Critérium de Saint-Cloud

Group 1 race
Critérium de Saint-Cloud

Location	Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France
Inaugurated	1901
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds excluding geldings
Weight	57 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies
Purse	€250,000 (2009) Distribution 1st: 57.14%, 2nd: 22.86% 3rd: 11.43%, 4th: 5.71% 5th: 2.86%

The Critérium de Saint-Cloud is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.

History

The event was established in 1901, and it was originally held in September. It was initially contested over 1,400 metres, and it was extended to 2,000 metres in 1906. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1919. It was cut to 1,600 metres in 1920, and it reverted to 2,000 metres in 1924.

The race's venue was closed during World War II, so it was not run from 1939 to 1945. Its only departure from Saint-Cloud came in 1954, when it was switched to Longchamp.

When the present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, the Critérium de Saint-Cloud was classed at Group 2 level. It was promoted to the highest grade, Group 1, in 1987. It is now scheduled for mid November, and it is Europe's last Group 1 flat race of the year.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Yves Saint-Martin – Fire Crest (1967), Rheffic (1970), Ribecourt (1973), Tarek (1977), Darshaan (1983), Mouktar (1984)
• Dominique Boeuf – Pistolet Bleu (1990), Glaieuil (1991), Marchand de Sable (1992), Spadoun (1998), Goldamix (1999), Voix du Nord (2003)

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Leading trainer (8 wins):

• François Mathet – Telegram (1949), Bingo (1952), Pas de Deux (1955), Upstart (1957), Le Francais (1960), Saraca (1968), Rheffic (1970), Simbir (1972)

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Leading owner (4 wins): (includes part ownership)

• Sue Magnier – Ballingarry (2001), Alberto Giacometti (2002), Fame and Glory (2008), Recital (2010)

Winners since 1978

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1978	Callio	Alain Badel	Jean Sens	Jérôme Bossuyt	2:10.8
1979	Providential	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Bertram Firestone	2:22.7
1980	The Wonder	Alfred Gibert	Jacques de Chevigny	Mrs Alain du Breil	2:18.7
1981	Bon Sang	Alfred Gibert	Mitri Saliba	Mahmoud Fustok	2:17.6
1982	Escaline	Maurice Philipperon	John Fellows	Mrs John Fellows	2:26.9
1983	Darshaan	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:07.4
1984	Mouktar	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:25.0
1985	Fast Topaze	Alain Badel	Georges Mikhalidès	Mahmoud Fustok	2:15.5
1986	Magistros	Eric Legrix	Guy Bonnaventure	Patrick Coudert	2:23.9
1987	Waki River	Alain Lequeux	Bernard Sécly	Jacki Clérico	2:20.6
1988	Miserden	Pat Eddery	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:16.4
1989	Intimiste [1]	Gérald Mossé	François Boutin	Marquis della Rocchetta	2:19.3
1990	Pistolet Bleu	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	2:17.8
1991	Glaieul	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	2:20.3
1992	Marchand de Sable	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Luigi de Angeli	2:19.4
1993	Sunshack	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:15.2
1994	Poliglote	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	2:19.4
1995	Polaris Flight	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Richard Kaster	2:13.7
1996	Shaka	Jean-René Dubosc	Jean-Claude Rouget	Robert Bousquet	2:15.8
1997	Special Quest	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Wertheimer et Frère	2:11.3
1998	Spadoun	Dominique Boeuf	Carlos Laffon-Parias	José Gonzalez	2:21.5
1999	Goldamix	Dominique Boeuf	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Wertheimer et Frère	2:15.7
2000	Sagacity	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:17.8
2001	Ballingarry	Jamie Spencer	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	2:24.6
2002	Alberto Giacometti	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	2:25.9
2003	Voix du Nord	Dominique Boeuf	David Smaga	Baron Thierry van Zuylen	2:16.0
2004	Paita	Andreas Suborics	Mario Hofer	Hofer / Stall Steigenberger	2:19.0
2005	Linda's Lad	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Sean Mulryan	2:23.3
2006	Passage of Time	Richard Hughes	Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdullah	2:08.9
2007	Full of Gold	Thierry Gillet	Criquette Head-Maarek	Alec Head	2:18.1
2008	Fame and Glory	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	2:19.9
2009	Passion for Gold	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:19.1
2010	Recital	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor et al.	2:24:8

¹ Snurge finished first in 1989, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.

Earlier winners

• 1901 - Illinois
• 1902 - Marigold
• 1903 -
• 1904 - Fier
• 1905 - Belle Fleur
• 1906 - La Belle
• 1907 - Talo Biribil
• 1908 - Clinquant
• 1909 - Hunyade
• 1910 - Matchless
• 1911 - Mongolie
• 1912 - La Ribaude
• 1913 - Regent's Park
• 1914–19 - no race
• 1920 - Black Larry
• 1921 - Rocking Chair
• 1922 - Sylvan
• 1923 -
• 1924 - Sizain
• 1925 - Becassine
• 1926 - Eneas
• 1927 - Motrico

• 1928 - Cordial
• 1929 - La Voulzie
• 1930 - Barneveldt
• 1931 - De Beers / Incessu Patuit *
• 1932 - Amador
• 1933 - El Lando
• 1934 - Skiff
• 1935 - Treignac
• 1936 - Tonnelle
• 1937 - Canot
• 1938 - Tricameron
• 1939–45 - no race
• 1946 - Rhetorius
• 1947 -
• 1948 -
• 1949 - Telegram
• 1950 - Aquino
• 1951 -
• 1952 - Bingo
• 1953 - Sica Boy
• 1954 - Ahmose
• 1955 - Pas de Deux

• 1956 - Lofoten
• 1957 - Upstart
• 1958 - Le Loup Garou
• 1959 - Marella
• 1960 - Le Francais
• 1961 - Tracy
• 1962 -
• 1963 - Le Fabuleux
• 1964 - Carvin
• 1965 - Sea Hawk
• 1966 - Pointille
• 1967 - Fire Crest
• 1968 - Saraca
• 1969 - Stintino
• 1970 - Rheffic
• 1971 - Gay Saint
• 1972 - Simbir
• 1973 - Ribecourt
• 1974 - Easy Regent
• 1975 - Kano
• 1976 - Conglomerat
• 1977 - Tarek

* The 1931 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010
• galop.courses-france.com:
  • 1901–1919, 1920–1949, 1950–1979, 1980–present

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• france-galop.com – A Brief History: Critérium de Saint-Cloud.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Critérium de Saint-Cloud (2009).
• pedigreequery.com – Critérium de Saint-Cloud – Saint-Cloud.

See also

• List of French flat horse races