The Prix Bertrand du Breuil is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
Group 3 race | |
Location | Chantilly Racecourse Chantilly, France |
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Inaugurated | 1852 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres (1 mile) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up exc. G1 winners this year |
Weight | 56 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg for Group 3 winners * * since September 1 last year |
Purse | €80,000 (2015) 1st: €40,000 |
2024 | ||
Marhaba Ya Sanafi | Andromede | Bullace |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Tribalist | Topgear | Russipant Fal |
2022 | ||
Djo Francais | Dilawar | Jeri |
2021 | ||
Ecrivain | Sagamiyra | Reshabar |
History
editThe earliest version of the event was established at Chantilly in 1852. Its prize money was originally provided by the Chemin de Fer du Nord, a railway company in northern France and the race was titled the Prix de Chemin du Fer du Nord. The first running was a 1,200-metre flat race for two-year-olds, and in the following years it was a 2,400-metre event over hurdles. It reverted to being a flat race in 1856, when it became a 3,200-metre contest for horses aged three or older.
The Chemin de Fer du Nord continued to provide the total prize money until 1910. Thereafter, it contributed a partial amount each year until 1937. The funding discontinued when the regional railways merged to form the SNCF.
The present Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord was created in 1933, when its distance was cut to 1,400 metres. It was cancelled in 1940, and for the next two years it was held at Longchamp. It was run at Maisons-Laffitte in 1943, and was cancelled again in 1944. Another spell at Longchamp began in 1945.
The race was extended to 1,700 metres in 1950. It returned to Chantilly and reverted to 1,400 metres in 1955. The minimum age was raised to four in 1967, and the distance was increased to 1,600 metres in 1972.
The event was staged at Maisons-Laffitte in 1997 and 1998, and its current period at Chantilly began in 1999. It is now held on the same day as the Prix de Diane.
In 2013 the race was renamed in memory of Bertrand du Breuil (1926–2011), the last president of the Societe d'Encouragemment, forerunner of France Galop.
Records
editMost successful horse (2 wins):
- Menetrier – 1948, 1949
- Spirito del Vento – 2007, 2008
Leading jockey (7 wins):
- Freddy Head – Apataki (1966), Regent Street (1969), My Friend Paul (1973), Rostov (1980), Big John (1982), Pluralisme (1984), Pink (1985)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- André Fabre – Mill Native (1988), French Stress (1989), Kingsalsa (2000), Cacique (2005), Apsis (2006), Byword (2011), Fintry (2015)
Leading owner (4 wins):
- Khalid Abdullah – Cacique (2005), Apsis (2006), Byword (2011). Mainsail (2013)
Winners since 1981
editYear | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1981 | Gosport | 5 | Jean-Claude Desaint | J. C. Cunnington | Jean Laborde | |
1982 | Big John | 4 | Freddy Head | E. Chevalier du Fau | John Michael | 1:38.80 |
1983 | Pampabird | 4 | Maurice Philipperon | John Cunnington Jr. | Paul de Moussac | |
1984 | Pluralisme | 4 | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | |
1985 | Pink | 4 | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | |
1986 | Sarab | 5 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Fahd Salman | |
1987 | Relasure | 4 | Tony Cruz | Patrick Biancone | Ecurie Jules Ouaki | |
1988 | Mill Native | 4 | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Paul de Moussac | 1:36.80 |
1989 | French Stress | 4 | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Paul de Moussac | 1:42.90 |
1990 | Mister Sicy | 4 | Gérald Mossé | Nicolas Clément | Mrs Michael Cahan | 1:37.70 |
1991 | Goofalik | 4 | Cash Asmussen | John Hammond | David Thompson | 1:39.70 |
1992 | As Que To | 4 | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Edgard Zorbibe | 1:38.80 |
1993 | Africanus | 4 | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:49.00 |
