Prix Noailles

The Prix Noailles is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Longchamp in April.

Prix Noailles
Group 3 race
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1878
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance2,100 metres (1m 2½f)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds[1]
Weight58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies[1]
Purse€80,000 (2019)
1st: €40,000[1]
Prix Noailles
2023
Emerald green, pink epaulets, white sleeves, pink cap Yellow, green cross-belts, chevrons on sleeves, stars on cap Light Blue and Red stripes, Red sleeves, Red cap, Light Blue star
Flight Leader Harry Way Fortune
Previous years
2022
Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap Pink, grey chevron and sleeves, stars on cap Mauve, orange cap
Junko Maximus Garachico
2021
Light green and dark green (halved), dark green sleeves, light green armlets, dark green cap Purple, white cross of lorraine and sleeves Light blue, pink epaulets and cap
Cheshire Academy Pretty Tiger Gregolimo
2020-2011
2019
Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap Royal blue Yellow, dark blue seams, dark blue sleeves, yellow stars, dark blue cap, yellow star
Slalom Syrtis Surrey Thunder
2018
Yellow, Light Blue epaulettes and cap Silver, gold braid, gold diamond on maroon cap Dark Blue
Pharrell Alhadab Flag Of Honour
2017
Royal blue Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap Pink, grey sleeves, grey cap
Soleil Marin Akihiro Normandy Eagle
2016
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Yellow, emerald green chevron, red cap Yellow, white sleeves, yellow cap
Raseed More Than A Dream Valkena
2015
Green, red epaulettes, green sleeves, green cap White, white sleeves, black checked, white cap Green, dark blue epaulettes, green sleeves, green cap, dark blue star
Karaktar High Dynamite Best Of Max
2014
Yellow, dark blue hooped, white sleeves, white cap White, purple large spots, purple sleeves, white halved, purple cap Purple, white seams, white sleeves, purple striped, purple cap
Gailo Chop Aventador Gallante
2013
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap White, brown chevron, orange cap Dark green, pink epaulets and cap
Tableaux Kapour Art Contemporain
2012
Yellow, blue checked, blue sleeves, yellow armlets, yellow cap, blue stars Yellow, white sleeves, yellow cap Blue, orange epaulets and armlets, quartered cap
Hard Dream Health Wise Valdo Bere
2011
Royal blue Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Royal blue, white hoop, red sleeves, white and red striped cap
Grand Vent Durer Touz Price
2010-2001
2010
Royal Blue, Light Blue cap Royal blue Light Blue, Dark Blue cross sashes and armlets, hooped cap
Planteur Rewilding Ivory Land
2009
Yellow, emerald green chevron, red cap Grey, red striped sleeves, black cap Royal Blue, Light Blue cap
Grandcamp Guest Ville Wajir
2008
Red Red, pale green cap Yellow, blue cross-belts and cap
Full Of Gold Court Canibal Blue Bresil
2007
Dark blue Yellow, green cross-belts and star on cap Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap
Soldier Of Fortune Spirit One Spycrawler
2006
Emerald green, white sash with yellow piping, emerald green and yellow check sleeves, white cap with pom pom Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Yellow, emerald green chevron, red cap
Gentlewave Bremen Grand Couturier
2005
Yellow, mauve epaulets, armlets and cap Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap Purple, white cross of lorraine and sleeves
Ruwi Gold Sound Silver Cross
2004
White, red chevrons on body, quartered cap Grey, pink cap Yellow, light blue epaulets, light blue cap
Voix Du Nord Cherry Mix Fast And Furious
2003
Royal Blue, Light Blue cap Red, pale green cap Red, two royal blue armlets and cap
Super Celebre Coroner Jipapibaquigrafo
2002
Dark blue White and dark green hoops, white sleeves, dark green armlets, hooped cap Light and dark green check, light green sleeves and cap
Ballingarry Great Pretender Stydahar
2001
Blue, white star, white stars on sleeves and cap Royal blue, yellow cap Royal Blue, White triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves and diamonds on cap
Anabaa Blue Gris De Fer Worthily
2000-1990
2000
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Orange, grey hoops on body Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap
Kutub Lord Flasheart Ciro
1999
Grey, pink cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Mauve, grey stars, mauve sleeves, grey stars, black cap
Slickly State Shinto Murray River
1998
Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap Yellow, large black spots Dark blue, light blue chevrons on sleeves, light blue cap
Special Quest Roli Abi Jeopardy
1997
Grey, pink cap Green, red epaulettes, green sleeves, green cap Yellow, mauve epaulets, armlets and cap
Fragrant Mix Sendoro Shaka
1996
Yellow, green epaulets Red, dark blue hoop, white sleeves, dark blue cap White, blue braces and armlets, quartered cap
Helissio Arbatax Oliviero
1995
Grey, pink cap Royal blue, red and royal blue hooped sleeves, red cap Royal blue, white seams, sleeves and cap
Walk On Mix Solar One Poliglote
1994
Royal Blue, Light Blue cap Brown and beige check, beige sleeves, quartered cap owned by F Melendez
Gunboat Diplomacy Smart Wise Thames
1993
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Dark red, black sleeves and cap Blue and white hoops, red sleeves, white cap
Fort Wood Marchand De Sable Sawasdee
1992
Royal blue, yellow hoop, hooped cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Royal Blue, Light Blue cap
Grand Plaisir Modhish Glaieul
1991
Royal Blue, Light Blue cap Black, blue cap Yellow and black hoops, yellow cap
Pistolet Bleu Subotica Pigeon Voyageur
1990
White, red cross-belts, green armlets and cap emerald Green, Red epaulettes
Intimiste Gargarin Aksar
 

