Doha: All eyes will be on Paris, today, where the final day of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend will be held at ParisLongchamp Racecourse. All nine races of the day are expected to be extra thrilling, especially the Gr1 PA Qatar Arabian World Cup and the Gr1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The latter boasts prize money of €5m, which is the highest in the French racing programme.
The final day of the global racing weekend will be attended by many dignitaries and VVIPs, including HRH Prince Albert II, Prince of Monaco, who will be present during the trophy presentation of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. ParisLongchamp hosted day one of the weekend yesterday with a nine-race card, including six group races. Present at the ParisLongchamp and crowned the winners were H E Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Thani Al Thani CEO of the Qatar Media Corporation, Issa bin Mohammed Al-Mohannadi QREC Chairman, Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah President of the Asian Equestrian Federation and QREC Vice Chairman, Dr.
Ghanim bin Mubarak Al Ali Assistant Undersecretary of Culture Affairs of the Ministry of Culture, Ahmed bin Mohammed Alabdulmalik QREC Board Member, Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi, QREC Racing Manager and Ahmed Amanalla Al Sheebani, Director of QREC Support Services Department. A top class colt, Illinois (Galileo) claimed his second Gr.2 victory when landing the QREC sponsored Gr.
2 Prix Chaudenay at ParisLongchamp. Owned by Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor and.