| Location: | Longchamp Racecourse |
| Winning Horse: | Solemia |
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The 2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 7 October 2012.[1] It was the 91st running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Solemia, a four-year-old filly trained in France by Carlos Laffon-Parias. The winning jockey was Olivier Peslier.[2]
In the closing stages of the race, Orfevre seemed likely to become the first winner of the event for Japan. But Solemia, an outsider in the betting, passed the leader in the home straight.
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| Pos. | Marg. | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solemia | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias (FR) | ||
| 2 | nk | Orfevre | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Yasutoshi Ikee (JPN) | |
| 3 | 7 | Masterstroke | 3 | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre (FR) | |
| 4 | 1 | Haya Landa | 4 | Franck Blondel | Sylvie Audon (FR) | |
| 5 | ½ | Yellow and Green | 3 | Thierry Thulliez | Nicolas Clément (FR) | |
| 6 | 2½ | Great Heavens | 3 | William Buick | John Gosden (GB) | |
| 7 | 1 | Camelot | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | |
| 8 | nse | Sea Moon | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute (GB) | |
| 9 | hd | Shareta | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) | |
| 10 | 2½ | Bayrir | 3 | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) | |
| 11 | nk | St Nicholas Abbey | 5 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | |
| 12 | 2½ | Meandre | 4 | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre (FR) | |
| 13 | 2 | Kesampour | 3 | Gregory Benoist | Mikel Delzangles (FR) | |
| 14 | dist | Mikhail Glinka | 5 | Mirco Demuro | Arslangirej Savujev (CZE) | |
| 15 | 7 | Saonois | 3 | Antoine Hamelin | Jean-Pierre Gauvin (FR) | |
| 16 | 4 | Ernest Hemingway | 3 | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | |
| 17 | dist | Aventino | 8 | Anthony Crastus | Yasutoshi Ikee (JPN) | |
| 18 | 12 | Robin Hood | 4 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
Further details of the winner, Solemia.
Leading progeny of participants in the 2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Orfevre (2nd)
Camelot (7th)
Masterstroke (3rd) - Floridee - (1st Prix Bournosienne 2018)
Saonois (15th) - Minor flat and jumps winners
Sea Moon (8th) - Minor flat runner
Meandre (12th) - Exported to Czech Republic
Mikhail Glinka (14th) - Exported to Czech Republic
Great Heavens (6th) - Dubhe - Listed class handicapper
Solemia (1st) - Minor flat winner
Haya Landa (4th) - Minor winner in Japan
Yellow And Green (5th) - Minor flat winner
Shareta (9th) - Minor flat runners