Overview

• Daryz, a three-year-old ridden by Mickaël Barzalona, delivered the first Arc for both the jockey and trainer Francis-Henri Graffard.
• Daryz outfinished the Irish filly Minnie Hauk in the final 100 meters, with Christophe Soumillon aboard the runner-up.
• The race was contested over 2,400 meters on very soft going under light rain at ParisLongchamp.
• The winner’s payout was reported at €2,857,000, part of €5 million in prizes funded by Qatar, as Princess Zahra Aga Khan praised the team’s achievement.
• Sosie took third, the French favorite Aventure faded early, and Japan’s best hope Byzantine Dream finished fifth, extending the country’s long Arc drought.