The 2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a

horse race Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...

held at Longchamp on Sunday 7 October 2012. It was the 91st running of the

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, over a distance ...

. The winner was

Solemia Solemia (foaled 20 February 2008) is an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Before her win in the Arc, Solemia had won four of her twelve races, with her biggest win coming ...

, a four-year-old filly trained in France by Carlos Laffon-Parias. The winning jockey was

Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier (born 12 January 1973 in Château-Gontier) is a French thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Peslier competes in flat racing mainly in France but travels often around the world for the big international races. He was a retained jockey ...

. In the closing stages of the race,

Orfevre Orfevre ( ja, オルフェーヴル, link=no, foaled May 14, 2008) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and active breeding stallion. In 2011 he won the Japanese Triple Crown and was voted Japanese Horse of the Year. In 2012 he added vic ...

seemed likely to become the first winner of the event for Japan. But Solemia, an outsider in the betting, passed the leader in the home straight.

Race details

* Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club * Purse: €4,000,000; First prize: €2,285,600 * Going: Heavy * Distance: 2,400 metres * Number of runners: 18 * Winner's time: 2m 37.68s

Full result

* Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; hd = head; dist = distance

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Solemia. * Sex: Filly * Foaled: 20 February 2008 * Country: Ireland * Sire: Poliglote; Dam: Brooklyn's Dance (

Shirley Heights Shirley Heights (1 March 1975 – 17 March 1997) was a British Thoroughbred race horse and winner of the Derby in 1978. The colt had previously won the Royal Lodge Stakes and the Dante Stakes, and he went on to win the Irish Derby before his ra ...

) * Owner:

Wertheimer et Frère Wertheimer et Frère is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding business partnership between brothers Alain and Gérard Wertheimer of France. The Wertheimer brothers are the owners of the House of Chanel in Paris. They inherited that company a ...

* Breeder: Wertheimer et Frère

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Sires of Classic winners

Orfevre (2nd) *

Epoca d'Oro Epoca d'Oro, (Japanese: エポカドーロ, foaled 15 February 2015) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. After finishing third on his only appearance as a two-year-old in 2017 he showed steady improvement in the following spring, winning two mi ...

- 1st

Satsuki Shō The is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately mile) at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba, in April. It was first run in 1939 and ...

(2018) *

Lucky Lilac Lucky Lilac ( ja, ラッキーライラック, link=no, foaled 3 April 2015) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 2017 she was undefeated in three races including the Artemis Stakes and Hanshin Juvenile Fillies and took th ...

- 1st

Queen Elizabeth II Cup The Queen Elizabeth II Cup is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race at Sha Tin Racecourse in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1975 by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, it is run annually in April at a distance of 2,000 metres (ten ...

(2019) * Authority - 1st

Aoba Sho The Aoba Sho (Japanese 青葉賞) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2400 metres at Tokyo Racecourse in April. The Aoba Sho was first run in 1984 and was elevated to Grad ...

(2020) * Gilded Mirror - 3rd

NHK Mile Cup The NHK Mile Cup () is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies, run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately one mile) on the turf at Tokyo Racecourse in May. The NHK Mile Cup is sponsored by ...

(2020) Camelot (7th) * Latrobe - 1st

Irish Derby The Irish Derby (Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 ...

(2018) * Even So - 1st

Irish Oaks The Irish Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is s ...

(2020) * Athena - 1st

Belmont Oaks The Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early July at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Graded stakes race, Grade I event open to three-year-old fillies, it is raced on Grass, turf over a dista ...

(2018) * Sir Erec - 1st

Spring Juvenile Hurdle The Spring Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland. It is run at Leopardstown Racecourse in February, over a distance of 2 miles. The race is restricted to four-year-old horses only an ...

(2019)

Other Stallions

Masterstroke (3rd) - Floridee - (1st Prix Bournosienne 2018)
Saonois (15th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Sea Moon (8th) - Minor flat runner
Meandre (12th) - Exported to Czech Republic
Mikhail Glinka (14th) - Exported to Czech Republic

Broodmares

Great Heavens (6th) - Dubhe - Listed class handicapper
Solemia (1st) - Minor flat winner
Haya Landa (4th) - Minor winner in Japan
Yellow And Green (5th) - Minor flat winner
Shareta (9th) - Minor flat runners

References

External links

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