The Prix du Conseil de Paris is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
History The event was established in 1893, and it was originally called the Prix du Conseil Municipal. It was funded by Paris Municipal Council, which had recently signed a new leasehold of Longchamp Racecourse.
The Prix du Conseil Municipal was the second major international race introduced by the Société d'Encouragement. The first, the Grand Prix de Paris, had been launched thirty years earlier. Unlike that event, which was restricted to three-year-olds, the new race was open to horses aged three or older. The basic weights to be carried were 53 kg for three-year-olds and 58 kg for their elders. A penalty of up to 6 kg could be incurred for previous performances.
With an initial prize of 100,000 francs, the Prix du Conseil Municipal was France's second richest race after the Grand Prix de Paris. Prior to the creation of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, it was the most prestigious event of Longchamp's autumn schedule.
Before World War I, the race regularly featured horses trained outside France. Three British horses were successful during this period. The event was abandoned throughout the war, with no running from 1914 to 1918. The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was introduced in 1920, and from this point the Prix du Conseil Municipal took place a week later. The interval was increased to a fortnight in 1925.
The race was cancelled once during World War II, in 1939. It was run at Auteuil over 2,600 metres in 1940, and at Le Tremblay over 2,300 metres in 1943 and 1944.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix du Conseil Municipal was classed at Group 2 level. It was renamed the Prix du Conseil de Paris in 1974, after reforms to the statutes of Paris.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Omnium II – 1895, 1896 La Camargo – 1902, 1903 Porphyros – 1940, 1942 Kamaraan – 1974, 1975 Montare – 2005, 2007
Leading jockey (4 wins): Rae Johnstone – Assuerus (1933), Vandale (1946), Espace Vital (1948), Worden (1952) Yves Saint-Martin – Zamazaan (1968), Recupere (1973), Sagace (1983), Lashkari (1984)
Leading trainer (8 wins): André Fabre – Village Star (1987), Sunshack (1994), De Quest (1995), First Magnitude (1999), Crimson Quest (2000), Crossharbour (2008), Prince Bishop (2010), Manatee (2014)
Leading owner (7 wins): HH Aga Khan IV – Zamazaan (1968), Kamaraan (1974, 1975), Lashkari (1984), Altayan (1986), Daramsar (2006), Vadamar (2011)
Winners since 1978 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1978 Noir et Or 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Paul de Moussac 2:34.00 1979 Salpinx 3 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Peter Goulandris 2:36.80 1980 En Calcat 4 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Pierre Barthe 2:41.30 1981 Rahotep 3 Jean-Luc Kessas Bernard Sécly Jean-Claude Weill 2:45.70 1982 Marasali 4 Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb Serge Fradkoff 2:51.70 1983 Sagace 3 Yves Saint-Martin Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 2:33.80 1984 Lashkari 3 Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:46.40 1985 Jupiter Island 6 Tony Ives Clive Brittain Marquess of Tavistock 2:34.60 1986 Altayan 3 Olivier Poirier Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:35.10 1987 Village Star 4 Steve Cauthen André Fabre Tony Richards 2:44.20 1988 Her Highness 4 Richard Briard Georges Bridgland Georges Bridgland 2:40.50 1989 Robore 4 Alfred Gibert Noël Pelat Marquis de Geoffre 2:30.40 1990 Passing Sale 3 Gérald Mossé Bernard Sécly André Boutboul 2:35.80 1991 Sleeping Car 3 Éric Legrix Pascal Bary Tomokazu Iizuka 2:37.60 1992 Garden of Heaven 3 Michael Roberts Clive Brittain Brian Voak 2:41.00 1993 Dancienne 3 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Hideo Yokoyama 2:47.70 1994 Sunshack 3 Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:34.50 1995 