Prix Exbury Explained

Class:Group 3
Horse Race:Prix Exbury
Location:Saint-Cloud Racecourse
Saint-Cloud, France
Inaugurated:1891
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Website:france-galop.com
Distance:2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
Surface:Turf
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:Four-years-old and up
Weight:57 kg
Allowances
1 kg if not Group placed *
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg for Group 3 winners *
* since 1 September last year
[1]
Purse:€80,000 (2022)
1st: €40,000

|}The Prix Exbury is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Saint-Cloud in March.

History

The event was originally called the Prix Boiard. It was named after Boiard, a successful racehorse in the 1870s. It was established in 1891, and initially run at Maisons-Laffitte over 2,000 metres.[2] It was open to horses aged three or older.

The race was renamed in memory of Eugène Adam (1840–1904), a former president of the Société Sportive d'Encouragement, in 1905.[3] It reverted to its original title when the present Prix Eugène Adam was given its name in 1911.

The Prix Boiard was abandoned from 1915 to 1918. It was contested at Saint-Cloud over 2,100 metres in 1919. It returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 1920, and began a longer spell at Saint-Cloud in 1929. Its distance was 2,100 metres in 1931 and 1932.

The event was held at Longchamp from 1940 to 1942. It was run at Le Tremblay over 2,150 metres in 1943, and Maisons-Laffitte over 2,200 metres in 1944 and 1945. It returned to Saint-Cloud in 1946.

The race was won by a horse called Exbury in 1963, and it was renamed in his honour in 1969. From this point it was closed to three-year-olds. It was given Group 3 status in 1971.

The Prix Exbury is usually France's first Group race of the year.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

----Leading jockey (7 wins):

----Leading trainer (10 wins):

----Leading owner (7 wins):

Winners since 1981

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YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1981width=139px Armistice Day5width=152px Yves Saint-Martinwidth=150px C. de Watrigantwidth=164px Luis Urbano Sanabria2:19.30
1982Al Nasr4Alain LequeuxAndré FabreMoufid Dabaghi2:26.80
1983Imyar4Alain BadelAndré FabrePeter Baumgartner2:18.20
1984Mille Balles4Freddy HeadAndré FabreGuy de Rothschild2:15.50
1985Darly6Freddy HeadDavid SmagaGeorges Blizniansky
1986New Target5Jean-Michel BreuxÉlie LelloucheMrs Gerard Sarfati
1987Village Star4Dominique RegnardAndré FabreTony Richards2:10.80
1988Coeur de Lion4Yvonnick ClaudicJ. R. LyonRichard Swift2:25.40
1989Saint Andrews5Alain BadelJean-Marie BéguignéSuzy Volterra2:18.90
1990Mansonnien6Dominique BoeufNoël PelatMrs Bernard Destremau2:07.90
1991Leariva4Alain LequeuxDavid SmagaThierry van Zuylen2:18.70
1992Fortune's Wheel4Mathieu BoutinRobert ColletRichard Strauss2:13.70
1993Urban Sea4Mathieu BoutinJean LesbordesDavid Tsui2:09.20
1994Matarun6Olivier PeslierHenri van de PoeleRoland Soula2:15.10
1995Tuesday's Special5Thierry JarnetAndré FabrePatrick Offenstadt2:24.70
1996Gunboat Diplomacy5Olivier PeslierÉlie LelloucheDaniel Wildenstein2:08.60
1997Nero Zilzal4Olivier PeslierÉlie LelloucheOsvaldo Pedroni2:11.50
1998Loup Sauvage4Olivier PeslierAndré FabreDaniel Wildenstein2:18.80
1999Barbola4Thierry ThulliezJean de RoualleBob McCreery2:17.60
2000Russian Hope5Goulven ToupelHenri-Alex PantallEdouard de Rothschild2:15.30
2001Earlene4Thierry ThulliezHenri-Alex PantallSheikh Mohammed2:24.70
2002Jomana4Olivier PlaçaisHenri-Alex PantallSheikh Mohammed2:14.40
2003Aquarelliste5 Dominique BoeufÉlie LelloucheEcurie Wildenstein2:13.85
2004Polish Summer7Christophe SoumillonAndré FabreKhalid Abdullah2:10.70
2005Samando5Éric LegrixFrançois DoumenHans Wirth2:16.40
2006Kendor Dine4Stéphane PasquierYves de NicolayDidier Kahn2:15.60
2007Pearl Sky4Anthony CrastusYves de NicolayHugh Hogg2:13.80
2008Spirit One4Christophe SoumillonPhilippe DemercastelBouzid Chehboub2:12.80
2009Court 4Olivier PeslierMikel DelzanglesMarquesa de Moratalla2:14.20
2010Chinchon5Christophe SoumillonCarlos Laffon-PariasSARL Darpat France2:16.60
2011Polytechnicien5Olivier PeslierAndré FabreWertheimer et Frère2:10.50
2012Chinchon7Olivier PeslierCarlos Laffon-PariasSARL Darpat France2:08.10
2013Saga Dream7Thierry JarnetFreddy LemercierFreddy Lemercier2:20.11
2014Norse King5Alexis BadelMyriam Bollack-BadelJeff Smith2:10.19
2015Affaire Solitaire5Nicolas PerretPatrick KhozianLuigi Roveda2:08.54
2016Garlingari5Stéphane PasquierCorine Barande-BarbeCorine Barande-Barbe2:09.98
2017Cloth of Stars4Mickael BarzalonaAndré FabreGodolphin2:07.05
2018Air Pilot9Christophe SoumillonRalph BeckettLady Cobham2:24.49
2019Soleil Marin5Pierre-Charles BoudotAndré FabreGodolphin2:17.29
2020Simona4Alexis BadelFrancis-Henry GraffardNigel & Carolyn Elwes2:14.87
2021Skalleti6Pierre-Charles BoudotJerome ReynierJean-Claude Seroul2:11:11
2022Pretty Tiger4Christophe SoumillonFabrice VermeulenBernard Giraudon2:06.11
2023Haya Zark4Christophe SoumillonAdrien FouassierOdette Fau2:11.18
2024Haya Zark5Christophe SoumillonAdrien FouassierOdette Fau2:25.22

Earlier winners

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prix Exbury. The French black type. 28 March 2022.
  2. News: 1891 Prix Boiard . French . . 9 May 1891 . 17 February 2013.
  3. News: 1905 Prix Eugène Adam . French . . 15 April 1905 . 17 February 2013.