1982 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

61st Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Longchamp, 3 October 1982

won by Akiyda (GB)

The 1982 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 1982. It was the 61st running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The winner was Akiyda, a three-year-old filly trained in France by Francois Mathet. The winning jockey was Yves Saint-Martin who was winning the race for the third time. The filly won by a neck from the British-trained six-year-old Ardross

The winning time was 2m 37.0s.^[1]

Race details

• Sponsor: Trusthouse Forte
• Purse:
• Going: Soft
• Distance: 2,400 metres
• Number of runners: 17
• Winner's time: 2m 37.0s

Full result

Pos.	Marg.	Horse	Age	Jockey	Trainer (Country)
1		Akiyda	3	Yves Saint-Martin	Francois Mathet (FR)
2	hd	Ardross	6	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil (GB)
3	½	Awaasif	3	Willie Carson	John Dunlop (GB)
4	hd	April Run	4	Cash Asmussen	Francois Boutin (FR)
5	4	Real Shadai	3	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington, Jnr. (FR)
6	1	No Attention	4	Alain Lequeux	Robert Collet (FR)
7	1½	Cadoudal	3	J-L Kessas	Bernard Secly (FR)
8	¾	Critique	4	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil (GB)
9	shd	Harbour	3	Freddy Head	Criquette Head (FR)
10	¾	Newjdar	3	Guy Guignard	Patrick Biancone (FR)
11	hd	Assert	3	Pat Eddery	David O'Brien (IRE)
12	1½	Bikala	3	Serge Gorli	Patrick Biancone (FR)
13	1½	Bon Sang	3	Alfred Gibert	Mitri Saliba (FR)
14	2	Last Feather	3	Steve Cauthen	Barry Hills (GB)
15		All Along	3	Greville Starkey	Patrick Biancone (FR)
16		Mariacho	4	Gerard Dubroeucq	Maurice Zilber (FR)
17		Kastet	3	A Chavouev	(USSR)

• Abbreviations: shd = short-head; nk = neck

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Akiyda.

• Sex: Filly
• Foaled: 21 April 1979
• Country: United Kingdom
• Sire: Labus; Dam: Licata (Abdos)
• Owner: Aga Khan IV
• Breeder: Marcel Boussac

References

1. Timeform staff (1983). Racehorses of 1982. Timeform. ISBN 0-900-59935-9.