Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte

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The Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte is a Group 2 flat horse race in France for two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse in October or November.

It was first run in 1891 at a distance of 1,400 metres (7 furlongs), which was reduced to 1,200 metres in 1897. Further alterations to the race distance followed in 1922 (increased to 1,300 metres), 1952 (increased to 1,400 metres), and 2001 (reduced to the present distance of 1,200 metres). In 1995 and 1996 the race was run at Evry as the Critérium des Deux Ans at a distance of 1,300 metres (6½ furlongs).

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Corviglia	Eric Saint-Martin	François Boutin	1:30.70
1989	Septieme Ciel	Guy Guignard	Criquette Head	1:24.30
1990	Ganges	Eric Legrix	François Boutin	1:25.90
1991	Cardoun	Alain Lequeux	Elie Lellouche	1:29.70
1992	Kadounor	Olivier Doleuze	Jean Laumain	1:35.40
1993	Signe Divin	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	1:28.50
1994	Bishop of Cashel	David Harrison	James Fanshawe	1:32.20
1995	Titus Livius	Cash Asmussen	Jonathan Pease	1:19.07
1996	Deadly Dudley	Olivier Peslier	Richard Hannon	1:20.11
1997	Roi Gironde	Olivier Peslier	Criquette Head	1:27.50
1998	Moiava	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	1:31.90
1999	Touch of the Blues	Dominique Boeuf	Carlos Laffon-Parias	1:29.80
2000	Amiwain	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	1:29.40
2001	Captain Rio	Thierry Jarnet	Richard Whitaker	1:14.30
2002	Zinziberine	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	1:12.70
2003	Whipper	Christophe Soumillon	Robert Collet	1:14.70
2004	Centifolia	Ioritz Mendizabal	Robert Collet	1:12.00
2005	Balthazaar's Gift	Jamie Spencer	Kevin Ryan	1:10.10
2006	Captain Marvelous	Christophe Soumillon	Barry Hills	1:11.60
2007	Pomellato	Andrasch Starke	Peter Schiergen	1:13.60