Prix Foy

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The Prix Foy is a Group 2 flat horse race in France for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds (excluding geldings). It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at Longchamp Racecourse in September.

It was first run in 1955 as the Prix Henri Foy, named in memory of Henri Foy, a leading figure in French racing who died the previous year. The race has been known by its present shortened title since 1969. It was first run as a Group 2 in 1998, prior to which it was classed as a Group 3.

The race is a trial for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and takes place three weeks before the big race, at the same meeting as the Prix Niel, an Arc trial for three-year-olds, and the Prix Vermeille, a Group 1 race for fillies and mares.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Beeshi	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:34.6
1989	Star Lift	5	Dominique Boeuf	André Fabre	2:32.8
1990	In the Wings	4	Pat Eddery	André Fabre	2:31.3
1991	Splash of Colour	4	Cash Asmussen	Vincent O'Brien	2:30.1
1992	Magic Night	4	Alain Badel	Philippe Demercastel	2:40.5
1993	Only Royale	4	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	2:51.6
1994	Richard of York	4	Sylvain Guillot	André Fabre	2:34.6
1995	Carnegie	4	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	2:35.6
1996	Swain	4	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	2:31.9
1997	Yokohama	6	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	2:31.8
1998	Limnos	4	Cash Asmussen	Dominique Sépulchre	2:42.3
1999	El Condor Pasa	4	Masayoshi Ebina	Yoshitaka Ninomiya	2:31.4
2000	Montjeu	4	Michael Kinane	John Hammond	2:32.8
2001	Hightori	4	Gérald Mossé	Philippe Demercastel	2:30.1
2002	Aquarelliste	4	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	2:29.0
2003	Ange Gabriel	5	Thierry Jarnet	Eric Libaud	2:28.6
2004	Policy Maker	4	Olivier Peslier	Elie Lellouche	2:38.7
2005	Pride	5	Christophe Lemaire	Alain de Royer-Dupré	2:29.2
2006	Shirocco	5	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	2:32.9
2007	Manduro	5	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	2:28.8