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Prix Marcel Boussac

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Inaugurated
  
1969

Website
  
france-galop.com

Track
  
Right-handed

Sponsor
  
Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
1,600 m

Location
  
Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France

Wuheida total prix marcel boussac chantilly 2 10 2016


The Prix Marcel Boussac is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.

Contents

It is France's only Group 1 event exclusively for juvenile fillies. The leading participants usually become major contenders for the following year's fillies' Classics.

History

The event was established in 1969, and it was originally called the Critérium des Pouliches. The best two-year-old fillies had previously competed against male horses in the Grand Critérium.

The race was given its present title in 1980, in memory of Marcel Boussac (1889–1980). Boussac was a highly successful owner/breeder, and he served as chairman of the sport's former governing body in France, the Société d'Encouragement.

The Prix Marcel Boussac took place on Longchamp's middle course (moyenne piste) until 1986. It was switched to the main course (grande piste) in 1987.

The race is held on the same day as the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The fixture is usually staged on the first Sunday in October.

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Lester Piggott – Vela (1969), Play It Safe (1981), Midway Lady (1985)
  • Yves Saint-Martin – Allez France (1972), Theia (1975), Aryenne (1979)
  • Alain Lequeux – Tropicaro (1980), Triptych (1984), Mary Linoa (1988)
  • Willie Carson – Ashayer (1987), Salsabil (1989), Shadayid (1990)
  • Olivier Peslier – Miss Tahiti (1995), Lady Of Chad (1999), Silasol (2012)

    • Leading trainer (5 wins):

  • Pascal Bary – Sierra Madre (1993), Amonita (2000), Six Perfections (2002), Denebola (2003), Divine Proportions (2004)
  • Criquette Head-Maarek – Gold Splash (1992), Macoumba (1994), Loving Claim (1997), Juvenia (1998), Proportional (2008)

    • Leading owner (4 wins): (includes part ownership)

  • Niarchos Family – Six Perfections (2002), Denebola (2003), Divine Proportions (2004), Rumplestiltskin (2005)
  • Michael Tabor - Rumplestiltskin (2005), Misty For Me (2010), Found (2014), Ballydoyle (2015)
  • Susan Magnier - Rumplestiltskin (2005), Misty For Me (2010), Found (2014), Ballydoyle (2015)

    • Winners

    a The 2016 running took place at Chantilly while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment.

    References

    Prix Marcel Boussac Wikipedia
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