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1stAmusingly2yo by No Nay Never × Joyeuse€228,561
2ndFolsom Blues2yo by Blue Point × Liwa Palace€91,440
3rdMan's Best Friend2yo by No Nay Never × Pandora€45,720
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Purse€400,000
Distance1400 metres
SurfaceTurf · Good to Soft
Conditions2-year-olds
Runners10

Stories of this Result

Amusingly

Odds-on favourite Folsom Blues (5/6) could only finish second. Out of the Oasis Dream mare Joyeuse, the winner is the third different Group 1 winner this season for her sire No Nay Never.

Francis-Henri Graffard

With this win, Francis-Henri Graffard moved to 10 Group 1 wins this season, 11 wins behind leader Chris Waller in the 2026 trainers' table. This was the fourth win at the Arc Meeting for the stable since 1950.

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Breeders' Cup World Championships · English commentary

Result

10 runners · prize money to 5th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stAmusingly2yo filly by No Nay Never × JoyeuseColin KeaneFrancis-Henri Graffard€228,561
2ndFolsom Blues2yo colt by Blue Point × Liwa PalaceMickael BarzalonaJoseph Patrick O'Brien€91,440
3rdMan's Best Friend2yo colt by No Nay Never × PandoraRyan MooreAidan O'Brien€45,720
4thFlorida Bay2yo colt by Mehmas × RipponetteWilliam BuickAidan O'Brien€22,840
5thAix La Chapelle2yo colt by Justify × Immortal VerseTom MarquandAidan O'Brien€11,441
6thAvec Toi2yo colt by No Nay Never × La JocondePierre-Charles BoudotChristopher Head
7thBig Money Man2yo colt by No Nay Never × NazunaMaxime GuyonChristopher Head
8thImperial Strike2yo colt by Lucky Vega × Smart DorieJames DoyleAndré Fabre
9thAlfred Wallace2yo colt by Dubawi × Snow LanternKieran ShoemarkEd Walker
10thCrusherman2yo colt by Acclamation × DialinaDavid EganBrian Meehan

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 04.10.26
Amusingly
JoyeuseDamby Oasis Dream
DamJoyeuse

Amusingly is a full sister to Array, winner of the Gr.2 Mill Reef Stakes, and the eighth foal of Joyeuse (Oasis Dream), a dual Listed winner who was Group-placed four times, including in the Gr.3 Albany and the Gr.3 Fred Darling. Joyeuse has six other winners, among them Maximal (Galileo), a juvenile winner twice second at Group 1 level in Australia, the dual winner Jubiloso (Shamardal), third in the Gr.1 Coronation Stakes, the juvenile winner Jouncy (Wootton Bassett), runner-up in the Gr.3 Sirenia Stakes, and the three-time winner Jovial (Dubawi), twice Listed-placed. Jovial is the dam of Jonquil (Lope De Vega), winner of the Gr.2 Celebration Mile and second in the Gr.1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains, and of Jolivette (Wootton Bassett), twice placed at Group 2 level as a juvenile in 2026, including second in the Gr.2 Mill Reef Stakes.

Second damKind

Second dam Kind (Danehill), herself a dual Listed winner, is the dam of the champion and leading sire Frankel and the triple Group 1 winner and sire Noble Mission (both by Galileo), as well as Bullet Train (Sadler's Wells), winner of the Lingfield Derby Trial, then a Group 3, and later a sire. Her other winners include Kikkuli (Kingman), second in the Gr.3 Jersey Stakes, and Chiasma (Galileo), through whom she is the second dam of Legacy Link (Dubawi), winner of the Gr.3 Musidora Stakes and second in the Gr.1 Oaks.

Third damRainbow Lake

Third dam Rainbow Lake (Rainbow Quest) won the Lancashire Oaks, then a Group 3, and produced seven other winners. They include Powerscourt (Sadler's Wells), a dual Group 1 winner whose successes include the Gr.1 Tattersalls Gold Cup and the Grade 1 Arlington Million and who became a sire, the multiple Group 2 winner Riposte (Dansili) and Last Train (Rail Link), winner of the Gr.3 Prix de Barbeville, Group 1-placed and a sire.

Next generation

Joyeuse has a yearling filly by Wootton Bassett, a full sister to Jouncy.

Connections

All winners since 2020

YearWinnerTrainer / JockeyOwner / BreederVideo
2025Puerto RicoWootton Bassett × April ShowersAidan O'BrienChristophe SoumillonMrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick SmithApril Showers Syndicate
2024Camille PissarroWootton Bassett × EntreatAidan O'BrienChristophe SoumillonM Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & P M BrantCn Farm Ltd
2023RosallionBlue Point × RosalineRichard HannonSean LeveySheikh Mohammed Obaid Al MaktoumSheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
2022BelbekShowcasing × Bee QueenAndré FabreMickael BarzalonaNurlan BizakovSumbe
2021Angel BleuDark Angel × Cercle De La VieRalph BeckettFrankie DettoriMarc ChanPan Sutong Racing Bloodstock
2020SealiwayGaliway × KenseaFrédéric RossiMickael BarzalonaGousserie Racing & Guy Pariente HoldingGuy Pariente Holding

