DOHA: Races associated with the highly-anticipated 2024 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend will kick off today at Saint Cloud Racecourse. The Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe has been sponsored by the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) since 2008. The existing sponsorship will continue until 2027 as part of the partnership between QREC and France Galop.
The Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, first run in 1920, is Europe’s prestigious race. Held annually on October’s first Sunday at ParisLongchamp Racecourse, it attracts the best thoroughbreds from around the world. The meeting involves two days of world-class racing at ParisLongchamp.
After contests at Saint Cloud, the races will be run at ParisLongchamp tomorrow and the day after, with several black-type strong and thrilling races, which will receive wide attention from the media and horse racing enthusiasts, especially the Gr 1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, which boasts total prize money of €5m – the highest in the French racing programme, and the Gr. 1 PA Qatar Arabian World Cup with total prize money of €1m, which is the highest for an Arabian race in Europe. The weekend is, further, an opportunity to promote the 2025 H H The Amir Sword Festival, which will be run at Al Rayyan in February.
The Arqana Arabian horse auction was held yesterday in Paris. A large number of horse owners and trainers from various countries, as well as the QREC delegation, were present at the auction. Today, the focus .