1994 | Zabar | 6 | Frankie Dettori | Jonathan Pease | Gerald Leigh | 1:36.90 |
1995 | Kaldounevees | 4 | Cash Asmussen | John Hammond | Ecurie Chalhoub | 1:37.00 |
1996 | Nec Plus Ultra | 5 | Thierry Gillet | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Marquesa de Moratalla | 1:39.30 |
1997 | Perim | 4 | Guy Guignard | Gérard-Alain Lièvre | Gérard-Alain Lièvre | 1:38.80 |
1998 | Jim and Tonic | 4 | Gérald Mossé | François Doumen | John Martin | 1:37.80 |
1999 | Field of Hope | 4 | Sylvain Guillot | Pascal Bary | Grundy Bloodstock Ltd | 1:41.40 |
2000 | Kingsalsa | 4 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:41.60 |
2001 | Mahfooth | 4 | Thierry Jarnet | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:38.40 |
2002 | Domedriver | 4 | Thierry Thulliez | Pascal Bary | Niarchos Family | 1:38.80 |
2003 | Tripat | 4 | Thierry Jarnet | Richard Gibson | Ecurie J. L. Bouchard | 1:37.50 |
2004 | My Risk | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Jean-Marie Béguigné | Roland Monnier | 1:36.10 |
2005 | Cacique | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 1:37.30 |
2006 | Apsis | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 1:35.00 |
2007 | Spirito del Vento | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Jean-Marie Béguigné | Luigi Ciampi | 1:34.60 |
2008 | Spirito del Vento | 5 | Olivier Peslier | Jean-Marie Béguigné | Luigi Ciampi | 1:36.50 |
2009 | Beacon Lodge | 4 | Gérald Mossé | Clive Cox | Mr & Mrs P. Hargreaves | 1:34.87 |
2010 | Fuisse | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Criquette Head-Maarek | Haras du Quesnay | 1:36.90 |
2011 | Byword | 5 | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 1:36.76 |
2012 | Vagabond Shoes | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | Yan Durepaire | Javier Martinez Salmean | 1:38.78 |
2013 | Mainsail | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Pascal Bary | Khalid Abdullah | 1:41.94 |
2014 | Pinturicchio | 6 | Anthony Crastus | Élie Lellouche | Julia Rusu | 1:35.49 |
2015 | Fintry | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Godolphin | 1:36.00 |
2016 | Pas de Deux | 6 | Antoine Coutier | Yasmin Almenrader | Dirk Von Mitzlaff | 1:37.64 |
2017 | Taareef | 4 | Ioritz Mendizabal | Jean-Claude Rouget | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:34.57 |
2018 | Hunaina | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | Henri-François Devin | Trevor C Stewart | 1:36.05 |
2019 | Vintager | 4 | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:36.74 |
2020 | Pretreville | 5 | Cristian Demuro | Pascal Bary | Gerard Augustin-Normand | 1:34.50 |
2021 | Ecrivain | 4 | Maxime Guyon | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Wertheimer & Frere | 1:36.11 |
2022 | Djo Francais | 4 | Cristian Demuro | Jean-Claude Rouget | Joseph Lesguer | 1:39.00 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1933: Dickens
- 1934: Rodosto
- 1935: Rarity
- 1936: Le Cyclone
- 1937: Republique
- 1938: Mandoline
- 1939: Earnest
- 1940: no race
- 1941: Thread
- 1942: Balthazar / Panipat *
- 1943: Fine Art
- 1944: no race
- 1945: Tango
- 1946: Vagabond
- 1947: Thiercelin
- 1948: Menetrier
- 1949: Menetrier
- 1950: Eppi d'Or
- 1951: Commando
- 1952: Norman
- 1953: Voltaire
- 1954: Fine Top
- 1955: Soleil Royal
- 1956:
- 1957: Renard
- 1958:
- 1959:
- 1960: Rina
- 1961: Galant Gaditan
- 1962: Cassis
- 1963: Hodell
- 1964: Nandou
- 1965: Present
- 1966: Apataki
- 1967: Village Square
- 1968: Calife
- 1969: Regent Street
- 1970: Irish Minstrel
- 1971: Joshua
- 1972: Etoile Lointaine
- 1973: My Friend Paul
- 1974: Ace of Aces
- 1975: Son of Silver
- 1976: Full of Hope
- 1977: Mittainvilliers
- 1978: Mad Captain
- 1979: Fils Prodigue
- 1980: Rostov
* The 1942 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
editReferences
edit- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord.
- galop.courses-france.com – Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord – Palmarès depuis 1980.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Race Detail (2016).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord – Chantilly.