2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The 2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 2 October 2011.[1] It was the 90th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
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| Location | Longchamp Racecourse |
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| Date | October 2, 2011 |
| Winning horse | Danedream |
The winner was Danedream, a three-year-old filly trained in Germany by Peter Schiergen. The winning jockey was Andrasch Starke.[2]
Danedream was the second German-trained horse to win the "Arc". The only prior victory was that of Star Appeal in 1975.
The winning time of 2m 24.49s set a new record for the event. The previous record of 2m 24.60s was achieved by Peintre Celebre in 1997.
Unusually for the race, the first three finishers were all fillies.
Race details
- Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club
- Purse: €4,000,000; First prize: €2,285,600 [3]
- Going: Good
- Distance: 2,400 metres
- Number of runners: 16
- Winner's time: 2m 24.49s (new record)
Full result
| Pos. | Marg. | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danedream | 3 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen (GER) | |
| 2 | 5 | Shareta | 3 | Thierry Jarnet | Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) |
| 3 | nk | Snow Fairy | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Ed Dunlop (GB) |
| 4 | ½ | So You Think | 5 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
| 5 | snk | St Nicholas Abbey | 4 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
| 6 | snk | Meandre | 3 | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre (FR) |
| 7 | snk | Sarafina | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) |
| 8 | ¾ | Silver Pond | 4 | Thierry Thulliez | Carlos Laffon-Parias (FR) |
| 9 | 4 | Galikova | 3 | Olivier Peslier | Freddy Head (FR) |
| 10 | ¾ | Hiruno d'Amour | 4 | Shinji Fujita | Mitsugu Kon (JPN) |
| 11 | 2½ | Nakayama Festa | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya (JPN) |
| 12 | nk | Workforce | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 13 | 1 | Testosterone | 3 | Stéphane Pasquier | Pascal Bary (FR) |
| 14 | 2½ | Treasure Beach | 3 | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
| 15 | 6 | Reliable Man | 3 | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) |
| 16 | 2 | Masked Marvel | 3 | William Buick | John Gosden (GB) |
- Abbreviations: snk = short-neck; nk = neck
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Danedream.
- Sex: Filly
- Foaled: 7 May 2008
- Country: Germany
- Sire: Lomitas; Dam: Danedrop (Danehill)
- Owners: Gestüt Burg Eberstein and Teruya Yoshida
- Breeder: Gestüt Brümmerhof
References
- "2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". Racing Post. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- "Danedream stuns field to win Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". BBC Sport. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- "2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". France Galop. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
External links
- Colour Chart – Arc 2011
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