Prix d'Ispahan
Group 1 race | |
Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
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Inaugurated | 1873 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,850 metres (about 9 furlongs or about 1 1/8 miles)[1] |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up[1] |
Weight | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares[1] |
Purse | €250,000 (2022) 1st: €142,850[1] |
2024 | ||
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Mqse De Sevigne | Horizon Dore | Haya Zark |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
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Anmaat | Light Infantry | Facteur Cheval |
2022 | ||
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Dreamloper | Wally | Pretty Tiger |
2021 | ||
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Skalleti | Tilsit | My Oberon |
2020-2011 | ||
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2020 | ||
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Persian King | Stormy Antarctic | Pogo |
2019 | ||
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Zabeel Prince | Study Of Man | Trais Fluors |
2018 | ||
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Recoletos | Almodovar | Trais Fluors |
2017 | ||
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Mekhtaal | Robin Of Navan | Usherette |
2016 | ||
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A Shin Hikari | Dariyan | Silverwave |
2015 | ||
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Solow | Gailo Chop | Sparkling Beam |
2014 | ||
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Cirrus Des Aigles | Anodin | Pollyana |
2013 | ||
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Maxios | Planteur | Mandour |
2012 | ||
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Golden Lilac | Planteur | No Risk At All |
2011 | ||
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Goldikova | Cirrus Des Aigles | Rajsaman |
2010–2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
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Goldikova | Byword | Wiener Walzer |
2009 | ||
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Never On Sunday | Gris De Gris | Runaway |
2008 | ||
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Sageburg | Darjina | Loup Breton |
2007 | ||
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Manduro | Turtle Bowl | Stormy River |
2006 | ||
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Laverock | Manduro | Krataios |
2005 | ||
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Valixir | Elvstroem | Cacique |
2004 | ||
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Prince Kirk | Six Perfections | Checkit |
2003 | ||
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Falbrav | Bright Sky | Carnival Dancer |
2002 | ||
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Best Of The Bests | Poussin | Banks Hill |
2001 | ||
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Observatory | Hightori | Ekraar |
2000–1991 | ||
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2000 | ||
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Sendawar | Indian Danehill | Chelsea Manor |
1999 | ||
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Croco Rouge | El Condor Pasa | Gold Away |
1998 | ||
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Loup Sauvage | Astarabad | Marathon |
1997 | ||
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Sasuru | Wixim | Simon Du Desert |
1996 | ||
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Halling | Gunboat Diplomacy | Vetheuil |
1995 | ||
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Green Tune | Pelder | Marildo |
1994 | ||
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Bigstone | Muhtarram | Marildo |
1993 | ||
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Arcangues | Misil | Shanghai |
1992 | ||
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Zoman | Arcangues | Exit To Nowhere |
1991 | ||
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Sanglamore | Priolo | Zoman |
1990–1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
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Creator | Val Des Bois | Citidancer |
1989 | ||
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Indian Skimmer | Gabina | French Stress |
1988 | ||
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Miesque | Saint Andrews | Jalaajel |
The Prix d'Ispahan is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,850 metres (about 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
History
The inaugural running of the Prix d'Ispahan was the showpiece event of a meeting held at Longchamp on 13 July 1873. The meeting had been hastily arranged to honour the Shah of Persia, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, who was making an official visit to Paris. The race was named after Ispahan, the French name for Isfahan, a former capital city of Persia.
The Prix d'Ispahan was initially contested over 3,000 metres, and it was originally open to horses aged three or older. Its distance was cut to 2,400 metres in its second year, and it was further reduced to 2,200 metres in 1891, and to 2,100 metres in 1903.
The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. Its present length, 1,850 metres, was introduced in 1921. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was run over 2,000 metres at Le Tremblay in 1943 and 1944.
The present system of race grading began in 1971, and the Prix d'Ispahan was classed at the highest level, Group 1. The minimum age of participating horses was raised to four in 1987. It was staged at Chantilly in 1991, and at this venue its distance was 1,800 metres. The race was opened to geldings in 2001.
