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Prix Matchem
Listed race
Location	Maisons-Laffitte; France
Inaugurated	1931
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	1,800 metres (1⅛ miles)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Three-year-old; colts and geldings; excluding Group winners
Weight	56 kg; Penalties; 2 kg for Listed winners ; 2 kg if Group placed ; * since January 1
Purse	€55,000 (2017); 1st: €27,500

Prix Matchem
2024

Atlantic Coast	Elbaz	Zoum Zoum

Previous years
2023

Shalromy	Art Of Magic	Halfway Line
2022

Tribalist	American Kestrel	Anthorus
2021

Egot	Go Athletico	Djo Francais

2020-2011
2020

Alson	Real Force	Crew Dragon
2019

Matematica	Milord's Song	Firebird Song
2018

Spinning Memories	Mythical Magic	Spaday
2017

Uni	Franz Schubert	Temple Church
2016

Maximum Aurelius	Fourioso	Pagino
2015

Rickfield	Inordinate	Madrileno
2014

Guiliani	Nabbaash	Zuri Chop
2013

Pilote	Onedargent	Kapstadt
2012

Mainsail	Star On The Rocks	Moonday Sun
2011

Valiyr	Durer	Pine Creek

2010-2001
2010

Mellon Martini	Royal Revival	Ustilago
2009

Cavalryman	Cirrus Des Aigles	California Memory
2008

Blue Exit	Celebrissime	In Chambers
2007

Russian Desert	Gopher	Silverlord
2006

Viva Macau	Nordic Thunder	Kilometre Neuf
2005

Kocab	Athanor	Seulement
2004

Valixir	Red Tune	Nooska Tivoli
2003

Kiddy Sing	Marshall	Desert Swing
2002

Thattinger	Los Roques	Sharp Native
2001

Vahorimix	Green Jaro	Silver Seraph

2000-1999
2000

Darjeeling	Alyzig	Zaragozo
1999

Val Royal	Eighty Two	Leave Us Leap

The Prix Matchem is a Listed flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at Maisons-Laffitte over a distance of 1,800 metres (1⅛ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May or June.

History

The event was established in 1931, and it was originally held at Le Tremblay.^[2] It was initially the second leg of a two-part series called the Prix Biennal Herod-Matchem. The first leg, for two-year-olds, was the Prix Herod. The two parts were named after Herod and Matchem, foundation sires in the 18th century.

The Prix Matchem was transferred to Évry in the 1970s. For a period it took place in April or May, and its regular distance was 1,800 metres. It was cut to 1,600 metres in 1986, and restored to its previous length in 1990.

The race was switched to Chantilly in 1997, and to Maisons-Laffitte the following year. It began a longer spell at Chantilly in 1999, and returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 2002. It was extended to 2,100 metres in 2005, and from this point it was staged in late May or early June.

The Prix Matchem was contested over 2,000 metres at Compiègne in 2006 and 2007. It was run over 1,800 metres at Maisons-Laffitte in 2008, and over 2,000 metres at Saint-Cloud from 2009 to 2011. It reverted to 1,800 metres at Maisons-Laffitte in 2012.

Records

Leading jockey since 1979 (7 wins):

Olivier Peslier – Le Balafre (1993), Martiniquais (1996), Val Royal (1999), Vahorimix (2001), Thattinger (2002), Pilote (2013), Matematica (2019)

Leading trainer since 1979 (13 wins):

André Fabre – Kitwood (1992), Bobinski (1995), Martiniquais (1996), Visionary (1997), Val Royal (1999), Vahorimix (2001), Kiddy Sing (2003), Valixir (2004), Kocab (2005), Russian Desert (2007), Cavalryman (2009), Pilote (2013), Alson (2020)

Leading owner since 1979 (4 wins):

Jean-Luc Lagardère – Alzao (1983), Visionary (1997), Val Royal (1999), Vahorimix (2001)
HH Aga Khan IV - Mourtazam (1981), Dilek (2006), Valiyr (2011), Rickfield (2015)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1979	Fabulous Dancer	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head	1:59.40
1980	Axius	Jean-Luc Kessas	J. M. de Choubersky	Emmeline de Waldner
1981	Mourtazam	Yves Saint-Martin	François Mathet	HH Aga Khan IV	1:59.10
1982	Bright Dick	Yves Saint-Martin	Joseph Audon	I. B. S. Lewin
1983	Alzao	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:01.00
1984	Greinton	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:53.60
1985	Baillamont	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos
1986	Free Water	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Ernst Wiget
1987	Don Mario	Gary W. Moore	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer
1988	Squill	Guy Guignard	Criquette Head	Etti Plesch	1:36.96
1989	Chivalrous	William Mongil	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Mrs Robert Bousquet
1990	Priolo	Gérald Mossé	François Boutin	Ecurie Skymarc Farm	1:50.00
1991	Sillery	Guy Guignard	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head	1:58.09
1992	Kitwood	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:52.88
1993	Le Balafre	Olivier Peslier	Nicolas Clément	Joseph de Lastours	1:56.86
1994	Dare and Go	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	2:01.80
1995	Bobinski	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Bob McCreery	1:58.59
1996	Martiniquais	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	1:51.27
1997	Visionary	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	1:52.30
1998	Frozen Groom	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Wertheimer et Frère	2:04.70
1999	Val Royal	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	1:53.10
2000	Darjeeling	Dominique Boeuf	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Javier Gispert	1:59.60
2001	Vahorimix	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:03.30
2002	Thattinger	Olivier Peslier	Richard Chotard	Guy-Roger Petit	1:54.10
2003	Kiddy Sing	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Lagardère Family	1:56.90
2004	Valixir	Gary Stevens	André Fabre	Lagardère Family	1:55.80
2005	Kocab	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:31.30
2006	Dilek ^[a]	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:09.13
2007	Russian Desert	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	Edouard de Rothschild	2:06.99
2008	Blue Exit	Christophe Lemaire	Jean-Claude Rouget	Allen / Tepper / Forgeard	1:51.70
2009	Cavalryman	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:08.60
2010	Mellon Martini	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Almeida Camargo / Simon	2:08.20
2011	Valiyr	Christophe Lemaire	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:13.10
2012	Mainsail	Christophe Soumillon	Pascal Bary	Khalid Abdullah	1:51.42
2013	Pilote	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Wertheimer et Frère	1:52.90
2014	Guiliani	Maxime Guyon	Jean-Pierre Carvalho	Stall Ullmann	2:01.90
2015	Rickfield	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	1:54.10
2016	Maximum Aurelius	Pierre-Charles Boudot	Francis-Henri Graffard	Craig Mather	1:59.63
2017	Uni	Maxime Guyon	Fabrice Chappet	Haras d'Etreham & S Kumin	1:58.00
2018	Spinning Memories	Christophe Soumillon	Pascal Bary	Sutong Pan Racing	1:26.76
2019	Matematica	Olivier Peslier	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Wertheimer et Frère	1:29.76
2020	Alson	Pierre-Charles Boudot	André Fabre	Gestut Schlenderhan	1:30.52

^ The 2006 winner Dilek was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Viva Macau

Earlier winners

1931: Pulcherrimus
1932: Laeken
1933: Scolopax
1934: Antiochus
1935: Ipe
1936: Petit Jean
1937: Clairvoyant
1938: Castel Fusano
1939: Etalon Or
1947: Pearl Diver
1962: Violon d'Ingres
1963: Montsoreau
1974: Caracolero
1976: Exceller
1978: Dom Racine

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Prix Matchem". The French Black Type. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
^ "Les Courses". Le Petit Journal (in French). 30 April 1931. Retrieved 27 August 2012.