The 1991 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a
horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
held at
Longchamp on Sunday 6 October 1991. It was the 70th running of the
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, over a distance ...
.
The winner was
Suave Dancer
Suave Dancer (1988–1998) is a French Thoroughbred race horse.
Background
Bred by Lillie F. Webb's Xalapa Farm near Paris, Kentucky, Suave Dancer was sired by Green Dancer out of the mare Suavite, both American thoroughbreds. A male line desc ...
, a three-year-old colt trained in France by
John Hammond. The winning jockey was
Cash Asmussen
Cash Asmussen (born March 15, 1962 in Agar, South Dakota) is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Born Brian Keith Asmussen, in 1977 he legally changed his name to "Cash".
From a Texas horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn ...
.
Race details
* Sponsor: CIGA Hotels
* Purse: 8,500,000 F; First prize: 5,000,000 F
* Going: Good to Soft
* Distance: 2,400 metres
* Number of runners: 14
* Winner's time: 2m 31.4s
Full result
* Abbreviations: nse = nose; hd = head
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Suave Dancer.
* Sex: Colt
* Foaled: 7 February 1988
* Country: United States
* Sire:
Green Dancer
Green Dancer (14 April 1972 – 5 December 2000) was an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion. A son of the British Tiple Crown winner Nijinsky, he won the French 2000 Guineas in 1975.
Background
A son of the Englis ...
; Dam: Suavite (
Alleged
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* Owner: Henri Chalhoub
* Breeder:
Lillie Webb
References
External links
Colour Chart– ''Arc 1991''
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Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, over a distance ...
1991
1991 in Paris
October 1991 sports events in Europe