The Prix du Palais-Royal is a
Group 3 flat
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horse race
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in France open to
thoroughbred
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s aged three years or older. It is run at
Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
The event is named after the
Palais-Royal
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, a palace and an associated garden located in Paris. The race was established in 1968, and with four exceptions — the 1996 and 2016 runnings at
Deauville, the 2017 running at
Maisons-Laffitte and the 2020 running at
Clairefontaine — it has always taken place at Longchamp. Its distance has remained at 1,400 metres since its creation.
For several years before its launch there was an event titled the Prix Palais Royal at
Saint-Cloud. This was named after a racehorse called Palais Royal, the winner of the
Cambridgeshire Handicap and runner-up in the
St Leger in 1928.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Garnica – ''2007, 2008''
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Leading
jockey
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(5 wins):
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Freddy Head – ''Regent Street (1969), Prince Mab (1981), Honeyland (1983), Funambule (1990), Robin des Pins (1992)''
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Cash Asmussen – ''Bon Vent (1988), Polish Precedent (1989), Polski Boy (1991), Voleris (1993), Cherokee Rose (1995)''
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Leading
trainer (6 wins):
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André Fabre – ''Bon Vent (1988), Polish Precedent (1989), Lunasalt (2001), Art Master (2005), Inns of Court (2017), Egot (2022)''
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Leading owner (4 wins):
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Daniel Wildenstein
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– ''African Sky (1973), Gravelines (1976), Bon Vent (1988), Blu Air Force (2000)''
Winners since 1980
Earlier winners
* 1968: Holy Smoke
* 1969: Regent Street
* 1970: Yellow God
* 1971: Assouan
* 1972: Hadrianus
* 1973: African Sky
* 1974: Sincerely
* 1975: Dandy Lute
* 1976:
Gravelines
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* 1977: Diligo
* 1978: Pas de Deux
* 1979: By the Sea
See also
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List of French flat horse races
References
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France Galop
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Racing Post
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france-galop.com– ''A Brief History: Prix du Palais Royal.''
galopp-sieger.de– ''Prix du Palais Royal.''
horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix du Palais-Royal (2016).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Prix du Palais Royal – Longchamp.''
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Open mile category horse races
Longchamp Racecourse
Horse races in France
Recurring sporting events established in 1968