Prix Paul de Moussac

The Prix Paul de Moussac is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

Prix Paul de Moussac
Group 3 race
Lou Piguet, oil on canvas
Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)
LocationChantilly Racecourse
Chantilly, France
Inaugurated1909
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,600 metres (1 mile)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-old
colts and geldings
exc. G1 winners this year
Weight55½ kg
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg for Group 3 winners *
* since September 1 last year
Purse€80,000 (2015)
1st: €40,000
Prix Paul de Moussac
2020
National Service Kenway Charlesquint

History

The event was established in 1909, and it was originally called the Prix de La Jonchere. It was named after La Jonchere, a successful racehorse in the 1870s. It was initially run at Longchamp over 1,400 metres, and it used to be open to horses aged three or older.

The Prix de La Jonchere was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was held at Le Tremblay for a period during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Its distance was extended to 1,500 metres in 1966, and it increased to 1,600 metres in 1971. The event was restricted to three-year-olds in 1972.

The race continued to be staged at Longchamp until 1986. For several years thereafter it took place at Chantilly (1987–89, 1991, 1993), Saint-Cloud (1990, 1992) and Maisons-Laffitte (1994). It returned to Longchamp in 1995, and it was transferred to Chantilly in 1997.

The event was renamed in memory of Paul de Moussac (1924–1995), a leading racehorse owner and breeder, in 2006.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Rodosto – 1933, 1934
  • Menetrier – 1948, 1949
  • Luzon – 1952, 1953
  • Calife – 1968, 1969

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Roger Poincelet – Fanatique (1944), Menetrier (1948, 1949), Djebe (1950), Antler (1954), Fiftieth State (1962)
  • Freddy Head – Lemmy (1967), Daring Display (1972), Satingo (1973), Avaray (1976), Bellypha (1979), What a Guest (1982)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

  • André Fabre – Polish Precedent (1989), Metal Storm (1991), Sharman (1993), Freedom Cry (1994), Android (1996), Grazalema (1999), Art Master (2004), Mutual Trust (2011)

Leading owner (4 wins):

  • Daniel Wildenstein – Faraway Son (1971), Boxing Day (1990), Freedom Cry (1994), Android (1996)

Winners since 1978
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1978 Mannshour Henri Samani François Mathet HH Aga Khan IV 1:45.10
1979 Bellypha Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer 1:39.80
1980 Ruscelli Yves Saint-Martin Freddie Palmer Akira Tomita 1:43.90
1981 Lou Piguet Jean-Claude Desaint J. C. Cunnington Ezra Zilkha 1:45.70
1982 What a Guest Freddy Head Robert Collet Owen Helman 1:42.70
1983 Aragon Lester Piggott John Dunlop Jesus-Gil Escoin 1:45.80
1984 Majuscule Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:43.80
1985 Mad Guard Antoine Perrotta Gérald Sauque Mrs Salomon Nathan 1:39.20
1986 Magical Wonder Cash Asmussen Georges Mikhalidès Mahmoud Fustok 1:39.80
1987 Soft Currency Cash Asmussen Pascal Bary Ecurie I. M. Fares
1988 Squill Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Etti Plesch 1:37.70
1989 Polish Precedent Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:42.60
1990 Boxing Day Dominique Boeuf Elie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 1:43.40
1991 Metal Storm Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Tony Richards 1:41.40
1992 Take Risks Mathieu Boutin Jean Lesbordes David Tsui 1:47.70
1993 Sharman Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:43.20
1994 Freedom Cry Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:40.10
1995 Gold and Steel Jean-René Dubosc Jean-Claude Rouget Antonio Caro 1:39.60
1996 Android Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:43.40
1997 Kaldou Star Thierry Thulliez Elie Lellouche Jean-Claude Seroul 1:41.00
1998 Silic Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Ecurie Stella Maris 1:40.30
1999 Grazalema [a] Alain Junk André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:43.80
2000 Cayoke Sylvain Guillot Henri-Alex Pantall Patricia Beck 1:39.90
2001 Aghnoyoh Thierry Gillet Tony Clout Gerhard W. Sybrecht 1:38.30
2002 Medecis Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head-Maarek Wertheimer et Frère 1:38.90
2003 King's Drama Davy Bonilla Robert Collet Richard C. Strauss 1:39.10
2004 Art Master Gary Stevens André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:38.00
2005 Turtle Bowl Olivier Peslier François Rohaut Berend van Dalfsen 1:35.30
2006 Kentucky Dynamite Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré Viktor Timoshenko 1:35.90
2007 Asperity Frankie Dettori John Gosden George Strawbridge 1:35.60
2008 Arcadia's Angle Christophe Lemaire Pascal Bary Niarchos Family 1:39.00
2009 Oiseau de Feu Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Bernard Weill 1:37.30
2010 Sormiou [b] Alexandre Roussel Cyriaque Diard Maurice Aubry 1:37.10
2011 Mutual Trust Maxime Guyon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:36.59
2012 Xanadou Christophe Soumillon Jean-Claude Rouget Daniel-Yves Treves 1:38.30
2013 Anodin Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:39.09
2014 Charm Spirit Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Abdullah bin K. Al Thani 1:35.82
2015 Almanaar Thierry Jarnet Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:35.52
2016 Zelzal Gregory Benoist Jean-Claude Rouget Al Shaqab Racing 1:35.43
2017 Trais Fluors Vincent Cheminaud Andre Fabre Scea Haras de Saint Pair 1:37.65
2018 Wusool Francois-Xavier Bertras Francois Rohaut Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:35.35
2019 Azano Robert Havlin John Gosden MJ & LA Taylor 1:35.96

a Irish Prize finished first in 1999, but he was relegated to fourth place following a stewards' inquiry.
b The 2010 winner Sormiou was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Mr Bond.

Earlier winners
  • 1909: Prestissimo
  • 1910: Oversight
  • 1911: Le Charmeur
  • 1912: Calvados III
  • 1913: Dagor
  • 1914: Amilcar
  • 1915–18: no race
  • 1919: Mihran
  • 1920: Maskara
  • 1921: Glorious
  • 1922:
  • 1923:
  • 1924: Perdicas
  • 1925: Entrechat
  • 1926: Millet
  • 1927: Samphire
  • 1928: King Arthur
  • 1929:
  • 1930: Palais Royal
  • 1931: Dictateur VIII
  • 1932:
  • 1933: Rodosto
  • 1934: Rodosto
  • 1935: Jus de Raisin
  • 1936: Ambrose Light
  • 1937: Flying Thoughts
  • 1938: Blue Star
  • 1939: Emir d'Iran
  • 1940: Corviglia
  • 1941: Panipat
  • 1942: Balthazar
  • 1943: Dogat
  • 1944: Fanatique
  • 1945:
  • 1946: Patchouly
  • 1947: Dorogoi
  • 1948: Menetrier
  • 1949: Menetrier
  • 1950: Djebe
  • 1951: Bel Amour
  • 1952: Luzon
  • 1953: Luzon
  • 1954: Antler
  • 1955: Klairon
  • 1956: Pas de Quatre
  • 1957: Verrieres
  • 1958: Sweet Home
  • 1959: Radjah
  • 1960: Trevieres
  • 1961:
  • 1962: Fiftieth State
  • 1963: Catilina
  • 1964:
  • 1965: Nemours
  • 1966: Radames
  • 1967: Lemmy
  • 1968: Calife
  • 1969: Calife
  • 1970: Bergano
  • 1971: Faraway Son
  • 1972: Daring Display
  • 1973: Satingo
  • 1974: Contraband
  • 1975: Dandy Lute
  • 1976: Avaray
  • 1977: Lightning
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