Prix de Barbeville
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The Prix de Barbeville is a Group 3
flat
horse race
in France
which is open to thoroughbred
s aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,100 metres (about 1 mile and 7½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May.
, which was established in the late 19th century. The Prix de Barbeville was introduced in 1889, and it was originally contested over 3,000 metres. It was initially restricted to horses aged five or older, but the minimum age was lowered to four in 1905. The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1919.
The Prix de Barbeville was held at Auteuil
in 1943, Maisons-Laffitte
in 1944 and Le Tremblay
in 1945. Its distance was shortened to 2,400 metres in 1953. The race was run over 2,600 metres in 1956, and it was restored to 3,000 metres in 1957.
In 1963, the race was contested at Saint-Cloud
over 2,800 metres. The following year it returned to Longchamp with a length of 3,100 metres. It was cut to 3,000 metres in 1965, and extended to 3,100 metres in 1966.
The Prix de Barbeville took place at Saint-Cloud in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1995, and Maisons-Laffitte in 1992. The first three races at Saint-Cloud were contested over 2,900 metres, and the initial running when it returned to Longchamp was over 3,000 metres.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
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Leading jockey
(5 wins):
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Leading trainer
(6 wins):
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Leading owner (5 wins):
Conditions races
Conditions races are horse races where the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to; the sex of the runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving...
flat
Flat racing
Flat racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing which is run over hurdles...
horse race
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
which is open to thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
s aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,100 metres (about 1 mile and 7½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May.
History
The event is named after the stud farm Haras de Barbeville, near to BayeuxBayeux
Bayeux is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England.-Administration:Bayeux is a sub-prefecture of Calvados...
, which was established in the late 19th century. The Prix de Barbeville was introduced in 1889, and it was originally contested over 3,000 metres. It was initially restricted to horses aged five or older, but the minimum age was lowered to four in 1905. The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1919.
The Prix de Barbeville was held at Auteuil
Auteuil Hippodrome
The Auteuil Hippodrome is a horse racing venue on Route des Lacs in Paris, France. The 33-hectare race course opened November 1, 1873...
in 1943, Maisons-Laffitte
Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse
The Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte at 1 avenue de la Pelouse in the northwestern Parisian suburb of Maisons-Laffitte in France is a turf horse racing facility and track for Thoroughbred flat racing...
in 1944 and Le Tremblay
Tremblay park
Tremblay Park is a park located in the commune of Champigny-sur-Marne, in the department of Val-de-Marne in the region Île-de-France. This green space with an area of 73 hectares offering games and sporting activities. Originally, this was a horse race track called Hippodrome du Tremblay...
in 1945. Its distance was shortened to 2,400 metres in 1953. The race was run over 2,600 metres in 1956, and it was restored to 3,000 metres in 1957.
In 1963, the race was contested at Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud Racecourse
Hippodrome de Saint-Cloud is a grass race course for Thoroughbred flat horse racing opened in 1901 at 1 rue du Camp Canadien in Saint-Cloud near Paris, France...
over 2,800 metres. The following year it returned to Longchamp with a length of 3,100 metres. It was cut to 3,000 metres in 1965, and extended to 3,100 metres in 1966.
The Prix de Barbeville took place at Saint-Cloud in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1995, and Maisons-Laffitte in 1992. The first three races at Saint-Cloud were contested over 2,900 metres, and the initial running when it returned to Longchamp was over 3,000 metres.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Presta – 1889, 1890
- Pardallo – 1968, 1969
- Recupere – 1974, 1975
- El Badr – 1979, 1982
- Denel – 1983, 1986
- WesternerWesterner (horse)Westerner is a French-owned Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who competed successfully at racing venues across Europe. Bred by a Wildenstein family holding company, Westerner was raced by Alec Wildenstein. Trained by Elie Lellouche, in 2003 and 2004 in France he won back-to-back editions of the...
– 2004, 2005
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Leading jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
(5 wins):
- Yves Saint-MartinYves Saint-MartinYves Saint-Martin is a retired champion jockey in French Thoroughbred horse racing. He is widely considered one of the greatest riders in French racing history....
– Recupere (1974), Buckskin (1977), El Badr (1979), Denel (1983), Silver Green (1985)
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Leading trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
(6 wins):
- Geoffroy Watson – Celadon (1964), White Label (1965), Alyscamps (1966), Ramsin (1971), Arlequino (1972), Filandre (1973)
- André FabreAndré FabreAndré Fabre is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in the stables as a groom then as a schooling rider...
