The Prix Foy is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred colts and fillies aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

The race serves as a trial for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, which is held at the same venue three weeks later.

History The event is named in memory of Henri Foy (1872–1954), a long-serving member of the Société d'Encouragement, a former governing body of horse racing in France. It was established in 1955, and originally called the Prix Henri Foy.

The race was initially contested over 2,300 metres, and for a period it was open to horses aged three or older. It was cut to 2,200 metres in 1961, and the minimum age was raised to four in 1967. Its title was shortened to the Prix Foy in 1969.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Foy was given Group 3 status. It was subsequently run on the same day as the Prix Niel, a similar event restricted to three-year-olds.

The race was extended to 2,400 metres in 1979. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1998.

Three winners of the Prix Foy have achieved victory in the same year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Allez France (1974), Sagace (1984) and Waldgeist (2019). Three horses have won the Arc after being defeated in this event – Gold River (1981), All Along (1983) and Subotica (1992).

Prix Foy is eligible for geldings from 2020.Geldings' green light in French Group races

Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Allez France – 1974, 1975 Sagace – 1984, 1985 Orfevre – 2012, 2013 Waldgeist – 2018, 2019

Leading jockey (9 wins): Yves Saint-Martin – Suffren (1960), Acer (1964), Petrone (1968), Snow Castle (1972), Allez France (1974, 1975), Sagace (1984, 1985), Mersey (1986)

Leading trainer (11 wins): André Fabre – Ordinance (1987), Star Lift(1989), In the Wings (1990), Richard of York (1994), Carnegie (1995), Swain (1996), Shirocco (2006), Manduro (2007), Waldgeist (2018, 2019), Place Du Carrousel (2023)

Leading owner (7 wins): Daniel Wildenstein – Petrone (1968), Allez France (1974, 1975), Sagace (1984, 1985), Mersey (1986), Star Lift (1989)

Winners since 1979 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1979 Pevero 4 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Gerry Oldham 1980 Le Marmot 4 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Rodolph Schafer 2:32.8 1981 Detroit 4 Pat Eddery Olivier Douieb Robert Sangster 2:40.80 1982 April Run 4 Lester Piggott François Boutin Diana Firestone 2:32.20 1983 Time Charter 4 Billy Newnes Henry Candy Robert Barnett 2:40.60 1984 Sagace 4 Yves Saint-Martin Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 2:38.40 1985 Sagace 5 Yves Saint-Martin Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 2:33.50 1986 Mersey 4 Yves Saint-Martin Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 1987 Ordinance 4 Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1988 Beeshi 4 Richard Quinn Paul Cole Fahd Salman 2:34.60 1989 Star Lift 5 Dominique Boeuf André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:32.80 1990 In The Wings 4 Pat Eddery André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:31.30 1991 Splash of Colour 4 Cash Asmussen Nicolas Clément Susumu Harada 2:30.10 1992 Magic Night 4 Alain Badel Philippe Demercastel Hideo Yokoyama 2:40.50 1993 Only Royale 4 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani Giuseppe Sainaghi 2:51.60 1994 Richard of York 4 Sylvain Guillot André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:34.60 1995 Carnegie 4 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:35.60 1996 Swain 4 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:31.90 1997 Yokohama 6 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Madeleine Paulson 2:31.80 1998 Limnos 4 Cash Asmussen Dominique Sépulchre Niarchos Family 2:42.30 1999 El Condor Pasa 4 Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya Takashi Watanabe 2:31.40 2000 Montjeu 4 Michael Kinane John Hammond Michael Tabor 2:32.80 2001 Hightori 4 Gérald Mossé Philippe Demercastel Gary Tanaka 2:30.10 2002 Aquarelliste 4 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:29.00 2003 Ange Gabriel 5 Thierry Jarnet Eric Libaud Antonia Devin 2:28.60 2004 Policy Maker 4 Olivier Peslier Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:38.70 2005 Pride 5 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré NP Bloodstock Ltd 2:29.20 2006 Shirocco 5 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Georg von Ullmann 2:32.90 2007 Manduro 5 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Georg von Ullmann 2:28.80 2008 Zambezi Sun 4 Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary Khalid Abdullah 2:28.80 2009 Spanish Moon 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Khalid Abdullah 2:28.70 2010 Duncan 5 William Buick John Gosden Normandie Stud Ltd 2:35.90 2011 Sarafina 4 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:32.28 2012 Orfevre 4 Christophe Soumillon Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing 2:34.26 2013 Orfevre 5 Christophe Soumillon Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing 2:41.47 2014 Ruler of the World 4 Frankie Dettori Aidan O'Brien Al Shaqab, Magnier, Tabor, Smith 2:26.93 2015 Postponed 4 Andrea Atzeni Luca Cumani Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 2:32.88 2016 Silverwave 4 Maxime Guyon Pascal Bary Hspirit 2:32.28 2017 Dschingis Secret 4 Adrie de Vries Markus Klug Horst Pudwill 2:35.86 2018 Waldgeist 4 Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park 2:28.70 2019 Waldgeist 5 Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park 2:27.57 2020 Anthony Van Dyck 4 Mickael Barzalona Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 2:33.27 2021 Deep Bond 4 Cristian Demuro Ryuji Okubo Shinji Maeda 2:31.82 2022 Iresine 5 Marie Vélon Jean-Pierre Gauvin Bertrand Milliere 2:36.46 2023 Place Du Carrousel 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Al Shaqab Racing & Ballylinch Stud 2:35.66 2024 Iresine 7 Marie Vélon Jean-Pierre Gauvin Bertrand Milliere 2:34.15 2025 Byzantine Dream 4 Oisin Murphy Tomoyasu Sakaguchi Kazumi Yoshida 2:28.32 2026 Daryz 4 Mickael Barzalona Francis-Henri Graffard Aga Khan Studs 2:30.89

Earlier winners

1955: Norman 1956: Fric 1957: Blockhaus 1958: Primesautier 1959: Bel Baraka 1960: Suffren 1961: Right Royal 1962: Exbury 1963: Misti 1964: Acer 1965: Sigebert 1966: Taneb 1967: Busted 1968: Petrone 1969: Park Top 1970: Lorenzaccio 1971: Prominent 1972: Snow Castle 1973: Direct Flight 1974: Allez France 1975: Allez France 1976: Kasteel 1977: Malacate 1978: Trillion

See also List of French flat horse races

References

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