2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The 2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 7 October 2012. It was the 91st running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Solemia, a four-year-old filly trained in France by Carlos Laffon-Parias. The winning jockey was Olivier Peslier.
In the closing stages of the race, Orfevre 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
- Sex: Filly
- Foaled: 20 February 2008
- Country: Ireland
- Sire: Poliglote; Dam: Brooklyn's Dance
- Owner: Wertheimer et Frère
- Breeder: Wertheimer et Frère
Subsequent breeding careers
Sires of Classic winners
Orfevre
- Epoca d'Oro - 1st Satsuki Shō
- Lucky Lilac - 1st Queen Elizabeth II Cup
- Authority - 1st Aoba Sho
- Gilded Mirror - 3rd NHK Mile Cup
- Latrobe - 1st Irish Derby
- Even So - 1st Irish Oaks
- Athena - 1st Belmont Oaks
- Sir Erec - 1st Spring Juvenile Hurdle
Other Stallions
Masterstroke - Floridee -
Saonois - Minor flat and jumps winners
Sea Moon - Minor flat runner
Meandre - Exported to Czech Republic
Mikhail Glinka - Exported to Czech Republic
Broodmares
Great Heavens - Dubhe - Listed class handicapper
Solemia - Minor flat winner
Haya Landa - Minor winner in Japan
Yellow And Green - Minor flat winner
Shareta - Minor flat runners