The Prix de Lutèce is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,000 metres (about 1+7⁄8 miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early September.
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
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| Inaugurated | 1864 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | france-galop.com |
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| Distance | 3,000 metres (1+7⁄8 miles) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | 56 kg Allowances 1+1⁄2 kg for fillies 1 kg if not Group placed * Penalties 3 kg for Group 2 winners * 3 kg if two Group 3 wins * 1 kg if one Group 3 win * * since January 1 |
| Purse | €80,000 (2016) 1st: €40,000 |
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| Esope | Tides Of War | Gabello |
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| Paix | Step By Step | Measure Of Time |
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| Moonlight Spirit | Think Of Me | Homer |
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| Jackfinbar | Ziyad | Mystic Sunshine |
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| Darbuzan | Monreal | Casterton |
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| Moonshiner | Dounyapour | Cleonte |
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| Auvray | Glaring | Theme Astral |
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| Valirann | Lucky Look | Montclair |
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| Verema | Canticum | Only A Pleasure |
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| Pacifique | Miss Lago | Ibicenco |
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| Brigantin | Shamanova | Permit |
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| Wajir | Manighar | Investissement |
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| Shemima | Americain | Watar |
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| Coastal Path | Dancing Lady | Royal And Regal |
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| Getaway | Vendangeur | Armand |
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| Shamdala | Fraloga | Palomar |
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| Etendard Indien | Reefscape | Double Green |
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| Risk Seeker | Grey Glitters | Clear Thinking |
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| Savannah Bay | Swing Wing | Charley Bates |
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| Street Shaana | Capal Garmon | Pushkin |
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| Epitre | Mister Kick | Sopran Montanelli |
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| Northerntown | Rhagaas | Amilynx |
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| Russian Hope | Ocean Of Storms | Murghem |
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| Three Cheers | Bonapartiste | Warbler |
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| Tarator | Kharizmi | Chief Contender |
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| Grey Shot | Court Of Honour | Periple |
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| The Little Thief | Northern Spur | Sheshara |
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| Shaiybara | Raintrap | Jo Knows |
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| Dadarissime | Jamshid | Assessor |
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| Sought Out | Dariyoun | Luynes |
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| North Col | Amour Royal | Glorify |
History
editThe event is named after Lutetia (in French, Lutèce), a Gallo-Roman city located on the site of what is now Paris. The first version was established in 1864, and it usually took place in the spring. Its conditions varied, but in its later years it was a 2,400-metre race for horses aged three or older. It continued to be staged until 1968.
The present version, a long-distance event for three-year-olds, was first held in 1978. It now serves as a trial for the following month's Prix Royal-Oak. The last horse to win both races in the same year was Agent Double in 1984.
The modern Prix de Lutèce is currently run in September, but it was part of early October's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe fixture from 1988 to 1998.
Records
editLeading jockey since 1978 (7 wins):
- Christophe Soumillon – Etendard Indien (2004), Shamdala (2005), Getaway (2006), Shemima (2008), Vazirabad (2015), Darbuzan (2017), Paix (2020)
Leading trainer since 1978 (9 wins):
- André Fabre – Galant Vert (1983), Balsam (1987), Mardonius (1989), Epitre (2000), Street Shaana (2001), Etendard Indien (2004), Getaway (2006), Coastal Path (2007), Brigantin (2010)
Leading owner since 1978 (7 wins):
- HH Aga Khan IV – Anazid (1986), Shaiybara (1993), Valirann (2013), Shamdala (2005), Shemima (2008), Verema (2012), Vazirabad (2015)
Winners since 1978
edit| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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| 1978 | Nizon | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | 3:20.40 | |
| 1979 | Prove It Baby | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Walter Haefner | |
| 1980 | What a Joy | Jean-Luc Kessas | Bernard Sécly | Lawrence Gelb | |
| 1981 | Tipperary Fixer | Maurice Philipperon | John Fellows | Ben Arbib | |
