The 1993 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 1993. It was the 72nd running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Urban Sea, a four-year-old filly trained in France by Jean Lesbordes. The winning jockey was Eric Saint-Martin.
Race details Sponsor: CIGA Hotels Purse: 8,500,000 F; First prize: 5,000,000 F Going: Heavy Distance: 2,400 metres Number of runners: 23 Winner's time: 2m 37.9s
Full result Pos. Marg. Horse Age Jockey Trainer (Country) 1 Urban Sea 4 Eric Saint-Martin Jean Lesbordes (FR) 2 nk White Muzzle 3 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam (GB) 3 ½ Opera House 5 Michael Roberts Michael Stoute (GB) 4 ¾ Intrepidity 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre (FR) 5 1 Only Royale 4 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani (GB) 6 1½ Bob's Return 3 Philip Robinson Mark Tompkins (GB) 7 ¾ Misil 5 Frankie Dettori Vittorio Caruso (ITY) 8 ½ Talloires 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre (FR) 9 1½ Vert Amande 5 Freddy Head Élie Lellouche (FR) 10 1½ Market Booster 4 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld (IRE) 11 1½ Dariyoun 5 Olivier Doleuze Carlos Laffon-Parias (FR) 12 2½ Dancienne 3 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche (FR) 13 ½ Platini 4 Mark Rimmer Bruno Schütz (GER) 14 nk Badolato 3 Jean-Michel Breux Antonio Spanu (FR) 15 hd Armiger 3 Willie Carson Henry Cecil (GB) 16 hd Hernando 3 Cash Asmussen François Boutin (FR) 17 ¾ Ezzoud 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute (GB) 18 ½ Bright Moon 3 Sylvain Guillot André Fabre (FR) 19 hd Garden of Heaven 4 Richard Quinn Clive Brittain (GB) 20 hd Always Friendly 5 Alan Munro Henry Candy (GB) 21 ¾ Wemyss Bight 3 Pat Eddery André Fabre (FR) 22 2 User Friendly 4 George Duffield Clive Brittain (GB) 23 15 Shemaka 3 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
Abbreviations: hd = head; nk = neck
Winner's details Further details of the winner, Urban Sea. Sex: Filly Foaled: 18 February 1989 Country: United States Sire: Miswaki; Dam: Allegretta (Lombard) Owner: David Tsui Breeder: Marystead Farm
References
External links Colour Chart – Arc 1993