Solemia

Solemia
Solemia at the 2012 Japan Cup
Sire	Poliglote
Grandsire	Sadler's Wells
Dam	Brooklyn's Dance
Damsire	Shirley Heights
Sex	Mare
Foaled	20 February 2008
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Wertheimer et Frère
Owner	Wertheimer et Frère
Trainer	Carlos Laffon-Parias
Record	14: 5-3-2
Major wins
Prix Corrida (2012) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2012)

Solemia (foaled 20 February 2008) is an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Before her win in the Arc, Solemia had won four of her twelve races, with her biggest win coming in the Group Two Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud Racecourse in May 2012.

Solemia is a bay filly with a white star bred in Ireland by the Wertheimer family. She was sired by the Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner Poliglote and was the last foal of the mare Brooklyn's Dance, winner of the Prix Cleopatre. Both of Solemia's parents were owned and bred by the Wertheimers. Before Solemia's arrival, Poliglote's best flat racer had been the dual Grand Prix de Deauville winner Irish Wells. In recent years he has had some success as a sire of steeplechasers. Brooklyn's Dance produced five other stakes winners including the Prix Greffulhe winner Prospect Wells and was also closely related on her dam's side to many good winners including Green Dancer, Authorized, Makfi and Alhaarth.

Solemia is trained at Chantilly by the Spanish-born Carlos Laffon-Parias, and has been ridden to all her successes by Olivier Peslier.

Solemia did not appear as a two-year-old until October 17 when she finished unplaced in a maiden race at Longchamp. Fifteen days later she recorded her first success when Olivier Peslier rode her to a six length win in a minor race at Maisons-Laffitte.