Arc De Triomphe 2008 Betting Guide
Hot Favourite Zarkava wins the 2008 Arc de Triomphe.
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is regarded as one of the most prestigious horse races in the World. The Arc De Triomphe provides a most valuable platform to bring to the fore a horse that will go down in history as one of the very best in the World. Recent winners including, Dylan Thomas, Rail Link and Hurracane Run highlight the quality that go onto to win this great race.
The Arc De Triomphe runners brings together the best three-year-old colts and fillies with their elders and this makes the race so unique. The Arc is run at the beautiful Longchamp racetrack which is well known worldwide for its unique atmosphere, but uppermost for the quality of runners. The Arc is a Group 1 race run over the Classic distance of a mile and a half on turf, on the first Sunday in October.
Latest Arc De Triomphe Odds
Zarkava 2/1
Duke of Marmalade 5/1
Soldier of Fortune 9/2
Vision D'Etat 8/1
Getaway 10/1
Youmzain 12/1
Meisho Samson 16/1
Papal Bull 20/1
Kamsin 25/1
Ask 25/1
Zambezi Sun 33/1
100/1 Bar
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2008 Arc De Triomph Meeting Tips
The Arc De Tiomphe meeting on Sunday 5th October 2008 provides the stage for most Group One races at any race meeting anywhere in Europe. The Prix L'Arc De Triomphe is the feature race, but four other Group One races on the Longchamp card provide the opportunity to enjoy top class racing at its best and with it, some excellent betting propisitions.
Longchamp Group One Races - Sunday 5th Otober
Prix de L'Abbaye - A Group One Sprint over 5 furlongs, in which, Marchand D'or looks set to take all the beating.
Prix Marcel Boussac - A fantastic Group One for 2yo Fillies over 1 mile. The French have dominated this race in recent years but Irish Trainer, Jim bolger, has a great chance of winning with Maoineach.
Prix Jean-Luc LagardereA facinating 7 furlong race for 2 year olds. Aidan O'Brien has won this race six times in ten years and looks primed for another assault with Mastercraftsman his leading fancy.
Prix De L'Opera - 1 mile 2 furlong race for horsea aged three and older. This race has some familar names from this season's top events and Lush lashes set the standard.
Prix l'Arc De Triomphe - The feature race of the day looks set to be a thriller with super filly, Zarkava out to beat the Colts, of which the O'Brien pair of Duke of Marmalade and Soldier of Fortune look the biggest threats.
Longchamp Race Previews and Tips
Arc De Triomphe Betting
As usual there will be a massive interest in the Arc De Triomphe betting with over 4.9 million bet on the Paris-Mutuel alone. Bets are taken from over 44 foreign countries with the French version of the tote. In the UK many punters will be placing their Arc De Triomphe bets with the online bookmakers through the Arc De Triomphe ante post betting market or the Arc De Triomphe SP system known as the industry prices.
The Arc De Triomphe is covered live on BBC and there is a huge audience that tunes in to support the UK and Irish runners. As usual there are any number of Arc De Triomphe betting tips put up by the pundits and the national newspapers.
The Arc De Triomphe is such a popular one with the horse racing public that the online bookmakers offer very good Arc De Triomphe free bets for new customers to their sites and we have all the very best bookmakers offers on this site.
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