Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère
| Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1853 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | france-galop.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres (7f) |
| Track | Turf, right-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds excluding geldings |
| Weight | 57 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies |
| Purse | €350,000 (2009) Distribution 1st: 57.14%, 2nd: 22.86% 3rd: 11.43%, 4th: 5.71% 5th: 2.86% |
The Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. 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 early October.
It is the oldest and most prestigious race in France for juvenile horses, and at present the equal richest with the Prix Morny.
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[edit] History
The event was established in 1853, and it was originally called the Grand Critérium. It was initially held at Chantilly, and in its early years it was raced over 1,500 metres. It moved to Longchamp in 1857, and it was extended to 1,600 metres in 1864.
The Grand Critérium was not run in 1870 because of the Franco-Prussian War. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918. It was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. It was temporarily switched to Le Tremblay in 1943 and 1944.
When the present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, the Grand Critérium was classed at the highest level, Group 1. At this time it took place in mid October. It was brought forward to the Saturday of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend in 1989, but it returned to mid October in 1995.
The governing body of French racing, France Galop, restructured its program of Group 1 juvenile races in 2001. The Grand Critérium was cut to 1,400 metres – the length of the discontinued Prix de la Salamandre. From this point it was scheduled for the same day as the "Arc" – the first Sunday in October.
The race's present title, the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, was introduced in 2003. This was in memory of Jean-Luc Lagardère (1928–2003), a successful racehorse owner and the champion breeder in France twelve times. He also served as the president of France Galop.
[edit] Records
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- George Stern – Vinicius (1902), Ob (1903), Val d'Or (1904), Ouadi Halfa (1906), Durban (1920), Clavieres (1923)
- Roger Poincelet – Ambiorix (1948), Cosmos (1951), Tiepoletto (1958), Right Royal (1960), Hula Dancer (1962), Yelapa (1968)
Leading trainer (10 wins):
- Henry Jennings – Miss Cath (1855), Duchess (1856), Isabella (1860), Stradella (1861), Czar (1865), Revigny (1871), Jonquille (1875), Jongleur (1876), Mantille (1877), Basilique (1879)
Leading owner (8 wins):
- Marcel Boussac – Durban (1920), Nosca (1941, dead-heat), Caravelle (1942), Priam (1943), Nirgal (1945), Ambiorix (1948), Apollonia (1955), Abdos (1961)
[edit] Winners since 1969
1 Barathea Guest finished first in 1999, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
[edit] Earlier winners
- 1853 - Celebrity
- 1854 - Allez y Gaiement
- 1855 - Miss Cath
- 1856 - Duchess
- 1857 - Tonnerre des Indes
- 1858 - Nuncia
- 1859 - Mon Etoile
- 1860 - Isabella
- 1861 - Stradella
- 1862 - Damier
- 1863 - Sonchamp
- 1864 - Le Bearnais
- 1865 - Czar
- 1866 - Montgoubert
- 1867 - Le Sarrazin
- 1868 - Mademoiselle de Fligny
- 1869 - Sornette
- 1870 - no race
- 1871 - Revigny
- 1872 - Franc Tireur
- 1873 - Fideline
- 1874 - Perplexe
- 1875 - Jonquille
- 1876 - Jongleur
- 1877 - Mantille
- 1878 - Swift
- 1879 - Basilique *
- 1880 - Perplexite
- 1881 - Vigilant
- 1882 - Vernet
- 1883 - Fra Diavolo
- 1884 - The Condor
- 1885 - Alger
- 1886 - Frapotel
- 1887 - Stuart
- 1888 - May Pole
- 1889 - Cromatella
- 1890 - Reverend
- 1891 - Rueil
- 1892 - Marly
- 1893 - Dolma Baghtche
- 1894 - Le Sagittaire
- 1895 - Hero
- 1896 - Roxelane
- 1897 - Cazabat
- 1898 - Holocauste
- 1899 - Ramadan
- 1900 -
- 1901 - Le Mandinet
- 1902 - Vinicius
- 1903 - Ob
- 1904 - Val d'Or
- 1905 - Prestige
- 1906 - Ouadi Halfa
- 1907 - Sauge Pourpree
- 1908 - Golden Sky
- 1909 - Uriel
- 1910 - Faucheur
- 1911 - Montrose
- 1912 - Ecouen
- 1913 - Le Grand Pressigny
- 1914–18 - no race
- 1919 - Odol
- 1920 - Durban
- 1921 - Kefalin
- 1922 - Epinard
- 1923 - Clavieres
- 1924 - Ptolemy
- 1925 - Dorina
- 1926 - Flamant
- 1927 - Kantar
- 1928 - Amorina
- 1929 - Godiche
- 1930 - Indus
- 1931 - La Bourrasque
- 1932 - Pantalon
- 1933 - Brantome
- 1934 - Pampeiro
- 1935 - Mistress Ford
- 1936 - Teleferique
- 1937 - Gossip
- 1938 - Turbulent
- 1939–40 - no race
- 1941 - Martia / Nosca *
- 1942 - Caravelle
- 1943 - Priam
- 1944 -
- 1945 - Nirgal
- 1946 - Clarion
- 1947 - Rigolo
- 1948 - Ambiorix
- 1949 - Tantieme
- 1950 - Sicambre
- 1951 - Cosmos
- 1952 - Dragon Blanc
- 1953 - Le Geographe
- 1954 - Beau Prince
- 1955 - Apollonia
- 1956 - Tyrone
- 1957 - Bella Paola
- 1958 - Tiepoletto
- 1959 - Angers
- 1960 - Right Royal
- 1961 - Abdos
- 1962 - Hula Dancer
- 1963 - Neptunus
- 1964 - Grey Dawn
- 1965 - Soleil
- 1966 - Silver Cloud
- 1967 - Sir Ivor
- 1968 - Yelapa
* The 1879 race finished as a dead-heat between Basilique and Louis d'Or, but it was decided by a run-off.
* The 1941 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
[edit] References
- Racing Post:
- galop.courses-france.com:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère (2009).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère – Longchamp.
[edit] See also
- List of French flat horse races
- Recurring events established in 1853 – this race is included under its original title, Grand Critérium.
