Result
Sunday, 5 October, 1997
16:20
Longchamp (FR)

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Group 1)

1m 4f (Good To Firm) 3yo+
1st 4,000,002 FRF 2nd 1,600,004 FRF 3rd 800,002 FRF 4th 399,997 FRF 5th 200,003 FRF
Runners: 18

Racecard table information

Result:

Position the horse finished in the race. Abbreviations as follows:

  • BD: Brought Down
  • CO: Carried Out
  • F: Fell
  • DSQ: Disqualified
  • LAS: Left at Start
  • NR: Non-runner
  • PU: Pulled up
  • RO: Ran Out
  • R: Refused
  • RTR: Refused To Race
  • SU: Slipped Up
  • UP: Unplaced
  • UR: Unseated Rider
  • WD: Withdrawn
(draw): Placement of the horse in the starting stalls (for flat racing only). Stall numbers are drawn at random.
Colours: Colours (silk) of the owner, worn by the jockey.
Horse: Name of the horse and country of birth.
Owner: Name of the owner
Distance:

Distance to the next horse. Abbreviations as follows:

  • f: furlong
  • hd: head
  • l: length
  • m: mile
  • nk: neck
  • nse: nose (shortest margin)
  • shd: short head
  • y: yards
Age: Age of the horse.
Wgt: Weight to be carried, as determined by handicapper or race conditions.
OR: Official rating of the horse.
Eqpt:

Equipment worn. Abbreviations as follows:

  • bl: blinkers
  • e/s: eye-shields
  • h: hood
  • e/c: eye-covers
  • v: visor
  • t: tongue strap
  • cp: cheekpieces
Jockey (wgt): Name and weight of the jockey
Trainer: Name of the trainer
Comments: Information relating to how the horse ran, odds for the race or time since last run etc.
Results
(draw)
Colours HorseOwner Age Wgt OR Eqpt Trainer Jockey Comments
1st (2)
Peintre Celebre (USA)
D Wildenstein
3
8 - 11
-
A Fabre
Olivier Peslier
Days L/R: 21
2nd (15)
Pilsudski (IRE)
Lord Weinstock
5 l
5
9 - 5
-
Sir Michael Stoute
Mick Kinane
Days L/R: 22
3rd (1)
Borgia (GER)
Gestut Ammerland
2½ l
3
8 - 8
-
B Schutz
Kieren Fallon
Days L/R: 28
4th (12)
Oscar Schindler (IRE)
Oliver Lehane
shd
5
9 - 5
-
Kevin Prendergast
C Asmussen
Days L/R: 15
5th (11)
Predappio (GB)
Godolphin
shd
4
9 - 5
-
Saeed bin Suroor
John Reid
Days L/R: 28
6th (5)
Helissio (FR)
E Sarasola
sht-nk
4
9 - 5
-
E Lellouche
Dominique Boeuf
Days L/R: 28
7th (13)
Godolphin
nk
5
9 - 5
-
Saeed bin Suroor
Frankie Dettori
Days L/R: 17
9th (7)
Posidonas (GB)
Athos Christodoulou
2½ l
5
9 - 5
-
Paul Cole
T Quinn
Days L/R: 17
10th (10)
Busy Flight (GB)
S Wingfield Digby
½ l
4
9 - 5
-
B W Hills
Michael Hills
Days L/R: 23
11th (14)
My Emma (GB)
Matthews Breeding And Racing
2½ l
4
9 - 2
-
Rae Guest
Darryll Holland
Days L/R: 46
12th (9)
Ebadiyla (IRE)
H H Aga Khan
½ l
3
8 - 8
-
John M Oxx
Johnny Murtagh
Days L/R: 84
13th (4)
Gazelle Royale I (FR)
Kazuko Yoshida
nk
3
8 - 8
-
J E Hammond
M Roberts
Days L/R: 21
14th (3)
Steward (FR)
G Coude
5 l
4
9 - 5
-
D Sepulchre
S Guillot
Days L/R: 21
15th (16)
Queen Maud (IRE)
Gary A Tanaka
1½ l
3
8 - 8
-
Jean De Roualle
Thierry Jarnet
Days L/R: 21
16th (8)
Le Destin (FR)
Michel Debeusscher
2½ l
4
9 - 5
-
P Demercastel
Thierry Gillet
Days L/R: 21
17th (18)
Nothin' Leica Dane (AUS)
Dalton Hodge Ecurie Syndicate
½ l
5
9 - 5
-
Gerald Mosse
Days L/R: 21
18th (17)
Yokohama (USA)
Mme A Paulson
1½ l
6
9 - 5
-
Mme Christiane Head
Olivier Doleuze
Days L/R: 21