Prix du Gros Chêne

Turf race infobox
class = Group 2
horse race = Prix du Gros Chêne


caption =
location = Chantilly Racecourse
Chantilly, France
inaugurated = 1857
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat race
website = [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1544&no_cache=1&numero_id=90 France-Galop.com]
distance = 1,000 metres (5f)
track = Turf, straight
qualification = Three-years-old and up
weight = 55 kg (3yo); 58 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg if two Group 3 wins *
* "since July 1 last year"
purse = €130,000 "(2008)"
Distribution
1st: 57%, 2nd: 22%
3rd: 10.5%, 4th: 7%
5th: 3.5%
bonuses = The Prix du Gros Chêne is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 1,000 metres (approximately 5 furlongs) at Chantilly Racecourse, and it takes place annually in late May or early June.

It was first run on May 17 1857 at its present venue, taking place on the same day as the Prix de Diane. The title of the race refers to a large oak tree which stood in the grounds of the racecourse – the English translation of "Gros Chêne" is "Great Oak".

Initially the race was contested over 800 metres, which was increased to 1,000 metres in 1881. It has remained at this distance with the exception of three races – in 1919 and 1920 it was run over 1,100 metres at Longchamp, and in 1944 it was cut to 900 metres at Auteuil. Other runnings to have taken place away from Chantilly have been at Maisons-Laffitte (1941–43, 1945), Longchamp (1946–56) and Deauville (1996).

Several horses have recorded multiple victories in the Prix du Gros Chêne. The most wins by a single horse is five, achieved by Fine Art in consecutive years during the 1940s.

Records

Leading jockey (9 wins):
* Roger Poincelet – "Fine Art (1944, 1945, 1946), Kalpack (1954), Palariva (1956), Jini (1957), Sly Pola (1960), High Bulk (1961), L'Epinay (1963)"----Leading trainer (7 wins):
* François Mathet – "Joshua (1953), Edellic (1958, 1959), Texanita (1964), Farhana (1967), Rockcress (1969), Adraan (1980)"----Leading owner (5 wins):
* Claude-Joachim Lefèvre – "Alaric (1872), Regane (1873), Octave (1883), Feuillage (1886), Frapotel (1888)"
* Pierre Wertheimer – "Epinard (1923), La Fayette (1929), Quartz (1933), Sanguine (1951), Kalpack (1954)"
* Baron Louis de La Rochette – "Fine Art (1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946)"

Winners since 1980

Earlier winners

* 1857 - Brassia
* 1858 -
* 1859 - Phenix
* 1860 - Geologie
* 1861 -
* 1862 - Sauterelle
* 1863 - Gentilhomme
* 1864 - Partisan
* 1865 -
* 1866 - Anglo Saxon
* 1867 - Czar
* 1868 - Dragon
* 1869 - Turco
* 1870 - Manette
* 1871 - "no race"
* 1872 - Alaric
* 1873 - Regane
* 1874 - Tabellion
* 1875 - Pensacola
* 1876 - Pensacola
* 1877 - Pensacola
* 1878 - Gladia
* 1879 - Porcelaine
* 1880 - Mademoiselle Mars
* 1881 - Feuille de Frene
* 1882 - Beausejour
* 1883 - Octave
* 1884 - Richelieu
* 1885 - Directrice
* 1886 - Feuillage
* 1887 - Oviedo
* 1888 - Frapotel
* 1889 - Lugano
* 1890 - Eclair
* 1891 - Reveille
* 1892 - Reveille
* 1893 - Hoche
* 1894 - Hoche
* 1895 - Soberano
* 1896 -

* 1897 - Double Tour
* 1898 - Valparaiso
* 1899 - Railleur
* 1900 - Avant Garde
* 1901 - Calapita
* 1902 - Zulma
* 1903 - Romulus
* 1904 -
* 1905 - Mandarin
* 1906 - Chanaan
* 1907 - Go to Bed
* 1908 - Syphon
* 1909 -
* 1910 - Fils du Vent
* 1911 - Racine
* 1912 - Gilles de Rai
* 1913 - Turlupin
* 1914 -
* 1915–18 - "no race"
* 1919 - Setauket
* 1920 - Glorious
* 1921 - Phusla
* 1922 - Phusla
* 1923 - Epinard
* 1924 - Niceas
* 1925 - Faraway
* 1926 - Mackwiller
* 1927 - Titan
* 1928 -
* 1929 - La Fayette
* 1930 - Baoule
* 1931 -
* 1932 - Lovelace
* 1933 - Quartz
* 1934 - Shining Tor
* 1935 - Renette
* 1936 - Limac
* 1937 - Limac
* 1938 -
* 1939 - Romeo

* 1940 - "no race"
* 1941 - Thread
* 1942 - Fine Art
* 1943 - Fine Art
* 1944 - Fine Art
* 1945 - Fine Art
* 1946 - Fine Art
* 1947 - Thiercelin
* 1948 - Solina
* 1949 - Boree
* 1950 - Skylarking
* 1951 - Sanguine
* 1952 - Luzon
* 1953 - Joshua
* 1954 - Kalpack
* 1955 - Dictaway
* 1956 - Palariva
* 1957 - Jini
* 1958 - Edellic
* 1959 - Edellic
* 1960 - Sly Pola
* 1961 - High Bulk
* 1962 - L'Epinay
* 1963 - L'Epinay
* 1964 - Texanita
* 1965 - Holborn
* 1966 - Yours
* 1967 - Farhana
* 1968 - Be Friendly / Klaizia *
* 1969 - Rockcress
* 1970 - Balidar
* 1971 - Montgomery
* 1972 - Montgomery
* 1973 - Saulingo
* 1974 - Flirting Around
* 1975 - Realty
* 1976 - Kala Shikari
* 1977 - Madang
* 1978 - Polyponder
* 1979 - Sigy

* The 1968 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

References

* [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1544&no_cache=1&numero_id=90 France-Galop.com]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=743 PedigreeQuery.com]
* Racing Post:
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=91157&r_date=1988-6-5 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=95244&r_date=1989-6-4 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=99688&r_date=1990-6-3 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=104437&r_date=1991-5-30 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=109316&r_date=1992-6-4 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=114343&r_date=1993-6-3 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=119446&r_date=1994-6-2 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=124794&r_date=1995-6-1 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=204274&r_date=1996-5-26 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=239977&r_date=1997-5-31 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=253490&r_date=1998-5-30 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=268907&r_date=1999-6-5 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=283215&r_date=2000-6-3 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=302530&r_date=2001-6-3 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=318284&r_date=2002-6-2 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=334676&r_date=2003-6-1 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=354188&r_date=2004-6-6 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=387297&r_date=2005-6-5 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=411301&r_date=2006-6-4 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=435211&r_date=2007-6-3 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=460146&r_date=2008-6-1 2008]

ee also

* List of French flat horse races