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flat
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horse race
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in France open to two-year-old
thoroughbred
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s. It is run at
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over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
History
The event was established in 1891 at
Maisons-Laffitte
Maisons-Laffitte () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the northern Île-de-France Regions of France, region of France. It is a part of the affluent outer suburbs of northwestern Paris, from its ...
, and it was originally held in September. It served as a trial for the
Grand Critérium
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in mid-October. It was initially contested over 1,400 metres, and was shortened to 1,200 metres in 1897.
The Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1919. It was extended to 1,500 metres in 1922.
The race was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. It was staged at Longchamp in 1941 and 1942, and at
Le Tremblay
Le Tremblay () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Ombrée d'Anjou.Évry over 1,300 metres in 1995 and 1996. During this period it was called the Critérium des Deux Ans. It reverted to 1,400 metres in 1997, and started its present spell over 1,200 metres in 2001. The race was moved to mid-October in 2015 as part of a series of changes to autumn races for two-year-olds. Maisons-Laffitte closed at the end of the 2019 season and the race has been run at
Chantilly
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since 2020.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(4 wins):
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Freddy Head
Freddy Head (born 19 June 1947, in Neuilly, France) is a retired champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing and currently a horse trainer. Known also as "Freddie", his grandfather was a jockey as was his father Alec Head who also became a succes ...
– ''Rimesault (1968), Rose Laurel (1972), Vallee des Fleurs (1977), Rapide Pied (1984)''
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Philippe Paquet Philippe Paquet is a former champion jockey from France, who in 1974 was the winner of the Prix du Jockey Club on Caracolero, and the Gran Premio d'Italia on Ribecourt. In 1976, he also won the Irish Derby on Malacate, and the Irish Oaks on Lagunet ...
Christophe Soumillon
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Career
Coming from a racing background, Soumillon is the son of jump jockey Jean-Marc Soumillon. He rode in pony races and left Belgium aged fifteen to go to the racing ...
François Boutin
François Boutin (21 January 1937 – 1 February 1995) was a French Thoroughbred horse trainer.
The son of a farmer, he was born in the village of Beaunay in the northerly Seine Maritime département. He began riding horses at a young age and ...
Marcel Boussac
Marcel Boussac (17 April 1889 – 21 March 1980) was a French entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the Maison Dior and one of the most successful thoroughbred race horse breeding farms in European history.
Born in Châteauroux, Indre, ...
* 1891: Idalie
* 1892: Commandeur
* 1893: L'Herault
* 1894: Cherbourg
* 1895: Champignol
* 1896: Fils de Roi
* 1897: Artisan
* 1898: Holocauste
* 1899: Ramadan
* 1900: Butor
* 1901: Le Mandinet
* 1902: Hebron
* 1903: French Fox
* 1904: Val d'Or
* 1905:
Prestige
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Épinard
Épinard (1920–1942) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Background
Epinard was a chestnut stallion owned and bred by Pierre Wertheimer.
He sired by Badajoz from Epine Blanche by the British Triple Crown winner Rock Sand. Epine Bl ...
* 1923: Carnation
* 1924: Melisande
* 1925: Apelle
* 1926: Fenimore Cooper 1
* 1927: Mourad
* 1928: Florio
* 1929: Le Val d'Enfer
* 1930: Indus
* 1931: Present
* 1932: Le Cacique
* 1933: Boucan
* 1934: Clain
* 1935: Alejo
* 1936: May Wong
* 1937: Blue Star
* 1938: Birikil
* 1939–40: ''no race''
* 1941: Nosca
* 1942: Pensbury
* 1943: Turquoise
* 1944:
* 1945: Tourmente
* 1946: Sandjar
* 1947: Djeddah
* 1948: ''no race''
* 1949: Fort Napoleon
* 1950: Le Tyrol
* 1951: Pharad
* 1952: Fort de France
* 1953: Albanilla
* 1954: Soleil Royal
* 1955: Janiari
* 1956: Achaz
* 1957:
Bella Paola
Bella Paola (foaled 1955) was a French Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorse who won several major races in France and Britain including the British Classic Races, classic 1,000 Guineas Stakes, 1,000 Guineas and Epsom Oaks in 1957.
Background
Be ...
* 1958: Floriana
* 1959: Djebel Traffic
* 1960: Star
* 1961: Lebon M L
* 1962: Neptune's Doll
* 1963: Soleil d'Or
* 1964:
Sea Bird
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* 1965: Hauban
* 1966: Gazala
* 1967: Pola Bella
* 1968: Rimesault
* 1969: Faraway Son
* 1970: Round Top
* 1971: Steel Pulse
* 1972: Rose Laurel
* 1973: Wittgenstein
* 1974: Speedy Dakota
* 1975: Earth Spirit
* 1976: Perello
* 1977: Vallee des Fleurs 21 Jopp finished first in 1926, but was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry. 2 Cosmopolitan was first in 1977, but he was placed second after a stewards' inquiry.
See also
*
List of French flat horse races
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in France, under the authority of France Galop, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Other ra ...
References
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France Galop
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Racing Post
''Racing Post'' is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting publisher which is published in print and digital formats. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday. , it has an average daily circulation of 6 ...