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1987 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Field	Value
location	Longchamp Racecourse
date
image	Racing silks of Paul de Moussac.png
winning horse	Trempolino
previous	[1986](1986-prix-de-l-arc-de-triomphe)
next	[1988](1988-prix-de-l-arc-de-triomphe)

The 1987 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 4 October 1987. It was the 66th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The winner was Trempolino, a three-year-old colt trained in France by André Fabre. The winning jockey was Pat Eddery.

The winning time of 2m 26.3s set a new record for the race. The previous record of 2m 27.7s was achieved by Dancing Brave in 1986.

Race details

Sponsor: Trusthouse Forte
Purse: 6,800,000 F; First prize: 4,000,000 F
Going: Good to Firm
Distance: 2,400 metres
Number of runners: 11
Winner's time: 2m 26.3s (new record)

Full result

Pos.	Marg.	Horse	Age	Jockey	Trainer (Country)
1		Trempolino	3	Pat Eddery	André Fabre (FR)
2	2	Tony Bin	4	Cash Asmussen	Luigi Camici (ITY)
3	3	Triptych	5	Tony Cruz	Patrick Biancone (FR)
4	hd	Mtoto	4	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart (GB)
5	3	Tabayaan	3	Walter Swinburn	Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
6	2½	Orban	4	Greville Starkey	Henry Cecil (GB)
7	5	Teresa	3	Gary W. Moore	Eric Castela (FR)
8	5	Reference Point	3	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil (GB)
9	1½	Natroun	3	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
10	nse	Sharaniya	4	Alain Lequeux	Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR)
11	2½	Groom Dancer	3	Dominique Boeuf	Tony Clout (FR)

Abbreviations: nse = nose; hd = head

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Trempolino.

Sex: Colt
Foaled: 17 March 1984
Country: United States
Sire: Sharpen Up; Dam: Trephine (Viceregal)
Owner: Paul de Moussac
Breeder: Marystead Farm

References

"1987 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". [[France Galop]].
(6 October 1987). "Trempolino gives Pat Eddery his third successive Arc". [[ITN]].

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