Prix Eclipse

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The Prix Eclipse is a Group 3 flat horse race in France for two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) in late September or early October, currently at Chantilly Racecourse.

It was first run in 1891 at Maisons-Laffitte and is named in honour of the 18th century British racehorse Eclipse.

After World War II the race moved from its original venue to Saint-Cloud, where it remained until 1993. Since then it has been run at four different racecourses: Deauville (1994-1996), Saint-Cloud (1997-2000), Maisons-Laffitte (2001-2003, and 2005), and Chantilly (2004 and 2006-2007). The distance of the race has varied throughout its history, changing most recently in 2001, before which it had been run at 1,300 metres since 1966.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Lioubovnik	Eric Saint-Martin	François Boutin	1:25.1
1989	Pole Position	Dominique Boeuf	André Fabre	1:24.6
1990	Crack Regiment	Tony Cruz	John Fellows	1:23.2
1991	Cardoun	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	1:21.0
1992	Elizabeth Bay	Steve Cauthen	André Fabre	1:23.8
1993	Wood of Binn	Frédéric Sanchez	John Hammond	1:27.5
1994	Top Shape	Frédéric Sanchez	François Doumen	1:16.0
1995	Titus Livius	Cash Asmussen	Jonathan Pease	1:15.2
1996	Hurricane State	Walter Swinburn	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:19.4
1997	Merlin's Ring	Olivier Peslier	Ian Balding	1:25.6
1998	Stella Berine	Sylvain Guillot	Pascal Bary	1:22.7
1999	Perugina	Thierry Gillet	Criquette Head	1:22.7
2000	Potaro	Gérald Mossé	Brian Meehan	1:20.8
2001	Perrexa	Dominique Boeuf	David Smaga	1:16.5
2002	Zinziberine	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	1:08.6
2003	Bonaire	Davy Bonilla	Carlos Laffon-Parias	1:15.3
2004	Tremar	Gary Carter	Terry Mills	1:11.2
2005	Damoiselle	Davy Bonilla	Freddy Head	1:10.7
2006	Iron Lips	Olivier Peslier	Carlos Laffon-Parias	1:12.6
2007	Domingues	Declan McDonogh	Edward Lynam	1:13.4