Prix Djebel
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The Prix Djebel is a Listed flat horse race in France for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings run over a distance of 1,400 metres (approximately 7 furlongs) at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse in April.
It is a trial race for the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, or its English counterpart, the 2,000 Guineas. It is named after the racehorse Djebel, a champion French racehorse in the early 1940s, and subsequently a leading sire. The equivalent race for fillies is the Prix Imprudence, which is run at the same meeting.
The first and second in 1993, Kingmambo and Zafonic, went on to win the French and English 2,000 Guineas respectively. The only other Prix Djebel runner since 1990 to be similarly successful is Pennekamp, who followed his trial victory with a win at Newmarket in 1995.
[edit] Winners since 1990
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1990 | Machiavellian | Freddy Head | François Boutin | 1:24.6 |
| 1991 | Ganges | Gérald Mossé | François Boutin | 1:26.9 |
| 1992 | Cardoun | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche | 1:26.4 |
| 1993 | Kingmambo | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | 1:28.7 |
| 1994 | Psychobabble | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | 1:36.2 |
| 1995 | Pennekamp * | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | 1:17.41 |
| 1996 | Byzantium * | Gérald Mossé | John Hammond | 1:18.93 |
| 1997 | Fantastic Fellow | Olivier Peslier | Clive Brittain | 1:26.8 |
| 1998 | Ippon | Jean-René Dubosc | Jean-Claude Rouget | 1:34.0 |
| 1999 | Berkoutchi | Olivier Peslier | Henri-Alex Pantall | 1:25.7 |
| 2000 | Danger Over | Thierry Thulliez | Pascal Bary | 1:25.7 |
| 2001 | Greengroom ** | Dominique Boeuf | Carlos Laffon-Parias | 1:30.2 |
| 2002 | Massalani | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | 1:27.0 |
| 2003 | Green Channel | Ioritz Mendizabal | Jean-Claude Rouget | 1:26.6 |
| 2004 | Whipper | Christophe Soumillon | Robert Collet | 1:28.7 |
| 2005 | Salut Thomas | Sébastien Maillot | Robert Collet | 1:29.8 |
| 2006 | Stormy River | Thierry Thulliez | Nicolas Clément | 1:30.3 |
* The 1995 and 1996 races took place at Evry Racecourse over the shorter distance of 1,300 metres (6½ furlongs).
** The 2001 race was run at Longchamp Racecourse.
