The Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, formerly the Grand Critérium, is a

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horse race in France open to two-year-old

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colts and

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. 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 early October. It is France's oldest and most prestigious event for juvenile horses. It is the country's equal richest race for this age group, along with the

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. Each has a current purse of €400,000.

History

The event was established in 1853, and it was originally called the Grand Critérium. It was initially contested over 1,500 metres at

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. It was transferred to Longchamp in 1857, and extended to 1,600 metres in 1864. It was not run in 1870, because of the Franco-Prussian War. The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918. A substitute event called the Critérium des Deux Ans was staged at

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in 1918. The Grand Critérium was cancelled in 1939 and 1940, due to World War II. On the second occasion it was substituted by a race at

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, again titled the Critérium des Deux Ans. It was held at

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weekend in 1989, and returned to its previous schedule in 1995.

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, the governing body of French horse racing, restructured its program of Group 1 juvenile races in 2001. The Grand Critérium was cut to 1,400 metres and moved to the same day as the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The latter event is traditionally held on the first Sunday in October. The distance was increased to 1,600 metres again in 2015 and dropped back to 1,400 in 2020 as part of a two-year trial. The race was given its present title in 2003, in memory of

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(1928–2003). Lagardère was a successful racehorse owner/breeder and a former president of France Galop. The Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère was added to the

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series in 2011. The winner now earns an automatic invitation to compete in the

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Records

Leading

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(6 wins): *

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– ''Vinicius (1902), Ob (1903), Val d'Or (1904), Ouadi Halfa (1906), Durban (1920), Clavieres (1923)'' *

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 o ...

– ''Ambiorix (1948), Cosmos (1951), Tiepoletto (1958), Right Royal (1960), Hula Dancer (1962), Yelapa (1968)'' Leading trainer (11 wins): * Henry Jennings – ''Miss Cath (1855), Duchess (1856), Isabella (1860), Stradella (1861), Czar (1865), Revigny (1871), Jonquille (1875), Jongleur (1876), Mantille (1877), Basilique (1879), The Condor (1884)'' Leading owner (8 wins): *

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, ...

– ''Durban (1920), Nosca (1941, dead-heat), Caravelle (1942), Priam (1943), Nirgal (1945), Ambiorix (1948), Apollonia (1955), Abdos (1961)'' * Susan Magnier - ''Second Empire (1997), Ciro (1999), Rock of Gibraltar (2001), Hold That Tiger (2002), Oratorio (2004), Horatio Nelson (2005), Holy Roman Empire (2006), Happily (2017)''

Winners since 1969

Earlier winners

* 1853: Celebrity * 1854: Allez y Gaiement * 1855: Miss Cath * 1856: Duchess * 1857: Tonnerre des Indes * 1858: Nuncia * 1859: Mon Etoile * 1860: Isabella * 1861: Stradella * 1862: Damier * 1863: Sonchamp * 1864: Le Bearnais * 1865: Czar * 1866: Montgoubert * 1867: Le Sarrazin * 1868: Mademoiselle de Fligny * 1869: Sornette * 1870: ''no race'' * 1871: Revigny * 1872: Franc Tireur * 1873: Fideline * 1874: Perplexe * 1875: Jonquille * 1876: Jongleur * 1877: Mantille * 1878: Swift * 1879: Basilique * 1880: Perplexite * 1881: Vigilant * 1882: Vernet * 1883: Fra Diavolo * 1884: The Condor * 1885: Alger * 1886: Frapotel * 1887: Stuart * 1888: May Pole * 1889: Cromatella * 1890: Reverend * 1891: Rueil * 1892: Marly * 1893: Dolma Baghtche * 1894: Le Sagittaire * 1895: Hero * 1896: Roxelane * 1897: Cazabat * 1898: Holocauste * 1899: Ramadan * 1900: Eryx * 1901: Le Mandinet * 1902: Vinicius * 1903: Ob * 1904: Val d'Or * 1905:

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* 1906: Ouadi Halfa * 1907: Sauge Pourpree * 1908: Golden Sky * 1909: Uriel * 1910: Faucheur * 1911: Montrose * 1912: Ecouen * 1913: Le Grand Pressigny * 1914–18: ''no race'' * 1919: Odol * 1920: Durban * 1921: Kefalin * 1922: Epinard * 1923: Clavieres * 1924: Ptolemy * 1925: Dorina * 1926: Flamant * 1927: Kantar * 1928: Amorina * 1929: Godiche * 1930: Indus * 1931: La Bourrasque * 1932: Pantalon * 1933: Brantôme * 1934: Pampeiro * 1935: Mistress Ford * 1936: Teleferique * 1937: Gossip * 1938: Turbulent * 1939–40: ''no race'' * 1941: Martia / Nosca * 1942: Caravelle * 1943: Priam * 1944: Taiaut * 1945: Nirgal * 1946: Clarion * 1947: Rigolo * 1948:

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* 1949:

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* 1950:

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* 1951: Cosmos * 1952: Dragon Blanc * 1953: Le Geographe * 1954: Beau Prince * 1955: Apollonia * 1956: Tyrone * 1957:

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* 1958: Tiepoletto * 1959: Angers * 1960:

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* 1961: Abdos * 1962:

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* 1963: Neptunus * 1964: Grey Dawn * 1965: Soleil * 1966: Silver Cloud * 1967:

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* 1968: Yelapa

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1969

Earlier winners

See also

References