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1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

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The 1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 1971. It was the 50th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

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The winner was Mill Reef, a three-year-old colt trained in England by Ian Balding and ridden by Geoff Lewis. Mill Reef won by three and one-and-a-half lengths from the two fillies Pistol Packer and Cambrizzia in a new race-record time of 2:28.3.

Race details

  • Sponsor: none
  • Purse: 2,040,000 FF - First Prize: 1,200,000 FF
  • Going: Firm
  • Distance: 2,400 metres
  • Number of runners: 18
  • Winner's time: 2:28.3
  • Full result

  • Abbreviations: shd = short-head; nk = neck
  • Winner's details

    Further details of the winner, Mill Reef.

  • Sex: Colt
  • Foaled: 23 February 1968
  • Country: USA
  • Sire: Never Bend; Dam: Milan Mill (Princequillo)
  • Owner: Paul Mellon (USA)
  • Breeder: Paul Mellon
  • References

    1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Wikipedia