Prix Messidor

Prix Messidor
Race information
Group 3 race
Location	Maisons-Laffitte France
Inaugurated	1949
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Distance	1,600 metres (1 mile)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	53½ kg (3y); 57½ kg (4y+) 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 (2015) 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.

History

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 messis, the Latin word for "harvest". The present title, without the "de", was introduced in 1955.

For a period the race was switched between Maisons-Laffitte (1963–65, 1968–69) and Saint-Cloud (1966–67, 1970–72). It began a longer spell at Maisons-Laffitte in 1973.

The race was transferred to Deauville in 1997. It returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 2005.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Catilina – 1962, 1963

Leading jockey (6 wins):

Yves Saint-Martin – Catilina (1962, 1963), Cripton (1964), Irish Minstrel (1969), Tassmoun (1980), Ya Zaman (1981)

Leading trainer (11 wins):

André Fabre – Mille Balles (1984), Fitzwilliam Place (1987), Mill Native (1988), Polish Precedent (1989), Acteur Francais (1991), Fanmore (1993), Neuilly (1997), Dansili (1999), Valixir (2005), Intello (2013), Fractional (2015)

Leading owner (4 wins):

HH Aga Khan IV – Cripton (1964), Tassmoun (1980), Valixir (2005), Alnadana (2009)

Winners since 1978

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	Johnny Jones	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
2012	Tin Horse	4	Thierry Jarnet	Didier Guillemin	Marquesa de Moratalla	1:35.45
2013	Intello	3	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Wertheimer et Frere	1:34.00
2014	Graphic	5	Frankie Dettori	William Haggas	Royal Ascot Racing Club	1:38.10
2015	Fractional	6	Mickael Barzalona	André Fabre	Godolphin	1:38.40

Earlier winners

1949: Beverly
1950: Philactis
1951:
1952: no race
1953: Pomare
1954: Phlox
1955: Chargeur
1956: Cigalon
1957–59: no race

1960: Fin Bec
1961: Pen Mane
1962: Catilina
1963: Catilina
1964: Cripton
1965: Red Slipper
1966: Agy
1967: Morris Dancer
1968: Fisc

1969: Irish Minstrel
1970: Brabant
1971: Joshua
1972: Arosa
1973: Martinmas
1974: El Toro
1975: Son of Silver
1976: Dona Barod
1977: Malecite

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

france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Messidor.
galop.courses-france.com – Prix Messidor – Palmarès depuis 1980.
galopp-sieger.de – Prix Messidor.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Messidor (2015).
pedigreequery.com – Prix Messidor.

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