Grand Prix de Paris
The Grand Prix de Paris is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
Group 1 race | |
Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
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Inaugurated | 1863 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Juddmonte |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,400 metres (1½ miles)[1] |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds excluding geldings[1] |
Weight | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies[1] |
Purse | €600,000 (2017) 1st: €342,840[1] |
2019 | ||
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Japan | Slalom | Jalmoud |
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2018 | ||
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Kew Gardens | Neufbosc | Dee Ex Bee |
2017 | ||
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Shakeel | Permian | Venice Beach |
2016 | ||
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Mont Ormel | Red Verdon | Cloth Of Stars |
2015 | ||
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Erupt | Ampere | Storm The Stars |
2014 | ||
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Gallante | Prince Gibraltar | Teletext |
2013 | ||
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Flintshire | Manndawi | Ocovango |
2012 | ||
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Imperial Monarch | Last Train | Saint Baudolino |
2011 | ||
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Meandre | Seville | Reliable Man |
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2010 | ||
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Behkabad | Planteur | Jan Vermeer |
2009 | ||
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Cavalryman | Age Of Aquarius | Mastery |
2008 | ||
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Montmartre | Prospect Wells | Magadan |
2007 | ||
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Zambezi Sun | Axxos | Sagara |
2006 | ||
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Rail Link | Red Rocks | Sudan |
2005 | ||
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Scorpion | Desideratum | Orion Star |
2004 | ||
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Bago | Cacique | Alnitak |
2003 | ||
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Vespone | Magistretti | Look Honey |
2002 | ||
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Khalkevi | Shaanmer | Without Connexion |
2001 | ||
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Chichicastenango | Mizzen Mast | Bonnard |
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2000 | ||
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Beat Hollow | Premier Pas | Rhenium |
1999 | ||
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Slickly | Indian Danehill | Sardaukar |
1998 | ||
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Limpid | Almutawakel | Croco Rouge |
1997 | ||
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Peintre Celebre | Ithaki | Shaka |
1996 | ||
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Grape Tree Road | Glory Of Dancer | Android |
1995 | ||
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Valanour | Singspiel | Diamond Mix |
1994 | ||
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Millkom | Solid Illusion | Celtic Arms |
1993 | ||
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Fort Wood | Bigstone | Siam |
1992 | ||
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Homme De Loi | Kitwood | Guislaine |
1991 | ||
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Subotica | Sillery | Kotashaan |
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1990 | ||
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Saumarez | Priolo | Tirol |
1989 | ||
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Dancehall | Norberto | Creator |
1988 | ||
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Fijar Tango | Pasakos | Welkin |
History
The event was created by the Société d'Encouragement, a former governing body of horse racing in France. It originally served as a showpiece for the best home-bred three-year-olds to compete against international opponents over 3,000 metres. It was established in 1863, and the inaugural running was won by a British colt called The Ranger. The initial prize of 100,000 francs was raised by the Duc de Morny, who obtained half of the money from the Paris Municipal Council and an equal share of the remainder from each of the five main regional railway companies. For a period it was France's richest and most prestigious race.
The Grand Prix de Paris was abandoned because of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. It was cancelled throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It continued to be the country's leading flat race until the introduction of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1920. The event was temporarily switched to Le Tremblay in 1943 and 1944. It was extended to 3,100 metres in 1964.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Grand Prix de Paris was classed at the highest level, Group 1. It reverted to 3,000 metres in 1978, and it was shortened to 2,000 metres in 1987. It was sponsored by Louis Vuitton from 1988 to 1992, and the sponsorship of Juddmonte Farms began in 2001.
