The Prix Exbury is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Saint-Cloud in March.
| Group 3 race | |
 Le Capucin winner in 1925 | |
| Location | Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France |
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| Inaugurated | 1891 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | france-galop.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 57 kg Allowances 1 kg if not Group placed * Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg for Group 3 winners * * since 1 September last year[1] |
| Purse | €80,000 (2022) 1st: €40,000 |
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| Haya Zark | Skalleti | Kertez |
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| Pretty Tiger | Hurricane Dream | Skalleti |
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| Skalleti | Grand Glory | Ecrivain |
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| Simona | Spirit Of Nelson | Pappalino |
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| Soleil Marin | Magny Cours | Air Pilot |
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| Air Pilot | Way To Paris | Star Victory |
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| Cloth Of Stars | Star Victory | Cafe Royal |
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| Garlingari | Sumbal | Affaire Solitaire |
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| Affaire Solitaire | Meadow Creek | Arkaitz |
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| Norse King | Singing | Rose Vista |
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| Saga Dream | Don Bosco | Espero |
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| Chinchon | War Is War | Saga Dream |
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| Polytechnicien | Cirrus Des Aigles | Silver Pond |
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| Chinchon | Starlish | La Boum |
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| Court Canibal | Diyakalanie | Chinchon |
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| Spirit One | Balius | Aspectus |
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| Pearl Sky | Elasos | Runaway |
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| Kendor Dine | Special Kaldoun | Gold Sound |
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| Samando | Lord Du Sud | Pont D'Or |
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| Polish Summer | Bright Sky | Samando |
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| Aquarelliste | Caesarion | Border Arrow |
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| Jomana | Five Fishes | Maid Of Dawkins |
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| Earlene | Bleu D'Altair | Honorifique |
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| Russian Hope | Amilynx | Double Heart |
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| Barbola | Borgia | Jim And Tonic |
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| Loup Sauvage | Astarabad | Jim And Tonic |
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| Nero Zilzal | Le Destin | Thames |
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| Gunboat Diplomacy | Red Roses Story | Tot Ou Tard |
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| Tuesday's Special | En Cascade | Matarun |
History
editThe event was originally called the Prix Boiard. It was named after Boiard, a successful racehorse in the 1870s. It was established in 1891, and initially run at Maisons-Laffitte over 2,000 metres.[2] It was open to horses aged three or older.
The race was renamed in memory of Eugène Adam (1840–1904), a former president of the Société Sportive d'Encouragement, in 1905.[3] It reverted to its original title when the present Prix Eugène Adam was given its name in 1911.
The Prix Boiard was abandoned from 1915 to 1918. It was contested at Saint-Cloud over 2,100 metres in 1919. It returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 1920, and began a longer spell at Saint-Cloud in 1929. Its distance was 2,100 metres in 1931 and 1932.
The event was held at Longchamp from 1940 to 1942. It was run at Le Tremblay over 2,150 metres in 1943, and Maisons-Laffitte over 2,200 metres in 1944 and 1945. It returned to Saint-Cloud in 1946.
The race was won by a horse called Exbury in 1963, and it was renamed in his honour in 1969. From this point it was closed to three-year-olds. It was given Group 3 status in 1971.
The Prix Exbury is usually France's first Group race of the year.
