2007 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
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| Location | Longchamp Racecourse |
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| Date | October 7, 2007 |
| Winning horse | Dylan Thomas |
The 2007 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 7 October 2007.[1] It was the 86th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Dylan Thomas, a four-year-old colt trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien. The winning jockey was Kieren Fallon.[2]
There was a thirty-minute stewards' inquiry after the race, but the original placings were left unchanged.
Race details
[edit]- Sponsor: Groupe Lucien Barrière
- Purse: €2,000,000; First prize: €1,142,800 [3]
- Going: Good to Soft
- Distance: 2,400 metres
- Number of runners: 12
- Winner's time: 2m 28.5s
Full result
[edit]| Pos. | Marg. | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Thomas | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | |
| 2 | hd | Youmzain | 4 | Richard Hughes | Mick Channon (GB) |
| 3 | 1½ | Sagara | 3 | Thierry Gillet | Jonathan Pease (FR) |
| 4 | shd | Getaway | 4 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre (FR) |
| 5 | ½ | Soldier of Fortune | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
| 6 | 4 | Saddex | 4 | Torsten Mundry | Peter Rau (GER) |
| 7 | ¾ | Mandesha | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) |
| 8 | 2½ | Zambezi Sun | 3 | Stéphane Pasquier | Pascal Bary (FR) |
| 9 | 1½ | Dragon Dancer | 4 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg (GB) |
| 10 | snk | Authorized | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Peter Chapple-Hyam (GB) |
| 11 | 15 | Yellowstone | 3 | Pat Smullen | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
| 12 | 15 | Song of Hiawatha | 3 | David McCabe | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
- Abbreviations: shd = short-head; hd = head; snk = short-neck
Winner's details
[edit]Further details of the winner, Dylan Thomas.
- Sex: Colt
- Foaled: 23 April 2003
- Country: Ireland
- Sire: Danehill; Dam: Lagrion (Diesis)
- Owners: Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor
- Breeder: Tower Bloodstock
References
[edit]- ^ "2007 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". Racing Post. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Dylan Thomas claims Arc triumph". BBC Sport. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "2007 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". France Galop. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
External links
[edit]- Colour Chart – Arc 2007