Group 1 race | |
Location | Auteuil Racecourse Paris, France |
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Inaugurated | 1874 |
Race type | Steeplechase |
Sponsor | Gras Savoye |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 6,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
Weight | 65 kg (5yo); 67 kg (6yo+) Allowances 2 kg for mares |
Purse | €850,000 (2014) Distribution 1st: 45%, 2nd: 22%, 3rd: 13% 4th: 9%, 5th: 5%, 6th: 3.5% 7th: 2.5% |
2024 | ||
Gran Diose | Grandeur Nature | General En Chef |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Rosario Baron | Gex | Starlet Du Mesnil |
2022 | ||
Sel Jem | Gex | Franco De Port |
2021 | ||
Docteur De Ballon | Carriacou | Galleo Conti |
2000–1997 | ||
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2000 | ||
Vieux Beaufai | Or Jack | First Gold |
1999 | ||
Mandarino | Al Capone | Chant Royal |
1998 | ||
First Gold | Saint Quenin | Chamberko |
1997 | ||
Al Capone | Cand'Or | Gracky |
The Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris is a Group 1 steeplechase in France which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Auteuil over a distance of 6,000 metres, and during its running there are twenty-three fences to be jumped. It is the richest and most prestigious jumps race in France, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May.
The event was first run on 25 May 1874, and it was initially known as the Grand National de France. It was intended to be the French equivalent of the Grand National, a famous steeplechase in England. It was originally a handicap race, and it was open to horses aged four or older. The inaugural running was contested over 6,400 metres, and this was cut to 6,000 metres in its second year. The race was given its present title, the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, in 1876. Its distance was extended to 6,500 metres in 1889.
The race ceased to be a handicap in 1890, when a fixed "weight-for-age" system was introduced. Four-year-old horses were required to carry 62½ kg, five-year-olds 70 kg and older horses 72½ kg. A penalty of 6 kg was incurred on the previous winners of either this race or the Grand National. The basic weights were subsequently modified several times, and the penalty was gradually reduced until it was eventually discontinued.
The Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. Its length was increased to 6,900 metres in 1924, and then restored to 6,500 metres in 1926. During World War II it was cancelled only once, in 1940. The minimum age of participating horses was raised to five in 1941. The race's distance was reduced to 6,300 metres in 1969, but it returned to 6,500 metres in 1971. The present format, 5,800 metres with twenty-three fences, was introduced in 1981.
The three most successful horses in the race's history are Hyeres III, Katko and Mid Dancer, who have all recorded three victories. A further ten have won the event twice, most recently Docteur de Ballon in 2020 and 2021. Two winners, Jerry M and Troytown, also achieved victory in the Grand National. Twelve foreign-trained horses have won, the latest of which was Mandarin in 1962, trained in England by Fulke Walwyn. The most recent foreign contender to finish in second place was the Irish-trained Captain Christy in 1975. The only American owner to win the race was Magalen O Bryant. She won the race 3 years in a row . 2015-2017
Leading jockey (5 wins):
Leading trainer (7 wins):
Leading owner (6 wins):
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
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1949 | Bouzoulou | 6 | René Beche | Daniel Lescalle | André de Fels |
1950 | Meli Melo | 8 | René Emery | William Head | Lucienne Aurousseau |
1951 | Nagara | 9 | Paul Hiéronimus | Noël Pelat | James P. Philipps |
1952 | Tournay | 5 | Pierre Delfarguiel | Robert Baril | Georges Courtois |
1953 | Pharamond | 7 | Marcel Maschio | Maurice Adèle | René Landon |
1954 | Orleans | 7 | Paul Péraldi | Valère Péraldi | Roger Nachbaum |
1955 | Farfatch | 5 | Claude Maire | Maurice Wallon | Edouard Gugenheim |
1956 | Necor | 8 | Henri T'Kint | Peter Head | Jean Etchepare |
1957 | Bonosnap | 6 | Guy Chancelier | Georges Pelat | Antonin Mourrut |
1958 | Sidere | 7 | Maurice Prod'homme | André Adèle | Baron Henry de Blonay |
1959 | Xanthor | 9 | Jean Daumas | Henri Gleizes | James de Rothschild |
1960 | Kingcraft | 10 | Gérard Philippeau | Peter Head | Jean de Marcilly |
1961 | Cousin Pons | 5 | Jean Daumas | Max Bonaventure | Jean Stern |
1962 | Mandarin | 11 | Fred Winter | Fulke Walwyn | Peggy Hennessy |
1963 | Loreto | 9 | René Kirchhofer | Pierre Pelat | Pierre Mercier |
1964 | Hyeres III | 6 | Jean Daumas | Léon Gaumondy | Max Gadala |
1965 | Hyeres III | 7 | Jean Daumas | Léon Gaumondy | Max Gadala |
