Prix du Palais-Royal

Prix du Palais-Royal
Group 3 race
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1968
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,400 metres (7f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight54 kg (3yo); 58½ kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
3 kg if two Group 2 wins *
2 kg if one Group 2 win *
2 kg if two Group 3 wins *
1 kg if one Group 3 win *
* since July 1 last year
Purse€80,000 (2014)
1st: €40,000
Prix du Palais-Royal
2024
Black, orange sleeves and cap Brown, red cap Dark blue, light blue cross sashes, diabolo on sleeves, white cap
Exxtra Breizh Sky Yosemite Valley
Previous years
2023
Brown, red cap White, yellow stars, sleeves and cap Pink, light blue chevron and cap
Fort Payne National Service King Gold
2022
Royal blue Orange, grey hoops on body Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap
Egot Marianafoot Accakaba
2021
Orange, grey hoops on body Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel Light blue, dark blue and white sash, royal blue cap
Marianafoot Duhail Namos
2020-2011
2020
Gold, red spots, gold sleeves, cap halved horizontally Emerald green, red epaulets, diabolo on sleeves, red cap Yellow, green cross-belts, chevrons on sleeves, stars on cap
Spinning Memories Azano Stunning Spirit
2019
Dark blue, orange star and star on cap Red, white cross belts, green sleeves, red cap Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap
Hey Gaman King Malpic Polydream
2018
Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap Royal blue Royal blue, white cap
Polydream Inns Of Court Jimmy Two Times
2017
Royal blue Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap Grey, red epaulettes, grey sleeves, grey cap
Inns Of Court Attendu Karar
2016
Royal blue, white seams, sleeves and cap Royal blue, yellow cap Royal blue
Attendu Esoterique Territories
2015
Green, orange hoop, orange sleeves, green cap Black, black sleeves, beige cap Dark blue, green diamond, white sleeves, green diamonds, green cap
Rosso Corsa Robert Le Diable Complimentor
2014
Green, dark blue epaulettes, green sleeves, green cap, dark blue star black, red chevron, red cap Yellow, green stripe, yellow sleeves, yellow cap
American Devil Sommerabend Bamiyan
2013
Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel Beige Black, beige cap
Pearl Flute Tulips Pollyana
2012
White, emerald green hoop, white cap Dark blue, mauve star, star on cap Beige
Moonlight Cloud So Long Malpic Aesop's Fables
2011
Black and yellow stripes, red sleeves White, emerald green hoop, white cap Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap
Sahpresa Moonlight Cloud Evaporation
2010-2001
2010
emerald Green, Red epaulettes Beige Black and red diabolo, quartered cap
Dalghar Colonial Salut L'Africain
2009
Red Dark blue, orange hoops, dark blue sleeves, orange cap Yellow, black seams, diamond on cap
Dunkerque As De Trebol Mariol
2008
Black and white hoops, royal blue cap, white star Yellow, white sleeves, yellow cap Orange, grey hoops on body
Garnica Belliflore Tiza
2007
Red, white seams, blue sleeves, red cap Purple and yellow (quartered), striped sleeves, quartered cap Brown, red cap
Garnica Ridaar Donatello
2006
Red, blue cross-belts, sleeves and cap Blue, yellow star, yellow stars on sleeves and star on cap Royal blue, yellow chevron and armlets, black cap
Satri Helios Quercus Nid D'Abeilles
2005
Green, pink epaulets, white sleeves, pink cap ROYALBLUE, RoyalBlue sleeves, RoyalBlue cap Light Blue, Royal Blue spots, Light Blue sleeves, Royal Blue cap
Art Master Byron Star Valley
2004
White, blue chevron, pink cap Red, pale green cap Red, white star and sleeves, star on cap
Puppeteer Saratan Blanche
2003
Red, pale green cap Royal blue Dark green, beige diabolo on sleeves
Saratan Meshaheer Mount Abu
2002
Light blue and black stripes, black sleeves and cap Royal blue Green, white disc, hooped sleeves and cap
Frenchmans Bay Tempting Fate Cayoke
2001
Grey, pink cap Royal blue Red, grey epaulets and armlets
Lunasalt Three Points Jentzen
2000-1990
2000
Royal Blue, Light Blue cap Purple, yellow hoops and armlets, hooped cap Maroon, grey triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, diamond on cap
Blu Air Force Warningford Tumbleweed Ridge
1999
Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap White and dark green hoops, white sleeves, dark green armlets, hooped cap Garnet, green cross-belts and armlets
Russian Revival Tycoon's Dolce Massimo
1998
White, emerald green hoop, white cap Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap
Hidden Meadow Pas De Reponse Russian Revival
1997
Red, pale green cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Green, white halved sleeves and star on cap
Nombre Premier Earl Of March Wizard King
1996
Yellow, green sleeves, red armlets and cap Purple and White stripes, Black velvet cap, Gold tassel Pink, Black sleeves, Light Green cap
Mistle Cat Myself Young Ern
1995
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Royal blue, red epaulets, striped cap Royal Blue, Light Blue cap
Cherokee Rose Sayyedati Poplar Bluff
1994
Pink, Black sleeves, Light Green cap Chocolate, Gold braid and sleeves, quartered cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
Young Ern First Trump Foxhound
1993
Royal blue, red triple diamond, red sleeves and cap Yellow and black hoops, yellow cap Grey, Lemon sleeves, Orange cap
Voleris Acteur Francais Crack Regiment
1992
Dark blue, light blue cross sashes, striped sleeves, white cap emerald Green, Red epaulettes Green, pink epaulettes, white sleeves, pink cap
Robin Des Pins Zanadiyka Tertian
1991
Dark blue,white hoop White, red chevrons on body, quartered cap Black and yellow stripes, red sleeves
Polski Boy Murmure Ski Chief
1990
Light blue, scarlet spots Yellow, red epaulets, hooped sleeves, red cap White, blue hollow box, hooped sleeves and cap
Funambule Rock City Dictator's Song
 

