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2004 Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe
The 2004 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse racing, horse race held at Longchamp Racecourse, Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 2004. It was the 83rd running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The winner was Bago (horse), Bago, a three-year-old colt trained in France by Jonathan Pease. The winning jockey was Thierry Gillet. Race details * Sponsor: Groupe Lucien Barrière * Purse: €1,600,000; First prize: €914,240 * Going: Good * Distance: 2,400 metres * Number of runners: 19 * Winner's time: 2m 25.0s Full result * Abbreviations: shd = short-head; hd = head; snk = short-neck; nk = neck Winner's details Further details of the winner, Bago. * Sex: Colt * Foaled: 3 February 2001 * Country: France * Sire: Nashwan; Dam: Moonlight's Box (Nureyev (horse), Nureyev) * Owner / Breeder: Stavros Niarchos, Niarchos Family References External links Colour Chart – ''Arc 2004'' {{Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 2004 in horse racing, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longchamp Racecourse
The Longchamp Racecourse (french: Hippodrome de Longchamp) is a 57 hectare horse-racing facility located on the Route des Tribunes at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France. It is used for flat racing and is noted for its variety of interlaced tracks and a famous hill that provides a real challenge to competing thoroughbreds. It has several racetracks varying from 1,000 to 4,000 metres in length, with 46 different starting posts. The course is home to more than half of the group one races held in France, and it has a capacity of 50,000. The highlight of the calendar is the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Held on the first weekend in October, the event attracts the best horses from around the world. History The first race run at Longchamp was on Sunday, April 27, 1857, in front of a massive crowd. The Emperor Napoleon III and his wife Eugénie were present, having sailed down the Seine River on their private yacht to watch the third race. Until 1930, many Parisians came to the track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
