1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

September 2023 Longchamp Racecourse 1971 10 3 Mill Reef 1972 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 Sandy Barclay D. Watson (FR) 4 nk Caro (IRE) 4 Jimmy Lindley Albert Klimscha (FR) 5 ½ Hallez (FR) 4 Lester Piggott William Head (FR) 6 ½ Royalty (GB) 3 Joe Mercer Dick Hern (GB) 7 Bourbon (FR) 3 Yves Saint-Martin Alec Head (FR) 8 Arlequino (FR) 3 J. Massard Geoffroy Watson (FR) 9 One for All (USA) 5 Willie Carson Horatio Luro (USA) 0 Mister Sic Top (FR) 4 Jean-Claude Desaint Gilbert Pezeril (FR) 0 Miss Dan (FR) 4 J. Taillard Philippe Lallie (FR) 0 Armos (IRE) 4 G. Thiboeuf Daniel Lescalle 0 Ossian (FR) 4 L. Heurteur Dick Hern (GB) 0 Ramsin (FR) 4 Henri Samani Geoffroy Watson (FR) 0 Ortis (ITY) 4 Duncan Keith Peter Walwyn (GB) 0 Sharapour (FR) 3 William Williamson (AUS) Francois Mathet (FR) 0 Irish Ball (FR) 3 William Pyers (AUS) Philippe Lallie (FR) 0 Oarsman (GB) 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington * Abbreviations: shd = short-head; nk = neck Winner's details Further details of the winner, Mill Reef.John Oaksey The Story of Mill Reef Michael Joseph Ltd 1974 0-7181-1188-5 Sex: Colt Foaled: 23 February 1968 Country: USA Sire: Never Bend; Dam: Milan Mill (Princequillo) Owner: Paul Mellon (USA) Breeder: Paul Mellon References Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe