Prix Dollar

Prix Dollar

Group 2 race
Northern Baby, winner in 1980, oil on canvas painted by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)
Location	Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France
Inaugurated	1905
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Qatar
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	1,950 metres (1m 1¾f)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	55 kg (3yo); 57 kg (4yo+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * * since January 1
Purse	€200,000 (2015) 1st: €114,000

The Prix Dollar is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,950 metres (about 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.

History

The event is named after Dollar, a successful racehorse and sire in the 19th century. It was established in 1905, and was initially contested over 3,500 metres in the autumn. It was moved to the spring and cut to 2,200 metres in 1909. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918.

In 1934, the race was titled the Prix du Centenaire to commemorate the centenary of the sport's main governing body at that time, the Société d'Encouragement. The Prix du Centenaire was a 2,100-metre handicap with a prize of 318,600 francs.

The Prix Dollar was cancelled from 1940 to 1943 because of World War II. It was staged at Le Tremblay with a distance of 2,150 metres in 1944 and 1945. For a period it was restricted to horses aged four or older.

The race was shortened to 2,000 metres in 1957, and extended to 2,250 metres in 1958. It reverted to 2,000 metres in 1960, and was held at Chantilly in 1965 and 1966. A new distance of 1,950 metres was introduced in 1969.

The Prix Dollar was run at Chantilly's Prix du Jockey Club meeting over 2,000 metres in 1986. It was switched to Longchamp's late September fixture in 1987. It was opened to three-year-olds and moved to the Saturday of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend in 1988. The latter race is traditionally held on the first Sunday of October.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

• Cirrus des Aigles – 2010, 2012, 2013

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Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Freddie Palmer – Priolo (1949), Flocon (1950), Violaine (1951), Montaval (1957), Javelot (1960), Fast Dip (1964)

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Leading trainer (7 wins):

• Percy Carter – Kiss Curl (1938), Le Temeraire (1939), Priolo (1949), Flocon (1950), Violaine (1951), Javelot (1960), Fast Dip (1964)
• André Fabre - Al Nasr (1982), Mourtazam (1984), Creator (1989), Wiorno (1991), State Shinto (1999), Byword (2011), Fractional (2014)

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Leading owner (5 wins):

• Sheikh Mohammed – Creator (1989), Knifebox (1993), Flemensfirth (1995, 1996), State Shinto (1999)

