Prix Messidor

Prix Messidor
Group 3 race
Location Maisons-Laffitte
France
Inaugurated 1949
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website france-galop.com
Race information
Distance 1,600 metres (1 mile)
Surface Turf
Track Straight
Qualification Three-years-old and up
Weight 53½ kg (3y); 57½ kg (4y+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
4 kg for Group 1 winners *
4 kg if two Group 2 wins *
3 kg if one Group 2 win *
3 kg if two Group 3 wins *
2 kg if one Group 3 win *
* since January 1
Purse €80,000 (2015)
1st: €40,000

The Prix Messidor is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Maisons-Laffitte over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

History

The event was established in 1949, and it was originally held at Saint-Cloud. It was initially called the Prix de Messidor, a name derived from messis, the Latin word for "harvest". The present title, without the "de", was introduced in 1955.

For a period the race was switched between Maisons-Laffitte (1963–65, 1968–69) and Saint-Cloud (1966–67, 1970–72). It began a longer spell at Maisons-Laffitte in 1973.

The race was transferred to Deauville in 1997. It returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 2005.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):


Leading jockey (6 wins):


Leading trainer (11 wins):


Leading owner (4 wins):

Winners since 1978

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1978 Cosmopolitan 3 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Robert Jolibois
1979 American Prince 3 Willie Carson Stuart Murless Burt Bacharach
1980 Tassmoun 4 Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet HH Aga Khan IV
1981 Ya Zaman 4 Yves Saint-Martin Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok 1:36.20
1982 Noalcoholic 5 George Duffield Gavin Pritchard-Gordon William du Pont III
1983 Pampabird 4 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr. Paul de Moussac 1:35.20
1984 Mille Balles 4 Freddy Head André Fabre Enzo di Nella 1:37.30
1985 Comrade in Arms 3 Alfred Gibert Philippe Lallié D. W. Molins 1:36.10
1986 Gay Minstrel 5 Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 1:37.00
1987 Fitzwilliam Place 3 Dominique Boeuf André Fabre Bruce McNall 1:34.50
1988 Mill Native 4 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Paul de Moussac 1:34.20
1989 Polish Precedent 3 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:36.30
1990 Septieme Ciel 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Johnny Jones 1:41.30
1991 Acteur Francais 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Paul de Moussac 1:36.08
1992 Take Risks 3 Mathieu Boutin Jean Lesbordes David Tsui 1:41.00
1993 Fanmore 5 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:36.30
1994 Jeune Homme 4 Cash Asmussen François Boutin Yoshio Asakawa 1:39.10
1995 Nec Plus Ultra 4 Thierry Gillet Alain de Royer-Dupré Marquesa de Moratalla 1:36.50
1996 Grey Risk 3 Sylvain Guillot Philippe Demercastel Ecurie Bader 1:40.50
1997 Neuilly 3 Alain Junk André Fabre Mrs Paul de Moussac 1:37.10
1998 Fly to the Stars 4 Daragh O'Donohoe Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:36.60
1999 Dansili 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:33.70
2000 Faberger 4 L. Hammer-Hansen Erika Mäder Wiesenhof Bloodstock 1:39.50
2001 Panis 3 Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary Ecurie J. L. Bouchard 1:38.40
2002 Altieri 4 Gabriele Bietolini Vittorio Caruso Scuderia Incolinx 1:40.30
2003 Special Kaldoun 4 Dominique Boeuf David Smaga Ecurie Chalhoub 1:34.60
2004 Ryono 5 Tony Castanheira Peter Lautner Hildegard Focke 1:39.60
2005 Valixir 4 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre HH Aga Khan IV 1:35.70
2006 Librettist 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:36.00
2007 Stormy River 4 Thierry Thulliez Nicolas Clément Ecurie Mister Ess A S 1:33.90
2008 Racinger 5 Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:35.70
2009 Alnadana 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1:38.70
2010 Fuisse 4 Stéphane Pasquier Criquette Head-Maarek Haras du Quesnay 1:35.30
2011 Vagabond Shoes 4 Christophe Soumillon Yan Durepaire Javier Martinez Salmean 1:39.50
2012 Tin Horse 4 Thierry Jarnet Didier Guillemin Marquesa de Moratalla 1:35.45
2013 Intello 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Wertheimer et Frere 1:34.00
2014 Graphic 5 Frankie Dettori William Haggas Royal Ascot Racing Club 1:38.10
2015 Fractional 6 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:38.40

Earlier winners

  • 1949: Beverly
  • 1950: Philactis
  • 1951:
  • 1952: no race
  • 1953: Pomare
  • 1954: Phlox
  • 1955: Chargeur
  • 1956: Cigalon
  • 1957–59: no race
  • 1960: Fin Bec
  • 1961: Pen Mane
  • 1962: Catilina
  • 1963: Catilina
  • 1964: Cripton
  • 1965: Red Slipper
  • 1966: Agy
  • 1967: Morris Dancer
  • 1968: Fisc
  • 1969: Irish Minstrel
  • 1970: Brabant
  • 1971: Joshua
  • 1972: Arosa
  • 1973: Martinmas
  • 1974: El Toro
  • 1975: Son of Silver
  • 1976: Dona Barod
  • 1977: Malecite

See also

References


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