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Prix de Fontainebleau
Flat horse race in France
Flat horse race in France
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| class | Group 3 |
| horse race | Prix de Fontainebleau |
| location | Longchamp Racecourse |
| Paris, France | |
| inaugurated | 1889 |
| race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| website | france-galop.com |
| distance | 1,600 metres (1 mile) |
| surface | Turf |
| track | Right-handed |
| qualification | Three-year-old colts and geldings |
| weight | 58 kg |
| purse | €80,000 (2020) |
| 1st: €40,000 |
Paris, France 1st: €40,000 |} The Prix de Fontainebleau is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Longchamp in April.
History
The event is named after Fontainebleau Forest, the location of the Hippodrome de la Solle racecourse. The Société d'Encouragement organised an annual race meeting at the venue from 1862 to 1891.
The Prix de Fontainebleau was introduced at Longchamp in 1889. It was originally a 2,200-metre contest restricted to horses having their first race of the season.
The modern Prix de Fontainebleau was established in 1952. It was initially run over 1,600 metres, and designed to serve as a trial for the first colts' Classics of the year. The first winner, Thunderhead, subsequently won the 2,000 Guineas in England.
The race's distance was modified several times during the 1960s. It was run over 1,400 metres (1965), 1,300 metres (1966) and 1,500 metres (1967) before reverting to 1,600 metres in 1968.
Seventeen winners of the modern Prix de Fontainebleau have achieved victory in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains. The first was Neptunus in 1964, and the most recent was Brametot in 2017. The most recent Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner to run in the Prix de Fontainebleau was Victor Ludorum, fourth in 2020.
The race was opened to geldings from the 2020 running.
Records
Leading jockey since 1952 (6 wins):
- Maurice Philipperon – Farabi (1967), Blinis (1971), Arctic Tern (1976), Irish River (1979), Castle Guard (1983), Kendor (1989)
Leading trainer since 1952 (10 wins):
- André Fabre – Soviet Star (1987), Rainbow Corner (1992), Zieten (1993), Fadeyev (1994), Indian Danehill (1999), Berine's Son (2000), Bowman (2002), Clodovil (2003), Territories (2015), Persian King (2019)
Leading owner since 1952 (4 wins):
- Gertrude Widener – Aerodynamic (1961), Prudent (1962), Grey Dawn (1965), Timmy My Boy (1968)
- HH Aga Khan IV – Blushing Groom (1977), Ashkalani (1996), Daylami (1997), Rajsaman (2010)
Winners since 1974
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Mount Hagen | Yves Saint-Martin | Angel Penna | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:43.20 |
| 1975 | Monsanto | Yves Saint-Martin | Angel Penna | Daniel Wildenstein | |
| 1976 | Arctic Tern | Maurice Philipperon | John Fellows | Mrs John Knight | 1:45.00 |
| 1977 | Blushing Groom | Henri Samani | François Mathet | HH Aga Khan IV | 1:49.00 |
| 1978 | Kenmare | Alain Badel | François Mathet | Guy de Rothschild | 1:48.60 |
| 1979 | Irish River | Maurice Philipperon | John Cunnington Jr. | Mrs Raymond Adès | 1:50.60 |
| 1980 | Nice Havrais | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Alan Clore | |
| 1981 | Cresta Rider | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | |
| 1982 | Melyno | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | Stavros Niarchos | 1:45.40 |
| 1983 | Castle Guard | Maurice Philipperon | John Fellows | Peter Richards | |
| 1984 | Mendez | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Philip Niarchos | 1:47.60 |
| 1985 | No Pass No Sale | Alfred Gibert | Robert Collet | René Aubert | 1:50.40 |
| 1986 | Fast Topaze | Cash Asmussen | Georges Mikhalidès | Mahmoud Fustok | 1:46.70 |
| 1987 | Soviet Star | Greville Starkey | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:42.10 |
| 1988 | Blushing John | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Allen Paulson | 1:41.70 |
| 1989 | Kendor | Maurice Philipperon | Raymond Touflan | Adolf Bader | 1:43.10 |
| 1990 | Linamix | Gérald Mossé | François Boutin | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 1:43.60 |
| 1991 | Hector Protector | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 1:41.50 |
| 1992 | Rainbow Corner | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 1:41.10 |
| 1993 | Zieten | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:44.20 |
| 1994 | Fadeyev | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:47.00 |
| 1995 | Atticus | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 1:43.10 |
| 1996 | Ashkalani | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 1:38.40 |
| 1997 | Daylami | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 1:39.80 |
