The 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 5 October 2008. It was the 87th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Zarkava, a three-year-old filly trained in France by Alain de Royer-Dupré. The winning jockey was Christophe Soumillon.
Zarkava had been a doubtful runner because of the soft ground at Longchamp. Her participation was confirmed just before the start.
Race details Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club Purse: €4,000,000; First prize: €2,285,600 Going: Good to Soft Distance: 2,400 metres Number of runners: 16 Winner's time: 2m 28.8s
Full result Pos. Marg. Horse Age Jockey Trainer (Country) 1 Zarkava 3 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) 2 2 Youmzain 5 Richard Hills Mick Channon (GB) 3 ½ It's Gino 5 Thierry Thulliez Pavel Vovcenko (GER) 3 dh Soldier of Fortune 4 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 5 1 Vision d'Etat 3 Ioritz Mendizabal Eric Libaud (FR) 6 nk Ask 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) 7 hd Duke of Marmalade 4 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 8 1 Getaway 5 Olivier Peslier André Fabre (FR) 9 1 Cima de Triomphe 3 Dario Vargiu Bruno Grizzetti (ITY) 10 shd Meisho Samson 5 Yutaka Take Shigetada Takahashi (JPN) 11 2½ Kamsin 3 Johan Victoire Peter Schiergen (GER) 12 1½ Papal Bull 5 Jimmy Fortune Sir Michael Stoute (GB) 13 4 Schiaparelli 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor (GB) 14 3 Blue Bresil 3 William Mongil Lionel Larrigade (FR) 15 10 Zambezi Sun 4 Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary (FR) 16 dist Red Rock Canyon 4 Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien (IRE) Abbreviations: dh = dead-heat; shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck; dist = distance
Winner's details Further details of the winner, Zarkava. Sex: Filly Foaled: 31 March 2005 Country: Ireland Sire: Zamindar; Dam: Zarkasha (Kahyasi) Owner / Breeder: HH Aga Khan IV
References
External links Colour Chart – Arc 2008