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  • WD: Withdrawn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) silk 0/9/2/4290
Peintre Celebre (USA)
D Wildenstein
3
8 - 11
-
A Fabre
Olivier Peslier
Days L/R: 21
2nd (15) silk 0/9/7/790
Pilsudski (IRE)
Lord Weinstock
5 l
5
9 - 5
-
Sir Michael Stoute
Mick Kinane
Days L/R: 22
3rd (1) silk 9/1/3/56319
Borgia (GER)
Gestut Ammerland
2½ l
3
8 - 8
-
B Schutz
Kieren Fallon
Days L/R: 28
4th (12) silk 2/0/7/21702
Oscar Schindler (IRE)
Oliver Lehane
shd
5
9 - 5
-
Kevin Prendergast
C Asmussen
Days L/R: 15
5th (11) silk 5/4/8/49845
Predappio (GB)
Godolphin
shd
4
9 - 5
-
Saeed bin Suroor
John Reid
Days L/R: 28
6th (5) silk 8/4/3/41348
Helissio (FR)
E Sarasola
sht-nk
4
9 - 5
-
E Lellouche
Dominique Boeuf
Days L/R: 28
7th (13) silk 5/4/8/49845
Godolphin
nk
5
9 - 5
-
Saeed bin Suroor
Frankie Dettori
Days L/R: 17
9th (7) silk 2/0/7/13702
Posidonas (GB)
Athos Christodoulou
2½ l
5
9 - 5
-
Paul Cole
T Quinn
Days L/R: 17
10th (10) silk 3/8/8/5883
Busy Flight (GB)
S Wingfield Digby
½ l
4
9 - 5
-
B W Hills
Michael Hills
Days L/R: 23
11th (14) silk 5/5/1/58155
My Emma (GB)
Matthews Breeding And Racing
2½ l
4
9 - 2
-
Rae Guest
Darryll Holland
Days L/R: 46
12th (9) silk 1/5/7/3751
Ebadiyla (IRE)
H H Aga Khan
½ l
3
8 - 8
-
John M Oxx
Johnny Murtagh
Days L/R: 84
13th (4) silk 1/4/8/54841
Gazelle Royale I (FR)
Kazuko Yoshida
nk
3
8 - 8
-
J E Hammond
M Roberts
Days L/R: 21
14th (3) silk 2/6/2/51262
Steward (FR)
G Coude
5 l
4
9 - 5
-
D Sepulchre
S Guillot
Days L/R: 21
15th (16) silk 4/8/5/44584
Queen Maud (IRE)
Gary A Tanaka
1½ l
3
8 - 8
-
Jean De Roualle
Thierry Jarnet
Days L/R: 21
16th (8) silk 2/0/6/47602
Le Destin (FR)
Michel Debeusscher
2½ l
4
9 - 5
-
P Demercastel
Thierry Gillet
Days L/R: 21
17th (18) silk 5/6/2/84265
Nothin' Leica Dane (AUS)
Dalton Hodge Ecurie Syndicate
½ l
5
9 - 5
-
Gerald Mosse
Days L/R: 21
18th (17) silk 8/3/4/82438
Yokohama (USA)
Mme A Paulson
1½ l
6
9 - 5
-
Mme Christiane Head
Olivier Doleuze
Days L/R: 21