The 2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a

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held at Longchamp on Sunday 2 October 2011. It was the 90th 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 filly trained in Germany by

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. The winning jockey was

Andrasch Starke Andrasch Starke (born 4 January 1974, in Germany) is a jockey in international Thoroughbred horse racing. Starke began racing at age fifteen as an amateur and since turning professional has won the German riding championship six times. He has com ...

. Danedream was the second German-trained horse to win the "Arc". The only prior victory was that of

Star Appeal Star Appeal (1970-1987) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred and sire who won top-class races in four countries. In 1975, he became the first German-trained racehorse to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Racing career Star Appeal was initially rac ...

in 1975. The winning time of 2m 24.49s set a new record for the event. The previous record of 2m 24.60s was achieved by

Peintre Celebre Peintre Celebre (17 March 1994 – 19 October 2018) was an American-bred, French-trained champion thoroughbred racehorse. He won the French Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1997. Background Peintre Celebre was bred and owned by Danie ...

in 1997. Unusually for the race, the first three finishers were all fillies.

Race details

* Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club * Purse: €4,000,000; First prize: €2,285,600 * Going: Good * Distance: 2,400 metres * Number of runners: 16 * Winner's time: 2m 24.49s (new record)

Full result

* Abbreviations: snk = short-neck; nk = neck

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Danedream. * Sex: Filly * Foaled: 7 May 2008 * Country: Germany * Sire: Lomitas; Dam: Danedrop ( Danehill) * Owners: Gestüt Burg Eberstein and

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* Breeder: Gestüt Brümmerhof

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