Prix de Sandringham

Flat horse race in France

Horse race

Prix de SandringhamClass| Group 2

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Location| Chantilly Racecourse
Chantilly, France
Race type| Flat / Thoroughbred
Website| france-galop.com
Race information
Distance| 1,600 metres (1 mile)
Surface| Turf
Track| Right-handed
Qualification| Three-year-old fillies
exc. G1 winners this year
Weight| 56 kg
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
2 kg if two Group 3 wins *
* since September 1 last year
Purse| €130,000 (2022)
1st: €74,100
Prix de Sandringham  2024

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Sparkling Plenty  | Cetera  | Ribaltagaia
Previous years

2023
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Kelina  | Sauterne  | Paz
2022
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Purplepay  | Life In Motion  | Sicilian Defense
2021
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Tahlie  | Kennella  | See The Rose
2020-2011

2020
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Miss Extra  | Golden Crown  | Like A Charm
2019
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Obligate  | Pure Zen  | Glance
2018
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Mission Impassible  | Crown Walk  | Efaadah
2017
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La Sardane  | Gold Luck  | Senga
2016
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Volta  | Besotted  | Aim To Please
2015
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Impassable  | La Berma  | Night Of Light
2014
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Fintry  | La Hoguette  | Kenzadargent
2013
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Peace Burg  | Topaze Blanche  | Kenhope
2012
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Laugh Out Loud  | Mashoora  | Rock Me Baby
2011
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Immortal Verse  | Mixed Intention  | Peinture Abstraite
2010-2001

2010
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Joanna  | Kali  | Evaporation
2009
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Homebound  | Reggane  | Aria Di Festa
2008
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Modern Look  | Mousse Au Chocolat  | Albisola
2007
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All Is Vanity  | Majestic Roi  | Just Little
2006
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Impressionnante  | Mostaqeleh  | New Girlfriend
2005
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Gorella  | Toupie  | Stormina
2004
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Baqah  | Miss Mambo  | Dolma
2003
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Maiden Tower  | Acago  | Intercontinental
2002
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Spring Star  | Clerical Error  | Sea Of Showers
2001
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Banks Hill  | Lethals Lady  | Lurina
2000-1998

2000
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Zarkiya  | Penny's Gold  | Devon Heights
1999
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Ronda  | Venize  | Palinisa
1998
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Pharatta  | Soeur Ti  | Insight

The Prix de Sandringham is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.

## History

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The event was originally called the Prix des Lilas, and it used to be held at Longchamp. During the early part of its history it was contested over 2,000 metres, and it served as a trial for the Prix de Diane. It was cut to its present distance in 1966.

The race was titled the Coupe de Sa Majesté la Reine Elizabeth in 1972, in honour of Queen Elizabeth II, who was attending Longchamp during a state visit to France. It was renamed after Sandringham, the location of the Royal Stud, in 1973.

The Prix de Sandringham was first run at Chantilly in 1977. It returned to Longchamp the following year, and it was transferred more permanently to Chantilly in 1979. For a period it held Group 3 status, and it was promoted to Group 2 level in 2001. It is now staged on the same day as the Prix du Jockey Club.

## Records

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Leading jockey (3 wins):

* Freddy Head – Opalia (1971), India Song (1980), Alik (1981)
* Cash Asmussen – Action Francaise (1988), Golden Opinion (1989), Once in My Life (1991)
* Thierry Jarnet – Ski Paradise (1993), Lunafairy (1994), Smolensk (1995)
* Olivier Peslier – Banks Hill (2001), Impressionnante (2006), Immortal Verse (2011)

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Leading trainer (9 wins):

* André Fabre – Fitzwilliam Place (1987), Action Francaise (1988), Golden Opinion (1989), Marble Maiden (1992), Ski Paradise (1993), Lunafairy (1994), Smolensk (1995), Banks Hill (2001), Fintry (2014)

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Leading owner (4 wins):

* Sheikh Mohammed – Golden Opinion (1989), Marble Maiden (1992), Sensation (1996), Maiden Tower (2003)

## Winners since 1979

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Year
| Winner
| Jockey
| Trainer
| Owner
| Time

