2010 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

2010 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
DateOctober 3, 2010 (2010-10-03)
Winning horseWorkforce
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The 2010 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 2010.[1] It was the 89th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The winner was Workforce, a three-year-old colt trained in Great Britain by Sir Michael Stoute. The winning jockey was Ryan Moore.[2]

Workforce had previously won the Epsom Derby, but had finished only fifth in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The decision to run in the "Arc" had not been confirmed until three days before the race.

Race details

  • Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club
  • Purse: €4,000,000; First prize: €2,285,600 [3]
  • Going: Very Soft
  • Distance: 2,400 metres
  • Number of runners: 19
  • Winner's time: 2m 35.3s

Full result

Pos. Marg. Horse Age Jockey Trainer (Country)
1 Workforce 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB)
2 hd Nakayama Festa 4 Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya (JPN)
3 2½ Sarafina 3 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
4 1½ Behkabad 3 Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget (FR)
5 1 Fame and Glory 4 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
6 1 Marinous 4 Davy Bonilla Freddy Head (FR)
7 hd Victoire Pisa 3 Yutaka Take Katsuhiko Sumii (JPN)
8 1 Cavalryman 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor (GB)
2 Planteur (disq.) 3 Anthony Crastus Élie Lellouche (FR)
9 4 Liang Kay 5 Stéphane Pasquier Uwe Ostmann (GER)
10 2½ Youmzain 7 Richard Hughes Mick Channon (GB)
11 1 Lope de Vega 3 Maxime Guyon André Fabre (FR)
12 nse Wiener Walzer 4 Tom Queally Jens Hirschberger (GER)
13 5 Cape Blanco 3 Christophe Soumillon Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
14 5 Timos 5 Kieren Fallon Thierry Doumen (FR)
15 hd Duncan 5 William Buick John Gosden (GB)
16 1 Plumania 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre (FR)
17 8 Midas Touch 3 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien (IRE)
18 20 Pouvoir Absolu 5 Samuel Fargeat Élie Lellouche (FR)
  • Abbreviations: nse = nose; hd = head

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Workforce.

References

  1. ^ "2010 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". Racing Post. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Derby winner Workforce wins Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". BBC Sport. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. ^ "2010 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". France Galop. Retrieved 1 July 2012.