Prix Djebel

Prix Djebel

Group 3 race
Location	Maisons-Laffitte France
Inaugurated	1949
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	1,400 metres (7f)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Three-year-old colts and geldings
Weight	58 kg
Purse	€80,000 (2013) 1st: €40,000

The Prix Djebel is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs) at Maisons-Laffitte in April.

History

The event is named after Djebel, a successful French racehorse in the early 1940s. It was established in 1949, and the first running was won by Amour Drake.

For a period the Prix Djebel held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2010. It is currently staged on the same day as the Prix Imprudence, the equivalent race for fillies.

The Prix Djebel can serve as a trial for various colts' Classics in Europe. The last winner to achieve victory in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains was Style Vendome in 2013. The last to win the 2,000 Guineas was Makfi in 2010.

Records

Leading jockey since 1979 (6 wins):

• Olivier Peslier – Fantastic Fellow (1997), Berkoutchi (1999), Massalani (2002), Surfrider (2011), French Fifteen (2012), Charm Spirit (2014)

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Leading trainer since 1979 (7 wins):

• François Boutin – Nureyev (1980), Zino (1982), L'Emigrant (1983), Machiavellian (1990), Ganges (1991), Kingmambo (1993), Psychobabble (1994)

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Leading owner since 1979 (6 wins):

• Stavros Niarchos – Nureyev (1980), L'Emigrant (1983), Machiavellian (1990), Kingmambo (1993), Psychobabble (1994), Byzantium (1996)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1979	Goodmor	Jean-Pierre Lefèvre	Philippe Lallié	Mabel de Forest
1980	Nureyev	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos
1981	Diamond Prospect	Alfred Gibert	Mitri Saliba	Mahmoud Fustok	1:25.20
1982	Zino	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Gerry Oldham
1983	L'Emigrant	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos
1984	Diamada	Alfred Gibert	Georges Bridgland	Mrs Paul Hexter
1985	Dreams to Reality	Eric Legrix	Patrick Biancone	Yazid Saud
1986	Highest Honor	Cash Asmussen	Pascal Bary	Ecurie I. M. Fares	1:34.20
1987	Saint Andrews	Alfred Gibert	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Suzy Volterra
1988	Shaindy	Gerard Bianchi	H. Rossi	René Chanaux	1:28.40
1989	Ocean Falls	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Paul de Moussac
1990	Machiavellian	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:24.60
1991	Ganges	Gérald Mossé	François Boutin	Allen Paulson	1:26.90
1992	Cardoun	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Edgard Zorbibe	1:26.40
1993	Kingmambo	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:28.70
1994	Psychobabble	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:36.20
1995	Pennekamp ^[a]	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:17.41
1996	Byzantium ^[b]	Gérald Mossé	John Hammond	Stavros Niarchos	1:18.93
1997	Fantastic Fellow	Olivier Peslier	Clive Brittain	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:26.80
1998	Ippon	Jean-René Dubosc	Jean-Claude Rouget	Robert Bousquet	1:34.00
1999	Berkoutchi	Olivier Peslier	Henri-Alex Pantall	Roland Monnier	1:25.70
2000	Danger Over	Thierry Thulliez	Pascal Bary	Khalid Abdullah	1:25.70
2001	Greengroom ^[c]	Dominique Boeuf	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Wertheimer et Frère	1:30.20
2002	Massalani	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	1:27.00
2003	Mister Charm ^[d]	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	Lagardère Family	1:26.60
2004	Whipper	Christophe Soumillon	Robert Collet	Richard Strauss	1:28.70
2005	Salut Thomas	Sébastien Maillot	Robert Collet	Roger Jesus	1:29.80
2006	Stormy River	Thierry Thulliez	Nicolas Clément	Ecurie Mister Ess A S	1:30.30
2007	US Ranger	Christophe Lemaire	Jean-Claude Rouget	Michael Tabor	1:23.70
2008	Salut l'Africain	Ioritz Mendizabal	Robert Collet	Mrs Didier Ricard	1:31.90
2009	Le Havre	Christophe Lemaire	Jean-Claude Rouget	G. Augustin-Normand	1:23.00
2010	Makfi	Christophe Lemaire	Mikel Delzangles	Mathieu Offenstadt	1:29.00
2011	Surfrider	Olivier Peslier	Eric Libaud	Michel Delauzun	1:26.90
2012	French Fifteen	Olivier Peslier	Nicolas Clément	Abdullah bin K. Al Thani	1:26.60
2013	Style Vendome	Thierry Thulliez	Nicolas Clément	André de Ganay	1:25.98
2014	Charm Spirit	Olivier Peslier	Freddy Head	Abdullah bin K. Al Thani	1:24.30
2015	Ride Like The Wind	Mickael Barzalona	Freddy Head	Olivier Thomas	1:28.87
2016	Cheikeljack	Vincent Cheminaud	Henri-Alex Pantall	Mme Jacques Cygler	1:28.10

^{a b} The 1995 and 1996 editions were run at Évry over 1,300 metres.
^c The 2001 running was held at Longchamp.
^d The 2003 winner Mister Charm was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Green Channel.

Earlier winners

• 1949: Amour Drake
• 1950: Ensorceleur
• 1952: Guersant
• 1954: Damelot
• 1955: Beau Prince
• 1956: Philius
• 1957: Chronos
• 1958: Val d'Oisans
• 1959: Taboun

• 1960: Venture
• 1961: L'Epinay
• 1962: Prince Altana
• 1963: Aigle Gris
• 1964: Takawalk
• 1965: The Marshal
• 1966: Kashmir
• 1967: Astec
• 1968: Sun Sun
• 1969: Don II

• 1970: Roi Soleil
• 1972: Big Bead
• 1973: Targowice
• 1974: Northern Taste
• 1976: Vitiges
• 1977: Hasty Reply
• 1978: Solanum

See also

• List of French flat horse races

References

• France Galop / Racing Post:
  • 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
  • 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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• france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Djebel.
• galopp-sieger.de – Prix Djebel.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Djebel (2016).
• pedigreequery.com – Prix Djebel – Maisons-Laffitte.