Location | Maisons-Laffitte France |
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Inaugurated | 1949 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | france-galop.com |
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Distance | 1,600 metres (1 mile) |
Track | Turf, straight |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 54 kg (3yo); 57½ kg (4yo+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 4 kg for Group 1 winners * 4 kg if two Group 2 wins * 3 kg if one Group 2 win * 3 kg if two Group 3 wins * 2 kg if one Group 3 win * * since January 1 |
Purse | €80,000 (2011) 1st: €40,000 |
The Prix Messidor is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Maisons-Laffitte over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
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The event was established in 1949, and it was originally held at Saint-Cloud. It was initially called the Prix de Messidor, a name derived from the Latin word messis, which means "harvest". The present version of the title, without the "de", was introduced in 1955.
For a period the race's venue was switched between Maisons-Laffitte (1963–65, 1968–69) and Saint-Cloud (1966–67, 1970–72). It began a longer period at Maisons-Laffitte in 1973.
The race was transferred to Deauville in 1997, and it returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 2005.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (6 wins):
Leading trainer (9 wins):
Leading owner (4 wins):
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
1978 | Cosmopolitan | 3 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Robert Jolibois | |
1979 | American Prince | 3 | Willie Carson | Stuart Murless | Burt Bacharach | |
1980 | Tassmoun | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | HH Aga Khan IV | |
1981 | Ya Zaman | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | 1:36.20 |
1982 | Noalcoholic | 5 | George Duffield | Gavin Pritchard-Gordon | William du Pont III | |
1983 | Pampabird | 4 | Maurice Philipperon | John Cunnington, Jr. | Paul de Moussac | 1:35.20 |
1984 | Mille Balles | 4 | Freddy Head | André Fabre | Enzo di Nella | 1:37.30 |
1985 | Comrade in Arms | 3 | Alfred Gibert | Philippe Lallié | D. W. Molins | 1:36.10 |
1986 | Gay Minstrel | 5 | Gary W. Moore | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 1:37.00 |
1987 | Fitzwilliam Place | 3 | Dominique Boeuf | André Fabre | Bruce McNall | 1:34.50 |
1988 | Mill Native | 4 | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Paul de Moussac | 1:34.20 |
1989 | Polish Precedent | 3 | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:36.30 |
1990 | Septieme Ciel | 3 | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | John T. L. Jones, Jr. | 1:41.30 |
1991 | Acteur Francais | 3 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Paul de Moussac | 1:36.08 |
1992 | Take Risks | 3 | Mathieu Boutin | Jean Lesbordes | David Tsui | 1:41.00 |
1993 | Fanmore | 5 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 1:36.30 |
1994 | Jeune Homme | 4 | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Yoshio Asakawa | 1:39.10 |
1995 | Nec Plus Ultra | 4 | Thierry Gillet | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Marquesa de Moratalla | 1:36.50 |
1996 | Grey Risk | 3 | Sylvain Guillot | Philippe Demercastel | Ecurie Bader | 1:40.50 |
1997 | Neuilly | 3 | Alain Junk | André Fabre | Mrs Paul de Moussac | 1:37.10 |
1998 | Fly to the Stars | 4 | Daragh O'Donohoe | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:36.60 |
1999 | Dansili | 3 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 1:33.70 |
2000 | Faberger | 4 | L. Hammer-Hansen | Erika Mäder | Wiesenhof Bloodstock | 1:39.50 |
2001 | Panis | 3 | Thierry Thulliez | Pascal Bary | Ecurie J. L. Bouchard | 1:38.40 |
2002 | Altieri | 4 | Gabriele Bietolini | Vittorio Caruso | Scuderia Incolinx | 1:40.30 |
2003 | Special Kaldoun | 4 | Dominique Boeuf | David Smaga | Ecurie Chalhoub | 1:34.60 |
2004 | Ryono | 5 | Tony Castanheira | Peter Lautner | Hildegard Focke | 1:39.60 |
2005 | Valixir | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | HH Aga Khan IV | 1:35.70 |
2006 | Librettist | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:36.00 |
2007 | Stormy River | 4 | Thierry Thulliez | Nicolas Clément | Ecurie Mister Ess A S | 1:33.90 |
2008 | Racinger | 5 | Davy Bonilla | Freddy Head | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:35.70 |
2009 | Alnadana | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 1:38.70 |
2010 | Fuisse | 4 | Stéphane Pasquier | Criquette Head-Maarek | Haras du Quesnay | 1:35.30 |
2011 | Vagabond Shoes | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Yan Durepaire | Javier Martinez Salmean | 1:39.50 |