The Prix Hocquart is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1 mile and 4 furlongs) at Chantilly.
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Location | Chantilly Racecourse Paris, France |
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Inaugurated | 1861 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,200 metres (1mi 3fur) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds excluding geldings |
Weight | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies |
Purse | €130,000 (2022) 1st: €74,100 |
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L'Astronome | Galaxie Gold | Lavello |
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2021 | ||
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Bubble Gift | Gregolimo | Lambo |
History
editThe event was established in 1861, and it was originally called the Prix de Longchamps. In the early part of its history its distance was 2,500 metres.[1] Due to the Franco-Prussian War, it was not run in 1871.
The Prix de Longchamps 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 Noailles and the Prix Greffulhe. The Prix de Longchamps was restricted to the produce of mares covered by stallions born and bred in France. It was funded by entries submitted before a horse's birth, in the year of conception.
The race continued with its original title until 1884.[2] It was renamed in memory of Louis Hocquart de Turtot (1823–1884), a founder member of the board of French horse racing, in 1885.[3]
The Prix Hocquart was shortened to 2,400 metres in 1902. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1919. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was contested at Le Tremblay over 2,300 metres from 1943 to 1945.
The event was staged at Chantilly over 2,200 metres from 1997 to 2000. Its distance at Longchamp was cut to 2,200 metres in 2005.
Twenty-seven winners of the race have achieved victory in the Prix du Jockey Club. The first was Patricien in 1867, and the most recent was Bering in 1986.
The race was moved permanently to Chantilly in 2017, and pushed back in the racing calendar to be run on the same day as the Prix de Diane. It therefore functioned as a Grand Prix de Paris trial instead of a trial for the Prix du Jockey Club. In 2020 it returned to Longchamp and was run in late May on the same day as the Prix Saint-Alary.
Records
editLeading jockey (5 wins):
- Yves Saint-Martin – Reliance (1965), Margouillat (1973), Darshaan (1984), Mouktar (1985), Sadjiyd (1987)
- Freddy Head – Bourbon (1971), Talleyrand (1972), Val de l'Orne (1975), Montcontour (1977), Mot d'Or (1980)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- André Fabre – Jeu de Paille (1983), Nasr El Arab (1988), Dancehall (1989), Vadlawys (1994), Hurricane Run (2005), Democrate (2008), Tableaux (2013)
Leading owner (7 wins):
- Henri Delamarre – Matamore (1865), Victorieuse (1866), Patricien (1867), Faublas (1872), Filoselle (1876), Vesuve (1877), Vin Sec (1891)
Winners since 1979
editYear | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1979 | Le Marmot | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Rodolph Schafer | 2:43.20 |
1980 | Mot d'Or | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 2:32.00 |
1981 | Rahotep | Jean-Luc Kessas | Bernard Sécly | Jean-Claude Weill | 2:45.20 |
1982 | Cadoudal | Jean-Luc Kessas | Bernard Sécly | André Boutboul | 2:43.80 |
1983 | Jeu de Paille | Henri Samani | André Fabre | Guy de Rothschild | 2:41.80 |
1984 | Darshaan | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:36.20 |
1985 | Mouktar | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:35.60 |
1986 | Bering | Gary W. Moore | Criquette Head | Ghislaine Head | 2:36.10 |
1987 | Sadjiyd | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:28.30 |
1988 | Nasr El Arab | Steve Cauthen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:28.90 |
1989 | Dancehall | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Tomohiro Wada | 2:29.20 |
1990 | Top Waltz | Éric Legrix | Jean-Marie Béguigné | Adolf Renk | 2:31.90 |
1991 | Pistolet Bleu | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:30.00 |
1992 | Adieu au Roi | Walter Swinburn | Jean Lesbordes | David Tsui | 2:37.20 |
1993 | Regency | Pat Eddery | Criquette Head | Khalid Abdullah | 2:34.60 |
1994 | Vadlawys | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 2:34.40 |
1995 | Rifapour | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:29.30 |
1996 | Arbatax | Cash Asmussen | Pascal Bary | Mrs François Boutin | 2:32.00 |
1997 | Shaka | Jean-René Dubosc | Jean-Claude Rouget | Robert Bousquet | 2:22.80 |
1998 | Sayarshan | Sylvain Guillot | Pascal Bary | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 2:22.10 |
1999 | Falcon Flight | Sylvain Guillot | Pascal Bary | Ecurie J. L. Bouchard | 2:16.20 |
2000 | Lord Flasheart | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Jean-Claude Seroul | 2:23.60 |
2001 | Maille Pistol | Jean-René Dubosc | Jean-Claude Rouget | Michel Roussel | 2:34.40 |
