Prix Edmond Blanc

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Group 3 race
Prix Edmond Blanc

Location	Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France
Inaugurated	1921
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat race
Website	France-Galop.com
Race information
Distance	1,600 metres (1 mile)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	56 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg for Group 3 winners * * since January 1 last year
Purse	€80,000 (2008) Distribution 1st: 50%, 2nd: 20%, 3rd: 15% 4th: 10%, 5th: 5%

The Prix Edmond Blanc is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at Saint-Cloud Racecourse and takes place annually in late March or early April.

It was first run in 1921 and was named in memory of Edmond Blanc, the founder of Saint-Cloud Racecourse and a leading racehorse owner/breeder, who died the previous year.

The race was originally also open to three-year-olds, until it was restricted to four-year-olds and above in 1962. The present distance was introduced in 1954, prior to which it was run over 1,500 metres.

1 Records
2 Winners since 1980
3 Earlier winners
4 References
5 See also

[edit] Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Charlie Elliott – Dictateur (1931) Goyescas (1933), Negundo (1935), Goya (1939)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

François Mathet – Menetrier (1948), Faubourg (1953), Afayoon (1975)
Max Bonaventure – Franc Luron (1959, 1960), Martel (1968)
André Fabre – Crystal Glitters (1984), French Stress (1989), Dansili (2000)
Criquette Head-Maarek – Val des Bois (1990), Marathon (1998), Gold Away (1999)
John Hammond – Polar Falcon (1991), Flag Down (1994), Kaldounevees (1995)

Leading owner (4 wins):

Marcel Boussac – Zariba (1923), Goyescas (1933), Negundo (1935), Goya (1939)
Jean Stern – Sanguinetto (1937), Salieri (1938), Franc Luron (1959, 1960)

[edit] Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Wolverton	4	Freddy Head	Alec Head	Jacques Wertheimer
1981	In Fijar	4	Alfred Gibert	Mitri Saliba	Mahmoud Fustok
1982	The Wonder	4	Freddy Head	Jacques de Chevigny	Marquise de Moratalla
1983	Kebir	4	Greville Starkey	Patrick Biancone	Pierre Goral	1:51.20
1984	Crystal Glitters	4	Alfred Gibert	André Fabre	Mahmoud Fustok	1:50.40
1985	Nikos	4	Alain Badel	J. C. Cunnington	Countess Margit Batthyany	1:55.20
1986	Ephialtes	4	Alain Junk	Charlie Milbank	Egon Wanke	1:45.80
1987	Highest Honor	4	Eric Saint-Martin	Pascal Bary	Ecurie I. M. Farès	1:53.70
1988	Rose or No	4	Gérard Dubroeucq	Philippe Demercastel	Ecurie Jules Ouaki	1:58.70
1989	French Stress	4	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Paul de Moussac	1:49.10
1990	Val des Bois	4	Guy Guignard	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	1:40.40
1991	Polar Falcon *	4	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	David Thompson	1:39.32
1992	Exit to Nowhere	4	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:53.20
1993	Take Risks	4	Mathieu Boutin	Jean Lesbordes	David Tsui	1:46.30
1994	Flag Down	4	Gérald Mossé	John Hammond	Cheveley Park Stud	1:50.50
1995	Kaldounevees	4	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	Ecurie Chalhoub	1:41.80
1996	Wavy Run	5	Olivier Doleuze	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Jose Gonzalez	1:41.50
1997	Simon du Desert	4	Christian Hanotel	Robert Collet	Arne Larsson	1:39.00
1998	Marathon	4	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Alec Head	1:43.60
1999	Gold Away	4	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Wertheimer et Frère	1:46.90
2000	Dansili	4	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	1:54.00
2001	Golani	4	Davy Bonilla	Elie Lellouche	Claude Cohen	1:54.70
2002	Bedawin	6	Christophe Soumillon	François Doumen	Henri de Pracomtal	1:41.40
2003	Salselon	4	Alessandro Parravani	Mario Ciciarelli	Scuderia Briantea	1:41.80
2004	My Risk	5	Christophe Soumillon	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Roland Monnier	1:43.00
2005	Valentino	6	Ioritz Mendizabal	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Eduardo Fierro	1:48.90
2006	Svedov	5	Stéphane Pasquier	Elie Lellouche	Claude Cohen	1:52.00
2007	Racinger	4	Davy Bonilla	Freddy Head	Pierre Goral	1:43.60
2008	König Turf	6	Stéphane Pasquier	Christian Sprengel	Stall Route 66	1:52.20