Grand Prix de Paris

For the cycle race, see Grand Prix de Paris (cycling).

Horse race

Grand Prix de ParisGroup 1 race

Grand Prix de Paris in 2012

Location| Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated| 1863
Race type| Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor| Juddmonte
Website| france-galop.com
Race information
Distance| 2,400 metres (1½ miles)[1]
Surface| Turf
Track| Right-handed
Qualification| Three-year-olds
excluding geldings[1]
Weight| 58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies[1]
Purse| €600,000 (2022)
1st: €342,840[1]
Grand Prix de Paris  2024

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Sosie  | Illinois  | Delius
Previous years

2023
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Feed The Flame  | Adelaide River  | Soul Sister
2022
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Onesto  | Simca Mille  | El Bodegon
2021
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Hurricane Lane  | Wordsworth  | Alenquer
2020-2011

2020
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Mogul  | In Swoop  | Gold Trip
2019
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Japan  | Slalom  | Jalmoud
2018
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Kew Gardens  | Neufbosc  | Dee Ex Bee
2017
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Shakeel  | Permian  | Venice Beach
2016
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Mont Ormel  | Red Verdon  | Cloth Of Stars
2015
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Erupt  | Ampere  | Storm The Stars
2014
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Gallante  | Prince Gibraltar  | Teletext
2013
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Flintshire  | Manndawi  | Ocovango
2012
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Imperial Monarch  | Last Train  | Saint Baudolino
2011
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Meandre  | Seville  | Reliable Man
2010-2001

2010
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Behkabad  | Planteur  | Jan Vermeer
2009
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Cavalryman  | Age Of Aquarius  | Mastery
2008
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Montmartre  | Prospect Wells  | Magadan
2007
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Zambezi Sun  | Axxos  | Sagara
2006
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Rail Link  | Red Rocks  | Sudan
2005
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Scorpion  | Desideratum  | Orion Star
2004
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Bago  | Cacique  | Alnitak
2003
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Vespone  | Magistretti  | Look Honey
2002
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Khalkevi  | Shaanmer  | Without Connexion
2001
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Chichicastenango | Mizzen Mast  | Bonnard
2000-1991

2000
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Beat Hollow  | Premier Pas  | Rhenium
1999
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Slickly  | Indian Danehill  | Sardaukar
1998
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Limpid  | Almutawakel  | Croco Rouge
1997
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Peintre Celebre  | Ithaki  | Shaka
1996
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Grape Tree Road  | Glory Of Dancer  | Android
1995
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Valanour  | Singspiel  | Diamond Mix
1994
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Millkom  | Solid Illusion  | Celtic Arms
1993
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Fort Wood  | Bigstone  | Siam
1992
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Homme De Loi  | Kitwood  | Guislaine
1991
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Subotica  | Sillery  | Kotashaan
1990-1988

1990
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Saumarez  | Priolo  | Tirol
1989
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Dancehall  | Norberto  | Creator
1988
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Fijar Tango  | Pasakos  | Welkin

The Grand Prix de Paris is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

## History

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The event was created by the Société d'Encouragement, a former governing body of horse racing in France. It originally served as a showpiece for the best home-bred three-year-olds to compete against international opponents over 3,000 metres. It was established in 1863, and the inaugural running was won by a British colt called The Ranger. The initial prize of 100,000 francs was raised by the Duc de Morny, who obtained half of the money from the Paris Municipal Council and an equal share of the remainder from each of the five main regional railway companies. For a period it was France's richest and most prestigious race.

The Grand Prix de Paris was abandoned because of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. It was cancelled throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It continued to be the country's leading flat race until the introduction of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1920. The event was temporarily switched to Le Tremblay in 1943 and 1944. It was extended to 3,100 metres in 1964.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Grand Prix de Paris was classed at the highest level, Group 1. It reverted to 3,000 metres in 1978, and it was shortened to 2,000 metres in 1987. It was sponsored by Louis Vuitton from 1988 to 1992, and the sponsorship of Juddmonte Farms began in 2001.

The distance of the Grand Prix de Paris was increased to 2,400 metres in 2005. It is normally held at an evening meeting on 14 July, the French national holiday of Bastille Day. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 running was postponed to 13 September, replacing the Prix Niel, traditionally run at that time.[2]

## Records

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Leading jockey (6 wins):

* Tom Lane – Stuart (1888), Fitz Roya (1890), Clamart (1891), Rueil (1892), Ragotsky (1893), Perth (1899)

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Leading trainer (14 wins):

* André Fabre – Dancehall (1989), Subotica (1991), Homme de Loi (1992), Fort Wood (1993), Grape Tree Road (1996), Peintre Celebre (1997), Limpid (1998), Slickly (1999), Rail Link (2006), Cavalryman (2009), Meandre (2011), Flintshire (2013), Gallante (2014), Sosie (2024)

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Leading owner (7 wins):

* Edmond Blanc – Nubienne (1879), Clamart (1891), Rueil (1892), Andree (1895), Arreau (1896), Quo Vadis (1903), Ajax (1904)
* Aga Khan IV \- Charlottesville (1960), Sumayr (1985), Valanour (1995), Khalkevi (2002), Montmartre (2008), Behkabad (2010), Shakeel (2017)

## Winners since 1957

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Year  | Winner  | Jockey  | Trainer  | Owner  | Time

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1957  | Altipan  | Roger Poincelet | Etienne Pollet  | Gérard Delloye  | 3:13.40
1958  | San Roman  | Roger Poincelet | Daniel Lescalle  | Victor Lyon  | 3:12.96
1959  | Birum  | Léon Flavien  | Max Bonaventure  | André Belinguier  | 3:13.46
1960  | Charlottesville | George Moore | Alec Head | Aga Khan IV | 3:19.80
1961  | Balto  | Maxime Garcia  | Max Bonaventure  | André Rueff  | 3:10.14
1962  | Armistice  | Jean Deforge  | John Cunnington, Jr.  | Mathieu Goudchaux  | 3:10.10
1963  | Sanctus  | Roger Poincelet | Etienne Pollet  | Jean Ternynck  | 3:12.70
1964  | White Label  | Louis Heurteur  | Geoffroy Watson  | Guy de Rothschild | 3:23.50
1965  | Reliance | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | François Dupré | 3:23.76
1966  | Danseur  | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | François Dupré | 3:24.48
1967  | Phaeton  | Léon Flavien  | Max Bonaventure  | Mrs Jean Stern  | 3:22.60
1968  | Dhaudevi  | Freddy Head | Robert Corme  | Mrs Georges Courtois  | 3:18.60
1969  | Chaparral  | Freddy Head | William Head  | Mrs Guy Weisweiller  | 3:19.80
1970  | Roll of Honour  | Lester Piggott | Richard Carver, Jr.  | Earl Scheib  | 3:23.90
1971  | Rheffic  | Bill Pyers  | François Mathet | Mrs François Dupré | 3:27.50
1972  | Pleben  | Marcel Depalmas  | Geoffroy Watson  | Baron de Redé | 3:23.60
1973  | Tennyson  | Alfred Gibert  | Peter Head  | Walter Burmann  | 3:17.70
1974  | Sagaro | Lester Piggott | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham  | 3:27.60
1975  | Matahawk  | Robert Jallu  | Henri van de Poele  | Mrs Edouard Stern  | 3:17.90
1976  | Exceller | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 3:20.50
1977  | Funny Hobby  | Philippe Paquet | Jacques de Chevigny  | Mrs T. J. Caralli  | 3:21.70
1978  | Galiani  | Alain Lequeux | Maurice Zilber | André Ben Lassin  | 3:18.20
1979  | Soleil Noir  | Henri Samani  | François Mathet | Guy de Rothschild | 3:21.70
1980  | Valiant Heart  | Alfred Gibert  | Bernard Sécly | André Michel  | 3:25.10
1981  | Glint of Gold | John Matthias  | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 3:25.50
1982  | Le Nain Jaune  | Henri Samani  | François Mathet | Guy de Rothschild | 3:18.40
1983  | Yawa  | Philip Waldron  | Geoff Lewis | Elisha Holding  | 3:24.00
1984  | At Talaq | Tony Murray | Harry Thomson Jones | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 3:14.00
1985  | Sumayr  | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 3:20.00
1986  | Swink  | Walter Swinburn | Jonathan Pease | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 3:19.30
1987  | Risk Me | Steve Cauthen | Paul Kelleway  | Lewis Norris  | 2:08.30
1988  | Fijar Tango  | Tony Cruz | Georges Mikhalidès  | Mahmoud Fustok  | 2:05.80
1989  | Dancehall  | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Tomohiro Wada  | 2:03.60
1990  | Saumarez | Steve Cauthen | Nicolas Clément  | Bruce McNall | 2:07.50
1991  | Subotica | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Olivier Lecerf | 2:05.20
1992  | Homme de Loi  | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Paul de Moussac  | 2:03.90
1993  | Fort Wood  | Sylvain Guillot | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:01.60
1994  | Millkom  | Jean-René Dubosc  | Jean-Claude Rouget | Jean-Claude Gour  | 2:04.40
1995  | Valanour | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:02.20
1996  | Grape Tree Road  | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Michael Tabor | 2:02.30
1997  | Peintre Celebre | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:08.40
1998  | Limpid  | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:03.20
1999  | Slickly  | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 2:03.90
2000  | Beat Hollow | Richard Quinn | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah | 2:03.70
2001  | Chichicastenango  | Alain Junk  | Philippe Demercastel  | Béatrice Brunet  | 2:01.00
2002  | Khalkevi | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:02.40
2003  | Vespone  | Christophe Lemaire | Nicolas Clément  | Ecurie Mister Ess A S  | 2:01.10
2004  | Bago | Thierry Gillet | Jonathan Pease | Niarchos Family | 2:05.60
2005  | Scorpion | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor | 2:24.30
2006  | Rail Link | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:26.40
2007  | Zambezi Sun | Stéphane Pasquier | Pascal Bary | Khalid Abdullah | 2:31.60
2008  | Montmartre | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:26.20
2009  | Cavalryman | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:27.60
2010  | Behkabad | Gérald Mossé | Jean-Claude Rouget | Aga Khan IV | 2:33.30
2011  | Meandre  | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Rothschild Family | 2:26.63
2012  | Imperial Monarch  | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 2:35.47
2013  | Flintshire | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:28.57
2014  | Gallante  | Pierre-Charles Boudot | André Fabre | Magnier, Smith & Tabor | 2:41.76
2015  | Erupt  | Stéphane Pasquier | Francis-Henri Graffard  | Niarchos Family | 2:31.07
2016  | Mont Ormel[a][b] | Cristian Demuro | Pia Brandt  | Gerard Augustin-Normand  | 2:29.56
2017  | Shakeel[a] | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:30.42
2018  | Kew Gardens | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier, Smith & Tabor | 2:28.62
2019  | Japan | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Derrick Smith, Magnier & Tabor | 2:27.07
2020  | Mogul[c] | Pierre-Charles Boudot  | Aidan O'Brien | Derrick Smith, Magnier & Tabor | 2:24.76
2021  | Hurricane Lane | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 2:33.59
2022  | Onesto  | Stéphane Pasquier | Fabrice Chappet  | Augustin-Normand, Dubois et al  | 2:27.76
2023  | Feed The Flame  | Cristian Demuro | Pascal Bary | Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard  | 2:26.71
2024  | Sosie | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:31.02

