1978 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

The 1978 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 1 October 1978. It was the 57th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

57th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
LocationLongchamp, Paris, France
Date1 October 1978 (1978-10-01)
Distance2,400 metres (1.5 mi)
Winning horseAlleged (IRE)
Winning time2:36.1
Final odds14/10 favourite
JockeyLester Piggott
TrainerVincent O'Brien
OwnerRobert Sangster
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The winner was Alleged, a four-year-old colt trained in Ireland by Vincent O'Brien and ridden by Lester Piggott. Alleged, the 14/10 favourite, defeated the mare Trillion by two lengths, with Dancing Maid a further two lengths back in third. Alleged became the sixth horse to win the race twice after Ksar, Motrico, Corrida, Tantieme and Ribot. The winning time was 2:36.1.

Race details

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  • Sponsor: none
  • Purse:
  • Going: Dead
  • Distance: 2,400 metres
  • Number of runners: 18
  • Winner's time: 2:36.1

Full result

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Pos. Marg. Horse Age Jockey Trainer (Country)
1 Alleged 4 Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien (IRE)
2 2 Trillion 4 Willie Shoemaker Maurice Zilber (FR)
3 2 Dancing Maid 3 Freddy Head Alec Head (FR)
4 34 Frere Basile 3 Philippe Paquet Bernard Secly (FR)
5 12 Guadanini 4 Henri Samani Robert Carver (FR)
6 hd Montcontour 4 J-L Kessas Maurice Zilber (FR)
7 1+12 Noir et Or 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr (FR)
8 2+13 Gay Mecene 3 Jean-Claude Desaint Alec Head (FR)
9 34 Dancing Master 3 Gerard Dubroeucq J P Gallorini (FR)
10 1+12 Lido 5 Albert Klimscha, Jr C Seiffert (GER)
11 nk Julio Mariner 3 Edward Hide Clive Brittain (GB)
12 hd Acamas 3 Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet (FR)
13 1 Monseigneur 4 Tony Murray François Boutin (FR)
14 hd Turville 3 Alfred Gibert Aage Paus (FR)
15 nk Shafaraz 5 M Planard Patrick Biancone (FR)
16 shd Galiani 3 Alain Lequeux Maurice Zilber (FR)
17 2 Exdirectory 3 Willie Carson Paddy Prendergast (IRE)
18 6 Dom Alaric 4 Alain Badel Olivier Douieb (FR)

* Abbreviations: ns = nose; shd = short-head; hd = head; snk = short neck; nk = neck

Winner's details

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Further details of the winner, Alleged.

  • Sex: Colt
  • Foaled: 4 May 1974
  • Country: United States
  • Sire: Hoist The Flag; Dam: Princess Pout (Prince John)
  • Owner: Robert Sangster
  • Breeder: June McKnight

References

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