The Prix Paul de Moussac is a
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flat horse race
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in France open to three-year-old
thoroughbred
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colts and
gelding
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s. It is run at
Chantilly
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over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
History
The event was established in 1909, and it was originally called the Prix de La Jonchere. It was named after La Jonchere, a successful racehorse in the 1870s. It was initially run at
Longchamp over 1,400 metres, and it used to be open to horses aged three or older.
The Prix de La Jonchere was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was held at
Le Tremblay
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(1990, 1992) and
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(1994). It returned to Longchamp in 1995, and it was transferred to Chantilly in 1997.
In 2006 the event was renamed in memory of
Paul de Moussac (1924–1995), a leading racehorse owner and breeder.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
*
Rodosto – ''1933, 1934''
* Menetrier – ''1948, 1949''
* Luzon – ''1952, 1953''
* Calife – ''1968, 1969''
Leading
jockey
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(6 wins):
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Roger Poincelet
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– ''Fanatique (1944), Menetrier (1948, 1949), Djebe (1950), Antler (1954), Fiftieth State (1962)''
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Freddy Head
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– ''Lemmy (1967), Daring Display (1972), Satingo (1973), Avaray (1976), Bellypha (1979), What a Guest (1982)''
Leading
trainer (8 wins):
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André Fabre
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– ''Polish Precedent (1989), Metal Storm (1991), Sharman (1993), Freedom Cry (1994), Android (1996), Grazalema (1999), Art Master (2004), Mutual Trust (2011)''
Leading owner (4 wins):
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Daniel Wildenstein
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– ''Faraway Son (1971), Boxing Day (1990), Freedom Cry (1994), Android (1996)''
Winners since 1978
Irish Prize finished first in 1999, but he was relegated to fourth place following a stewards' inquiry.
The 2010 winner ''Sormiou'' was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed ''Mr Bond''.
Earlier winners
* 1909: Prestissimo
* 1910:
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* 1911: Le Charmeur
* 1912: Calvados III
* 1913: Dagor
* 1914: Amilcar
* 1915–18: ''no race''
* 1919: Mihran
* 1920: Maskara
* 1921: Glorious
* 1922:
* 1923:
* 1924: Perdicas
* 1925: Entrechat
* 1926: Millet
* 1927: Samphire
* 1928: King Arthur
* 1929:
* 1930: Palais Royal
* 1931: Dictateur VIII
* 1932:
* 1933:
Rodosto
* 1934:
Rodosto
* 1935: Jus de Raisin
* 1936: Ambrose Light
* 1937: Flying Thoughts
* 1938: Blue Star
* 1939: Emir d'Iran
* 1940: Corviglia
* 1941: Panipat
* 1942: Balthazar
* 1943: Dogat
* 1944: Fanatique
* 1945:
* 1946: Patchouly
* 1947: Dorogoi
* 1948: Menetrier
* 1949: Menetrier
* 1950: Djebe
* 1951: Bel Amour
* 1952: Luzon
* 1953: Luzon
* 1954: Antler
* 1955: Klairon
* 1956: Pas de Quatre
* 1957: Verrieres
* 1958: Sweet Home
* 1959: Radjah
* 1960: Trevieres
* 1961:
* 1962: Fiftieth State
* 1963: Catilina
* 1964:
* 1965: Nemours
* 1966: Radames
* 1967: Lemmy
* 1968: Calife
* 1969: Calife
* 1970: Bergano
* 1971: Faraway Son
* 1972: Daring Display
* 1973: Satingo
* 1974: Contraband
* 1975: Dandy Lute
* 1976: Avaray
* 1977: Lightning
See also
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List of French flat horse races
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'' – this race is included under its original title, Prix de La Jonchere.''
References
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France Galop
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Racing Post
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