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Class | Group 1 |
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Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
Inaugurated | 1872 |
Final run | 16 September 2000 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,400 metres (7f) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-olds excluding geldings |
Weight | 57 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies |
Purse | 680,000 F (2000) 1st: 400,000 F |
The Prix de la Salamandre was a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It was run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it was scheduled to take place each year in September.
The event was established in 1872, and it was originally held at Chantilly. For a period it was staged in October. [1]
The race was transferred to Longchamp in 1907. That year's running was contested over 1,600 metres, and had prize money of 10,000 francs. [2] It was cut to 1,400 metres and increased to 15,000 francs in 1908. [3]
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix de la Salamandre was classed at Group 1 level.
The race was last run in 2000. It was discontinued after France Galop restructured its Group 1 programme for two-year-olds in 2001.
Leading jockey since 1970 (8 wins):
Leading trainer since 1970 (12 wins):
Leading owner since 1970 (6 wins):
* The 1888, 1926 and 1958 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.