2016 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe


The 2016 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Chantilly on Sunday 2 October 2016. The race could not take place at its usual venue at Longchamp Racecourse as that course was closed in 2016 for major redevelopment. It was the 95th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The race was won by Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier's four-year-old filly Found, trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore. Moore had previously won the race on Workforce whilst O'Brien was also recording his second success, having trained Dylan Thomas.

The contenders

The five-year-old British-trained horse Postponed was regarded as the most likely winner after six consecutive wins including the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Dubai Sheema Classic, Coronation Cup and International Stakes. The only other British runner was The Grey Gatsby who had been an outstanding three-year-old in 2014 and the Prix Foy. The other six runners were Talismanic, Savoir Vivre, Siljan's Saga, Vedevani, Migwar, and One Foot In Heaven.
Postponed was made the 2/1 favourite ahead of Makahiki on 3.9/1 and Harzand on 6.5/1. New Bay and Found were next in the betting ahead of Left Hand, Order of St George and Silverwave.

The race

Vedevani took the lead soon after the starts and set a strong pace with Order of St George, Highland Reel Postponed and The Grey Gatsby. Harzand, Found, Left Hand, Silverwave and Makahiki raced in mid-division whilst New Bay was restrained towards the rear of the field. Vedevani maintained his advantage into the straight but was overtaken by Found 400 metres from the finish. The Irish filly quickly opened up a clear advantage and won decisively from her stablemates Highland Reel and Order of St George. Siljan's Saga finished strongly from the rear of the field to take fourth ahead of Postponed.

Full result