- Prix d'Ispahan
Turf race infobox
class = Group 1
horse race = Prix d'Ispahan
caption =
location =Longchamp Racecourse Paris ,France
inaugurated = 1873
race type =Thoroughbred - Flat race
website = [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1528&no_cache=1&numero_id=15 France-Galop.com]
distance = 1,850 metres (1m 1¼f)
track = Turf, right-handed
qualification = Four-years-old and up
weight = 58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies andmare s
purse = €250,000 "(2008)"
Distribution
1st: 57.14%, 2nd: 22.86%
3rd: 11.43%, 4th: 5.71%
5th: 2.86%
bonuses = The Prix d'Ispahan 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 1,850 metres (approximately 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs) atLongchamp Racecourse , and it takes place annually, presently in May.It was first run on
July 13 1873 as the showpiece race of a meeting to honour the Shah of Persia,Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar , who was making an official visit to Paris. The title of the race, "Ispahan", is the French name forEsfahān , capital city of Persia from 1598 to 1722.The first running was over a distance of 3,000 metres, which was cut to 2,400 metres the following year. It was further reduced to 2,200 metres in 1891, to 2,100 metres in 1903 and to the present length in 1921. It has remained at this distance with the exception of three occasions when the venue was transferred – to Tremblay in 1943 and 1944 over 2,000 metres, and to Chantilly in 1991 over 1,800 metres.
Originally open to three-year-olds and above, the race was restricted to older horses from 1987. It was opened to
gelding s in 2001.Records
Leading
jockey (7 wins):
*Yves Saint-Martin – "La Sega (1962), Jour et Nuit (1964), Silver Shark (1966), Zeddaan (1968), La Troublerie (1973), Allez France (1974), Crystal Glitters (1983)"----Leading trainer (8 wins):
*Charles Semblat – "Hierocles (1942, 1943), Priam (1945), Coaraze (1946, 1947), Dynamiter (1951), Arbele (1952), Chief (1957)"----Leading owner (8 wins):
*Marcel Boussac – "Goyescas (1933), Hierocles (1942, 1943), Priam (1945), Coaraze (1946, 1947), Dynamiter (1951), Arbele (1952)"Winners since 1970
Earlier winners
* 1873 - Campeche
* 1874 -
* 1875 - Paradoxe
* 1876 - Saxifrage
* 1877 - Gavarni
* 1878 - Jongleur
* 1879 - Courtois
* 1880 - Castillon
* 1881 - Alphonsine
* 1882 -Poulet
* 1883 -Veston
* 1884 - Farfadet
* 1885 - Despote
* 1886 - Viennois
* 1887 - Cambyse
* 1888 - Embellie
* 1889 -Le Sancy
* 1890 - Yellow
* 1891 -
* 1892 -
* 1893 -Saint Ferjeux
* 1894 -
* 1895 -
* 1896 -Le Sagittaire
* 1897 - Champaubert
* 1898 - Champaubert / Cambridge *
* 1899 -Fourire
* 1900 -
* 1901 - Dido
* 1902 -
* 1903 - La Camargo
* 1904 - La Camargo
* 1905 - Caius
* 1906 -
* 1907 -Ouadi Halfa
* 1908 -Moulins la Marche
* 1909 -Moulins la Marche
* 1910 -
* 1911 - Ossian
* 1912 - Rouble
* 1913 - Foxling
* 1914 - Amilcar
* 1915–18 - "no race"
* 1919 -
* 1920 -Le Rapin
* 1921 - La Finette
* 1922 -Kircubbin
* 1923 -Epinard
* 1924 - Premontre
* 1925 - Condover
* 1926 - Coram
* 1927 - Kitty
* 1928 - Rialto
* 1929 - Kantar
* 1930 - Alcyon
* 1931 -
* 1932 - Lovelace
* 1933 - Goyescas
* 1934 - Rodosto
* 1935 -Renette
* 1936 -Renette
* 1937 - Sanguinetto
* 1938 - Bistolfi
* 1939 - Turbulent* The 1898 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
* 1940 - "no race"
* 1941 - Panipat
* 1942 - Hierocles
* 1943 - Hierocles
* 1944 -Un Gaillard
* 1945 - Priam
* 1946 - Coaraze
* 1947 - Coaraze
* 1948 -Bel Amour
* 1949 -Menetrier
* 1950 - Fort Napoleon
* 1951 - Dynamiter
* 1952 -Arbele
* 1953 - Sadi
* 1954 - Florin
* 1955 - Fric
* 1956 - Fric
* 1957 - Chief
* 1958 -Blockhaus
* 1959 -Hamanet
* 1960 - Tobago
* 1961 -Javelot
* 1962 -La Sega
* 1963 - Manderley
* 1964 -Jour et Nuit
* 1965 - Esso
* 1966 - Silver Shark
* 1967 -Caldarello
* 1968 -Zeddaan
* 1969 -Grandier References
* [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1528&no_cache=1&numero_id=15 France-Galop.com]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=379 PedigreeQuery.com]
*Racing Post :
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=90999&r_date=1988-5-29 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=95097&r_date=1989-5-28 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=99543&r_date=1990-5-27 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=104486&r_date=1991-6-2 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=109234&r_date=1992-5-31 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=114244&r_date=1993-5-30 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=119338&r_date=1994-5-29 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=124691&r_date=1995-5-28 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=204312&r_date=1996-5-27 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=239680&r_date=1997-5-25 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=252902&r_date=1998-5-21 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=268251&r_date=1999-5-23 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=282511&r_date=2000-5-21 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=301895&r_date=2001-5-20 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=317515&r_date=2002-5-19 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=333877&r_date=2003-5-18 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=353238&r_date=2004-5-23 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=386351&r_date=2005-5-22 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=410212&r_date=2006-5-21 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=434083&r_date=2007-5-20 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=458981&r_date=2008-5-18 2008]
* "galop.courses-france.com:"
** [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-d'Ispahan-1873-1889.php 1873-1889] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-d'Ispahan-1890-1919.php 1890-1919] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-d'Ispahan-1920-1949.php 1920-1949] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-d'Ispahan-1950-1979.php 1950-1979] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-d'Ispahan-1980-2009.php 1980-present]ee also
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