Prix du Palais-Royal

The Prix du Palais-Royal is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. 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 late May or early June.

Prix du Palais-Royal
Group 3 race
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1968
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,400 metres (7f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight54 kg (3yo); 58½ kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
3 kg if two Group 2 wins *
2 kg if one Group 2 win *
2 kg if two Group 3 wins *
1 kg if one Group 3 win *
* since July 1 last year
Purse€80,000 (2014)
1st: €40,000

The event is named after the Palais-Royal, a palace and an associated garden located in Paris. The race was established in 1968, and with two exceptions — the 1996 and 2016 runnings at Deauville — it has always taken place at Longchamp. Its distance has remained at 1,400 metres since its creation.

For several years before its launch there was an event titled the Prix Palais Royal at Saint-Cloud. This was named after a racehorse called Palais Royal, the winner of the Cambridgeshire Handicap and runner-up in the St Leger in 1928.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Garnica – 2007, 2008

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Freddy Head – Regent Street (1969), Prince Mab (1981), Honeyland (1983), Funambule (1990), Robin des Pins (1992)
  • Cash Asmussen – Bon Vent (1988), Polish Precedent (1989), Polski Boy (1991), Voleris (1993), Cherokee Rose (1995)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • André Fabre – Bon Vent (1988), Polish Precedent (1989), Lunasalt (2001), Art Master (2005)

Leading owner (4 wins):

  • Daniel Wildenstein – African Sky (1973), Gravelines (1976), Bon Vent (1988), Blu Air Force (2000)

Winners since 1980
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1980 Baptism 4 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree John Hay Whitney 1:25.6
1981 Prince Mab 3 Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer
1982 Indian King 4 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood J. Levy
1983 Honeyland 4 Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer
1984 Harlow 4 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott John E. Anthony
1985 Spectacular Joke 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Paul de Moussac
1986 Comrade in Arms 4 Gérard Dubroeucq Philippe Lallié D. W. Molins
1987 Turkish Ruler 4 Jorge Velásquez Georges Mikhalidès Mahmoud Fustok
1988 Bon Vent 3 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:22.0
1989 Polish Precedent 3 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:22.3
1990 Funambule 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Etti Plesch 1:23.2
1991 Polski Boy 3 Cash Asmussen Robert Collet René Aubert 1:22.7
1992 Robin des Pins 4 Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:22.7
1993 Voleris 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond David Thompson 1:21.4
1994 Young Ern 4 Richard Quinn Simon Dow Mike Kentish 1:23.9
1995 Cherokee Rose 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Sheikh Mohammed 1:25.9
1996 Mistle Cat 6 Wendyll Woods Sean Woods Peter Chu 1:27.5
1997 Nombre Premier 3 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Marquesa de Moratalla 1:19.3
1998 Hidden Meadow 4 Olivier Peslier Ian Balding George Strawbridge 1:20.2
1999 Russian Revival 6 Ray Cochrane John Gosden Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:17.9
2000 Blu Air Force 3 Olivier Peslier Bruno Grizzetti Daniel Wildenstein 1:20.4
2001 Lunasalt 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 1:20.2
2002 Frenchmans Bay 4 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton Michael Pescod 1:21.7
2003 Saratan 6 Stéphane Pasquier Mikel Delzangles Marquesa de Moratalla 1:21.6
2004 Puppeteer 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré 6C Racing Ltd 1:19.8
2005 Art Master 4 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:18.6
2006 Satri 4 Olivier Peslier Jean-Marie Béguigné Enrico Ciampi 1:20.1
2007 Garnica 4 Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Edmund A. Gann 1:25.6
2008 Garnica 5 Stéphane Pasquier David Nicholls O'Reilly / Maher 1:21.0
2009 Dunkerque [a] 4 Dominique Boeuf Criquette Head-Maarek Alec Head 1:19.4
2010 Dalghar 4 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1:17.4
2011 Sahpresa 6 Gregory Benoist Rod Collet Teruya Yoshida 1:19.2
2012 Moonlight Cloud 4 Thierry Jarnet Freddy Head George Strawbridge 1:19.31
2013 Pearl Flute 3 Umberto Rispoli Francis Graffard Qatar Racing Ltd 1:24.36
2014 American Devil 5 Pierre-Charles Boudot Eric Libaud Ecurie Haras de Quetieville 1:22.53
2015 Rosso Corsa 4 Aurelien Lemaitre Georges Mikhalidès Mubarak Al Naemi 1:19.18
2016 Attendu[b] 3 Maxime Guyon Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 1:26.65
2017 Inns of Court[b] 3 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:25.43
2018 Polydream 3 Maxime Guyon Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:21.85
2019 Hey Gaman 4 P J McDonald James Tate Sultan Ali 1:18.60

a As de Trebol finished first in 2009, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
b The 2016 & 2017 runnings took place at Deauville while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners
  • 1968: Holy Smoke
  • 1969: Regent Street
  • 1970: Yellow God
  • 1971: Assouan
  • 1972: Hadrianus
  • 1973: African Sky
  • 1974: Sincerely
  • 1975: Dandy Lute
  • 1976: Gravelines
  • 1977: Diligo
  • 1978: Pas de Deux
  • 1979: By the Sea

See also

References
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