He won his second straight Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud under jockey Yves Saint-Martin then in the autumn defeated the future French Horse Racing Hall of Fame filly Allez France to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe under Lester Piggott, who was winning the race for the first time.
He claimed his second consecutive Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud under Yves Saint-Martin, and then outperformed the future French Horse Racing Hall of Fame filly Allez France to secure victory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with Lester Piggott at the helm for the first time.