Prix Paul de Moussac

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Prix Paul de Moussac
Group 3 race
LOU PIGUET.jpg
Lou Piguet, oil on canvas
Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920–2003)
Location Chantilly Racecourse
Chantilly, France
Inaugurated1909
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website france-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,600 metres (1 mile)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-old
colts and geldings
exc. G1 winners this year
Weight55½ kg
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg for Group 3 winners *
* since September 1 last year
Purse 80,000 (2023)
1st: €40,000
Prix Paul de Moussac
2023
Owner Mr Alain Jathiere.svg Owner Hisaaki Saito.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla France.svg
Breizh SkyGood GuessCawdor
Previous years
2022
Owner H H Aga Khan.svg Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Mr Alain Jathiere.svg
ErevannTribalistKalganov
2021
Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Stall Ad Episas.svg Owner Niarchos Family.svg
ErasmoBest LightningMoai
2020-2011
2020
Owner Mme Erika Gilliar.svg Owner Le Haras De La Gousserie.svg Owner Mme Marie-Joelle Goetschy.svg
National ServiceKenwayCharlesquint
2019
Owner M J and L A Taylor.svg Owner Mr Antoine Gilibert.svg Owner Mrs Melissa O'Neill.svg
AzanoPizzicatoAdmiral Rous
2018
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mme Francis Teboul.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg
WusoolMagic BibouWind Chimes
2017
Owner Scea Haras De Saint Pair.svg Owner Mr George Strawbridge.svg Owner Mr Antoine Gilibert.svg
Trais FluorsStunning SpiritRoc Angel
2016
Owner Al Shaqab Racing.svg Owner Mr Olivier Thomas.svg Owner Gestut Rottgen.svg
ZelzalMoon TroubleDegas
2015
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla France.svg Owner Miss Alfiya Shaykhutdinova.svg
AlmanaarFull MastDe Treville
2014
Owner H H Sheikh Abdulla Bin Khalifa Al Thani.svg Owner MR H MORIN.svg Owner Godolphin.svg
Charm SpiritSkyrocketsArmy Bulletin
2013
Owner Wertheimer and Frere.svg Owner Baron Van Gysel.svg Owner Mlle Claire Stephenson.svg
AnodinSilverfieldGengis
2012
Owner Mr D Treves.svg Owner Mr Catesby W Clay.svg Owner Andy Macdonald.svg
Rainbow ChicArchbishopCoupe De Ville
2011
Owner Mr K Abdulla France.svg Owner Valere Van Elven.svg Owner Mlle K Belluteau and Mme C Gustave.svg
Mutual TrustCh'Tio BiloteBlue Soave
2010–2000
2010
Owner Eva so Charming Partnership.svg Owner Gerard Augustin-Normand.svg Owner Godolphin.svg
Mr BondBlue PanisEmerald Commander
2009
Owner Bernard Weill.svg Owner Slim Chiboub.svg Owner Godolphin.svg
Oiseau De FeuHandsome MaestroOrizaba
2008
Owner Niarchos Family.svg Owner Scuderia Pieffegi.svg Owner The Honorable Earle I Mack.svg
Arcadia's AngleSenlisYorktown
2007
Owner Mr George Strawbridge.svg Owner Anthony Forde.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla France.svg
AsperityStonesideGrand Vista
2006
Owner Viktor Timoshenko.svg Owner Mr Guy Pariente.svg Owner Pierre Goral.svg
Kentucky DynamiteKendargentRacinger
2005
Owner B Van Dalfsen.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla France.svg
Turtle BowlMathematicianEarly March
2004
Owner Mr K Abdulla France.svg Owner Mr Ben Arbib.svg Owner SCEA Ecurie Bader.svg
Art MasterJoursanvaultCharmo
2003
Owner Mr R C Strauss.svg Owner J Amerman.svg Owner Jeffen Racing.svg
King's DramaGreen ChannelBalin's Sword
2002
Owner Wertheimer and Frere.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla France.svg Owner Haras De La Perelle.svg
MedecisJubilationCaesarion
2001
Owner Professor Dr G W Sybrecht.svg Owner Niarchos Family.svg Owner Mr Wafic Said.svg
AghnoyohDomedriverRosi's Boy
2000
Owner Mrs Patricia D Beck.svg Owner Baron Edouard De Rothschild.svg Owner Mr D Nicholson.svg
CayokeIndian ProspectorCrystal D'Ass
 

The Prix Paul de Moussac is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

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History

The event was established in 1909, and it was originally called the Prix de La Jonchere. It was named after La Jonchere, a successful racehorse in the 1870s. It was initially run at Longchamp over 1,400 metres, and it used to be open to horses aged three or older.

