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Prix Exbury

Flat horse race in France

Summary

Flat horse race in France

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	Prix Exbury
image	Le Capucin.jpg
caption	Le Capucin winner in 1925
location	Saint-Cloud Racecourse
Saint-Cloud, France
inaugurated	1891
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
website	france-galop.com
distance	2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
surface	Turf
track	Left-handed
qualification	Four-years-old and up
weight	57 kg
Allowances
1 kg if not Group placed *
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg for Group 3 winners *
since 1 September last year*
purse	€80,000 (2025)
1st: €40,000

Saint-Cloud, France Allowances 1 kg if not Group placed * Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg for Group 3 winners *

since 1 September last year 1st: €40,000 |} The Prix Exbury is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Saint-Cloud in March.

History

The event was originally called the Prix Boiard. It was named after Boiard, a successful racehorse in the 1870s. It was established in 1891, and initially run at Maisons-Laffitte over 2,000 metres. It was open to horses aged three or older.

The race was renamed in memory of Eugène Adam (1840–1904), a former president of the Société Sportive d'Encouragement, in 1905. It reverted to its original title when the present Prix Eugène Adam was given its name in 1911.

The Prix Boiard was abandoned from 1915 to 1918. It was contested at Saint-Cloud over 2,100 metres in 1919. It returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 1920, and began a longer spell at Saint-Cloud in 1929. Its distance was 2,100 metres in 1931 and 1932.

The event was held at Longchamp from 1940 to 1942. It was run at Le Tremblay over 2,150 metres in 1943, and Maisons-Laffitte over 2,200 metres in 1944 and 1945. It returned to Saint-Cloud in 1946.

The race was won by a horse called Exbury in 1963, and it was renamed in his honour in 1969. From this point it was closed to three-year-olds. It was given Group 3 status in 1971.

The Prix Exbury is usually France's first Group race of the year.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Fourire – 1899, 1900
Macdonald II – 1904, 1905
Djebel – 1941, 1942
Un Gaillard – 1943, 1944
Yaxilio – 1970, 1971
Mister Sic Top – 1972, 1973
Chinchon – 2010, 2012
Haya Zark - 2023, 2024

Leading jockey (7 wins):

Olivier Peslier – Matarun (1994), Gunboat Diplomacy (1996), Nero Zilzal (1997), Loup Sauvage (1998), Court (2009), Polytechnicien (2011), Chinchon (2012)
Christophe Soumillon - Polish Summer (2004), Spirit One (2008), Chinchon (2010), Air Pilot (2018), Pretty Tiger (2022), Haya Zark (2023, 2024)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

André Fabre – Al Nasr (1982), Imyar (1983), Mille Balles (1984), Village Star (1987), Tuesday's Special (1995), Loup Sauvage (1998), Polish Summer (2004), Polytechnicien (2011), Cloth of Stars (2017), Soleil Marin (2019)

Leading owner (7 wins):

Marcel Boussac – Goyescas (1933), Goya II (1940), Djebel (1941, 1942), Ardan (1945), Goyama (1947), Nirgal (1948)

