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Flat horse race in France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Prix Royal-Oak is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,100 metres (about 1 mile and 7½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October.
Group 1 race | |
Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
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Inaugurated | 1861 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 3,100 metres (1m 7½f) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 55½ kg (3yo); 59 kg (4yo+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares |
Purse | €350,000 (2021) 1st: €199,990 |
2023 | ||
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Double Major | Skazino | Tashkhan |
It is France's equivalent of the St. Leger Stakes, a famous race in England.
The event was established in 1861, and it was initially called the Grand Prix du Prince Impérial. It was originally restricted to three-year-olds, and was part of a series of races based on the English Classic system. Its original distance was 3,200 metres.
The race was renamed the Prix Royal-Oak and shortened to 3,000 metres in 1869. It was named after Royal Oak (foaled 1823), a key stallion in the establishment of thoroughbred breeding in France. Due to the Franco-Prussian War, the race was not run in 1870 and 1871.
The Prix Royal-Oak was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918. It was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. It was staged at Le Tremblay in 1943 and 1944.
The event was extended to 3,100 metres in 1964. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Royal-Oak was classed at the highest level, Group 1. For a period it was held in mid-September. It was switched to late October in 1977.
Formerly France's equivalent of the St Leger Stakes in England, the Prix Royal-Oak was opened to horses aged four or older in 1979 and to geldings in 1986. Since then the race has dropped significantly in prestige.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (6 wins):
Leading trainer (7 wins):
Leading owner (6 wins):
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1969 | Le Chouan | 3 | André Jézéquel | Freddie Palmer | Geoffroy de Waldner | 3:41.30 |
1970 | Sassafras [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | Arpad Plesch | 3:21.30 |
1971 | Bourbon | 3 | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Germaine Wertheimer | 3:32.50 |
1972 | Pleben | 3 | Marcel Depalmas | Geoffroy Watson | Baron de Redé | 3:30.60 |
1973 | Lady Berry | 3 | Marcel Depalmas | Geoffroy Watson | Guy de Rothschild | 3:26.10 |
1974 | Busiris | 3 | Freddy Head | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 3:25.90 |
1975 | Henri le Balafre | 3 | Henri Samani | François Mathet | Claude Puerari | 3:29.00 |
1976 | Exceller | 3 | Gérard Dubroeucq | François Mathet | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 3:33.80 |
1977 | Rex Magna | 3 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Elisabeth Couturié | 3:28.70 |
1978 | Brave Johnny | 3 | Henri Samani | Mick Bartholomew | Mireille Darc | 3:30.10 |
1979 | Niniski | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Lady Beaverbrook | 3:39.90 |
1980 | Gold River | 3 | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 3:39.50 |
1981 | Ardross | 5 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | Charles St George | 3:37.70 |
1982 | Denel | 3 | Yves Saint-Martin | Bernard Sécly | Mrs Salomon Nathan | 3:44.20 |
1983 | Old Country | 4 | Pat Eddery | Luca Cumani | Mrs O. Abegg | 3:24.90 |
1984 | Agent Double | 3 | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 3:42.20 |
1985 | Mersey | 3 | Jean-Luc Kessas | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | 3:22.70 |
1986 | El Cuite | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Sheikh Mohammed | 3:29.60 |
1987 | Royal Gait | 4 | Alfred Gibert | John Fellows | Manuel Pereira-Arias | 3:34.60 |
1988 | Star Lift | 4 | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 3:29.80 |
1989 | Top Sunrise | 4 | Freddy Head | André Fabre | Charles Schmidt | 3:22.00 |
1990 (dh) |
Braashee Indian Queen |
4 5 |
Michael Roberts Walter Swinburn |
Alec Stewart Lord Huntingdon |
Maktoum Al Maktoum Sir Gordon Brunton |
3:38.40 |
1991 | Turgeon | 5 | Tony Cruz | Jonathan Pease | George Strawbridge | 3:23.40 |
1992 | Assessor | 3 | Richard Quinn | Richard Hannon Sr. | Bjorn Nielsen | 3:35.80 |
1993 | Raintrap | 3 | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 3:45.80 |
1994 | Moonax | 3 | Pat Eddery | Barry Hills | Sheikh Mohammed | 3:28.90 |
1995 | Sunshack | 4 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 3:16.20 |
1996 | Red Roses Story | 4 | Vincent Vion | Corine Barande-Barbe | Corine Barande-Barbe | 3:38.40 |
1997 | Ebadiyla | 3 | Gérald Mossé | John Oxx | Aga Khan IV | 3:26.50 |
1998 | Tiraaz | 4 | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 3:58.40 |
1999 | Amilynx | 3 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 3:40.60 |
2000 | Amilynx | 4 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 3:33.40 |
2001 | Vinnie Roe | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | Sheridan / Balzarini | 3:37.80 |
2002 | Mr Dinos | 3 | Dominique Boeuf | Paul Cole | Constantine Shiacolas | 3:38.50 |
2003 | Westerner | 4 | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 3:31.20 |
2004 | Westerner | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | Élie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 3:28.90 |
2005 | Alcazar | 10 | Micky Fenton | Hughie Morrison | Repard / Melrose et al. | 3:27.30 |
2006 | Montare | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Jonathan Pease | George Strawbridge | 3:20.30 |
2007 | Allegretto | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 3:15.50 |
2008 | Yeats | 7 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Nagle | 3:19.30 |
2009 | Ask | 6 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Patrick Fahey | 3:32.17 |
2010 | Gentoo | 6 | Christophe Lemaire | Alain Lyon | Serge Tripier-Mondancin | 3:36.00 |
2011 | Be Fabulous | 4 | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Godolphin | 3:21.47 |
2012 | Les Beaufs | 3 | Julien Guillochon | Valérie Seignoux | Stéphane Seignoux | 3:36.22 |
2013 | Tac de Boistron | 6 | Martin Harley | Marco Botti | Aust Thoroughbred Bldstck | 3:38.12 |
2014 | Tac de Boistron | 7 | Martin Harley | Marco Botti | Aust Thoroughbred Bldstck | 3:32.73 |
2015 | Vazirabad[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 3:27.61 |
2016 | Vazirabad[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 3:29.23 |
2017 | Ice Breeze[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | Vincent Cheminaud | Pascal Bary | Khalid Abdullah | 3:25.40 |
2018 | Holdthasigreen[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | Tony Piccone | Bruno Audoin | Jean Gilbert | 3:18.17 |
2019 | Technician | 3 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | Martyn Meade | Team Valor 1 | 3:40.13 |
2020 | Subjectivist | 3 | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | Dr Jim Walker | 3:38.68 |
2021 | Scope | 3 | Rob Hornby | Ralph Beckett | J H Richmond-Watson | 3:27.35 |
2022 | Iresine | 5 | Marie Velon | Jean-Philippe Gauvin | Bertrand Milliere | 3:31.34 |
2023 | Double Major | 3 | Maxime Guyon | Christophe Ferland | Wertheimer et Frère | 3:35.89 |
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