! Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe! This major There is no better start to a future career at clash of international champions is stud than winning the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de the ultimate prize in the world of this Triomphe. By breeding the best stallions with sport for not just the horse, but also HOW THE WINNING PRIZE-MONEY the best mares, breeders continually improve IS DISTRIBUTED FOR EACH HORSE the quality of the English Thoroughbred. its connections and its jockey. And the Winning the Arc means becoming a champion, Urban Sea, winner of the Arc in 1993 financial rewards match the sporting whose descendants are sought after all over Connections of the placed horses will receive a share of the prize- the world, in particular at the Arqana yearling challenge: the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de money. With a few slight variations, this percentage distribution sales, which take place every year at Deauville Triomphe is the richest race in the applies to all of the 7 200 Flat races in the calendar: in August. French racing calendar! France Galop Following his victory in the 2015 Qatar Prix de and QREC, the event’s official partner, l’Arc de Triomphe, Golden Horn covered 145 distribute this record prize-money. mares in 2016. His fee paid by each broodmare owner was more than 60 000 Euros, which represents an income of nearly 9 Million Euros HOW THE ARC’S 5 MILLION EUROS 77 % to the OWNER or OWNERS who bought for his first season at stud! PRIZE-MONEY IS DISTRIBUTED the horse and pay its training fees For fillies and mares, victory in the Arc is just as important, since they will also retire 1ST 2 857 000 € 57,2% to stud to be bred from. Take, for example, the magnificent 1993 Arc winner Urban Sea, who has produced the most amazing line of 2ND 1 143 000 € 22,86% champions. She is the dam of champion Sea The Stars, who lifted the Arc in 2009, and of RD 3 571 500 € 11,43% Galileo, who is universally recognised as the world’s most important sire. He is the sire of TH 4 285 500 € 5,71% 2016 Arc winner Found! 14,5 % to the TRAINER, including 4 %

TH 5 143 000 € 2,9% to his or her stable staff And the story is far from over!

8,5 % to the JOCKEY

Sea The Star, winner of the Arc in 2009 Found, winner of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2016 #QPAT #QPAT THE GRAND FINAL OF THE 2017 EPIQ SERIES

The Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is the most coveted trophy in the THE FINAL OF world of racing. In 2016, it assumed THE EPIQ SERIES another dimension when it became LIVE ON TF1 the final of the Epiq Series Flat racing On Sunday, 1 October, the Qatar Championship.. Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe will be shown live on TF1 and will feature This Championship embraces 14 major races in the in a special programme on LCI. French calendar and is spread over two seasons: In the Flat Racing Championship, the Qatar Prix de France’s major races that are l’Arc de Triomphe is the final event, while the Trotting included in the EpiqƎ Series enjoy Championship finishes with the famous Prix d’Amerique. significant media exposure thanks to the group TF1, the Championship’s If the Arc covers the winner of the race in glory, the EpiqƎ official broadcaster. Horse racing Series Championship crowns the jockey who has been thus continues to attract new fans the most successful in the 7 chosen international Cham- thanks to live broadcasts and special pionship races, culminating obviously with the Qatar Prix programmes on LCI and TF1, as well de l’Arc de Triomphe. as the Saga EpiqƎ shorts clips that attract up to 4 million loyal viewers Who will follow in the footsteps of , who every Saturday evening! won the EpiqƎ Series Championship last year? The 1 October at Chantilly will give us the answer.

