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Prix Ganay

Flat horse race in France

Field	Value
class	Group 1
horse race	Prix Ganay
image	Longchamp ; grand prix des Sablons ; Ksar monté par Bullock ; (photographie de presse) - Agence Meurisse.jpg
caption	1922 winner Ksar
location	Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
inaugurated	1889
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
website	france-galop.com
distance	2,100 metres (1m 2½f)
surface	Turf
track	Right-handed
qualification	Four-years-old and up
weight	58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
purse	€300,000 (2022)
1st: €171,420

Paris, France Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares 1st: €171,420 |} The Prix Ganay is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Longchamp in late April or early May.

History

The event was established in 1889, and it was originally called the Prix des Sablons. It was initially contested over 2,000 metres, and held in late March or early April.

The Prix des Sablons was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was run at Maisons-Laffitte over 2,100 metres in 1944 and 1945.

The event was renamed in memory of Jean de Ganay (1861–1948), a former president of the Société d'Encouragement, in 1949.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Ganay was classed at Group 1 level. From this point it was run over 2,100 metres in late April or early May.

The leading horses from the Prix Ganay often go on to compete in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The last to win both races in the same year was Waldgeist in 2019.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Cirrus des Aigles – 2012, 2014, 2015

Leading jockey (6 wins):

Yves Saint-Martin – Relko (1964), Taj Dewan (1968), Rheingold (1973), Allez France (1974, 1975), Sagace (1985)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

André Fabre – Creator (1990), Subotica (1992), Indian Danehill (2000), Cutlass Bay (2010), Cloth of Stars (2017), Waldgeist (2019), Mare Australis (2021), Sosie (2025)

Leading owner (6 wins):

Marcel Boussac – Goyescas (1933), Goya II (1939, 1940), Djebel (1942), Goyama (1948), Nirgal (1949)

Winners since 1970

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1970	Grandier	6	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington Jr.	Mrs Pierre Ribes	2:14.20
1971	Caro	4	Maurice Philipperon	Albert Klimscha	Countess Batthyany	2:08.60
1972	Mill Reef	4	Geoff Lewis	Ian Balding	Paul Mellon	2:16.20
1973	Rheingold	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Barry Hills	Henry Zeisel	2:17.20
1974	Allez France	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Angel Penna	Daniel Wildenstein	2:23.20
1975	Allez France	5	Yves Saint-Martin	Angel Penna	Daniel Wildenstein	2:12.00
1976	Infra Green	4	Jackie Taillard	Edouard Bartholomew	Mrs J. Pochna	2:14.80
1977	Arctic Tern	4	Maurice Philipperon	John Fellows	Mrs John Knight	2:11.60
1978	Trillion	4	Lester Piggott	Maurice Zilber	Hunt / Stephenson	2:18.20
1979	Frere Basile	4	Jean-Luc Kessas	Bernard Sécly	Jean-Pierre Binet	2:17.20
1980	Le Marmot	4	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Rodolph Schafer	2:15.00
1981	Argument	4	Alain Lequeux	Maurice Zilber	Bruce McNall	2:12.20
1982	Bikala	4	Serge Gorli	Patrick Biancone	Jules Ouaki	2:09.70
1983	Lancastrian	6	Alain Lequeux	David Smaga	Sir Michael Sobell	2:16.90
1984	Romildo	4	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Gerry Oldham	2:12.00
1985	Sagace	5	Yves Saint-Martin	Patrick Biancone	Daniel Wildenstein	2:10.30
1986	Baillamont	4	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	2:11.70
1987	Triptych	5	Tony Cruz	Patrick Biancone	Alan Clore	2:15.10
1988	Saint Andrews	4	Alain Badel	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Suzy Volterra	2:18.60
1989	Saint Andrews	5	Alain Badel	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Suzy Volterra	2:20.80
1990	Creator	4	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:13.00
1991	Kartajana	4	William Mongil	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	2:18.40
1992	Subotica	4	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Olivier Lecerf	2:09.30
1993	Vert Amande	5	Dominique Boeuf	Élie Lellouche	Enrique Sarasola	2:21.10
1994	Marildo	7	Guy Guignard	David Smaga	David Smaga	2:11.90
1995	Pelder	5	Frankie Dettori	Paul Kelleway	Osvaldo Pedroni	2:20.70
1996	Valanour	4	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	2:10.90
1997	Helissio	4	Olivier Peslier	Élie Lellouche	Enrique Sarasola	2:12.10
1998	Astarabad	4	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	2:12.50
1999	Dark Moondancer	4	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Ben Arbib	2:11.30
2000	Indian Danehill	4	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Edouard de Rothschild	2:27.20
2001	Golden Snake	5	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	The National Stud	2:16.70
2002	Aquarelliste	4	Dominique Boeuf	Élie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	2:11.40
2003	Fair Mix	5	Olivier Peslier	Marcel Rolland	Ecurie Week-End	2:13.00
2004	Execute	7	Thierry Gillet	John Hammond	Ecurie Chalhoub	2:14.60
2005	Bago	4	Thierry Gillet	Jonathan Pease	Niarchos Family	2:17.70
2006	Corre Caminos	4	Thierry Jarnet	Mikel Delzangles	Marquesa de Moratalla	2:17.10
2007	Dylan Thomas	4	Christophe Soumillon	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	2:07.90
2008	Duke of Marmalade	4	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	2:08.30
2009	Vision d'Etat	4	Ioritz Mendizabal	Eric Libaud	Detré / Libaud	2:09.43
2010	Cutlass Bay	4	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	Godolphin	2:11.80
2011	Planteur	4	Christophe Soumillon	Élie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	2:07.29
2012	Cirrus des Aigles	6	Olivier Peslier	Corine Barande-Barbe	Jean-Claude Dupouy	2:18.90
2013	Pastorius	4	Olivier Peslier	Mario Hofer	Stall Antanando	2:08.39
2014	Cirrus des Aigles	8	Christophe Soumillon	Corine Barande-Barbe	Jean-Claude Dupouy	2:14.13
2015	Cirrus des Aigles	9	Christophe Soumillon	Corine Barande-Barbe	Jean-Claude Dupouy	2:18.07
2016	Dariyan	4	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	2:07.72
2017	Cloth of Stars	4	Mickael Barzalona	André Fabre	Godolphin	2:11.70
2018	Cracksman	4	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Anthony Oppenheimer	2:09.44
2019	Waldgeist	5	Pierre-Charles Boudot	André Fabre	Ammerland / Newsells Park	2:09.07
2020	Sottsass	4	Cristian Demuro	Jean-Claude Rouget	White Birch Farm	2:06.38
2021	Mare Australis	4	Pierre-Charles Boudot	André Fabre	Gestut Schlenderhan	2:11.62
2022	State Of Rest	4	Shane Crosse	Joseph O'Brien	State Of Rest Partnership	2:08.46
2023	Iresine	6	Marie Velon	Jean-Pierre Gauvin	Bertrand Milliere	2:13.39
2024	Haya Zark	5	Alexis Pouchin	Adrien Fouassier	Odette Fau	2:13.16
2025	Sosie	4	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	Wertheimer et Frère	2:10.71

