2006 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

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The 2006 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 1 October 2006. It was the 85th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The winner was Rail Link, a three-year-old colt trained in France by André Fabre. The winning jockey was Stéphane Pasquier.

The pre-race favourite Deep Impact finished third, but he was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.

Race details

Sponsor: Groupe Lucien Barrière

Purse: €2,000,000; First prize: €1,142,800

Going: Good

Distance: 2,400 metres

Number of runners: 8

Winner's time: 2m 26.3s

Abbreviations: snk = short-neck; nk = neck

Further details of the winner, Rail Link.

Sex: Colt

Foaled: 26 March 2003

Country: Great Britain

Sire: Dansili; Dam: Docklands (Theatrical)

Owner: Khalid Abdullah

Breeder: Juddmonte Farms

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