1978 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

57th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
LocationLongchamp, Paris, France
Date1 October 1978 (1978-10-01)
Distance2,400 metres (1.5 mi)
Winning horseAlleged (IRE)
Winning time2:36.1
Final odds14/10 favourite
JockeyLester Piggott
TrainerVincent O'Brien
OwnerRobert Sangster
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The 1978 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 1 October 1978. It was the 57th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The winner was Alleged, a four-year-old colt trained in Ireland by Vincent O'Brien and ridden by Lester Piggott. Alleged, the 14/10 favourite, defeated the mare Trillion by two lengths, with Dancing Maid a further two lengths back in third. Alleged became the sixth horse to win the race twice after Ksar, Motrico, Corrida, Tantieme and Ribot. The winning time was 2:36.1.

Race details

  • Sponsor: none
  • Purse:
  • Going: Dead
  • Distance: 2,400 metres
  • Number of runners: 18
  • Winner's time: 2:36.1

Full result

Pos. Marg. Horse Age Jockey Trainer (Country)
1 Alleged 4 Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien (IRE)
2 2 Trillion 4 Willie Shoemaker Maurice Zilber (FR)
3 2 Dancing Maid 3 Freddy Head Alec Head (FR)
4 3⁄4 Frere Basile 3 Philippe Paquet Bernard Secly (FR)
5 1⁄2 Guadanini 4 Henri Samani Robert Carver (FR)
6 hd Montcontour 4 J-L Kessas Maurice Zilber (FR)
7 1+1⁄2 Noir et Or 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr (FR)
8 2+1⁄3 Gay Mecene 3 Jean-Claude Desaint Alec Head (FR)
9 3⁄4 Dancing Master 3 Gerard Dubroeucq J P Gallorini (FR)
10 1+1⁄2 Lido 5 Albert Klimscha, Jr C Seiffert (GER)
11 nk Julio Mariner 3 Edward Hide Clive Brittain (GB)
12 hd Acamas 3 Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet (FR)
13 1 Monseigneur 4 Tony Murray François Boutin (FR)
14 hd Turville 3 Alfred Gibert Aage Paus (FR)
15 nk Shafaraz 5 M Planard Patrick Biancone (FR)
16 shd Galiani 3 Alain Lequeux Maurice Zilber (FR)
17 2 Exdirectory 3 Willie Carson Paddy Prendergast (IRE)
18 6 Dom Alaric 4 Alain Badel Olivier Douieb (FR)

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

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Alleged.

  • Sex: Colt
  • Foaled: 4 May 1974
  • Country: United States
  • Sire: Hoist The Flag; Dam: Princess Pout (Prince John)
  • Owner: Robert Sangster
  • Breeder: June McKnight

References