Prix d'Ispahan explained

Class:Group 1
Horse Race:Prix d'Ispahan
Location:Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated:1873
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Website:france-galop.com
Distance:1,850 metres (about 9 furlongs or about 1 1/8 miles)[1]
Surface:Turf
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:Four-years-old and up
Weight:58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Purse:€250,000 (2022)
1st: €142,850

|}The Prix d'Ispahan is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,850 metres (about 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

History

The inaugural running of the Prix d'Ispahan was the showpiece event of a meeting held at Longchamp on 13 July 1873. The meeting had been hastily arranged to honour the Shah of Persia, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, who was making an official visit to Paris. The race was named after Ispahan, the French name for Isfahan, a former capital city of Persia.

The Prix d'Ispahan was initially contested over 3,000 metres, and it was originally open to horses aged three or older. Its distance was cut to 2,400 metres in its second year, and it was further reduced to 2,200 metres in 1891, and to 2,100 metres in 1903.

The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. Its present length, 1,850 metres, was introduced in 1921. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was run over 2,000 metres at Le Tremblay in 1943 and 1944.

The present system of race grading began in 1971, and the Prix d'Ispahan was classed at the highest level, Group 1. The minimum age of participating horses was raised to four in 1987. It was staged at Chantilly in 1991, and at this venue its distance was 1,800 metres. The race was opened to geldings in 2001.

In 2020, Prix d'Ispahan moved to July and three years old horses can run by one time basis.[2]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

----Leading jockey (7 wins):

----Leading trainer (10 wins):

----Leading owner (8 wins):

Winners since 1969

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YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1969width=126px Grandier5width=152px Maurice Philipperonwidth=149px John Cunnington Jr.width=200px Mrs Pierre Ribes1:55.8
1970Caro3Bill WilliamsonAlbert KlimschaCountess Batthyany1:56.8
1971Mister Sic Top4Alfred GibertG. PézerilLucien Deshayes2:02.4
1972Riverman3Freddy HeadAlec HeadGermaine Wertheimer1:54.2
1973La Troublerie4Yves Saint-MartinGérard PhilippeauMrs Marc Laloum1:52.9
1974Allez France4Yves Saint-MartinAngel Penna Sr.Daniel Wildenstein1:55.7
1975Ramirez4Philippe PaquetFrançois BoutinMaría Félix Berger1:51.3
1976Full of Hope6Bill PyersGilles DelloyeC. F. Delecroix1:54.4
1977Lightning3Gérard DubroeucqFrançois MathetGuy de Rothschild1:52.9
1978Carwhite4Freddy HeadAlec HeadJacques Wertheimer1:53.9
1979Irish River3Maurice PhilipperonJohn Cunnington Jr.Mrs Raymond Adès1:51.7
1980Nadjar4Alain LequeuxAage PausGunnar Schjelderup1:57.4
1981The Wonder3Alain LequeuxJacques de ChevignyMrs Alain du Breil1:57.7
1982Al Nasr4Alain LequeuxAndré FabreMoufid F. Dabaghi1:54.3
1983Crystal Glitters3Yves Saint-MartinMitri SalibaMahmoud Fustok1:53.0
1984Crystal Glitters4Alfred GibertAndré FabreMahmoud Fustok1:50.6
1985Sagace5Éric LegrixPatrick BianconeDaniel Wildenstein1:51.1
1986Baillamont4Freddy HeadFrançois BoutinStavros Niarchos1:50.8
1987Highest Honor4Cash AsmussenPascal BaryEcurie I. M. Fares1:55.3
1988Miesque4Freddy HeadFrançois BoutinStavros Niarchos1:55.2
1989Indian Skimmer5Steve CauthenHenry CecilSheikh Mohammed1:52.3
1990Creator4Cash AsmussenAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed1:51.5
1991Sanglamore4Pat EdderyRoger CharltonKhalid Abdullah1:49.9
1992Zoman5Alan MunroPaul ColePrince Fahd bin Salman1:54.6
1993Arcangues5Thierry JarnetAndré FabreDaniel Wildenstein1:50.7
1994Bigstone4Olivier PeslierÉlie LelloucheDaniel Wildenstein1:51.7
1995Green Tune4Olivier DoleuzeCriquette HeadJacques Wertheimer1:53.7
1996Halling5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:02.9
1997Sasuru4Michael HillsGeoff WraggAnthony Oppenheimer1:54.6
1998Loup Sauvage4Olivier PeslierAndré FabreDaniel Wildenstein1:52.7
1999Croco Rouge4Thierry JarnetPascal BaryWafic Saïd1:53.7
2000Sendawar4Gérald MosséAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV1:59.3
2001Observatory4Richard HughesJohn GosdenKhalid Abdullah1:51.0
2002Best of the Bests5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:51.4
2003Falbrav5Kieren FallonLuca CumaniRencati / Yoshida1:51.0
2004Prince Kirk4Marco MonterisoEmilio BorromeoScuderia Pieffegi1:52.0
2005Valixir4Christophe SoumillonAndré FabreAga Khan IV1:50.9
2006Laverock4Davy BonillaCarlos Laffon-PariasGainsborough Stud1:52.2
2007Manduro5Stéphane PasquierAndré FabreBaron G. von Ullmann1:58.0
2008Sageburg4Olivier PeslierAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV1:53.7
2009Never on Sunday4Christophe LemaireJean-Claude RougetDaniel-Yves Trèves1:57.2
2010Goldikova5Olivier PeslierFreddy HeadWertheimer et Frère1:49.4
2011Goldikova6Olivier PeslierFreddy HeadWertheimer et Frère1:51.0
2012Golden Lilac4Maxime GuyonAndré FabreGestut Ammerland1:51.85
2013Maxios5Stéphane PasquierJonathan PeaseNiarchos Family1:56.55
2014Cirrus des Aigles8Christophe SoumillonCorine Barande-BarbeJean-Claude Dupouy1:57.98
2015Solow5Maxime GuyonFreddy HeadWertheimer et Frère1:51.30
2016A Shin Hikari5Yutaka TakeMasanori SakaguchiEishindo Co Ltd1:53.29
2017Mekhtaal4Grégory BenoistJean-Claude RougetAl Shaqab Racing1:49.92
2018Recoletos4Olivier PeslierCarlos Laffon-PariasSarl Darpat France1:52.80
2019Zabeel Prince6Andrea AtzeniRoger VarianMohammed Obaid Al Maktoum1:53.07
2020Persian King4Pierre-Charles BoudotAndré FabreBallymore & Godolphin1:47.21
2021Skalleti6Gérald MosséJerome ReynierJean-Claude Seroul1:53.57
2022Dreamloper5Kieran ShoemarkEd WalkerJ Fill 1:53.74
2023Anmaat5Jim CrowleyOwen BurrowsShadwell Estate1:52.12
2024Mqse De Sevigne5Alexis PouchinAndré FabreBaron Édouard de Rothschild1:54.69

Earlier winners

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prix d'Ispahan. The French Black Type. 25 June 2018.
  2. https://www.racingpost.com/news/international/french-racing-to-start-with-four-group-races-as-revised-schedule-released/432288 French racing to restart with four Group races and Monday slot for the Guineas

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