Prix du Petit Couvert

The Prix du Petit Couvert is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

Prix du Petit Couvert
Group 3 race
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1867
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorQatar
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,000 metres (5f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight56 kg (3yo); 56½ kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
3½ kg for Group 1 winners *
3½ kg if two Group 2 wins *
2½ kg if one Group 2 win *
2½ kg if two Group 3 wins *
1½ kg if one Group 3 win *
* since January 1
Purse€80,000 (2015)
1st: €40,000
Prix du Petit Couvert
2020
Air De Valse Wooded Lady In France

History

The event was originally held at Chantilly, and it is named after a crossroads in Chantilly Forest. It was established in 1867, and was initially an 800-metre race for horses aged two or older. It was run in the second half of October.

The Prix du Petit Couvert was staged at Longchamp in 1880, and extended to 1,000 metres in 1881. It took place at Longchamp again in 1900.

Longchamp became the race's usual venue in 1907, and from this point its distance was 1,100 metres. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918. It reverted to 1,000 metres in 1921.

The Prix du Petit Couvert was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. It was held at Maisons-Laffitte in 1943 and Le Tremblay in 1944.

The race was closed to two-year-olds and switched to September in 2002. It now serves as a trial for the following month's Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

  • Fine Art – 1944, 1945, 1946
  • Repertory – 2000, 2001, 2003

Leading jockey (7 wins):

  • Roger Poincelet – Fine Art (1944, 1945, 1946), Damnos (1948), Palariva (1956), L'Epinay (1960, 1962)
  • Yves Saint-Martin – La Sega (1961), Texanita (1963), Silver Shark (1965), Sun Sun (1968), Manjam (1979), Park Romeo (1981), Bold Apparel (1983)

Leading trainer (9 wins):

  • François Mathet – Reinata (1955), Edellic (1958, 1959), La Sega (1961), Texanita (1963, 1964), Silver Shark (1965), Sun Sun (1968), Moubariz (1974)

Leading owner (7 wins):

  • Edmond Blanc – La Negligente (1889), Fantasia (1891), Manitou (1897), Mauvezin (1899), Caius (1902), Fils du Vent (1909), Porte Maillot (1911)

Winners since 1980
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1980 Greenway 2 Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer
1981 Park Romeo 5 Yves Saint-Martin Herbert Cohn Leonie McNitt
1982 Kind Music 3 Freddy Head Robert Collet Bendar bin M. Al Kabir 1:01.20
1983 Bold Apparel 3 Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet Owen Helman
1984 Parioli 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Danny Arnold
1985 Miss Stanford 4 Tony Ives Börje Olsson Elizabeth Thurdin
1986 Parioli 5 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Danny Arnold
1987 Sizzling Melody 3 Richard Hills Lord John FitzGerald Mary Watt
1988 Canango 4 Guy Guignard Michael Stoute Etti Plesch 0:59.60
1989 Lugana Beach 3 Steve Cauthen David Elsworth Ray Richards 0:56.40
1990 Run and Gun 2 Cash Asmussen Robert Collet Ecurie Promethee 1:02.40
1991 Ski Chief 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Zenya Yoshida 0:59.90
1992 Wixon 2 Freddy Head François Boutin Allen Paulson 1:00.90
1993 Lavinia Fontana 4 Frankie Dettori Con Collins Cyril Humphris 1:01.50
1994 Millyant 4 Cash Asmussen Rae Guest Chris Mills 0:59.80
1995 Millyant 5 Cash Asmussen Rae Guest Chris Mills 0:56.90
1996 Don't Worry Me 4 Alain Junk Guy Henrot Jean-François Gribomont 0:57.40
1997 Hever Golf Rose 6 Cash Asmussen Joe Naughton Hever Racing Club 0:59.30
1998 Bishops Court 4 Jimmy Fortune Lynda Ramsden David Brotherton 1:03.40
1999 Manzor 2 Olivier Peslier Xavier Nakkachdji Daniel Wildenstein 1:00.60
2000 Repertory 7 Richard Hughes Malcolm Saunders Malcolm Saunders 0:59.40
2001 Repertory 8 Fergus Sweeney Malcolm Saunders Malcolm Saunders 1:00.90
2002 Ziria 3 Dominique Boeuf Carlos Laffon-Parias Leonidas Marinopoulos 0:56.60
2003 Repertory 10 Tom McLaughlin Malcolm Saunders Malcolm Saunders 0:56.90
2004 Pivotal Point 4 Frankie Dettori Peter Makin Ray Bernard 0:56.50
2005 Nipping 3 Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet Richard Strauss 0:55.50
2006 Majestic Missile 5 Christophe Soumillon William Haggas Flying Tiger Partnership 0:56.00
2007 Tax Free 5 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls Ian Hewitson 0:55.80
2008 Only Answer 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Wertheimer et Frère 0:56.30
2009 War Artist 6 Olivier Peslier James Eustace Rupert Plersch 0:56.50
2010 Swiss Diva 4 Ioritz Mendizabal David Elsworth Lordship Stud 0:57.50
2011 Prohibit 6 Jim Crowley Robert Cowell Dasmal / Rix / Barr et al. 0:55.35
2012 Monsieur Joe 5 Olivier Peslier Robert Cowell Helen Checkley 0:56.35
2013
(dh)		 Mirza
Dibajj		 6
3		 William Buick
Antoine Hamelin		 Rae Guest
Alain de Royer-Dupré		 Chris Mills
A Al Maddah		 0:58.40
2014 Mirza 7 Frankie Dettori Rae Guest Chris Mills 0:55.68
2015 Move In Time 7 Daniel Tudhope David O´Meara A Turton, J Blackburn & R Bond 0:57.30
2016 Just Glamorous 3 Pierre-Charles Boudot Ronald Harris Robert & Nina Bailey 0:56.30
2017 Lady Macapa 4 Luke Morris Clive Cox Michael Johnson & John Law 0:59.89
2018 Tantheem 3 Aurelien Lemaitre Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:56.20
2019 Glass Slippers 3 Tom Eaves Kevin Ryan Bearstone Stud 0:55.77
2020 Air de Valse 4 Ronan Thomas Corine Barande-Barbe Corine Barande-Barbe 0:55.34