| 1998 | With the Flow | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Marshall Jenney | 1:50.20 |
| 1999 | Indian Danehill | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Edouard de Rothschild | 1:48.00 |
| 2000 | Berine's Son | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Edouard de Rothschild | 1:52.80 |
| 2001 | Denon | Thierry Jarnet | Jonathan Pease | Niarchos Family | 1:50.20 |
| 2002 | Bowman | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:40.70 |
| 2003 | Clodovil | Olivier Plaçais | André Fabre | Lagardère Family | 1:44.00 |
| 2004 | American Post | Christophe Soumillon | Criquette Head-Maarek | Khalid Abdullah | 1:38.50 |
| 2005 | Laverock | Miguel Blancpain | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:45.40 |
| 2006 | Stormy River | Thierry Thulliez | Nicolas Clément | Ecurie Mister Ess A S | 1:38.20 |
| 2007 | Chichi Creasy | Ronan Thomas | Nicole Rossio | Béatrice Rossio | 1:38.20 |
| 2008 | Tamayuz | Davy Bonilla | Freddy Head | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:48.30 |
| 2009 | Silver Frost | Olivier Peslier | Yves de Nicolay | John Cotton | 1:39.49 |
| 2010 | Rajsaman | Thierry Jarnet | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 1:39.36 |
| 2011 | Glaswegian | Stéphane Pasquier | Pascal Bary | Khalid Abdullah | 1:39.69 |
| 2012 | Dragon Pulse | Grégory Benoist | Mikel Delzangles | Tan Kai Chah | 1:40.73 |
| 2013 | Gengis | Stéphane Pasquier | Georges Doleuze | Claire Stephenson | 1:44.08 |
| 2014 | Ectot | Grégory Benoist | Élie Lellouche | Augustin-Normand / Vidal | 1:39.13 |
| 2015 | Territories | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Godolphin SNC | 1:40.80 |
| 2016 | Dicton | Olivier Peslier | Gianluca Bietolini | Robert Ng | 1:38.20 |
| 2017 | Brametot | Cristian Demuro | Jean-Claude Rouget | Augustin-Normand / Vidal | 1:35.18 |
| 2018 | Wootton | Mickael Barzalona | Henri-Alex Pantall | Godolphin | 1:47.38 |
| 2019 | Persian King | Pierre-Charles Boudot | André Fabre | Godolphin / Ballymore | 1:36.41 |
| 2020 | The Summit | Pierre-Charles Boudot | Henri-Alex Pantall | Mme Jacques Cygler | 1:42.51 |
| 2021 | Policy of Truth | Maxime Guyon | Pia and Joakim Brandt | Logis Saint Germain / Brandt | 1:39.68 |
| 2022 | Welwal | Cristian Demuro | Jean-Claude Rouget | Al Shaqab Racing | 1:38.17 |
| 2023 | American Flag | Christophe Soumillon | Yann Barberot | Malcolm Parrish | 1:44.64 |
| 2024 | Ramadan | Aurélien Lemaitre | Christopher Head | Nurlan Bizakov | 1:42.31 |
| 2025 | Ridari | Mickael Barzalona | Mikel Delzangles | Exors of HH Aga Khan IV | 1:38.02 |
Earlier winners
- 1889: Amazon
- 1890: Yellow
- 1891: Closerie
- 1892: Diarbek
- 1893: Brocart
- 1894: Le Pompon
- 1895: Salambo
- 1896: Pas de Danse
- 1897: Nisard
- 1898: Volnay
- 1899: Fourire
- 1900: Ivry
- 1901: Quartier Mestre
- 1902: Retz
- 1903: Alpha
- 1904: Lorlot
- 1905: Saint Michel
- 1906: Organiste
- 1907: Calomel
- 1908: Quintette
- 1909: Negofol
- 1910: Aloes III
- 1911: Made in England
- 1912: De Viris
- 1913: Riverain
- 1914: Oreste
- 1920: Sourbier
- 1921: Vespertilion
- 1922: Gaurisankar
- 1923: Mackenzie
- 1924: Indra
- 1925: The Sirdar
- 1926: War Mist
- 1927: Lusignan
- 1928: Whirligig
- 1929: Paris Voyeur
- 1930: Commanderie
- 1931: Fondor
- 1932: Macaroni
- 1933: Le Cacique
- 1934: Duplex
- 1935: Peut Etre
- 1936: Genetout
- 1937: Le Calme
- 1938: Cor de Chasse
- 1939: Mon Tresor
- 1940: Prince Igor
- 1941: Rhodora
- 1942: Warrior
- 1943: Sextidi
- 1944: Prince Bio
- 1945: Chanteur
- 1947: Solina
- 1948: Turmoil
- 1952: Thunderhead
- 1953: Tosco
- 1954: Ferriol
- 1955: Chargeur
- 1956: Tenareze
- 1957: Franc Luron
- 1958: Pantouflard
- 1959: Javelot
- 1960: Bondolfi
- 1961: Aerodynamic
- 1962: Prudent
- 1963: Manderley
- 1964: Neptunus
- 1965: Grey Dawn
- 1966: Barbare
- 1967: Farabi
- 1968: Timmy My Boy
- 1969: Le Mas Marvent
- 1970: Breton
- 1971: Blinis
- 1972: Hard to Beat
- 1973: African Sky
References
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france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix de Fontainebleau.
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galop.courses-france.com – Prix de Fontainebleau – Palmarès depuis 1980.
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galopp-sieger.de – Prix de Fontainebleau.
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ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix de Fontainebleau (2019).
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pedigreequery.com – Prix de Fontainebleau – Longchamp.
References
- "Prix de Fontainebleau".
- (1 April 1889). "1889 Prix de Fontainebleau". [[Le Gaulois]].
- [https://www.racing.com/news/2019-07-09/news-geldings-green-light-in-french-group-races Geldings' green light in French Group races]
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