1982 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe explained

Location:Longchamp Racecourse
Winning Horse:Akiyda
Previous:1981
Next:1983

The 1982 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 1982. It was the 61st running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The winner was Akiyda, a three-year-old filly trained in France by François Mathet. The winning jockey was Yves Saint-Martin who was winning the race for the third time. The filly won by a neck from the British-trained six-year-old Ardross.

The winning time was 2m 37.0s.[1]

Race details

Full result

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Pos.Marg.HorseAgeJockeyTrainer (Country)
1Akiyda3Yves Saint-MartinFrançois Mathet (FR)
2hdArdross6Lester PiggottHenry Cecil (GB)
3½Awaasif3Willie CarsonJohn Dunlop (GB)
4hdApril Run4Cash AsmussenFrançois Boutin (FR)
54Real Shadai3Maurice PhilipperonJohn Cunnington, Jnr. (FR)
61No Attention4Alain LequeuxRobert Collet (FR)
7Cadoudal3J-L KessasBernard Secly (FR)
8¾Critique4Joe MercerHenry Cecil (GB)
9shdHarbour3Freddy HeadCriquette Head (FR)
10¾Newjdar3Guy GuignardPatrick Biancone (FR)
11hdAssert3Pat EdderyDavid O'Brien (IRE)
12Bikala3Serge GorliPatrick Biancone (FR)
13Bon Sang3Alfred GibertMitri Saliba (FR)
142Last Feather3Steve CauthenBarry Hills (GB)
15All Along3Greville StarkeyPatrick Biancone (FR)
16Mariacho4Gerard DubroeucqMaurice Zilber (FR)
17Kastet3A Chavouev(USSR)

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Akiyda.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Timeform staff. Racehorses of 1982. Timeform. 1983. 0-900599-35-9.