Prix Gladiateur

Prix Gladiateur
Group 3 race
Location Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated 1807
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Qatar
Website france-galop.com
Race information
Distance 3,100 metres (1m 7½f)
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Weight 57 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
1 kg if not Group placed *
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg for Group 3 winners *
* since September 1 last year
Purse €80,000 (2014)
1st: €40,000

The Prix Gladiateur is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,100 metres (about 1 mile and 7½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

History

The event is considered to be France's oldest surviving horse race. It was established in 1807, and was originally called the Grand Prix. The first version was contested over two circuits of the Champ de Mars, a distance of 4,000 metres.

The race was renamed the Grand Prix Royal in 1834. It was held at Chantilly in 1846. It became known as the Grand Prix National in 1848, and the Grand Prix Impérial in 1853.

The Grand Prix Impérial was transferred to Longchamp and increased to 6,000 metres in 1857. It was retitled the Grand Prix de l'Empereur and extended to 6,200 metres in 1861. This distance, about 3 miles and 7 furlongs, was maintained for almost a century.

The race was renamed in honour of Gladiateur, a notable previous winner, in 1869. The newly titled Prix Gladiateur was cancelled because of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.

The race took place at Chantilly in 1906. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918. It was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. It was staged at Le Tremblay in 1943 and 1944.

The Prix Gladiateur was cut to 4,800 metres in 1955. It was shortened to 4,000 metres in 1977, and to 3,100 metres in 1991.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Tenebreuse – 1888, 1889
  • Aquarium – 1893, 1894
  • Elf – 1897, 1898
  • Amer Picon – 1902, 1903
  • Flechois – 1922, 1923
  • Blue Butterfly – 1947, 1949
  • Epsom Victory – 1959, 1960
  • Kelbomec – 1981, 1982
  • Balitou – 1983, 1985
  • Orchestra Stall – 1997, 2000
  • Kasbah Bliss – 2008, 2009

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Spreoty – Hervine (1852), Echelle (1853), Royal Quand Meme (1854), Monarque (1857), Mon Etoile (1862)

Leading trainer (13 wins):

  • Tom Jennings – Hervine (1852), Echelle (1853), Royal Quand Meme (1854), Monarque (1857), Lysiscote (1860), Surprise (1861), Gladiateur (1866), Auguste (1868), Trocadero (1869), Nougat (1876), Verneuil (1878), Clementine (1879), Courtois (1880)

Leading owner (10 wins):

  • Frédéric de Lagrange – Monarque (1857), Lysiscote (1860), Surprise (1861), Gladiateur (1866), Auguste (1868), Trocadero (1869), Nougat (1876), Verneuil (1878), Clementine (1879), Courtois (1880)

Winners since 1981

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1981 Kelbomec 5 Jean-Claude Desaint J. C. Cunnington Mrs Jacques Barker 4:45.80
1982 Kelbomec 6 Jean-Claude Desaint J. C. Cunnington Mrs Jacques Barker 4:39.00
1983 Balitou 4 Cash Asmussen Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein
1984 Mister Jack 5 Yves Saint-Martin Pierre Biancone Jacques Baillif 5:01.20
1985 Balitou 6 Eric Legrix Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 4:40.10
1986 Silver Green 5 Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré Marquesa de Moratalla 4:36.70
1987 Yaka 4 Dominique Boeuf Alain Chelet Mrs Arthur Dewez 4:47.90
1988 Sadeem 5 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood Sheikh Mohammed 4:21.30
1989 Hi Lass 4 Tony Cruz Jonathan Pease Arthur Budgett 4:22.10
1990 River Test 4 Freddy Head David Smaga Lord Weinstock 4:25.20
1991 Victoire Bleue 4 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 3:21.00
1992 Le Montagnard 4 Christian Phelippeau Guy Henrot Joel Blandin 3:26.70
1993 Oh So Risky 6 John Williams David Elsworth Oh So Risky Syndicate 3:22.90
1994 Safety in Numbers 4 Tony Ives Lady Herries Edwin Cohen 3:32.30
1995 L'Ile Tudy 5 Alain Badel Myriam Bollack-Badel Georges Halphen 3:21.80
1996 Always Aloof 5 Olivier Peslier Michael Stoute Sven Hanson 3:19.10
1997 Orchestra Stall 5 Pat Eddery John Dunlop Sir David Sieff 3:18.30
1998 Tiraaz 4 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:31.10
1999 Tajoun 5 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:24.20
2000 Orchestra Stall 8 Thierry Thulliez John Dunlop Sir David Sieff 3:23.80
2001 Yavana's Pace 9 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Joan Keaney 3:25.50
2002 Miraculous 5 Thierry Jarnet Didier Prod'homme Bernard Giraudon 3:20.10
2003 Darasim 5 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Markus Graff 3:18.80
2004 Westerner 5 Olivier Peslier Elie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 3:26.60
2005 Reefscape 4 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 3:28.40
2006 Le Miracle 5 Dominique Boeuf Werner Baltromei R'stall Gestüt Hachtsee 3:15.90
2007 Varevees 4 Thierry Jarnet Joel Boisnard Jean Uzel 3:15.00
2008 Kasbah Bliss 6 Thierry Thulliez François Doumen Henri de Pracomtal 3:14.50
2009 Kasbah Bliss 7 Thierry Thulliez François Doumen Henri de Pracomtal 3:18.40
2010 Gentoo 6 Gérald Mossé Alain Lyon Serge Tripier-Mondancin 3:34.10
2011 Ley Hunter 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 3:33.99
2012 Ivory Land 5 Stéphane Pasquier Alain de Royer-Dupré Eduardo Fierro 3:18.16
2013 Domeside 7 Christophe Soumillon Mauricio Delcher-Sanchez Safsaf Canarias Srl 3:27.24
2014 Bathyrhon 4 Maxime Guyon Pia Brandt Avaz Ismoilov 3:15.76

