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Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp

Field	Value
class	Group 1
horse race	Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp
location	Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
inaugurated	1957
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Qatar
website	france-galop.com
distance	1,000 metres (5f)
surface	Turf
track	Straight
qualification	Two-years-old and up
weight	54 kg (2yo); 62 kg (3yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
purse	€350,000 (2021)
1st: €199,990

Paris, France Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares 1st: €199,990 |} The Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged two years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.

History

The event is named after the Abbaye de Longchamp, an abbey founded in the 13th century by Isabelle, the sister of Saint Louis. The abbey was located on what became the northern edge of the racecourse. It was destroyed during the French Revolution, and its site is now partly occupied by the Château de Longchamp.

The Prix de l'Abbaye was one of two major races introduced to celebrate Longchamp's centenary in 1957. Both were added to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe fixture, which is usually on the first Sunday in October. The other event, the Prix du Moulin, was subsequently moved to September.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix de l'Abbaye was initially given Group 2 status. It was promoted to Group 1 level in 1976. It originally excluded geldings, but the restriction was lifted in 2001.

The Prix de l'Abbaye became part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2009. From this point the winner earned an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. It was removed from the series in 2011.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Texanita – 1963, 1964
Gentilhombre – 1976 (dead-heat), 1977
Committed – 1984, 1985
Lochsong – 1993, 1994

Leading jockey (5 wins):

Yves Saint-Martin – Fortino (1962), Texanita (1963), Silver Shark (1965), Farhana (1966), Lianga (1975)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

François Mathet – Texana (1957), Edellic (1958), Fortino (1962), Texanita (1963, 1964), Silver Shark (1965), Farhana (1966), Moubariz (1974)

Leading owner (4 wins):

François Dupré – Texana (1957), Fortino (1962), Texanita (1963, 1964)
Robert Sangster – Committed (1984), Double Schwartz (1986), Handsome Sailor (1988), Carmine Lake (1997)