History

The event was established in 1878, and it was originally called the Prix du Nabob.[2] It was named after The Nabob, a leading sire in France. Its distance was 2,500 metres.

The Prix du Nabob was one of several trials for the Prix du Jockey Club collectively known as the Poules des Produits. The others (listed by their modern titles) were the Prix Daru, the Prix Lupin, the Prix Hocquart and the Prix Greffulhe. The Prix du Nabob was restricted to the produce of mares covered by stallions born outside France. It was funded by entries submitted before a horse's birth, in the year of conception.

The race was renamed in memory of Alfred de Noailles (1823–1895), a member of the Société d'Encouragement, in 1896.[3] Noailles played an important role in the creation of Longchamp Racecourse.

The Prix Noailles was cut to 2,400 metres in 1902.[4] It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1919.

The race was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. For a period it merged with the Prix Daru. The combined event, the Prix Daru-Noailles, was run over 2,150 metres at Le Tremblay in 1943.[5] It was run over 2,100 metres at Maisons-Laffitte in 1944 and 1945, and at Longchamp in 1946.

In the post-war years, the Prix Noailles was contested over 2,200 metres. It was cut to 2,100 metres in 2005. It was shortened to 2,000 metres in 2011, and reverted to 2,100 metres in 2012. In 2014 it was downgraded from Group 2 to Group 3.

Twelve winners of the race have achieved victory in the Prix du Jockey Club. The first was Zut in 1879, and the most recent was Anabaa Blue in 2001.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Freddy Head – Goodly (1969), Dragoon (1970), Val de l'Orne (1975), Lydian (1981), Nerio (1988), Grand Plaisir (1992)

Leading trainer (13 wins):

  • André Fabre – Jeu de Paille (1983), Cariellor (1984), Dancehall (1989), Fort Wood (1993), Walk on Mix (1995), Fragrant Mix (1997), Slickly (1999), Gentlewave (2006), Grand Vent (2011), Tableaux (2013), Soleil Marin (2017), Slalom (2019), Junko (2022)

Leading owner (4 wins):

  • Marcel Boussac – Irismond (1924), Pharis (1939), Giafar (1947), Faublas (1953)
  • Guy de Rothschild – Diatome (1965), Premier Violon (1966), Luthier (1968), Jeu de Paille (1983)

Winners since 1978
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1978 Gracias Jean-Claude Desaint John Cunnington Jr. Mrs Pierre Ribes 2:36.00
1979 High Sierra Michel Jerome E. Chevalier du Fau Ella Widener Wetherill 2:22.20
1980 Julius Caesar Henri Samani Serge Boullenger R. W. Dilley 2:19.90
1981 Lydian Freddy Head Criquette Head Ecurie Åland 2:21.80
1982 Persepolis Lester Piggott François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 2:23.00
1983 Jeu de Paille Henri Samani André Fabre Guy de Rothschild 2:37.40
1984 Cariellor Alfred Gibert André Fabre Suzy Volterra 2:20.10
1985 Glaros Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone Richard Eamer 2:23.90
1986 Bering Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Ghislaine Head 2:44.00
1987 Sadjiyd Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:19.30
1988 Nerio Freddy Head Gérard Collet Ecurie du Ring 2:22.40
1989 Dancehall Cash Asmussen André Fabre Tomohiro Wada 2:22.50
1990 Intimiste Gérald Mossé François Boutin Niccolò Incisa Rocchetta 2:27.10
1991 Pistolet Bleu Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 2:19.00
1992 Grand Plaisir Freddy Head J. C. Cunnington Taisuke Fujishima 2:28.40
1993 Fort Wood Walter Swinburn André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:31.50
1994 Gunboat Diplomacy Olivier Peslier Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 2:34.10
1995 Walk on Mix Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:18.70
1996 Helissio Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Enrique Sarasola 2:14.50
1997 Fragrant Mix Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:16.50
1998 Special Quest Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 2:29.10
1999 Slickly Olivier Peslier André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:17.00
2000 Kutub Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:20.60
2001 Anabaa Blue Christophe Soumillon Carlos Lerner Charles Mimouni 2:35.90
2002 Ballingarry Jamie Spencer Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier 2:17.30
2003 Super Celebre Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:19.90
2004 Voix du Nord Christophe Soumillon David Smaga Thierry van Zuylen 2:17.47
2005 Ruwi Ioritz Mendizabal Jean-Claude Rouget Robert Bousquet 2:21.10
2006 Gentlewave Olivier Peslier André Fabre Gary Tanaka 2:11.00
2007 Soldier of Fortune Christophe Soumillon Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor / Smith 2:07.40
2008 Full of Gold Thierry Gillet Criquette Head-Maarek Alec Head 2:22.50
2009 Grandcamp Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Daniel-Yves Trèves 2:10.77
2010 Planteur Anthony Crastus Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:12.04
2011 Grand Vent Maxime Guyon André Fabre Godolphin 2:05.42
2012 Hard Dream [lower-alpha 1] Stéphane Pasquier François Rohaut Pandora Stud 2:29.37
2013 Tableaux Maxime Guyon André Fabre Smith / Tabor 2:19.07
2014 Gailo Chop Julien Augé Antoine de Watrigant Oti / Chopard 2:09.33
2015 Karaktar Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:08.61
2016 Raseed[lower-alpha 2] Aurelien Lemaitre Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:12.08
2017 Soleil Marin[lower-alpha 2] Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 2:08.34
2018 Pharrell Jean-Bernard Eyquem Jean-Claude Rouget Sarl Ecurie J L Tepper 2:23.51
2019 Slalom Maxime Guyon André Fabre Wertheimer et Frère 2:10.88
no race 2020 [lower-alpha 3]
2021 Pretty Tiger Mickael Barzalona Fabrice Vermeulen White Birch Farm 2:20.55
2022 Junko Maxime Guyon André Fabre Wertheimer et Frère 2:12.14
  1. The 2012 winner Hard Dream was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Chater Dream
  2. The 2016 and 2017 runnings took place at Chantilly while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
  3. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in France

