Critérium de Saint-Cloud

Critérium de Saint-Cloud

2014
Epicuris	Palang	Big Blue

Previous years
2013
Prince Gibraltar	Bereni Ka	Hartnell
2012
Morandi	Willie The Whipper	Miss You Too
2011
Mandaean	Brocottes	Tai Chi

2010-2000
2010
Recital	Bubble Chic	Prairie Star
2009
Passion For Gold	Mikhail Glinka	Zazou
2008
Fame And Glory	Drumbeat	Feels All Right
2007
Full Of Gold	Hannouma	Putney Bridge
2006
Passage Of Time	Soldier Of Fortune	Empire Day
2005
Linda's Lad	Fauvelia	Flashing Numbers
2004
Paita	Yehudi	Laverock
2003
Voix Du Nord	Simplex	Day Or Night
2002
Alberto Giacometti	Summerland	Marshall
2001
Ballingarry	Castle Gandolfo	Black Sam Bellamy
2000
Sagacity	Reduit	Sligo Bay

The Critérium de Saint-Cloud is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.

History

The event was established in 1901, and it was originally held in September. It was initially contested over 1,400 metres, and was extended to 2,000 metres in 1906.

The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1919. It was cut to 1,600 metres in 1920, and restored to 2,000 metres in 1924.

Due to the closure of its venue during World War II, the Critérium de Saint-Cloud was not run from 1939 to 1945. It was staged at Longchamp in 1954.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Critérium de Saint-Cloud was given Group 2 status. It was promoted to Group 1 level in 1987.

Prior to 2015 the event was run in mid-November and was Europe's last Group 1 flat race of the year. In 2015 it was moved to a date a week earlier as part of a series of changes to autumn races for two-year-olds and is now run on the same day as another Group 1 race, the Critérium International.^[1]

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Yves Saint-Martin – Fire Crest (1967), Rheffic (1970), Ribecourt (1973), Tarek (1977), Darshaan (1983), Mouktar (1984)
• Dominique Boeuf – Pistolet Bleu (1990), Glaieuil (1991), Marchand de Sable (1992), Spadoun (1998), Goldamix (1999), Voix du Nord (2003)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

• François Mathet – Telegram (1949), Bingo (1952), Pas de Deux (1955), Upstart (1957), Le Francais (1960), Saraca (1968), Rheffic (1970), Simbir (1972)

Leading owner (4 wins): (includes part ownership)

• Sue Magnier – Ballingarry (2001), Alberto Giacometti (2002), Fame and Glory (2008), Recital (2010)
• Khalid Abdullah – Miserden (1988), Sunshack (1993), Passage of Time (2006), Epicuris (2014)

Winners since 1978

^a Snurge finished first in 1989, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.

Earlier winners

* The 1931 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

• List of French flat horse races

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, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
• galop.courses-france.com:
  • 1901–1919, 1920–1949, 1950–1979, 1980–present

• france-galop.com – A Brief History: Critérium de Saint-Cloud.
• galopp-sieger.de – Critérium de Saint-Cloud.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Critérium de Saint-Cloud (2015).
• pedigreequery.com – Critérium de Saint-Cloud – Saint-Cloud.