Trained by Aidan O'Brien, the son of Montjeu will be making his debut against older horses in the Arc, but is expected to be favored due in part to the fact that three-time Arc winning jockey, Frankie Dettori, will be aboard.
The Japanese-bred Orfevre, who won the Japanese Triple Crown last year, is projected to have the best shot at pulling off an upset. He prepped for the Arc with a solid victory in the Prix Foy (Fr-II) on September 16th, and will be ridden by top French jockey Christophe Soumillon.
Other prominent entrants include St. Nicholas Abbey, winner of the 2011 Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. I); Great Heavens, winner of the Irish Oaks (gr. I); Shareta, runner-up in the 2011 Arc and winner of the Qatar Prix Vermeille (Fr-I) most recently; Saonois, winner of the Prix du Jockey Club (Fr- I); and Sea Moon, runner-up in the 20121 Breeders' Cup Turf.
Post Positions:
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1 | Haya Landa | Franck Blondel | Loic Audon |
| 2 | Saonois | Antoine Hamelin | Jean-Pierre Gauvin |
| 3 | Yellow and Green | Thierry Thulliez | Nicholas Clement |
| 4 | Ernest Hemingway | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien |
| 5 | Camelot | Frankie Dettori | Aidan O'Brien |
| 6 | Solemia | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias |
| 7 | Great Heavens | William Buick | John Gosden |
| 8 | Aventino | Anthony Crastus | Yasutoshi Ikee |
| 9 | Mikhail Glinka | Mirco Demuro | Arslangirey Shavuyev |
| 10 | St. Nicholas Abbey | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien |
| 11 | Shareta | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupre |
| 12 | Robin Hood | James Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 13 | Meandre | Maxime Guyon | Andre Fabre |
| 14 | Bayrir | Gerald Mosse | Alain de Royer-Dupre |
| 15 | Kesampour | Gregory Benoist | Mikel Delzangles |
| 16 | Sea Moon | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 17 | Masterstroke | Mickael Barzalona | Andre Fabre |
| 18 | Orfevre | Christophe Soumillon | Yasutoshi Ikee |
-Keelerman
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