2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The 2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 2 October 2011. It was the 90th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Danedream, a three-year-old filly trained in Germany by Peter Schiergen. The winning jockey was Andrasch Starke.
Danedream was the second German-trained horse to win the "Arc". The only prior victory was that of Star Appeal in 1975.
The winning time of 2m 24.49s set a new record for the event. The previous record of 2m 24.60s was achieved by Peintre Celebre in 1997.
Unusually for the race, the first three finishers were all fillies.- Sponsor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club
- Purse: €4,000,000; First prize: €2,285,600
- Going: Good
- Distance: 2,400 metres
- Number of runners: 16
- Winner's time: 2m 24.49s
- Abbreviations: snk = short-neck; nk = neck
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Danedream.
- Sex: Filly
- Foaled: 7 May 2008
- Country: Germany
- Sire: Lomitas; Dam: Danedrop
- Owners: Gestüt Burg Eberstein and Teruya Yoshida
- Breeder: Gestüt Brümmerhof