Jockey Maxime Guyon, winner of the Epiq Series 2016 #QPAT #QPAT THE QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE WEEKEND’S THE DIFFERENT RACE CATEGORIES IN FLAT RACING RACE PROGRAMME — RACES SATURDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2017 — — — 17.12 QATAR GROUP 1 GROUP 3 LISTED HANDICAP FOR UNRACED Run over 4 100 metres Prize-money: 300 000 € — — — — HORSES 13.30 QATAR Group 1 for four-year-olds and up — Run over 3 000 metres Prize-money: 200 000 € — — — 17.50 QATAR PRIX GROUP 2 CONDITION CLAIMING Group 2 for three-year-olds RACES RACES Run over 1 600 metres Prize-money: 200 000 € — 14.00 QATAR TOTAL ARABIAN Group 2 for three-year-olds and up — — TROPHY DES JUMENTS 18.20 QATAR GRAND HANDICAP Run over 2 000 metres Prize-money: 150 000 € 16.05 QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DES JUMENTS Group 1 for four-year-old Purebred Arabian fillies DE TRIOMPHE Run over 1 900 metres Prize-money: 70 000 € World Championship for the world’s best racehorses 14.35 QATAR Handicap for three-year-olds and older Purebred Arabian fillies and mares Run over 2 400 metres Prize-money: 5 M € Run over 2 400 metres Prize-money: 250 000 € Group 1, the highest level in racing Group 2 for three-year-olds and up, fillies and mares only for three-year-olds and up, colts, fillies and mares only SUNDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2017 15.15 QATAR GRAND HANDICAP 16.50 PRIX DE L’OPÉRA LONGINES DES MILERS PRIX KHELEYF 14.10 TOTAL Run over 2 000 metres Prize-money: 400 000 € Run over 1 600 metres Prize-money: 70 000 € CRITÉRIUM DES POULICHES Group 1 for three-year-olds and up, fillies and mares only For four-year-olds and up Run over 1 600 metres Prize-money: 300 000 € 17.35 Group 1 for two-year-old fillies only PRIX DE L’ABBAYE 15.50 HARAS DE BOUQUETOT DE LONGCHAMP LONGINES CRITÉRIUM DE LA VENTE GROUP 2 GROUPE 3 LISTED : CONDITION HANDICAP CLAIMING RACES FOR 14.45 QATAR PRIX JEAN-LUC LAGARDÈRE Run over 1 600 metres Prize-money: 350 000 € GROUP 1 D’OCTOBRE D’ARQANA (GRAND CRITERIUM) SPONSORED BY AL HAZM straight distance Highest level High standard Good standard Stepping-stone RACES The best horses will RACES UNRACED of racing of racing towards Horses must meet carry the most weight All of the runners HORSES Run over 2 000 metres Prize-money: 274 000 € Run over 1 600 metres Prize-money: 350 000 € Group 1 for two-year-olds and up of excellence in racing 26 races/year 61 races/year Group races certain criteria to so that in theory, are sold at auction Races for Group 2 for two-year-olds only that were sold at the 2016 Group 1 for two-year-old colts and fillies only 27 races/year 126 races/year contest them (age, all of the runners once the race horses that Arqana October Yearling Sales 18.15 QATAR PRIX DE LA FORÊT 15.20 QATAR breed, gender, have an equal chance is over. have never 16.25 QATAR Run over 1 400 metres Prize-money: 300 000 € number of victories of winning 784 races/year run before Run over 2 000 metres Prize-money: 1 M € Group 1 for three-year-olds and up PATTERN RACES Run over 2 000 metres Prize-money: 200 000 € or earnings…) 1638 races/year 132 races/year An international benchmark for four-year-old and older 2 334 races/year Group 2 for three-year-olds and up Purebred Arabians - Group 1 PA

#QPAT #QPAT QATAR ARC TRIALS PROGRAMME FOR SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2017

QATAR ARC TRIALS : SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2017 SAMEDI 30 SEPTEMBRE 2017 THE ULTIMATE QUALIFICATION QATAR CUP - PRIX DRAGON QATAR PRIX DU MOULIN The final preparations for the Qatar Run over 2 000 metres Prize-money: 60 000 € DE LONGCHAMP Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe take place on Group 1 for four-year-olds and older Purebred Arabians Run over 1 600 metres Prize-money: 450 000 € 10 September at Chantilly, where the Group 1 for three-year-olds and older world’s Flat racing elite gathers for QATAR RACING & EQUESTRIAN CLUB GRAND HANDICAP the Qatar Arc trials. Much more than QATAR DES HAUTS DE FRANCE Preliminary race in Qatar Prix routine prep races, the Qatar Arc trials de l’Arc de Triomphe Run over 1 900 metres Prize-money: 70 000 € are a series of exceptional races that For four-year-olds and up Run over 2 400 metres Prize-money: 130 000 € attract most of the champions that are Group 2 for four-year-olds and older going to run in the Arc. QATAR Preliminary race in Qatar Prix QATAR de l’Arc de Triomphe Run over 3 000 metres Prize-money: 80 000 € This is the moment where contenders take reference Group 3 for four-year-olds and up points, assess the opposition or get a bit of a confidence Run over 2 400 metres Prize-money: 130 000 € booster. For the spectators, it is a rare opportunity to Group 2 for three-year-olds see the best in the Flat racing universe. QATAR Run over 1 000 metres Prize-money: 80 000 € The Qatar , the sixth and penultimate leg Group 3 for three-year-olds and up in the EpiqƎ Championship Series, is the highlight on this great day. This top-class event is confined to three- QATAR PRIX VERMEILLE PRIX AL WAKRA year-old and older fillies and mares, and has in the Preliminary race in Qatar Prix PRÉSENTÉ PAR RMC past been won by some outstanding champions – like de l’Arc de Triomphe Run over 1 600 metres Prize-money: 26 000 € the unforgettable Treve (dual winner of the Qatar Prix Run over 2 400 metres Prize-money: 350 000 € de l’Arc de Triomphe) and the amazing who For four-year-old and older fillies and mares Group 1 for three-year-old and older fillies and mares completed the Arc Trial and Arc double in 2008. This is just one more reason not to miss this fabulous race day.

