1981 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

The 1981 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 4 October 1981. It was the 60th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The winner was Gold River, a four-year-old filly trained in France by Alec Head and ridden by Gary Moore. The filly won by three quarters of a length and a nose from Bikala and April Run in a time of 2:35.2.

Race details

 * Sponsor: none
 * Purse:
 * Going: Dead
 * Distance: 2,400 metres
 * Number of runners: 24
 * Winner's time: 2:35.2

Full result
* Abbreviations: shd = short-head; nk = neck

Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Detroit.
 * Sex: Filly
 * Foaled: 11 January 1977
 * Country: France
 * Sire: Riverman; Dam: Glaneuse (Snob)
 * Owner: Jacques Wertheimer
 * Breeder: Jacques Wertheimer