The distance of the Grand Prix de Paris was increased to 2,400 metres in 2005. It is normally held at an evening meeting on July 14, the French national holiday of Bastille Day. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 running was postponed to 13 September, replacing the Prix Niel, traditionally run at that time.[2]
Records
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Tom Lane – Stuart (1888), Fitz Roya (1890), Clamart (1891), Rueil (1892), Ragotsky (1893), Perth (1899)
Leading trainer (13 wins):
- André Fabre – Dancehall (1989), Subotica (1991), Homme de Loi (1992), Fort Wood (1993), Grape Tree Road (1996), Peintre Celebre (1997), Limpid (1998), Slickly (1999), Rail Link (2006), Cavalryman (2009), Meandre (2011), Flintshire (2013), Gallante (2014)
Leading owner (7 wins):
- Edmond Blanc – Nubienne (1879), Clamart (1891), Rueil (1892), Andree (1895), Arreau (1896), Quo Vadis (1903), Ajax (1904)
- Aga Khan IV - Charlottesville (1960), Sumayr (1985), Valanour (1995), Khalkevi (2002), Montmartre (2008), Behkabad (2010), Shakeel (2017)
Winners since 1957
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1957 | Altipan | Roger Poincelet | Etienne Pollet | Gérard Delloye | 3:13.40 |
1958 | San Roman | Roger Poincelet | Daniel Lescalle | Victor Lyon | 3:12.96 |
1959 | Birum | Léon Flavien | Max Bonaventure | André Belinguier | 3:13.46 |
1960 | Charlottesville | George Moore | Alec Head | Aga Khan IV | 3:19.80 |
1961 | Balto | Maxime Garcia | Max Bonaventure | André Rueff | 3:10.14 |
1962 | Armistice | Jean Deforge | John Cunnington, Jr. | Mathieu Goudchaux | 3:10.10 |
1963 | Sanctus | Roger Poincelet | Etienne Pollet | Jean Ternynck | 3:12.70 |
1964 | White Label | Louis Heurteur | Geoffroy Watson | Guy de Rothschild | 3:23.50 |
1965 | Reliance | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | François Dupré | 3:23.76 |
1966 | Danseur | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | François Dupré | 3:24.48 |
1967 | Phaeton | Léon Flavien | Max Bonaventure | Mrs Jean Stern | 3:22.60 |
1968 | Dhaudevi | Freddy Head | Robert Corme | Mrs Georges Courtois | 3:18.60 |
1969 | Chaparral | Freddy Head | William Head | Mrs Guy Weisweiller | 3:19.80 |
1970 | Roll of Honour | Lester Piggott | Richard Carver, Jr. | Earl Scheib | 3:23.90 |
1971 | Rheffic | Bill Pyers | François Mathet | Mrs François Dupré | 3:27.50 |
1972 | Pleben | Marcel Depalmas | Geoffroy Watson | Baron de Redé | 3:23.60 |
1973 | Tennyson | Alfred Gibert | Peter Head | Walter Burmann | 3:17.70 |
1974 | Sagaro | Lester Piggott | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham | 3:27.60 |
1975 | Matahawk | Robert Jallu | Henri van de Poele | Mrs Edouard Stern | 3:17.90 |
1976 | Exceller | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 3:20.50 |
1977 | Funny Hobby | Philippe Paquet | Jacques de Chevigny | Mrs T. J. Caralli | 3:21.70 |
1978 | Galiani | Alain Lequeux | Maurice Zilber | André Ben Lassin | 3:18.20 |
1979 | Soleil Noir | Henri Samani | François Mathet | Guy de Rothschild | 3:21.70 |
1980 | Valiant Heart | Alfred Gibert | Bernard Sécly | André Michel | 3:25.10 |
1981 | Glint of Gold | John Matthias | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 3:25.50 |
1982 | Le Nain Jaune | Henri Samani | François Mathet | Guy de Rothschild | 3:18.40 |
1983 | Yawa | Philip Waldron | Geoff Lewis | Elisha Holding | 3:24.00 |
1984 | At Talaq | Tony Murray | Harry Thomson Jones | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 3:14.00 |
1985 | Sumayr | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 3:20.00 |
1986 | Swink | Walter Swinburn | Jonathan Pease | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 3:19.30 |
1987 | Risk Me | Steve Cauthen | Paul Kelleway | Lewis Norris | 2:08.30 |
1988 | Fijar Tango | Tony Cruz | Georges Mikhalidès | Mahmoud Fustok | 2:05.80 |
1989 | Dancehall | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Tomohiro Wada | 2:03.60 |
1990 | Saumarez | Steve Cauthen | Nicolas Clément | Bruce McNall | 2:07.50 |
1991 | Subotica | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Olivier Lecerf | 2:05.20 |
1992 | Homme de Loi | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Paul de Moussac | 2:03.90 |
1993 | Fort Wood | Sylvain Guillot | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:01.60 |
1994 | Millkom | Jean-René Dubosc | Jean-Claude Rouget | Jean-Claude Gour | 2:04.40 |
1995 | Valanour | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:02.20 |
1996 | Grape Tree Road | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Michael Tabor | 2:02.30 |
