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Prix Noailles
The Prix Noailles is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Longchamp in April.
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1878 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | france-galop.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,100 metres (1m 2½f)[1] |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds[1] |
| Weight | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies[1] |
| Purse | €80,000 (2019) 1st: €40,000[1] |
| 2023 | ||
| Flight Leader | Harry Way | Fortune |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||
| Junko | Maximus | Garachico |
| 2021 | ||
| Cheshire Academy | Pretty Tiger | Gregolimo |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ||
| Slalom | Syrtis | Surrey Thunder |
| 2018 | ||
| Pharrell | Alhadab | Flag Of Honour |
| 2017 | ||
| Soleil Marin | Akihiro | Normandy Eagle |
| 2016 | ||
| Raseed | More Than A Dream | Valkena |
| 2015 | ||
| Karaktar | High Dynamite | Best Of Max |
| 2014 | ||
| Gailo Chop | Aventador | Gallante |
| 2013 | ||
| Tableaux | Kapour | Art Contemporain |
| 2012 | ||
| Hard Dream | Health Wise | Valdo Bere |
| 2011 | ||
| Grand Vent | Durer | Touz Price |
| 2010-2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Planteur | Rewilding | Ivory Land |
| 2009 | ||
| Grandcamp | Guest Ville | Wajir |
| 2008 | ||
| Full Of Gold | Court Canibal | Blue Bresil |
| 2007 | ||
| Soldier Of Fortune | Spirit One | Spycrawler |
| 2006 | ||
| Gentlewave | Bremen | Grand Couturier |
| 2005 | ||
| Ruwi | Gold Sound | Silver Cross |
| 2004 | ||
| Voix Du Nord | Cherry Mix | Fast And Furious |
| 2003 | ||
| Super Celebre | Coroner | Jipapibaquigrafo |
| 2002 | ||
| Ballingarry | Great Pretender | Stydahar |
| 2001 | ||
| Anabaa Blue | Gris De Fer | Worthily |
| 2000-1990 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Kutub | Lord Flasheart | Ciro |
| 1999 | ||
| Slickly | State Shinto | Murray River |
| 1998 | ||
| Special Quest | Roli Abi | Jeopardy |
| 1997 | ||
| Fragrant Mix | Sendoro | Shaka |
| 1996 | ||
| Helissio | Arbatax | Oliviero |
| 1995 | ||
| Walk On Mix | Solar One | Poliglote |
| 1994 | ||
| Gunboat Diplomacy | Smart Wise | Thames |
| 1993 | ||
| Fort Wood | Marchand De Sable | Sawasdee |
| 1992 | ||
| Grand Plaisir | Modhish | Glaieul |
| 1991 | ||
| Pistolet Bleu | Subotica | Pigeon Voyageur |
| 1990 | ||
| Intimiste | Gargarin | Aksar |
History
The event was established in 1878, and it was originally called the Prix du Nabob.[2] It was named after The Nabob, a leading sire in France. Its distance was 2,500 metres.
The Prix du Nabob was one of several trials for the Prix du Jockey Club collectively known as the Poules des Produits. The others (listed by their modern titles) were the Prix Daru, the Prix Lupin, the Prix Hocquart and the Prix Greffulhe. The Prix du Nabob was restricted to the produce of mares covered by stallions born outside France. It was funded by entries submitted before a horse's birth, in the year of conception.
The race was renamed in memory of Alfred de Noailles (1823–1895), a member of the Société d'Encouragement, in 1896.[3] Noailles played an important role in the creation of Longchamp Racecourse.
The Prix Noailles was cut to 2,400 metres in 1902.[4] It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1919.
The race was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. For a period it merged with the Prix Daru. The combined event, the Prix Daru-Noailles, was run over 2,150 metres at Le Tremblay in 1943.[5] It was run over 2,100 metres at Maisons-Laffitte in 1944 and 1945, and at Longchamp in 1946.
In the post-war years, the Prix Noailles was contested over 2,200 metres. It was cut to 2,100 metres in 2005. It was shortened to 2,000 metres in 2011, and reverted to 2,100 metres in 2012. In 2014 it was downgraded from Group 2 to Group 3.
Twelve winners of the race have achieved victory in the Prix du Jockey Club. The first was Zut in 1879, and the most recent was Anabaa Blue in 2001.
