The Prix Eugène Adam 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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s. It is run at
Maisons-Laffitte
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over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1 miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
History
The event was established in 1893, and it was originally called the Prix Monarque. It was named after Monarque, the sire of
Gladiateur.
The Prix Monarque was renamed the Prix du Président de la République in 1903. It reverted to its original name when a new Prix du Président de la République (the future
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud) was introduced in 1904.
The race was usually run on Maison-Laffitte's straight track until 1910. For a period thereafter it took place on the venue's right-handed course.
The event was renamed in memory of Eugène Adam (1840–1904), a former president of the Société Sportive d'Encouragement, in 1911. The title Prix Eugène Adam had been previously assigned to what later became the
Prix Exbury.
The Prix Eugène Adam was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was temporarily switched to
Auteuil in 1944, and on this occasion it was contested over 2,100 metres. It was transferred to
Saint-Cloud in 1946.
The event returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 1998, and it moved to
Deauville
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in 2000. It began its current spell at Maisons-Laffitte in 2002. It is now subtitled the Grand Prix de Maisons-Laffitte.
Due to
the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, 2020 Prix Eugène Adam are not run.
French racing to restart with four Group races and Monday slot for the Guineas
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Records
Leading
jockey
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(5 wins):
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Yves Saint-Martin – ''Jour et Nuit (1964), Silver Shark (1966), Quiludi (1971), Citheron (1972), Crow (1976)''
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Leading
trainer (14 wins):
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André Fabre – ''Mourjane (1983), Cariellor (1984), Courtroom (1985), Un Desperado (1986), Sarhoob (1988), River Warden (1989), Arcangues (1991), Carnegie (1994), Radevore (1996), Kirkwall (1997), Sobieski (2000), Valixir (2004), Archange d'Or (2005), Triple Threat (2013)''
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Leading owner (7 wins):
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Marcel Boussac
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Born in Châteauroux, Indre, ...
– ''Banstar (1926), Negundo (1933), Micipsa (1943), Goyama (1946), Sandjar (1947), Cordova (1954), Anaram (1960)''
Winners since 1980
Desert Boy finished first in 1996, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.
Earlier winners
* 1893: Saint Ferjeux
* 1894: Ravioli
* 1895: Merlin
* 1896: Sheridan
* 1897: Vidame
* 1898: Monfaucon
* 1899: Fourire
* 1900: Codoman
* 1901: Lady Killer
* 1902: Exema
* 1903: Alpha
* 1904: Gouvernant
* 1905: Val d'Or
* 1906: Maintenon
* 1907: Biniou
* 1908: Magellan
* 1909: Chulo
* 1910: Marsa
* 1911: Gavarni
* 1912: Amoureux
* 1913: Blarney
* 1914: Sardanapale
* 1915–18: ''no race''
* 1919: Cesaire
* 1920: Petit Palais
* 1921: Guerriere
* 1922: Gaurisankar
* 1923: Checkmate
* 1924: Canape
* 1925: Ptolemy
* 1926: Banstar
* 1927: Queen Iseult
* 1928: Guy Fawkes
* 1929: Argonaute
* 1930: Potiphar
* 1931: Ilex
* 1932: Gris Perle
* 1933: Negundo
* 1934: Astronomer
* 1935: Vignes du Seigneur
* 1936: Don Milo
* 1937: Teleferique
* 1938: Patoche
* 1939: Ati
* 1940: ''no race''
* 1941: Kourtchi
* 1942: Good Admiral
* 1943: Micipsa
* 1944: Coadjuteur
* 1945: Achille
* 1946: Goyama
* 1947: Sandjar
* 1948:
* 1949: Bahadur Fair
* 1950: Ksarinor
* 1951: Mat de Cocagne
* 1952: Fine Top
* 1953: Xacam
* 1954: Cordova
* 1955: Beau Prince
* 1956: Chateau Latour
* 1957: Balbo
* 1958: Speedway
* 1959: Memorandum
* 1960: Anaram
* 1961: Star
* 1962: Trac
* 1963: Corpora
* 1964: Jour et Nuit
* 1965: Trictrac
* 1966: Silver Shark
* 1967: Saint Leonard
* 1968: Timmy My Boy
* 1969: Hitchcock
* 1970: Highest Hopes
* 1971: Quiludi
* 1972: Citheron
* 1973: Rose Laurel
* 1974: Mannsfeld
* 1975: Free Round
* 1976: Crow
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* 1977: Casaque
* 1978: Gay Mecene
* 1979: Planing
See also
* List of French flat horse races
* Recurring sporting events established in 1893 ''– this race is included under its original title, Prix Monarque.''
References
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* galop.courses-France.com:
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– ''A Brief History: Prix Eugène Adam.''
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– ''Prix Eugène Adam (ex Prix Monarque).''
horseracingintfed.com
– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Eugène Adam (2016).''
pedigreequery.com
– ''Prix Eugène Adam – Maisons-Laffitte.''
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