Prix du Lys

Turf race infobox
class = Group 3
horse race = Prix du Lys


caption =
location = Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
inaugurated = 1922
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat race
website = [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1580&no_cache=1&numero_id=136 France-Galop.com]
distance = 2,400 metres (1½ miles)
track = Turf, right-handed
qualification = Three-year-old
colts and geldings
excluding Group 1 winners
weight = 56 kg
Penalties
2½ kg for Group 2 winners *
1½ kg for Group 3 winners *
* "since January 1"
purse = €80,000 "(2008)"
Distribution
1st: 50%, 2nd: 20%, 3rd: 15%
4th: 10%, 5th: 5%
bonuses = The Prix du Lys is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1½ miles) at Longchamp Racecourse, and it takes place annually in June.

It was first run on June 8 1922 at Chantilly and is named after "Le Lys", a small forest close to the racecourse on the left bank of the Oise River. Originally contested by colts and fillies, the race was restricted until 1970 to horses not entered for the Prix du Jockey Club or the Prix de Diane. It closed to fillies and opened to geldings in 1986.

For two periods in the 1940s the race was transferred to Longchamp (1941–42, 1945–47). Other wartime runnings took place in 1943 and 1944 at Tremblay with a distance of 2,300 metres. The race otherwise remained at Chantilly until 1992.

From 1993 to 1996 the race was run at Saint-Cloud over 2,800 metres. It was then contested with a distance of 2,600 metres at both Maisons-Laffitte (1997–98) and Chantilly (1999–2000). The original length of 2,400 metres was restored when the race arrived at its present home in 2001.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):
* Roger Poincelet – "Djelal (1947), Mistralor (1954), Jithaka (1956), Rugby (1962), Nasram (1963), Steady (1967)"
* Freddy Head – "Mazarin (1969), Azorello (1973), Ercolano (1977), Fabulous Dancer (1979), Bellman (1981), Iris Noir (1984)"----Leading trainer (11 wins):
* André Fabre – "Iris Noir (1984), Luth Dancer (1987), Northern Spur (1994), Swain (1995), Vertical Speed (1997), Epistolaire (1998), Morozov (2002), Doyen (2003), Desideratum (2005), Rail Link (2006), Airmail Special (2007)"----Leading owner (5 wins):
* Sheikh Mohammed – "Swain (1995), Morozov (2002), Doyen (2003), Desideratum (2005), Airmail Special (2007)"

Winners since 1980

note label|1991|1|1 Glity finished first in 1991 but was relegated to fourth place following a Stewards' Inquiry.

Earlier winners

* 1922 -
* 1923 - Grand Guignol
* 1924 - Scaramouche
* 1925 - Chubasco
* 1926 - Felton
* 1927 - Sachet
* 1928 - Bachelier
* 1929 -
* 1930 - Menthol
* 1931 -
* 1932 - Satrap
* 1933 - Magnus
* 1934 - Verset
* 1935 - Will of the Wisp
* 1936 - Fantastic
* 1937 - Khasnadar
* 1938 -
* 1939 - Shrift
* 1940 -
* 1941 - Nepenthe

* 1942 -
* 1943 - Bambou
* 1944 - Orsava
* 1945 - Kerlor
* 1946 - Eclair
* 1947 - Djelal
* 1948 - Espace Vital
* 1949 - Urfe
* 1950 - Alizier
* 1951 - Pharas
* 1952 - Orfeo
* 1953 - Sunny Dream
* 1954 - Mistralor
* 1955 - Fauchelevent
* 1956 - Jithaka
* 1957 - Mehdi
* 1958 - Upstart
* 1959 - Memorandum
* 1960 - Tehuelche
* 1961 - Le Bois Sacre

* 1962 - Rugby
* 1963 - Nasram
* 1964 - Trade Mark
* 1965 -
* 1966 - Danseur
* 1967 - Steady
* 1968 - Vaguely Noble
* 1969 - Mazarin
* 1970 - High Game
* 1971 - Music Man
* 1972 - Hair Do
* 1973 - Azorello
* 1974 - Blue Diamond
* 1975 - Corby
* 1976 - Exceller
* 1977 - Ercolano
* 1978 - Nizon
* 1979 - Fabulous Dancer

References

* [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1580&no_cache=1&numero_id=136 France-Galop.com]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=672 PedigreeQuery.com]
* Racing Post:
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=91315&r_date=1988-6-12 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=95389&r_date=1989-6-11 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?race_id=99850&r_date=1990-06-10 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=104650&r_date=1991-6-9 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?race_id=109584&r_date=1992-06-14 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=114287&r_date=1993-5-31 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=119382&r_date=1994-5-30 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=125197&r_date=1995-6-16 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=205009&r_date=1996-6-14 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=240249&r_date=1997-6-7 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=253904&r_date=1998-6-6 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=269858&r_date=1999-6-30 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=284185&r_date=2000-6-28 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=303516&r_date=2001-6-26 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=319331&r_date=2002-6-23 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=335851&r_date=2003-6-22 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=355371&r_date=2004-6-27 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=388190&r_date=2005-6-21 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=412436&r_date=2006-6-20 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=436106&r_date=2007-6-19 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=461576&r_date=2008-6-19 2008]
* [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-du-Lys-1980-2009.php galop.courses-france.com]

ee also

* List of French flat horse races