Winners since 1981

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1981	Armistice Day	5	Yves Saint-Martin	C. de Watrigant	Luis Urbano Sanabria	2:19.30
1982	Al Nasr	4	Alain Lequeux	André Fabre	Moufid Dabaghi	2:26.80
1983	Imyar	4	Alain Badel	André Fabre	Peter Baumgartner	2:18.20
1984	Mille Balles	4	Freddy Head	André Fabre	Guy de Rothschild	2:15.50
1985	Darly	6	Freddy Head	David Smaga	Georges Blizniansky
1986	New Target	5	Jean-Michel Breux	Élie Lellouche	Mrs Gerard Sarfati
1987	Village Star	4	Dominique Regnard	André Fabre	Tony Richards	2:10.80
1988	Coeur de Lion	4	Yvonnick Claudic	J. R. Lyon	Richard Swift	2:25.40
1989	Saint Andrews	5	Alain Badel	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Suzy Volterra	2:18.90
1990	Mansonnien	6	Dominique Boeuf	Noël Pelat	Mrs Bernard Destremau	2:07.90
1991	Leariva	4	Alain Lequeux	David Smaga	Thierry van Zuylen	2:18.70
1992	Fortune's Wheel	4	Mathieu Boutin	Robert Collet	Richard Strauss	2:13.70
1993	Urban Sea	4	Mathieu Boutin	Jean Lesbordes	David Tsui	2:09.20
1994	Matarun	6	Olivier Peslier	Henri van de Poele	Roland Soula	2:15.10
1995	Tuesday's Special	5	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Patrick Offenstadt	2:24.70
1996	Gunboat Diplomacy	5	Olivier Peslier	Élie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	2:08.60
1997	Nero Zilzal	4	Olivier Peslier	Élie Lellouche	Osvaldo Pedroni	2:11.50
1998	Loup Sauvage	4	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:18.80
1999	Barbola	4	Thierry Thulliez	Jean de Roualle	Bob McCreery	2:17.60
2000	Russian Hope	5	Goulven Toupel	Henri-Alex Pantall	Edouard de Rothschild	2:15.30
2001	Earlene	4	Thierry Thulliez	Henri-Alex Pantall	Sheikh Mohammed	2:24.70
2002	Jomana	4	Olivier Plaçais	Henri-Alex Pantall	Sheikh Mohammed	2:14.40
2003	Aquarelliste	5	Dominique Boeuf	Élie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	2:13.85
2004	Polish Summer	7	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:10.70
2005	Samando	5	Éric Legrix	François Doumen	Hans Wirth	2:16.40
2006	Kendor Dine	4	Stéphane Pasquier	Yves de Nicolay	Didier Kahn	2:15.60
2007	Pearl Sky	4	Anthony Crastus	Yves de Nicolay	Hugh Hogg	2:13.80
2008	Spirit One	4	Christophe Soumillon	Philippe Demercastel	Bouzid Chehboub	2:12.80
2009	Court	4	Olivier Peslier	Mikel Delzangles	Marquesa de Moratalla	2:14.20
2010	Chinchon	5	Christophe Soumillon	Carlos Laffon-Parias	SARL Darpat France	2:16.60
2011	Polytechnicien	5	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Wertheimer et Frère	2:10.50
2012	Chinchon	7	Olivier Peslier	Carlos Laffon-Parias	SARL Darpat France	2:08.10
2013	Saga Dream	7	Thierry Jarnet	Freddy Lemercier	Freddy Lemercier	2:20.11
2014	Norse King	5	Alexis Badel	Myriam Bollack-Badel	Jeff Smith	2:10.19
2015	Affaire Solitaire	5	Nicolas Perret	Patrick Khozian	Luigi Roveda	2:08.54
2016	Garlingari	5	Stéphane Pasquier	Corine Barande-Barbe	Corine Barande-Barbe	2:09.98
2017	Cloth of Stars	4	Mickael Barzalona	André Fabre	Godolphin	2:07.05
2018	Air Pilot	9	Christophe Soumillon	Ralph Beckett	Lady Cobham	2:24.49
2019	Soleil Marin	5	Pierre-Charles Boudot	André Fabre	Godolphin	2:17.29
2020	Simona	4	Alexis Badel	Francis-Henry Graffard	Nigel & Carolyn Elwes	2:14.87
2021	Skalleti	6	Pierre-Charles Boudot	Jerome Reynier	Jean-Claude Seroul	2:11:11
2022	Pretty Tiger	4	Christophe Soumillon	Fabrice Vermeulen	Bernard Giraudon	2:06.11
2023	Haya Zark	4	Christophe Soumillon	Adrien Fouassier	Odette Fau	2:11.18
2024	Haya Zark	5	Christophe Soumillon	Adrien Fouassier	Odette Fau	2:25.22
2025	Map of Stars	4	James Doyle	Francis-Henri Graffard	Wathnan Racing	2:12.39

Earlier winners

1891: Sledge
1892: Courlis
1893: Hoche
1894: Fousi Yama
1895: Merlin
1896: Omnium II
1897: Castelnau
1898: Quilda
1899: Fourire
1900: Fourire
1901: Codoman
1902: Cheri
1903: La Camargo
1904: Macdonald II
1905: Macdonald II
1906: Prestige
1907: Maintenon
1908: Biniou
1909: Verdun
1910: Lieutel
1911: Badajoz
1912: Martial
1913: Isard
1914: Nimbus
1915–18: no race
1919: Mont Saint Eloi
1920: Tchad
1921: Souviens Toi
1922: Cid Campeador
1923: Niceas
1924: Sir Gallahad
1925: Le Capucin
1926: Cerulea
1927: King's Darling
1928: Motrico
1929: Tuvari
1930: Mysarch
1931: Le Tourbillon
1932: Parsee
1933: Goyescas
1934: Le Centaure
1935: Farfadette
1936: Renette
1937: Le Calme
1938: Sanguinetto
1939: Feerie
1940: Goya II
1941: Djebel
1942: Djebel
1943: Un Gaillard
1944: Un Gaillard
1945: Ardan
1946: Oural
1947: Goyama
1948: Nirgal
1949: Tharsis
1950: Wild Mec
1951: Alizier
1952: L'Aiglon
1953: Fine Top
1954: Banassa
1955: Soleil Levant
1956: Tropique
1957: Fric
1958: Mon Triomphe
1959: Tombeur
1960: Siva
1961: Djebel Traffic
1962: Match
1963: Exbury
1964: Prima Donna
1965: Free Ride
1966: Diatome
1967: Claquesous
1968: Taglietto
1969: Carmarthen
1970: Yaxilio
1971: Yaxilio
1972: Mister Sic Top
1973: Mister Sic Top
1974: Shari
1975: no race *
1976: Citoyen
1977: Cheraw
1978: Pappagallo
1979: Tempus Fugit
1980: Kamaridaan

The 1975 running was abandoned because of snow.

References

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france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Exbury.
galop.courses-france.com – Prix Exbury – Palmarès depuis 1980.
galopp-sieger.de – Prix Exbury (ex Prix Boiard).
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Exbury (2020).
pedigreequery.com – Prix Exbury – Saint-Cloud.

References

"Prix Exbury".
(9 May 1891). "1891 Prix Boiard". [[Le Petit Journal (newspaper).
(15 April 1905). "1905 Prix Eugène Adam". [[Le Matin (France).

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