Arc De Triomphe 2009 Betting Guide
Sensational Sea The Stars Wins Arc
A sensational final two furlongs by red hot favourite, Sea The Stars saw this fantastic colt take the 2009 Prix l’Arc de Triomphe by two lengths from the Arc perennial runner up, Youmzain.
The win came from a poor position four furlongs out after a blistering pace was set by the Ballydoyle pair, Set Sail and Grand Ducal. Somehow, jockey Mick Kinane managed to launch his attack on the inside rail and he simply took off, going past horses as if they were standing still. Once in front the race was over and he was being pulled up as he went to the line with the valiant Youmzain once again finishing in great style to be second, for the third year in succession. Cavalryman was third with Conduit fourth.
Aidan O’Brien’s main entry, Fame And Glory failed to get a blow in and finished mid-division
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Result
- 1st Sea The Stars 4/6 Fav
- 2nd Youmzain 20/1
- 3rd Cavalryman 12/1
- 4th Conduit 9/1
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, Zarkava, Dylan Thomas, Rail Link and Hurracane Run highlight the quality that go onto to win this great race.
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Latest Arc News: Sea The Stars Drawn Six
Nineteen runners will go to post for the 2009 Arc de Triomphe after the final declaration stage was completed. As expected, both Cavalryman and Stacelita were supplemented for the race with Johann Zoffany the only absentee.
Favourite, Sea The Stars was drawn number six, while his nearest rival in the betting, Fame And Glory was drawn ten. Please check out the full runners and riders on our Arc de Triomphe racecard.
Supporters of Sea The Stars should be delighted by the draw as stall six has produced two winners in the last four years, Hurricane Run in 2005 and Dylan Thomas in 2007.
Latest betting still has Sea The Stars as red hot favourite at around 4/6, with Fame And Glory out to 11/2 in places. Conduit is as long as 9/1 while the classy Vision D’Etat is around 12s alongside Cavalryman and Stacelita.
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Other Arc Hopefuls
Stacelita finished second behind the John Gosden form filly, Dar Ri Mi, but the Stewards demoted Dar Re Mi to fifth after claiming she interfered with German filly, Soberania. Stacelita was therefore given the race and as such she has retained her unbeaten record but her previously unblemished reputation has certainly suffered as have her chances of winning the Arc. Dar re Mi is also looking likely to be an Arc entrant and is in the market with Arc de Triompe odds of 20/1, which look terrific value.
Aidan O'Brien is in quietly confident mood regarding the chances of Fame And Glory. He believes when he lost to Sea The Stars in the Irish Champions Stakes he did so after a break, whereas, Sea The Stars had been running regularly. O'Brien is certain that Fame And Glory will improve.
The leading French fancy for the Arc is now Cavalryman who won the Qatar Prix Neil, with Frankie Dettori on board and now looks certain to be supplemented for the race. He had to work hard however to hold off the staying on Beheshtam who also looks likely to run. Cavalryman has now been brought in a point or two to around the 10/1 mark, while Beheshtam is a 25/1 shot.
The Sir Michael Stoute trained, Conduit has also shortened after an impressive gallop at Newmarket the other day. There is a lot of optimism surrounding this horse, particularly as he will be running at his optimum distance which the Stoute yard think will give his colt a much better opportunity against Sea The Stars Conduit is now third favourite at around the 8/1 mark.
Nonetheless there has been nothing seen to suggest that Sea The Stars will not win the Arc this year. He still looks every bit the best horse in Europe right now and with five Group One wins already he remains our pick for the race.
Arc Form & Runners
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.
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.
Check back to our site on a regular basis for all the latest horse racing online betting news and tips.
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2009 Arc De Triomph Meeting
The Arc De Tiomphe meeting on Sunday 4th October 2009 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, 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 facinating 7 furlong race for 2 year olds. Aidan O'Brien has won this race six times in ten 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. This race may be the last time we see the great Yeats, winner of the Ascot Gold Cup four times and trying to win his first Cadran.
Prix l'Arc De Triomphe - The feature race of the day looks set to be a thriller with Sea The Stars out to priovide his trainer, John Oxx hi s second win in the race.
