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| Location | Longchamp Racecourse |
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| Date | October 3, 1999 |
| Winning horse | Montjeu |
The 1999 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 1999. [1] It was the 78th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Montjeu, a three-year-old colt trained in France by John Hammond. The winning jockey was Michael Kinane. [2]
| Pos. | Marg. | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montjeu | 3 | Michael Kinane | John Hammond (FR) | |
| 2 | ½ | El Condor Pasa | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya (JPN) |
| 3 | 6 | Croco Rouge | 4 | Thierry Jarnet | Pascal Bary (FR) |
| 4 | 5 | Leggera | 4 | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop (GB) |
| 5 | ¾ | Tiger Hill | 4 | Terence Hellier | Peter Schiergen (GER) |
| 6 | nk | Greek Dance | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 7 | 2 | Borgia | 5 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre (FR) |
| 8 | 4 | Cerulean Sky | 3 | Sylvain Guillot | Robert Collet (FR) |
| 9 | 5 | Daylami | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 10 | 3 | Flamingo Road | 3 | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Schütz (GER) |
| 11 | 2½ | Fantastic Light | 3 | John Reid | Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 12 | 3 | Albaran | 6 | Janos Tandari | Cathrine Erichsen (NOR) |
| 13 | 15 | Daryaba | 3 | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré (FR) |
| 14 | 10 | Genghis Khan | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
Further details of the winner, Montjeu.
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