The Prix du Palais-Royal is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.

The event is named after the Palais-Royal, a palace and an associated garden located in Paris. The race was established in 1968, and with four exceptions — the 1996 and 2016 runnings at Deauville, the 2017 running at Maisons-Laffitte and the 2020 running at Clairefontaine — it has always taken place at Longchamp. Its distance has remained at 1,400 metres since its creation.

For several years before its launch there was an event titled the Prix Palais Royal at Saint-Cloud. This was named after a racehorse called Palais Royal, the winner of the Cambridgeshire Handicap and runner-up in the St Leger in 1928.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Garnica – 2007, 2008

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Freddy Head – Regent Street (1969), Prince Mab (1981), Honeyland (1983), Funambule (1990), Robin des Pins (1992)
  • Cash Asmussen – Bon Vent (1988), Polish Precedent (1989), Polski Boy (1991), Voleris (1993), Cherokee Rose (1995)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • André Fabre – Bon Vent (1988), Polish Precedent (1989), Lunasalt (2001), Art Master (2005), Inns of Court (2017), Egot (2022)

Leading owner (4 wins):

  • Daniel Wildenstein – African Sky (1973), Gravelines (1976), Bon Vent (1988), Blu Air Force (2000)

Winners since 1980

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1980 Baptism 4 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree John Hay Whitney 1:25.6
1981 Prince Mab 3 Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer
1982 Indian King 4 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood J. Levy
1983 Honeyland 4 Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer
1984 Harlow 4 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott John E. Anthony
1985 Spectacular Joke 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Paul de Moussac
1986 Comrade in Arms 4 Gérard Dubroeucq Philippe Lallié D. W. Molins
1987 Turkish Ruler 4 Jorge Velásquez Georges Mikhalidès Mahmoud Fustok
1988 Bon Vent 3 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:22.0
1989 Polish Precedent 3 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:22.3
1990 Funambule 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Etti Plesch 1:23.2
1991 Polski Boy 3 Cash Asmussen Robert Collet René Aubert 1:22.7
1992 Robin des Pins 4 Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:22.7
1993 Voleris 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond David Thompson 1:21.4
1994 Young Ern 4 Richard Quinn Simon Dow Mike Kentish 1:23.9
1995 Cherokee Rose 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Sheikh Mohammed 1:25.9
1996 Mistle Cat 6 Wendyll Woods Sean Woods Peter Chu 1:27.5
1997 Nombre Premier 3 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Marquesa de Moratalla 1:19.3
1998 Hidden Meadow 4 Olivier Peslier Ian Balding George Strawbridge 1:20.2
1999 Russian Revival 6 Ray Cochrane John Gosden Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:17.9
2000 Blu Air Force 3 Olivier Peslier Bruno Grizzetti Daniel Wildenstein 1:20.4
2001 Lunasalt 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 1:20.2
2002 Frenchmans Bay 4 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton Michael Pescod 1:21.7
2003 Saratan 6 Stéphane Pasquier Mikel Delzangles Marquesa de Moratalla 1:21.6
2004 Puppeteer 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré 6C Racing Ltd 1:19.8
2005 Art Master 4 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:18.6
2006 Satri 4 Olivier Peslier Jean-Marie Béguigné Enrico Ciampi 1:20.1
2007 Garnica 4 Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Edmund A. Gann 1:25.6
2008 Garnica 5 Stéphane Pasquier David Nicholls O'Reilly / Maher 1:21.0
2009 Dunkerque [a] 4 Dominique Boeuf Criquette Head-Maarek Alec Head 1:19.4
2010 Dalghar 4 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1:17.4
2011 Sahpresa 6 Gregory Benoist Rod Collet Teruya Yoshida 1:19.2
2012 Moonlight Cloud 4 Thierry Jarnet Freddy Head George Strawbridge 1:19.31
2013 Pearl Flute 3 Umberto Rispoli Francis-Henri Graffard Qatar Racing Ltd 1:24.36
2014 American Devil 5 Pierre-Charles Boudot Eric Libaud Ecurie Haras de Quetieville 1:22.53
2015 Rosso Corsa 4 Aurelien Lemaitre Georges Mikhalidès Mubarak Al Naemi 1:19.18
2016 Attendu[b] 3 Maxime Guyon Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 1:26.65
2017 Inns of Court[c] 3 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:25.43
2018 Polydream 3 Maxime Guyon Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:21.85
2019 Hey Gaman 4 P. J. McDonald James Tate Sultan Ali 1:18.60
2020 Spinning Memories[d] 5 Christophe Soumillon Pascal Bary Sutong Pan Racing Bloodst 1:22.70
2021 Marianafoot 6 Mickael Barzalona Jerome Reynier Jean-Claude Seroul 1:19.06
2022 Egot 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:19.72
2023 Fort Payne 5 Maxime Guyon Nicolas Caullery Alain Jathiere, Mme Philippe Demercastel & Nicolas Caullery 1:19.17
2024 Exxtra 4 Alexis Pouchin Carlos and Yann Lerner Mme Anja Wilde 1:20.66
  1. ^ As de Trebol finished first in 2009, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry
  2. ^ The 2016 running took place at Deauville while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
  3. ^ The 2017 running took place at Maisons-Laffitte while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
  4. ^ The 2020 running took place at Clairefontaine due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France

Earlier winners

  • 1968: Holy Smoke
  • 1969: Regent Street
  • 1970: Yellow God
  • 1971: Assouan
  • 1972: Hadrianus
  • 1973: African Sky
  • 1974: Sincerely
  • 1975: Dandy Lute
  • 1976: Gravelines
  • 1977: Diligo
  • 1978: Pas de Deux
  • 1979: By the Sea

See also

References