Prix Eugène Adam

Group 2 race
Prix Eugène Adam
Grand Prix de Maisons-Laffitte

Location	Maisons-Laffitte France
Inaugurated	1893
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	56 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 2 kg if two Group 3 wins * * since January 1
Purse	€130,000 (2011) 1st: €74,100

The Prix Eugène Adam is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Maisons-Laffitte over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

Contents 1 History 2 Records 3 Winners since 1980 4 Earlier winners 5 See also 6 References

History

The event was established in 1893, and it was originally called the Prix Monarque. It was named after Monarque, the sire of Gladiateur. It was renamed the Prix du Président de la République in 1903, but it reverted to its former name when the future Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud was given that title in 1904. It was usually run on Maison-Laffitte's straight track until 1910, and for a period thereafter it took place on the right-handed course.

The race was renamed in memory of Eugène Adam (1840–1904), a former president of the Société Sportive d'Encouragement, in 1911. Its new title had been used previously for what is now the Prix Exbury.

The Prix Eugène Adam was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was temporarily switched to Auteuil in 1944, and on this occasion it was contested over 2,100 metres. It was transferred to Saint-Cloud in 1946.

The event returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 1998, and it moved to Deauville in 2000. It began its current spell at Maisons-Laffitte in 2002, and it is now subtitled the Grand Prix de Maisons-Laffitte.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Yves Saint-Martin – Jour et Nuit (1964), Silver Shark (1966), Quiludi (1971), Citheron (1972), Crow (1976)

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Leading trainer (13 wins):

• André Fabre – Mourjane (1983), Cariellor (1984), Courtroom (1985), Un Desperado (1986), Sarhoob (1988), River Warden (1989), Arcangues (1991), Carnegie (1994), Radevore (1996), Kirkwall (1997), Sobieski (2000), Valixir (2004), Archange d'Or (2005)

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Leading owner (7 wins):

• Marcel Boussac – Banstar (1926), Negundo (1933), Micipsa (1943), Goyama (1946), Sandjar (1947), Cordova (1954), Anaram (1960)

Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Corvaro	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Gerry Oldham
1981	Bellman	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ecurie Aland
1982	What a Guest	Freddy Head	Robert Collet	Owen Helman
1983	Mourjane	Alain Lequeux	André Fabre	Moufid F. Dabaghi	2:07.0
1984	Cariellor	Alain Lequeux	André Fabre	Suzy Volterra	2:05.0
1985	Courtroom	Lester Piggott	André Fabre	Guy de Rothschild	2:09.9
1986	Un Desperado	Alfred Gibert	André Fabre	Moufid F. Dabaghi	2:04.2
1987	Motley	Cash Asmussen	Jonathan Pease	Nelson Bunker Hunt	2:06.0
1988	Sarhoob	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:07.1
1989	River Warden	Dominique Boeuf	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:05.9
1990	Dashing Blade	John Matthias	Ian Balding	Jeff Smith	2:03.6
1991	Arcangues	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:07.9
1992	Pollen Count	Steve Cauthen	John Gosden	Sheikh Mohammed	2:05.6
1993	Revelation	Tony Cruz	Richard Hannon	Cheveley Park Stud	2:07.6
1994	Carnegie	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:07.6
1995	Royal Solo	Brent Thomson	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Robert Sangster	2:08.3
1996	Radevore [a]	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:05.3
1997	Kirkwall	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:07.9
1998	Dr Fong	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	The Thoroughbred Corp.	2:02.5
1999	Dubai Millennium	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:03.6
2000	Sobieski	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:10.2
2001	King of Tara	Thierry Thulliez	François Doumen	Robert Ng	2:04.5
2002	Burning Sun	Richard Quinn	Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdullah	2:03.6
2003	Look Honey	Yann Lerner	Carlos Lerner	Halil Aygun	2:02.4
2004	Valixir	Eric Legrix	André Fabre	Lagardère Family	2:07.9
2005	Archange d'Or	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Edouard E. de Rothschild	2:01.3
2006	Flashing Numbers	Ioritz Mendizabal	Mario Hofer	Turf Syndikat 2006	2:00.8
2007	Harland	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	Sheikh Mohammed	2:01.6
2008	Twice Over	Ted Durcan	Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdullah	2:07.8
2009	Debussy	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	Princess Haya of Jordan	2:02.8
2010	Shimraan	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:06.2
2011	Pisco Sour	Jimmy Fortune	Hughie Morrison	Michael Kerr-Dineen	2:06.3

^a Desert Boy finished first in 1996, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.

Earlier winners

See also

• List of French flat horse races
• Recurring sporting events established in 1893 – this race is included under its original title, Prix Monarque.

References

• France Galop / Racing Post:
  • 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
  • 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • 2009, 2010, 2011
• galop.courses-france.com:
  • 1893–1919, 1920–1949, 1950–1979, 1980–present

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• france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Eugène Adam.
• galopp-sieger.de – Prix Eugène Adam (ex Prix Monarque).
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Eugène Adam (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Prix Eugène Adam – Maisons-Laffitte.