- Prix du Palais Royal
Turf race infobox
class = Group 3
horse race = Prix du Palais Royal
caption =
location =Longchamp Racecourse Paris ,France
inaugurated = 1968
race type =Thoroughbred - Flat race
website = [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1579&no_cache=1&numero_id=137 France-Galop.com]
distance = 1,400 metres (7f)
track = Turf, right-handed
qualification = Three-years-old and up
weight = 54 kg (3yo); 59 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies andmare s
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
3 kg if two Group 2 wins *
2 kg if one Group 2 win *
2 kg if two Group 3 wins *
1 kg if one Group 3 win *
* "since July 1 last year"
purse = €80,000 "(2008)"
Distribution
1st: 50%, 2nd: 20%, 3rd: 15%
4th: 10%, 5th: 5%
bonuses = The Prix du Palais Royal is a Group 3 flat horse race inFrance open tothoroughbred s which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 1,400 metres (approximately 7 furlongs) atLongchamp Racecourse , and it takes place annually in late May or early June.It was first run in 1968 and takes its name from the
Palais Royal , a palace and garden inParis . Prior to its launch there had been another race with a similar title, the "Prix Palais Royal". Run at Saint-Cloud, this earlier race was named in honour of the horse Palais Royal, winner of thePrix Hocquart and theCambridgeshire Handicap and runner-up in theSt. Leger Stakes in 1928.With the exception of the 1996 running at Deauville, the Prix du Palais Royal has continually taken place at Longchamp. The distance of the race has remained at 1,400 metres since its creation.
Records
Leading
jockey (5 wins):
*Freddy Head – "Regent Street (1969), Prince Mab (1981), Honeyland (1983), Funambule (1990), Robin des Pins (1992)"
*Cash Asmussen – "Bon Vent (1988), Polish Precedent (1989), Polski Boy (1991), Voleris (1993), Cherokee Rose (1995)"----Leading trainer (4 wins):
*André Fabre – "Bon Vent (1988), Polish Precedent (1989), Lunasalt (2001), Art Master (2005)"----Leading owner (4 wins):
*Daniel Wildenstein – "African Sky (1973), Gravelines (1976), Bon Vent (1988), Blu Air Force (2000)"Winners since 1980
Earlier winners
* 1968 - Holy Smoke
* 1969 - Regent Street
* 1970 -Yellow God
* 1971 - Assouan
* 1972 - Hadrianus
* 1973 -African Sky
* 1974 - Sincerely
* 1975 -Dandy Lute
* 1976 - Gravelines
* 1977 - Diligo
* 1978 - Pas de Deux
* 1979 - By the SeaReferences
* [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1579&no_cache=1&numero_id=137 France-Galop.com]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=918 PedigreeQuery.com]
*Racing Post :
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=90935&r_date=1988-5-26 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=95012&r_date=1989-5-24 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=99466&r_date=1990-5-24 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=104268&r_date=1991-5-23 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=109165&r_date=1992-5-28 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=114165&r_date=1993-5-27 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=119248&r_date=1994-5-26 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=124596&r_date=1995-5-25 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=204275&r_date=1996-5-26 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=239927&r_date=1997-5-29 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=253161&r_date=1998-5-26 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=268544&r_date=1999-5-27 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=282654&r_date=2000-5-25 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=302480&r_date=2001-5-31 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=318038&r_date=2002-5-30 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=334033&r_date=2003-5-22 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=353428&r_date=2004-5-27 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=386352&r_date=2005-5-22 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=411361&r_date=2006-6-5 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=434648&r_date=2007-5-28 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=460084&r_date=2008-5-31 2008]ee also
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List of French flat horse races
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