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1979  | Cenerentola  | Maurice Philipperon | John Cunnington, Jr.  | Sir Michael Sobell |
1980  | India Song  | Freddy Head | François Mathet  | Pierre Bensussan  |
1981  | Alik  | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Jacques Wertheimer |
1982  | Parannda  | Henri Samani  | François Mathet  | HH Aga Khan IV |
1983  | Chamisene  | Gérard Dubroeucq  | Mitri Saliba  | Mahmoud Fustok  |
1984  | Blue Bell Pearl  | Maurice Philipperon | John Cunnington, Jr.  | Paul de Moussac  |
1985  | Kozana  | Alain Lequeux | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV |
1986  | Only Star  | Gary W. Moore  | Criquette Head | Robert Sangster |
1987  | Fitzwilliam Place  | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Paul Nataf  |
1988  | Action Francaise  | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:41.9
1989  | Golden Opinion | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:39.8
1990  | Gaelic Bird  | William Mongil  | François Doumen | Michael Smurfit | 1:35.6
1991  | Once in My Life  | Cash Asmussen | Robert Collet | Richard C. Strauss  | 1:36.0
1992  | Marble Maiden  | Steve Cauthen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:39.5
1993  | Ski Paradise  | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Zenya Yoshida  | 1:36.9
1994  | Lunafairy  | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 1:43.4
1995  | Smolensk  | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Mrs Paul de Moussac  | 1:45.5
1996  | Sensation  | Frankie Dettori | Criquette Head | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:37.7
1997  | Orford Ness  | Sylvain Guillot | Pascal Bary | Khalid Abdullah | 1:39.4
1998  | Pharatta  | Dominique Boeuf | Carlos Laffon-Parias  | Dario Hinojosa  | 1:39.3
1999  | Ronda  | Gérald Mossé | Carlos Laffon-Parias  | Dario Hinojosa  | 1:42.4
2000  | Zarkiya  | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 1:41.7
2001  | Banks Hill | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 1:36.2
2002  | Spring Star  | Christophe Soumillon | Carlos Laffon-Parias  | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:37.5
2003  | Maiden Tower  | Frankie Dettori | Henri-Alex Pantall  | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:35.1
2004  | Baqah  | Davy Bonilla | Freddy Head | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:35.8
2005  | Gorella  | Thierry Thulliez | Jean de Roualle  | Pierre de Roualle  | 1:36.2
2006  | Impressionnante  | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias  | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:35.6
2007  | All Is Vanity  | Franck Blondel  | William Cargeeg  | Isabelle Corbani  | 1:37.8
2008  | Modern Look  | Stéphane Pasquier | David Smaga  | Khalid Abdullah | 1:38.5
2009  | Homebound  | Christophe Lemaire | Jean-Claude Rouget | Joseph Allen | 1:38.1
2010  | Joanna  | Christophe Soumillon | Jean-Claude Rouget | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:38.7
2011  | Immortal Verse | Olivier Peslier | Robert Collet | Richard C. Strauss  | 1:39.2
2012  | Laugh Out Loud  | William Buick | Mick Channon | A Black/Al Qatami/Al Mudhaf  | 1:39.2
2013  | Peace Burg  | Christophe Soumillon | Jean-Claude Rouget | Cuadra Montalban & Ecurie D  | 1:40.57
2014  | Fintry  | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Godolphin SNC | 1:35.16
2015  | Impassable  | Maxime Guyon | Carlos Laffon-Parias  | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:37.58
2016  | Volta  | Pierre-Charles Boudot  | Francis-Henri Graffard  | Ecurie David Salabi  | 1:39.00
2017  | La Sardane  | Franck Blondel  | Bruno de Montzey  | Team Valor International  | 1:39.79
2018  | Mission Impassible  | Cristian Demuro | Jean-Claude Rouget | Mohamed Fahad Al-Attiyah  | 1:37.72
2019  | Obligate  | Pierre-Charles Boudot | Pascal Bary | Khalid ibn Abdullah | 1:34.59
2020  | Miss Extra  | Maxime Guyon | P & J Brandt  | Alain Jathiere  | 1:41.11
2021  | Tahlie  | Christophe Soumillon | Pascal Bary  | Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard & Gerard Augustin-Normand  | 1:40.82
2022  | Purplepay  | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | Lael Stable  | 1:37.25
2023  | Kelina  | Maxime Guyon | Carlos Laffon-Parias  | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:35.54
2024  | Sparkling Plenty  | Cristian Demuro | Patrice Cottier  | Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois  | 1:40.05

## Earlier winners

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* 1967: Ancyre
* 1971: Opalia
* 1972: Arosa
* 1973: Panpryl
* 1974: Insistance
* 1975: Hamada
* 1976: Guichet
* 1977: River Dane
* 1978: Calderina

## See also

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* List of French flat horse races

## References

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* 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

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* france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix de Sandringham.
* galop.courses-france.com – Prix de Sandringham – Palmarès depuis 1980.
* galopp-sieger.de – Prix de Sandringham.
* horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix de Sandringham (2016).
* pedigreequery.com – Prix de Sandringham – Chantilly.