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The 1980 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 5 October 1980. It was the 59th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Location | Longchamp Racecourse |
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Date | October 5, 1980 |
The winner was Detroit, a three-year-old filly trained in France by Oliver Douieb. The winning jockey was Pat Eddery who was winning the race for the first time. The filly won by half a length and a short head from Argument and Ela-Mana-Mou.
The winning time of 2m 28.0s was a new record for the race.[1]
Race details
edit- Sponsor: none
- Purse:
- Going: Firm
- Distance: 2,400 metres
- Number of runners: 20
- Winner's time: 2m 28.0s
Full result
editPos. | Marg. | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) |
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1 | Detroit | 3 | Pat Eddery | Olivier Douieb (FR) | |
2 | ½ | Argument | 3 | Jean-Claude Desaint | John Cunnington Jr. (FR) |
3 | shd | Ela-Mana-Mou | 4 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern (GB) |
4 | nk | Three Troikas | 4 | Freddy Head | Criquette Head (FR) |
5 | 1 | Nebos | 4 | Lutz Mäder | Hein Bollow (GER) |
6 | 2 | Nicholas Bill | 5 | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy (GB) |
7 | snk | Dunette | 3 | Georges Doleuze | E. Chevalier du Fau (FR) |
8 | ½ | Le Marmot | 4 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin (FR) |
9 | ¾ | Ruscelli | 3 | Maurice Philipperon | Freddie Palmer (FR) |
10 | 2 | Satilla | 3 | A Perrotta | J Gobel (FR) |
11 | 3 | Little Bonny | 3 | Christy Roche | Kevin Prendergast (IRE) |
12 | hd | Moulouki | 3 | Alfred Gibert | Mitri Saliba (FR) |
13 | ½ | Niniski | 4 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern (GB) |
14 | shd | Providential | 3 | Alain Lequeux | Olivier Douieb (FR) |
15 | ½ | Mrs Penny | 3 | John Matthias | Ian Balding (GB) |
16 | shd | Policeman | 3 | Gerard Dubroeucq | Charlie Milbank (FR) |
17 | 5 | Noble Saint | 4 | Greville Starkey | Robert Armstrong (GB) |
18 | 4 | Glenorum | 3 | Lester Piggott | David Smaga (FR) |
19 | Lindoro | 4 | M Thomas | Dick Hern (GB) | |
20 | Iades | 5 | J Heloury | (FR) |
* Abbreviations: shd = short-head; nk = neck
Winner's details
editFurther details of the winner, Detroit.
- Sex: Filly
- Foaled: 24 February 1977
- Country: France
- Sire: Riverman; Dam: Derna (Sunny Boy)
- Owner: Robert Sangster
- Breeder: Societe Åland
References
edit- ^ Timeform staff (1981). Racehorses of 1980. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-31-6.