Arc De Triomphe 2011 Betting Guide - Danedream Wins The Arc For Germany
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for 2011 has been won by the German filly Danedream in a shock result at Longchamp, she simply hacked up to upset the Arc De Triomphe Betting to the delight of the bookmakers. The likes of Sarafina and So You Think were never in the race while the best British finisher was Snow Fairy, who came third to complete a 1-2-3 for the fillies in Paris.
Pour Moi who won the Epsom Derby has been retired afer a leg injury so he will miss the race. The participation of So You Think has been confirmed by Aidan O'Brien as a runner at Longchamp, after a stunning career down under in Australia he is now in Europe and being well backed. Last time out So You Think held off a gallant charge from Snow Fairy to win the Irish Champion Stakes and they will rematch today in the Arc.
The Alain De Royer-Dupre trained Sarafina came third in the Arc last season and has been aimed back at Longchamp all year by connections and could go close if on form. Sarafina has been in great form this year and is being well backed in the betting at the moment as she looks to reverse the form behind Workforce from 2010. She won the group 2 Prix Foy last time out in decent syle and goes to the Arc on Sunday as the favourite, she had a tough passage last time but still found a way to win which is a big plus for her punters.
Arc De Triomphe 2011
Last year the race was won by the excellent Workforce who completed a brilliant season at Longchamp in 2010. One of his main adversaries was Sarafina and she is back in 2011 and featuring heavily in the latest Arc De Triomphe Odds following a fantastic campaign so far this season as a four-year-old..
So You Think will be joining stable mate Fame And Glory at Longchamp this year for the Aidan O'Brien yard after his brilliant win in the Irish Champion Stakes recently, he was hugely impressive as he held off Snow Fairy and both have now been slashed in the Arc Betting. Ballydoyle always have a strong hand at Longchamp with two good chances in the Arc De Triomphe Form Guide O'Brien looks to have a good chance of claiming his third win in the race.
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Arc Form & Runners 2011
We have put together form guides on all the leading contenders which can be checked out on our Arc de Triomphe Form Guide page and we also give you some general tipping advice as well as our race selection on the Arc Tips page.
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.
Prix De L'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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2011 Arc De Triomphe Meeting
The Arc De Tiomphe meeting on Sunday 2nd October 2011 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 2nd Otober
Prix de L'Abbaye - A Group One Sprint over 5 furlongs, which, will bring together some of the fastest sprinters in Europe.
Prix Marcel Boussac - A fantastic Group One for 2yo Fillies over 1 mile. The French have dominated this race in recent years.
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere A fascinating 7 furlong race for 2 year olds. Aidan O'Brien has won this race six times over recent years.
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.
Prix De Cadran - 2 mile 4 furlong race for horsea aged four and older.
Prix l'Arc De Triomphe - The feature race of the day looks set to be a thriller with So You Think out to priovide his trainer, Aidan O'Brien with another win in the race.
