1980 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

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.

59th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Longchamp, 5 October 1980
won by Detroit (FR)

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

  • Sponsor: none
  • Purse:
  • Going: Firm
  • Distance: 2,400 metres
  • Number of runners: 20
  • Winner's time: 2m 28.0s

Full result

Pos. Marg. Horse Age Jockey Trainer (Country)
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

Further details of the winner, Detroit.

  • Sex: Filly
  • Foaled: 24 February 1977
  • Country: France
  • Sire: Riverman; Dam: Derna (Sunny Boy)
  • Owner: Robert Sangster
  • Breeder: Societe Aland

References

  1. Timeform staff (1981). Racehorses of 1980. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-31-6.
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