| Class: | Group 1 |
| Horse Race: | Critérium de Saint-Cloud |
| Location: | Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France |
| Inaugurated: | 1901 |
| Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website: | france-galop.com |
| Distance: | 2,000 metres (1¼ miles)[1] |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Track: | Left-handed |
| Qualification: | Two-year-olds excluding geldings |
| Weight: | 57 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies |
| Purse: | €250,000 (2021) 1st: €142,850 |
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The Critérium de Saint-Cloud is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
The event was established in 1901, and it was originally held in September. It was initially contested over 1,400 metres, and was extended to 2,000 metres in 1906.
The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1919. It was cut to 1,600 metres in 1920, and restored to 2,000 metres in 1924.
Due to the closure of its venue during World War II, the Critérium de Saint-Cloud was not run from 1939 to 1945. It was staged at Longchamp in 1954.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Critérium de Saint-Cloud was given Group 2 status. It was promoted to Group 1 level in 1987.
Prior to 2015 the event was run in mid-November and was Europe's last Group 1 flat race of the year. In 2015 it was moved to a date a week earlier as part of a series of changes to autumn races for two-year-olds and is now run on the same day as another Group 1 race, the Critérium International.[2]
Leading jockey (6 wins):
Leading trainer (8 wins):
Leading owner (6 wins): (includes part ownership)
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| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | width=138px | Callio | width=152px | Alain Badel | width=159px | Jean Sens | width=200px | Jerome Bossuyt | 2:10.80 |
| 1979 | Providential | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Bertram Firestone | 2:22.70 | ||||
| 1980 | The Wonder | Alfred Gibert | Jacques de Chevigny | Mrs Alain du Breil | 2:18.70 | ||||
| 1981 | Bon Sang | Alfred Gibert | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | 2:17.60 | ||||
| 1982 | Escaline | Maurice Philipperon | John Fellows | Mrs John Fellows | 2:26.90 | ||||
| 1983 | Darshaan | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:07.40 | ||||
| 1984 | Mouktar | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:25.00 | ||||
| 1985 | Fast Topaze | Alain Badel | Georges Mikhalidès | Mahmoud Fustok | 2:15.50 | ||||
| 1986 | Magistros | Éric Legrix | Guy Bonnaventure | Patrick Coudert | 2:23.90 | ||||
| 1987 | Waki River | Alain Lequeux | Bernard Sécly | Jacki Clérico | 2:20.60 | ||||
| 1988 | Miserden | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:16.40 | ||||
| 1989 | Intimiste | Gérald Mossé | François Boutin | Niccolò Incisa Rocchetta | 2:19.30 | ||||
| 1990 | Pistolet Bleu | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:17.80 | ||||
| 1991 | Glaieul | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:20.30 | ||||
| 1992 | Marchand de Sable | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Luigi de Angeli | 2:19.40 | ||||
| 1993 | Sunshack | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:15.20 | ||||
| 1994 | Poliglote | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 2:19.40 | ||||
| 1995 | Polaris Flight | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Richard Kaster | 2:13.70 | ||||
| 1996 | Shaka | Jean-René Dubosc | Jean-Claude Rouget | Robert Bousquet | 2:15.80 | ||||
| 1997 | Special Quest | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:11.30 | ||||
| 1998 | Spadoun | Dominique Boeuf | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Jose Gonzalez | 2:21.50 | ||||
| 1999 | Goldamix | Dominique Boeuf | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:15.70 | ||||
| 2000 | Sagacity | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 2:17.80 | ||||
| 2001 | Ballingarry | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 2:24.60 | ||||
| 2002 | Alberto Giacometti | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 2:25.90 | ||||
| 2003 | Voix du Nord | Dominique Boeuf | David Smaga | Thierry van Zuylen | 2:16.00 | ||||
| 2004 | Paita | Andreas Suborics | Mario Hofer | Hofer / Steigenberger | 2:19.00 | ||||
| 2005 | Linda's Lad | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Sean Mulryan | 2:23.30 | ||||
| 2006 | Passage of Time | Richard Hughes | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah | 2:08.90 | ||||
| 2007 | Full of Gold | Thierry Gillet | Criquette Head-Maarek | Alec Head | 2:18.10 | ||||
| 2008 | Fame and Glory | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 2:19.90 | ||||
| 2009 | Passion for Gold | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:19.10 | ||||
| 2010 | Recital | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor et al. | 2:24:80 | ||||
| 2011 | Mandaean | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Godolphin | 2:20:20 | ||||
| 2012 | Morandi | Maxime Guyon | Jean-Claude Rouget | Daniel-Yves Trèves | 2:25.30 | ||||
| 2013 | Prince Gibraltar | Christophe Soumillon | Jean-Claude Rouget | Jean-François Gribomont | 2:26.25 | ||||
| 2014 | Epicuris | Thierry Thulliez | Criquette Head | Khalid Abdullah | 2:17.41 | ||||
| 2015 | Robin Of Navan | Tony Piccone | Harry Dunlop | Cross, Deal, Foden, Sieff | 2:15.46 | ||||
| 2016 | Waldgeist | Pierre-Charles Boudot | André Fabre | Ammerland / Newsells / Magnier | 2:12.73 | ||||
| 2017 | no race | ||||||||
| 2018 | Wonderment | Stéphane Pasquier | Nicolas Clement | Stella Thayer | 2:10.91 | ||||
| 2019 | Mkfancy | Theo Bachelot | Pia Brandt | Abdullah Al Maddah | 2:20.21 | ||||
| 2020 | Gear Up | James Doyle | Mark Johnston | Teme Valley | 2:21.99 | ||||
| 2021 | El Bodegon | Ioritz Mendizabal | James Ferguson | Nas Syndicate & A F O'Callaghan | 2:16.93 | ||||
| 2022 | Dubai Mile | Daniel Muscutt | Charlie and Mark Johnston | Ahmad Al Shaikh | 2:20.57 | ||||
| 2023 | Los Angeles | Christophe Soumillon | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor et al. |