Records
editMost successful horse (2 wins):
- Fourire – 1899, 1900
- Macdonald II – 1904, 1905
- Djebel – 1941, 1942
- Un Gaillard – 1943, 1944
- Yaxilio – 1970, 1971
- Mister Sic Top – 1972, 1973
- Chinchon – 2010, 2012
- Haya Zark - 2023, 2024
Leading jockey (7 wins):
- Olivier Peslier – Matarun (1994), Gunboat Diplomacy (1996), Nero Zilzal (1997), Loup Sauvage (1998), Court Canibal (2009), Polytechnicien (2011), Chinchon (2012)
- Christophe Soumillon - Polish Summer (2004), Spirit One (2008), Chinchon (2010), Air Pilot (2018), Pretty Tiger (2022), Haya Zark (2023, 2024)
Leading trainer (10 wins):
- André Fabre – Al Nasr (1982), Imyar (1983), Mille Balles (1984), Village Star (1987), Tuesday's Special (1995), Loup Sauvage (1998), Polish Summer (2004), Polytechnicien (2011), Cloth of Stars (2017), Soleil Marin (2019)
Leading owner (7 wins):
- Marcel Boussac – Goyescas (1933), Goya II (1940), Djebel (1941, 1942), Ardan (1945), Goyama (1947), Nirgal (1948)
Winners since 1981
edit| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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| 1981 | Armistice Day | 5 | Yves Saint-Martin | C. de Watrigant | Luis Urbano Sanabria | 2:19.30 |
| 1982 | Al Nasr | 4 | Alain Lequeux | André Fabre | Moufid Dabaghi | 2:26.80 |
| 1983 | Imyar | 4 | Alain Badel | André Fabre | Peter Baumgartner | 2:18.20 |
| 1984 | Mille Balles | 4 | Freddy Head | André Fabre | Guy de Rothschild | 2:15.50 |
| 1985 | Darly | 6 | Freddy Head | David Smaga | Georges Blizniansky | |
| 1986 | New Target | 5 | Jean-Michel Breux | Élie Lellouche | Mrs Gerard Sarfati | |
| 1987 | Village Star | 4 | Dominique Regnard | André Fabre | Tony Richards | 2:10.80 |
| 1988 | Coeur de Lion | 4 | Yvonnick Claudic | J. R. Lyon | Richard Swift | 2:25.40 |
| 1989 | Saint Andrews | 5 | Alain Badel | Jean-Marie Béguigné | Suzy Volterra | 2:18.90 |
| 1990 | Mansonnien | 6 | Dominique Boeuf | Noël Pelat | Mrs Bernard Destremau | 2:07.90 |
| 1991 | Leariva | 4 | Alain Lequeux | David Smaga | Thierry van Zuylen | 2:18.70 |
| 1992 | Fortune's Wheel | 4 | Mathieu Boutin | Robert Collet | Richard Strauss | 2:13.70 |
| 1993 | Urban Sea | 4 | Mathieu Boutin | Jean Lesbordes | David Tsui | 2:09.20 |
| 1994 | Matarun | 6 | Olivier Peslier | Henri van de Poele | Roland Soula | 2:15.10 |
| 1995 | Tuesday's Special | 5 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Patrick Offenstadt | 2:24.70 |
| 1996 | Gunboat Diplomacy | 5 | Olivier Peslier | Élie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:08.60 |
| 1997 | Nero Zilzal | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Élie Lellouche | Osvaldo Pedroni | 2:11.50 |
| 1998 | Loup Sauvage | 4 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:18.80 |
| 1999 | Barbola | 4 | Thierry Thulliez | Jean de Roualle | Bob McCreery | 2:17.60 |
| 2000 | Russian Hope | 5 | Goulven Toupel | Henri-Alex Pantall | Edouard de Rothschild | 2:15.30 |
| 2001 | Earlene | 4 | Thierry Thulliez | Henri-Alex Pantall | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:24.70 |
| 2002 | Jomana | 4 | Olivier Plaçais | Henri-Alex Pantall | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:14.40 |
| 2003 | Aquarelliste | 5 | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 2:13.85 |
| 2004 | Polish Summer | 7 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:10.70 |
| 2005 | Samando | 5 | Éric Legrix | François Doumen | Hans Wirth | 2:16.40 |
| 2006 | Kendor Dine | 4 | Stéphane Pasquier | Yves de Nicolay | Didier Kahn | 2:15.60 |
| 2007 | Pearl Sky | 4 | Anthony Crastus | Yves de Nicolay | Hugh Hogg | 2:13.80 |
| 2008 | Spirit One | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Philippe Demercastel | Bouzid Chehboub | 2:12.80 |
| 2009 | Court Canibal | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Mikel Delzangles | Marquesa de Moratalla | 2:14.20 |
| 2010 | Chinchon | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Carlos Laffon-Parias | SARL Darpat France | 2:16.60 |
