Prix d'Arenberg

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The Prix d'Arenberg is a Group 3 flat horse race in France for two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,100 metres (approximately 5½ furlongs) in September, currently at Chantilly Racecourse.

It was first run in 1911 at Longchamp as the Prix des Coteaux, changing to the present name in 1925, in memory of Auguste d'Arenberg, a leading figure in French racing who died the previous year.

The race has been run at several different venues, with the first spell at Chantilly beginning in 1975. This was followed by a return to Longchamp (1983-93), and brief stays at Maisons-Laffitte (1994, 2002, 2003), Chantilly (1995, 1997-01) and Evry (1996). The present period at Chantilly began in 2004. Prior to 1994 the distance of the race had been set at 1,000 metres since 1921.

[edit] Winners since 1990

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1990	Divine Danse	Guy Guignard	Criquette Head	0:57.40
1991	Regal Scintilla	Guy Guignard	Toby Balding	0:57.70
1992	Zieten	Steve Cauthen	André Fabre	0:58.90
1993	Key of Luck	Walter Swinburn	Criquette Head	0:57.90
1994	Doree	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	1:04.70
1995	Ella Nico *	Olivier Doleuze	Nicolas Clément	1:05.80
1996	Pas de Reponse	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	1:05.06
1997	Starkey	Kevin Woodburn	Bruce Hellier	1:05.90
1998	no race 1998
1999	Moon Driver	Sylvain Guillot	Jonathan Pease	1:04.50
2000	Iron Mask	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	1:02.90
2001	Dobby Road	Alain Junk	Valérie Dissaux	1:06.60
2002	Pleasure Place	Thierry Jarnet	Riccardo Menichetti	1:05.90
2003	Villadolide	Thierry Gillet	Criquette Head-Maarek	1:06.10
2004	Toupie	Jean-Bernard Eyquem	François Rohaut	1:02.90
2005	Headache	Sébastien Maillot	Robert Collet	1:03.50
2006	Beauty Is Truth	Thierry Thulliez	Robert Collet	1:03.80
2007	Starlit Sands	Jean-Bernard Eyquem	Sir Mark Prescott	1:02.20