Prix du Prince d'Orange

Turf race infobox
class = Group 3
horse race = Prix du Prince d'Orange


caption =
location = Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
inaugurated = 1882
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat race
website = [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1576&no_cache=1&numero_id=140 France-Galop.com]
distance = 2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
track = Turf, right-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds
weight = 56 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 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 Prince d'Orange is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1¼ miles) at Longchamp Racecourse, and it takes place annually in September.

First run in 1882, the race was named in memory of Prince William of Orange (1840–1879), the eldest son of King William III of the Netherlands. The Prince, who lived in Paris, became a member of the Jockey-Club de Paris in 1863. Shortly before his death he took up racehorse ownership, but only one of his horses recorded a victory.

Originally the Prix du Prince d'Orange was run over 2,400 metres, and it was open to horses aged three-years-old or over. These aspects remained unchanged for many years, and the race continued uninterrupted at Longchamp until World War I. The event was abandoned throughout the war, from 1914 to 1918.

During World War II the race was cancelled twice, in 1939 and 1940. Later, in 1943 and 1944, the Prix du Prince d'Orange was temporarily switched to Tremblay – the only time in its history that the race has left Longchamp. The distance contested at Tremblay was 2,200 metres, but thereafter the event returned to its former length, 2,400 metres.

The regular distance of the Prix du Prince d'Orange was cut to 2,200 metres in 1963. This was reduced to the present length, 2,000 metres, in 1972. The race was restricted to three-year-olds only in 1994.

The Prix du Prince d'Orange has sometimes served as a trial for the prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, a race established in 1920. Five horses have won both events in the same year – Ksar, Motrico (twice), Ivanjica, Alleged and Saumarez.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):
* George Stern – "Caius (1904), Biniou (1908, 1909), Gros Papa (1910, dead-heat), Floraison (1912), Dagor (1913)"
* Freddy Head – "Goodly (1969), Hallez (1971), Ivanjica (1976), Carwhite (1977), Lovely Dancer (1983), Triptych (1988)"----Leading trainer (6 wins):
* André Fabre – "Cariellor (1985, dead-heat), In the Wings (1989), Arcangues (1992), Apple Tree (1993), Loup Sauvage (1997), State Shinto (1999)"----Leading owner (5 wins):
* Edouard A. de Rothschild – "Floraison (1912), Cadum (1924, 1925), Brantome (1935), Gonfalonier (1937)"

Winners since 1980

note label|1988|1|1 Lesotho finished first in 1988 but was relegated to last place following a Stewards' Inquiry.

Earlier winners

* 1882 - Octave
* 1883 - Azur
* 1884 - Azur
* 1885 - Plaisanterie
* 1886 - Fricandeau
* 1887 - Tenebreuse
* 1888 - Athos
* 1889 - Achille
* 1890 -
* 1891 -
* 1892 - Fra Angelico
* 1893 - Fra Angelico
* 1894 - Ravioli
* 1895 - Omnium II
* 1896 - Omnium II
* 1897 - Launay
* 1898 - Gardefeu
* 1899 - Jeanne Brunette
* 1900 - Fourire
* 1901 - Arkinglass
* 1902 - La Camargo
* 1903 - Maximum
* 1904 - Caius
* 1905 - Presto
* 1906 -
* 1907 -
* 1908 - Biniou
* 1909 - Biniou
* 1910 - Gros Papa / Ronde de Nuit *
* 1911 - Alcantara
* 1912 - Floraison

* 1913 - Dagor
* 1914–18 - "no race"
* 1919 - Tullamore
* 1920 - Cid Campeador
* 1921 - Harpocrate
* 1922 - Ksar
* 1923 - Guercoeur
* 1924 - Cadum
* 1925 - Cadum
* 1926 -
* 1927 - Sac a Papier
* 1928 - Finglas
* 1929 - Kantar
* 1930 - Motrico
* 1931 - Lovelace
* 1932 - Motrico
* 1933 - Phlegeton
* 1934 - Negundo
* 1935 - Brantome
* 1936 - Arkina
* 1937 - Gonfalonier
* 1938 - Vatellor
* 1939–40 - "no race"
* 1941 - Macaron
* 1942 - Le Pacha
* 1943 - Guirlande / Norseman *
* 1944 - Folle Nuit
* 1945 - Micipsa
* 1946 - Achille
* 1947 - Oviedo
* 1948 - Yong Lo

* 1949 -
* 1950 - Medium
* 1951 - Florian
* 1952 - Silnet
* 1953 - Worden
* 1954 - Banassa
* 1955 - Cordova
* 1956 - Tanerko
* 1957 - Tanerko
* 1958 - Chief
* 1959 - Herbager
* 1960 - Charlottesville
* 1961 - Wordpam
* 1962 - Kistinie
* 1963 - Soltikoff
* 1964 - Le Fabuleux
* 1965 - Diatome
* 1966 - Pasquin
* 1967 - Carmarthen
* 1968 - Petrone
* 1969 - Goodly
* 1970 - A Chara
* 1971 - Hallez
* 1972 -
* 1973 - Toujours Pret
* 1974 - On My Way
* 1975 - Kasteel
* 1976 - Ivanjica
* 1977 - Carwhite
* 1978 - Alleged
* 1979 - Rusticaro

* The 1910 and 1943 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.

References

* [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1576&no_cache=1&numero_id=140 France-Galop.com]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=660 PedigreeQuery.com]
* Racing Post:
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=93428&r_date=1988-9-18 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=97634&r_date=1989-9-24 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=102271&r_date=1990-9-23 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=107096&r_date=1991-9-22 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=111982&r_date=1992-9-20 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=117010&r_date=1993-9-19 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=122155&r_date=1994-9-18 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=127618&r_date=1995-9-17 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=231028&r_date=1996-9-22 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=243858&r_date=1997-9-20 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=257475&r_date=1998-9-19 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=272733&r_date=1999-9-18 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=291083&r_date=2000-9-16 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=307033&r_date=2001-9-23 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=322702&r_date=2002-9-22 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=339518&r_date=2003-9-20 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=358906&r_date=2004-9-18 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=392091&r_date=2005-9-17 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=417026&r_date=2006-9-16 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=441312&r_date=2007-9-22 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=466650&r_date=2008-9-20 2008]

ee also

* List of French flat horse races