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The 1986 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 4 June 1986. It was the 207th running of the Derby, and it was won by Shahrastani. The winner was ridden by Walter Swinburn and trained by Michael Stoute. The prerace favourite Dancing Brave finished second. [1]
Dancing Brave was a May foal, and as Harwood did not believe in racing horses until they were at least two years and three months old, the colt was given only light training until late summer. [3] Dancing Brave made his first racecourse appearance in the one-mile Dorking Stakes at Sandown in which he started odds-on favourite against three ...
The 1986 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 26 July 1986. It was the 36th running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The winner was Khalid Abdullah's Dancing Brave, a three-year-old bay colt trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by Guy Harwood and ridden by the Irish jockey Pat ...
Shahrastani (1983–2011) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse.He won four of his seven races between September 1985 and October 1986. He is best known for his performances in the summer of 1986 when he defeated Dancing Brave in the Epsom Derby and went on to win the Irish Derby by eight lengths.
Over 60,000 visitors attend the "Arc"-Weekend every year and the race itself is broadcast live to 50 countries all over the globe. A slogan of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, first used on a promotional poster in 2003, describes the event as " Ce n'est pas une course, c'est un monument " – "It's not a race, it's a monument".
Dancing Brave (1986 2000 Guineas, Eclipse, King George, Arc de Triomphe): Wemyss Bight (1993 Irish Oaks) White Muzzle (1993 Derby Italiano) Ingrandire (2004 Spring Tenno Sho) Smile Tomorrow (2002 Yushun Himba) Asakusa Kings (2007 Kikuka Sho) Erimo Chic (1997 Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup) King Halo: Kawakami Princess (2006 Yushun Himba)
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Dancing Brave; Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Shahrastani; Japan – Japan Cup won by Jupiter Island; English Triple Crown Races: 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Dancing Brave; The Derby – Shahrastani [2] St. Leger Stakes – Moon Madness; United States Triple Crown Races: Kentucky Derby – Ferdinand
The 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 5 October 1986. [1] It was the 65th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The winner was Dancing Brave, a three-year-old colt trained in Great Britain by Guy Harwood. The winning jockey was Pat Eddery. [2] The winning time of 2m 27.7s set a new record for the race.