Earlier winners

  • 1835: Miss Annette
  • 1836: Volante
  • 1837: Franck
  • 1838: Corisandre
  • 1839: Eylau
  • 1840: Nautilus
  • 1841: Giges
  • 1842: Minuit
  • 1843: Jenny
  • 1844: Drummer
  • 1845: Cavatine
  • 1846: Fitz Emilius
  • 1847: Predestinee
  • 1848: Morok
  • 1849: Dulcamara
  • 1850: Serenade
  • 1851: Messine
  • 1852: Hervine
  • 1853: Echelle
  • 1854: Royal Quand Meme
  • 1855: Festival
  • 1856: Ronzi
  • 1857: Monarque
  • 1858: Miss Cath
  • 1859: Tippler
  • 1860: Lysiscote
  • 1861: Surprise
  • 1862: Mon Etoile
  • 1863: Souvenir
  • 1864: Noelie
  • 1865: Ninon de Lenclos
  • 1866: Gladiateur
  • 1867: Vertugadin
  • 1868: Auguste
  • 1869: Trocadero
  • 1870: no race
  • 1871: Don Carlos
  • 1872: Dutch Skater
  • 1873: Barbillon
  • 1874: Christiania
  • 1875: Figaro
  • 1876: Nougat
  • 1877: Mondaine
  • 1878: Verneuil
  • 1879: Clementine
  • 1880: Courtois
  • 1881: Pourquoi
  • 1882: Bariolet
  • 1883: Mademoiselle de Senlis
  • 1884: Satory
  • 1885: Lavaret
  • 1886: Escarboucle
  • 1887: Upas
  • 1888: Tenebreuse
  • 1889: Tenebreuse
  • 1890: Carmaux
  • 1891: Mirabeau
  • 1892: Primrose
  • 1893: Aquarium
  • 1894: Aquarium
  • 1895: La Licorne
  • 1896: Omnium II
  • 1897: Elf
  • 1898: Elf
  • 1899: Patriarche
  • 1900: Sospiro
  • 1901: Mademoiselle de Longchamps
  • 1902: Amer Picon
  • 1903: Amer Picon
  • 1904: Vieux Paris
  • 1905: Maximum
  • 1906: Clyde
  • 1907: Punta Gorda
  • 1908: Rabat Joie
  • 1909: Sea Sick
  • 1910: Pierre Benite
  • 1911: Basse Pointe
  • 1912: Chambre de l'Edit
  • 1913: Philippe
  • 1914–18: no race
  • 1919: Passebreul
  • 1920: Bachlyk
  • 1921: Odol
  • 1922: Flechois
  • 1923: Flechois
  • 1924: Trevise
  • 1925: Cerfeuil
  • 1926: Tomy
  • 1927: Soun
  • 1928: Bouda
  • 1929: Nopal
  • 1930: Monsieur le Marechal
  • 1931: Filidor
  • 1932: Reverende
  • 1933: Voila
  • 1934: Prince Oli
  • 1935: Dejazcomba
  • 1936: Bokbul
  • 1937: Trevisani
  • 1938: Pretender
  • 1939–40: no race
  • 1941: Rosette
  • 1942:
  • 1943: L'Aligote
  • 1944: Marsyas
  • 1945: Woodcutter
  • 1946:
  • 1947: Blue Butterfly
  • 1948: Monticola
  • 1949: Blue Butterfly
  • 1950: Vatelys
  • 1951: Deux Points
  • 1952: Ysard
  • 1953: Xaret
  • 1954: Ring Etoile
  • 1955: Fil Rouge
  • 1956: Savoyard
  • 1957: Romantisme
  • 1958: Ranchiquito
  • 1959: Epsom Victory
  • 1960: Epsom Victory
  • 1961: Taine
  • 1962: Hunch
  • 1963: Kistinie
  • 1964: Greyhound
  • 1965: Fantomas
  • 1966: Pompon Rouge
  • 1967: Alciglide
  • 1968: Samos
  • 1969: Clairon
  • 1970: Faux Monnayeur
  • 1971: Barado
  • 1972: Hickleton
  • 1973: Lassalle
  • 1974: Forceful
  • 1975: Campo Moro
  • 1976: Knight Templar
  • 1977: John Cherry
  • 1978: Biliboy
  • 1979: Marson
  • 1980: Anifa

See also

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