Location | Maisons-Laffitte France |
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Inaugurated | 1891 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres (6f) |
Track | Turf, straight |
Qualification | Two-year-olds |
Weight | 57 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies |
Purse | €190,000 (2009) Distribution 1st: 57%, 2nd: 22% 3rd: 10.5%, 4th: 7% 5th: 3.5% |
The Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte is a Group 2 flat horse race in France which is open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Maisons-Laffitte over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
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The event was established in 1891, and it was originally held in September. It served as a trial for the Grand Critérium, which used to take place in mid October. It was initially contested over 1,400 metres, but it was cut to 1,200 metres in 1897. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1919. Its distance was extended to 1,500 metres in 1922.
The Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. It was then switched temporarily to Longchamp (1941–42, 1945) and Le Tremblay (1944), and at the latter venue it was contested over 1,400 metres. The race was abandoned in 1948, and its regular length was cut to 1,400 metres in 1952.
When the present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte was classed at Group 2 level. It was moved to its current slot, late October or early November, in 1981. It was run at Evry over 1,300 metres in 1995 and 1996, and during this period it was called the Critérium des Deux Ans. Its distance reverted to 1,400 metres in 1997, and it was cut to 1,200 metres in 2001.
Leading jockey (4 wins):
Leading trainer (9 wins):
Leading owner (9 wins):
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
1978 | Crowned Music | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Mrs Walter Haefner | |
1979 | Viteric | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Walter Haefner | |
1980 | Cresta Rider | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | |
1981 | Zino | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham | |
1982 | L'Emigrant | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | |
1983 | Procida | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | |
1984 | Rapide Pied | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Maktoum Al Maktoum | |
1985 | Lead on Time | Alain Badel | Olivier Douieb | Maktoum Al Maktoum | |
1986 | Grecian Urn | Alain Lequeux | David Smaga | Sir Michael Sobell | |
1987 | Bitooh | Gary W. Moore | Criquette Head | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:31.90 |
1988 | Corviglia | Eric Saint-Martin | François Boutin | Jerome Brody | 1:30.70 |
1989 | Septieme Ciel | Guy Guignard | Criquette Head | John T. L. Jones, Jr. | 1:24.30 |
1990 | Ganges | Eric Legrix | François Boutin | Allen E. Paulson | 1:25.90 |
1991 | Cardoun | Alain Lequeux | Elie Lellouche | Edgard Zorbibe | 1:29.70 |
1992 | Kadounor | Olivier Doleuze | Jean Laumain | Henri Rabatel | 1:35.40 |
1993 | Signe Divin | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Paul de Moussac | 1:28.50 |
1994 | Bishop of Cashel | David Harrison | James Fanshawe | Moncrisp Ltd | 1:32.20 |
1995 | Titus Livius [1] | Cash Asmussen | Jonathan Pease | Stavros Niarchos | 1:19.07 |
1996 | Deadly Dudley [1] | Olivier Peslier | Richard Hannon | Lucayan Stud | 1:20.11 |
1997 | Roi Gironde | Olivier Peslier | Criquette Head | Peter Savill | 1:27.50 |
1998 | Moiava | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:31.90 |
1999 | Touch of the Blues | Dominique Boeuf | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:29.80 |
2000 | Amiwain | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 1:29.40 |
2001 | Captain Rio | Thierry Jarnet | Richard Whitaker | David Samuel | 1:14.30 |
2002 | Zinziberine | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Mrs André Fabre | 1:12.70 |
2003 | Whipper | Christophe Soumillon | Robert Collet | Richard C. Strauss | 1:14.70 |
2004 | Centifolia | Ioritz Mendizabal | Robert Collet | Steeve Berland | 1:12.00 |
2005 | Balthazaar's Gift | Jamie Spencer | Kevin Ryan | Ryder Racing Ltd | 1:10.10 |
2006 | Captain Marvelous | Christophe Soumillon | Barry Hills | Ronald Arculli | 1:11.60 |
2007 | Pomellato | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | Gestüt Ittlingen | 1:13.60 |
2008 | Smooth Operator | Andreas Helfenbein | Mario Hofer | Stall Jenny | 1:15.30 |
2009 | Our Jonathan | Jamie Spencer | Kevin Ryan | Marwan Koukash | 1:19.70 |
2010 | Blu Constellation | Mirco Demuro | Vittorio Caruso | Scuderia Incolinx | 1:09.00 |
1 The 1995 and 1996 runnings took place at Evry.
* Jopp finished first in 1926, but was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
* Cosmopolitan was first in 1977, but he was placed second after a stewards' inquiry.