Prix de Condé explained

Class:Group 3
Horse Race:Prix de Condé
Location:Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated:1867
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Website:france-galop.com
Distance:1,800 metres (1⅛ miles)[1]
Surface:Turf
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:Two-year-olds
excluding Group 2 winners
Weight:56½ kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Penalties
2½ kg if two Group 3 wins
1½ kg if one Group 3 win
Purse:€80,000 (2021)
1st: €40,000

|}The Prix de Condé is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,800 metres (about 1⅛ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

History

The event was established in 1867, and it was initially held at Chantilly. It was named after the Princes of Condé, the former owners of the Château de Chantilly. It was originally contested over 2,000 metres.

The race was transferred to Longchamp in 1907. It was abandoned throughout World War I, but there was a substitute version at Chantilly in 1917.

The Prix de Condé was cancelled once during World War II, in 1939. It was run at Auteuil in 1940 and Maisons-Laffitte in 1943, both with a distance of 1,800 metres. It was staged at Le Tremblay in 1944.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix de Condé was classed at Group 3 level. It was cut to 1,800 metres in 1985.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

----Leading trainer (7 wins):

----Leading owner (4 wins):

Winners since 1980

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YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1980width=125px The Wonderwidth=152px Yves Saint-Martinwidth=149px Jacques de Chevignywidth=200px Mrs Alain du Breil2:16.90
1981Beau PretenderFreddy HeadRaymond TouflanJean-Pierre Lehmann2:20.30
1982Nile HawkYves Saint-MartinMaurice ZilberGaro Vanian
1983Long MickCash AsmussenFrançois BoutinJean-Luc Lagardère2:10.70
1984IdealisteFreddy HeadCriquette HeadJacques Wertheimer2:22.50
1985MinatzinSteve CauthenGuy BonnaventureNorman Ross2:01.10
1986Groom DancerDominique BoeufTony CloutMarvin Warner1:55.40
1987TriteamtriDominique BoeufTony CloutMarvin Warner2:01.80
1988DancehallCash AsmussenAndré FabreBruce McNall1:59.60
1989Dr SomervilleGary W. MooreCriquette HeadMaktoum Al Maktoum1:52.00
1990Pistolet BleuDominique BoeufÉlie LelloucheDaniel Wildenstein1:52.20
1991CristoforiSteve CauthenAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed1:55.50
1992ShemakaWilliam MongilAlain de Royer-DupréHH Aga Khan IV1:56.20
1993Celtic ArmsDominique BoeufPascal BaryJean-Louis Bouchard2:01.50
1994PoligloteFreddy HeadCriquette HeadJacques Wertheimer1:55.00
1995Go BetweenEric Saint-MartinAntonio SpanuNaji Pharaon2:02.50
1996New Frontier Thierry JarnetAndré FabreMichael Tabor2:01.30
1997Thief of HeartsOlivier PeslierAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed1:50.50
1998BienamadoRichard HughesPeter Chapple-HyamToffan / McCaffery1:59.10
1999Lord FlasheartGérald MosséAlain de Royer-DupréJean-Claude Seroul2:04.10
2000PanisThierry ThulliezPascal BaryEcurie J. L. Bouchard1:53.90
2001RashbagDominique BoeufJean-Claude RougetDaniel-Yves Trèves2:03.70
2002GraikosOlivier PlaçaisAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed1:58.40
2003LaticeChristophe LemaireJean-Marie BéguignéEnrico Ciampi1:51.40
2004MusketierChristophe LemairePascal BaryEcurie J. L. Bouchard1:59.60
2005Linda's LadChristophe SoumillonAndré FabreSean Mulryan1:54.20
2006Midnight BeautyChristophe LemaireM. Delcher Sánchez Jorge Postigo Silva1:54.20
2007High RockChristophe LemaireJean-Claude RougetRobert Bousquet1:51.60
2008Naval OfficerIoritz MendizabalJean-Claude RougetJoseph Allen1:53.50
2009ZeitoperAhmed AjtebiSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:57.90
2010Prairie StarAnthony CrastusÉlie LelloucheEcurie Wildenstein1:59.50
2011LoiOlivier PeslierJean-Marie BéguignéCiampi / Disaro 1:54.63
2012MorandiGregory BenoistJean-Claude RougetDaniel-Yves Trèves2:04.60
2013ElliptiqueMaxime GuyonAndré FabreRothschild family1:58.01
2014EpicurisThierry ThulliezCriquette Head-MaarekKhalid Abdullah1:56.89
2015Robin Of NavanTony PicconeHarry DunlopCross, Deal, Foden, Sieff1:52.14
2016FrankuusIoritz MendizabalMark JohnstonLootah / Al Shaikh 1:51.62
2017LuminateAurelien LemaitreFreddy HeadHighclere Thoroughbred Racing1:51.16
2018Line of DutyWilliam BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin1:50.51
2019HopefulMaxime GuyonCarlos Laffon-PariasWertheimer et Frère1:56.94
2020MakalounCristian DemuroJean-Claude RougetHH Aga Khan IV1:56.53
2021El BodegonIoritz MendizabalJames FergusonNas Syndicate & A F O'Callaghan1:52.69
2022Victoria RoadRyan MooreAidan O'BrienWesterberg / Smith / Magnier / Tabor1:49.11

Earlier winners

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prix de Condé . The French Black Type . 1 October 2018.