Prix Hocquart

The Prix Hocquart is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1 mile and 4 furlongs) at Chantilly.

Prix Hocquart
Group 2 race
Cadoudal, oil on canvas
Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920–2003)
LocationChantilly Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1861
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance2,200 metres (1m 3f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
excluding geldings
Weight58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Purse€130,000 (2015)
1st: €74,100
Prix Hocquart
2020
Port Guillaume Ketil Pao Alto

History

The event was established in 1861, and it was originally called the Prix de Longchamps. In the early part of its history its distance was 2,500 metres.[1] Due to the Franco-Prussian War, it was not run in 1871.

The Prix de Longchamps 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 Noailles and the Prix Greffulhe. The Prix de Longchamps was restricted to the produce of mares covered by stallions born and bred in France. It was funded by entries submitted before a horse's birth, in the year of conception.

The race continued with its original title until 1884.[2] It was renamed in memory of Louis Hocquart de Turtot (1823–1884), a founder member of the board of French horse racing, in 1885.[3]

The Prix Hocquart was shortened to 2,400 metres in 1902. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1919. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was contested at Le Tremblay over 2,300 metres from 1943 to 1945.

The event was staged at Chantilly over 2,200 metres from 1997 to 2000. Its distance at Longchamp was cut to 2,200 metres in 2005.

Twenty-seven winners of the race have achieved victory in the Prix du Jockey Club. The first was Patricien in 1867, and the most recent was Bering in 1986.

The race was moved permanently to Chantilly in 2017, and pushed back in the racing calendar to be run on the same day as the Prix de Diane. It therefore now functions as a Grand Prix de Paris trial instead of a trial for the Prix du Jockey Club.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Yves Saint-Martin – Reliance (1965), Margouillat (1973), Darshaan (1984), Mouktar (1985), Sadjiyd (1987)
  • Freddy Head – Bourbon (1971), Talleyrand (1972), Val de l'Orne (1975), Montcontour (1977), Mot d'Or (1980)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • André Fabre – Jeu de Paille (1983), Nasr El Arab (1988), Dancehall (1989), Vadlawys (1994), Hurricane Run (2005), Democrate (2008), Tableaux (2013)

Leading owner (7 wins):

  • Henri Delamarre – Matamore (1865), Victorieuse (1866), Patricien (1867), Faublas (1872), Filoselle (1876), Vesuve (1877), Vin Sec (1891)

Winners since 1979
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1979 Le Marmot Philippe Paquet François Boutin Rodolph Schafer 2:43.20
1980 Mot d'Or Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:32.00
1981 Rahotep Jean-Luc Kessas Bernard Sécly Jean-Claude Weill 2:45.20
1982 Cadoudal Jean-Luc Kessas Bernard Sécly André Boutboul 2:43.80
1983 Jeu de Paille Henri Samani André Fabre Guy de Rothschild 2:41.80
1984 Darshaan Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:36.20
1985 Mouktar Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:35.60
1986 Bering Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Ghislaine Head 2:36.10
1987 Sadjiyd Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:28.30
1988 Nasr El Arab Steve Cauthen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:28.90
1989 Dancehall Cash Asmussen André Fabre Tomohiro Wada 2:29.20
1990 Top Waltz Éric Legrix Jean-Marie Béguigné Adolf Renk 2:31.90
1991 Pistolet Bleu Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 2:30.00
1992 Adieu au Roi Walter Swinburn Jean Lesbordes David Tsui 2:37.20
1993 Regency Pat Eddery Criquette Head Khalid Abdullah 2:34.60
1994 Vadlawys Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:34.40
1995 Rifapour Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:29.30
1996 Arbatax Cash Asmussen Pascal Bary Mrs François Boutin 2:32.00
1997 Shaka Jean-René Dubosc Jean-Claude Rouget Robert Bousquet 2:22.80
1998 Sayarshan Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:22.10
1999 Falcon Flight Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Ecurie J. L. Bouchard 2:16.20
2000 Lord Flasheart Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Jean-Claude Seroul 2:23.60
2001 Maille Pistol Jean-René Dubosc Jean-Claude Rouget Michel Roussel 2:34.40
2002 Khalkevi Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:32.20
2003 Coroner Stéphane Pasquier Jean-Claude Rouget Marquesa de Moratalla 2:35.80
2004 Lord du Sud Éric Legrix Jean-Claude Rouget Béatrice Hermelin 2:35.90
2005 Hurricane Run Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Gestüt Ammerland 2:18.50
2006 Numide Ioritz Mendizabal Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie I. M. Fares 2:23.00
2007 Anton Chekhov Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier / Smith 2:23.00
2008 Democrate Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Skymarc / Moussac / Gill 2:15.20
2009 Wajir Anthony Crastus Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:17.60
2010 Silver Pond Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Haras du Quesnay 2:17.00
2011 Prairie Star Christophe Soumillon Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:17.27
2012 Top Trip Thomas Huet François Doumen Joerg Vasicek 2:18.33
2013 Tableaux Maxime Guyon André Fabre Smith / Tabor 2:17.42
2014 Free Port Lux Thierry Jarnet Freddy Head Olivier Thomas 2:23.11
2015 Ampere Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Scea Haras de Saint Pair 2:18.35
2016 Mekhtaal[lower-alpha 1] Gregory Benoist Jean-Claude Rouget Al Shaqab Racing 2:07.03
2017 Ice Breeze[lower-alpha 1] Vincent Cheminaud Pascal Bary Khalid Abdulla 2:33.09
2018 Nocturnal Fox Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 2:29.51
2019 Al Hilalee James Doyle Charlie Appelby Godolphin 2:29.10
2020 Port Guillaume[lower-alpha 2] Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget Claudio Marzocco 2:38.23
  1. The 2016 & 2017 runnings took place at Deauville over 10 furlongs while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
  2. The 2020 race was run at Deauville in August due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France