1997 | Peintre Celebre | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:08.40 |
1998 | Limpid | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:03.20 |
1999 | Slickly | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 2:03.90 |
2000 | Beat Hollow | Richard Quinn | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah | 2:03.70 |
2001 | Chichicastenango | Alain Junk | Philippe Demercastel | Béatrice Brunet | 2:01.00 |
2002 | Khalkevi | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:02.40 |
2003 | Vespone | Christophe Lemaire | Nicolas Clément | Ecurie Mister Ess A S | 2:01.10 |
2004 | Bago | Thierry Gillet | Jonathan Pease | Niarchos Family | 2:05.60 |
2005 | Scorpion | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor | 2:24.30 |
2006 | Rail Link | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:26.40 |
2007 | Zambezi Sun | Stéphane Pasquier | Pascal Bary | Khalid Abdullah | 2:31.60 |
2008 | Montmartre | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:26.20 |
2009 | Cavalryman | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:27.60 |
2010 | Behkabad | Gérald Mossé | Jean-Claude Rouget | Aga Khan IV | 2:33.30 |
2011 | Meandre | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Rothschild Family | 2:26.63 |
2012 | Imperial Monarch | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 2:35.47 |
2013 | Flintshire | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:28.57 |
2014 | Gallante | Pierre-Charles Boudot | André Fabre | Magnier, Smith & Tabor | 2:41.76 |
2015 | Erupt | Stéphane Pasquier | Francis-Henri Graffard | Niarchos Family | 2:31.07 |
2016 | Mont Ormel[a][b] | Cristian Demuro | Pia Brandt | Gerard Augustin-Normand | 2:29.56 |
2017 | Shakeel[a] | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:30.42 |
2018 | Kew Gardens | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier, Smith & Tabor | 2:28.62 |
2019 | Japan | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Derrick Smith, Magnier & Tabor | 2:27.07 |
a The 2016 and 2017 races took place at Saint-Cloud while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment.
b The 2016 winner Mont Ormel was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Helene Charisma.
Earlier winners
- 1863: The Ranger
- 1864: Vermouth
- 1865: Gladiateur
- 1866: Ceylon
- 1867: Fervacques *
- 1868: The Earl
- 1869: Glaneur
- 1870: Sornette
- 1871: no race
- 1872: Cremorne
- 1873: Boiard
- 1874: Trent
- 1875: Salvator
- 1876: Kisber
- 1877: Saint Christophe
- 1878: Thurio
- 1879: Nubienne
- 1880: Robert the Devil
- 1881: Foxhall
- 1882: Bruce
- 1883: Frontin
- 1884: Little Duck
- 1885: Paradox
- 1886: Minting
- 1887: Tenebreuse
- 1888: Stuart
- 1889: Vasistas
- 1890: Fitz Roya
- 1891: Clamart
- 1892: Rueil
- 1893: Ragotsky
- 1894: Dolma Baghtche
- 1895: Andree
- 1896: Arreau
- 1897: Doge
- 1898: Le Roi Soleil
- 1899: Perth
- 1900: Semendria
- 1901: Cheri
- 1902: Kizil Kourgan
- 1903: Quo Vadis
- 1904: Ajax
- 1905: Finasseur
- 1906: Spearmint
- 1907: Sans Souci
- 1908: Northeast
- 1909: Verdun
- 1910: Nuage
- 1911: As d'Atout
- 1912: Houli
- 1913: Bruleur
- 1914: Sardanapale
- 1915–16: no race
- 1917: Brumelli
- 1918: Montmartin
- 1919: Galloper Light
- 1920: Comrade
- 1921: Lemonora
- 1922: Kefalin
- 1923: Filibert de Savoie
- 1924: Transvaal
- 1925: Reine Lumiere
- 1926: Take My Tip
- 1927: Fiterari
- 1928: Cri de Guerre
- 1929: Hotweed
- 1930: Commanderie
- 1931: Barneveldt
- 1932: Strip the Willow
- 1933: Cappiello
- 1934: Admiral Drake
- 1935: Crudité
- 1936: Mieuxce
- 1937: Clairvoyant
- 1938: Nearco
- 1939: Pharis
- 1940: Maurepas
- 1941: Le Pacha
- 1942: Magister
- 1943: Pensbury
- 1944: Deux Pour Cent
- 1945: Caracalla
- 1946: Souverain
- 1947: Avenger
- 1948: My Love
- 1949: Bagheera
- 1950: Vieux Manoir
- 1951: Sicambre
- 1952: Orfeo
- 1953: Northern Light
- 1954: Popof
- 1955: Phil Drake
- 1956: Vattel
* The 1867 race finished as a dead-heat between Fervacques and Patricien, but it was decided by a run-off.
See also
References
- "Grand Prix de Paris". The French Black Type. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "New dates announced for French Classics". 24 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires
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- France Galop / Racing Post:
- galop.courses-france.com:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Grand Prix de Paris.
- galopp-sieger.de – Grand Prix de Paris.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Grand Prix de Paris (2017).
- pedigreequery.com – Grand Prix de Paris – Longchamp.
- tbheritage.com – Grand Prix de Paris.