Prix du Gros Chêne

Prix du Gros Chêne
Race information
Group 2 race
Location	Chantilly Racecourse Chantilly, France
Inaugurated	1857
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Distance	1,000 metres (5f)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	55 kg (3yo); 58 kg (4yo+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg if two Group 3 wins * * since July 1 last year
Purse	€130,000 (2015) 1st: €74,100

The Prix du Gros Chêne is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.

History

The event was established in 1857, and it was originally contested over 800 metres. Its title refers to a large oak tree which stood in the grounds of the racecourse – the English translation of Gros Chêne is "Great Oak". The race was abandoned because of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. It was extended to 1,000 metres in 1881.

The Prix du Gros Chêne was cancelled throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. The first two post-war editions were run over 1,100 metres at Longchamp.

The race was abandoned once during World War II, in 1940. It was staged at Maisons-Laffitte from 1941 to 1943, and at Auteuil with a distance of 900 metres in 1944. It returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 1945, and it was transferred to Longchamp in 1946. Five successive runnings during the wartime period were won by one horse, Fine Art. The race returned to its original venue, Chantilly, in 1957.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Prix du Gros Chêne held Group 3 status. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1988. The race is now held on the same day as the Prix du Jockey Club.

Records

Most successful horse (5 wins):

Fine Art – 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946

Leading jockey (9 wins):

Roger Poincelet – Fine Art (1944, 1945, 1946), Kalpack (1954), Palariva (1956), Jini (1957), Sly Pola (1960), High Bulk (1961), L'Epinay (1963)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

François Mathet – Joshua (1953), Edellic (1958, 1959), Texanita (1964), Farhana (1967), Rockcress (1969), Adraan (1980)
Robert Collet - Kind Music (1982), Last Tycoon (1986), Sainte Marine (1988, 1989), Beauty Is Truth (2007), Wizz Kid (2011, 2012)

Leading owner (5 wins):

Claude-Joachim Lefèvre – Alaric (1872), Regane (1873), Octave (1883), Feuillage (1886), Frapotel (1888)
Pierre Wertheimer – Epinard (1923), La Fayette (1929), Quartz (1933), Sanguine (1951), Kalpack (1954)
Louis de La Rochette – Fine Art (1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946)

Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Adraan	3	Yves Saint-Martin	François Mathet	HH Aga Khan IV
1981	Sonoma	3	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Haras d'Etreham
1982	Kind Music	3	Cash Asmussen	Robert Collet	Bendar bin M. Al Kabir	0:55.2
1983	Gem Diamond	5	Alain Badel	C. da Meda	Mrs Pierre Poinsot
1984	Royal Hobbit	6	Guy Guignard	Mick Bartholomew	Seamus McGrath
1985	Parioli	4	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington, Jr.	Danny Arnold
1986	Last Tycoon	3	Yves Saint-Martin	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	0:56.6
1987	Tenue de Soiree	3	Gary W. Moore	Criquette Head	Haras d'Etreham	0:57.6
1988	Glifahda	5	Freddy Head	David Smaga	Baron Thierry van Zuylen	0:59.6
1989	Viva Zapata	3	Tony Cruz	Jonathan Pease	Ecurie I. M. Fares	0:58.8
1990	Nabeel Dancer	5	Pat Eddery	Alex Scott	Maktoum Al Maktoum	0:58.8
1991	Divine Danse	3	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ecurie Aland	0:58.2
1992	Monde Bleu	4	Dominique Boeuf	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	0:59.1
1993	Surprise Offer	3	Bruce Raymond	Richard Hannon, Sr.	7th Earl of Carnarvon	0:58.6
1994	Spain Lane	3	Walter Swinburn	André Fabre	Maktoum Al Maktoum	0:58.7
1995	Millyant	5	Cash Asmussen	Rae Guest	Chris Mills	0:57.8
1996	Anabaa ^[a]	4	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head	1:00.0
1997	Titus Livius	4	Cash Asmussen	Jonathan Pease	Niarchos Family	0:59.5
1998	Sainte Marine	3	Dominique Boeuf	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	0:58.8
1999	Sainte Marine	4	Cash Asmussen	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	0:59.5
2000	Nuclear Debate	5	Gérald Mossé	John Hammond	Bob Chester	0:58.7
2001	Dananeyev	5	Olivier Doleuze	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Wertheimer et Frère	0:58.4
2002	Porlezza	3	Christophe Soumillon	Yves de Nicolay	Erika Hilger	0:57.4
2003	Porlezza	4	Olivier Peslier	Yves de Nicolay	Erika Hilger	0:56.8
2004	Avonbridge	4	Steve Drowne	Roger Charlton	Daniel Deer	0:58.1
2005	The Trader	7	Ted Durcan	Michael Blanshard	Caroline Ward	0:58.6
2006	Moss Vale	5	Kieren Fallon	David Nicholls	Lady O'Reilly	0:56.9
2007	Beauty Is Truth	3	Thierry Thulliez	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	0:57.3
2008	Marchand d'Or	5	Davy Bonilla	Freddy Head	Carla Giral	0:57.2
2009	Tax Free	7	Adrian Nicholls	David Nicholls	Ian Hewitson	0:56.7
2010	Planet Five	4	Christophe Lemaire	Pascal Bary	Niarchos Family	0:58.6
2011	Wizz Kid	3	Ioritz Mendizabal	Robert Collet	Maeve Mahony	0:58.4
2012	Wizz Kid	4	Gérald Mossé	Robert Collet	Maeve Mahony	0:59.5
2013	Spirit Quartz	5	Jamie Spencer	Robert Cowell	Qatar Racing Limited	0:57.63
2014	Rangali	3	Fabrice Veron	Henri-Alex Pantall	Henri-Alex Pantall	0:57.32
2015	Muthmir	5	Paul Hanagan	William Haggas	Hamdan Al Maktoum	0:58.22