Winners since 1972

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1972	Deep Diver	3	Bill Williamson	Paul Davey	David Robinson	0:57.00
1973	Sandford Lad	3	Tony Murray	Ryan Price	C. T. Olley	0:59.20
1974	Moubariz	3	Henri Samani	François Mathet	HH Aga Khan IV	0:59.70
1975	Lianga	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Angel Penna	Daniel Wildenstein	0:59.20
1976
(dh)	Gentilhombre
Mendip Man	3
4	Terry McKeown
Alfred Gibert	Neil Adam
Aage Paus	J. Murrell
Mrs Jack Davis	1:00.30
1977	Gentilhombre	4	Paul Cook	Neil Adam	J. Murrell	0:58.00
1978	Sigy	2	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head	0:59.00
1979	Double Form	4	John Reid	Fulke Johnson Houghton	Baroness Thyssen	0:56.70
1980	Moorestyle	3	Lester Piggott	Robert Armstrong	Moores Furnishings Ltd	0:56.30
1981	Marwell	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sir Edmund Loder	0:59.70
1982	Sharpo	5	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	Monica Sheriffe	1:01.20
1983	Habibti	3	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Mohamed Mutawa	0:54.30
1984	Committed	4	Steve Cauthen	Dermot Weld	Robert Sangster	0:59.80
1985	Committed	5	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	Allen Paulson	0:55.20
1986	Double Schwartz	5	Pat Eddery	Charlie Nelson	Robert Sangster	0:56.80
1987	Polonia	3	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	0:56.70
1988	Handsome Sailor	5	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	Robert Sangster	0:57.00
1989	Silver Fling	4	John Matthias	Ian Balding	George Strawbridge	0:59.90
1990	Dayjur	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Hamdan Al Maktoum	0:58.70
1991	Keen Hunter	4	Steve Cauthen	John Gosden	Sheikh Mohammed	0:59.40
1992	Mr Brooks	5	Lester Piggott	Richard Hannon Sr.	Paul Green	1:02.30
1993	Lochsong	5	Frankie Dettori	Ian Balding	Jeff Smith	0:59.70
1994	Lochsong	6	Frankie Dettori	Ian Balding	Jeff Smith	0:57.20
1995	Hever Golf Rose	4	Jason Weaver	Joe Naughton	Michael Hanson	0:57.70
1996	Kistena	3	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Wertheimer et Frère	0:59.30
1997	Carmine Lake	3	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Robert Sangster	0:56.90
1998	My Best Valentine	8	Ray Cochrane	Vic Soane	The Valentines	0:58.90
1999	Agnes World	4	Yutaka Take	Hideyuki Mori	Takao Watanabe	1:01.40
2000	Namid	4	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	Lady Clague	0:55.10
2001	Imperial Beauty	5	Yutaka Take	John Hammond	Magnier / Tabor	1:00.30
2002	Continent	5	Darryll Holland	David Nicholls	Lucayan Stud	0:57.20
2003	Patavellian	5	Steve Drowne	Roger Charlton	Daniel Deer	0:59.30
2004	Var	5	Frankie Dettori	Clive Brittain	Mohammed Rashid	0:55.00
2005	Avonbridge	5	Steve Drowne	Roger Charlton	Daniel Deer	0:56.90
2006	Desert Lord	6	Jamie Spencer	Kevin Ryan	Bull & Bell Partnership	0:54.80
2007	Benbaun	6	Pat Smullen	Mark Wallace	Ransley / Birks / Hillen	0:56.70
2008	Marchand d'Or	5	Davy Bonilla	Freddy Head	Carla Giral	0:54.40
2009	Total Gallery	3	Johnny Murtagh	Stan Moore	Coleman Bloodstock Ltd	0:55.10
2010	Gilt Edge Girl	4	Luke Morris	Clive Cox	Wood Street V / Harper	0:57.00
2011	Tangerine Trees	6	Tom Eaves	Bryan Smart	Tangerine Trees P'ship	0:55.53
2012	Wizz Kid	4	Gérald Mossé	Robert Collet	Maeve Mahony	1:01.17
2013	Maarek	6	Declan McDonogh	Barry Lalor	Lisbunny Syndicate	0:57.50
2014	Move In Time	6	Daniel Tudhope	David O'Meara	A Turton, J Blackburn & R Bond	0:56.42
2015	Goldream	6	Martin Harley	Robert Cowell	J Sargeant & Mrs J Morley	0:54.79
2016	Marsha	3	Luke Morris	Mark Prescott	Elite Racing Club	0:57.27
2017	Battaash	3	Jim Crowley	Charles Hills	Hamdan Al Maktoum	0:57.59
2018	Mabs Cross	4	Gérald Mossé	Michael Dods	David W Armstrong	0:57.11
2019	Glass Slippers	3	Tom Eaves	Kevin Ryan	Bearstone Stud	0:58.04
2020	Wooded	3	Pierre-Charles Boudot	Francis-Henri Graffard	Al Shaqab Racing	0:58.52
2021	A Case of You	3	Ronan Whelan	Adrian McGuinness	Gary Devlin	0:58.02
2022	The Platinum Queen	2	Hollie Doyle	Richard Fahey	Middleham Park Racing XV	0:58.65
2023	Highfield Princess	6	Jason Hart	John Quinn	Trainers House Enterprises	0:55.07
2024	Makarova	5	Tom Marquand	Ed Walker	Brightwalton Bloodstock Ltd	0:56.33
2025	Asfoora	7	Oisin Murphy	Henry Dwyer	Noor Elaine Farm Pty Ltd	0:56.39

Earlier winners

1957: Texana
1958: Edellic
1959: Sly Pola
1960: High Bulk
1961: L'Epinay
1962: Fortino
1963: Texanita
1964: Texanita
1965: Silver Shark
1966: Farhana
1967: Pentathlon
1968: Be Friendly
1969: Tower Walk
1970: Balidar
1971: Sweet Revenge

References

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