1991 Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe
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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
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, a three-year-old colt trained in France by John Hammond. The winning jockey was
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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 (
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) * Owner: Henri Chalhoub * Breeder: Lillie Webb


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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 ...
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