The 2024 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp Racecourse on Sunday 6 October 2024. It was the 103rd running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The race was won by Juddmonte's four-year-old filly Bluestocking, trained in Britain by Ralph Beckett and ridden by Rossa Ryan. It was the first win in the race for both Beckett and Ryan. Bluestocking had not originally been entered for the race and was supplemented at a cost of €120,000.
Bluestocking defeated Aventure by one and a quarter lengths, with Los Angeles finishing third and Sosie fourth. The race was run over 2,400 metres on very soft ground, with 16 runners taking part.
Bluestocking raced close to the leaders before taking the lead in the straight. She held off Aventure to win by one and a quarter lengths, with Los Angeles a further one and a half lengths behind in third.
Full result The below result is sourced from Racing Post, France Galop, and Sporting Life. Pos.DrawTimeMarg.HorseAgeJockeyTrainer (Country)132:31.58Bluestocking4Rossa RyanRalph Beckett (GB)241 1/4Aventure3Stéphane PasquierChristophe Ferland (FR)3101 1/2Los Angeles3Ryan MooreAidan O'Brien (IRE)451 1/2Sosie3Maxime GuyonAndré Fabre (FR)5122 1/2Sevenna's Knight4Mickael BarzalonaAndré Fabre (FR)613/4Zarakem4Cristian DemuroJerome Reynier (FR)763/4Survie3Tom MarquandNicolas Clément (FR)871/2Delius3Ioritz MendizabalJean-Claude Rouget (FR)923/4Fantastic Moon4Rene PiechulekSarah Steinberg (GER)10153/4Sunway3Oisin MurphyDavid Menuisier (GB)1193/4Al Riffa4Yutaka TakeJoseph O'Brien (IRE)12111Shin Emperor3Ryusei SakaiYoshito Yahagi (JPN)1386Look de Vega3Ronan ThomasCarlos & Yann Lerner (FR)14162 1/2Mqse de Sevigne5Alexis PouchinAndré Fabre (FR)1514headContinuous4Christophe SoumillonAidan O'Brien (IRE)1613PUHaya Zark5William BuickAdrien Fouassier (FR)
Race details Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club Purse: €5,000,000 Going: Very Soft Distance: 2,400 metres Number of runners: 16 Winner's time: 2:31.58
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