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Longchamp Racetrack Guide

Longchamp is located in the beautiful Bois de Boulogne on the Western edge of Paris, France. The track has undergone redevelopment in 2017 and was rebranded as ParisLongchamp.

Type of Racing: Flat

The race track consists of multiple tracks all interjoined and has an incredible 46 different starting points, there are five different tracks, four of which are right-handed with one straight track for sprint races.

Highlights: Longchamp hosts more Group One races than the rest of the French tracks combined, the highlight being the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe which takes place on the first weekend in October. 

It's run over 12 furlongs and usually features Europe's (and beyond) top middle-distance Group 1 horses, many of whom would have won a Derby in their three-year-old campaign.

If there is no racing at Longchamp today then head over to the racing picks page for today's free betting picks for other French tracks and international racing.

These are other major races which take place at ParisLongchamp:

Longchamp Racecourse Map

Longchamp Racetrack Address: 2 Route des Tribunes, 75016 Paris, France

Longchamp Racetrack Telephone: +33 1 44 30 75 00

For latest news and details of upcoming Longchamp fixtures head over to the official Longchamp website.

Longchamp Flat Racecourse Map
Longchamp Flat Racecourse Map

How To Use the Longchamp Picks

Above you will find free Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe picks for Arc weekend and Longchamp picks for race days throughout the year from OLBG's knowledgeable tipsters.

The most picked Longchamp runners are listed along with the race time, odds and number of picks received, and total predictions. The confidence percentage rating is used to highlight a possible 1 to 5-star value rating pick, 5 stars being the best.

To view all the race picks click on the highlighted Longchamp picks and the race page will display all picks including the Best Tipster's Pick from the best profit-performing tipster over the past year.

Longchamp Picks & Pointers

Although Paris Longchamp has undergone a two-year renovation program finishing in time for the 2018 season, the track layout has remained unchanged so the previous draw bias is still relevant.

The Prix de l'Abbaye, the Group 1 sprint run on "Arc" Sunday has seen many top sprinters make the trip across the channel. One of the most notable winners was Ian Balding's flying filly "Lochsong" who showed all her counterparts a clean pair of hooves in devastating fashion back in the '90s. 

The sprint track at Longchamp is very similar to Sandown's whereby it dissects the round track in the form of a central chute and the runners are going away from those watching in the stands or on TV and it's quite often hard to make out who's winning or has won in a tight finish.

When looking for Prix de l'Abbaye picks a low single-figure draw is advantageous as is the ability to hold a good early position to bag a spot near the inside rail, runners going off too quick tend to fade and set the race up for a horse who is traveling well just off the speed. Horses drawn high and out wide have it all to do.

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Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Picks & Past Winners

What are the best Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe picks?

The "Arc" run over the mile and a half trip, usually attracts double-figure field sizes so positioning is vital to your Arc tips chances. A low single-figure draw is generally advantageous but more important is the jockey being able to get their mount to break well from the stalls and have the pace to hold a good early position. 

Runners are on the right-hand turn and the race usually starts to unfold after the penultimate turn into the "false" straight which leads them into the final turn and the kick for home on Longchamp's expansive home straight. 

Horses out of position or too far back here would need to be extra special to win but it's possible. Watch the finish of Dancing Brave's 1986 "Arc" It's well worth it, he came from out of camera shot to pass the majority of the field in the last couple of furlongs, beating one of the best "Arc" fields ever assembled.


French races generally are slowly run until the sprint unwinds in the final straight, but the "Arc" does tend to be more of a "British" style race where there is usually a true pace due to the field of high-quality horses looking to win Europe's most prestigious horse race.

Here are the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the winning time, and the horse that won along with the cloth number, age, sex, the weight of the horse & which starting gate the horse came from. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the moneyline odds the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Info)Info
2023
2:25.50
(13) Ace Impact (IRE)
3/C 125lbs 19/10F (8 of 15)
Cristian Demuro
J-C Rouget (FR)
2022
2:35.71
(14) Alpinista (GB)
5/M 128lbs 33/10F (6 of 20)
Luke Morris
Sir Mark Prescott Bt (GB)
2021
2:37.62
(1) Torquator Tasso (GER)
4/C 131lbs 72/1 (12 of 14)
Rene Piechulek
Marcel Weiss (GER)
2020
2:39.30
(7) Sottsass (FR)
4/C 131lbs 73/10 (4 of 11)
Cristian Demuro
J-C Rouget (FR)
2019
2:31.97
(2) Waldgeist (GB)
5/H 131lbs 131/10 (3 of 12)
Pierre-Charles Boudot
A Fabre (FR)
2018
2:29.24
(10) Enable (GB)
4/F 128lbs 1/1F (6 of 19)
Frankie Dettori
John Gosden (GB)
2017
2:28.69
(17) Enable (GB)
3/F 121lbs 10/11F (2 of 18)
Frankie Dettori
John Gosden (GB)
2016
2:23.61
(10) Found (IRE)
4/F 128lbs 6/1 (12 of 16)
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2015
2:27.23
(16) Golden Horn (GB)
3/C 123lbs 9/2 (14 of 17)
Frankie Dettori
John Gosden (GB)
2014
2:26.05
(8) Treve (FR)
4/F 128lbs 11/1 (3 of 20)
Thierry Jarnet
Mme Christiane Head (FR)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe have been based:

  • FR: 10 winners with an additional 21 placings from 150 runners
  • GB: 5 winners with an additional 11 placings from 63 runners
  • IRE: 3 winners with an additional 4 placings from 54 runners
  • GER: 2 winners with an additional 2 placings from 17 runners
  • JPN: 0 winners with an additional 3 placings from 29 runners
  • CZE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
  • ITY: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
  • BRZ: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Longchamp Top Trainer Statistics

Here are the leading trainers based on the number of wins for the past five seasons:

TrainerRunnersWinsStrike RateWin LSP
A Fabre5377815%-152.00
J-C Rouget2685019%-21.90
F-H Graffard2554116%-41.00
S Wattel1983116%+13.40
C Laffon-Parias2023115%+0.70

Longchamp Top Jockey Statistics

Here are the leading jockeys based on the number of wins for the past five seasons:

JockeyRidesWinsStrike RateWin LSP
Mickael Barzalona69711216%+54.95
Maxime Guyon79611014%-138.35
Christophe Soumillon5578716%-154.00
Cristian Demuro6758012%-229.35
Stephane Pasquier5325310%-147.30
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