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Prix Thomas Bryon

Flat horse race in France

Summary

Flat horse race in France

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	Prix Thomas Bryon
location	Saint-Cloud Racecourse
Saint-Cloud, France
inaugurated	1924
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
website	france-galop.com
distance	1,400 metres (7 furlongs)
surface	Turf
track	Left-handed
qualification	Two-year-olds
excluding Group 1 winners
weight	56½ kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Penalties
2½ kg for Group 2 winners
2½ kg if two Group 3 wins
1½ kg if one Group 3 win
purse	€80,000 (2021)
1st: €40,000

Saint-Cloud, France excluding Group 1 winners Allowances 1½ kg for fillies Penalties 2½ kg for Group 2 winners 2½ kg if two Group 3 wins 1½ kg if one Group 3 win 1st: €40,000 |} The Prix Thomas Bryon is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

History

The event is named after Thomas Bryon, an Englishman who helped establish thoroughbred racing in France. He was the secretary at the founding meeting of the Société d'Encouragement in 1833, and published the first volume of the Calendrier des Courses de Chevaux in 1834.

The Prix Thomas Bryon was established in 1924, and it was initially contested over 1,600 metres. It was shortened to 1,500 metres in 1927. It was abandoned throughout World War II, with no running from 1939 to 1945.

The race took place at Longchamp in 1954, and at this point it reverted to 1,600 metres. It began a second period over 1,500 metres in 1958.

The Prix Thomas Bryon was restored to 1,600 metres in 1991. It was staged in November from 1995 to 2000, and was switched to the first half of October in 2001. The distance was reduced to 1,400 metres again in 2015 as part of a series of changes to autumn races for two-year-olds.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Roger Poincelet – Iror (1947), Fort Napoleon (1949), Atrax (1959), Blaze of Glory (1961)
Yves Saint-Martin – Sweet Girl (1960), Paolina (1963), First Bloom (1971), Melyno (1981)
Maxime Guyon - Abtaal (2011), Earnshaw (2013), Alea Iacta (2014), Dreamflight (2021)

Leading trainer (11 wins):

André Fabre – Fadeyev (1993), Housamix (1994), Pinakaral (1998), Songlark (2002), Apsis (2003), Thewayyouare (2007), Earnshaw (2013), Alea Iacta (2014), Candide (2015), Dreamflight (2021), Alcantor (2023)

Leading owner (4 wins):

François Dupré – Apostol (1956), Regent (1958), Sweet Girl (1960), Paolina (1963)
Guy de Rothschild – Chesa (1962), Fermina (1965), General (1976), Kenmare (1977)