1966 | Hyeres III | 8 | Jean Daumas | Léon Gaumondy | Mrs Léon Gaumondy |
1967 | Cacao | 6 | Gérard Migeon | Henri Gleizes | Baron P. de Posson |
1968 | Haroue | 6 | Bernard Vanheeghe | Léon Gaumondy | Jérôme Blum |
1969 | Huron | 5 | Claude Drieu | André Adèle | Bernard Larrousé |
1970 | Huron | 6 | Claude Drieu | André Adèle | Bernard Larrousé |
1971 | Pot d'Or | 5 | J. J. Declercq | Maurice Wallon | Robert Weill |
1972 | Morgex | 8 | Jean-Paul Ciravegna | Jean Sens | Mrs Michel Marie |
1973 | Giquin | 6 | Jean-Pierre Creveuil | André Adèle | María Félix Berger |
1974 | Chic Type | 7 | Jean-Pierre Renard | Jean-Jacques Beaumé | Gaston Murray |
1975 | Air Landais | 5 | Patrick Beyer | Georges Pelat | Mrs Marie-Claire Frolich |
1976 | Piomares | 5 | Guy Négrel | Domingo Perea | Joseph Kalda |
1977 | Corps a Corps | 5 | André Fabre | André Adèle | Baron Thierry van Zuylen |
1978 | Mon Filleul | 5 | Jean-Luc Llorens | Bernard Sécly | Jean-Claude Weill |
1979 | Chinco | 7 | Patrice Brame | Jean-Paul Gallorini | Giuseppe Campanella |
1980 | Fondeur | 7 | Marc Legrand | André Fabre | Albert Bézard |
1981 | Isopani | 7 | Alain Chelet | André Fabre | Pierre David |
1982 | Metatero | 9 | Bruno Jollivet | André Fabre | Gérard Margogne |
1983 | Jasmin II | 8 | Michel Chirol | André Fabre | Michel Thibault |
1984 | Brodi Dancer | 6 | Denis Leblond | Pierre Biancone | Mrs Claude Diallo |
1985 | Sir Gain | 6 | Serge Bérard | Léon Gaumondy | Mrs Louis Belotti |
1986 | Otage du Perche | 6 | Serge Bérard | Philippe Lamotte d'Argy | Philippe Lamotte d'Argy |
1987 | Oteuil | 7 | Bruno Jollivet | René Cherruau | Mrs Raymond Saulais |
1988 | Katko | 5 | Dominique Vincent | Bernard Sécly | Pierre de Montesson |
1989 | Katko | 6 | Jean-Yves Beaurain | Bernard Sécly | Pierre de Montesson |
1990 | Katko | 7 | Jean-Yves Beaurain | Bernard Sécly | Pierre de Montesson |
1991 | The Fellow | 6 | Dominique Vincent | François Doumen | Marquesa de Moratalla |
1992 | El Triunfo | 6 | Dominique Vincent | François Rohaut | Mrs Francis Montauban |
1993 | Ucello II | 7 | Christophe Aubert | François Doumen | Marquesa de Moratalla |
1994 | Ucello II | 8 | Christophe Aubert | François Doumen | Marquesa de Moratalla |
1995 | Ubu III | 9 | Philippe Chevalier | François Doumen | Marquesa de Moratalla |
1996 | Arenice | 8 | Philippe Sourzac | Guillaume Macaire | Mrs Francis Montauban |
1997 | Al Capone II | 9 | Jean-Yves Beaurain | Bernard Sécly | Robert Fougedoire |
1998 | First Gold | 5 | Thierry Doumen | François Doumen | Marquesa de Moratalla |
1999 | Mandarino | 6 | Philippe Chevalier | Marcel Rolland | Mrs Didier Ricard |
2000 | Vieux Beaufai | 7 | Pierre Bigot | Frédéric Danloux | Ecurie Siklos |
2001 | Kotkijet | 6 | Thierry Majorcryk | Jean-Paul Gallorini | Daniel Wildenstein |
2002 | El Paso III [lower-alpha 1] | 10 | Laurent Métais | Bernard Sécly | Robert Fougedoire |
2003 | Line Marine | 6 | Christophe Pieux | Christophe Aubert | Mrs Georges Vuillard |
2004 | Kotkijet | 9 | Thierry Majorcryk | Jean-Paul Gallorini | Ecurie Wildenstein |
2005 | Sleeping Jack | 6 | Christophe Pieux | Jacques Ortet | Raoul Temam |
2006 | Princesse d'Anjou | 5 | Philip Carberry | François-Marie Cottin | Jean-Paul Sénéchal |
2007 | Mid Dancer | 6 | Cyrille Gombeau | Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé | Sean Mulryan |
2008 | Princesse d'Anjou | 7 | Philip Carberry | François-Marie Cottin | Jean-Paul Sénéchal |
2009 | Remember Rose | 6 | Christophe Pieux | Jean-Paul Gallorini | Ernst Iten |
2010 | Polar Rochelais | 7 | Jerôme Zuliani | Patrice Quinton | Ecurie des Dunes |
2011 | Mid Dancer | 10 | Sylvain Dehez | Christophe Aubert | Pegasus Farms Ltd |
2012 | Mid Dancer | 11 | Sylvain Dehez | Christophe Aubert | Pegasus Farms Ltd |
2013 | Bel La Vie | 7 | Bertrande Lestrade | Guillaume Macaire | Mme Patrick Papot |
2014 | Storm Of Saintly | 5 | Vincent Cheminaud | Guillaume Macaire | Jeannot Andt |
2015 | Milord Thomas | 6 | Jacques Ricou | Dominique Bressou | Magalen O Bryant |
2016 | So French | 5 | James Reveley | Guillaume Macaire | Magalen O Bryant |
2017 | So French | 6 | James Reveley | Guillaume Macaire | Magalen O Bryant |
2018 | On The Go | 5 | James Reveley | Guillaume Macaire | Mme Patrick Papot |
2019 | Carriacou | 7 | Davy Russell | Isabelle Pacault | Ecurie Mirande |
2020 | Docteur de Ballon [lower-alpha 2] | 8 | Bertrand Lestrade | Louisa Carberry | Mme Robert Gasche-Luc |
2021 | Docteur de Ballon | 9 | Bertrand Lestrade | Louisa Carberry | Mme Robert Gasche-Luc |
2022 | Sel Jem | 5 | Johnny Charron | Hector de Lageneste & Guillaume Macaire | Mme Patrick Papot |
2023 | Rosario Baron | 6 | Johnny Charron | Daniele Mele | Frederic De Sousa & Mme Mauricette De Sousa |
2024 | Gran Diose | 8 | Clement Lefebvre | Louisa Carberry | F & O Hinderze Racing & Luc Monnet |
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