Prix de Saint-Georges explained

Class:Group 3
Horse Race:Prix de Saint-Georges
Location:Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated:1929
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Website:france-galop.com
Distance:1,000 metres (5f)[1]
Surface:Turf
Track:Straight
Qualification:Three-years-old and up
Weight:54 kg (3yo); 58 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
1 kg if not Group placed *
Penalties
4 kg for Group 1 winners *
3 kg for Group 2 winners *
3 kg if two Group 3 wins *
2 kg if one Group 3 win *
* since July 1 last year
Purse:€56,000 (2020)
1st: €28,000

|}The Prix de Saint-Georges is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs) at Longchamp in May.

History

The event is named after Haras de Saint-Georges, a stud farm near Moulins owned by Emmanuel d'Harcourt (1844–1928). The race was established in 1929, and the first running was won by Clarawood.[2]

The Prix de Saint-Georges was cancelled in 1940, and held at Maisons-Laffitte from 1943 to 1945.[3] It was staged at Chantilly in 1968.

The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the Prix de Saint-Georges was subsequently given Group 3 status.

It is currently one of four open-age 1,000-metre Group races in France. The others are the Prix du Gros Chêne, the Prix du Petit Couvert and the Prix de l'Abbaye.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

----Leading jockey (5 wins):

----Leading trainer (5 wins):

----Leading owner (4 wins):

Winners since 1980

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YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1980width=134px Adraan3width=144px Yves Saint-Martinwidth=147px François Mathetwidth=155px HH Aga Khan IV0:55.00
1981Sharpo4Pat EdderyJeremy TreeMonica Sheriffe1:00.30
1982Blue Courtier5Alain BredilletDaniel BecqueminArve Farestveit
1983Sky Lawyer5Gérard DubroeucqRaymond TouflanEcurie Chandre-Cozzi0:59.10
1984Sicyos3Freddy HeadCriquette HeadHaras d'Etreham0:56.60
1985Parioli4Maurice PhilipperonJohn Cunnington, Jr.Danny Arnold0:55.80
1986Last Tycoon3Yves Saint-MartinRobert ColletRichard Strauss0:56.20
1987Tenue de Soiree3Gary W. MooreCriquette HeadHaras d'Etreham0:56.50
1988Glifahda5Freddy HeadDavid SmagaThierry van Zuylen0:59.10
1989Holst5Cash AsmussenAndré FabreKhalid Abdullah0:56.40
1990Ron's Victory3Tony CruzAlain FalourdJerry Moss0:58.10
1991Pont-Aven4Cash AsmussenRobert ColletRichard Strauss1:00.30
1992Elbio5Steve CauthenPeter MakinBrian Brackpool0:56.90
1993Robin des Pins5Cash AsmussenFrançois BoutinStavros Niarchos0:57.10
1994West Man3William MongilRobert ColletHenri Chalhoub0:57.80
1995Struggler3Frédéric SanchezCarlos Laffon-PariasHamad Ali0:58.20
1996Anabaa4Freddy HeadCriquette HeadGhislaine Head0:59.60
1997Hever Golf Rose6Seb SandersJoe NaughtonHever Racing Club0:59.80
1998Sainte Marine3Dominique BoeufRobert ColletRichard Strauss0:55.20
1999Black Rock Desert3Michael KinaneAidan O'BrienTabor / Magnier0:57.50
2000Sampower Star4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin0:58.90
2001Dananeyev5Olivier DoleuzeCarlos Laffon-PariasWertheimer et Frère0:56.00
2002Maybe Forever3Yutaka TakeCarlos Laffon-PariasMaktoum Al Maktoum0:56.90
2003Best Walking4Thierry JarnetWerner HefterStall Cimba0:56.00
2004The Trader6Jamie SpencerMichael BlanshardCaroline Ward0:56.80
2005Chineur4Christophe LemaireMikel DelzanglesMarquesa de Moratalla0:57.70
2006Latona4Thierry GilletJonathan PeaseJohn Goelet0:56.70
2007Peace Offering7Adrian NichollsDavid NichollsLady O'Reilly0:55.20
2008Only Answer4Olivier PeslierAndré FabreWertheimer et Frère0:57.00
2009Mood Music 5Maxime GuyonMario HoferWH Sport International0:55.78
2010Marchand d'Or7Davy BonillaMikel DelzanglesCarla Giral0:55.90
2011Inxile6Adrian NichollsDavid NichollsLove / Nicholls 0:55.92
2012Beyond Desire5Jamie SpencerRoger VarianClipper Logistics0:57.03
2013Catcall4Francois-Xavier BetrasPhilippe SogorbMme Gerard Samama0:55.57
2014Catcall5Olivier PeslierPhilippe SogorbMme Gerard Samama0:56.92
2015Mecca's Angel4Paul MulrennanMichael DodsDavid T. J. Metcalfe0:55.24
2016Finsbury Square4Christophe SoumillonFabrice ChappetBerend Van Delfsen0:57.70
2017Signs Of Blessing6Stéphane PasquierFrancois RohautIsabelle Corbani0:57.34
2018City Light4Gregory BenoistStephane WattelJean-Louis Bouchard0:56.24
2019Sestilio Jet4Frankie DettoriAndrea MarcialisAkhal Teke Properties0:59.02
2020Batwan5Maxime GuyonPhilippe SogorbGuy Pariente0:59.01
2021Ideal Beauty3Mickael BarzalonaAndré FabreGodolphin0:56.74
2022Ponntos4Frankie DettoriMiroslav NieslanikEva Nieslanikova0:55.63
2023White Lavender5Tom MarquandKarl BurkeBarbara M. Keller0:57.29
2024Ponntos6Mickael BarzalonaMiroslav Nieslanik Dr Eva Nieslanikova0:55.58
Inxile finished first in 2009, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.
The 2016 and 2017 runnings took place at Deauville while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prix de Saint-Georges. The French Black Type. 13 May 2017.
  2. News: 1929 Prix de Saint-Georges . . 7 June 1929 . 28 April 2013.
  3. News: Résultats d'hier, à Maisons-Laffitte . . 25 May 1943 . 28 April 2013.