In 2020, Prix d'Ispahan moved to July and three years old horses can run by one time basis.[2]
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Champaubert – 1897, 1898 (dead-heat)
- La Camargo – 1903, 1904
- Moulins la Marche – 1908, 1909
- Renette – 1935, 1936
- Hierocles – 1942, 1943
- Coaraze – 1946, 1947
- Fric – 1955, 1956
- Crystal Glitters – 1983, 1984
- Goldikova – 2010, 2011
Leading jockey (7 wins):
- Yves Saint-Martin – La Sega (1962), Jour et Nuit (1964), Silver Shark (1966), Zeddaan (1968), La Troublerie (1973), Allez France (1974), Crystal Glitters (1983)
Leading trainer (10 wins):
- André Fabre – Al Nasr (1982), Crystal Glitters (1984), Creator (1990), Arcangues (1993), Loup Sauvage (1998), Valixir (2005), Manduro (2007), Golden Lilac (2012), Persian King (2020), Mqse de Sevigne (2024)
Leading owner (8 wins):
- Marcel Boussac – Goyescas (1933), Hierocles (1942, 1943), Priam (1945), Coaraze (1946, 1947), Dynamiter (1951), Arbele (1952)
Winners since 1969
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1969 | Grandier | 5 | Maurice Philipperon | John Cunnington Jr. | Mrs Pierre Ribes | 1:55.8 |
1970 | Caro | 3 | Bill Williamson | Albert Klimscha | Countess Batthyany | 1:56.8 |
1971 | Mister Sic Top | 4 | Alfred Gibert | G. Pézeril | Lucien Deshayes | 2:02.4 |
1972 | Riverman | 3 | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Germaine Wertheimer | 1:54.2 |
1973 | La Troublerie | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | Gérard Philippeau | Mrs Marc Laloum | 1:52.9 |
1974 | Allez France | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | Angel Penna Sr. | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:55.7 |
1975 | Ramirez | 4 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | María Félix Berger | 1:51.3 |
1976 | Full of Hope | 6 | Bill Pyers | Gilles Delloye | C. F. Delecroix | 1:54.4 |
1977 | Lightning | 3 | Gérard Dubroeucq | François Mathet | Guy de Rothschild | 1:52.9 |
1978 | Carwhite | 4 | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 1:53.9 |
1979 | Irish River | 3 | Maurice Philipperon | John Cunnington Jr. | Mrs Raymond Adès | 1:51.7 |
1980 | Nadjar | 4 | Alain Lequeux | Aage Paus | Gunnar Schjelderup | 1:57.4 |
1981 | The Wonder | 3 | Alain Lequeux | Jacques de Chevigny | Mrs Alain du Breil | 1:57.7 |
1982 | Al Nasr | 4 | Alain Lequeux | André Fabre | Moufid F. Dabaghi | 1:54.3 |
1983 | Crystal Glitters | 3 | Yves Saint-Martin | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | 1:53.0 |
1984 | Crystal Glitters | 4 | Alfred Gibert | André Fabre | Mahmoud Fustok | 1:50.6 |
1985 | Sagace | 5 | Éric Legrix | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:51.1 |
1986 | Baillamont | 4 | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 1:50.8 |
1987 | Highest Honor | 4 | Cash Asmussen | Pascal Bary | Ecurie I. M. Fares | 1:55.3 |
1988 | Miesque | 4 | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 1:55.2 |
1989 | Indian Skimmer | 5 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:52.3 |
1990 | Creator | 4 | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:51.5 |
1991 | Sanglamore | 4 | Pat Eddery | Roger Charlton | Khalid Abdullah | 1:49.9 |
1992 | Zoman | 5 | Alan Munro | Paul Cole | Prince Fahd bin Salman | 1:54.6 |
1993 | Arcangues | 5 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:50.7 |
1994 | Bigstone | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Élie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:51.7 |
1995 | Green Tune | 4 | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 1:53.7 |
1996 | Halling | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:02.9 |
1997 | Sasuru | 4 | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | Anthony Oppenheimer | 1:54.6 |
1998 | Loup Sauvage | 4 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:52.7 |
1999 | Croco Rouge | 4 | Thierry Jarnet | Pascal Bary | Wafic Saïd | 1:53.7 |
2000 | Sendawar | 4 | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 1:59.3 |
2001 | Observatory | 4 | Richard Hughes | John Gosden | Khalid Abdullah | 1:51.0 |
2002 | Best of the Bests | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:51.4 |
2003 | Falbrav | 5 | Kieren Fallon | Luca Cumani | Rencati / Yoshida | 1:51.0 |
2004 | Prince Kirk | 4 | Marco Monteriso | Emilio Borromeo | Scuderia Pieffegi | 1:52.0 |