a The 2016 and 2017 races took place at Saint-Cloud while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment.
b The 2016 winner Mont Ormel was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Helene Charisma.
c The 2020 race was run in September owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Earlier winners

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* 1863: The Ranger
* 1864: Vermouth
* 1865: Gladiateur
* 1866: Ceylon
* 1867: Fervacques *
* 1868: The Earl
* 1869: Glaneur
* 1870: Sornette
* 1871: no race
* 1872: Cremorne
* 1873: Boiard
* 1874: Trent
* 1875: Salvator
* 1876: Kisber
* 1877: Saint Christophe
* 1878: Thurio
* 1879: Nubienne
* 1880: Robert the Devil
* 1881: Foxhall
* 1882: Bruce
* 1883: Frontin
* 1884: Little Duck
* 1885: Paradox
* 1886: Minting
* 1887: Tenebreuse
* 1888: Stuart
* 1889: Vasistas
* 1890: Fitz Roya
* 1891: Clamart
* 1892: Rueil
* 1893: Ragotsky
* 1894: Dolma Baghtche
* 1895: Andree
* 1896: Arreau
* 1897: Doge
* 1898: Le Roi Soleil
* 1899: Perth
* 1900: Semendria
* 1901: Cheri
* 1902: Kizil Kourgan
* 1903: Quo Vadis
* 1904: Ajax
* 1905: Finasseur
* 1906: Spearmint
* 1907: Sans Souci
* 1908: Northeast
* 1909: Verdun
* 1910: Nuage
* 1911: As d'Atout
* 1912: Houli
* 1913: Bruleur
* 1914: Sardanapale
* 1915–16: no race
* 1917: Brumelli
* 1918: Montmartin
* 1919: Galloper Light
* 1920: Comrade
* 1921: Lemonora
* 1922: Kefalin
* 1923: Filibert de Savoie
* 1924: Transvaal
* 1925: Reine Lumiere
* 1926: Take My Tip
* 1927: Fiterari
* 1928: Cri de Guerre
* 1929: Hotweed
* 1930: Commanderie
* 1931: Barneveldt
* 1932: Strip the Willow
* 1933: Cappiello
* 1934: Admiral Drake
* 1935: Crudité
* 1936: Mieuxce
* 1937: Clairvoyant
* 1938: Nearco
* 1939: Pharis
* 1940: Maurepas
* 1941: Le Pacha
* 1942: Magister
* 1943: Pensbury
* 1944: Deux Pour Cent
* 1945: Caracalla
* 1946: Souverain
* 1947: Avenger
* 1948: My Love
* 1949: Bagheera
* 1950: Vieux Manoir
* 1951: Sicambre
* 1952: Orfeo
* 1953: Northern Light
* 1954: Popof
* 1955: Phil Drake
* 1956: Vattel

* The 1867 race finished as a dead-heat between Fervacques and Patricien, but it was decided by a run-off.

## See also

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* List of French flat horse races

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Grand Prix de Paris". The French Black Type. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
2. ^ "New dates announced for French Classics". 24 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020 - via www.rte.ie. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)

* 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:
* 1863–1889, 1890–1919, 1920–1949, 1950–1979, 1980–present

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* france-galop.com – A Brief History: Grand Prix de Paris.
* galopp-sieger.de – Grand Prix de Paris.
* horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Grand Prix de Paris (2017).
* pedigreequery.com – Grand Prix de Paris – Longchamp.
* tbheritage.com – Grand Prix de Paris.