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1981 in horse racingPrix de l'Arc de Triomphe1981 in French sport1981 in ParisOctober 1981 sports events in Europe
horse raceLongchampPrix de l'Arc de TriompheGold RiverAlec HeadlengthBikalaApril Run
60th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Longchamp, 4 October 1981 |
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| won by Gold River (FR) |
The 1981 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 4 October 1981. It was the 60th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Gold River, a four-year-old filly trained in France by Alec Head and ridden by Gary Moore. The filly won by three quarters of a length and a nose from Bikala and April Run in a time of 2:35.2.[1]
Contents
1 Race details
2 Full result
3 Winner's details
4 References
Race details
Sponsor: none- Purse:
Going: Dead
Distance: 2,400 metres
Number of runners: 24
Winner's time: 2:35.2
Full result
Pos. | Marg. | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gold River | 4 | Gary Moore | Alec Head (FR) | |
2 | ¾ | Bikala | 3 | Serge Gorli | Patrick Biancone (FR) |
3 | ns | April Run | 3 | Philippe Paquet | Francois Boutin (FR) |
4 | 2 | Perrault | 4 | Henri Samani | Pierre Pelat (FR) |
5 | 2 | Ardross | 5 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil (GB) |
6 | 1½ | Argument | 4 | Philip Waldron | Maurice Zilber (FR) |
7 | ¾ | Akarad | 3 | Yves Saint-Martin | Francois Mathet (FR) |
8 | 3 | Tootens | 3 | Georges Doleuze | E Bartholomew (FR) |
9 | hd | Leandra | 3 | Gerard Dubroeucq | Pierre Pelat (FR) |
10 | snk | Snow Day | 3 | Alfred Gibert | Francois Boutin (FR) |
11 | snk | Kings Lake | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien (IRE) |
12 | 5 | Lancastrian | 4 | Maurice Philipperon | David Smaga (FR) |
13 | 1½ | Prince Bee | 4 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern (GB) |
14 | hd | Cut Above | 3 | Brian Taylor | Dick Hern (GB) |
15 | nk | Blue Wind | 3 | Wally Swinburn | Dermot Weld (IRE) |
16 | 2 | Gap of Dunloe | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Patrick Biancone (FR) |
17 | 1½ | Pelerin | 4 | Edward Hide | Harry Wragg (GB) |
18 | 2½ | Condessa | 3 | Declan Gillespie | Jim Bolger (IRE) |
19 | shd | Rahotep | 3 | J-L Kessas | Bernard Secly (FR) |
20 | 3 | Detroit | 4 | Freddy Head | Olivier Douieb (FR) |
21 | Ring the Bell | 4 | N Tiley | H Westbrook | |
22 | Gilded Vanity | 4 | Gabriel Curran | P Russell (IRE) | |
23 | Beldale Flutter | 3 | Tony Murray | Michael Jarvis (GB) | |
24 | Action Man | 6 | O Larsen | (DEN) |
* Abbreviations: shd = short-head; nk = neck
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Detroit.
Sex: Filly
Foaled: 11 January 1977
Country: France
Sire: Riverman; Dam: Glaneuse (Snob)
Owner: Jacques Wertheimer
Breeder: Jacques Wertheimer
References
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