Prix Ferdinand Dufaure

Turf race infobox
class = Group 1
horse race = Prix Ferdinand Dufaure


caption =
location = Auteuil Racecourse
Paris, France
inaugurated = 1951
race type = Steeplechase
sponsor = Gras Savoye Cinéma
website = [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1620&no_cache=1&numero_id=29 France-Galop.com]
distance = 4,100 metres (2m 4½f)
track = Turf, left-handed
qualification = Four-year-olds
weight = 66 kg
Allowances
2 kg for fillies
purse = €350,000 "(2008)"
Distribution
1st: 45%, 2nd: 22%, 3rd: 13%
4th: 9%, 5th: 5%, 6th: 3.5%
7th: 2.5%
bonuses = The Prix Ferdinand Dufaure is a Group 1 steeplechase in France open to four-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 4,100 metres (approximately 2 miles 4½ furlongs) at Auteuil Racecourse and takes place annually in late May.

It was first run in 1951 and was named in memory of Ferdinand Dufaure, a former committee member of the "Société des Steeple-Chases de France" who died in 1947. Originally contested over 4,500 metres, the distance was subsequently modified several times before the present length was set in 1986.

The Prix Ferdinand Dufaure is the main trial for November's Prix Maurice Gillois ("Grand Steeple-Chase des Quatre Ans"), the championship race for four-year-old steeplechasers in France. The five horses to have won both races are Bonosnap, Katko, As des Carres, Cyrlight and Or Noir de Somoza.

The 2007 runner-up Master Minded subsequently won the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the 2008 Cheltenham Festival.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):
* Christophe Pieux – "Kizitca (1996), Valdance (1998), Bonbon Rose (2005), Or Noir de Somoza (2006), Remember Rose (2007)"----Leading trainer (5 wins):
* Jacques Ortet – "Oblat (1983), Guchen (1985), Frappeuse (1988), Kizitca (1996), Valdance (1998)"
* Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé – "Karly Flight (2002), Ice Mood (2003), Cyrlight (2004), Bonbon Rose (2005), Or Noir de Somoza (2006)"----Leading owner (3 wins):
* Julien Décrion – "Ki Ta Dai (1954), Morgex (1968), Biron (1970)"
* Sean Mulryan – "Cyrlight (2004), Bonbon Rose (2005), Or Noir de Somoza (2006)"

Winners

References

* [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1620&no_cache=1&numero_id=29 France-Galop.com]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=7952 PedigreeQuery.com]
* Racing Post:
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=268600&r_date=1999-5-30 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=282898&r_date=2000-5-28 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=302230&r_date=2001-5-27 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=317924&r_date=2002-5-26 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=334314&r_date=2003-5-25 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=353741&r_date=2004-5-30 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=386895&r_date=2005-5-29 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=410829&r_date=2006-5-28 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=434661&r_date=2007-5-27 2007] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=459619&r_date=2008-5-25 2008]
* "galop.courses-france.com:"
** [http://galop.courses-france.com/obstacle/Prix-Ferdinand-Dufaure-1950-1979.php 1951-1979] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/obstacle/Prix-Ferdinand-Dufaure-1980-2009.php 1980-present]