John & Thady Gosden
This was the third win at the Arc Meeting for John & Thady Gosden since 1950. The stable had come close here before: Nashwa was second in 2022 and Running Lion was second in 2024.
France
ParisLongchamp · 04.10.26
Watch the racePrix de l'Opéra
JockeyChristophe Soumillon
TrainerJohn & Thady Gosden
Purse€500,000
Distance2000 metres
SurfaceTurf · Good to Soft
ConditionsFillies and mares, 3 and up
Runners9
Stories of this Result
Christophe Soumillon
Christophe Soumillon has now won this race 4 times, a record for a jockey since 2003. The jockey completed a double at the Arc Meeting, after the Prix Marcel Boussac with Green Empress.
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Breeders' Cup World Championships · English commentaryResult
9 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stMiss Scott3yo filly by Night Of Thunder × Queen GuenevereChristophe SoumillonJohn & Thady Gosden€285,700
7thJennifer Jane3yo filly by New Bay × EnlaceSilvestre De SousaCharlie Johnston
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 04.10.26Miss Scott
Night Of ThunderSire
Queen GuenevereDamby Camelot
DamQueen Guenevere
Miss Scott is one of three winners out of the unraced Queen Guenevere (Camelot) and a half-sister to Grand Stars (Sea The Stars), winner of the Listed Prix Solitude in France and third in the Gr.1 Prix Jean Romanet, and to Catalina Delcarpio (Lope De Vega), who won the Listed Amethyst Stakes in Ireland and was placed in the Gr.2 Ribblesdale Stakes.
Second damUncharted Haven
Second dam Uncharted Haven (Turtle Island) won two Grade 2 races in the US and produced six winners from nine runners, including High Heeled (High Chaparral), winner of the Gr.3 St Simon Stakes, placed in the Gr.1 Oaks and dam of Pabouche, a Listed winner in Germany, and Bella Estrella (High Chaparral), winner of the Listed Cairn Rouge Stakes and dam of the Gr.2 Champagne Stakes winner and sire Iberian. She is also the second dam of Just The Judge (Lawman), winner of the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas and dam of Nash Nasha, a Listed winner in Germany.
Third damTochar Ban
Third dam Tochar Ban (Assert), a winner, produced seven winners, with Uncharted Haven the best of them.
Wider family
High Heeled is the second dam of Cinderella's Dream, winner of the Gr.1 Falmouth Stakes and the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks. Tochar Ban is also the second dam of Ferneley, a Grade 2 winner in the US and second in the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile.
Connections
JockeyChristophe Soumillon
TrainerJohn & Thady Gosden
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BarnavaraCalyx × Alfea | Jessica HarringtonShane Foley | Alpha RacingMr Andriy Milovanov & V Tymoshenko | ||
| 2024 | Friendly SoulKingman × In Clover | John & Thady GosdenKieran Shoemark | George StrawbridgeGeorge Strawbridge | ||
| 2023 | Blue Rose CenChurchill × Queen Blossom | Christopher HeadAurelien Lemaitre | Yeguada Centurion SluYeguada Centurion Sl | ||
| 2022 | Place Du CarrouselLope De Vega × Traffic Jam | André FabreMickael Barzalona | Al Shaqab Racing & Ballylinch StudBallylinch Stud & Alexis & Fan Adamian | ||
| 2021 | RougirTerritories × Summer Moon | Cedric RossiMaxime Guyon | Gousserie RacingJ Krauze | ||
| 2020 | TarnawaShamardal × Tarana | Dermot WeldChristophe Soumillon | H H Aga KhanHis Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C |
History since 2003
Prix de l'Opéra24Editions since 2003
0Multiple winners
100%Won by fillies or mares24 of 24 · 20 of the last 20
2:00.90Fastest winning timeMandesha · 2006
Record holders
