Prix du Lys

The Prix du Lys is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

Prix du Lys
Group 3 race
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1922
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance2,400 metres (1½ miles)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-old
colts and geldings
excluding Group 1 winners[1]
Weight56 kg
Penalties
2½ kg for Group 2 winners *
1½ kg for Group 3 winners *
* since January 1[1]
Purse€56,000 (2020)
1st: €28,000[1]
Prix du Lys
2020
Volkan Star Ketil Measure Of Time

History

The event is named after Le Lys, a small forest close to Chantilly on the left bank of the Oise river. It was established in 1922, and was originally open to colts and fillies, but not geldings. Its distance was 2,400 metres. It was initially restricted to horses not entered for the Prix du Jockey Club or the Prix de Diane.

The Prix du Lys was cancelled in 1940, and was held at Longchamp in 1941 and 1942. It was run at Le Tremblay over 2,300 metres in 1943 and 1944, and at Longchamp again for three years thereafter.

The exclusion of Prix du Jockey Club and Prix de Diane entrants ended in 1970. The race was closed to fillies and opened to geldings in 1986.

The Prix du Lys was contested over 2,800 metres at Saint-Cloud from 1993 to 1996. In the following years it was run over 2,600 metres at Maisons-Laffitte (1997–98) and Chantilly (1999–2000).

The race's original distance was restored in 2001, and from this point it was staged at Longchamp. It returned to Chantilly in 2009 and was run there until 2016. In 2017 it was run at Saint-Cloud and since 2018 it has been staged at Longchamp again. It is currently held on the same day as the Prix d'Ispahan and Prix Saint-Alary.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Roger Poincelet – Djelal (1947), Mistralor (1954), Jithaka (1956), Rugby (1962), Nasram (1963), Steady (1967)
  • Freddy Head – Mazarin (1969), Azorello (1973), Ercolano (1977), Fabulous Dancer (1979), Bellman (1981), Iris Noir (1984)

Leading trainer (15 wins):

  • André Fabre – Iris Noir (1984), Luth Dancer (1987), Northern Spur (1994), Swain (1995), Vertical Speed (1997), Epistolaire (1998), Morozov (2002), Doyen (2003), Desideratum (2005), Rail Link (2006), Airmail Special (2007), Claremont (2009), Goldwaki (2010), Kreem (2011), Flintshire (2013)

Leading owner (6 wins):

  • Sheikh Mohammed – Swain (1995), Morozov (2002), Doyen (2003), Desideratum (2005), Airmail Special (2007), Claremont (2009)

Winners since 1979
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1979 Fabulous Dancer Freddy Head Criquette Head Ghislaine Head 2:32.70
1980 Lancastrian Alain Lequeux David Smaga Sir Michael Sobell
1981 Bellman Freddy Head Criquette Head Ecurie Aland
1982 Coquelin Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos
1983 Solford Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien Robert Sangster
1984 Iris Noir Freddy Head André Fabre Guy de Rothschild
1985 Iades Cash Asmussen François Boutin Niccolò Incisa Rocchetta
1986 Chercheur d'Or Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer
1987 Luth Dancer Pat Eddery André Fabre Paul de Moussac
1988 Frankly Perfect Pat Eddery Jonathan Pease Bruce McNall 2:28.00
1989 Harvest Time Joel Boisnard Henri-Alex Pantall Paul de Moussac 2:33.90
1990 Comte du Bourg Dominique Boeuf Raymond Touflan Adolf Bader 2:31.20
1991 Strike Oil [lower-alpha 1] Alain Lequeux John Cunnington Jr. Lord Weinstock 2:33.40
1992 Songlines Olivier Benoist Edouard Bartholomew Sir Robin McAlpine 2:33.60
1993 Epaphos Éric Legrix Pascal Bary Egon Wanke 2:59.30
1994 Northern Spur Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Tomohiro Wada 3:04.20
1995 Swain Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 3:01.20
1996 Cachet Noir Frédéric Grenet Pascal Bary Juan Garcia-Roady 3:11.80
1997 Vertical Speed Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:55.00
1998 Epistolaire Thierry Gillet André Fabre Edouard de Rothschild 2:53.50
1999 Spendent Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary Khalid Abdullah 2:45.60
2000 Lycitus Gérald Mossé François Doumen John Martin 2:48.60
2001 Sharbayan Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:31.40
2002 Morozov Olivier Peslier André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:35.20
2003 Doyen Frankie Dettori André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:31.20
2004 Prospect Park Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 2:29.20
2005 Desideratum Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:34.00
2006 Rail Link Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:32.20
2007 Airmail Special Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:38.10
2008 Montmartre Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:28.90
2009 Claremont Maxime Guyon André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:28.62
2010 Goldwaki Olivier Peslier André Fabre Wertheimer et Frère 2:31.40
2011 Kreem Maxime Guyon André Fabre Muteb bin Abdullah 2:28.71
2012 Remus de la Tour Davy Bonilla Keven Borgel Barthélémy Vives 2:37.27
2013 Flintshire Maxime Guyon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:28.03
2014 Guardini Christophe Soumillon Jean-Pierre Carvalho Stall Ullmann 2:30.45
2015 Erupt Stéphane Pasquier Francis-Henri Graffard Niarchos Family 2:30.07
2016 Spring Master Olivier Peslier Pascal Bary Jean-Louis Bouchard 2:33.94
2017 Called To The Bar Mickael Barzalona Pia Brandt Fair Salinia Ltd 2:35.74
2018 Neufbosc Cristian Demuro Pia Brandt Gerard Augustin-Normand 2:32.55
2019 Quest The Moon Cristian Demuro Sarah Steinbeg Stall Salzburg 2:31.27
2020 Volkan Star[lower-alpha 2] William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:30.86
  1. Glity finished first in 1991, but he was relegated to fourth place following a stewards' inquiry
  2. The 2020 race was run in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France

Earlier winners
  • 1922: Mazeppa
  • 1923: Grand Guignol
  • 1924: Scaramouche
  • 1925: Chubasco
  • 1926: Felton
  • 1927: Sachet
  • 1928: Bachelier
  • 1929: Double Dutch
  • 1930: Menthol
  • 1931: Triberg
  • 1932: Satrap
  • 1933: Magnus
  • 1934: Verset
  • 1935: Will of the Wisp
  • 1936: Fantastic
  • 1937: Khasnadar
  • 1938: Molitor
  • 1939: Shrift
  • 1940: no race
  • 1941: Nepenthe
  • 1942:
  • 1943: Bambou
  • 1944: Orsava
  • 1945: Kerlor
  • 1946: Eclair
  • 1947: Djelal
  • 1948: Espace Vital
  • 1949: Urfe
  • 1950: Alizier
  • 1951: Pharas
  • 1952: Orfeo
  • 1953: Sunny Dream
  • 1954: Mistralor
  • 1955: Fauchelevent
  • 1956: Jithaka
  • 1957: Mehdi
  • 1958: Upstart
  • 1959: Memorandum
  • 1960: Tehuelche
  • 1961: Le Bois Sacre
  • 1962: Rugby
  • 1963: Nasram
  • 1964: Trade Mark
  • 1965:
  • 1966: Danseur
  • 1967: Steady
  • 1968: Vaguely Noble
  • 1969: Mazarin
  • 1970: High Game
  • 1971: Music Man
  • 1972: Hair Do
  • 1973: Azorello
  • 1974: Blue Diamond
  • 1975: Corby
  • 1976: Exceller
  • 1977: Ercolano
  • 1978: Nizon

See also

References
  1. "Prix du Lys". The French Black Type. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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