The Prix Hocquart is a Group 2

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horse race in France open to three-year-old

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. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1 mile and 4 furlongs) at

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History

The event was established in 1861, and it was originally called the Prix de Longchamps. In the early part of its history its distance was 2,500 metres. Due to the Franco-Prussian War, it was not run in 1871. The Prix de Longchamps was one of several trials for the

Prix du Jockey Club The Prix du Jockey Club, sometimes referred to as the French Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Chantilly over ...

collectively known as the Poules des Produits. The others (listed by their modern titles) were the

Prix Daru The Prix Daru was a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It was run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs), and it was scheduled to take place each year in mid-April. His ...

, the Prix Lupin, the

Prix Noailles The Prix Noailles is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlon ...

and the

Prix Greffulhe The Prix Greffulhe is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Saint-Cloud in May. History The e ...

. The Prix de Longchamps was restricted to the produce of mares covered by stallions born and bred in France. It was funded by entries submitted before a horse's birth, in the year of conception. The race continued with its original title until 1884. It was renamed in memory of Louis Hocquart de Turtot (1823–1884), a founder member of the board of French horse racing, in 1885. The Prix Hocquart was shortened to 2,400 metres in 1902. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1919. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was contested at Le Tremblay over 2,300 metres from 1943 to 1945. The event was staged at

over 2,200 metres from 1997 to 2000. Its distance at Longchamp was cut to 2,200 metres in 2005. Twenty-seven winners of the race have achieved victory in the Prix du Jockey Club. The first was Patricien in 1867, and the most recent was Bering in 1986. The race was moved permanently to

in 2017, and pushed back in the racing calendar to be run on the same day as the

Prix de Diane The Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 2,100 met ...

. It therefore functioned as a

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 i ...

trial instead of a trial for the

. In 2020 it returned to Longchamp and was run in late May on the same day as the

Prix Saint-Alary The Prix Saint-Alary is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1 miles), and it is scheduled t ...

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins): *

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– ''Reliance (1965), Margouillat (1973), Darshaan (1984), Mouktar (1985), Sadjiyd (1987)'' *

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 ...

– ''Bourbon (1971), Talleyrand (1972), Val de l'Orne (1975), Montcontour (1977), Mot d'Or (1980)'' ---- Leading trainer (7 wins): *

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– ''Jeu de Paille (1983), Nasr El Arab (1988), Dancehall (1989), Vadlawys (1994), Hurricane Run (2005), Democrate (2008), Tableaux (2013)'' ---- Leading owner (7 wins): * Henri Delamarre – ''Matamore (1865), Victorieuse (1866), Patricien (1867), Faublas (1872), Filoselle (1876), Vesuve (1877), Vin Sec (1891)''

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

* 1861: Good By * 1862: Allez y Rondement * 1863: Villafranca * 1864: Gedeon * 1865: Matamore * 1866: Victorieuse * 1867: Patricien * 1868: Le Bosphore * 1869: Pandour * 1870: Bigarreau * 1871: ''no race'' * 1872: Faublas * 1873: Absalon * 1874: Succes * 1875: Saint Cyr * 1876: Filoselle * 1877: Vesuve * 1878: Stathouder * 1879: Salteador * 1880: Versigny * 1881: Serpolette * 1882: Dictateur II * 1883: Farfadet * 1884: Silex * 1885: Extra * 1886: Upas * 1887: Vanneau * 1888: Saint Gall * 1889: Aerolithe * 1890: Yellow * 1891: Vin Sec * 1892: Fontenoy * 1893: Ragotsky * 1894: Polygone * 1895: Roitelet * 1896: Kerym * 1897: Canvass Back * 1898: Le Roi Soleil * 1899: Perth * 1900: Ivry * 1901: Saint Armel * 1902: Maximum * 1903: Ex Voto * 1904: Orange Blossom * 1905: Brienne * 1906:

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* 1922: Joyeux Drille * 1923: Massine * 1924: Vineuil * 1925: Belfonds * 1926: Soubadar * 1927: Flamant * 1928: Palais Royal * 1929: Hotweed * 1930: Veloucreme * 1931:

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* 1932: Bishop's Rock * 1933: Le Grand Cyrus * 1934: Maravedis * 1935: Louqsor * 1936: Mieuxce * 1937:

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* 1938: Royal Gift * 1939: Irifle * 1940: ''no race'' * 1941:

Le Pacha Le Pacha (foaled in 1938) was a Champion French Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Andre Schwob, his dam was Advertencia, a daughter of two-time Arc winner, Ksar. He was sired by Biribi who won the 1926 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and who was a son ...

* 1942: Hern the Hunter * 1943: Verso II * 1944: Ardan * 1945:

Chanteur Chanteur (also known as Chanteur II; 1942–1962) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who was one of a group of French horses, including Caracalla, Marsyas, Arbar and Souverain, which dominated long-distance racing in Europe in t ...

* 1946: Adrar * 1947: Timor * 1948: My Love * 1949: Val Drake * 1950: L'Amiral * 1951:

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* 1952: Auriban * 1953: Fort de France * 1954: Prince Rouge * 1955: Rapace * 1956: Floriados * 1957: Argel * 1958: San Roman * 1959:

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* 1960: Angers * 1961: Moutiers * 1962:

Val de Loir {{Infobox racehorse , image = , caption = Tin Tin , sire = Vieux Manoir , grandsire = Brantome , dam = Vali , damsire = Sunny Boy , sex = Stallion , foaled = 1959 , country = France , colour = Bay , breeder = Marquise du Vivier ...

* 1963: Le Mesnil * 1964: Free Ride * 1965: Reliance * 1966: Hauban * 1967: Frontal * 1968: Valmy * 1969: Beaugency * 1970: Gyr * 1971: Bourbon * 1972: Talleyrand * * 1973: Margouillat * 1974: Poil de Chameau * 1975: Val de l'Orne * 1976: Grandchant * 1977: Montcontour * 1978: Frere Basile * The 1972 winner ''Talleyrand'' was later renamed ''Hakodate''.

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History

Records

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

See also

References