Most wins since 20031Aga Khan StudsOwner · 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 20205 wins
1Aga Khan StudsBreeder · 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 20205 wins
3Christophe SoumillonJockey · 2006, 2013, 2020, 20264 wins
Biggest upsets
Longest-priced winners2Kinnaird2005 · Kevin Darley34.00
3Shalanaya2009 · Maxime Guyon21.00
4Villa Marina2019 · Olivier Peslier19.00
5Lady Marian2008 · Dominique Boeuf17.00
Show all 24 winners since 2003Hide the list
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miss ScottNight Of Thunder × Queen Guenevere | John & Thady GosdenChristophe Soumillon | The Thoroughbred Racing CorpBallylinch Stud & Ecurie Des Charmes | 6.00 | |
| 2025 | BarnavaraCalyx × Alfea | Jessica HarringtonShane Foley | Alpha RacingMr Andriy Milovanov & V Tymoshenko | 9.00 | |
| 2024 | Friendly SoulKingman × In Clover | John & Thady GosdenKieran Shoemark | George StrawbridgeGeorge Strawbridge | 10.00 | |
| 2023 | Blue Rose CenChurchill × Queen Blossom | Christopher HeadAurélien Lemaitre | Yeguada Centurion SlYeguada Centurion Sl | 3.00 | |
| 2022 | Place Du CarrouselLope De Vega × Traffic Jam | André FabreMickael Barzalona | Al Shaqab Racing & Ballylinch StudBallylinch Stud & Alexis & Fan Adamian | 67.00 | |
| 2021 | RougirTerritories × Summer Moon | Cedric RossiMaxime Guyon | Le Haras De La GousserieJan Krauze | 17.00 | |
| 2020 | TarnawaShamardal × Tarana | Dermot WeldChristophe Soumillon | Aga Khan StudsAga Khan Studs | 3.75 | |
| 2019 | Villa MarinaLe Havre × Briviesca | Carlos Laffon-PariasOlivier Peslier | SARL Darpat FranceSARL Darpat France | 19.00 | |
| 2018 | Wild IllusionDubawi × Rumh | Charlie ApplebyWilliam Buick | GodolphinGodolphin | 2.88 | |
| 2017 | RhododendronGalileo × Halfway to Heaven | Aidan O'BrienSeamie Heffernan | Coolmore GroupOrpendale, Chelston & Wynatt | 8.00 | |
| 2016 | Speedy BoardingShamardal × Dash To The Front | James FanshaweFrederik Tylicki | Helena Springfield LtdMeon Valley Stud | 6.50 | |
| 2015 | Covert LoveAzamour × Wing Stealth | Hugo PalmerPat Smullen | Fomo SyndicateSommerville Bloodstock | 5.00 | |
| 2014 | We AreDansili × In Clover | Freddy HeadThierry Jarnet | George Strawbridge Jr.George Strawbridge | 7.00 | |
| 2013 | DalkalaGiant's Causeway × Daltaya | Alain de Royer-DupréChristophe Soumillon | Aga Khan StudsAga Khan Studs | 9.00 | |
| 2012 | RidasiynaMotivator × Ridafa | Mikel DelzanglesChristophe Lemaire | Aga Khan StudsAga Khan Studs | 13.00 | |
| 2011 | NahrainSelkirk × Bahr | Roger VarianFrankie Dettori | Ahmed Al MaktoumDarley Stud | 4.33 | |
| 2010 | Lily of the ValleyGalileo × Pennegale | Jean-Claude RougetIoritz Mendizabal | Bernard BarsiDunmore Stud Limited | 8.00 | |
| 2009 | ShalanayaLomitas × Shalamantika | Mikel DelzanglesMaxime Guyon | Aga Khan StudsAga Khan Studs | 21.00 | |
| 2008 | Lady MarianNayef × La Felicita | Werner BaltromeiDominique Boeuf | R'stall Gestüt HachtseeGraf U Grafin V Stauffenberg | 17.00 | |
| 2007 | Satwa QueenMuhtathir × Tolga | Jean de RoualleThierry Thulliez | Steven & Gillian LamprellSte Sogir | 4.00 | |
| 2006 | MandeshaDesert Style × Mandalara | Alain de Royer-DupréChristophe Soumillon | Aga Khan StudsAga Khan Studs | 3.00 | |
| 2005 | KinnairdDr Devious × Ribot's Guest | Patrick HaslamKevin Darley | Renata JacobsVictor Stud | 34.00 | |
| 2004 | Alexander GoldrunGold Away × Renashaan | Jim BolgerKevin Manning | Miriam O'CallaghanDermot Cantillon | 7.00 | |
| 2003 | Zee Zee TopZafonic × Colorspin | Sir Michael StouteKieren Fallon | Helena Springfield LtdMeon Valley Stud | 15.00 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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