1985 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

The 1985 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 6 October 1985. It was the 64th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

64th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Longchamp, 6 October 1985
won by Rainbow Quest (USA)

The winner was Rainbow Quest, a four-year-old colt trained in Great Britain by Jeremy Tree. The winning jockey was Pat Eddery. Sagace finished first by a neck from Rainbow Quest with Kozana two lengths away in third. After a steward's inquiry and an objection from the rider of the runner-up, the places of the first two horses was reversed.[1]

The winning time was 2m 29.5s.

Race details

  • Sponsor: Trusthouse Forte
  • Purse:
  • Going: Good to firm
  • Distance: 2,400 metres
  • Number of runners: 15
  • Winner's time: 2m 29.5s

Full result

Pos. Marg. Horse Age Jockey Trainer (Country)
2 Rainbow Quest 4 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree (GB)
1d nk Sagace 5 Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone (FR)
3 2 Kozana 3 Alain Lequeux Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
4 nk Sumayr 3 Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
5 1 Fitnah 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head (FR)
6 Balitou 6 Dominique Boeuf Patrick Biancone (FR)
7 hd Don Orazio 3 M Jerome F Jovine (ITY)
8 ns Jupiter Island 5 Tony Ives Clive Brittain (GB)
9 6 Galla Placidia 3 Lester Piggott André Fabre (FR)
10 1 Iades 3 Cash Asmussen François Boutin (FR)
11 Kiliniski 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop (GB)
12 Badinage 5 Henri Samani Charles Bartholomew (FR)
13 Shernazar 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute (GB)
14 Complice 4 Alfred Gibert L Bates (FR)
15 Heraldiste 3 Gerald Mosse Patrick Biancone (FR)
  • Abbreviations: shd = short-head; nk = neck

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Rainbow Quest.

References

  1. Timeform staff (1986). Racehorses of 1985. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-42-1.
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