The Prix Chaudenay is a

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in France open to three-year-old

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s. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,000 metres (about 1⅞ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.

History

The event was established in 1875, and it was originally called the Prix de l'Espérance. It took place in spring, and served as a trial for the

Grand Prix de Paris The Grand Prix de Paris is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it ...

. The Prix de l'Espérance was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. During World War II, it was contested 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 ...

in 1943, and

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.Prix Jean de Chaudenay The Prix Jean de Chaudenay was a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It was run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it was scheduled to take place each year in May or ...

. The Prix Hubert de Chaudenay was run at Maisons-Laffitte in 1997 and 1998. It returned to Longchamp and was moved to the Saturday of

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, over a distance ...

weekend in 1999. The latter race is traditionally held on the first Sunday of October. The title of the race was shortened to Prix Chaudenay in 2004, when the Prix Jean de Chaudenay was discontinued. It now honours both father and son, Jean and Hubert de Chaudenay.

Records

Leading

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(4 wins): *

Charles Semblat Charles Henri Semblat, (1897–1972) was a French jockey and racehorse trainer. Semblat was leading French jockey for more than twenty years before his riding career was ended by injury. He subsequently had an even more successful career as traine ...

– ''Badari (1926), Passaro (1929), Raeburn (1931), Foxhound (1939)'' *

Roger Poincelet Roger Poincelet (3 March 1921 - 1 November 1977) was a French jockey who rode a total of over 3,000 winners in a long career on both the flat and, initially, jumps. He is regarded as one of the finest French jockeys ever. His first win came on ...

– ''Suez (1949), Altipan (1957), Sempervivum (1961), Parabellum (1966)'' * Maxime Garcia – ''Malar (1955), Vattel (1956), Tello (1958), Chrysler (1960)'' *

Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin (born 8 September 1941 in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France) is a retired champion jockey in French Thoroughbred horse race, Thoroughbred horse racing. He is widely considered one of the greatest riders in French racing history. ...

– ''Waldmeister (1964), Cheik (1965), Largny (1970), Chawn (1975)'' *

Alain Lequeux Alain Lequeux (1947 – 26 April 2006) was one of France's leading jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The w ...

– ''Chem (1982), Rutheford (1983), Rivlia (1985), Tabayaan (1987)'' *

Thierry Jarnet Thierry Jarnet (born 24 March 1967) is a champion thoroughbred flat racing jockey in France who won the title four times between 1992–1995. Jarnet was first apprenticed to Patrick Rago at Maisons-Laffitte and then to Yann Porzier at Chanti ...

– ''Justice (1991), Dajraan (1992), Northern Spur (1994), Affidavit (1995)'' *

Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier (born 12 January 1973 in Château-Gontier) is a French thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Peslier competes in flat racing mainly in France but travels often around the world for the big international races. He was a retained jockey ...

– ''Tarator (1996), Vertical Speed (1997), Amilynx (1999), Epitre (2000)'' *

Christophe Soumillon Christophe Soumillon (born 4 June 1981) is a Belgian jockey based in France. 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 ...

– ''Behkara (2003), Shamdala (2005), Valirann (2013), Vazirabad (2015)'' ---- Leading trainer (12 wins): *

André Fabre André Fabre (born 9 December 1945) is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer. The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in t ...

– ''Rutheford (1983), Justice (1991), Dajraan (1992), Northern Spur (1994), Affidavit (1995), Vertical Speed (1997), Amilynx (1999), Epitre (2000), Morozov (2002), Reefscape (2004), Coastal Path (2007), Doha Dream (2016)'' ---- Leading owner (5 wins): *

Édouard de Rothschild Édouard Étienne Alphonse de Rothschild (; born 27 December 1957) is a businessman and part of the French branch of the Rothschild family. Early life and education Édouard de Rothschild was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is the s ...

– ''Predicateur (1912), Mont Blanc (1922), Camping (1933), Bokbul (1935), Ginko Biloba (1937)'' * HH Aga Khan IV – ''Tabayaan (1987), Behkara (2003), Shamdala (2005), Manighar (2009), Shankardeh (2011)''

Winners since 1980

Earlier winners

* 1875: Salvator * 1876: * 1877: Nonancourt * 1878: La Creole * 1879: Nubienne * 1880: Gobsec * 1881: Patchouli * 1882: Mademoiselle de Senlis * 1883: Kara Kalpak * 1884: * 1885: * 1886: * 1887: Barbeau * 1888: Amiral / Punch * 1889: Vasistas * 1890: Mirabeau * 1891: Naviculaire * 1892: Cleanthe * 1893: Diavolo * 1894: Toujours * 1895: * 1896: Champaubert * 1897: Parasol * 1898: Gourgouran * 1899: Velasquez * 1900: Theobard * 1901: Friso * 1902: * 1903: Pervat * 1904: Le Lys * 1905: Fawn * 1906: Storm * 1907: Chanoine * 1908: Five O'Clock * 1909: Caroubier * 1910: Rasibus * 1911: Sea Lord * 1912: Predicateur * 1913: Siva * 1914: Rollon * 1915–18: ''no race'' * 1919: Insensible * 1920: Saint Pol * 1921: Binic * 1922: Mont Blanc * 1923: Filibert de Savoie * 1924: Dauphin * 1925: Erofite * 1926: Badari * 1927: Bouda * 1928: Syram * 1929: Passaro * 1930: Saint Antoine * 1931: Raeburn * 1932: Roi du Jour * 1933: Camping * 1934: Cerealiste * 1935: Bokbul * 1936: Le Vizir * 1937: Ginko Biloba * 1938: Six Avril * 1939: Foxhound * 1940: Labrador * 1941: Clodoche * 1942: Le Nuage * 1943: L'Aretin * 1944: Deux Pour Cent * 1945: * 1946: * 1947: Morkandor * 1948: * 1949: Suez * 1950: Pan * 1951: Stymphale * 1952: Magnific * 1953: Nordiste * 1954: Yorick * 1955: Malar * 1956: Vattel * 1957: Altipan * 1958: Tello * 1959: Buisson D'Argent * 1960: Chrysler * 1961: Sempervivum * 1962: Pegomas * 1963: Rheinfall * 1964: Waldmeister * 1965: Cheik * 1966: Parabellum * 1967: Pointille * 1968: ''no race'' * 1969: Nonancourt * 1970: Largny * 1971: Royaltex * 1972: Lassalle * 1973: Rasgavor * 1974:

Sagaro Sagaro (1971–1986) was an Irish-bred, French-trained thoroughbred racehorse. He is regarded as one of the best stayers ever in Europe on the Flat. Background Sagaro was a chestnut horse bred by his owner Gerald Oldham, the Geneva-based ...

* 1975: Chawn * 1976: Secret Man * 1977: Montorselli * 1978: Brave Johnny * 1979: Soleil Noir

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1980

Earlier winners

See also

References