Winners since 1978

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1978	Bellypha	Jackie Taillard	Alec Head	Jacques Wertheimer
1979	Nureyev	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:40.40
1980	Big John	Georges Doleuze	E. Chevalier du Fau	John Michael
1981	Melyno	Yves Saint-Martin	François Mathet	Stavros Niarchos
1982	Bal des Fees	Alfred Gibert	Noël Pelat	Hubert de Chaudenay
1983	Polly's Ark	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Jean-Luc Lagardère
1984	Petit Bonhomme	Henri Samani	Freddie Palmer	Gérard de Waldner
1985	Secret Form	Alain Badel	Pascal Bary	Peter Goulandris
1986	Glory Forever	Jorge Velásquez	Steve Norton	Ahmed bin Salman
1987	Raise a Memory	Tony Cruz	Patrick Biancone	Alan Clore
1988	Silicon Lady	Guy Guignard	Jonathan Pease	John Goelet	1:37.10
1989	Septieme Ciel	Guy Guignard	Criquette Head	Johnny Jones	1:34.60
1990	Exit to Nowhere	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:34.20
1991	Code Breaker	Éric Legrix	Pascal Bary	Ecurie I. M. Fares	1:46.10
1992	Mil Foil	Mathieu Boutin	Jonathan Pease	Henry Seymour	1:48.70
1993	Fadeyev	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:47.90
1994	Housamix	Sylvain Guillot	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	1:46.10
1995	Ashkalani	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	1:42.30
1996	Varxi	Dominique Boeuf	David Smaga	Thierry van Zuylen	1:53.80
1997	Gold Away	Olivier Peslier	Criquette Head	Wertheimer et Frère	1:49.40
1998	Pinakaral	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	1:54.40
1999	Hightori	Gérald Mossé	Philippe Demercastel	Ecurie Bader	1:49.80
2000	Chichicastenango	Alain Junk	Philippe Demercastel	Béatrice Brunet	1:53.40
2001	Act One	Thierry Gillet	Jonathan Pease	Gerald Leigh	1:46.00
2002	Songlark	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:47.00
2003	Apsis	Richard Hughes	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	1:44.00
2004	Vatori	Stéphane Pasquier	Philippe Demercastel	Ecurie Bader	1:43.20
2005	Set Alight	Christophe Lemaire	Criquette Head-Maarek	Khalid Abdullah	1:41.70
2006	Makaan	Davy Bonilla	Freddy Head	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:41.50
2007	Thewayyouare	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	Sean Mulryan	1:44.90
2008	Silver Frost	Olivier Peslier	Yves de Nicolay	John Cotton	1:41.70
2009	Circumvent	Ioritz Mendizabal	Paul Cole	Fairy Story Partnership	1:45.10
2010	Maxios	Christophe Lemaire	Jonathan Pease	Niarchos Family	1:48.30
2011	Abtaal	Maxime Guyon	Jean-Claude Rouget	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:49.80
2012	US Law (aka Kitaya)	Christophe Soumillon	Pascal Bary	Ecurie J-L Bouchard	1:52.50
2013	Earnshaw	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	Godolphin	1:47.70
2014	Alea Iacta	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	Kirsten Rausing	1:44.28
2015	Candide	Pierre-Charles Boudot	André Fabre	Édouard de Rothschild	1:29.71
2016	Mate Story	Christophe Soumillon	David Smaga	Aleyrion Bloodstock Ltd	1:27.91
2017	Sacred Life	Theo Bachelot	Stephane Wattel	Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard	1:29.82
2018	East	Stéphane Pasquier	Kevin Ryan	East Partners	1:27.84
2019	King's Command	Mickael Barzalona	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin	1:31.49
2020	Normandy Bridge	Theo Bachelot	Stephanie Nigge	Gerry Ryan	1:47.85
2021	Dreamflight	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	Lady Bamford	1:45.02
2022	Continuous	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor / Westerberg	1:45.86
2023	Alcantor	Mickael Barzalona	André Fabre	Édouard de Rothschild	1:41.35
2024	Maranoa Charlie	Aurélien Lemaitre	Christopher Head	Peter Maher, Carl Fitzgerald and John Baxter	1:44.85

Earlier winners

1924: Frisette
1925: Nino
1926: Farnese / Pescaro *
1927: Costette
1928: Meeting
1929: Potiphar
1930: Mydas
1931: Formosan / Pure Folie *
1932: Bipearl
1933: Mas d'Antibes
1934: Sanglot
1935: Fastnet
1936: Solace
1937: La Sultane
1938: Blue Moon
1939–45: no race
1946:
1947: Iror
1948: Tulette
1949: Fort Napoleon
1950: Mat de Cocagne
1951: La Mirambule
1952: For Chemist
1953:
1954:
1955: Cernobbio
1956: Apostol
1957: La Malivoye
1958: Regent
1959: Atrax
1960: Sweet Girl
1961: Blaze of Glory
1962: Chesa
1963: Paolina
1964: Faristan
1965: Fermina
1966: Farabi
1967: Lady Millie
1968: Beaugency
1969: Army Court
1970: Old and Wise
1971: First Bloom
1972: Targowice
1973: Northern Taste
1974: Dealer's Ace
1975: Arctic Tern
1976: General
1977: Kenmare

The 1926 and 1931 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.

References

France Galop / Racing Post:
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france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Thomas Bryon.
galopp-sieger.de – Prix Thomas Bryon.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Thomas Bryon (2018).
pedigreequery.com – Prix Thomas Bryon – Saint-Cloud.

References

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