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1979 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

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The 1979 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 7 October 1979. It was the 58th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

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The winner was Three Troikas, a three-year-old filly trained in France by Criquette Head and ridden by her brother Freddy. The filly won by three lengths from Le Marmot with the odds-on favourite Troy in third. The winning time was 2:28.9.

Race details

  • Sponsor: none
  • Purse:
  • Going: Dead
  • Distance: 2,400 metres
  • Number of runners: 22
  • Winner's time: 2:28.9

    • Full result

  • Abbreviations: ns = nose; shd = short-head; hd = head; snk = short neck; nk = neck

    • Winner's details

    Further details of the winner, Three Troikas.

  • Sex: Filly
  • Foaled: 25 January 1976
  • Country: France
  • Sire: Lyphard; Dam: Three Roses (Dual)
  • Owner: Ghislaine Head
  • Breeder: Artur Pfaff

    • References

    1979 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Wikipedia
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