2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

The 2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 7 October 2012. It was the 91st running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The winner was Solemia, a four-year-old filly trained in France by Carlos Laffon-Parias. The winning jockey was Olivier Peslier.

In the closing stages of the race, Orfevre seemed likely to become the first winner of the event for Japan. But Solemia, an outsider in the betting, passed the leader in the home straight.

Race details

 * Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club
 * Purse: €4,000,000; First prize: €2,285,600
 * Going: Heavy
 * Distance: 2,400 metres
 * Number of runners: 18
 * Winner's time: 2m 37.68s

Full result

 * Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; hd = head; dist = distance

Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Solemia.
 * Sex: Filly
 * Foaled: 20 February 2008
 * Country: Ireland
 * Sire: Poliglote; Dam: Brooklyn's Dance (Shirley Heights)
 * Owner: Wertheimer et Frère
 * Breeder: Wertheimer et Frère

Subsequent breeding careers
Leading progeny of participants in the 2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Sires of Classic winners
Orfevre (2nd) Camelot (7th)
 * Epoca d'Oro - 1st Satsuki Shō (2018)
 * Lucky Lilac - 1st Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2019)
 * Authority - 1st Aoba Sho (2020)
 * Gilded Mirror - 3rd NHK Mile Cup (2020)
 * Marche Lorraine - 1st BC Distaff (2021)
 * Ushba Tesoro - 1st Dubai World Cup (2023)
 * Latrobe - 1st Irish Derby (2018)
 * Even So - 1st Irish Oaks (2020)
 * Athena - 1st Belmont Oaks (2018)
 * Sir Erec - 1st Spring Juvenile Hurdle (2019)

Other Stallions
Masterstroke (3rd) - Floridee - (1st Prix Bournosienne 2018) Saonois (15th) - Minor flat and jumps winners Sea Moon (8th) - Minor flat runner Meandre (12th) - Exported to Czech Republic Mikhail Glinka (14th) - Exported to Czech Republic

Broodmares
Great Heavens (6th) - Dubhe - Listed class handicapper Solemia (1st) - Minor flat winner Haya Landa (4th) - Minor winner in Japan Yellow And Green (5th) - Minor flat winner Shareta (9th) - Minor flat runners