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The Prix d'Hédouville is a Group 3 flat
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in France open to
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s aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles) at Longchamp in May.


History

The event is named in memory of Charles d'Hédouville (1809–1890), a long-serving member of the Société d'Encouragement. It was established in 1890, and was originally held at
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. It was initially open to horses aged three or older and contested over 2,000 metres. The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was staged at Longchamp in 1919 and 1920, and returned to Chantilly in 1921. It was cancelled in 1940, and took place 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. Most successful horse (2 wins): * Callistrate – ''1894, 1895'' * Champaubert – ''1897, 1898'' * Caius – ''1904, 1905'' * Moulins la Marche – ''1908, 1909'' * Nino – ''1927, 1928'' *
Djebel : ''For mountains or other uses, see: Jabal (disambiguation), Jabal.'' Djebel (1937–1958) was a French Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse, who won 15 of 22 races during 1939–1942 including the Prix d'Essai, 2000 Guineas and Prix de l'Arc de ...
– ''1941, 1942'' * Violoncelle – ''1950, 1951'' * Robore – ''1989, 1990'' * Allied Powers – ''2010, 2012''
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Leading
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(6 wins): *
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 racin ...
– ''Martaline (2003), Fracassant (2005), Bellamy Cay (2006), Ivory Land (2011), Spiritjim (2014), One Foot In Heaven (2016)'' ---- Leading trainer (10 wins): *
André Fabre André Fabre (; born 9 December 1945) is a French thoroughbred horse racing horse trainer, 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 beg ...
– ''Luth Dancer (1988), Glorify (1991), First Magnitude (2000), Martaline (2003), Short Pause (2004), Fracassant (2005), Bellamy Cay (2006), Champs Elysees (2007), Not Just Swing (2008), Pirika (2013)'' ---- Leading owner (12 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, ...
– ''Ramus (1922), Zariba (1923), Irismond (1925), Goyescas (1933), Corrida (1936), Cillas (1939), Djebel (1941, 1942), Hierocles (1943), Ardan (1945), Narses (1947), Djeddah (1949)''


Winners since 1979


Earlier winners

* 1890: Le Sancy * 1891: Chalet * 1892: Gouverneur * 1893: Fra Angelico * 1894: Callistrate * 1895: Callistrate * 1896: Le Justicier * 1897: Champaubert * 1898: Champaubert * 1899: Gardefeu * 1900: Multiplicateur * 1901: Semendria * 1902: Codoman * 1903: La Camargo * 1904: Caius * 1905: Caius * 1906:
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* 1907: King James * 1908: Moulins la Marche * 1909: Moulins la Marche * 1910: Radis Rose * 1911: Italus * 1912: Calvados III * 1913: Wagram * 1914: Sardanapale * 1915–18: ''no race'' * 1919: Mihran * 1920: Caroly * 1921: Viburnum * 1922: Ramus * 1923: Zariba * 1924: Scaramouche * 1925: Irismond * 1926: Ptolemy * 1927: Nino * 1928: Nino * 1929: Guy Fawkes * 1930: Mysarch * 1931: Roi de Trefle * 1932: Macaroni * 1933: Goyescas * 1934: Rentenmark * 1935: Rarity * 1936: Corrida * 1937: Sanguinetto * 1938: Sylvanire * 1939: Cillas * 1940: '' no race'' * 1941:
Djebel : ''For mountains or other uses, see: Jabal (disambiguation), Jabal.'' Djebel (1937–1958) was a French Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse, who won 15 of 22 races during 1939–1942 including the Prix d'Essai, 2000 Guineas and Prix de l'Arc de ...
* 1942:
Djebel : ''For mountains or other uses, see: Jabal (disambiguation), Jabal.'' Djebel (1937–1958) was a French Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse, who won 15 of 22 races during 1939–1942 including the Prix d'Essai, 2000 Guineas and Prix de l'Arc de ...
* 1943: Hierocles * 1944: Un Gaillard * 1945: Ardan * 1946: * 1947: Narses * 1948: Tharsis * 1949: Djeddah * 1950: Violoncelle * 1951: Violoncelle * 1952: Gerocourt * 1953: Cosmos / Skyrocket * * 1954: Peppermint * 1955: Marjolet * 1956: Clairvoie * 1957: Brisemaille * 1958: Primesautier * 1959: Super * 1960: Elven * 1961: Night and Day * 1962: Sourire * 1963: Rafai * 1964: Le Vermontois * 1965–71: ''no race'' * 1972: Wanderer * 1973: Kalpour * 1974: Flushing * 1975–77: ''no race'' * 1978: Rex Magna **
* The 1953 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
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finished first in 1978, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.


See also

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List of French flat horse races A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in France, under the authority of France Galop, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1 Group 1 may refer to: * Alkali metal, a chemical element classification for ...


References

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– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix d'Hédouville (2017).''
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