– Top Sunrise (1989), Mardonius (1991), Amilynx (2000), Morozov (2003), Host Nation (2007), Coastal Path (2008)
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Leading owner (5 wins):
- Guy de RothschildGuy de RothschildBaron Guy Édouard Alphonse Paul de Rothschild was a French banker and member of the Rothschild family. He chaired the bank Rothschild Frères from 1967 to 1979, when it was nationalized by the French government, and maintained possessions in other French and foreign companies including Imerys...
– Celadon (1964), White Label (1965), Alyscamps (1966), Arlequino (1972), Filandre (1973)
Winners since 1974
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 1974 | Recupere | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin is a retired champion jockey in French Thoroughbred horse racing. He is widely considered one of the greatest riders in French racing history.... |
Gilles Delloye | Alan Clore | 3:35.70 |
| 1975 | Recupere | 5 | Bill Pyers | Gilles Delloye | Alan Clore | |
| 1976 | Sagaro | 5 | Philippe Paquet Philippe Paquet Philippe Paquet is a former jockey from France, who in 1974 was the winner of the Prix du Jockey Club on Caracolero, and the Gran Premio d'Italia on Ribecourt. In 1976, he also won the Irish Derby on Malacate, and the Irish Oaks on Lagunette.... |
François Boutin François Boutin François Boutin was a French Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of a farmer, he was born in the village of Beaunay in the northerly Seine Maritime département. He began riding horses at a young age and competed in show jumping and cross-country equestrianism... |
Gerry Oldham | 3:33.10 |
| 1977 | Buckskin | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin is a retired champion jockey in French Thoroughbred horse racing. He is widely considered one of the greatest riders in French racing history.... |
Angel Penna, Sr. Angel Penna, Sr. Angel A. Penna, Sr. was an Argentine-born U. S. Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. Penna was an international trainer who worked and raced on three continents... |
Daniel Wildenstein Daniel Wildenstein Daniel Leopold Wildenstein was a French art dealer and scholar, as well as a leading thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder.... |
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| 1978 | Shafaraz | 5 | Maurice Philipperon Maurice Philipperon Maurice Philipperon is a noted French jockey who after retirement became president of the French jockeys' association.His winning rides in Gr. 1 and 2 races included:* the Prix Ganay in 1970, 1971 and 1980 on Grandier, Caro and Arctic Tern.... |
Pierre Biancone | Yurk Skalka | 3:42.90 |
| 1979 | El Badr | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin is a retired champion jockey in French Thoroughbred horse racing. He is widely considered one of the greatest riders in French racing history.... |
Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | 3:55.10 |
| 1980 | Hard to Sing | 4 | Georges Doleuze | Charlie Milbank | N. Lathom-Sharp | |
| 1981 | Kelbomec | 5 | Jean-Claude Desaint | J. C. Cunnington | Mrs Jacques Barker | 3:30.90 |
| 1982 | El Badr | 7 | Alfred Gibert | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | 3:35.20 |
| 1983 | Denel | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin is a retired champion jockey in French Thoroughbred horse racing. He is widely considered one of the greatest riders in French racing history.... |
Bernard Sécly Bernard Secly Bernard Secly is a horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing and most notably in steeplechase racing.Secly won five Group One flat races but is best known for his conditioning two French Horse Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase horses, Katko and Al Capone II.-External links:*... |
Mrs Salomon Nathan | 3:54.40 |
| 1984 | Marasali | 6 | Alain Lequeux Alain Lequeux Alain Lequeux was one of France's leading jockeys in the 1970s and 1980s. He won 33 Group or Grade 1 races, including the 1981 Washington, D.C. International Stakes aboard Providential for trainer Charlie Whittingham. Son of leading French rider Guy Lequeux, he won more than 2,000 races while... |
J. C. Cunnington | Serge Fradkoff | 3:44.30 |
| 1985 | Silver Green | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin is a retired champion jockey in French Thoroughbred horse racing. He is widely considered one of the greatest riders in French racing history.... |
Alain de Royer-Dupré Alain de Royer-Dupré Alain de Royer-Dupré is a leading French thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He grew up at the Haras de Saint Lô, a national stud farm in Normandy of which his father was Assistant Director and later Director, responsible for government-owned stallions based at farms in the local... |
Marquesa de Moratalla | 3:47.80 |
