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| Location | Longchamp Racecourse |
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| Date | October 5, 1986 |
| Winning horse | Dancing Brave |
The 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 5 October 1986.[1] It was the 65th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Dancing Brave, a three-year-old colt trained in Great Britain by Guy Harwood. The winning jockey was Pat Eddery.[2]
The winning time of 2m 27.7s set a new record for the race. The previous record of 2m 28.0s was achieved by Detroit in 1980.
The field is considered to be one of the strongest in the race's history.[3] Major races won by the runners in 1986 included;
- Dancing Brave – 2,000 Guineas Stakes, Eclipse Stakes, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
- Bering – Prix du Jockey Club
- Triptych – Champion Stakes
- Shahrastani – Epsom Derby, Irish Derby
- Shardari – International Stakes
- Darara – Prix Vermeille
- Acatenango – Aral-Pokal, Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, Grosser Preis von Berlin
- Saint Estephe – Coronation Cup
The strength of the field and Dancing Brave's performance led to the race coming first in a Racing Post readers' vote in 2022 to decide the "Greatest ever horse race".[4]
- ^ "Big Race Field". Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1986. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". France Galop. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ Wood, Greg. "Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe promises to be one of the greatest ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Mottershead, Lee (23 July 2022). "Dancing Brave's iconic Arc success is voted your greatest ever horserace". Racing Post. Retrieved 5 August 2022.