Earlier winners

1889: Acheron
1890: Le Sancy
1891: Barberousse
1892: Berenger
1893: Gouverneur
1894: Galette
1895: Monsieur Gabriel
1896: Le Sagittaire
1897: Champaubert
1898: Quilda
1899: Gardefeu
1900: Fourire
1901: Kremlin
1902: Codoman
1903: La Camargo
1904: Caius
1905: Caius
1906: Rataplan
1907: Maintenon
1908: Moulins la Marche
1909: L'Inconnu
1910: Chulo
1911: Ossian
1912: Cadet Roussel
1913: Shannon
1914: Nimbus
1915–18: no race
1919: Ramscapelle
1920: Samourai
1921: Sourbier
1922: Ksar
1923: Le Prodige
1924: Massine
1925: Cadum
1926: Nid d'Or
1927: Biribi
1928: Nino
1929: Rovigo
1930: Barrabas
1931: La Savoyarde
1932: Amfortas
1933: Goyescas
1934: Rodosto
1935: Rentenmark
1936: Ortolan
1937: Chuchoteur
1938: Victrix
1939: Goya II
1940: Goya II
1941: Maurepas
1942: Djebel
1943: Tornado / Arcot 1
1944: Norseman
1945: Seer
1946: Basileus
1947: Chanteur
1948: Goyama
1949: Nirgal
1950: Fontenay
1951: Tantieme
1952: Mat de Cocagne
1953: Guersant
1954: Otto
1955: Elu
1956: Beau Prince
1957: Tanerko
1958: Tanerko
1959: Chief 2
1960: Marino
1961: Javelot
1962: Misti
1963: Exbury
1964: Relko
1965: Free Ride
1966: Diatome
1967: Behistoun
1968: Taj Dewan
1969: Carmarthen 1 The 1943 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners. 2 Balbo and Malefaim finished first and second in 1959, but both were disqualified and the race was awarded to the third-placed horse.

References

France Galop / Racing Post:
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galop.courses-france.com:
- 1889–1919, 1920–1949, 1950–1979, 1980–present
france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Ganay.
galopp-sieger.de – Prix Ganay (ex Prix des Sablons).
ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Ganay (2019).
pedigreequery.com – Prix Ganay – Longchamp.

References

"Prix Ganay".
(1 April 1889). "1889 Prix des Sablons". [[Le Gaulois]].

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