Prix du Conseil de Paris

Turf race infobox
class = Group 2
horse race = Prix du Conseil de Paris


caption =
location = Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
inaugurated = 1893
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat race
website = [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1545&no_cache=1&numero_id=89 France-Galop.com]
distance = 2,400 metres (1½ miles)
track = Turf, right-handed
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 for Group 3 winners *
* "since January 1"
purse = €130,000 "(2008)"
Distribution
1st: 57%, 2nd: 22%
3rd: 10.5%, 4th: 7%
5th: 3.5%
bonuses = The Prix du Conseil de Paris 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 2,400 metres (approximately 1½ miles) at Longchamp Racecourse, and it takes place annually in October.

The race was first run in 1893, and it was originally titled the Prix du Conseil Municipal. It was named after Paris Municipal Council, which funded the event, and which had signed a new leasehold of Longchamp Racecourse in July 1891.

It was the second major international race to be launched by the "Société d'Encouragement", following on from the Grand Prix de Paris thirty years earlier. Unlike that event, which was restricted to three-year-olds, the new race was open to horses aged three or over. The basic weights to be carried were set at 53 kg for three-year-olds and 58 kg for their elders. A penalty of up to 6 kg could be incurred, which was based on a horse's previous performances. With prize money of 100,000 francs for the winner, it was the second richest race in France, behind the Grand Prix de Paris. Prior to the introduction of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, the Prix du Conseil Municipal was the most prestigious of Longchamp's autumn races.

Before the outbreak of World War I, the race was regularly contested by horses trained outside France. Three British horses were successful during this period, but the most celebrated challenger, Pretty Polly, was defeated in 1904. The event was abandoned throughout the war, with no running from 1914 to 1918. When the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was introduced in 1920, the Prix du Conseil Municipal was initially scheduled to take place one week later. The interval was increased to a fortnight in 1925.

During World War II the Prix du Conseil Municipal was cancelled only once, in 1939. Thereafter, when it could not be run at Longchamp, it was temporarily switched to Auteuil (1940) and Tremblay (1943–44). At Auteuil the distance was increased to 2,600 metres, whereas at Tremblay it was cut to 2,300 metres.

When the present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, the Prix du Conseil Municipal was classed at Group 2 level. The title was changed to the Prix du Conseil de Paris in 1974, following reforms to the statutes of the city of Paris.

The fastest winning time in the race over its regular distance is 2m 27.4s. This was recorded by De Quest in 1995.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):
* Rae Johnstone – "Assuerus (1933), Vandale (1946), Espace Vital (1948), Worden (1952)"
* Yves Saint-Martin – "Zamazaan (1968), Recupere (1973), Sagace (1983), Lashkari (1984)"----Leading trainer (5 wins):
* Henry Count – "Flechois (1921), Come In (1935), Cousine (1936), Galene (1944), Basileus (1945)"
* André Fabre – "Village Star (1987), Sunshack (1994), De Quest (1995), First Magnitude (1999), Crimson Quest (2000)"----Leading owner (6 wins):
* HH Aga Khan IV – "Zamazaan (1968), Kamaraan (1974, 1975), Lashkari (1984), Altayan (1986), Daramsar (2006)"

Winners since 1980

Earlier winners

* 1893 - Callistrate
* 1894 - Best Man
* 1895 - Omnium II
* 1896 - Omnium II
* 1897 - Winkfield's Pride
* 1898 - Gardefeu
* 1899 - Libaros
* 1900 - Codoman
* 1901 - Kilmarnock
* 1902 - La Camargo
* 1903 - La Camargo
* 1904 - Presto
* 1905 - Macdonald II
* 1906 - Maintenon
* 1907 - Luzerne
* 1908 - Biniou
* 1909 - Hag to Hag
* 1910 - Ossian
* 1911 - Basse Pointe
* 1912 - Shannon
* 1913 - Nimbus
* 1914–18 - "no race"
* 1919 - Loisir
* 1920 - Meddlesome Maid
* 1921 - Flechois
* 1922 - Le Prodige
* 1923 - Dauphin
* 1924 - Tricard

* 1925 - Nid d'Or
* 1926 - Olibrius
* 1927 - Cerulea
* 1928 - Balmoral
* 1929 - Motrico
* 1930 - Erodion
* 1931 - Sans Ame
* 1932 - Macaroni
* 1933 - Assuerus
* 1934 - Cadmus
* 1935 - Come In
* 1936 - Cousine
* 1937 - Sanguinetto
* 1938 - Nica
* 1939 - "no race"
* 1940 - Porphyros
* 1941 - Horatius
* 1942 - Porphyros
* 1943 - Royalhunter
* 1944 - Galene
* 1945 - Basileus
* 1946 - Vandale
* 1947 - Goyama
* 1948 - Espace Vital
* 1949 - Vela
* 1950 - Violoncelle
* 1951 -
* 1952 - Worden

* 1953 - Savoyard
* 1954 - Clochard
* 1955 - Mahan
* 1956 - Arcadius
* 1957 - Thila
* 1958 - Tombeur
* 1959 - Blue Net
* 1960 - Astana
* 1961 - Carteret
* 1962 - Arcor
* 1963 - Nyrcos
* 1964 - Timmy Lad
* 1965 - Hammam
* 1966 - Pasquin
* 1967 - Bagdad
* 1968 - Zamazaan
* 1969 - Karabas
* 1970 - Armos
* 1971 - Ex Libris
* 1972 - Monsieur D
* 1973 - Recupere
* 1974 - Kamaraan
* 1975 - Kamaraan
* 1976 - On My Way
* 1977 - Monseigneur
* 1978 - Noir et Or
* 1979 - Salpinx

References

* [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1545&no_cache=1&numero_id=89 France-Galop.com]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=631 PedigreeQuery.com]
* Racing Post:
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=93918&r_date=1988-10-17 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=98044&r_date=1989-10-22 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=102740&r_date=1990-10-21 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?race_id=107552&r_date=1991-10-20 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=112438&r_date=1992-10-18 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=117415&r_date=1993-10-17 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=122639&r_date=1994-10-16 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=128096&r_date=1995-10-15 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=231701&r_date=1996-10-20 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=244848&r_date=1997-10-19 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=258406&r_date=1998-10-18 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=273776&r_date=1999-10-17 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=292591&r_date=2000-10-15 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=308165&r_date=2001-10-21 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=323999&r_date=2002-10-20 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=340766&r_date=2003-10-19 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=360207&r_date=2004-10-17 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=393492&r_date=2005-10-16 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=418802&r_date=2006-10-15 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=443207&r_date=2007-10-21 2007]
* "galop.courses-france.com:"
** [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-du-Conseil-de-Paris-1890-1919.php 1893–1919] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-du-Conseil-de-Paris-1920-1949.php 1920–1949] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-du-Conseil-de-Paris-1950-1979.php 1950–1979] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-du-Conseil-de-Paris-1980-2009.php 1980–present]

ee also

* List of French flat horse races
* " – this race is included under its original title, Prix du Conseil Municipal."