| 1986 | Denel | 7 | Cash Asmussen Cash Asmussen Cash Asmussen is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Born Brian Keith Asmussen, in 1977 he legally changed his name to "Cash". From a Texas horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, operate a ranch in Laredo, Texas... |
Pascal Bary Pascal Bary Pascal Bary is a French racehorse trainer.He has been training since 1981, having previously worked as an assistant to François Boutin... |
Mrs Salomon Nathan | 3:35.10 |
| 1987 | Farid | 4 | Cash Asmussen Cash Asmussen Cash Asmussen is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Born Brian Keith Asmussen, in 1977 he legally changed his name to "Cash". From a Texas horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, operate a ranch in Laredo, Texas... |
Jacques de Chevigny | Paul Gouyou | 3:25.80 |
| 1988 | Royal Gait | 5 | Alfred Gibert | John Fellows | Manuel Pereira-Arias | 3:38.50 |
| 1989 | Top Sunrise | 4 | Cash Asmussen Cash Asmussen Cash Asmussen is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Born Brian Keith Asmussen, in 1977 he legally changed his name to "Cash". From a Texas horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, operate a ranch in Laredo, Texas... |
André Fabre André Fabre André Fabre is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in the stables as a groom then as a schooling rider... |
Charles E. Schmidt | 3:37.50 |
| 1990 | Glacial Storm | 5 | Cash Asmussen Cash Asmussen Cash Asmussen is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Born Brian Keith Asmussen, in 1977 he legally changed his name to "Cash". From a Texas horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, operate a ranch in Laredo, Texas... |
John Hammond John E. Hammond John E. Hammond is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in France.Based in Chantilly, Oise, Hammond has trained numerous Group One winners including Montjeu and Suave Dancer both of whom won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, France's most prestigious horse race... |
Cheveley Park Stud | 3:32.20 |
| 1991 | Mardonius | 5 | Thierry Jarnet Thierry Jarnet Thierry Jarnet Is a Champion Thoroughbred Flat racing Jockey in France. Winning the title 4 times from 1992 to 1995. Jarnet was first apprenticed to Patrick Rago atMaisons-Laffitte and then to Yann Porzier at Chantilly, Oise.... |
André Fabre André Fabre André Fabre is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in the stables as a groom then as a schooling rider... |
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3:07.10 |
| 1992 | Commendable | 4 | Joel Boisnard | Henri-Alex Pantall | Khalid Abdullah | 3:20.40 |
| 1993 | Dadarissime | 4 | Freddy Head Freddy Head Freddy Head is a retired champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing and currently a horse trainer. Known also as "Freddie", his grandfather was a jockey as was his father Alec Head who also became a successful trainer and owner of Haras du Quesnay near Deauville... |
Georges Bridgland | Sir James Goldsmith James Goldsmith Sir James Michael "Jimmy" Goldsmith was an Anglo-French billionaire financier and tycoon. Towards the end of his life, he became a magazine publisher and a politician. In 1994, he was elected to represent France as a Member of the European Parliament and he subsequently founded the short-lived... |
3:19.10 |
| 1994 | Pinot | 4 | Guy Guignard | Bruno Schütz | Stall Hoppegarten | 3:11.80 |
| 1995 | Nononito Nononito Nononito was a French champion Thoroughbred race horse and sire. A specialist stayer, he ran twenty-two times on the flat and thirteen times over hurdles in a career which lasted from 1994 until 1998. Although he won only three of his flat races, he was noted for his consistency and ran... |
4 | Gérald Mossé Gérald Mossé Gérald Mossé is a jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding professionally in April 1983 and his success during his apprenticeship under Patrick-Louis Biancone led to an offer to ride for renowned trainer François Boutin and his stable of horses belonging to Jean-Luc Lagardère... |
Jean Lesbordes | Patrick Sebagh | 3:49.00 |
| 1996 | Double Eclipse | 4 | Jason Weaver Jason Weaver (jockey) Jason Weaver is a former British flat racing jockey who had much of his major success in the mid 1990s. In total, Weaver rode more than 1,000 winners in a career which spanned fourteen years.-Biography:... |
Mark Johnston | Middleham Partnership | 3:06.60 |
| 1997 | Stretarez | 4 | Frédéric Sanchez | Dominique Sépulchre | Jean-Luc Lagardère Jean-Luc Lagardère Jean-Luc Lagardère was a major French businessman, CEO of the Lagardere Group, one of the largest French conglomerates.... |
3:24.80 |
| 1998 | Tajoun | 4 | Gérald Mossé Gérald Mossé Gérald Mossé is a jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding professionally in April 1983 and his success during his apprenticeship under Patrick-Louis Biancone led to an offer to ride for renowned trainer François Boutin and his stable of horses belonging to Jean-Luc Lagardère... |