History since 2000

Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère
27Editions since 2000
0Multiple winners
7%Won by fillies or mares2 of 27 · 2 of the last 20
17.00Longest-priced winnerBelbek · 2022

Record holders

Most wins since 2000
1Aidan O'BrienTrainer · 2005, 2006, 2017, 2024, 2025 …8 wins
1Coolmore GroupOwner · 2005, 2006, 2017, 2024, 2025 …8 wins
3Mickael BarzalonaJockey · 2015, 2019, 2020, 20224 wins
3DanehillSire · 2001, 2004, 2005, 20064 wins
5JuddmonteBreeder · 2003, 2014, 20263 wins

Biggest upsets

Longest-priced winners
1Belbek2022 · Mickael Barzalona17.00
2Camille Pissarro2024 · Christophe Soumillon11.00
3Amusingly2026 · Colin Keane8.50
4Siyouni2009 · Gérald Mossé8.00
5Ultra2015 · Mickael Barzalona7.00
Show all 27 winners since 2000Hide the list
YearWinnerTrainer / JockeyOwner / BreederOdds
2026AmusinglyNo Nay Never × JoyeuseFrancis-Henri GraffardColin KeaneJuddmonteJuddmonte8.50
2025Puerto RicoWootton Bassett × April ShowersAidan O'BrienChristophe SoumillonCoolmore GroupApril Showers Syndicate4.00
2024Camille PissarroWootton Bassett × EntreatAidan O'BrienChristophe SoumillonCoolmore GroupCN Farm Ltd11.00
2023RosallionBlue Point × RosalineRichard Hannon Jr.Sean LeveySheikh Mohammed Obaid Al MaktoumSheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum5.50
2022BelbekShowcasing × Bee QueenAndré FabreMickael BarzalonaNurlan BizakovSumbe17.00
2021Angel BleuDark Angel × Cercle de La VieRalph BeckettFrankie DettoriMarc ChanPan Sutong Racing Bloodstock5.50
2020SealiwayGaliway × KenseaFrédéric RossiMickael BarzalonaHaras de La Gousserie & Guy ParienteGuy Pariente5.00
2019Victor LudorumShamardal × AntiquitiesAndré FabreMickael BarzalonaGodolphinGodolphin3.00
2018Royal MarineRaven's Pass × Inner SecretSaeed bin SuroorOisin MurphyGodolphinGodolphin5.50
2017HappilyGalileo × You'resothrillingAidan O'BrienRyan MooreCoolmore GroupYou'resothrilling Syndicate2.20
2016National DefenseInvincible Spirit × Angel FallsCriquette Head-MaarekPierre-Charles BoudotSun Bloodstock SarlEcurie Des Monceaux & Meridian Int6.00
2015UltraManduro × EpitomeAndré FabreMickael BarzalonaGodolphinDarley7.00
2014Full MastMizzen Mast × YashmakCriquette Head-MaarekThierry ThulliezJuddmonteJuddmonte6.50
2013KarakontieBernstein × Sun Is UpJonathan PeaseStéphane PasquierNiarchos FamilyFlaxman Holdings or Shiraoi Farm, Shadai Corporation Ltd3.75
2012Olympic GloryChoisir × AcidantheraRichard Hannon Sr.Richard HughesJoaan Bin Hamad Al ThaniDenis McDonnell2.50
2011DabirsimHat Trick × RumoredChristophe FerlandFrankie DettoriSimon SpringerMme L Monfort1.57
2010Wootton BassettIffraaj × BalladoniaRichard FaheyPaul HanaganBrady / Cosmic CasesLaundry Cottage Stud Farm5.00
2009SiyouniPivotal × SichillaAlain de Royer-DupréGérald MosséAga Khan StudsAga Khan Studs8.00
2008NaaqoosOasis Dream × Straight LassFreddy HeadDavy BonillaHamdan Al MaktoumSerge Boucheron5.50
2007Rio de la PlataRahy × Express WaySaeed bin SuroorFrankie DettoriGodolphinJose De Camargo, Robert N Clay Et Al1.62
2006Holy Roman EmperorDanehill × L'On ViteAidan O'BrienKieren FallonCoolmore GroupTower Bloodstock2.75
2005Horatio NelsonDanehill × ImagineAidan O'BrienKieren FallonCoolmore GroupBeaverstone & Tower Bloodstock1.57
2004OratorioDanehill × MahrahAidan O'BrienJamie SpencerCoolmore GroupBarronstown Stud and Orpendale3.50
2003American PostBering × Wells FargoCriquette Head-MaarekRichard HughesJuddmonteJuddmonte5.00
2002Hold That TigerStorm Cat × Beware of the CatAidan O'BrienKieren FallonCoolmore GroupTen Broek Farm4.50
2001Rock of GibraltarDanehill × Offshore BoomAidan O'BrienMichael KinaneCoolmore GroupJoe Crowley, M/M Aidan P. O'Brien1.80
2000OkawangoKingmambo × KrissanteCriquette HeadOlivier DoleuzeWertheimer et FrèreWertheimer et Frère2.20

Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.

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