^a The 1996 running took place at Deauville.

Earlier winners

1857: Brassia
1858:
1859: Phenix
1860: Geologie
1861:
1862: Sauterelle
1863: Gentilhomme
1864: Partisan
1865:
1866: Anglo Saxon
1867: Czar
1868: Dragon
1869: Turco
1870: Manette
1871: no race
1872: Alaric
1873: Regane
1874: Tabellion
1875: Pensacola
1876: Pensacola
1877: Pensacola
1878: Gladia
1879: Porcelaine
1880: Mademoiselle Mars
1881: Feuille de Frene
1882: Beausejour
1883: Octave
1884: Richelieu
1885: Directrice
1886: Feuillage
1887: Oviedo
1888: Frapotel
1889: Lugano
1890: Eclair
1891: Reveille
1892: Reveille
1893: Hoche
1894: Hoche
1895: Soberano
1896:

1897: Double Tour
1898: Valparaiso
1899: Railleur
1900: Avant Garde
1901: Calapita
1902: Zulma
1903: Romulus
1904:
1905: Mandarin
1906: Chanaan
1907: Go to Bed
1908: Syphon
1909:
1910: Fils du Vent
1911: Racine
1912: Gilles de Rai
1913: Turlupin
1914: Mont d'Or
1915–18: no race
1919: Setauket
1920: Glorious
1921: Phusla
1922: Phusla
1923: Epinard
1924: Niceas
1925: Faraway
1926: Mackwiller
1927: Titan
1928: Songe
1929: La Fayette
1930: Baoule
1931:
1932: Lovelace
1933: Quartz
1934: Shining Tor
1935: Renette
1936: Limac
1937: Limac
1938:
1939: Romeo

1940: no race
1941: Thread
1942: Fine Art
1943: Fine Art
1944: Fine Art
1945: Fine Art
1946: Fine Art
1947: Thiercelin
1948: Solina
1949: Boree
1950: Skylarking
1951: Sanguine
1952: Luzon
1953: Joshua
1954: Kalpack
1955: Dictaway
1956: Palariva
1957: Jini
1958: Edellic
1959: Edellic
1960: Sly Pola
1961: High Bulk
1962: L'Épinay
1963: L'Épinay
1964: Texanita
1965: Holborn
1966: Yours
1967: Farhana
1968: Be Friendly / Klaizia *
1969: Rockcress
1970: Balidar
1971: Montgomery
1972: Montgomery
1973: Saulingo
1974: Flirting Around
1975: Realty
1976: Kala Shikari
1977: Madang
1978: Polyponder
1979: Sigy

* The 1968 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

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

france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix du Gros Chêne.
galopp-sieger.de – Prix du Gros Chêne.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix du Gros-Chêne (2015).
pedigreequery.com – Prix du Gros Chêne – Chantilly.

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