2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

September 2023 Longchamp Racecourse 2008 10 5 Racing silks of Aga Khan.svg Zarkava 2007 2009 The 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 5 October 2008. 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe https://www.racingpost.com/results/211/longchamp/2008-10-05/467170 Racing Post 1 July 2012 It was the 87th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The winner was Zarkava, a three-year-old filly trained in France by Alain de Royer-Dupré. The winning jockey was Christophe Soumillon. Superb Zarkava claims Arc triumph http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/7650205.stm BBC Sport 5 October 2008 1 July 2012 Zarkava had been a doubtful runner because of the soft ground at Longchamp. Her participation was confirmed just before the start. Race details Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club Purse: €4,000,000; First prize: €2,285,600 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe http://www9.france-galop.com/fgweb/domaines/courses/course_detail.aspx?aaCrse=2008&spCrse=P&numCrsePgm=00051 France Galop 1 July 2012 Going: Good to Soft Distance: 2,400 metres Number of runners: 16 Winner's time: 2m 28.8s Full result Pos. Marg. Horse Age Jockey Trainer (Country) 1 Zarkava 3 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) 2 2 Youmzain 5 Richard Hills Mick Channon (GB) 3 ½ It's Gino 5 Thierry Thulliez Pavel Vovcenko (GER) 3 dh Soldier of Fortune 4 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 5 1 Vision d'Etat 3 Ioritz Mendizabal Eric Libaud (FR) 6 nk Ask 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) 7 hd Duke of Marmalade 4 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 8 1 Getaway 5 Olivier Peslier André Fabre (FR) 9 1 Cima de Triomphe 3 Dario Vargiu Bruno Grizzetti (ITY) 10 shd Meisho Samson 5 Yutaka Take Shigetada Takahashi (JPN) 11 2½ Kamsin 3 Johan Victoire Peter Schiergen (GER) 12 1½ Papal Bull 5 Jimmy Fortune Sir Michael Stoute (GB) 13 4 Schiaparelli 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor (GB) 14 3 Blue Bresil 3 William Mongil Lionel Larrigade (FR) 15 10 Zambezi Sun 4 Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary (FR) 16 dist Red Rock Canyon 4 Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien (IRE) Abbreviations: dh = dead-heat; shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck; dist = distance Winner's details Further details of the winner, Zarkava. Sex: Filly Foaled: 31 March 2005 Country: Ireland Sire: Zamindar; Dam: Zarkasha (Kahyasi) Owner / Breeder: HH Aga Khan IV References External links Colour Chart – Arc 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe