| Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1875 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Qatar |
| Website | france-galop.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3,000 metres (1⅞ miles) |
| Track | Turf, right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies |
| Purse | €130,000 (2011) Distribution 1st: 57%, 2nd: 22% 3rd: 10.5%, 4th: 7% 5th: 3.5% |
The Prix Chaudenay is a Group 2 flat horse race in France which is open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,000 metres (about 1⅞ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.
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The event was established in 1875, and it was originally called the Prix de l'Espérance. It took place in spring, and for many years it served as a trial for the Grand Prix de Paris.
The Prix de l'Espérance was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. There were no cancellations during World War II, but it was temporarily switched to Maisons-Laffitte in 1943, and to Le Tremblay in 1944 and 1945.
When the present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, the Prix de l'Espérance was initially classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to its current status, Group 2, in 1987. At this point the race was moved to late June or early July, and it ceased to be a trial for the Grand Prix de Paris.
The race was given a new title, the Prix Hubert de Chaudenay, in 1990. This was in memory of Hubert de Chaudenay (1903–1989), a former president of the Société d'Encouragement, a governing body of racing in France. Hubert's father Jean had been similarly honoured by the naming of the Prix Jean de Chaudenay.
Towards the end of the 1990s the Prix Hubert de Chaudenay left its regular home for two runnings at Maisons-Laffitte. It returned to Longchamp in 1999, and it was moved to its present calendar position – the Saturday of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend. The "Arc" itself takes place on the first Sunday in October. The Prix Hubert de Chaudenay was now a possible trial for the Prix Royal-Oak.
The race has been known by its present title, the Prix Chaudenay, since 2004. The Prix Jean de Chaudenay was discontinued that year, and the name of this event was shortened to honour both father and son, Jean and Hubert.
Leading jockey (4 wins):
Leading trainer (11 wins):
Leading owner (5 wins):
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 1980 | Chicbury | Georges Doleuze | Charlie Milbank | A. D. S. Mangnall | 3:24.9 |
| 1981 | Tipperary Fixer | Maurice Philipperon | John Fellows | Ben Arbib | 3:22.3 |
| 1982 | Chem | Alain Lequeux | Olivier Douieb | Charles St. George | 3:14.9 |
| 1983 | Rutheford | Alain Lequeux | André Fabre | Franz de Schepper | 3:21.9 |
| 1984 | Mont Basile | Gérard Dubroeucq | Gérard Collet | Ecurie Formule 1 | 3:26.1 |
| 1985 | Rivlia | Alain Lequeux | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 3:14.9 |
| 1986 | Family Friend | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Sir Michael Sobell | 3:12.2 |
| 1987 | Tabayaan | Alain Lequeux | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 3:16.8 |
| 1988 | Apalachee Prince [1] | Eric Legrix | Jean de Roualle | Arthur I. Appleton | 3:10.6 |
| 1989 | Turgeon | Guy Guignard | Jonathan Pease | George Strawbridge | 3:12.6 |
| 1990 | Comte du Bourg | Dominique Boeuf | Raymond Touflan | Adolf Bader | 3:12.9 |
| 1991 | Justice | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | A. J. Richards | 3:13.0 |
| 1992 | Dajraan | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 3:20.6 |
| 1993 | Epaphos | Eric Legrix | Pascal Bary | Egon Wanke | 3:09.4 |
| 1994 | Northern Spur | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Tomohiro Wada | 3:16.4 |
| 1995 | Affidavit | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 3:11.2 |
| 1996 | Tarator | Olivier Peslier | Elie Lellouche | Wafic Saïd | 3:16.1 |
| 1997 | Vertical Speed | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 3:18.1 |
| 1998 | Pozarica | Gérald Mossé | Nicolas Clément | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 3:14.1 |
| 1999 | Amilynx | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 3:39.8 |
| 2000 | Epitre | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Edouard E. de Rothschild | 3:12.2 |
| 2001 | Wareed | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 3:26.7 |
| 2002 | Morozov | Frankie Dettori | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 3:15.8 |
| 2003 | Behkara | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 3:21.2 |
| 2004 | Reefscape | Thierry Gillet | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 3:08.1 |
| 2005 | Shamdala | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 3:15.8 |
| 2006 | Vendangeur | Stéphane Pasquier | Elie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 3:09.9 |
| 2007 | Coastal Path | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 3:17.8 |
| 2008 | Watar | Davy Bonilla | Freddy Head | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 3:10.7 |
| 2009 | Manighar | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 3:11.0 |
| 2010 | Celtic Celeb | Thierry Thulliez | François Doumen | Henri de Pracomtal | 3:32.4 |
| 2011 | Shankardeh | Christophe Lemaire | Mikel Delzangles | HH Aga Khan IV | 3:24.59 |
1 Bahamian finished first in 1988, but she was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.
* The 1888 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
* France Galop separately names the 1939 winner as both Foxhound and Ginko Biloba, but a dead-heat is not mentioned.