The 2009 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 4 October 2009. It was the 88th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Sea the Stars, a three-year-old colt trained in Ireland by John Oxx. The winning jockey was Michael Kinane.
Sea the Stars became the first horse to win the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. It was his sixth consecutive Group 1 victory.
Race details Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club Purse: €4,000,000; First prize: €2,285,600 Going: Good Distance: 2,400 metres Number of runners: 19 Winner's time: 2m 26.3s
Full result Pos. Marg. Horse Age Jockey Trainer (Country) 1 Sea the Stars 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx (IRE) 2 2 Youmzain 6 Kieren Fallon Mick Channon (GB) 3 hd Cavalryman 3 Frankie Dettori André Fabre (FR) 4 hd Conduit 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) 5 1 Dar Re Mi 4 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden (GB) 6 1 Fame and Glory 3 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 7 ½ La Boum 6 Thierry Jarnet Robert Collet (FR) 7 dh Stacelita 3 Christophe Soumillon Jean-Claude Rouget (FR) 9 ¾ Magadan 4 Anthony Crastus Élie Lellouche (FR) 10 ½ Vision d'Etat 4 Olivier Peslier Eric Libaud (FR) 11 ¾ Tangaspeed 4 Ioritz Mendizabal Robert Laplanche (FR) 12 shd Beheshtam 3 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) 13 3 Getaway 6 Stéphane Pasquier Jens Hirschberger (GER) 14 snk The Bogberry 4 Magomet Kappushev Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) 15 8 Hot Six 4 T. J. Pereira Givanildo Duarte (BRZ) 16 2 Tullamore 4 Vaclav Janacek Zdeno Koplik (CZE) 17 4 Grand Ducal 3 Pat Smullen Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 18 2 Set Sail 3 Sean Levey Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 19 15 Steele Tango 4 Darryll Holland Roger Teal (GB)
Abbreviations: dh = dead-heat; shd = short-head; hd = head; snk = short-neck
Winner's details Further details of the winner, Sea the Stars. Sex: Colt Foaled: 6 April 2006 Country: Ireland Sire: Cape Cross; Dam: Urban Sea (Miswaki) Owner: Christopher Tsui Breeder: Sunderland Holdings Ltd
References
External links Colour Chart – Arc 2009