Earlier winners
  • 1878: Clementine
  • 1879: Zut
  • 1880: Pacific
  • 1881: Forum
  • 1882: Cimier
  • 1883: Vernet
  • 1884: Pi Ouit
  • 1885: Aida
  • 1886: Verdiere
  • 1887: Gournay
  • 1888: Walter Scott
  • 1889: Achille
  • 1890: Alicante
  • 1891: Primrose
  • 1892: Saint Michel
  • 1893: Chapeau Chinois
  • 1894: Ravioli
  • 1895: Cherbourg
  • 1896: Riposte
  • 1897: Flacon
  • 1898: Le Guide
  • 1899: Maurice
  • 1900: Royal
  • 1901: Tibere
  • 1902: Glacier
  • 1903: Quo Vadis
  • 1904: Ajax
  • 1905: Jardy
  • 1906: Querido
  • 1907: La Serqueuse
  • 1908: Souvigny
  • 1909: Aveu
  • 1910: Aloes III
  • 1911: Combourg
  • 1912: Imperial
  • 1913: Vulcain
  • 1914: Durbar
  • 1915–19: no race
  • 1920: Pendennis
  • 1921: Meisonnier
  • 1922: Kibar
  • 1923: Grand Guignol
  • 1924: Irismond
  • 1925: Red Hawk
  • 1926: Biribi
  • 1927: Fenimore Cooper
  • 1928: Le Correge
  • 1929: Dark Times
  • 1930: Chateau Bouscaut
  • 1931: Brasik
  • 1932: Bosphore
  • 1933: Bengal
  • 1934: Zenodore
  • 1935: Bouillon
  • 1936: Fastnet
  • 1937: Actor
  • 1938: Anchois
  • 1939: Pharis
  • 1940: no race
  • 1941: Nepenthe
  • 1942: Arcot
  • 1943: Norseman
  • 1944: Prince Bio
  • 1945: His Eminence
  • 1946: Prince Chevalier
  • 1947: Giafar
  • 1948: Flush Royal
  • 1949: Rancio
  • 1950: Lacaduv
  • 1951: Thelus
  • 1952: Corindon
  • 1953: Faublas
  • 1954: Le Grand Bi
  • 1955: Vimy
  • 1956: Tanerko
  • 1957: Weeping Willow
  • 1958: Noelor
  • 1959: Cousu d'Or
  • 1960: Le Ventoux
  • 1961: Match
  • 1962: Val de Loir
  • 1963: Calchaqui
  • 1964: Le Fabuleux
  • 1965: Diatome
  • 1966: Premier Violon
  • 1967: Roi Dagobert
  • 1968: Luthier
  • 1969: Goodly
  • 1970: Dragoon
  • 1971: Maryambre
  • 1972: Sancy
  • 1973: Eddystone
  • 1974: D'Arras
  • 1975: Val de l'Orne
  • 1976: Twig Moss
  • 1977: Catus

* The race was merged with the Prix Daru from 1943 to 1946.

See also

References
  1. "Prix Noailles". The French Black Type. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. "1878 Prix du Nabob". Le Figaro (in French). 29 April 1878. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. "1896 Prix Noailles". Le Gaulois. 27 April 1896. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. "1902 Prix Noailles". Le Figaro. 28 April 1902. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. "1943 Prix Daru-Noailles". Le Matin. 3 May 1943. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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