The Prix d'Ispahan is a

Group 1 Group 1 may refer to: * Alkali metal, a chemical element classification for Alkali metal * Group 1 (racing), a historic (until 1981) classification for Touring car racing, applied to standard touring cars. Comparable to modern FIA Group N * Group On ...

flat Flat or flats may refer to: Architecture * Flat (housing), an apartment in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and other Commonwealth countries Arts and entertainment * Flat (music), a symbol () which denotes a lower pitch * Flat (soldier), ...

horse race Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...

in France open to

thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...

s aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,850 metres (about 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

History

The inaugural running of the Prix d'Ispahan was the showpiece event of a meeting held at Longchamp on 13 July 1873. The meeting had been hastily arranged to honour the Shah of Persia,

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( fa, ناصرالدین‌شاه قاجار; 16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. He was the son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Malek ...

, who was making an official visit to Paris. The race was named after Ispahan, the French name for

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

, a former capital city of

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. The Prix d'Ispahan was initially contested over 3,000 metres, and it was originally open to horses aged three or older. Its distance was cut to 2,400 metres in its second year, and it was further reduced to 2,200 metres in 1891, and to 2,100 metres in 1903. The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. Its present length, 1,850 metres, was introduced in 1921. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was run over 2,000 metres 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.Chantilly Chantilly may refer to: Places France *Chantilly, Oise, a city located in the Oise department **US Chantilly, a football club *Château de Chantilly, a historic château located in the town of Chantilly United States * Chantilly, Missou ...

in 1991, and at this venue its distance was 1,800 metres. The race was opened to

gelding A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. Castration, as well as the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male equine to be calmer and better-behaved, makin ...

s in 2001. In 2020, Prix d'Ispahan moved to July and three years old horses can run by one time basis. French racing to restart with four Group races and Monday slot for the Guineas
/ref>

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): * Champaubert – ''1897, 1898 (dead-heat)'' * La Camargo – ''1903, 1904'' * Moulins la Marche – ''1908, 1909'' * Renette – ''1935, 1936'' * Hierocles – ''1942, 1943'' * Coaraze – ''1946, 1947'' * Fric – ''1955, 1956'' * Crystal Glitters – ''1983, 1984'' *

Goldikova Goldikova (15 March 2005 – 5 January 2021) was a champion French Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Breeders' Cup Mile three times and was the 2010 European Horse of the Year. She was based in France, although she also raced in the United St ...

– ''2010, 2011'' ---- 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 word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...

(7 wins): *

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. ...

– ''La Sega (1962), Jour et Nuit (1964), Silver Shark (1966), Zeddaan (1968), La Troublerie (1973), Allez France (1974), Crystal Glitters (1983)'' ---- Leading trainer (9 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 ...

– ''Al Nasr (1982), Crystal Glitters (1984), Creator (1990), Arcangues (1993), Loup Sauvage (1998), Valixir (2005), Manduro (2007), Golden Lilac (2012), Persian King (2020)'' ---- 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, ...

– ''Goyescas (1933), Hierocles (1942, 1943), Priam (1945), Coaraze (1946, 1947), Dynamiter (1951), Arbele (1952)''

Winners since 1969

Earlier winners

* 1873: Campeche * 1874: Franc Tireur * 1875: Paradoxe * 1876: Saxifrage * 1877: Gavarni * 1878: Jongleur * 1879: Courtois * 1880: Castillon * 1881: Alphonsine * 1882: Poulet * 1883: Veston * 1884: Farfadet * 1885: Despote * 1886: Viennois * 1887: Cambyse * 1888: Embellie * 1889: Le Sancy * 1890: Yellow * 1891: Amazone * 1892: Gil Peres * 1893: Saint Ferjeux * 1894: Algarade * 1895: Honneur * 1896: Le Sagittaire * 1897: Champaubert * 1898: Champaubert / Cambridge * 1899: Fourire * 1900: Cravan * 1901: Dido * 1902: Exema * 1903: La Camargo * 1904: La Camargo * 1905: Caius * 1906: Phoenix * 1907: Ouadi Halfa * 1908: Moulins la Marche * 1909: Moulins la Marche * 1910: Goloss * 1911: Ossian * 1912: Rouble * 1913: Foxling * 1914: Amilcar * 1915–18: ''no race'' * 1919: Radames * 1920: Le Rapin * 1921: La Finette * 1922: Kircubbin * 1923:

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 ...

* 1924: Premontre * 1925: Condover * 1926: Coram * 1927: Kitty * 1928: Rialto * 1929: Kantar * 1930: Alcyon * 1931: Four in Hand * 1932: Lovelace * 1933: Goyescas * 1934: Rodosto * 1935: Renette * 1936: Renette * 1937: Sanguinetto * 1938: Bistolfi * 1939: Turbulent * 1940: ''no race'' * 1941: Panipat * 1942: Hierocles * 1943: Hierocles * 1944: Un Gaillard * 1945: Priam * 1946: Coaraze * 1947: Coaraze * 1948: Bel Amour * 1949: Menetrier * 1950: Fort Napoleon * 1951: Dynamiter * 1952: Arbele * 1953: Sadi * 1954: Florin * 1955: Fric * 1956: Fric * 1957: Chief * 1958: Blockhaus * 1959: Hamanet * 1960: Tobago * 1961: Javelot * 1962: La Sega * 1963: Manderley * 1964: Jour et Nuit * 1965: Esso * 1966: Silver Shark * 1967: Caldarello * 1968: Zeddaan

References

France Galop France Galop is the governing body of flat and steeplechase horse racing in France. It was founded on May 3, 1995, as the result of the amalgamation of four different industry organizations. Prominent owner/breeder Jean-Luc Lagardère was elected ...

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 ...

: ** , , , , , , , , , ** , , , , , , , , , ** , , , , , , , , , ** , , , , , , , , , ** , , , * galop.courses-france.com: *
1873–18891890–19191920–19491950–19791980–present
----

– ''A Brief History: Prix d'Ispahan.''
galopp-sieger.de
– ''Prix d'Ispahan.''
ifhaonline.org
– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix d'Ispahan (2019).''
pedigreequery.com
– ''Prix d'Ispahan – Longchamp.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Prix Ispahan Open mile category horse races Longchamp Racecourse Horse races in France Recurring sporting events established in 1873 1873 establishments in France

History

Records

Winners since 1969

Earlier winners

See also

References