The 1980 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 5 October 1980. It was the 59th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Detroit, a three-year-old filly trained in France by Oliver Douieb. The winning jockey was Pat Eddery who was winning the race for the first time. The filly won by half a length and a short head from Argument and Ela-Mana-Mou.
The winning time of 2m 28.0s was a new record for the race.
Race details Sponsor: none Purse: Going: Firm Distance: 2,400 metres Number of runners: 20 Winner's time: 2m 28.0s
Full result Pos. Marg. Horse Age Jockey Trainer (Country) 1 Detroit 3 Pat Eddery Olivier Douieb (FR) 2 ½ Argument 3 Jean-Claude Desaint John Cunnington Jr. (FR) 3 shd Ela-Mana-Mou 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern (GB) 4 nk Three Troikas 4 Freddy Head Criquette Head (FR) 5 1 Nebos 4 Lutz Mäder Hein Bollow (GER) 6 2 Nicholas Bill 5 Philip Waldron Henry Candy (GB) 7 snk Dunette 3 Georges Doleuze E. Chevalier du Fau (FR) 8 ½ Le Marmot 4 Philippe Paquet François Boutin (FR) 9 ¾ Ruscelli 3 Maurice Philipperon Freddie Palmer (FR) 10 2 Satilla 3 A Perrotta J Gobel (FR) 11 3 Little Bonny 3 Christy Roche Kevin Prendergast (IRE) 12 hd Moulouki 3 Alfred Gibert Mitri Saliba (FR) 13 ½ Niniski 4 Joe Mercer Dick Hern (GB) 14 shd Providential 3 Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb (FR) 15 ½ Mrs Penny 3 John Matthias Ian Balding (GB) 16 shd Policeman 3 Gerard Dubroeucq Charlie Milbank (FR) 17 5 Noble Saint 4 Greville Starkey Robert Armstrong (GB) 18 4 Glenorum 3 Lester Piggott David Smaga (FR) 19 Lindoro 4 M Thomas Dick Hern (GB) 20 Iades 5 J Heloury (FR) * Abbreviations: shd = short-head; nk = neck
Winner's details Further details of the winner, Detroit. Sex: Filly Foaled: 24 February 1977 Country: France Sire: Riverman; Dam: Derna (Sunny Boy) Owner: Robert Sangster Breeder: Societe Åland
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