Alain de Royer-Dupré Alain de Royer-Dupré Alain de Royer-Dupré is a leading French thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He grew up at the Haras de Saint Lô, a national stud farm in Normandy of which his father was Assistant Director and later Director, responsible for government-owned stallions based at farms in the local... |
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3:34.70 |
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Xavier Nakkachdji | Antoine Boucher | 3:23.50 |
| 2000 | Amilynx | 4 | Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Peslier competes in flat racing mainly in France but travels often around the world for the big international races.... |
André Fabre André Fabre André Fabre is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in the stables as a groom then as a schooling rider... |
Jean-Luc Lagardère Jean-Luc Lagardère Jean-Luc Lagardère was a major French businessman, CEO of the Lagardere Group, one of the largest French conglomerates.... |
3:40.20 |
| 2001 | Magna Graecia | 4 | Thierry Thulliez Thierry Thulliez -Major wins: France* Critérium International - French Fifteen * Prix d'Astarté - - Darjina * Prix de Diane - - Carling * Prix Jacques Le Marois - - Six Perfections ... |
Henri-Alex Pantall | Sheikh Mohammed Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:... |
3:39.30 |
| 2002 | Balthazar | 4 | Davy Bonilla Davy Bonilla -Major wins: France* Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp - - Marchand d'Or * Prix du Cadran - - San Sebastian * Prix d'Ispahan - - Laverock * Prix Jacques Le Marois - - Tamayuz ... |
Alain Lyon | Mrs Jacques Bouchara | 3:29.80 |
| 2003 | Morozov | 4 | Christophe Soumillon Christophe Soumillon Christophe Soumillon is a Belgian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.-Career:Raised in a horse racing family, he is the son of a horse jumping jockey Jean-Marc Soumillon. Christophe Soumillon apprenticed at Chantilly Racecourse in Chantilly, France to Cédric Boutin, and won his first race in... |
André Fabre André Fabre André Fabre is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in the stables as a groom then as a schooling rider... |
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3:28.00 |
| 2004 | Westerner Westerner (horse) Westerner is a French-owned Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who competed successfully at racing venues across Europe. Bred by a Wildenstein family holding company, Westerner was raced by Alec Wildenstein. Trained by Elie Lellouche, in 2003 and 2004 in France he won back-to-back editions of the... |
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Elie Lellouche Elie Lellouche Elie Lellouche is a French trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses and jockeys.After having modest success as a jockey, in 1979 Lellouche obtained his horse trainer's license... |
Ecurie Wildenstein | 3:35.50 |
| 2005 | Westerner Westerner (horse) Westerner is a French-owned Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who competed successfully at racing venues across Europe. Bred by a Wildenstein family holding company, Westerner was raced by Alec Wildenstein. Trained by Elie Lellouche, in 2003 and 2004 in France he won back-to-back editions of the... |
6 | Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier Olivier Peslier is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Peslier competes in flat racing mainly in France but travels often around the world for the big international races.... |
Elie Lellouche Elie Lellouche Elie Lellouche is a French trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses and jockeys.After having modest success as a jockey, in 1979 Lellouche obtained his horse trainer's license... |
Ecurie Wildenstein | 3:29.40 |
| 2006 | Petite Speciale | 7 | Christophe Lemaire Christophe Lemaire Christophe Patrice Lemaire is a French-born jockey. He takes his middle name from his father, who made a name for himself in the world of French handicap racing.In 1999 he obtained the licence required for a French jockey, and began racing... |
Eric Lecoiffier | Jean-Pierre Leseigneur | 3:24.60 |
| 2007 | Host Nation | 4 | Stéphane Pasquier Stéphane Pasquier Stéphane Pasquier in Paris, France, is a flat racing jockey. In October 2006, he won the 85th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.... |
André Fabre André Fabre André Fabre is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in the stables as a groom then as a schooling rider... |
Khalid Abdullah | 3:21.50 |
| 2008 | Coastal Path | 4 | Stéphane Pasquier Stéphane Pasquier Stéphane Pasquier in Paris, France, is a flat racing jockey. In October 2006, he won the 85th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.... |
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Khalid Abdullah | 3:17.80 |
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Ecurie Wildenstein | 3:21.04 |
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Alain Maubert | 3:22.50 |
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