Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2020 in Longchamp | Turf Race

Everyone has heard of the city’s famous landmarks such as: The Eifel Tower, The Louvre, Arc de Triomphe – and many more. Since Paris is one of the most celebrated cities in the world with multiple places to visit, the things to do will be around the Longchamp racecourse.

Bois de Boulogne Park

One of the most famous parks in Europe, Boulogne Park is 850 hectares filled with many attractions. You can spend an entire day at the park alone filled with gardens, restaurants, an amusement park, and many more. Some of the famous attractions are:

• Longchamp Racecourse
• Louis Vitton Museum
• Golf Polo de Paris
• Musée en Herbe
• Shakespeare Garden Theater de Verdure

Marmottan Monet Museum

On the vicinity of the Boulogne Park, the Marmottan Monet Museum is the home of the painting from Claude Monet. The dominant paintings at the museum are Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art.

Lido de Paris

If you want the real Paris experience at night, the Lido de Paris must be on your list. Located on the Champ-Elysee and near the Arc Triomphe, the Lido is well-known for its cabaret shows. You will find the Parisian theatre offers a complete night experience with fine dining by prompt chefs.

While in some cities in the world it’s hard to find quality accommodation, Paris has a myriad of options from cheap to luxury.

After spending a good time choosing, you’ll find 6 hotels from 3-5 stars near Longchamp Racecourse. If you want another place to stay, then search your custom accommodation in the booking search below.


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Campanile Paris Ouest – Pont de Suresnes – 3 Star

Campanile Paris Ouest Pont de Suresnes is your best cheap option with proximity to the racecourse, a 10-minute walking distance. The hotel is located to the west of the Seine River and offers a breakfast buffet and dinners at the hotel restaurant. Prices start from €80 per night (depending on the season) and offer free cancellation.

For more info, including images and exact location see Campanile Paris Ouest – Pont de Suresnes

La Villa Maillot – 4 star

The gorgeous Villa Maillot will give you the feeling of calmness with the aid of a very amiable staff. The 18th-century villa is at the top right of Bois de Boulogne Park and a 5-minute walking distance from the Arc de Triomphe.

Apart from the regular commodities, you can also enjoy the Japanese Garden and a wellness centre including: sauna, hammam, and massage room. La Villa Maillot has one of the highest reviews in Paris and starts from €170 per night and offers free cancellation.

For more info, including images and exact location see La Villa Maillot

Hotel Paris Boulogne – 4 star

Taking you to a different area, the Paris Boulogne is located south (2.5 km) from the Longchamp Racecourse. The hotel has a wellness centre, and you can bring your pet. For a 4-star hotel, the price is one of the cheapest you can find at €110 per night (depending on the season) and offers free cancellation.

For more info, including images and exact location see Hotel Paris Boulogne

Molitor Paris Mgallery – 5 star

Located 15-minute walk from Longchamp Racecourse on the right lower side of Boulogne Park, the Molitor Paris Mgallery is the complete hotel. You will find there a swimming pool and a large outdoor pool, 2 restaurants, and all types of rooms, including twin beds and 1 queen bed.

The hotel is great for kids if you’re bringing your family to Paris and boasts a high review score. The price starts from €240 per night (depending on the season) and offers free cancellation.

For more info, including images and exact location see Molitor Paris Mgallery

Shangri-La Hotel Paris – 5 Star

If you’ve decided on the full luxury Paris trip, Shangri-La is the hotel where you will feel like a royal. The stunning former home of Prince Roland Bonaparte has a stunning view in front of the Eifel Tower and across the Seine River.

From the 3 restaurants, you can choose, 1 of them has 2 Michelin stars (L’Abeille) and another 1 Michelin star (Le Shang Palace). For the luxury experience, the price starts from €900 per night (depending on the season) and offers free cancellation.

For more info, including images and exact location see Shangri-La Hotel Paris

When you hear people talking about trips to Paris, food always enters the conversation, and rightfully so. Longchamp Hippodrome has 3 restaurants:

Parislongchamp Brasserie

Between the races at Longchamp, you will need a lunch break, and ParisLongchamp offers that. From cheese starters to a 300-gram entrecôte, the menu has a complete offer for everyone.

La Panorama

For classical dining, La Panorama is a restaurant that has superb views (as the name suggests) of all the Boulogne Park. Menus are by La Carte. The restaurant only opens its doors for the Prix de L’arc Triomphe Festival and only by reservation.

Le Petit Pré

Is the ideal spot for a tasty snack. Le Petit Pre is an open garden area with food trucks offering a variety of street food and fresh drinks.

Dining outside of the Hippodrome, but still close, there are 2 great options for consideration:

Le Chalet des Iles

The restaurant located in Boulogne Park is an ideal spot for a delightful brunch. The beautiful scenery inside the Garden and the small lake create an unforgettable dining experience.

