1997 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
| 76th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Longchamp, 5 October 1997 |
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| won by Peintre Celebre (USA) |
The 1997 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 5 October 1997.[1] It was the 76th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Peintre Celebre, a three-year-old colt trained in France by André Fabre. The winning jockey was Olivier Peslier.[2]
The winning time of 2m 24.6s set a new record for the race. The previous record of 2m 26.3s was achieved by Trempolino in 1987.
Race details
- Sponsor: no sponsor
- Purse: 7,000,000 F; First prize: 4,000,000 F
- Going: Good to Firm
- Distance: 2,400 metres
- Number of runners: 18
- Winner's time: 2m 24.6s (new record)
Full result
| Pos. | Marg. | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) |
| 1 | Peintre Celebre | 3 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre (FR) | |
| 2 | 5 | Pilsudski | 5 | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 3 | 2½ | Borgia | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Bruno Schütz (GER) |
| 4 | shd | Oscar Schindler | 5 | Cash Asmussen | Kevin Prendergast (IRE) |
| 5 | shd | Predappio | 4 | John Reid | Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 6 | snk | Helissio | 4 | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche (FR) |
| 7 | nk | Swain | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 8 | 1½ | Que Belle | 3 | Kevin Woodburn | Harro Remmert (GER) |
| 9 | 2½ | Posidonas | 5 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole (GB) |
| 10 | ½ | Busy Flight | 4 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills (GB) |
| 11 | 2½ | My Emma | 4 | Darryll Holland | Rae Guest (GB) |
| 12 | ½ | Ebadiyla | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx (IRE) |
| 13 | nk | Gazelle Royale | 3 | Michael Roberts | John Hammond (FR) |
| 14 | 5 | Steward | 4 | Sylvain Guillot | Dominique Sépulchre (FR) |
| 15 | 1½ | Queen Maud | 3 | Thierry Jarnet | Jean de Roualle (FR) |
| 16 | 2½ | Le Destin | 4 | Thierry Gillet | Philippe Demercastel (FR) |
| 17 | ½ | Nothin' Leica Dane | 5 | Gérald Mossé | John Hammond (FR) |
| 18 | 1½ | Yokohama | 6 | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head (FR) |
- Abbreviations: shd = short-head; snk = short-neck; nk = neck
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Peintre Celebre.
- Sex: Colt
- Foaled: 17 March 1994
- Country: United States
- Sire: Nureyev; Dam: Peinture Bleue (Alydar)
- Owner: Daniel Wildenstein
- Breeder: Allez France Stables
References
- ↑ "1997 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". Racing Post. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ↑ "1997 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". France Galop. Retrieved 1 July 2012.