Prix Exbury

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Group 3 race
Prix Exbury
Location	Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France
Inaugurated	1891
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat race
Website	France-Galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	56 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares 1 kg if not Group placed * 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 Exbury is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1¼ miles) at Saint-Cloud Racecourse and takes place annually in March. It is usually the first Group race of the European racing season.

It was first run in 1891 at Maisons-Laffitte as the Prix Boiard, named in honour of the racehorse Boiard, winner of the 1873 Grand Prix de Paris. From 1905 to 1910 it was run as the Prix Eugène Adam, reverting to the Prix Boiard in 1911 when the present Prix Eugène Adam took this title.

In 1929 the race was transferred to Saint-Cloud, where it has remained with the exception of some wartime venue changes and cancellations. The present title was introduced in 1969, honouring Exbury, winner of the race in 1963. Originally open to horses three-years-old and up, in 1969 the age restriction was also modified and the race was closed to three-year-olds.

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

[edit] Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

• Frank O'Neill – Lieutel (1910), Isard (1913), Tchad (1920), Sir Gallahad (1924)
• Roger Poincelet – Un Gaillard (1943, 1944), Oural (1946), Nirgal (1948)
• Yves Saint-Martin – Match (1962), Shari (1974), Cheraw (1977), Armistice Day (1981)
• Olivier Peslier – Matarun (1994), Gunboat Diplomacy (1996), Nero Zilzal (1997), Loup Sauvage (1998)

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Leading trainer (7 wins):

• André Fabre – Al Nasr (1982), Imyar (1983), Mille Balles (1984), Village Star (1987), Tuesday's Special (1995), Loup Sauvage (1998), Polish Summer (2004)

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Leading owner (7 wins):

• Marcel Boussac – Goyescas (1933), Goya (1940), Djebel (1941, 1942), Ardan (1945), Goyama (1947), Nirgal (1948)

[edit] Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Kamaridaan	4	Henri Samani	François Mathet	HH Aga Khan IV
1981	Armistice Day	5	Yves Saint-Martin	C. de Watrigant	Luis Urbano-Sanabria
1982	Al Nasr	4	Alain Lequeux	André Fabre	Moufid F. Dabaghi	2:26.80
1983	Imyar	4	Alain Badel	André Fabre	Peter Baumgartner	2:18.20
1984	Mille Balles	4	Freddy Head	André Fabre	Baron Guy de Rothschild	2:15.50
1985	Darly	6	Freddy Head	David Smaga	Georges Blizniansky
1986	New Target	5	Jean-Michel Breux	Elie Lellouche	Mrs Gerard Sarfati
1987	Village Star	4	Dominique Regnard	André Fabre	A. J. Richards	2:10.80
1988	Coeur de Lion	4	Yvonnick Claudic	J. R. Lyon	Richard Swift	2:25.40
1989	Saint Andrews	5	Alain Badel	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Suzy Volterra	2:18.90
1990	Mansonnien	6	Dominique Boeuf	Noël Pelat	Mrs Bernard Destremau	2:07.90
1991	Leariva	4	Alain Lequeux	David Smaga	Baron Thierry van Zuylen	2:18.70
1992	Fortune's Wheel	4	Mathieu Boutin	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	2:13.70
1993	Urban Sea	4	Mathieu Boutin	Jean Lesbordes	David Tsui	2:09.20
1994	Matarun	6	Olivier Peslier	Henri Van de Poële	Roland Soula	2:15.10
1995	Tuesday's Special	5	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Patrick Offenstadt	2:24.70
1996	Gunboat Diplomacy	5	Olivier Peslier	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	2:08.60
1997	Nero Zilzal	4	Olivier Peslier	Elie Lellouche	Osvaldo Pedroni	2:11.50
1998	Loup Sauvage	4	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:18.80
1999	Barbola	4	Thierry Thulliez	Jean de Roualle	Bob McCreery	2:17.60
2000	Russian Hope	5	Goulven Toupel	Henri-Alex Pantall	Baron Edouard de Rothschild	2:15.30
2001	Earlene	4	Thierry Thulliez	Henri-Alex Pantall	Sheikh Mohammed	2:24.70
2002	Jomana	4	Olivier Plaçais	Henri-Alex Pantall	Sheikh Mohammed	2:14.40
2003	Aquarelliste	5	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	2:13.85
2004	Polish Summer	7	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:10.70
2005	Samando	5	Eric Legrix	François Doumen	Hans Wirth	2:16.40
2006	Kendor Dine	4	Stéphane Pasquier	Yves de Nicolay	Didier Kahn	2:15.60
2007	Pearl Sky	4	Anthony Crastus	Yves de Nicolay	Hugh Hogg	2:13.80
2008	Spirit One	4	Christophe Soumillon	Philippe Demercastel	Bouzid Chehboub	2:12.80

[edit] Earlier winners

[edit] References

• France-Galop.com
• PedigreeQuery.com
• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• galop.courses-france.com

[edit] See also

• List of French flat horse races
• Recurring events established in 1891 – the Prix Exbury is included under its original title, Prix Boiard.