The Prix Ganay is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Longchamp in late April or early May.
| Group 1 race | |
_-_Agence_Meurisse.jpg) 1922 winner Ksar | |
| Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
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| Inaugurated | 1889 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | france-galop.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,100 metres (1m 2½f)[1] |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up[1] |
| Weight | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares[1] |
| Purse | €300,000 (2022) 1st: €171,420[1] |
| 2024 | ||
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| Haya Zark | Zarir | Feed The Flame |
| Previous years | ||
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| 2023 | ||
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| Iresine | Simca Mille | Bay Bridge |
| 2022 | ||
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| State Of Rest | Pretty Tiger | Sealiway |
| 2021 | ||
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| Mare Australis | Gold Trip | Mogul |
| 2020-2011 | ||
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| 2020 | ||
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| Sottsass | Way To Paris | Shaman |
| 2019 | ||
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| Waldgeist | Study Of Man | Ghaiyyath |
| 2018 | ||
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| Cracksman | Wren's Day | Cloth Of Stars |
| 2017 | ||
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| Cloth Of Stars | Zarak | Silverwave |
| 2016 | ||
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| Dariyan | Silverwave | Garlingari |
| 2015 | ||
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| Cirrus Des Aigles | Al Kazeem | Fate |
| 2014 | ||
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| Cirrus Des Aigles | Treve | Norse King |
| 2013 | ||
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| Pastorius | Maxios | Dunaden |
| 2012 | ||
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| Cirrus Des Aigles | Giofra | Reliable Man |
| 2011 | ||
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| Planteur | Sarafina | Cirrus Des Aigles |
| 2010–2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Cutlass Bay | Shalanaya | Pallodio |
| 2009 | ||
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| Vision D'Etat | Loup Breton | Adlerflug |
| 2008 | ||
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| Duke Of Marmalade | Saddex | Sageburg |
| 2007 | ||
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| Dylan Thomas | Irish Wells | Doctor Dino |
| 2006 | ||
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| Corre Caminos | Royal Highness | Manduro |
| 2005 | ||
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| Bago | Reefscape | Ace |
| 2004 | ||
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| Execute | Vespone | Fair Mix |
| 2003 | ||
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| Fair Mix | Execute | Falbrav |
| 2002 | ||
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| Aquarelliste | Execute | Sensible |
| 2001 | ||
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| Golden Snake | Egyptband | With The Flow |
| 2000–1992 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Indian Danehill | Greek Dance | Chelsea Manor |
| 1999 | ||
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| Dark Moondancer | Dream Well | Croco Rouge |
| 1998 | ||
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| Astarabad | Que Belle | Taipan |
| 1997 | ||
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| Helissio | Le Destin | Pilsudski |
| 1996 | ||
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| Valanour | Luso | Swain |
| 1995 | ||
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| Pelder | Alderbrook | Richard Of York |
| 1994 | ||
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| Marildo | Intrepidity | Urban Sea |
| 1993 | ||
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| Vert Amande | Opera House | Misil |
| 1992 | ||
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| Subotica | Pistolet Bleu | Suave Dancer |
History
The event was established in 1889, and it was originally called the Prix des Sablons. It was initially contested over 2,000 metres, and held in late March or early April.[2]
The Prix des Sablons was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was run at Maisons-Laffitte over 2,100 metres in 1944 and 1945.
The event was renamed in memory of Jean de Ganay (1861–1948), a former president of the Société d'Encouragement, in 1949.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Ganay was classed at Group 1 level. From this point it was run over 2,100 metres in late April or early May.
The leading horses from the Prix Ganay often go on to compete in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The last to win both races in the same year was Waldgeist in 2019.
Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
- Cirrus des Aigles – 2012, 2014, 2015
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Yves Saint-Martin – Relko (1964), Taj Dewan (1968), Rheingold (1973), Allez France (1974, 1975), Sagace (1985)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- André Fabre – Creator (1990), Subotica (1992), Indian Danehill (2000), Cutlass Bay (2010), Cloth of Stars (2017), Waldgeist (2019), Mare Australis (2021)
Leading owner (6 wins):
- Marcel Boussac – Goyescas (1933), Goya II (1939, 1940), Djebel (1942), Goyama (1948), Nirgal (1949)
Winners since 1970
Earlier winners
- 1889: Acheron
- 1890: Le Sancy
- 1891: Barberousse
- 1892: Berenger
- 1893: Gouverneur
- 1894: Galette
- 1895: Monsieur Gabriel
- 1896: Le Sagittaire
- 1897: Champaubert
- 1898: Quilda
- 1899: Gardefeu
- 1900: Fourire
- 1901: Kremlin
- 1902: Codoman
- 1903: La Camargo
- 1904: Caius
- 1905: Caius
- 1906: Rataplan
- 1907: Maintenon
- 1908: Moulins la Marche
- 1909: L'Inconnu
- 1910: Chulo
- 1911: Ossian
- 1912: Cadet Roussel
- 1913: Shannon
- 1914: Nimbus
- 1915–18: no race
- 1919: Ramscapelle
- 1920: Samourai
- 1921: Sourbier
- 1922: Ksar
- 1923: Le Prodige
- 1924: Massine
- 1925: Cadum
- 1926: Nid d'Or
- 1927: Biribi
- 1928: Nino
- 1929: Rovigo
- 1930: Barrabas
- 1931: La Savoyarde
- 1932: Amfortas
- 1933: Goyescas
- 1934: Rodosto
- 1935: Rentenmark
- 1936: Ortolan
- 1937: Chuchoteur
- 1938: Victrix
- 1939: Goya II
- 1940: Goya II
- 1941: Maurepas
- 1942: Djebel
- 1943: Tornado / Arcot 1
- 1944: Norseman
- 1945: Seer
- 1946: Basileus
- 1947: Chanteur
- 1948: Goyama
- 1949: Nirgal
- 1950: Fontenay
- 1951: Tantieme
- 1952: Mat de Cocagne
- 1953: Guersant
- 1954: Otto
- 1955: Elu
- 1956: Beau Prince
- 1957: Tanerko
- 1958: Tanerko
- 1959: Chief 2
- 1960: Marino
- 1961: Javelot
- 1962: Misti
- 1963: Exbury
- 1964: Relko
- 1965: Free Ride
- 1966: Diatome
- 1967: Behistoun
- 1968: Taj Dewan
- 1969: Carmarthen
1 The 1943 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
2 Balbo and Malefaim finished first and second in 1959, but both were disqualified and the race was awarded to the third-placed horse.
See also
- List of French flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1889 – the Prix Ganay is included under its original title, Prix des Sablons.
References
- galop.courses-france.com:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Ganay.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix Ganay (ex Prix des Sablons).
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Ganay (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix Ganay – Longchamp.