- Prix Ganay
Turf race infobox
class = Group 1
horse race = Prix Ganay
caption =
location =Longchamp Racecourse Paris ,France
inaugurated = 1889
race type =Thoroughbred - Flat race
sponsor =Air Mauritius
website = [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1523&no_cache=1&numero_id=19 France-Galop.com]
distance = 2,100 metres (1m 2½f)
track = Turf, right-handed
qualification = Four-years-old and up
weight = 58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies andmare s
purse = €300,000 "(2008)"
Distribution
1st: 57.14%, 2nd: 22.86%
3rd: 11.43%, 4th: 5.71%
5th: 2.86%
bonuses = The Prix Ganay is a Group 1 flat horse race inFrance open tothoroughbred s which are four-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (approximately 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) atLongchamp Racecourse , and it takes place annually in late April or early May.It was first run in 1889 as the Prix des Sablons and was re-named in 1949 in memory of
Jean de Ganay , a French race organiser who died the previous year.With the exception of the 1944 and 1945 runnings, contested at Maisons-Laffitte over 2,100 metres, the original distance of 2,000 metres was maintained until 1970. The following year the race was given Group 1 status and both the distance and date were interchanged with those of the
Prix d'Harcourt .Records
Leading
jockey (6 wins):
*Yves Saint-Martin – "Relko (1964), Taj Dewan (1968), Rheingold (1973), Allez France (1974, 1975), Sagace (1985)"----Leading trainer (5 wins):
*Henry Count – "Rovigo (1929), Rodosto (1934) Basileus (1946), Chanteur (1947), Fontenay (1950)"
*Geoffroy Watson – "Victrix (1938), Guersant (1953), Exbury (1963), Free Ride (1965), Diatome (1966)"----Leading owner (6 wins):
*Marcel Boussac – "Goyescas (1933), Goya (1939, 1940), Djebel (1942), Goyama (1948), Nirgal (1949)"Winners since 1970
Earlier winners
* 1889 - Acheron
* 1890 -Le Sancy
* 1891 -Barberousse
* 1892 - Berenger
* 1893 - Gouverneur
* 1894 - Galette
* 1895 - Monsieur Gabriel
* 1896 -Le Sagittaire
* 1897 - Champaubert
* 1898 -Quilda
* 1899 -Gardefeu
* 1900 -Fourire
* 1901 - Kremlin
* 1902 -Codoman
* 1903 - La Camargo
* 1904 - Caius
* 1905 - Caius
* 1906 - Rataplan
* 1907 - Maintenon
* 1908 -
* 1909 -
* 1910 -Chulo
* 1911 -
* 1912 -Cadet Roussel
* 1913 - Shannon
* 1914 - Nimbus
* 1915–18 - "no race"
* 1919 - Ramscapelle
* 1920 -
* 1921 -Sourbier
* 1922 - Ksar
* 1923 -Le Prodige
* 1924 - Massine
* 1925 -Cadum
* 1926 -Nid d'Or
* 1927 - Biribi
* 1928 - Nino
* 1929 - Rovigo
* 1930 - Barrabas
* 1931 -La Savoyarde
* 1932 - Amfortas
* 1933 - Goyescas
* 1934 - Rodosto
* 1935 - Rentenmark
* 1936 - Ortolan
* 1937 - Chuchoteur
* 1938 - Victrix
* 1939 -Goya II
* 1940 -Goya II
* 1941 - Maurepas
* 1942 -Djebel
* 1943 - Tornado / Arcot ** The 1943 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
* 1944 - Norseman
* 1945 - Seer
* 1946 - Basileus
* 1947 -Chanteur II
* 1948 -Goyama
* 1949 - Nirgal
* 1950 - Fontenay
* 1951 -Tantieme
* 1952 -Mat de Cocagne
* 1953 -Guersant
* 1954 - Otto
* 1955 - Elu
* 1956 - Beau Prince
* 1957 -Tanerko
* 1958 -Tanerko
* 1959 - Chief *
* 1960 - Marino
* 1961 -Javelot
* 1962 - Misti
* 1963 - Exbury
* 1964 -Relko
* 1965 - Free Ride
* 1966 -Diatome
* 1967 -Behistoun
* 1968 -Taj Dewan
* 1969 - Carmarthen
* Balbo andMalefaim finished first and second in 1959 but both were disqualified.References
* [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1523&no_cache=1&numero_id=19 France-Galop.com]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=478 PedigreeQuery.com]
*Racing Post :
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=90463&r_date=1988-4-30 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=94575&r_date=1989-4-30 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=98978&r_date=1990-4-29 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=103799&r_date=1991-4-28 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=108679&r_date=1992-5-3 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=113679&r_date=1993-5-2 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=118746&r_date=1994-5-1 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=124066&r_date=1995-4-30 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=203037&r_date=1996-4-28 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=238345&r_date=1997-4-27 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=251733&r_date=1998-4-26 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=267028&r_date=1999-5-2 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=281241&r_date=2000-4-30 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=300754&r_date=2001-4-29 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=316229&r_date=2002-4-28 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=332495&r_date=2003-4-27 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=351778&r_date=2004-5-2 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=384065&r_date=2005-4-24 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=408500&r_date=2006-4-30 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=432001&r_date=2007-4-29 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=456896&r_date=2008-4-27 2008]
* "galop.courses-france.com:"
** [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-Ganay-1889-1919.php 1889–1919] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-Ganay-1920-1949.php 1920–1949] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-Ganay-1950-1979.php 1950–1979] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-Ganay-1980-2009.php 1980–present]ee also
*
List of French flat horse races
* " – the Prix Ganay is included under its original title, Prix des Sablons."
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