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| Location | Longchamp Racecourse |
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| Date | October 5, 1997 (1997-10-05) |
| Winning horse | Peintre Celebre |
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The 1997 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 5 October 1997.[1] It was the 76th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Peintre Celebre, a three-year-old colt trained in France by André Fabre. The winning jockey was Olivier Peslier.[2]
The winning time of 2m 24.6s set a new record for the race. The previous record of 2m 26.3s was achieved by Trempolino in 1987.
| Pos. | Marg. | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peintre Celebre | 3 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre (FR) | |
| 2 | 5 | Pilsudski | 5 | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 3 | 2½ | Borgia | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Bruno Schütz (GER) |
| 4 | shd | Oscar Schindler | 5 | Cash Asmussen | Kevin Prendergast (IRE) |
| 5 | shd | Predappio | 4 | John Reid | Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 6 | snk | Helissio | 4 | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche (FR) |
| 7 | nk | Swain | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 8 | 1½ | Que Belle | 3 | Kevin Woodburn | Harro Remmert (GER) |
| 9 | 2½ | Posidonas | 5 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole (GB) |
| 10 | ½ | Busy Flight | 4 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills (GB) |
| 11 | 2½ | My Emma | 4 | Darryll Holland | Rae Guest (GB) |
| 12 | ½ | Ebadiyla | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx (IRE) |
| 13 | nk | Gazelle Royale | 3 | Michael Roberts | John Hammond (FR) |
| 14 | 5 | Steward | 4 | Sylvain Guillot | Dominique Sépulchre (FR) |
| 15 | 1½ | Queen Maud | 3 | Thierry Jarnet | Jean de Roualle (FR) |
| 16 | 2½ | Le Destin | 4 | Thierry Gillet | Philippe Demercastel (FR) |
| 17 | ½ | Nothin' Leica Dane | 5 | Gérald Mossé | John Hammond (FR) |
| 18 | 1½ | Yokohama | 6 | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head (FR) |
Further details of the winner, Peintre Celebre.