| 1982 | Balitou | Alfred Gibert | Patrick Biancone | Mrs Patrick Goureau | |
| 1983 | Galant Vert | Henri Samani | André Fabre | Guy de Rothschild | |
| 1984 | Agent Double | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | |
| 1985 | Khaelan | Lester Piggott | Steve Norton | Ahmed bin Salman | |
| 1986 | Anazid | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | |
| 1987 | Balsam | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Moufid Dabaghi | |
| 1988 | Floripedes | Richard Briard | Georges Bridgland | Sir James Goldsmith | 3:22.70 |
| 1989 | Mardonius | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 3:10.90 |
| 1990 | North Col | Tony Cruz | Jonathan Pease | Simon Emmet | 3:14.80 |
| 1991 | Sought Out | Cash Asmussen | Michael Stoute | Lord Weinstock | 3:18.00 |
| 1992 | Dadarissime | Cash Asmussen | Georges Bridgland | Sir James Goldsmith | 3:30.00 |
| 1993 | Shaiybara | Gérald Mossé | John Oxx | HH Aga Khan IV | 3:38.20 |
| 1994 | The Little Thief | Alain Junk | Eric Danel | George Ohrstrom | 3:13.10 |
| 1995 | Grey Shot | Frankie Dettori | Ian Balding | Jeff Smith | 3:20.60 |
| 1996 | Tarator | Thierry Jarnet | Élie Lellouche | Wafic Saïd | 3:18.60 |
| 1997 | Three Cheers | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Sheikh Mohammed | 3:08.70 |
| 1998 | Russian Hope | Goulven Toupel | Henri-Alex Pantall | Edouard de Rothschild | 3:21.40 |
| 1999 | Northerntown | Davy Bonilla | Freddy Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 3:10.00 |
| 2000 | Epitre | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Edouard de Rothschild | 3:24.80 |
| 2001 | Street Shaana | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 3:18.40 |
| 2002 | Savannah Bay | Olivier Doleuze | Brian Meehan | Joe Allbritton | 3:10.60 |
| 2003 | Risk Seeker | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 3:12.90 |
| 2004 | Etendard Indien | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Edouard de Rothschild | 3:29.00 |
| 2005 | Shamdala | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 3:16.30 |
| 2006 | Getaway | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Georg von Ullmann | 3:13.30 |
| 2007 | Coastal Path | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 3:07.80 |
| 2008 | Shemima [a] | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 3:20.00 |
| 2009 | Wajir | Anthony Crastus | Élie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 3:16.10 |
| 2010 | Brigantin | Pierre-Charles Boudot | André Fabre | Elisabeth Fabre | 3:10.22 |
| 2011 | Pacifique | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Skymarc / Monceaux | 3:22.06 |
| 2012 | Verema | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 3:20.00 |
| 2013 | Valirann | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 3:14.37 |
| 2014 | Auvray | Gregory Benoist | Élie Lellouche | Augustin-Normand / Vidal | 3:16.70 |
| 2015 | Vazirabad | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 3:12.35 |
| 2016 | Moonshiner[b] | Maxime Guyon | Jean-Pierre Carvalho | Stall Ullman | 3:14.79 |
| 2017 | Darbuzan[b] | Christophe Soumillon | Mikel Delzangles | Zahra Aga Khan | 3:18.40 |
| 2018 | Jackfinbar | Jim Crowley | Harry Dunlop | Haven't A Pot Partnership | 3:11.44 |
| 2019 | Moonlight Spirit | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 3:14.76 |
| 2020 | Paix | Christophe Soumillon | Francis-Henri Graffard | Skymarc / Monceaux | 3:19.85 |
| 2021 | Esope | Stéphane Pasquier | Hiroo Shimizu | 3S Race Horse Management AG | 3:23.23 |
| 2022 | Master Gatsby | Ioritz Mendizabal | Fabrice Chappet | PG Racing Club | 3:13.95 |
| 2023 | Gallerist | Cristian Demuro | Francis-Henri Graffard | Hollymount Stud France SC | 3:20.55 |
- ^ Americain finished first in 2008, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry
- ^ a b The 2016 & 2017 races were run at Saint-Cloud while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
Earlier winners
edit- 1865: Tourmalet
- 1866: Etoile Filante
- 1867: Normandie
- 1868: Le Petit Caporal
- 1869: L'Oise
- 1870: Sornette
- 1872: Faublas
- 1873: Franc Tireur
- 1874: Franc Tireur
- 1875: Dictature
- 1876: Chassenon
- 1877: Caen
- 1878: Balagny
- 1880: Castillon
- 1881: Le Destrier
- 1882: Veston
- 1884: Sansonnet
- 1886: Aida
- 1887: Richelieu
- 1888: Avril
- 1892: Amadis
- 1893: Boudoir
- 1895: Jaffa
- 1896: Merlin
- 1898: Elf
- 1899: General Albert
- 1900: Melina
- 1901: Pomona
- 1903: Alençon
- 1905: Rataplan
- 1906: Hilarion
- 1907: Montlieu
- 1908: Biniou
- 1909: Moulins la Marche
- 1910: La Francaise
- 1911: Sablonnet
- 1912: Lahire
- 1913: Carandor
- 1914: Shannon
- 1920: Neomenie
- 1921: Sereska
- 1922: Flechois
- 1923: Flechois
- 1924: Filibert de Savoie
- 1925: Ariel
- 1926: Hohneck
- 1927: Chicaneau
- 1928: Cistercien
- 1929: Le Parquet
- 1930: Picaflor
- 1931: Amfortas
- 1932: Bara
- 1933: Nanaia
- 1934: Trop Presse
- 1935: Fedor
- 1936: Cardon
- 1937: Horncastle
- 1938: Frisquet
- 1939: Tali
- 1940: Ribera
- 1941: Pas un Sou
- 1942: Quicko
- 1951: Coast Guard
- 1954: Vamos
- 1956: Elpenor
- 1959: Etwild
- 1962: Snob
- 1967: Bon Mot
- 1968: Carnaval
See also
editReferences
edit- France Galop / Racing Post:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix de Lutèce.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix de Lutèce.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix de Lutèce (2016).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix de Lutèce – Longchamp.