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 Frere Basile 3 Philippe Paquet Bernard Secly (FR) 5 Guadanini 4 Henri Samani Robert Carver (FR) 6 hd Montcontour 4 J-L Kessas Maurice Zilber (FR) 7 Noir et Or 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr (FR) 8 Gay Mecene 3 Jean-Claude Desaint Alec Head (FR) 9 Dancing Master 3 Gerard Dubroeucq J P Gallorini (FR) 10 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
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