Earlier winners
  • 1861: Good By
  • 1862: Allez y Rondement
  • 1863: Villafranca
  • 1864: Gedeon
  • 1865: Matamore
  • 1866: Victorieuse
  • 1867: Patricien
  • 1868: Le Bosphore
  • 1869: Pandour
  • 1870: Bigarreau
  • 1871: no race
  • 1872: Faublas
  • 1873: Absalon
  • 1874: Succes
  • 1875: Saint Cyr
  • 1876: Filoselle
  • 1877: Vesuve
  • 1878: Stathouder
  • 1879: Salteador
  • 1880: Versigny
  • 1881: Serpolette
  • 1882: Dictateur II
  • 1883: Farfadet
  • 1884: Silex
  • 1885: Extra
  • 1886: Upas
  • 1887: Vanneau
  • 1888: Saint Gall
  • 1889: Aerolithe
  • 1890: Yellow
  • 1891: Vin Sec
  • 1892: Fontenoy
  • 1893: Ragotsky
  • 1894: Polygone
  • 1895: Roitelet
  • 1896: Kerym
  • 1897: Canvass Back
  • 1898: Le Roi Soleil
  • 1899: Perth
  • 1900: Ivry
  • 1901: Saint Armel
  • 1902: Maximum
  • 1903: Ex Voto
  • 1904: Orange Blossom
  • 1905: Brienne
  • 1906: Maintenon
  • 1907: Pitti
  • 1908: Lieutel
  • 1909: Mehari
  • 1910: My Star
  • 1911: Faucheur
  • 1912: Zenith
  • 1913: Pere Marquette
  • 1914: Sardanapale
  • 1915–19: no race
  • 1920: Caliban
  • 1921: Ksar
  • 1922: Joyeux Drille
  • 1923: Massine
  • 1924: Vineuil
  • 1925: Belfonds
  • 1926: Soubadar
  • 1927: Flamant
  • 1928: Palais Royal
  • 1929: Hotweed
  • 1930: Veloucreme
  • 1931: Tourbillon
  • 1932: Bishop's Rock
  • 1933: Le Grand Cyrus
  • 1934: Maravedis
  • 1935: Louqsor
  • 1936: Mieuxce
  • 1937: Clairvoyant
  • 1938: Royal Gift
  • 1939: Irifle
  • 1940: no race
  • 1941: Le Pacha
  • 1942: Hern the Hunter
  • 1943: Verso II
  • 1944: Ardan
  • 1945: Chanteur
  • 1946: Adrar
  • 1947: Timor
  • 1948: My Love
  • 1949: Val Drake
  • 1950: L'Amiral
  • 1951: Sicambre
  • 1952: Auriban
  • 1953: Fort de France
  • 1954: Prince Rouge
  • 1955: Rapace
  • 1956: Floriados
  • 1957: Argel
  • 1958: San Roman
  • 1959: Herbager
  • 1960: Angers
  • 1961: Moutiers
  • 1962: Val de Loir
  • 1963: Le Mesnil
  • 1964: Free Ride
  • 1965: Reliance
  • 1966: Hauban
  • 1967: Frontal
  • 1968: Valmy
  • 1969: Beaugency
  • 1970: Gyr
  • 1971: Bourbon
  • 1972: Talleyrand *
  • 1973: Margouillat
  • 1974: Poil de Chameau
  • 1975: Val de l'Orne
  • 1976: Grandchant
  • 1977: Montcontour
  • 1978: Frere Basile

* The 1972 winner Talleyrand was later renamed Hakodate.

See also
  • List of French flat horse races
  • Recurring sporting events established in 1861 – the Prix Hocquart is included under its original title, Prix de Longchamps.

References
  1. "1875 Prix de Longchamps". Le Figaro (in French). 5 April 1875. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  2. "1884 Prix de Longchamps". Le Figaro (in French). 7 April 1884. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. "1885 Prix Hocquart". Le Figaro (in French). 13 April 1885. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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