Prix du Palais-Royal

Prix du Palais-Royal

Group 3 race
Location	Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France
Inaugurated	1968
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	1,400 metres (7f)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	54 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 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.

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

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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)

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Leading trainer (4 wins):

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

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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

^a As de Trebol finished first in 2009, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
^b The 2016 running 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

• List of French flat horse races

References

• France Galop / Racing Post:
  • "1979"., "1980"., "1981"., "1982"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987"., "1988".
  • "1989"., "1990"., "1991"., "1992"., "1993"., "1994"., "1995"., "1996"., "1997"., "1998".
  • "1999"., "2000"., "2001"., "2002"., "2003"., "2004"., "2005"., "2006"., "2007"., "2008".
  • "2009"., "2010"., "2011"., "2012"., "2013"., "2014"., "2015"., "2016".

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• france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix du Palais Royal.
• galopp-sieger.de – Prix du Palais Royal.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix du Palais-Royal (2016).
• pedigreequery.com – Prix du Palais Royal – Longchamp.