| 2011 | Polytechnicien | 5 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:10.50 |
| 2012 | Chinchon | 7 | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias | SARL Darpat France | 2:08.10 |
| 2013 | Saga Dream | 7 | Thierry Jarnet | Freddy Lemercier | Freddy Lemercier | 2:20.11 |
| 2014 | Norse King | 5 | Alexis Badel | Myriam Bollack-Badel | Jeff Smith | 2:10.19 |
| 2015 | Affaire Solitaire | 5 | Nicolas Perret | Patrick Khozian | Luigi Roveda | 2:08.54 |
| 2016 | Garlingari | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | Corine Barande-Barbe | Corine Barande-Barbe | 2:09.98 |
| 2017 | Cloth of Stars | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Godolphin | 2:07.05 |
| 2018 | Air Pilot | 9 | Christophe Soumillon | Ralph Beckett | Lady Cobham | 2:24.49 |
| 2019 | Soleil Marin | 5 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | André Fabre | Godolphin | 2:17.29 |
| 2020 | Simona | 4 | Alexis Badel | Francis-Henry Graffard | Nigel & Carolyn Elwes | 2:14.87 |
| 2021 | Skalleti | 6 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | Jerome Reynier | Jean-Claude Seroul | 2:11:11 |
| 2022 | Pretty Tiger | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Fabrice Vermeulen | Bernard Giraudon | 2:06.11 |
| 2023 | Haya Zark | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Adrien Fouassier | Odette Fau | 2:11.18 |
| 2024 | Haya Zark | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Adrien Fouassier | Odette Fau | 2:25.22 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1891: Sledge
- 1892: Courlis
- 1893: Hoche
- 1894: Fousi Yama
- 1895: Merlin
- 1896: Omnium II
- 1897: Castelnau
- 1898: Quilda
- 1899: Fourire
- 1900: Fourire
- 1901: Codoman
- 1902: Cheri
- 1903: La Camargo
- 1904: Macdonald II
- 1905: Macdonald II
- 1906: Prestige
- 1907: Maintenon
- 1908: Biniou
- 1909: Verdun
- 1910: Lieutel
- 1911: Badajoz
- 1912: Martial
- 1913: Isard
- 1914: Nimbus
- 1915–18: no race
- 1919: Mont Saint Eloi
- 1920: Tchad
- 1921: Souviens Toi
- 1922: Cid Campeador
- 1923: Niceas
- 1924: Sir Gallahad
- 1925: Le Capucin
- 1926: Cerulea
- 1927: King's Darling
- 1928: Motrico
- 1929: Tuvari
- 1930: Mysarch
- 1931: Le Tourbillon
- 1932: Parsee
- 1933: Goyescas
- 1934: Le Centaure
- 1935: Farfadette
- 1936: Renette
- 1937: Le Calme
- 1938: Sanguinetto
- 1939: Feerie
- 1940: Goya II
- 1941: Djebel
- 1942: Djebel
- 1943: Un Gaillard
- 1944: Un Gaillard
- 1945: Ardan
- 1946: Oural
- 1947: Goyama
- 1948: Nirgal
- 1949: Tharsis
- 1950: Wild Mec
- 1951: Alizier
- 1952: L'Aiglon
- 1953: Fine Top
- 1954: Banassa
- 1955: Soleil Levant
- 1956: Tropique
- 1957: Fric
- 1958: Mon Triomphe
- 1959: Tombeur
- 1960: Siva
- 1961: Djebel Traffic
- 1962: Match
- 1963: Exbury
- 1964: Prima Donna
- 1965: Free Ride
- 1966: Diatome
- 1967: Claquesous
- 1968: Taglietto
- 1969: Carmarthen
- 1970: Yaxilio
- 1971: Yaxilio
- 1972: Mister Sic Top
- 1973: Mister Sic Top
- 1974: Shari
- 1975: no race *
- 1976: Citoyen
- 1977: Cheraw
- 1978: Pappagallo
- 1979: Tempus Fugit
- 1980: Kamaridaan
* The 1975 running was abandoned because of snow.
See also
edit- List of French flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1891 – this race is included under its original title, Prix Boiard.
References
edit- ^ "Prix Exbury". The French black type. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "1891 Prix Boiard". Le Petit Journal (in French). 9 May 1891. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "1905 Prix Eugène Adam". Le Matin (in French). 15 April 1905. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- France Galop / Racing Post:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Exbury.
- galop.courses-france.com – Prix Exbury – Palmarès depuis 1980.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix Exbury (ex Prix Boiard).
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Exbury (2020).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix Exbury – Saint-Cloud.