For example, from the starter menu, you can have tuna tartar, avocado, and capers with a twist of lemon and coriander at €16. The home Chalet Burger at €26, and a cheesecake with red and black fruits. Dinner and lunch deals start from €89 – €192.

La Grande Cascade – Frédéric Robert

The Chef restaurant by Frédéric Robert, located by Longchamp racecourse is an excellent dining experience with raving reviews. The gorgeous settings and magnificent cuisine will be a long-lasting memory. For example, you can start with macaroni black truffle, foie gras, celery root, oven-grilled with parmesan at €72.

For the main course, you can have the Lamb of Lozère, with smoked eggplant, and pesto pimentos at €85. To complete the meal, you can choose the Secrete cacao star dessert with custard coffee cream, and muscovado sugar lace biscuit at €30. Dinner and lunch deals start from €89 – €192.

By Flight

Paris has 2 international airports: Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG) in the north and Paris Orly (ORY) in the south.

Find your preferred flight for the Prix de L’arc Triomphe 

From each airport to Paris city centre you have several options:

• Inner train system
• Metro
• Bus
• Coach
• Taxi
• Uber
• Airport Transfer (check with your hotel)
• Car Rental

The cheapest options are car and coach. The fastest train and coach. The most comfortable are Taxi, Uber, Airport transfer, and car rental.

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Domestic and International trains

The principal international train station in Paris is “Paris Gare de Lyon”. You can board trains from Barcelona or Milan among other destinations, but due to time and money, you should book a flight instead.

For domestic trains there’s also the train “Paris Montparnasse”, depending on where you’re departing.

Arriving by public transportation to Longchamp Hippodrome

The inner rail system – The closest station is Gare de Suresnes Mont Valerien. From there it’s 25 minutes walking to Longchamp Hippodrome

Tram – The nearest tram station is Suresnes Longchamp. From there it’s 20 minutes walking to Longchamp Hippodrome

Bus – The nearest bus station is Les Moulins. From there it’s 5 minutes walking to Longchamp Hippodrome. Bus number

Metro – The closest metro station is Boulogne – Jean Jaurès. From there it’s nearly 30 minute walking to Longchamp Hippodrome

Shuttle – are offered for free from Porte Maillot and Porte d’Auteuil metro stations to Paris Longchamp. The first shuttle from Porte Malliot metro station is 4:30pm until 1am. The first shuttle from Porte d’Auteuil metro station is midday until 6:45pm.

Arriving by car

If you’re coming with your vehicle or rented one see our car rental search engine), you can park at the Longchamp Racecourse venue. It’s advised to book your parking early since availability is due to limitation. Price is now at €3, but due to change. The public parking is at P5. The parking lot is on D1 and N185 routes.

In 1920 a new event was introduced to complement the Grand Prix de Paris. The race was named after the famous Arc de Triomphe monument, scene of the post-war victory parade by the Allies the previous year.

The First Race

The inaugural running was worth 150,000 francs and was won by a three-year-old colt named Comrade.

Arc Return

The Arc did not take place in 1939 and 1940 due to World War II. Government funding of the race resumed in 1949 with National Lottery money boosting prize money.

Since 1982, the Arc has had several high profile sponsors including Trusthouse Forte, CIGA Hotels and Groupe Lucien Barrière.

Arc Sponshership

The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club took over sponsorship in 2008, increasing the prize fund from €2 million to €4 million. The Arc is now worth €5,000,000 with the meeting expanding to Arc Weekend and including the Arabian World Cup, the world’s richest race for purebred Arabian horses.

Racing History

The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is one of the great social events on the French racing calendar. Winning the Arc is a prime objective for the top middle-distance horses.

Seven horses have won the race twice including Ribot (1955-56) and Alleged 1977-78). Treve (2013-2014) was the most recent horse to achieve two Arc victories but failed to complete a hat-trick when fourth to Golden Horn in 2015.

The roll of honour for the Arc de Triomphe is littered with star names of the turf. Sea Bird (1965), Mill Reef (1971) and Dancing Brave (1986) are among the greatest racehorses of all time.

Helissio (1996), Montjeu (1999), Dalakhani (2003), and Hurricane Run (2005) are more recent winners who have gone on to make their mark at stud.

Thierry Jarnet joined an elite group of jockeys to have won the Arc four times when successful on Treve in 2014. He joins Jacques Doyasbere, Freddy Head, Yves Saint-Martin, Pat Eddery, Olivier Peslier and Frankie Dettori.

André Fabre is the most successful trainer in the race with seven winners, most recently scoring with Rail Link in 2006. Marcel Boussac is the leading owner with six winners between 1936 and 1949.