Records
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Freddy Head – Goodly (1969), Dragoon (1970), Val de l'Orne (1975), Lydian (1981), Nerio (1988), Grand Plaisir (1992)
Leading trainer (13 wins):
- André Fabre – Jeu de Paille (1983), Cariellor (1984), Dancehall (1989), Fort Wood (1993), Walk on Mix (1995), Fragrant Mix (1997), Slickly (1999), Gentlewave (2006), Grand Vent (2011), Tableaux (2013), Soleil Marin (2017), Slalom (2019), Junko (2022)
Leading owner (4 wins):
- Marcel Boussac – Irismond (1924), Pharis (1939), Giafar (1947), Faublas (1953)
- Guy de Rothschild – Diatome (1965), Premier Violon (1966), Luthier (1968), Jeu de Paille (1983)
Winners since 1978
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Gracias | Jean-Claude Desaint | John Cunnington Jr. | Mrs Pierre Ribes | 2:36.00 |
| 1979 | High Sierra | Michel Jerome | E. Chevalier du Fau | Ella Widener Wetherill | 2:22.20 |
| 1980 | Julius Caesar | Henri Samani | Serge Boullenger | R. W. Dilley | 2:19.90 |
| 1981 | Lydian | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Ecurie Aland | 2:21.80 |
| 1982 | Persepolis | Lester Piggott | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 2:23.00 |
| 1983 | Jeu de Paille | Henri Samani | André Fabre | Guy de Rothschild | 2:37.40 |
| 1984 | Cariellor | Alfred Gibert | André Fabre | Suzy Volterra | 2:20.10 |
| 1985 | Glaros | Éric Legrix | Patrick Biancone | Richard Eamer | 2:23.90 |
| 1986 | Bering | Gary W. Moore | Criquette Head | Ghislaine Head | 2:44.00 |
| 1987 | Sadjiyd | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:19.30 |
| 1988 | Nerio | Freddy Head | Gérard Collet | Ecurie du Ring | 2:22.40 |
| 1989 | Dancehall | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Tomohiro Wada | 2:22.50 |
| 1990 | Intimiste | Gérald Mossé | François Boutin | Niccolò Incisa Rocchetta | 2:27.10 |
| 1991 | Pistolet Bleu | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:19.00 |
| 1992 | Grand Plaisir | Freddy Head | J. C. Cunnington | Taisuke Fujishima | 2:28.40 |
| 1993 | Fort Wood | Walter Swinburn | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:31.50 |
| 1994 | Gunboat Diplomacy | Olivier Peslier | Élie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:34.10 |
| 1995 | Walk on Mix | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 2:18.70 |
| 1996 | Helissio | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Enrique Sarasola | 2:14.50 |
| 1997 | Fragrant Mix | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 2:16.50 |
| 1998 | Special Quest | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:29.10 |
| 1999 | Slickly | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 2:17.00 |
| 2000 | Kutub | Davy Bonilla | Freddy Head | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:20.60 |
| 2001 | Anabaa Blue | Christophe Soumillon | Carlos Lerner | Charles Mimouni | 2:35.90 |
| 2002 | Ballingarry | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 2:17.30 |
| 2003 | Super Celebre | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 2:19.90 |
| 2004 | Voix du Nord | Christophe Soumillon | David Smaga | Thierry van Zuylen | 2:17.47 |
| 2005 | Ruwi | Ioritz Mendizabal | Jean-Claude Rouget | Robert Bousquet | 2:21.10 |
| 2006 | Gentlewave | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Gary Tanaka | 2:11.00 |
| 2007 | Soldier of Fortune | Christophe Soumillon | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor / Smith | 2:07.40 |
| 2008 | Full of Gold | Thierry Gillet | Criquette Head-Maarek | Alec Head | 2:22.50 |
| 2009 | Grandcamp | Christophe Lemaire | Jean-Claude Rouget | Daniel-Yves Trèves | 2:10.77 |
| 2010 | Planteur | Anthony Crastus | Élie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 2:12.04 |
| 2011 | Grand Vent | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Godolphin | 2:05.42 |