De Quest 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:27.40 1996 Annaba 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 2:37.20 1997 Majorien 3 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:37.20 1998 Blushing Risk 3 Gérald Mossé Henri-Alex Pantall Patricia Beck 2:49.10 1999 First Magnitude 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:35.30 2000 Crimson Quest 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Sultan Al Kabeer 2:34.40 2001 Yavana's Pace 9 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston Joan Keaney 2:44.40 2002 Ange Gabriel 4 Thierry Jarnet Eric Libaud Antonia Devin 2:40.70 2003 Vallee Enchantee 3 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:29.30 2004 Pride 4 Davy Bonilla Alain de Royer-Dupré NP Bloodstock Ltd 2:39.10 2005 Montare 3 Christophe Lemaire Jonathan Pease George Strawbridge 2:32.10 2006 Daramsar 3 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:30.90 2007 Montare 5 Christophe Lemaire Jonathan Pease George Strawbridge 2:29.40 2008 Crossharbour 4 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:34.70 2009 Cirrus des Aigles 3 Franck Blondel Corine Barande-Barbe Jean-Claude Dupouy 2:33.50 2010 Prince Bishop 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Godolphin 2:40.80 2011 Vadamar 3 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:32.34 2012 Saga Dream 6 Thierry Jarnet Freddy Lemercier Freddy Lemercier 2:47.62 2013 Norse King 4 Alexis Badel Myriam Bollack-Badel Jeff Smith 2:44.81 2014 Manatee 3 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Godolphin 2:40.96 2015 Ming Dynasty 3 Umberto Rispoli Mikel Delzangles Qatar / Wildenstein 2:34.99 2016 One Foot In Heaven 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Fair Salinia Ltd 2:29.63 2017 Traffic Jam 4 Stéphane Pasquier Nicolas Clement Alexis Adamian 2:32.13 2018 Listen In 4 Aurelien Lemaitre Freddy Head George Strawbridge 2:40.83 2019 Subway Dancer 7 Radek Koplik Zdeno Koplik Bonanza Racing Stables 2:29.57 2020 Baron Samedi 3 Mickael Barzalona Joseph O'Brien LECH Racing Ltd 2:31.50 2021 Seachange 4 Maxime Guyon Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 2:21.01 2022 Addeybb 8 Tom Marquand William Haggas Ahmed Al Maktoum 2:24.49 2023 Iresine 6 Marie Velon Jean-Pierre Gauvin Bertrand Milliere 2:17.99 2024 Goliath 4 Christophe Soumillon Francis-Henri Graffard Resolute Bloodstock & Philip Baron Von Ullmann 2:28.65 2025 Convergent 3 Clifford Lee Karl Burke Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd 2:17.02
Earlier winners
1893: Callistrate 1894: Best Man 1895: Omnium II 1896: Omnium II 1897: Winkfield's Pride 1898: Gardefeu 1899: Libaros 1900: Codoman 1901: Kilmarnock 1902: La Camargo 1903: La Camargo 1904: Presto 1905: Macdonald II 1906: Maintenon 1907: Luzerne 1908: Biniou 1909: Hag to Hag 1910: Ossian 1911: Basse Pointe 1912: Shannon 1913: Nimbus 1914–18: no race 1919: Loisir 1920: Meddlesome Maid 1921: Flechois 1922: Le Prodige 1923: Dauphin 1924: Tricard 1925: Nid d'Or 1926: Olibrius 1927: Cerulea 1928: Balmoral 1929: Motrico 1930: Erodion 1931: Sans Ame 1932: Macaroni 1933: Assuerus 1934: Cadmus 1935: Come In 1936: Cousine 1937: Sanguinetto 1938: Nica 1939: no race 1940: Porphyros 1941: Horatius 1942: Porphyros 1943: Royalhunter 1944: Galene 1945: Basileus 1946: Vandale 1947: Goyama 1948: Espace Vital 1949: Vela 1950: Violoncelle 1951: 1952: Worden 1953: Savoyard 1954: Clochard 1955: Mahan 1956: Arcadius 1957: Thila 1958: Tombeur 1959: Blue Net 1960: Astana 1961: Carteret 1962: Arcor 1963: Nyrcos 1964: Timmy Lad 1965: Hammam 1966: Pasquin 1967: Bagdad 1968: Zamazaan 1969: Karabas 1970: Armos 1971: Ex Libris 1972: Monsieur D 1973: Recupere 1974: Kamaraan 1975: Kamaraan 1976: On My Way 1977: Monseigneur
See also List of French flat horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1893 – this race is included under its original title, Prix du Conseil Municipal.
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