2005 | Valixir | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Aga Khan IV | 1:50.9 |
2006 | Laverock | 4 | Davy Bonilla | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Gainsborough Stud | 1:52.2 |
2007 | Manduro | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | Baron G. von Ullmann | 1:58.0 |
2008 | Sageburg | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 1:53.7 |
2009 | Never on Sunday | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Jean-Claude Rouget | Daniel-Yves Trèves | 1:57.2 |
2010 | Goldikova | 5 | Olivier Peslier | Freddy Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:49.4 |
2011 | Goldikova | 6 | Olivier Peslier | Freddy Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:51.0 |
2012 | Golden Lilac | 4 | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Gestut Ammerland | 1:51.85 |
2013 | Maxios | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | Jonathan Pease | Niarchos Family | 1:56.55 |
2014 | Cirrus des Aigles | 8 | Christophe Soumillon | Corine Barande-Barbe | Jean-Claude Dupouy | 1:57.98 |
2015 | Solow | 5 | Maxime Guyon | Freddy Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:51.30 |
2016 | A Shin Hikari[a] | 5 | Yutaka Take | Masanori Sakaguchi | Eishindo Co Ltd | 1:53.29 |
2017 | Mekhtaal[a] | 4 | Grégory Benoist | Jean-Claude Rouget | Al Shaqab Racing | 1:49.92 |
2018 | Recoletos | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Sarl Darpat France | 1:52.80 |
2019 | Zabeel Prince | 6 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum | 1:53.07 |
2020[b] | Persian King | 4 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | André Fabre | Ballymore & Godolphin | 1:47.21 |
2021 | Skalleti | 6 | Gérald Mossé | Jerome Reynier | Jean-Claude Seroul | 1:53.57 |
2022 | Dreamloper | 5 | Kieran Shoemark | Ed Walker | J Fill | 1:53.74 |
2023 | Anmaat | 5 | Jim Crowley | Owen Burrows | Shadwell Estate | 1:52.12 |
2024 | Mqse De Sevigne | 5 | Alexis Pouchin | André Fabre | Baron Édouard de Rothschild | 1:54.69 |
Earlier winners
- 1873: Campeche
- 1874: Franc Tireur
- 1875: Paradoxe
- 1876: Saxifrage
- 1877: Gavarni
- 1878: Jongleur
- 1879: Courtois
- 1880: Castillon
- 1881: Alphonsine
- 1882: Poulet
- 1883: Veston
- 1884: Farfadet
- 1885: Despote
- 1886: Viennois
- 1887: Cambyse
- 1888: Embellie
- 1889: Le Sancy
- 1890: Yellow
- 1891: Amazone
- 1892: Gil Peres
- 1893: Saint Ferjeux
- 1894: Algarade
- 1895: Honneur
- 1896: Le Sagittaire
- 1897: Champaubert
- 1898: Champaubert / Cambridge[a]
- 1899: Fourire
- 1900: Cravan
- 1901: Dido
- 1902: Exema
- 1903: La Camargo
- 1904: La Camargo
- 1905: Caius
- 1906: Phoenix
- 1907: Ouadi Halfa
- 1908: Moulins la Marche
- 1909: Moulins la Marche
- 1910: Goloss
- 1911: Ossian
- 1912: Rouble
- 1913: Foxling
- 1914: Amilcar
- 1915–18: no race
- 1919: Radames
- 1920: Le Rapin
- 1921: La Finette
- 1922: Kircubbin
- 1923: Épinard
- 1924: Premontre
- 1925: Condover
- 1926: Coram
- 1927: Kitty
- 1928: Rialto
- 1929: Kantar
- 1930: Alcyon
- 1931: Four in Hand
- 1932: Lovelace
- 1933: Goyescas
- 1934: Rodosto
- 1935: Renette
- 1936: Renette
- 1937: Sanguinetto
- 1938: Bistolfi
- 1939: Turbulent
- 1940: no race
- 1941: Panipat
- 1942: Hierocles
- 1943: Hierocles
- 1944: Un Gaillard
- 1945: Priam
- 1946: Coaraze
- 1947: Coaraze
- 1948: Bel Amour
- 1949: Menetrier
- 1950: Fort Napoleon
- 1951: Dynamiter
- 1952: Arbele
- 1953: Sadi
- 1954: Florin
- 1955: Fric
- 1956: Fric
- 1957: Chief
- 1958: Blockhaus
- 1959: Hamanet
- 1960: Tobago
- 1961: Javelot
- 1962: La Sega
- 1963: Manderley
- 1964: Jour et Nuit
- 1965: Esso
- 1966: Silver Shark
- 1967: Caldarello
- 1968: Zeddaan
- ^ The 1898 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Prix d'Ispahan". The French Black Type. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ French racing to restart with four Group races and Monday slot for the Guineas
- 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, 2016, 2017, 2018
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- galop.courses-france.com:
- 1873–1889, 1890–1919, 1920–1949, 1950–1979, 1980–present
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix d'Ispahan.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix d'Ispahan.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix d'Ispahan (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix d'Ispahan – Longchamp.