Prix de Sandringham

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Group 2 race
Prix de Sandringham

Location	Chantilly Racecourse Chantilly, France
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 fillies excluding Group 1 winners from earlier in same year
Weight	56 kg Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 2 kg if two Group 3 wins * * since September 1 last year
Purse	€130,000 (2008) Distribution 1st: 57%, 2nd: 22% 3rd: 10.5%, 4th: 7% 5th: 3.5%

The Prix de Sandringham is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at Chantilly Racecourse and takes place annually in late May or early June.

Originally the race was run at Longchamp as the Prix des Lilas. Prior to 1966 it was contested over a distance of 2,000 metres and served as a trial race for the Prix de Diane.

In 1972 it was run as the Coupe de Sa Majesté la Reine Elizabeth, in honour of Queen Elizabeth II, who was attending the racing at Longchamp during a state visit to France. The following season the race adopted its present title, named after Sandringham, the location of the Royal Stud in Norfolk, England.

The race was first run at its present venue in 1977. It returned to Longchamp the following year before a more permanent move to Chantilly was made in 1979. The Prix de Sandringham was added to the Prix du Jockey Club fixture in 1989, since when both races have continually taken place on the same day. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 2001, having previously held Group 3 status.

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

[edit] Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

Freddy Head – Opalia (1971), India Song (1980), Alik (1981)
Cash Asmussen – Action Francaise (1988), Golden Opinion (1989), Once in My Life (1991)
Thierry Jarnet – Ski Paradise (1993), Lunafairy (1994), Smolensk (1995)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

André Fabre – Fitzwilliam Place (1987), Action Francaise (1988), Golden Opinion (1989), Marble Maiden (1992), Ski Paradise (1993), Lunafairy (1994), Smolensk (1995), Banks Hill (2001)

Leading owner (4 wins):

Sheikh Mohammed – Golden Opinion (1989), Marble Maiden (1992), Sensation (1996), Maiden Tower (2003)

[edit] Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	India Song	Freddy Head	François Mathet	Pierre Bensussan
1981	Alik	Freddy Head	Alec Head	Jacques Wertheimer
1982	Parannda	Henri Samani	François Mathet	HH Aga Khan IV
1983	Chamisene	Gérard Dubroeucq	Mitri Saliba	Mahmoud Fustok
1984	Blue Bell Pearl	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington, Jr.	Paul de Moussac
1985	Kozana	Alain Lequeux	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV
1986	Only Star	Gary W. Moore	Criquette Head	Robert Sangster
1987	Fitzwilliam Place	Pat Eddery	André Fabre	Paul Nataf
1988	Action Francaise	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	1:41.9
1989	Golden Opinion	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:39.8
1990	Gaelic Bird	William Mongil	François Doumen	Michael Smurfit	1:35.6
1991	Once in My Life	Cash Asmussen	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	1:36.0
1992	Marble Maiden	Steve Cauthen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:39.5
1993	Ski Paradise	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Zenya Yoshida	1:36.9
1994	Lunafairy	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	1:43.4
1995	Smolensk	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Mrs Paul de Moussac	1:45.5
1996	Sensation	Frankie Dettori	Criquette Head	Sheikh Mohammed	1:37.7
1997	Orford Ness	Sylvain Guillot	Pascal Bary	Khalid Abdullah	1:39.4
1998	Pharatta	Dominique Boeuf	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Dario Hinojosa	1:39.3
1999	Ronda	Gérald Mossé	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Dario Hinojosa	1:42.4
2000	Zarkiya	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	1:41.7
2001	Banks Hill	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	1:36.2
2002	Spring Star	Christophe Soumillon	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Wertheimer et Frère	1:37.5
2003	Maiden Tower	Frankie Dettori	Henri-Alex Pantall	Sheikh Mohammed	1:35.1
2004	Baqah	Davy Bonilla	Freddy Head	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:35.8
2005	Gorella	Thierry Thulliez	Jean de Roualle	Pierre de Roualle	1:36.2
2006	Impressionnante	Olivier Peslier	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Wertheimer et Frère	1:35.6
2007	All Is Vanity	Franck Blondel	William Cargeeg	Isabelle Corbani	1:37.8
2008	Modern Look	Stéphane Pasquier	David Smaga	Khalid Abdullah	1:38.5