1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The 1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 1971. It was the 50th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The winner was Mill Reef, a three-year-old colt trained in England by Ian Balding and ridden by Geoff Lewis. Mill Reef won by three and one-and-a-half lengths from the two fillies Pistol Packer and Cambrizzia in a new race-record time of 2:28.3.- Sponsor: none
- Purse: 2,040,000 FF - First Prize: 1,200,000 FF
- Going: Firm
- Distance: 2,400 metres
- Number of runners: 18
- Winner's time: 2:28.3
Full result
* Abbreviations: shd = short-head; nk = neckWinner's details
Further details of the winner, Mill Reef.