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The Longchamp racecourse is right handed, in a large horse-shoe loop that rises gently initially before gradually descending down to the long right-hand bend, which leads to the 500 metres (2 1/2 furlongs) finishing straight. The race brings together the winners of the Derby races at Epsom, and in Ireland, Italy and Germany. In recent times, the winner of the race will often go to America in November to compete in the annual Breeders' Cup. Currently, the purse money totals €1,600,000.
Originally run as the Grand Prix de Paris beginning May 31, 1863, since 1920 it has been called the Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe when it was run in celebration of the Allies' victory in World War I.
The first ever race run at Longchamp was on Sunday, April 27, 1857 in front of a massive crowd. The Emperor Napoleon III and his wife Eugénie were present, having sailed down the Seine River on their private yacht to watch the third race. Until 1930, many Parisians came to the track down the river on steamboats and various other vessels, the trip taking around an hour to the Pont de Suresnes. The royal couple joined Prince Jerome Bonaparte and his son Prince NapoleonNapoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte ( Trieste, Italy, September 9 1822- Rome, Italy March 17 1891) was the son of Jerome Bonaparte and Catharina of Wurttemberg. Known as Prince Napoleon or more commonly "Plon-Plon", he married Marie Clothilde, daughter in the Royal Enclosure alongside the Prince of Nassau, Prince Murat and the Duke of Morny, an avid racegoer. Non-aristocratic members of the upper classes were not permitted into the Royal enclosure and had to be content with watching from their barouche carriages on the lawn.
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Winners since 1920: