Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp

The Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged two years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.

Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp
Group 1 race
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1957
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorQatar
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,000 metres (5f)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight[1]
QualificationTwo-years-old and up[1]
Weight54 kg (2yo); 62 kg (3yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares[1]
Purse€350,000 (2021)
1st: €199,990[1]
Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp
2021
A Case Of You Air De Valse Glass Slippers
Previous years
2020
Wooded Glass Slippers Liberty Beach
2019
Glass Slippers So Perfect El Astronaute
2018
Mabs Cross Gold Vibe Soldier's Call
2017
Battaash Marsha Profitable
2016
Marsha Washington Mecca's Angel
2015
Goldream Rangali Muthmir
2014
Move In Time Rangali Moviesta
2013
Maarek Catcall Hamza
2012
Wizz Kid Mayson Hamish McGonagall
2011
Tangerine Trees Secret Asset Sole Power
2010-2001
2010
Gilt Edge Girl Lady Of The Desert Mar Adentro
2009
Total Gallery Fleeting Spirit War Artist
2008
Marchand D'or Moorhouse Lad Borderlescott
2007
Benbaun Kingsgate Native Desert Lord
2006
Desert Lord Reverence Moss Vale
2005
Avonbridge Striking Ambition Fire Up The Band
2004
Var The Tatling Royal Millennium
2003
Patavellian The Trader The Tatling
2002
Continent Slap Shot Zipping
2001
Imperial Beauty Bahamian Pirate Pipalong
2000-1991
2000
Namid Superstar Leo Pipalong
1999
Agnes World Imperial Beauty Keos
1998
My Best Valentine Averti Sainte Marine
1997
Carmine Lake Pas De Reponse Royal Applause
1996
Kistena Anabaa Hever Golf Rose
1995
Hever Golf Rose Cherokee Rose Eveningperformance
1994
Lochsong Mistertopogigo Spain Lane
1993
Lochsong Stack Rock Monde Bleu
1992
Mr Brooks Keen Hunter Elbio
1991
Keen Hunter Sheikh Albadou Magic Ring
1990-1983
1990
Dayjur Lugana Beach Pharaoh's Delight
1989
Silver Fling Zadracarta Nabeel Dancer
1988
Handsome Sailor Caerwent Silver Fling
1987
Polonia La Grande Epoque Tenue de Soiree
1986
Double Schwartz Parioli Hallgate
1985
Committed Vilikaia Parioli
1984
Committed Habibti Anita's Prince
1983
Habibti Soba Sicyos
 

History

The event is named after the Abbaye de Longchamp, an abbey founded in the 13th century by Isabelle, the sister of Saint Louis. The abbey was located on what became the northern edge of the racecourse. It was destroyed during the French Revolution, and its site is now partly occupied by the Château de Longchamp.

The Prix de l'Abbaye was one of two major races introduced to celebrate Longchamp's centenary in 1957. Both were added to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe fixture, which is usually on the first Sunday in October. The other event, the Prix du Moulin, was subsequently moved to September.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix de l'Abbaye was initially given Group 2 status. It was promoted to Group 1 level in 1976. It originally excluded geldings, but the restriction was lifted in 2001.

The Prix de l'Abbaye became part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2009. From this point the winner earned an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. It was removed from the series in 2011.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Yves Saint-Martin – Fortino (1962), Texanita (1963), Silver Shark (1965), Farhana (1966), Lianga (1975)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

  • François Mathet – Texana (1957), Edellic (1958), Fortino (1962), Texanita (1963, 1964), Silver Shark (1965), Farhana (1966), Moubariz (1974)

Leading owner (4 wins):

  • François Dupré – Texana (1957), Fortino (1962), Texanita (1963, 1964)
  • Robert Sangster – Committed (1984), Double Schwartz (1986), Handsome Sailor (1988), Carmine Lake (1997)

Winners since 1972
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1972 Deep Diver 3 Bill Williamson Paul Davey David Robinson 0:57.00
1973 Sandford Lad 3 Tony Murray Ryan Price C. T. Olley 0:59.20
1974 Moubariz 3 Henri Samani François Mathet HH Aga Khan IV 0:59.70
1975 Lianga 4 Yves Saint-Martin Angel Penna Daniel Wildenstein 0:59.20
1976
(dh)		 Gentilhombre
Mendip Man		 3
4		 Terry McKeown
Alfred Gibert		 Neil Adam
Aage Paus		 J. Murrell
Mrs Jack Davis		 1:00.30
1977 Gentilhombre 4 Paul Cook Neil Adam J. Murrell 0:58.00
1978 Sigy 2 Freddy Head Criquette Head Ghislaine Head 0:59.00
1979 Double Form 4 John Reid Fulke Johnson Houghton Baroness Thyssen 0:56.70
1980 Moorestyle 3 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong Moores Furnishings Ltd 0:56.30
1981 Marwell 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Sir Edmund Loder 0:59.70
1982 Sharpo 5 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree Monica Sheriffe 1:01.20
1983 Habibti 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop Mohamed Mutawa 0:54.30
1984 Committed 4 Steve Cauthen Dermot Weld Robert Sangster 0:59.80
1985 Committed 5 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld Allen Paulson 0:55.20
1986 Double Schwartz 5 Pat Eddery Charlie Nelson Robert Sangster 0:56.80
1987 Polonia 3 Christy Roche Jim Bolger Henryk de Kwiatkowski 0:56.70
1988 Handsome Sailor [lower-alpha 1] 5 Michael Hills Barry Hills Robert Sangster 0:57.00
1989 Silver Fling 4 John Matthias Ian Balding George Strawbridge 0:59.90
1990 Dayjur 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:58.70
1991 Keen Hunter 4 Steve Cauthen John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 0:59.40
1992 Mr Brooks 5 Lester Piggott Richard Hannon Sr. Paul Green 1:02.30
1993 Lochsong 5 Frankie Dettori Ian Balding Jeff Smith 0:59.70
1994 Lochsong 6 Frankie Dettori Ian Balding Jeff Smith 0:57.20
1995 Hever Golf Rose 4 Jason Weaver Joe Naughton Michael Hanson 0:57.70
1996 Kistena 3 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 0:59.30
1997 Carmine Lake 3 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam Robert Sangster 0:56.90
1998 My Best Valentine 8 Ray Cochrane Vic Soane The Valentines 0:58.90
1999 Agnes World 4 Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori Takao Watanabe 1:01.40
2000 Namid 4 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx Lady Clague 0:55.10
2001 Imperial Beauty 5 Yutaka Take John Hammond Magnier / Tabor 1:00.30
2002 Continent 5 Darryll Holland David Nicholls Lucayan Stud 0:57.20
2003 Patavellian 5 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton Daniel Deer 0:59.30
2004 Var 5 Frankie Dettori Clive Brittain Mohammed Rashid 0:55.00
2005 Avonbridge 5 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton Daniel Deer 0:56.90
2006 Desert Lord 6 Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan Bull & Bell Partnership 0:54.80
2007 Benbaun 6 Pat Smullen Mark Wallace Ransley / Birks / Hillen 0:56.70
2008 Marchand d'Or [lower-alpha 2] 5 Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Carla Giral 0:54.40
2009 Total Gallery 3 Johnny Murtagh Stan Moore Coleman Bloodstock Ltd 0:55.10
2010 Gilt Edge Girl 4 Luke Morris Clive Cox Wood Street V / Harper 0:57.00
2011 Tangerine Trees 6 Tom Eaves Bryan Smart Tangerine Trees P'ship 0:55.53
2012 Wizz Kid 4 Gérald Mossé Robert Collet Maeve Mahony 1:01.17
2013 Maarek 6 Declan McDonogh Barry Lalor Lisbunny Syndicate 0:57.50
2014 Move In Time 6 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara A Turton, J Blackburn & R Bond 0:56.42
2015 Goldream 6 Martin Harley Robert Cowell J Sargeant & Mrs J Morley 0:54.79
2016 Marsha[lower-alpha 3] 3 Luke Morris Mark Prescott Elite Racing Club 0:57.27
2017 Battaash[lower-alpha 3] 3 Jim Crowley Charles Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:57.59
2018 Mabs Cross 4 Gérald Mossé Michael Dods David W Armstrong 0:57.11
2019 Glass Slippers 3 Tom Eaves Kevin Ryan Bearstone Stud 0:58.04
2020 Wooded 3 Pierre-Charles Boudot Francis-Henri Graffard Al Shaqab Racing 0:58.52
2021 A Case of You 3 Ronan Whelan Adrian McGuinness Gary Devlin 0:58.02
  1. Cadeaux Genereux finished first in 1988, but he was disqualified following a stewards' inquiry.
  2. The scheduled running in 2008 was "won" by Overdose, but it had a false start and was declared void. Marchand d'Or won the re-run.
  3. The 2016 and 2017 runnings took place at Chantilly while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners
  • 1957: Texana
  • 1958: Edellic
  • 1959: Sly Pola
  • 1960: High Bulk
  • 1961: L'Epinay
  • 1962: Fortino
  • 1963: Texanita
  • 1964: Texanita
  • 1965: Silver Shark
  • 1966: Farhana
  • 1967: Pentathlon
  • 1968: Be Friendly
  • 1969: Tower Walk
  • 1970: Balidar
  • 1971: Sweet Revenge

See also

References
Specific
  1. "Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp". The French Black Type. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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