The Prix de La Jonchere was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was held at Le Tremblay for a period during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Its distance was extended to 1,500 metres in 1966, and it increased to 1,600 metres in 1971. The event was restricted to three-year-olds in 1972.

The race continued to be staged at Longchamp until 1986. For several years thereafter it took place at Chantilly (1987–89, 1991, 1993), Saint-Cloud (1990, 1992) and Maisons-Laffitte (1994). It returned to Longchamp in 1995, and it was transferred to Chantilly in 1997.

In 2006 the event was renamed in memory of Paul de Moussac (1924–1995), a leading racehorse owner and breeder.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):


Leading jockey (6 wins):


Leading trainer (8 wins):


Leading owner (4 wins):

Winners since 1978

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1978MannshourHenri SamaniFrançois Mathet HH Aga Khan IV 1:45.10
1979 Bellypha Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer 1:39.80
1980Ruscelli Yves Saint-Martin Freddie PalmerAkira Tomita1:43.90
1981Lou PiguetJean-Claude DesaintJ. C. Cunnington Ezra Zilkha 1:45.70
1982What a Guest Freddy Head Robert Collet Owen Helman1:42.70
1983Aragon Lester Piggott John Dunlop Jesus-Gil Escoin1:45.80
1984Majuscule Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:43.80
1985Mad GuardAntoine PerrottaGérald SauqueMrs Salomon Nathan1:39.20
1986Magical Wonder Cash Asmussen Georges MikhalidèsMahmoud Fustok1:39.80
1987Soft Currency Cash Asmussen Pascal Bary Ecurie I. M. Fares
1988SquillGary W. Moore Criquette Head Etti Plesch 1:37.70
1989 Polish Precedent Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:42.60
1990Boxing Day Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 1:43.40
1991Metal Storm Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Tony Richards1:41.40
1992Take RisksMathieu BoutinJean LesbordesDavid Tsui1:47.70
1993Sharman Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:43.20
1994Freedom Cry Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:40.10
1995Gold and SteelJean-René Dubosc Jean-Claude Rouget Antonio Caro1:39.60
1996Android Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:43.40
1997Kaldou Star Thierry Thulliez Élie Lellouche Jean-Claude Seroul1:41.00
1998Silic Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Ecurie Stella Maris1:40.30
1999Grazalema [a] Alain Junk André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:43.80
2000Cayoke Sylvain Guillot Henri-Alex PantallPatricia Beck1:39.90
2001Aghnoyoh Thierry Gillet Tony CloutGerhard W. Sybrecht1:38.30
2002Medecis Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head-Maarek Wertheimer et Frère 1:38.90
2003King's Drama Davy Bonilla Robert Collet Richard C. Strauss1:39.10
2004Art Master Gary Stevens André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:38.00
2005Turtle Bowl Olivier Peslier François RohautBerend van Dalfsen1:35.30
2006Kentucky Dynamite Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré Viktor Timoshenko1:35.90
2007Asperity Frankie Dettori John Gosden George Strawbridge 1:35.60
2008Arcadia's Angle Christophe Lemaire Pascal Bary Niarchos Family 1:39.00
2009Oiseau de Feu Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Bernard Weill1:37.30
2010Sormiou [b] Alexandre RousselCyriaque DiardMaurice Aubry1:37.10
2011Mutual Trust Maxime Guyon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:36.59
2012Xanadou Christophe Soumillon Jean-Claude Rouget Daniel-Yves Treves1:38.30
2013Anodin Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:39.09
2014 Charm Spirit Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Abdullah bin K. Al Thani 1:35.82
2015Almanaar Thierry Jarnet Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:35.52
2016ZelzalGregory Benoist Jean-Claude Rouget Al Shaqab Racing1:35.43
2017Trais FluorsVincent Cheminaud André Fabre Scea Haras de Saint Pair1:37.65
2018WusoolFrançois-Xavier BertrasFrançois Rohaut Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:35.35
2019AzanoRobert Havlin John Gosden MJ & LA Taylor1:35.96
2020National ServiceTony PicconeGavin HernonMme Erika Gilliar1:39.97
2021Erasmo Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:39.49
2022Erevann Christophe Soumillon Jean-Claude Rouget HH Aga Khan IV 1:38.35
2023Breizh Sky Maxime Guyon A & G BottiAlain Jathiere Et Al.1:20.55

a Irish Prize finished first in 1999, but he was relegated to fourth place following a stewards' inquiry.
b The 2010 winner Sormiou was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Mr Bond.

Earlier winners

See also

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