Prix de L'Opera

The Prix de l’Opéra is a Group 1 flat race in France for fillies and mares aged three and older. Run over 2,000 meters at Longchamp in early October, it is part of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe meeting. Since 2012, it has been a Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” race, with the winner earning a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, attracting top-class fillies and mares internationally.

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Prix de L'Opera

Prix de L'Opera

Location: Longchamp Racecourse - Paris, France

Inaugural Race: 1974

TV Coverage: Stream live on TwinSpires! 

Current Distance: 1 1/4 miles

Track Type: Right-handed, Turf

Age Qualification: Three Year Olds and up, fillies & mares

Purse: €500,000

Race Date: Sunday, October 4th

2026 Prix de l’Opéra Morning Line Odds & Entries

Post
Horse
Jockey / Trainer
Odds
1
Venetian Lace
James Doyle / Charlie Johnston
50/1
2
Jennifer Jane
Silvestre De Sousa / Charlie Johnston
25/1
3
Miss Scott
Christophe Soumillon / John & Thady Gosden
9/1
4
Beautify
TBD / Aidan O'Brien
20/1
5
Precise
Ryan Moore / Aidan O'Brien
6/1
6
Timeforshowcasing
TBD / Charlie Johnston
12/1
7
Aventure
Maxime Guyon / Christophe Ferland
7/5
8
Pink Panthera
Pierre-Charles Boudot / Patrice Cottier
7/2
9
Cankoura
Mickael Barzalona / Francis-Henri Graffard
8/1

2026 Prix de l’Opéra Race Results

Post
Horse
Jockey / Trainer
Win / Place
9
Miss Scott
Christophe Soumillon / John & Thady Gosden
$12.20 / $4.60
8
Precise
Ryan Moore / Aidan O'Brien
$4.40
3
Pink Panthera
Pierre-Charles Boudot / Patrice Cottier
$3.80
4
Timeforshowcasing
Jack Mitchell / Charlie Johnston
2
Aventure
Maxime Guyon / C Ferland
5
Venetian Lace
James Doyle / Charlie Johnston
7
Jennifer Jane
Silvestre De Sousa / Charlie Johnston
1
Cankoura
Mickael Barzalona / Francis-Henri Graffard
6
Beautify
William Buick / Aidan O'Brien

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $1.00 Quinella (9-8) Paid: $14.40

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Prix de l'Opéra Race History

The Prix de l'Opéra is Group I flat thoroughbred horse race run each year at the Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France. Inaugurated in 1974, the race was initially classified as a Group 2 race and contested at 1,850 metres. In 2000, the race was extended to 2,000 metres and elevated to Group 1 status.

A few notable winners include European Champion Three-Year-Old FIllies: Mandesha (2006) and Petrushka (2000). In 2020, Tarnawa won the race prior to taking first at the Breeders' Cup Turf later that year.

As part of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series, the winner automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

Prix de l'Opéra Past Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey / Trainer
Distance / Time
2026
Miss Scott
Christophe Soumillon / John & Thady Gosden
1¼ M / 2:02.41
2025
Barnavara
Shane Foley / Jessica Harrington
1¼ M / 2:05.52
2024
Friendly Soul
Kieran Shoemark / John & Thady Gosden
1¼ M / 2:07.65
2023
Blue Rose Cen
Aurelien Lemaitre / Christopher Head
1¼ M / 2:03.71
2022
Place Du Carrousel
Mickael Barzalona / André Fabre
1¼ M / 2:12.64
2021
Rougir
Maxime Guyon / Cedric Rossi
1¼ M / 2:11.15
2020
Tarnawa
Christophe Soumillon / Dermot Weld
1¼ M / 2:12.87
2019
Villa Marina
Olivier Peslier / Carlos Laffon-Parias
1¼ M / 2:09.09
2018
Wild Illusion
William Buick / Charlie Appleby
1¼ M / 2:04.32
2017
Rhododendron
Seamie Heffernan / Aidan O'Brien
1¼ M / 2:03.60
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