Watch and wager on the most prestigious race of the year: Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe from Longchamp Racecourse in Paris Sunday at Canterbury Park.
Racing begins at 7:00 am. Betting windows open at 6:30. Past performances will be available free of charge. All the wagering information and post times for each race are listed below. The Arc is scheduled to run at 9:30 am.
Get a European perspective at The Guardian .
QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE
LONGCHAMP RACECOURSE
Sunday October 5, 2014
Site : Longchamp Racecourse, Paris, France
Commingled Pools : All wagering pools are hosted by Pari-mutuel Urbain (PMU) in Paris, France.
Pools :
Simple Gagnant
Win
$2 USD
Simple Placé
Place
$2 USD
Couplé Gagnant
Quinella
$1 USD
Couplé Placé
Omni (pick 2 of the first 3 finishers in any order)
$1 USD
Couplé Ordre
Exacta
$1 USD
Trio Ordre
Trifecta
$1 USD
Trio
Tri0
$1 USD
Place (Equivalent of North American Place & Show)
Please note that since early July, the PMU bet rules have changed and the Trifecta is available only on races from 4 to 7 runners. If there are 8 and more runners, there is no Trifecta. It is replaced by Trio (first 3 in any order).
1st
7:00 am
QATAR PRIX DE L’ABBAYE DE LONGCHAMP
Group I – 2 yo &+ – 350,000 € Dist : 1000 m (LD)
2nd
7 :35 am
TOTAL PRIX MARCEL BOUSSAC –
Critérium des Pouliches
Group I – Fillies – 2 yo – 300,000 € Dist : 1600 m. (GP)
3rd
8 :10 am
QATAR PRIX JEAN-LUC LAGARDERE (or Prix de la Foret)
(Grand Critérium)
Group I – Colts & Fillies – 2 yo – 350,000 € Dist : 1400 m. (NP 2ème Pot.)
4th
8 :45 am
PRIX DE L’OPERA LONGINES
Group I – 3 yo & + Fillies and Mares- 400,000 € Dist : 2000 m. (GP)
5th
9 :30 am
QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE
Group I – 3 yo & + – 5,000,000 € Dist : 2400 m. (GP)
6th
10 :15 am
NON-WAGERING EVENT
QATAR ARABIAN WORLD CUP
Group I PA – 4 yo & + – 1,000,000 € Dist : 2000 m (GP)
7th
10:50 am
QATAR PRIX DE LA FORET (or Grand Criterium)
Group I – Fillies and Mares – 3 yo & + – 300,000 € Dist : 1400 m. (NP 2ème Pot.)
8th
11 :20 am
QATAR PRIX DU CADRAN
Group I – 4 yo & + – 300,000 € Dist : 4000 m. (NP & GP)
9th
11 :50 am
QATAR GRAND HANDICAP DES MILERS
Handicap – 3 yo & + – 70,000 € Dist : 1600 m (MP)
KEENELAND OPENS FRIDAY
Key BC prep races this week as Keeneland opens it Fall meet Friday with a noon first post. Check out the entries.
COUNTDOWN TO THE CUP CONTEST SATURDAY
The free-to-enter handicapping contest continues Saturday and will feature the 10-race Keeneland program. Entry deadline is noon. Select one horse in each race and receive points based on a mythical $20 across-the-board wager. High score from all races combined wins a $250 BC betting bankroll. Second through sixth each win $100. Here are the full rules plus a look at last week’s results.
PERFECT PICK PRO FOOTBALL CONTEST
The weekly Perfect Pick Contest will have a $2,000 prize pool this Sunday as no one correctly selected the winners of last week’s seven pro football games plus the two totals. This week there are nine noon games and one total will be added. The assignment is to pick all correctly. If no one wins then the pool grows by a grand the following Sunday. Deadline is noon. Here’s the info.
