2020 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Horse race
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The 2020 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp Racecourse on Sunday 4 October 2020. It was the 99th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The race was won by White Birch Farm's four-year-old colt Sottsass, trained in France by Jean-Claude Rouget and ridden by Cristian Demuro.[1] It was a first win in the race for Rouget and Demuro, while Sottsass improved on his third-place finish in the 2019 Arc.
| Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | |
| Location | Longchamp Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 October 2020 |
| Winning horse | Sottsass |
| Starting price | 13/2 |
| Jockey | Cristian Demuro |
| Trainer | Jean-Claude Rouget |
| Owner | White Birch Farm |
| Conditions | Heavy |
Sottsass defeated In Swoop by a neck, with Persian King finishing third and Gold Trip fourth. The first five finishers were all trained in France.[2]
The race was also notable for Enable finishing sixth as she attempted to become the first horse to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe three times. She had won the race in 2017 and 2018. The four horses trained by Aidan O'Brien: Japan, Sovereign, Mogul and Serpentine, were withdrawn before the race following concerns over contaminated feed.[3]
Full result
The below result is sourced from Racing Post, JRA-VAN/netkeiba, and other contemporary race-result sources.[4][5]
| Pos. | Draw | Time | Marg. | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2:39.30 | Sottsass | 4 | Cristian Demuro | Jean-Claude Rouget (FR) | |
| 2 | 12 | neck | In Swoop | 3 | Ronan Thomas | Francis-Henri Graffard (FR) | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 3/4 | Persian King | 4 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | André Fabre (FR) | |
| 4 | 10 | head | Gold Trip | 3 | Christophe Soumillon | Fabrice Chappet (FR) | |
| 5 | 15 | 2 | Raabihah | 3 | Maxime Guyon | Jean-Claude Rouget (FR) | |
| 6 | 8 | 1 1/2 | Enable | 6 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden (GB) | |
| 7 | 6 | 1/2 | Stradivarius | 6 | Olivier Peslier | John Gosden (GB) | |
| 8 | 9 | 1 1/2 | Deirdre | 6 | James Doyle | Mitsuru Hashida (JPN) | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 3/4 | Way To Paris | 7 | Ioritz Mendizabal | Andrea Marcialis (FR) | |
| 10 | 2 | 3/4 | Royal Julius | 7 | Shane Foley | Jerome Reynier (FR) | |
| 11 | 11 | 10 | Chachnak | 3 | Tony Piccone | Fabrice Vermeulen (FR) |
Race details
- Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club
- Purse: €3,000,000
- Going: Heavy
- Distance: 2,400 metres
- Number of runners: 11
- Winner's time: 2:39.30
