1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

50th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Longchamp, 3 October 1971

won by Mill Reef (USA)

The 1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 1971. It was the 50th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The winner was Mill Reef, a three-year-old colt trained in England by Ian Balding and ridden by Geoff Lewis. Mill Reef won by three and one-and-a-half lengths from the two fillies Pistol Packer and Cambrizzia in a new race-record time of 2:28.3.

Race details

• Sponsor: none
• Purse: 2,040,000 FF - First Prize: 1,200,000 FF
• Going: Firm
• Distance: 2,400 metres
• Number of runners: 18
• Winner's time: 2:28.3

Full result

Pos.	Marg.	Horse	Age	Jockey	Trainer (Country)
1		Mill Reef (USA)	3	Geoff Lewis	Ian Balding (GB)
2	3	Pistol Packer (USA)	3	Freddy Head	Alec Head (FR)
3	1½	Cambrizzia (FR)	3	A. Barclay
4	nk	Caro (IRE)	4	Jimmy Lindley	Albert Klimscha (FR)
5	½	Hallez (FR)	4	Lester Piggott	(FR)
6	½	Royalty (GB)	3	Joe Mercer
7		Bourbon (FR)	3	Yves Saint-Martin	Alec Head (FR)
8		Arlequino (FR)	3	J. Massard	G. Watson (FR)
9		One for All (USA)	5	Willie Carson
0		Mister Sic Top (FR)	4	Jean-Claude Desaint	(FR)
0		Miss Dan (FR)	4	J. Taillard	Ph. Lallie (FR)
0		Armos (IRE)	4	G. Thiboeuf
0		Ossian (FR)	4	L. Heurteur	Dick Hern (GB)
0		Ramsin (FR)	4	Henri Samani	G. Watson (FR)
0		Ortis (ITY)	4	D. Keith	Peter Walwyn (GB)
0		Sharapour (FR)	3	William Williamson (AUS)	Francois Mathet (FR)
0		Irish Ball (FR)	3	William Pyers (AUS)	Ph. Lallie (FR)
0		Oarsman (GB)	3	Maurice Philipperon

• Abbreviations: shd = short-head; nk = neck

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Mill Reef.^[1]

• Sex: Colt
• Foaled: 23 February 1968
• Country: USA
• Sire: Never Bend; Dam: Milan Mill (Princequillo)
• Owner: Paul Mellon (USA)
• Breeder: Paul Mellon

References

1. John Oaksey (1974). The Story of Mill Reef. Michael Joseph Ltd. ISBN 0-7181-1188-5.