Prix Omnium II

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Listed race
Prix Omnium II

Location	Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat race
Race information
Distance	1,600 metres (1 mile)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old colts & geldings
Weight	58 kg
Purse	€55,000 (2008) Distribution 1st: 50%, 2nd: 20%, 3rd: 15% 4th: 10%, 5th: 5%

The Prix Omnium II is a Listed flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. 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 is named after Omnium II, a champion French racehorse during the 1890s and the leading sire in France in 1902.

1 Records since 1979
2 Winners since 1979
3 Earlier winners
4 References
5 See also

[edit] Records since 1979

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Dominique Boeuf – Groom Dancer (1987), Triteamtri (1988), Bigstone (1993), Iridanos (1999)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

François Boutin – Sharpman (1979), Lioubovnik (1989), Slew the Slewor (1990), Arazi (1992)

Leading owner (2 wins):

Marvin L. Warner, Jr. – Groom Dancer (1987), Triteamtri (1988)
Allen E. Paulson – Slew the Slewor (1990), Arazi * (1992)
Sheikh Mohammed – Arazi * (1992), Vernoy (1997)

* The 1992 winner Arazi was jointly owned by Allen E. Paulson and Sheikh Mohammed.

[edit] Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1979	Sharpman	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Sir Charles Clore
1980	Confetti	Henri Samani	Patrick Biancone	Mrs Patrick Goureau
1981	Big John	Georges Doleuze	E. Chevalier du Fau	John Michael
1982	Alfred's Choice	Michel-Lionel Dureuil	E. Bartholomew	A. de Baillet-Latour
1983	Castle Guard	Maurice Philipperon	John Fellows	Peter G. Richards
1984	Green Paradise	Alfred Gibert	André Fabre	Mahmoud Fustok
1985	Shayzari	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV
1986	Kadrou	Alfred Gibert	Jean Laumain	Henri Rabatel
1987	Groom Dancer	Dominique Boeuf	Tony Clout	Marvin L. Warner, Jr.
1988	Triteamtri	Dominique Boeuf	Alain Falourd	Marvin L. Warner, Jr.
1989	Lioubovnik	Eric Saint-Martin	François Boutin	Mrs François Boutin
1990	Slew the Slewor	Gérald Mossé	François Boutin	Allen E. Paulson
1991	Signac	Guy Guignard	William Cargeeg	Michael Smurfit
1992	Arazi	Steve Cauthen	François Boutin	A. Paulson & Sheikh Mohammed	1:48.0
1993	Bigstone	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	1:40.9
1994	Scandinavian	Guy Guignard	Noël Pelat	Marquis de Geoffre	1:52.1
1995	Petit Poucet	Cash Asmussen	Nicolas Clément	Stavros Niarchos	1:51.6
1996	Go Between	Olivier Doleuze	Georges Doleuze	Naji Pharaon	1:47.8
1997	Vernoy	Antoine Sanglard	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:45.3
1998	River Ball	Frédéric Spanu	Jean-François Bernard	Axelle Nègre de Watrigant	1:48.8
1999	Iridanos	Dominique Boeuf	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Leonidas Marinopoulos	1:49.8
2000	Firyal Pursuit *	Thierry Thulliez	Patrick Khozian	Patrick Dreux	1:50.3
2001	Aghnoyoh	Thierry Gillet	Tony Clout	Gerhard W. Sybrecht	1:59.6
2002	Medecis	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head-Maarek	Wertheimer et Frère	1:47.0
2003	Sign of the Wolf	Thierry Jarnet	François Rohaut	Andrew Crichton	1:48.1
2004	American Post	Richard Hughes	Criquette Head-Maarek	Khalid Abdullah	1:43.0
2005	Helios Quercus	Alexandre Roussel	Cyriaque Diard	Thierry Maudet	1:49.3
2006	Porto Santo	Stéphane Pasquier	Philippe Demercastel	Aleyrion Bloodstock Ltd	1:53.0
2007	Hurricane Fly	François-Xavier Bertras	Jean-Luc Pelletan	Hans-Peter Breitenstein	1:49.5
2008	Gris Tendre	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	Exors of Baron Guy de Rothschild	1:52.3