Group 1 race | |
Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
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Inaugurated | 1969 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Qatar |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres (1 mile) [1] |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed [1] |
Qualification | Two-year-old fillies [1] |
Weight | 56 kg [1] |
Purse | €400,000 (2021) 1st: €228,560 [1] |
2023 | ||
Opera Singer | Rose Bloom | Les Pavots |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
Blue Rose Cen | Gan Teorainn | Never Ending Story |
2021 | ||
Zellie | Times Square | Oscula |
The Prix Marcel Boussac is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.
It is France's only Group 1 event exclusively for juvenile fillies. The leading participants usually become major contenders for the following year's fillies' Classics.
The event was established in 1969, and it was originally called the Critérium des Pouliches. The best two-year-old fillies had previously competed against male horses in the Grand Critérium.
The race was given its present title in 1980, in memory of Marcel Boussac (1889–1980). Boussac was a highly successful owner/breeder, and he served as chairman of the sport's former governing body in France, the Société d'Encouragement.
The Prix Marcel Boussac took place on Longchamp's middle course (moyenne piste) until 1986. It was switched to the main course (grande piste) in 1987.
The race is held on the same day as the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The fixture is usually staged on the first Sunday in October.
Leading jockey (3 wins):
Leading trainer (5 wins):
Leading owner (4 wins):(includes part ownership)
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1969 | Vela | Lester Piggott | Richard Carver, Jr. | S. Sokolov | 1:40.30 |
1970 | Two to Paris | Jean-Claude Desaint | John Cunnington, Jr. | L. P. Doherty | 1:42.10 |
1971 | Dark Baby | Georges Doleuze | Jean Laumain | Maurice Fournier | 1:39.50 |
1972 | Allez France | Yves Saint-Martin | Albert Klimscha | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:38.00 |
1973 | Hippodamia | Bill Pyers | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 1:43.00 |
1974 | Oak Hill | Y. Josse | Georges Bridgland | Mrs Serge Houyvet | 1:47.80 |
1975 | Theia | Yves Saint-Martin | Raymond Touflan | S. de Lopez-Tarragoya | 1:44.30 |
1976 | Kamicia | F. Flachi | Jean Laumain | Mrs Henri Rabatel | 1:49.70 |
1977 | Tarona | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham | 1:41.90 |
1978 | Pitasia | Alfred Gibert | Aage Paus | Sir Douglas Clague | 1:48.30 |
1979 | Aryenne | Yves Saint-Martin | John Fellows | D. G. Volkert | 1:41.30 |
1980 | Tropicaro | Alain Lequeux | Maurice Zilber | Benjamin Coates | 1:43.40 |
1981 | Play It Safe | Lester Piggott | François Boutin | Diana Firestone | 1:46.90 |
1982 | Goodbye Shelley | John Lowe | Steve Norton | Mrs S. R. Brook | 1:47.40 |
1983 | Almeira | Dominique Vincent | J. C. Cunnington | Countess Batthyany | 1:38.80 |
1984 | Triptych | Alain Lequeux | David Smaga | Alan Clore | 1:46.70 |
1985 | Midway Lady | Lester Piggott | Ben Hanbury | Harry Ranier | 1:37.90 |
1986 | Miesque | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 1:37.50 |
1987 | Ashayer | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:37.40 |
1988 | Mary Linoa | Alain Lequeux | David Smaga | David Smaga | 1:41.20 |
1989 | Salsabil | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:40.30 |
1990 | Shadayid | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:40.70 |
1991 | Culture Vulture | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Chris Wright | 1:40.60 |
1992 | Gold Splash | Gérald Mossé | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 1:44.90 |
1993 | Sierra Madre | Gérald Mossé | Pascal Bary | Jean-Louis Bouchard | 1:45.40 |
1994 | Macoumba | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Haras d'Etreham | 1:43.80 |
1995 | Miss Tahiti | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:40.20 |
1996 | Ryafan | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Khalid Abdullah | 1:39.80 |
1997 | Loving Claim | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:37.60 |
1998 | Juvenia | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:43.00 |
1999 | Lady of Chad | Olivier Peslier | Richard Gibson | John Martin | 1:44.90 |
2000 | Amonita | Thierry Jarnet | Pascal Bary | Mrs Paul de Moussac | 1:36.30 |
2001 | Sulk | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | James Wigan | 1:43.00 |
2002 | Six Perfections | Thierry Thulliez | Pascal Bary | Niarchos Family | 1:37.90 |
2003 | Denebola | Christophe Lemaire | Pascal Bary | Niarchos Family | 1:40.90 |
2004 | Divine Proportions | Christophe Lemaire | Pascal Bary | Niarchos Family | 1:36.70 |
2005 | Rumplestiltskin | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor et al. | 1:37.30 |
2006 | Finsceal Beo | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Michael Ryan | 1:34.90 |
2007 | Zarkava | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 1:37.00 |
2008 | Proportional | Stéphane Pasquier | Criquette Head-Maarek | Khalid Abdullah | 1:36.00 |
2009 | Rosanara | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 1:37.20 |
2010 | Misty for Me | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 1:42.50 |
2011 | Elusive Kate | William Buick | John Gosden | Magnolia Racing / Hood | 1:38.10 |
2012 | Silasol | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:44.62 |
2013 | Indonesienne | Flavien Prat | Christophe Ferland | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:38.74 |
2014 | Found | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 1:37.45 |
2015 | Ballydoyle | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 1:35.44 |
2016 | Wuheida [lower-alpha 1] | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:35.85 |
2017 | Wild Illusion [lower-alpha 1] | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:37.47 |
2018 | Lily's Candle | Pierre-Charles Boudot | Fabrice Vermeulen | Martin S Schwartz Racing | 1:38.98 |
2019 | Albigna | Shane Foley | Jessica Harrington | Niarchos family | 1:41.26 |
2020 | Tiger Tanaka | Jessica Marcialis | Charley Rossi | Miguel Castro Megias | 1:43.13 |
2021 | Zellie | Oisin Murphy | André Fabre | Al Wasmiyah Farm | 1:42.67 |
2022 | Blue Rose Cen | Aurelien Lemaitre | Christopher Head | Yeguada Centurion SL | 1:40.45 |
2023 | Opera Singer | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier / Westerberg | 1:36.40 |
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