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Left Hand, winner of Qatar Prix Vermeille 2016 #ARCTRIALS #EPIQ SERIES #QATAR #QPAT QREC, PARTNER OF THE GREATEST RACE LA QATAR ARABIAN WORLD CUP MEETING OF THE YEAR

With 1 Million Euros prize-money, the Qatar Arabian World Cup is the most prestigious race in the world of Purebred Arabian racing and one of the highlights of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend.

Horses from this historical breed, aged four and older, compete over the 2000 In 2007, the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club, QREC, and meter distance. This race is the climax of the year in the Purebred Arabian racing calendar. Mirroring the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, it is an international France Galop signed a sponsoring partnership agreement event, as the world’s best Purebred Arabians, owned by the biggest stables in over the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe that has since been the world, are entered in this race. extended to 2022. The Qatar Arabian World Cup is one of the three legs of the Doha Triple Crown. This challenge, created in 2015 by the Qatar International Equestrian Committee, Horse racing is deeply anchored in the Qatari culture. From features three prestigious races: the Qatar International Stakes, which takes place at Goodwood in August, the Qatar Arabian World Cup at Chantilly in October and this passion, a logical long-term partnership with France the HH. The Emir’s Sword Race at Doha in February. Galop and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe developed. A 1 Million US Dollars bonus is awarded to the horse that wins all three races of the Doha Triple Crown Record 5 Million Euros prize-money

Thanks to this partnership, the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe has become one of the world’s richest Flat races on turf, offering 5 Million Euros in prize-money.

Al Mourtajez, with jokey Julien Auge, win the Qatar Arabian World Cup 2016 in Chantilly #QPAT #QPAT RETURN TO LONGCHAMP IN 2018!

Following two exceptional Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe renewals at the Chantilly racecourse, the legendary race transfers to its true home at Longchamp in 2018. It will return to a racecourse that has been entirely redeveloped by the Bouygues Group in harmony with plans designed by the internationally renowned architect, Dominique Perrault.

PARISLONCHAMP, HOME OF EXCELLENCE!

Nearly 160 years after its inauguration, this national treasure will henceforth be known as ParisLongchamp. Its ambition is to illuminate the world of the most prestigious Flat racing. ParisLongchamp, the new Parisian shrine of Flat racing, will become a renowned venue for events, leisure, culture and life, open to everyone.

#QPAT #QPAT CHANTILLY, THE WORLD’S LARGEST TRAINING AREA FRANCE GALOP, ORGANISER OF QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE WEEKEND FOR THOROUGHBREDS IS IN FRANCE! The France Galop-managed training centre at Chantilly, which lies just a short distance to the north of Paris, has no equivalent anywhere.

At sunrise every morning more than 2 500 racehorses come out to train on 2 000 hectares of training tracks. This magnificent sight is supervised by some 110 trainers and 1 000 work riders. The Japanese raiders arrive a few weeks before the event in Chantilly, where they will complete their final preparation in their bid to France Galop is the association which lift the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. organises and controls horseracing in France, with the aim of improving the different breeds of racehorses.

In this context, it compiles an annual racing programme that stretches to 7 200 Flat and jump races in France. The best horses come to the fore in major races like the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, the Grand Steeple- Chase de Paris, the Qipco , the Longines, the Juddmonte , or in top-class races during the Deauville Lucien Barrière meeting.

France Galop also manages a group of prestigious racecourses in Auteuil, Longchamp, Chantilly, Saint- Chantilly racecourse is very close to the training centre Cloud, Maisons-Laffitte and Deauville, as well as three and is also managed by France Galop. It sits in a training centres exclusively dedicated to racehorses charming setting beside the Chateau and the Prince (Chantilly, Maisons-Laffitte and Deauville). du Condé stables. The France Galop teams use the summer months to prepare the track for the prestigious autumnal events.

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