Prix Dollar
Group 2 race | |
File:Northern Baby.jpg | |
Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
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Inaugurated | 1905 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Qatar |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,950 metres (1m 1¾f) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 55 kg (3yo); 57 kg (4yo+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * * since January 1 |
Purse | €200,000 (2015) 1st: €114,000 |
The Prix Dollar is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,950 metres (about 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.
History
The event is named after Dollar, a successful racehorse and sire in the 19th century. It was established in 1905, and was initially contested over 3,500 metres in the autumn. It was moved to the spring and cut to 2,200 metres in 1909. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918.
In 1934, the race was titled the Prix du Centenaire to commemorate the centenary of the sport's main governing body at that time, the Société d'Encouragement. The Prix du Centenaire was a 2,100-metre handicap with a prize of 318,600 francs.
The Prix Dollar was cancelled from 1940 to 1943 because of World War II. It was staged at Le Tremblay with a distance of 2,150 metres in 1944 and 1945. For a period it was restricted to horses aged four or older.
The race was shortened to 2,000 metres in 1957, and extended to 2,250 metres in 1958. It reverted to 2,000 metres in 1960, and was held at Chantilly in 1965 and 1966. A new distance of 1,950 metres was introduced in 1969.
The Prix Dollar was run at Chantilly's Prix du Jockey Club meeting over 2,000 metres in 1986. It was switched to Longchamp's late September fixture in 1987. It was opened to three-year-olds and moved to the Saturday of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend in 1988. The latter race is traditionally held on the first Sunday of October.
Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
- Cirrus des Aigles – 2010, 2012, 2013
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Freddie Palmer – Priolo (1949), Flocon (1950), Violaine (1951), Montaval (1957), Javelot (1960), Fast Dip (1964)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Percy Carter – Kiss Curl (1938), Le Temeraire (1939), Priolo (1949), Flocon (1950), Violaine (1951), Javelot (1960), Fast Dip (1964)
- André Fabre - Al Nasr (1982), Mourtazam (1984), Creator (1989), Wiorno (1991), State Shinto (1999), Byword (2011), Fractional (2014)
Leading owner (5 wins):
- Sheikh Mohammed – Creator (1989), Knifebox (1993), Flemensfirth (1995, 1996), State Shinto (1999)
Winners since 1974
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1974 | Margouillat | 4 | Gérard Rivases | Robert de Mony-Pajol | Paul de Moussac | 2:02.80 |
1975 | Allez France | 5 | Yves Saint-Martin | Angel Penna | Daniel Wildenstein | |
1976 | Kasteel | 4 | Tony Murray | J. M. de Choubersky | Thierry van Zuylen | 2:05.90 |
1977 | Trepan | 5 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Rodolph Schafer | 2:05.80 |
1978 | Trillion | 4 | Lester Piggott | Maurice Zilber | Hunt / Stephenson | 1:59.90 |
1979 | Trillion | 5 | Lester Piggott | Maurice Zilber | Hunt / Stephenson | 2:10.70 |
1980 | Northern Baby | 4 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Anne-Marie d'Estainville | |
1981 | P'tite Tete | 5 | Gérard Dubroeucq | Gilles Delloye | André Desprez | 2:08.50 |
1982 | Al Nasr | 4 | Alfred Gibert | André Fabre | Moufid Dabaghi | 1:59.30 |
1983 | Welsh Term | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | Robert Collet | Owen Helman | 2:03.00 |
1984 | Mourtazam | 6 | Pascal Bodin | André Fabre | Moufid Dabaghi | 2:08.00 |
1985 | Yashgan | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:00.90 |
1986 | Iades | 4 | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Niccolò Incisa Rocchetta | 2:00.70 |
1987 | Takfa Yahmed | 4 | Alfred Gibert | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | 2:04.60 |
1988 | Squill | 3 | Guy Guignard | Criquette Head | Etti Plesch | 2:02.40 |
