Prix Paul de Moussac

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Group 3 race
Prix Paul de Moussac
Location	Chantilly Racecourse Chantilly, France
Inaugurated	1909
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat race
Website	France-Galop.com
Race information
Distance	1,600 metres (1 mile)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old colts and geldings excluding Group 1 winners from earlier in same year
Weight	55½ kg Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg for Group 3 winners * * since September 1 last year
Purse	€80,000 (2008) Distribution 1st: 50%, 2nd: 20%, 3rd: 15% 4th: 10%, 5th: 5%

The Prix Paul de Moussac is a Group 3 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 Chantilly Racecourse and takes place annually in June.

It was first run in 1909 at Longchamp as the Prix de La Jonchere, named after the racehorse La Jonchere, winner of the Prix de Diane in 1877. Originally the race was contested over 1,400 metres and open to horses three-years-old and up.

The race was not run from 1915 to 1918 during World War I and was transferred to Tremblay from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II, but otherwise it remained at Longchamp until 1986. The distance was increased to 1,500 metres in 1966 and to its present length in 1971. The race was restricted to three-year-olds in 1972.

For several years after leaving Longchamp the venue frequently changed, with races at Chantilly (1987–89, 1991, 1993), Saint-Cloud (1990, 1992) and Maisons-Laffitte (1994). It returned to Longchamp for two runnings in the mid 1990s before switching in 1997 to its present home, Chantilly.

The race was re-named in 2006 to honour Paul de Moussac (1924–1995), a leading French racehorse owner and breeder.

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

[edit] Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Roger Poincelet – Fanatique (1944), Menetrier (1948, 1949), Djebe (1950), Antler (1954), Fiftieth State (1962)
• Freddy Head – Lemmy (1967), Daring Display (1972), Satingo (1973), Avaray (1976), Bellypha (1979), What a Guest (1982)

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Leading trainer (7 wins):

• André Fabre – Polish Precedent (1989), Metal Storm (1991), Sharman (1993), Freedom Cry (1994), Android (1996), Grazalema (1999), Art Master (2004)

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Leading owner (4 wins):

• Daniel Wildenstein – Faraway Son (1971), Boxing Day (1990), Freedom Cry (1994), Android (1996)

[edit] Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Ruscelli	Yves Saint-Martin	Freddie Palmer	Akira Tomita
1981	Lou Piguet	Jean-Claude Desaint	J. C. Cunnington	Ezra Zilkha
1982	What a Guest	Freddy Head	Robert Collet	Owen Helman
1983	Aragon	Lester Piggott	John Dunlop	Jesus-Gil Escoin
1984	Majuscule	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos
1985	Mad Guard	Antoine Perrotta	Gérald Sauque	Mrs Salomon Nathan
1986	Magical Wonder	Cash Asmussen	Georges Mikhalidès	Mahmoud Fustok
1987	Soft Currency	Cash Asmussen	Pascal Bary	Ecurie I. M. Farès
1988	Squill	Gary W. Moore	Criquette Head	Etti Plesch	1:37.7
1989	Polish Precedent	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:42.6
1990	Boxing Day	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	1:43.4
1991	Metal Storm	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	A. J. Richards	1:41.4
1992	Take Risks	Mathieu Boutin	Jean Lesbordes	David Tsui	1:47.7
1993	Sharman	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:43.2
1994	Freedom Cry	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	1:40.1
1995	Gold and Steel	Jean-René Dubosc	Jean-Claude Rouget	Antonio Caro	1:39.6
1996	Android	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	1:43.4
1997	Kaldou Star	Thierry Thulliez	Elie Lellouche	Jean-Claude Seroul	1:41.0
1998	Silic	Sylvain Guillot	Pascal Bary	Ecurie Stella Maris	1:40.3
1999	Grazalema *	Alain Junk	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:43.8
2000	Cayoke	Sylvain Guillot	Henri-Alex Pantall	Patricia Beck	1:39.9
2001	Aghnoyoh	Thierry Gillet	Tony Clout	Gerhard Sybrecht	1:38.3
2002	Medecis	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head-Maarek	Wertheimer et Frère	1:38.9
2003	King's Drama	Davy Bonilla	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	1:39.1
2004	Art Master	Gary Stevens	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	1:38.0
2005	Turtle Bowl	Olivier Peslier	François Rohaut	Berend van Dalfsen	1:35.3
2006	Kentucky Dynamite	Christophe Lemaire	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Viktor Timoshenko	1:35.9
2007	Asperity	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	George Strawbridge	1:35.6
2008	Arcadia's Angle	Christophe Lemaire	Pascal Bary	Niarchos Family	1:39.0

* Irish Prize finished first in 1999 but was relegated to fourth place following a Stewards' Inquiry.

[edit] Earlier winners

[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

[edit] See also

• List of French flat horse races
• Recurring events established in 1909 – the Prix Paul de Moussac is included under its original title, Prix de La Jonchere.