Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe Odds & Betting

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Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Odds & Betting 2027

ParisLongchamp asks a different question of a good horse in October. There is a mile and a half to cover, often in a crowded field, and a season’s worth of form to weigh up before they reach the stalls. Follow Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe odds through talkSPORT BET’s online sports betting platform, with available markets alongside our horse racing betting coverage.

The next Arc is scheduled for Sunday 3 October 2027. Daryz won the last two editions, but his retirement means there will be no attempt at a third. There is another important change for the next running: geldings will be eligible for the first time. 

For an early bet, ability is only half the question. You also need your horse to get to Paris, still in training and with this race on its agenda.

What Is the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe?

For a top middle-distance horse, the Arc can be the race its whole year has been leading towards. The conditions call for 2,400 metres on turf, roughly twelve furlongs, at Group 1 level. It has been on the calendar since 1920.

The two Chantilly runnings in 2016 and 2017 were a temporary move while Longchamp was redeveloped. Back in Paris, visiting horses from Britain, Ireland and beyond meet the home-trained runners, often without much direct form between them.

Three-year-olds can take on older horses, with age and sex allowances applying under the race conditions. That makes the weights part of the assessment alongside recent results. Two horses meeting here may not be carrying the same weight they carried against each other earlier in the season.

There was €5 million to race for in 2026. The published conditions will establish the purse for the next edition.

When Is the 2027 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe?

France Galop has put the next running on Sunday 3 October 2027 at ParisLongchamp.

Keep an eye on the confirmed programme for the start time. There is a full weekend around the Arc, so an old race time is easy to pick up by mistake.

For betting, the last few days can change the picture considerably. Declarations reveal who is actually running, the draw gives jockeys something to plan around and the weather forecast becomes more useful than it was a fortnight earlier.

Geldings Can Run in the Arc From 2027

France Galop’s proposal to admit geldings received European Pattern Committee approval in 2026. The change takes effect with the 2027 running.

Previously, a gelding could establish itself among the best middle-distance horses in training without being eligible for the Arc. That restriction no longer applies, potentially bringing a different group of older horses into the conversation.

Being allowed to run is one thing; being sent to Paris is another. Connections still have other races to choose from. A name in an early market cannot settle that decision for them.

Who Won the 2026 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe?

A year after beating Minnie Hauk, Daryz came back and did it again on 4 October 2026. Mickaël Barzalona was aboard for Francis-Henri Graffard, with Bay City Roller a length and a quarter behind and Diamond Necklace taking third.

Enable had been the last to put two Arcs together, in 2017 and 2018. Daryz took the number of dual winners to nine.

His connections subsequently retired him to stud. That closes the question of a third attempt, rather than leaving him as an assumed contender in a preview of the next edition.

Recent Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Winners

Look down the winners and there is no single route to Paris that accounts for them all. Different trainers, ages and campaigns have worked:

Year Winner Jockey Trainer
2026 Daryz Mickaël Barzalona Francis-Henri Graffard
2025 Daryz Mickaël Barzalona Francis-Henri Graffard
2024 Bluestocking Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett
2023 Ace Impact Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget
2022 Alpinista Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott
2021 Torquator Tasso René Piechulek Marcel Weiss
2020 Sottsass Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget
2019 Waldgeist Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre
2018 Enable Frankie Dettori John Gosden
2017 Enable Frankie Dettori John Gosden
2016 Found Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien

Daryz followed a narrow victory over Minnie Hauk in 2025 with a clearer success twelve months later. No horse has won the Arc three times.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Ante-Post Betting

An early Arc bet can be placed long before the final declarations. You are making a judgement about the horse’s ability and its route through the season, sometimes while several possible targets remain open.

The awkward part is getting a runner. If a horse misses the race, a standard ante-post bet on it normally loses. Look for an explicit non-runner money-back concession if you want that protection; it does not come with every early price.

A bigger price might become available later, too. You are choosing the odds and accepting the terms on the day you place the bet.

Arc Winner and Each-Way Betting

For a win bet, your horse needs to finish first under the settlement rules. A strong run into second is still an unsuccessful win selection, however close the finish.

Say you put £5 each way on a 20/1 chance. You have spent £10: £5 on it winning and £5 on it placing. With one-fifth odds for the place, that second £5 is backed at 4/1.

Now check how far down the field the places go. Fourth is no good to a place bet paying only the first three, however close your horse came. The terms on your selection decide that, not the fact that this is a major race.

Use the each-way bet calculator to work through the stake and terms before you confirm.

Other Arc Betting Markets

Forecasts, tricasts, place-only selections and match bets between runners may become available closer to race day. The displayed market list tells you what can actually be backed.

A straight forecast needs the first two in the correct order. A reverse forecast covers both orders and consists of two bets. With a match bet, check which runners are being compared and how non-runners or a failure to finish would be treated.

These options ask different things of a race prediction. Having a view on two horses does not necessarily mean you have a view on their exact finishing order.

Reading the Arc Form

Start with the trip. A horse travelling comfortably over ten furlongs still has another quarter of a mile to cover here. Look at how it finishes its races, rather than assuming a fashionable pedigree answers every stamina question.

Then consider the ground. A previous win on soft going may be useful evidence after rain, but a horse’s action and recent performances deserve attention too. October in Paris does not guarantee one particular surface.

Traffic can matter as much as the draw. A runner held up behind a tiring horse may need a gap at precisely the moment its main rival is accelerating. Watch previous races where possible and ask how the horse obtained its position.

The Epsom Derby gives you one place to start with the three-year-olds. Against older opposition in Paris, though, the horse will be meeting a different field under different weights.

The Main Arc Trials

The Prix Niel, Prix Foy and Prix Vermeille provide a familiar September checkpoint at ParisLongchamp. All three are run over the Arc distance, giving horses a chance to race over the course before October.

Three-year-olds have the Niel, older runners the Foy, and fillies and mares the Vermeille. Watch how each unfolds. A slowly run trial or a first outing after a break can leave you with questions that the finishing order alone will not answer.

How to Bet on the Arc at talkSPORT BET

Sign in and find the Arc among the available racing markets. Tap your horse’s price, enter the stake and check whether the bet slip shows win or each way. With an each-way bet, read the total cost before confirming.

Eligible customers can also check our sports betting offers. Their qualifying conditions matter, particularly where an ante-post selection may remain open for months. Set the session’s budget before betting and keep any further selections within it.

Frequently Asked Questions

France Galop has scheduled the 2027 Arc for Sunday 3 October at ParisLongchamp. Check the confirmed race programme nearer the meeting for the start time.

Daryz won in 2026 with Mickaël Barzalona riding for Francis-Henri Graffard. It was his second consecutive Arc victory, and he has since retired to stud.

Not necessarily. Standard ante-post terms can make a non-runner a losing selection. A refund depends on the specific market rules or an applicable non-runner money-back concession.
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