Prix de Barbeville

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Group 3 race
Prix de Barbeville

Location	Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France
Inaugurated	1889
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat race
Sponsor	Mauritius Tourism
Website	France-Galop.com
Race information
Distance	3,100 metres (1m 7½f)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	56 kg (4yo); 57 kg (5yo+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares 1½ kg if not Listed winner... ...nor Group placed * Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg for Group 3 winners * * since January 1 last year
Purse	€80,000 (2008) Distribution 1st: 50%, 2nd: 20%, 3rd: 15% 4th: 10%, 5th: 5%

The Prix de Barbeville is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 3,100 metres (approximately 1 mile 7½ furlongs) at Longchamp Racecourse and takes place annually in late April or early May.

It was first run in 1889 and takes its name from the stud farm Haras de Barbeville, near to Bayeux, which was established in the late 19th century. Initially the race was restricted to five-year-olds and above, before opening to four-year-olds in 1905.

During World War II the race was transferred to Auteuil in 1943, Maisons-Laffitte in 1944 and Tremblay in 1945. It was run over 3,000 metres until 1952, and then underwent frequent changes before the present distance was introduced in 1966. The race left Longchamp again in the early 1990s, taking place at Saint-Cloud in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1995, and Maisons-Laffitte in 1992. The first three races at Saint-Cloud were contested over 2,900 metres, and the first running back at Longchamp in 1996 was over 3,000 metres.

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

[edit] Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

Yves Saint-Martin – Recupere (1974), Buckskin (1977), El Badr (1979), Denel (1983), Silver Green (1985)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

Geoffroy Watson – Celadon (1964), White Label (1965), Alyscamps (1966), Ramsin (1971), Arlequino (1972), Filandre (1973)
André Fabre – Top Sunrise (1989), Mardonius (1991), Amilynx (2000), Morozov (2003), Host Nation (2007), Coastal Path (2008)

Leading owner (5 wins):

Baron Guy de Rothschild – Celadon (1964), White Label (1965), Alyscamps (1966), Arlequino (1972), Filandre (1973)

[edit] Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1979	El Badr	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Mitri Saliba	Mahmoud Fustok
1980	Hard to Sing	4	Georges Doleuze	Charlie Milbank	N. Lathom-Sharp
1981	Kelbomec	5	Jean-Claude Desaint	J. C. Cunnington	Mrs Jacques Barker
1982	El Badr	7	Alfred Gibert	Mitri Saliba	Mahmoud Fustok
1983	Denel	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Bernard Sécly	Mrs Salomon Nathan
1984	Marasali	6	Alain Lequeux	J. C. Cunnington	Serge Fradkoff
1985	Silver Green	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Marquise de Moratalla
1986	Denel	7	Cash Asmussen	Pascal Bary	Mrs Salomon Nathan
1987	Farid	4	Cash Asmussen	Jacques de Chevigny	Paul Gouyou
1988	Royal Gait	5	Alfred Gibert	John Fellows	Manuel Pereira-Arias	3:38.5
1989	Top Sunrise	4	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Charles E. Schmidt	3:37.5
1990	Glacial Storm	5	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	Cheveley Park Stud	3:32.2
1991	Mardonius	5	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	3:07.1
1992	Commendable	4	Joel Boisnard	Henri-Alex Pantall	Khalid Abdullah	3:20.4
1993	Dadarissime	4	Freddy Head	Georges Bridgland	Sir James Goldsmith	3:19.1
1994	Pinot	4	Guy Guignard	Bruno Schütz	Stall Hoppegarten	3:11.8
1995	Nononito	4	Gérald Mossé	Jean Lesbordes	Patrick Sebagh	3:49.0
1996	Double Eclipse	4	Jason Weaver	Mark Johnston	Middleham Partnership	3:06.6
1997	Stretarez	4	Frédéric Sanchez	Dominique Sépulchre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	3:24.8
1998	Tajoun	4	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	3:34.7
1999	Katun	6	Thierry Thulliez	Xavier Nakkachdji	Antoine Boucher	3:23.5
2000	Amilynx	4	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	3:40.2
2001	Magna Graecia	4	Thierry Thulliez	Henri-Alex Pantall	Sheikh Mohammed	3:39.3
2002	Balthazar	4	Davy Bonilla	Alain Lyon	Mrs Jacques Bouchara	3:29.8
2003	Morozov	4	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	3:28.0
2004	Westerner	5	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	3:35.5
2005	Westerner	6	Olivier Peslier	Elie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	3:29.4
2006	Petite Speciale	7	Christophe Lemaire	Eric Lecoiffier	Jean-Pierre Leseigneur	3:24.6
2007	Host Nation	4	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	3:21.5
2008	Coastal Path	4	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	3:17.8