Danedream won Europe’s most prestigious horse race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, at Longchamp yesterday to give Germany only their second win in the race in a record time of 2min 24.49sec.

The three-year-old filly had only been supplemented by trainer Peter Schiergen on Thursday but made light of that, and her odds of 20/1, to come home five lengths clear under Andrasch Starke and emulate wide outsider Star Appeal’s win in 1975.

Danedream’s win also rewarded Japanese owner-breeder Teruya Yoshida’s shrewd decision to buy half of her last week from Gestut Berg Eberstein, who themselves had only shelled out €9,000 for her as a two-year-old.

Peintre Celebre had held the race record of 2min 24.60 since 1997.

Shareta, whose stablemate and favourite Sarafina never threatened and finished seventh, was second at 66/1 while another filly, last year’s Epsom and Irish Oaks winner Snow Fairy, was a fast finishing third at 14/1.

It was the first all fillies 1-2-3 since All Along led home Sun Princess and Luth Enchantee in 1983.

“I don’t believe it, she’s the best horse I’ve ever trained,” said Danedream’s trainer Peter Schiergen, who is keen to send her to the Breeders Cup early in November.