Prix du Gros Chêne

The Prix du Gros Chêne is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.

Prix du Gros Chêne
Group 2 race
LocationChantilly Racecourse
Chantilly, France
Inaugurated1857
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,000 metres (5f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight55 kg (3yo); 58 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg if two Group 3 wins *
* since July 1 last year
Purse€130,000 (2015)
1st: €74,100
Prix du Gros Chêne
2020
Tour To Paris Gold Vibe Ken Colt

History

The event was established in 1857, and it was originally contested over 800 metres. Its title refers to a large oak tree which stood in the grounds of the racecourse – the English translation of Gros Chêne is "Great Oak". The race was abandoned because of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. It was extended to 1,000 metres in 1881.

The Prix du Gros Chêne was cancelled throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. The first two post-war editions were run over 1,100 metres at Longchamp.

The race was abandoned once during World War II, in 1940. It was staged at Maisons-Laffitte from 1941 to 1943, and at Auteuil with a distance of 900 metres in 1944. It returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 1945, and it was transferred to Longchamp in 1946. Five successive runnings during the wartime period were won by one horse, Fine Art. The race returned to its original venue, Chantilly, in 1957.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Prix du Gros Chêne held Group 3 status. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1988. The race is now held on the same day as the Prix du Jockey Club.

Records

Most successful horse (5 wins):

  • Fine Art – 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946

Leading jockey (9 wins):

  • Roger Poincelet – Fine Art (1944, 1945, 1946), Kalpack (1954), Palariva (1956), Jini (1957), Sly Pola (1960), High Bulk (1961), L'Epinay (1963)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • François Mathet – Joshua (1953), Edellic (1958, 1959), Texanita (1964), Farhana (1967), Rockcress (1969), Adraan (1980)
  • Robert Collet - Kind Music (1982), Last Tycoon (1986), Sainte Marine (1988, 1989), Beauty Is Truth (2007), Wizz Kid (2011, 2012)

Leading owner (5 wins):

  • Claude-Joachim Lefèvre – Alaric (1872), Regane (1873), Octave (1883), Feuillage (1886), Frapotel (1888)
  • Pierre Wertheimer – Epinard (1923), La Fayette (1929), Quartz (1933), Sanguine (1951), Kalpack (1954)
  • Louis de La Rochette – Fine Art (1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946)

