2009 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
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| 88th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Longchamp, 4 October 2009 |
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| won by Sea the Stars (IRE) |
The 2009 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 4 October 2009.[1] It was the 88th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Sea the Stars, a three-year-old colt trained in Ireland by John Oxx. The winning jockey was Michael Kinane.[2]
Sea the Stars became the first horse to win the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. It was his sixth consecutive Group 1 victory.
Race details
- Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club
- Purse: €4,000,000; First prize: €2,285,600 [3]
- Going: Good
- Distance: 2,400 metres
- Number of runners: 19
- Winner's time: 2m 26.3s
Full result
| Pos. | Marg. | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) |
| 1 | Sea the Stars | 3 | Michael Kinane | John Oxx (IRE) | |
| 2 | 2 | Youmzain | 6 | Kieren Fallon | Mick Channon (GB) |
| 3 | hd | Cavalryman | 3 | Frankie Dettori | André Fabre (FR) |
| 4 | hd | Conduit | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 5 | 1 | Dar Re Mi | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden (GB) |
| 6 | 1 | Fame and Glory | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
| 7 | ½ | La Boum | 6 | Thierry Jarnet | Robert Collet (FR) |
| 7 | dh | Stacelita | 3 | Christophe Soumillon | Jean-Claude Rouget (FR) |
| 9 | ¾ | Magadan | 4 | Anthony Crastus | Elie Lellouche (FR) |
| 10 | ½ | Vision d'Etat | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Eric Libaud (FR) |
| 11 | ¾ | Tangaspeed | 4 | Ioritz Mendizabal | Robert Laplanche (FR) |
| 12 | shd | Beheshtam | 3 | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) |
| 13 | 3 | Getaway | 6 | Stéphane Pasquier | Jens Hirschberger (GER) |
| 14 | snk | The Bogberry | 4 | Magomet Kappushev | Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) |
| 15 | 8 | Hot Six | 4 | T. J. Pereira | Givanildo Duarte (BRZ) |
| 16 | 2 | Tullamore | 4 | Vaclav Janacek | Zdeno Koplik (CZE) |
| 17 | 4 | Grand Ducal | 3 | Pat Smullen | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
| 18 | 2 | Set Sail | 3 | Sean Levey | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
| 19 | 15 | Steele Tango | 4 | Darryll Holland | Roger Teal (GB) |
- Abbreviations: dh = dead-heat; shd = short-head; hd = head; snk = short-neck
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Sea the Stars.
- Sex: Colt
- Foaled: 6 April 2006
- Country: Ireland
- Sire: Cape Cross; Dam: Urban Sea (Miswaki)
- Owner: Christopher Tsui
- Breeder: Sunderland Holdings Ltd