1989 | Creator | 3 | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:04.10 |
1990 | Agent Bleu | 3 | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:05.90 |
1991 | Wiorno | 3 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:04.00 |
1992 | Sillery | 4 | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Ghislaine Head | 2:11.60 |
1993 | Knifebox | 5 | Michael Roberts | John Gosden | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:07.70 |
1994 | Alderbrook | 5 | Paul Eddery | Julie Cecil | Ernie Pick | 2:04.60 |
1995 | Flemensfirth | 3 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:07.80 |
1996 | Flemensfirth | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:07.70 |
1997 | Alhaarth | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:59.20 |
1998 | Insatiable | 5 | Olivier Peslier | Sir Michael Stoute | Sir Evelyn de Rothschild | 2:07.70 |
1999 | State Shinto | 3 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:19.00 |
2000 | Slickly | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:59.30 |
2001 | Albarahin | 6 | Richard Hills | Marcus Tregoning | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:10.50 |
2002 | Dano-Mast | 6 | Olivier Peslier | Flemming Poulsen | Composit / Mosehøj | 2:01.60 |
2003 | Weightless | 3 | Thierry Thulliez | Pascal Bary | Khalid Abdullah | 2:05.40 |
2004 | Touch of Land | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Henri-Alex Pantall | Gary Tanaka | 1:58.30 |
2005 | Touch of Land | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Henri-Alex Pantall | Gary Tanaka | 2:04.40 |
2006 | Soldier Hollow | 6 | Olivier Peslier | Peter Schiergen | Gestüt Park Wiedingen | 1:59.40 |
2007 | Musical Way | 5 | Ronan Thomas | Philippe van de Poele | S. Constantinidis | 2:04.20 |
2008 | Trincot | 3 | Ioritz Mendizabal | Philippe Demercastel | Ecurie Bader | 2:03.50 |
2009 | Pipedreamer | 5 | Dominique Boeuf | John Gosden | Cheveley Park Stud | 2:00.30 |
2010 | Cirrus des Aigles | 4 | Franck Blondel | Corine Barande-Barbe | Jean-Claude Dupouy | 2:09.60 |
2011 | Byword | 5 | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:00.41 |
2012 | Cirrus des Aigles | 6 | Olivier Peslier | Corine Barande-Barbe | Jean-Claude Dupouy | 2:07.95 |
2013 | Cirrus des Aigles | 7 | Christophe Soumillon | Corine Barande-Barbe | Jean-Claude Dupouy | 2:07.95 |
2014 | Fractional[a] | 5 | Raphael Marchelli | André Fabre | Godolphin | 2:05.78 |
2015 | Free Port Lux | 4 | Thierry Jarnet | Freddy Head | Olivier Thomas | 1:59.58 |
a Cirrus des Aigles finished first in 2014, but he was relegated to fifth place for interference.
Earlier winners
- 1905: Gouvernant
- 1906: Kazbek
- 1907: Eider / Procope *
- 1908: Arga
- 1909: Biniou
- 1910: Sea Sick
- 1911: Italus
- 1912: Basse Pointe
- 1913: El Tango
- 1914: Mon Petiot
- 1915–18: no race
- 1919: Samourai
- 1920: King's Cross
- 1921: Zagreus
- 1922: Zagreus
- 1923: Grillemont
- 1924: Premontre
- 1925: Lotus Lily
- 1926: Inaudi
- 1927: Rialto
- 1928: Bacchus
- 1929: Renardine
- 1930: Sulpicio
- 1931: Picaflor
- 1932: Tchang Ti
- 1933: Bracken
- 1934: Pulcherrimus
- 1935: Amontillado
- 1936: Cerealiste
- 1937: Dilemne
- 1938: Kiss Curl
- 1939: Le Temeraire
- 1940–43: no race
- 1944: Alfaraz
- 1945:
- 1946: Kerlor
- 1947: Hassan
- 1948: Goody
- 1949: Priolo
- 1950: Flocon
- 1951: Violaine
- 1952: Free Man
- 1953:
- 1954: Marcilly
- 1955: Le Geographe
- 1956: Tribord
- 1957: Montaval
- 1958: Apostol
- 1959: Hamanet
- 1960: Javelot
- 1961: Bondolfi
- 1962: Bondolfi
- 1963: Wild Hun
- 1964: Fast Dip
- 1965: Corfinio
- 1966: Tajubena
- 1967: Great Nephew
- 1968: Grandier
- 1969: Semillant
- 1970: Priamos
- 1971: Caro
- 1972: Sharapour
- 1973: Gift Card
* The 1907 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
References
- France Galop / Racing Post:
- galop.courses-france.com:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Dollar.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix Dollar.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Dollar (2015).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix Dollar – Longchamp.