Prix de Fontainebleau

Prix de Fontainebleau
Race information
Group 3 race
Location	Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France
Inaugurated	1889
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Distance	1,600 metres (1 mile)^[1]
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old colts^[1]
Weight	58 kg^[1]
Purse	€80,000 (2015) 1st: €40,000^[1]

The Prix de Fontainebleau is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Longchamp in April.

History

The event is named after Fontainebleau Forest, the location of the Hippodrome de la Solle racecourse. The Société d'Encouragement organised an annual race meeting at the venue from 1862 to 1891.

The Prix de Fontainebleau was introduced at Longchamp in 1889. It was originally a 2,200-metre contest restricted to horses having their first race of the season.^[2]

The modern Prix de Fontainebleau was established in 1952. It was initially run over 1,600 metres, and designed to serve as a trial for the first colts' Classics of the year. The first winner, Thunderhead, subsequently won the 2,000 Guineas in England.

The race's distance was modified several times during the 1960s. It was run over 1,400 metres (1965), 1,300 metres (1966) and 1,500 metres (1967) before reverting to 1,600 metres in 1968.

Seventeen winners of the modern Prix de Fontainebleau have achieved victory in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains. The first was Neptunus in 1964, and the most recent was Brametot in 2017.

Records

Leading jockey since 1952 (6 wins):

Maurice Philipperon – Farabi (1967), Blinis (1971), Arctic Tern (1976), Irish River (1979), Castle Guard (1983), Kendor (1989)

Leading trainer since 1952 (9 wins):

Etienne Pollet – Thunderhead (1952), Tosco (1953), Tenareze (1956), Pantouflard (1958), Aerodynamic (1961), Prudent (1962), Neptunus (1964), Grey Dawn (1965), Timmy My Boy (1968)
André Fabre - Soviet Star (1987), Rainbow Corner (1992), Zieten (1993), Fadeyev (1994), Indian Danehill (1999), Berine's Son (2000), Bowman (2002), Clodovil (2003), Territories (2015)

Leading owner since 1952 (4 wins):

Gertrude Widener – Aerodynamic (1961), Prudent (1962), Grey Dawn (1965), Timmy My Boy (1968)
HH Aga Khan IV – Blushing Groom (1977), Ashkalani (1996), Daylami (1997), Rajsaman (2010)

