Prix Hocquart

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Group 2 race
Prix Hocquart
Location	Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France
Inaugurated	1861
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat race
Website	France-Galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,200 metres (1m 3f)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds excluding geldings
Weight	58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies
Purse	€130,000 (2008) Distribution 1st: 57%, 2nd: 22% 3rd: 10.5%, 4th: 7% 5th: 3.5%

The Prix Hocquart is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,200 metres (approximately 1 mile 3 furlongs) at Longchamp Racecourse and takes place annually in May.

It was first run in 1861 as the Prix de Longchamp, adopting its present title in 1885 in memory of Louis Hocquart de Turtot, a leading figure in French racing who died the previous year. The race became one of five trials for the Prix du Jockey Club, collectively known as the poules des produits, each of which held specific conditions of entry. The Prix Hocquart was restricted to horses whose dams were covered by stallions born and bred in France. Initially contested over 2,500 metres, the distance was cut to 2,400 metres in 1902.

The race has taken place away from Longchamp on seven occasions – at Tremblay over 2,300 metres from 1943 to 1945, and at Chantilly over 2,200 metres from 1997 to 2000. Otherwise the race continued at 2,400 metres until the present distance was introduced in 2005.

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

[edit] Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Yves Saint-Martin – Reliance (1965), Margouillat (1973), Darshaan (1984), Mouktar (1985), Sadjiyd (1987)
• Freddy Head – Bourbon (1971), Talleyrand (1972), Val de l'Orne (1975), Montcontour (1977), Mot d'Or (1980)

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Leading trainer (6 wins):

• Alain de Royer-Dupré – Darshaan (1984), Mouktar (1985), Sadjiyd (1987), Rifapour (1995), Lord Flashheart (2000), Khalkevi (2002)
• André Fabre – Jeu de Paille (1983), Nasr El Arab (1988), Dancehall (1989), Vadlawys (1994), Hurricane Run (2005), Democrate (2008)

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Leading owner (7 wins):

• Henri Delamarre – Matamore (1865), Victorieuse (1866), Patricien (1867), Faublas (1872), Filoselle (1876), Vesuve (1877), Vin Sec (1891)

[edit] Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Mot d'Or	Freddy Head	Alec Head	Jacques Wertheimer	2:32.0
1981	Rahotep	Jean-Luc Kessas	Bernard Sécly	Jean-Claude Weill	2:45.2
1982	Cadoudal	Jean-Luc Kessas	Bernard Sécly	André Boutboul	2:43.8
1983	Jeu de Paille	Henri Samani	André Fabre	Baron Guy de Rothschild	2:41.8
1984	Darshaan	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:36.2
1985	Mouktar	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:35.6
1986	Bering	Gary W. Moore	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head	2:36.1
1987	Sadjiyd	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:28.3
1988	Nasr El Arab	Steve Cauthen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:28.9
1989	Dancehall	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Tomohiro Wada	2:29.2
1990	Top Waltz	Eric Legrix	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Adolf Renk	2:31.9
1991	Pistolet Bleu	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	2:30.0
1992	Adieu au Roi	Walter Swinburn	Jean Lesbordes	David Tsui	2:37.2
1993	Regency	Pat Eddery	Criquette Head	Khalid Abdullah	2:34.6
1994	Vadlawys	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:34.4
1995	Rifapour	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:29.3
1996	Arbatax	Cash Asmussen	Pascal Bary	Mrs François Boutin	2:32.0
1997	Shaka	Jean-René Dubosc	Jean-Claude Rouget	Robert Bousquet	2:22.8
1998	Sayarshan	Sylvain Guillot	Pascal Bary	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:22.1
1999	Falcon Flight	Sylvain Guillot	Pascal Bary	Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard	2:16.2
2000	Lord Flasheart	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Jean-Claude Seroul	2:23.6
2001	Maille Pistol	Jean-René Dubosc	Jean-Claude Rouget	Michel Roussel	2:34.4
2002	Khalkevi	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:32.2
2003	Coroner	Stéphane Pasquier	Jean-Claude Rouget	Marquise de Moratalla	2:35.8
2004	Lord du Sud	Eric Legrix	Jean-Claude Rouget	Béatrice Hermelin	2:35.9
2005	Hurricane Run	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Gestüt Ammerland	2:18.5
2006	Numide	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	Ecurie I. M. Farès	2:23.0
2007	Anton Chekhov	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	M. Tabor, S. Magnier, D. Smith	2:23.0
2008	Democrate	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	Skymarc Farm, Moussac, Gill	2:15.2

[edit] Earlier winners

* The 1972 winner Talleyrand was later re-named Hakkodate.

[edit] References

• France-Galop.com
• PedigreeQuery.com
• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008
• galop.courses-france.com:
  • 1861-1889, 1890-1919, 1920-1949, 1950-1979, 1980-present

[edit] See also

• List of French flat horse races
• Recurring events established in 1861 – the Prix Hocquart is included under its original title, Prix de Longchamp.