The 2007 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a

horse race Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, 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 bas ...

held at Longchamp on Sunday 7 October 2007. It was the 86th 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 over a distance ...

. The winner was

Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer, whose works include the poems " Do not go gentle into that good night" and " And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Un ...

, a four-year-old colt trained in Ireland by

Aidan O'Brien Aidan Patrick O'Brien (born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland) Aidan O'Brien bio NTRA. ...

. The winning jockey was

Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon (born 22 February 1965 in Crusheen, County Clare, Ireland) is a retired Irish professional flat racing jockey and was British flat racing Champion Jockey, British Champion Jockey six times. Care ...

. There was a thirty-minute stewards' inquiry after the race, but the original placings were left unchanged.

Race details

* Sponsor:

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* Purse: €2,000,000; First prize: €1,142,800 * Going: Good to Soft * Distance: 2,400 metres * Number of runners: 12 * Winner's time: 2m 28.5s

Full result

* Abbreviations: shd = short-head; hd = head; snk = short-neck

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Dylan Thomas. * Sex: Colt * Foaled: 23 April 2003 * Country: Ireland * Sire: Danehill; Dam: Lagrion (

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) * Owners:

Sue Magnier John Magnier (born 10 February 1948) is an Irish people, Irish business magnate. He is a leading thoroughbred stud (animal), stud owner and has extensive business interests outside the horse-breeding industry. Magnier was a senator in the uppe ...

and

Michael Tabor Michael Barry Tabor (born 28 October 1941) is a British racehorse owner. As a partner in Coolmore Stud, he is one of only four racehorse owners to have won both the Epsom Derby and the Kentucky Derby. Tabor has extensive business interest ...

* Breeder: Tower Bloodstock

References

External links

Colour Chart
– ''Arc 2007'' {{Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

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