Winners since 1980
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
1980 Adraan 3 Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet HH Aga Khan IV
1981 Sonoma 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Haras d'Etreham
1982 Kind Music 3 Cash Asmussen Robert Collet Bendar bin M. Al Kabir 0:55.2
1983 Gem Diamond 5 Alain Badel C. da Meda Mrs Pierre Poinsot
1984 Royal Hobbit 6 Guy Guignard Mick Bartholomew Seamus McGrath
1985 Parioli 4 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr. Danny Arnold
1986 Last Tycoon 3 Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet Richard C. Strauss 0:56.6
1987 Tenue de Soiree 3 Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Haras d'Etreham 0:57.6
1988 Glifahda 5 Freddy Head David Smaga Baron Thierry van Zuylen 0:59.6
1989 Viva Zapata 3 Tony Cruz Jonathan Pease Ecurie I. M. Fares 0:58.8
1990 Nabeel Dancer 5 Pat Eddery Alex Scott Maktoum Al Maktoum 0:58.8
1991 Divine Danse 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Ecurie Aland 0:58.2
1992 Monde Bleu 4 Dominique Boeuf André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 0:59.1
1993 Surprise Offer 3 Bruce Raymond Richard Hannon, Sr. 7th Earl of Carnarvon 0:58.6
1994 Spain Lane 3 Walter Swinburn André Fabre Maktoum Al Maktoum 0:58.7
1995 Millyant 5 Cash Asmussen Rae Guest Chris Mills 0:57.8
1996 Anabaa [lower-alpha 1] 4 Freddy Head Criquette Head Ghislaine Head 1:00.0
1997 Titus Livius 4 Cash Asmussen Jonathan Pease Niarchos Family 0:59.5
1998 Sainte Marine 3 Dominique Boeuf Robert Collet Richard C. Strauss 0:58.8
1999 Sainte Marine 4 Cash Asmussen Robert Collet Richard C. Strauss 0:59.5
2000 Nuclear Debate 5 Gérald Mossé John Hammond Bob Chester 0:58.7
2001 Dananeyev 5 Olivier Doleuze Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 0:58.4
2002 Porlezza 3 Christophe Soumillon Yves de Nicolay Erika Hilger 0:57.4
2003 Porlezza 4 Olivier Peslier Yves de Nicolay Erika Hilger 0:56.8
2004 Avonbridge 4 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton Daniel Deer 0:58.1
2005 The Trader 7 Ted Durcan Michael Blanshard Caroline Ward 0:58.6
2006 Moss Vale 5 Kieren Fallon David Nicholls Lady O'Reilly 0:56.9
2007 Beauty Is Truth 3 Thierry Thulliez Robert Collet Richard C. Strauss 0:57.3
2008 Marchand d'Or 5 Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Carla Giral 0:57.2
2009 Tax Free 7 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls Ian Hewitson 0:56.7
2010 Planet Five 4 Christophe Lemaire Pascal Bary Niarchos Family 0:58.6
2011 Wizz Kid 3 Ioritz Mendizabal Robert Collet Maeve Mahony 0:58.4
2012 Wizz Kid 4 Gérald Mossé Robert Collet Maeve Mahony 0:59.5
2013 Spirit Quartz 5 Jamie Spencer Robert Cowell Qatar Racing Limited 0:57.63
2014 Rangali 3 Fabrice Veron Henri-Alex Pantall Henri-Alex Pantall 0:57.32
2015 Muthmir 5 Paul Hanagan William Haggas Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:58.22
2016 Son Cesio 5 Vincent Cheminaud Henri-Alex Pantall Yves Borotra 0:59.58
2018 Finsbury Square 6 Olivier Peslier Mauricio Delcher Sanchez Berend Van Dalfsen 0:57.91
2019 Inns Of Court 5 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 0:57.64
2020 Tour To Paris[lower-alpha 2] 5 Christophe Soumillon Pia Brandt Jathiere / Augustin-Normand 0:55.81
  1. The 1996 running took place at Deauville
  2. The 2020 running took place at Deauville due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Earlier winners
  • 1857: Brassia
  • 1858:
  • 1859: Phenix
  • 1860: Geologie
  • 1861:
  • 1862: Sauterelle
  • 1863: Gentilhomme
  • 1864: Partisan
  • 1865:
  • 1866: Anglo Saxon
  • 1867: Czar
  • 1868: Dragon
  • 1869: Turco
  • 1870: Manette
  • 1871: no race
  • 1872: Alaric
  • 1873: Regane
  • 1874: Tabellion
  • 1875: Pensacola
  • 1876: Pensacola
  • 1877: Pensacola
  • 1878: Gladia
  • 1879: Porcelaine
  • 1880: Mademoiselle Mars
  • 1881: Feuille de Frene
  • 1882: Beausejour
  • 1883: Octave
  • 1884: Richelieu
  • 1885: Directrice
  • 1886: Feuillage
  • 1887: Oviedo
  • 1888: Frapotel
  • 1889: Lugano
  • 1890: Eclair
  • 1891: Reveille
  • 1892: Reveille
  • 1893: Hoche
  • 1894: Hoche
  • 1895: Soberano
  • 1896:
  • 1897: Double Tour
  • 1898: Valparaiso
  • 1899: Railleur
  • 1900: Avant Garde
  • 1901: Calapita
  • 1902: Zulma
  • 1903: Romulus
  • 1904:
  • 1905: Mandarin
  • 1906: Chanaan
  • 1907: Go to Bed
  • 1908: Syphon
  • 1909:
  • 1910: Fils du Vent
  • 1911: Racine
  • 1912: Gilles de Rai
  • 1913: Turlupin
  • 1914: Mont d'Or
  • 1915–18: no race
  • 1919: Setauket
  • 1920: Glorious
  • 1921: Phusla
  • 1922: Phusla
  • 1923: Epinard
  • 1924: Niceas
  • 1925: Faraway
  • 1926: Mackwiller
  • 1927: Titan
  • 1928: Songe
  • 1929: La Fayette
  • 1930: Baoule
  • 1931:
  • 1932: Lovelace
  • 1933: Quartz
  • 1934: Shining Tor
  • 1935: Renette
  • 1936: Limac
  • 1937: Limac
  • 1938:
  • 1939: Romeo
  • 1940: no race
  • 1941: Thread
  • 1942: Fine Art
  • 1943: Fine Art
  • 1944: Fine Art
  • 1945: Fine Art
  • 1946: Fine Art
  • 1947: Thiercelin
  • 1948: Solina
  • 1949: Boree
  • 1950: Skylarking
  • 1951: Sanguine
  • 1952: Luzon
  • 1953: Joshua
  • 1954: Kalpack
  • 1955: Dictaway
  • 1956: Palariva
  • 1957: Jini
  • 1958: Edellic
  • 1959: Edellic
  • 1960: Sly Pola
  • 1961: High Bulk
  • 1962: L'Épinay
  • 1963: L'Épinay
  • 1964: Texanita
  • 1965: Holborn
  • 1966: Yours
  • 1967: Farhana
  • 1968: Be Friendly / Klaizia[lower-alpha 1]
  • 1969: Rockcress
  • 1970: Balidar
  • 1971: Montgomery
  • 1972: Montgomery
  • 1973: Saulingo
  • 1974: Flirting Around
  • 1975: Realty
  • 1976: Kala Shikari
  • 1977: Madang
  • 1978: Polyponder
  • 1979: Sigy
  1. The 1968 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners

See also

References
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