2026 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Final Field & Draw - Daryz heads field of 16

Jon Vine

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Last updated: Thu 01 Oct 2026 11:18

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The final confirmed field for the 2026 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Europe's most prestigious flat race takes place at Longchamp on Sunday 4th October
Defending champion Daryz heads a field of 16, Aidan O'Brien runs Diamond Necklace, Benvenuto Cellini and Minnie Hauk

Jockeys before the Qatar Prix de l Arc de Triomphe, at Longchamps Racecourse. (Getty)

On Thursday morning, 16 runners were confirmed in the final field for the 2026 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Here's a look at the confirmed runners for Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

2026 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Final Field

No.	NAME	Age	Jockey	Trainer
1	DARYZ	4	Mickael Barzalona	Francis-Henri Graffard
2	SADDADD	4	Ray Dawson	Roger Varian
3	CHESTNUT ROCKET	4	Marvin Grandin	Alicja Karkosa
4	ADMIRE TERRA	5	Cristian Demuro	Yasuo Tomomichi
5	MEISHO TABARU	5	Yutaka Take	Mamoru Ishibashi
6	ARROW EAGLE	5	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Calude Rouget
7	BAY CITY ROLLER	4	Oisin Murphy	George Scott
8	MINNIE HAUK (F)	4	TBC	Aidan O'Brien
9	KALPANA (M)	5	Colin Keane	Andrew Balding
10	FRIENDLY SOUL (M)	5	James Doyle	John & Thady Gosden
11	VARANDIR	3	Clement Lecoeuvre	Francis-Henri Graffard
12	BENVENUTO CELLINI	3	TBC	Aidan O'Brien
13	BRIGHT LIGHT	3	Benjamin Marie	Andreas Suborics
14	MALTESE CROSS	3	Tom Marquand	William Haggas
15	THUNDERING ON (F)	3	Pierre-Charles Boudot	Joseph O'Brien
16	DIAMOND NECKLACE (F)	3	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien

Defending champion Daryz heads the field for Sunday's main event at Longchamp. He'll be joined in the stalls by stablemate Varandir, who won the Prix Niel to earn his spot in the Arc.

Aidan O'Brien has confirmed Diamond Necklace in the field, and she's the chosen ride of Ryan Moore. Last year's runner-up Minnie Hauk and Irish Derby winner Benvenuto Cellini will also represent Ballydoyle. Wayne Lordan and Christophe Soumillon are expected to take the rides.

Tom Marquand rides Maltese Cross, with Colin Keane partnering Kalpana for the second year in a row. With Dylan Browne McMonagle still out injured, Pierre-Charles Boudot will jump into the saddle aboard Epsom Oaks winner Thundering On for Joseph O'Brien.

Oisin Murphy reprises his partnership with Bay City Roller, while Ray Dawson takes the ride on Saddadd. Friendly Soul is the only supplementary entry, and James Doyle keeps his spot in the saddle following their success in the Prix Vermeille.

French champion jockey Cristian Demuro rides Japanese raider Admire Terra, with legendary jockey Yutaka Take partnering Meisho Tabaru. Last year's sixth-place finisher Arrow Eagle returns for another crack at the Arc. Two-time Group One placer Bright Light flies the flag for Germany, with Chestnut Rocket representing small-time French trainer Alicja Karkosa.

2026 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Draw

As we reported earlier in the week, the draw for the 2026 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe will be announced this evening.

The draw for Sunday's Arc has actually been made, but organisers have decided to unveil the stall numbers during Thursday's opening ceremony at Longchamp. We'll update this article with the full draw on Friday morning.