Winners since 1974

Trepan, winner in 1977, oil on canvas painted by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1974	Margouillat	4	Gérard Rivases	Robert de Mony-Pajol	Paul de Moussac	2:02.80
1975	Allez France	5	Yves Saint-Martin	Angel Penna	Daniel Wildenstein
1976	Kasteel	4	Tony Murray	J. M. de Choubersky	Thierry van Zuylen	2:05.90
1977	Trepan	5	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Rodolph Schafer	2:05.80
1978	Trillion	4	Lester Piggott	Maurice Zilber	Hunt / Stephenson	1:59.90
1979	Trillion	5	Lester Piggott	Maurice Zilber	Hunt / Stephenson	2:10.70
1980	Northern Baby	4	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Anne-Marie d'Estainville
1981	P'tite Tete	5	Gérard Dubroeucq	Gilles Delloye	André Desprez	2:08.50
1982	Al Nasr	4	Alfred Gibert	André Fabre	Moufid Dabaghi	1:59.30
1983	Welsh Term	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Robert Collet	Owen Helman	2:03.00
1984	Mourtazam	6	Pascal Bodin	André Fabre	Moufid Dabaghi	2:08.00
1985	Yashgan	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:00.90
1986	Iades	4	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Niccolò Incisa Rocchetta	2:00.70
1987	Takfa Yahmed	4	Alfred Gibert	Mitri Saliba	Mahmoud Fustok	2:04.60
1988	Squill	3	Guy Guignard	Criquette Head	Etti Plesch	2:02.40
1989	Creator	3	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:04.10
1990	Agent Bleu	3	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	2:05.90
1991	Wiorno	3	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:04.00
1992	Sillery	4	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head	2:11.60
1993	Knifebox	5	Michael Roberts	John Gosden	Sheikh Mohammed	2:07.70
1994	Alderbrook	5	Paul Eddery	Julie Cecil	Ernie Pick	2:04.60
1995	Flemensfirth	3	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Sheikh Mohammed	2:07.80
1996	Flemensfirth	4	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Sheikh Mohammed	2:07.70
1997	Alhaarth	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:59.20
1998	Insatiable	5	Olivier Peslier	Sir Michael Stoute	Sir Evelyn de Rothschild	2:07.70
1999	State Shinto	3	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:19.00
2000	Slickly	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:59.30
2001	Albarahin	6	Richard Hills	Marcus Tregoning	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:10.50
2002	Dano-Mast	6	Olivier Peslier	Flemming Poulsen	Composit / Mosehøj	2:01.60
2003	Weightless	3	Thierry Thulliez	Pascal Bary	Khalid Abdullah	2:05.40
2004	Touch of Land	4	Christophe Lemaire	Henri-Alex Pantall	Gary Tanaka	1:58.30
2005	Touch of Land	5	Christophe Lemaire	Henri-Alex Pantall	Gary Tanaka	2:04.40
2006	Soldier Hollow	6	Olivier Peslier	Peter Schiergen	Gestüt Park Wiedingen	1:59.40
2007	Musical Way	5	Ronan Thomas	Philippe van de Poele	S. Constantinidis	2:04.20
2008	Trincot	3	Ioritz Mendizabal	Philippe Demercastel	Ecurie Bader	2:03.50
2009	Pipedreamer	5	Dominique Boeuf	John Gosden	Cheveley Park Stud	2:00.30
2010	Cirrus des Aigles	4	Franck Blondel	Corine Barande-Barbe	Jean-Claude Dupouy	2:09.60
2011	Byword	5	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:00.41
2012	Cirrus des Aigles	6	Olivier Peslier	Corine Barande-Barbe	Jean-Claude Dupouy	2:07.95
2013	Cirrus des Aigles	7	Christophe Soumillon	Corine Barande-Barbe	Jean-Claude Dupouy	2:07.95
2014	Fractional^[a]	5	Raphael Marchelli	André Fabre	Godolphin	2:05.78
2015	Free Port Lux	4	Thierry Jarnet	Freddy Head	Olivier Thomas	1:59.58

^a Cirrus des Aigles finished first in 2014, but he was relegated to fifth place for interference.

Earlier winners

• 1905: Gouvernant
• 1906: Kazbek
• 1907: Eider / Procope *
• 1908: Arga
• 1909: Biniou
• 1910: Sea Sick
• 1911: Italus
• 1912: Basse Pointe
• 1913: El Tango
• 1914: Mon Petiot
• 1915–18: no race
• 1919: Samourai
• 1920: King's Cross
• 1921: Zagreus
• 1922: Zagreus
• 1923: Grillemont
• 1924: Premontre
• 1925: Lotus Lily
• 1926: Inaudi
• 1927: Rialto
• 1928: Bacchus

• 1929: Renardine
• 1930: Sulpicio
• 1931: Picaflor
• 1932: Tchang Ti
• 1933: Bracken
• 1934: Pulcherrimus
• 1935: Amontillado
• 1936: Cerealiste
• 1937: Dilemne
• 1938: Kiss Curl
• 1939: Le Temeraire
• 1940–43: no race
• 1944: Alfaraz
• 1945:
• 1946: Kerlor
• 1947: Hassan
• 1948: Goody
• 1949: Priolo
• 1950: Flocon
• 1951: Violaine
• 1952: Free Man

• 1953:
• 1954: Marcilly
• 1955: Le Geographe
• 1956: Tribord
• 1957: Montaval
• 1958: Apostol
• 1959: Hamanet
• 1960: Javelot
• 1961: Bondolfi
• 1962: Bondolfi
• 1963: Wild Hun
• 1964: Fast Dip
• 1965: Corfinio
• 1966: Tajubena
• 1967: Great Nephew
• 1968: Grandier
• 1969: Semillant
• 1970: Priamos
• 1971: Caro
• 1972: Sharapour
• 1973: Gift Card

* The 1907 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

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
• galop.courses-france.com:
  • 1950–1979, 1980–present

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• france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Dollar.
• galopp-sieger.de – Prix Dollar.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Dollar (2015).
• pedigreequery.com – Prix Dollar – Longchamp.