Earlier winners
  • 1867:
  • 1868: Manette
  • 1869: Mademoiselle de Fligny
  • 1870–73: no race
  • 1874: Saltimbanque
  • 1875: Marmiton
  • 1876: Pensacola
  • 1877: Pensacola
  • 1878: Virginie
  • 1879: Mademoiselle Mars
  • 1880: Belgirate
  • 1881: Pistache
  • 1882: Ontario
  • 1883:
  • 1884: Metropole
  • 1885: Artois
  • 1886: Entrechat
  • 1887: Modiste
  • 1888: Master Albert
  • 1889: La Negligente
  • 1890: Paradisia
  • 1891: Fantasia
  • 1892: C'est Sa Soeur
  • 1893: Sylphine
  • 1894: Dinette
  • 1895: Beatrix
  • 1896: Aunt Minie
  • 1897: Manitou
  • 1898:
  • 1899: Mauvezin
  • 1900: Wilhelmina
  • 1901: Limousin
  • 1902: Caius
  • 1903:
  • 1904: Morning Dew
  • 1905:
  • 1906: Syphon
  • 1907: Princess Margaret
  • 1908: Prestissimo
  • 1909: Fils du Vent
  • 1910: Garance
  • 1911: Porte Maillot
  • 1912: Amadou / Radial *
  • 1913: La Malfiera
  • 1914–18: no race
  • 1919: La Chiffa
  • 1920: Maskara
  • 1921: Honeysuckle
  • 1922: Sir Gallahad
  • 1923: Heldifann
  • 1924: Niceas
  • 1925: Mackwiller
  • 1926: Addis Ababa
  • 1927: Gerbert
  • 1928: Echappade
  • 1929: Clarawood
  • 1930: Democratie
  • 1931: Epitaphe
  • 1932: Faria
  • 1933: Shining Tor
  • 1934: Bao Dai
  • 1935: Limac
  • 1936: Ethiopie
  • 1937: Aziyade
  • 1938: Iskandar
  • 1939–40: no race
  • 1941: Wigombirou
  • 1942: Dogat
  • 1943: Wigombirou
  • 1944: Fine Art
  • 1945: Fine Art
  • 1946: Fine Art
  • 1947: Solina
  • 1948: Damnos
  • 1949:
  • 1950:
  • 1951: Pareo
  • 1952: Pierrot Bleu
  • 1953: Vamarie
  • 1954: Vamarie
  • 1955: Reinata
  • 1956: Palariva
  • 1957:
  • 1958: Edellic
  • 1959: Edellic
  • 1960: L'Epinay
  • 1961: La Sega
  • 1962: L'Epinay
  • 1963: Texanita
  • 1964: Texanita
  • 1965: Silver Shark
  • 1966: Yours
  • 1967: Yours
  • 1968: Sun Sun
  • 1969: Pentathlon
  • 1970: Calahorra
  • 1971: Deep Diver
  • 1972: Rambling Rose
  • 1973: D'Urberville
  • 1974: Moubariz
  • 1975: Realty
  • 1976: Girl Friend
  • 1977: Girl Friend
  • 1978: Polyponder
  • 1979: Manjam

* The 1912 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

References
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