Gold River was owned and bred by Jacques Wertheimer, the president of the French perfumery, Chanel.
In her Arc win, Gold River defeated Bikala and the American-bred filly, April Run.
Following her retirement from racing, Gold River served as a broodmare at Hagyard Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
Riviere d'Or in turn produced Gold Splash and was the grand-dam of Goldikova.
Gold River died in 1986 and is buried in Hagyard Farm's equine cemetery.