1975 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

The 1975 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 5 October 1975. It was the 54th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

54th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Longchamp, 5 October 1975
won by Star Appeal (IRE)

The winner was Waldemar Zeitelhack's Star Appeal, a five-year-old horse trained in West Germany by Theo Grieper and ridden by Greville Starkey. The owner, trainer and jockey were all recording their first success in the race. Star Appeal was the first German-trained horse to win the Arc. Star Appeal started at odds of 119/1, the longest ever recorded for a winner of the race.

The contenders

In French racing, horses in the same ownership are usually "coupled" and treated as a single entry for betting purposes. The favourite for the race was the five-year-old mare Allez France, winner of the race in 1974. The other leading French contenders included the three-year-olds Ivanjica, (winner of the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and Prix Vermeille) and Green Dancer (Observer Gold Cup, Poule d'Essai des Poulains), who were coupled in the betting as both were owned by Jacques Wertheimer and trained by Alec Head. Nelson Bunker Hunt was represented by the multiple Group One winner Dahlia and the three-year-old filly Nobiliary, the winner of the Prix Saint Alary and runner-up in the Epsom Derby. The most fancied of the international challengers were the British colt Bruni, winner of the St Leger Stakes, and the Italian-trained four-year-old Duke of Marmalade. The United States was represented by the Hollywood Derby winner Intrepid Hero, and West Germany sent Star Appeal, an Irish-bred five-year-old who had won the Eclipse Stakes in July. Allez France headed the betting at odds of 1.75/1, with Green Dancer/Ivanjica on 3.25/1, Bruni on 4.5/1, Nobiliary/Dahlia on 8.75/1 and Duke of Marmalade on 9.5/1. Star Appeal started the complete outsider of the twenty-four runners at odds of 119/1.[1]

The race

Citoyen went to the front soon after the start with Olmeto in second. Nobilary, Dahlia, Carolus, Un Kopeck and Allez France were also in contention in the early stages. At half distance the field bunched and there was a good deal of bumping and interference. Dahlia stumbled and lost any chance, whilst Allez France also lost ground. Nobiliary led the field into the straight ahthe ead of Un Kopeck, Kasteel, Bruni and Duke of Marmalade. Comtesse de Loir produced a strong run along the rail to head Nobiliary but was immediately overtaken by Star Appeal who burst through "like greased lightning" having been among the back markers for most of the way. In the final 100 metres, Star Appeal drew away to win by three lengths from another fast-finishing outsider On My Way. Comtesse de Loir was another two and a half lengths back in third, followed by Un Kopeck, Allez France, Nobiliary, Bruni and Green Dancer.[1]

Race details
  • Sponsor: none
  • Purse:
  • Going: Soft
  • Distance: 2,400 metres
  • Number of runners: 24
  • Winner's time: 2:33.6

Full result
Pos. Marg. Horse Age Jockey Trainer (Country)
1 Star Appeal 5 Greville Starkey Theo Grieper (GER)
2 3 On My Way 5 Alfred Gibert N Pelat (FR)
3 2½ Comtesse de Loir 4 Jean-Claude Desaint John Cunnington (FR)
4 1½ Un Kopeck 4 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington (FR)
5 1½ Allez France 5 Yves Saint-Martin Angel Penna, Sr. (FR)
6 nk Nobiliary 3 Bill Pyers Maurice Zilber (FR)
7 snk Bruni 3 Tony Murray Ryan Price (GB)
8 ¾ Green Dancer 3 George Moore Alec Head (FR)
9 1½ Kamaraan 4 Henri Samani Francois Mathet (FR)
10 ns Intrepid Hero 3 Angel Cordero (USA)
11 Duke of Marmalade 4 Lester Piggott M Bertini (ITA)
12 Ivanjica 3 Freddy Head Alec Head (FR)
13 Riboquill 4 Pat Eddery
14 Kasteel 3 Gérard Rivases J de Choubersky (FR)
15 Dahlia 5 N Navarro Maurice Zilber (FR)
16 Olmeto 3 Philippe Paquet
17 Henri le Balafre 3 Alain Lequeux Francois Mathet (FR)
18 Ambrellita 4 Alain Badel
19 Card King 7 R Jallu Edouard Bartholomew (FR)
20 Beau Buck 4 Gerard Dubroeucq John Cunnington (FR)
21 Fabliau 4 R Mongil
22 Carolus 3 Geoff Lewis Ryan Price (GB)
23 Paddy's Princess 4 M Depalmas
24 Citoyen 3 J Taillard J de Choubersky (FR)

* Abbreviations: ns = nose; shd = short-head; hd = head; snk = short neck; nk = neck

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Star Appeal.

  • Sex: Stallion
  • Foaled: 12 May 1970[2]
  • Country: Ireland
  • Sire: Appiani; Dam: Sterna (Neckar)
  • Owner: Waldemar Zeitelhack
  • Breeder: Gestut Röttgen
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References
  1. Timeform staff (1976). Racehorses of 1975. Timeform.
  2. "Star Appeal pedigree". equineline.com. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
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