| 2012 | Hard Dream [a] | Stéphane Pasquier | François Rohaut | Pandora Stud | 2:29.37 |
| 2013 | Tableaux | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Smith / Tabor | 2:19.07 |
| 2014 | Gailo Chop | Julien Augé | Antoine de Watrigant | Oti / Chopard | 2:09.33 |
| 2015 | Karaktar | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:08.61 |
| 2016 | Raseed[b] | Aurelien Lemaitre | Freddy Head | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:12.08 |
| 2017 | Soleil Marin[b] | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Godolphin | 2:08.34 |
| 2018 | Pharrell | Jean-Bernard Eyquem | Jean-Claude Rouget | Sarl Ecurie J L Tepper | 2:23.51 |
| 2019 | Slalom | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:10.88 |
| no race 2020 [c] | |||||
| 2021 | Pretty Tiger | Mickael Barzalona | Fabrice Vermeulen | White Birch Farm | 2:20.55 |
| 2022 | Junko | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:12.14 |
Earlier winners
- 1878: Clementine
- 1879: Zut
- 1880: Pacific
- 1881: Forum
- 1882: Cimier
- 1883: Vernet
- 1884: Pi Ouit
- 1885: Aida
- 1886: Verdiere
- 1887: Gournay
- 1888: Walter Scott
- 1889: Achille
- 1890: Alicante
- 1891: Primrose
- 1892: Saint Michel
- 1893: Chapeau Chinois
- 1894: Ravioli
- 1895: Cherbourg
- 1896: Riposte
- 1897: Flacon
- 1898: Le Guide
- 1899: Maurice
- 1900: Royal
- 1901: Tibere
- 1902: Glacier
- 1903: Quo Vadis
- 1904: Ajax
- 1905: Jardy
- 1906: Querido
- 1907: La Serqueuse
- 1908: Souvigny
- 1909: Aveu
- 1910: Aloes III
- 1911: Combourg
- 1912: Imperial
- 1913: Vulcain
- 1914: Durbar
- 1915–19: no race
- 1920: Pendennis
- 1921: Meisonnier
- 1922: Kibar
- 1923: Grand Guignol
- 1924: Irismond
- 1925: Red Hawk
- 1926: Biribi
- 1927: Fenimore Cooper
- 1928: Le Correge
- 1929: Dark Times
- 1930: Chateau Bouscaut
- 1931: Brasik
- 1932: Bosphore
- 1933: Bengal
- 1934: Zenodore
- 1935: Bouillon
- 1936: Fastnet
- 1937: Actor
- 1938: Anchois
- 1939: Pharis
- 1940: no race
- 1941: Nepenthe
- 1942: Arcot
- 1943: Norseman
- 1944: Prince Bio
- 1945: His Eminence
- 1946: Prince Chevalier
- 1947: Giafar
- 1948: Flush Royal
- 1949: Rancio
- 1950: Lacaduv
- 1951: Thelus
- 1952: Corindon
- 1953: Faublas
- 1954: Le Grand Bi
- 1955: Vimy
- 1956: Tanerko
- 1957: Weeping Willow
- 1958: Noelor
- 1959: Cousu d'Or
- 1960: Le Ventoux
- 1961: Match
- 1962: Val de Loir
- 1963: Calchaqui
- 1964: Le Fabuleux
- 1965: Diatome
- 1966: Premier Violon
- 1967: Roi Dagobert
- 1968: Luthier
- 1969: Goodly
- 1970: Dragoon
- 1971: Maryambre
- 1972: Sancy
- 1973: Eddystone
- 1974: D'Arras
- 1975: Val de l'Orne
- 1976: Twig Moss
- 1977: Catus
* The race was merged with the Prix Daru from 1943 to 1946.
See also
- List of French flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1878 – the Prix Noailles is included under its original title, Prix du Nabob.
References
- ^ a b c d "Prix Noailles". The French Black Type. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "1878 Prix du Nabob". Le Figaro (in French). 29 April 1878. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "1896 Prix Noailles". Le Gaulois. 27 April 1896. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "1902 Prix Noailles". Le Figaro. 28 April 1902. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "1943 Prix Daru-Noailles". Le Matin. 3 May 1943. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- 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, 2017, 2018
- 2019, 2021, 2022
- galop.courses-france.com:
- 1878–1889, 1890–1919, 1920–1949, 1950–1979, 1980–present
- – A Brief History: Prix Noailles.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix Noailles (ex Prix du Nabob).
- ifhonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Noailles (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix Noailles – Longchamp.