2002 | Khalkevi | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:32.20 |
2003 | Coroner | Stéphane Pasquier | Jean-Claude Rouget | Marquesa de Moratalla | 2:35.80 |
2004 | Lord du Sud | Éric Legrix | Jean-Claude Rouget | Béatrice Hermelin | 2:35.90 |
2005 | Hurricane Run | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Gestüt Ammerland | 2:18.50 |
2006 | Numide | Ioritz Mendizabal | Jean-Claude Rouget | Ecurie I. M. Fares | 2:23.00 |
2007 | Anton Chekhov | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Magnier / Smith | 2:23.00 |
2008 | Democrate | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | Skymarc / Moussac / Gill | 2:15.20 |
2009 | Wajir | Anthony Crastus | Élie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 2:17.60 |
2010 | Silver Pond | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Haras du Quesnay | 2:17.00 |
2011 | Prairie Star | Christophe Soumillon | Élie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 2:17.27 |
2012 | Top Trip | Thomas Huet | François Doumen | Joerg Vasicek | 2:18.33 |
2013 | Tableaux | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Smith / Tabor | 2:17.42 |
2014 | Free Port Lux | Thierry Jarnet | Freddy Head | Olivier Thomas | 2:23.11 |
2015 | Ampere | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Scea Haras de Saint Pair | 2:18.35 |
2016 | Mekhtaal[a] | Gregory Benoist | Jean-Claude Rouget | Al Shaqab Racing | 2:07.03 |
2017 | Ice Breeze[a] | Vincent Cheminaud | Pascal Bary | Khalid Abdulla | 2:33.09 |
2018 | Nocturnal Fox | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Godolphin | 2:29.51 |
2019 | Al Hilalee | James Doyle | Charlie Appelby | Godolphin | 2:29.10 |
2020 | Port Guillaume[b] | Cristian Demuro | Jean-Claude Rouget | Claudio Marzocco | 2:38.23 |
2021 | Bubble Gift[c] | Gérald Mossé | Mikel Delzangles | Zak Bloodstock | 2:22.74 |
2022 | L'Astronome[c] | Christophe Soumillon | Francis-Henri Graffard | Al Asayl France | 2:20.61 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1861: Good By
- 1862: Allez y Rondement
- 1863: Villafranca
- 1864: Gedeon
- 1865: Matamore
- 1866: Victorieuse
- 1867: Patricien
- 1868: Le Bosphore
- 1869: Pandour
- 1870: Bigarreau
- 1871: no race
- 1872: Faublas
- 1873: Absalon
- 1874: Succes
- 1875: Saint Cyr
- 1876: Filoselle
- 1877: Vesuve
- 1878: Stathouder
- 1879: Salteador
- 1880: Versigny
- 1881: Serpolette
- 1882: Dictateur II
- 1883: Farfadet
- 1884: Silex
- 1885: Extra
- 1886: Upas
- 1887: Vanneau
- 1888: Saint Gall
- 1889: Aerolithe
- 1890: Yellow
- 1891: Vin Sec
- 1892: Fontenoy
- 1893: Ragotsky
- 1894: Polygone
- 1895: Roitelet
- 1896: Kerym
- 1897: Canvass Back
- 1898: Le Roi Soleil
- 1899: Perth
- 1900: Ivry
- 1901: Saint Armel
- 1902: Maximum
- 1903: Ex Voto
- 1904: Orange Blossom
- 1905: Brienne
- 1906: Maintenon
- 1907: Pitti
- 1908: Lieutel
- 1909: Mehari
- 1910: My Star
- 1911: Faucheur
- 1912: Zenith
- 1913: Pere Marquette
- 1914: Sardanapale
- 1915–19: no race
- 1920: Caliban
- 1921: Ksar
- 1922: Joyeux Drille
- 1923: Massine
- 1924: Vineuil
- 1925: Belfonds
- 1926: Soubadar
- 1927: Flamant
- 1928: Palais Royal
- 1929: Hotweed
- 1930: Veloucreme
- 1931: Tourbillon
- 1932: Bishop's Rock
- 1933: Le Grand Cyrus
- 1934: Maravedis
- 1935: Louqsor
- 1936: Mieuxce
- 1937: Clairvoyant
- 1938: Royal Gift
- 1939: Irifle
- 1940: no race
- 1941: Le Pacha
- 1942: Hern the Hunter
- 1943: Verso II
- 1944: Ardan
- 1945: Chanteur
- 1946: Adrar
- 1947: Timor
- 1948: My Love
- 1949: Val Drake
- 1950: L'Amiral
- 1951: Sicambre
- 1952: Auriban
- 1953: Fort de France
- 1954: Prince Rouge
- 1955: Rapace
- 1956: Floriados
- 1957: Argel
- 1958: San Roman
- 1959: Herbager
- 1960: Angers
- 1961: Moutiers
- 1962: Val de Loir
- 1963: Le Mesnil
- 1964: Free Ride
- 1965: Reliance
- 1966: Hauban
- 1967: Frontal
- 1968: Valmy
- 1969: Beaugency
- 1970: Gyr
- 1971: Bourbon
- 1972: Talleyrand *
- 1973: Margouillat
- 1974: Poil de Chameau
- 1975: Val de l'Orne
- 1976: Grandchant
- 1977: Montcontour
- 1978: Frere Basile
* The 1972 winner Talleyrand was later renamed Hakodate.
See also
edit- List of French flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1861 – the Prix Hocquart is included under its original title, Prix de Longchamps.
References
edit- ^ "1875 Prix de Longchamps". Le Figaro (in French). 5 April 1875. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "1884 Prix de Longchamps". Le Figaro (in French). 7 April 1884. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "1885 Prix Hocquart". Le Figaro (in French). 13 April 1885. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- France Galop / Racing Post:
- galop.courses-france.com:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Hocquart.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix Hocquart.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Hocquart (2016).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix Hocquart – Longchamp.
- tbheritage.com – Prix Hocquart.