Winners since 1974

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1974	Mount Hagen	Yves Saint-Martin	Angel Penna	Daniel Wildenstein	1:43.20
1975	Monsanto	Yves Saint-Martin	Angel Penna	Daniel Wildenstein
1976	Arctic Tern	Maurice Philipperon	John Fellows	Mrs John Knight	1:45.00
1977	Blushing Groom	Henri Samani	François Mathet	HH Aga Khan IV	1:49.00
1978	Kenmare	Alain Badel	François Mathet	Guy de Rothschild	1:48.60
1979	Irish River	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington, Jr.	Mrs Raymond Adès	1:50.60
1980	Nice Havrais	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Alan Clore
1981	Cresta Rider	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos
1982	Melyno	Yves Saint-Martin	François Mathet	Stavros Niarchos	1:45.40
1983	Castle Guard	Maurice Philipperon	John Fellows	Peter Richards
1984	Mendez	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Philip Niarchos	1:47.60
1985	No Pass No Sale	Alfred Gibert	Robert Collet	René Aubert	1:50.40
1986	Fast Topaze	Cash Asmussen	Georges Mikhalidès	Mahmoud Fustok	1:46.70
1987	Soviet Star	Greville Starkey	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:42.10
1988	Blushing John	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Allen Paulson	1:41.70
1989	Kendor	Maurice Philipperon	Raymond Touflan	Adolf Bader	1:43.10
1990	Linamix	Gérald Mossé	François Boutin	Jean-Luc Lagardère	1:43.60
1991	Hector Protector	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:41.50
1992	Rainbow Corner	Pat Eddery	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	1:41.10
1993	Zieten	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:44.20
1994	Fadeyev	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:47.00
1995	Atticus	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	1:43.10
1996	Ashkalani	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	1:38.40
1997	Daylami	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	1:39.80
1998	With the Flow	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Marshall Jenney	1:50.20
1999	Indian Danehill	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Edouard de Rothschild	1:48.00
2000	Berine's Son	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Edouard de Rothschild	1:52.80
2001	Denon	Thierry Jarnet	Jonathan Pease	Niarchos Family	1:50.20
2002	Bowman	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:40.70
2003	Clodovil	Olivier Plaçais	André Fabre	Lagardère Family	1:44.00
2004	American Post	Christophe Soumillon	Criquette Head-Maarek	Khalid Abdullah	1:38.50
2005	Laverock	Miguel Blancpain	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:45.40
2006	Stormy River	Thierry Thulliez	Nicolas Clément	Ecurie Mister Ess A S	1:38.20
2007	Chichi Creasy	Ronan Thomas	Nicole Rossio	Béatrice Rossio	1:38.20
2008	Tamayuz	Davy Bonilla	Freddy Head	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:48.30
2009	Silver Frost	Olivier Peslier	Yves de Nicolay	John Cotton	1:39.49
2010	Rajsaman	Thierry Jarnet	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	1:39.36
2011	Glaswegian ^[a]	Stéphane Pasquier	Pascal Bary	Khalid Abdullah	1:39.69
2012	Dragon Pulse	Gregory Benoist	Mikel Delzangles	Tan Kai Chah	1:40.73
2013	Gengis	Stéphane Pasquier	Georges Doleuze	Claire Stephenson	1:44.08
2014	Ectot	Gregory Benoist	Elie Lellouche	Augustin-Normand / Vidal	1:39.13
2015	Territories	Mickael Barzalona	André Fabre	Godolphin SNC	1:40.80
2016	Dicton^[b]	Olivier Peslier	Gianluca Bietolini	Robert Ng	1:38.20
2017	Brametot^[b]	Cristian Demuro	Jean-Claude Rouget	Augustin-Normand / Vidal	1:35.18

^a The 2011 winner Glaswegian was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Beauty Lead.
^b The 2016 and 2017 races took place at Chantilly while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners

1889: Amazon
1890: Yellow
1891: Closerie
1892: Diarbek
1893: Brocart
1894: Le Pompon
1895: Salambo
1896: Pas de Danse
1897: Nisard
1898: Volnay
1899: Fourire
1900: Ivry
1901: Quartier Mestre
1902: Retz
1903: Alpha
1904: Lorlot
1905: Saint Michel
1906: Organiste
1907: Calomel
1908: Quintette
1909: Negofol
1910: Aloes III
1911: Made in England
1912: De Viris
1913: Riverain

1914: Oreste
1920: Sourbier
1921: Vespertilion
1922: Gaurisankar
1923: Mackenzie
1924: Indra
1925: The Sirdar
1926: War Mist
1927: Lusignan
1928: Whirligig
1929: Paris Voyeur
1930: Commanderie
1931: Fondor
1932: Macaroni
1933: Le Cacique
1934: Duplex
1935: Peut Etre
1936: Genetout
1937: Le Calme
1938: Cor de Chasse
1939: Mon Tresor
1940: Prince Igor
1941: Rhodora
1942: Warrior
1943: Sextidi

1944: Prince Bio
1945: Chanteur
1947: Solina
1948: Turmoil
1952: Thunderhead
1953: Tosco
1954: Ferriol
1955: Chargeur
1956: Tenareze
1957: Franc Luron
1958: Pantouflard
1959: Javelot
1960: Bondolfi
1961: Aerodynamic
1962: Prudent
1963: Manderley
1964: Neptunus
1965: Grey Dawn
1966: Barbare
1967: Farabi
1968: Timmy My Boy
1969: Le Mas Marvent
1970: Breton
1971: Blinis
1972: Hard to Beat
1973: African Sky

References

1 2 3 4 "Prix de Fontainebleau". The French Black Type. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
↑ "1889 Prix de Fontainebleau". Le Gaulois. 1 April 1889. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

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