The Prix d'Harcourt is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Longchamp in April.
History The event is named in memory of Emmanuel d'Harcourt (1844–1928), a former president of the Société d'Encouragement. It was established in 1929, and was originally contested over 2,400 metres.
The Prix d'Harcourt was held at Auteuil in 1940, and at Maisons-Laffitte in 1943 and 1944. On the latter occasion its distance was 2,000 metres.
The race's distance was changed to 2,150 metres in 1946. It was cut to 2,100 metres in 1953, and to 2,000 metres in 1958. It reverted to 2,100 metres in 1961, and was extended to 2,200 metres in 1969.
The event was formerly staged a few weeks after the Prix Ganay. The dates of the two races were interchanged in 1971, and from this point the Prix d'Harcourt was run over 2,000 metres.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Amfortas – 1931, 1932 Djebel – 1941, 1942 Skalleti - 2021, 2022
Leading jockey (5 wins): Yves Saint-Martin – Regent (1960), Allez France (1974), Liloy (1976), Welsh Term (1983), Strawberry Road (1985) Maxime Guyon - Cutlass Bay (2010), Giofra (2012), Shaman (2020), Skalleti (2022), Zarakem (2024)
Leading trainer (10 wins): André Fabre – Saint Estephe (1986), Village Star (1988), Star Lift (1989), Creator (1990), Panoramic (1991), Freedom Cry (1995), Indian Danehill (2000), Manduro (2006), Cutlass Bay (2010), Cloth of Stars (2017)
Leading owner (6 wins): Daniel Wildenstein – Yelapa (1970), Allez France (1974), Liloy (1976), Grand Pavois (1987), Star Lift (1989), Freedom Cry (1995)
Winners since 1980 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1980 Three Troikas 4 Freddy Head Criquette Head Ghislaine Head 2:10.60 1981 Argument 4 Alain Lequeux Maurice Zilber Bruce McNall 2:14.50 1982 Lancastrian 5 Alain Lequeux David Smaga Sir Michael Sobell 2:13.10 1983 Welsh Term 4 Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet Owen Helman 2:21.20 1984 Lovely Dancer 4 Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb Jacki Clérico 2:17.30 1985 Strawberry Road 6 Yves Saint-Martin Patrick Biancone Ray Stehr 2:18.10 1986 Saint Estephe 4 Alfred Gibert André Fabre Yan Houyvet 2:11.60 1987 Grand Pavois 5 Tony Cruz Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 2:08.10 1988 Village Star 5 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Tony Richards 2:10.50 1989 Star Lift 5 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:10.10 1990 Creator 4 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:02.10 1991 Panoramic 4 Steve Cauthen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:05.80 1992 Fortune's Wheel 4 Mathieu Boutin Robert Collet Richard Strauss 2:10.40 1993 Marildo 6 Guy Guignard David Smaga David Smaga 2:07.70 1994 Urban Sea 5 Eric Saint-Martin Jean Lesbordes David Tsui 2:15.10 1995 Freedom Cry 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:12.10 1996 Valanour 4 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:02.60 1997 River Bay 4 Thierry Jarnet John Hammond Ecurie Chalhoub 2:03.20 1998 Astarabad 4 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:14.50 1999 Dark Moondancer 4 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Ben Arbib 2:09.70 2000 Indian Danehill 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Edouard de Rothschild 2:13.90 2001 Earlene 4 Gérald Mossé Henri-Alex Pantall Sheikh Mohammed 2:17.80 2002 Execute 5 Thierry Gillet John Hammond Ecurie Chalhoub 2:03.50 2003 Ana Marie 4 Christophe Soumillon Philippe Demercastel Ecurie Bader 2:03.10 2004 Vangelis 5 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Herbert Guy 2:02.60 2005 Delfos 4 Miguel Blancpain Carlos Laffon-Parias Leonidas Marinopoulos 2:13.20 2006 Manduro 4 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Georg von Ullmann 2:01.40 2007 Boris de Deauville 4 Yann Barberot Stéphane Wattel Bryant / Haegel 2:13.40 2008 Loup Breton 4 Christophe Lemaire Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:14.60 2009 Trincot 4 Stéphane Pasquier Philippe Demercastel Ecurie Bader 2:02.88 2010 Cutlass Bay 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Godolphin 2:03.86 2011 Planteur 4 Christophe Soumillon Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:04.30 2012 Giofra 4 Maxime Guyon Alain de Royer-Dupré Haras de la Perelle 2:01.35 2013 Maxios 5 Stéphane Pasquier Jonathan Pease Niarchos Family 2:04.48 2014 Smoking Sun 5 Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary Niarchos Family 2:01.96 2015 Al Kazeem 7 Ryan Moore Roger Charlton John Deer 2:10.02 2016 Garlingari 5 Stéphane Pasquier Corine Barande-Barbe Corine Barande-Barbe 2:07.03 2017 Cloth of Stars 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:58.77 2018 Air Pilot 9 Christophe Soumillon Ralph Beckett Lady Cobham 2:14.58 2019 Ghaiyyath 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:02.87 2020 Shaman 4 Maxime Guyon Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 2:06.68 2021 Skalleti 6 Gerald Mosse Jerome Reynier Jean-Claude Seroul 2:11.04 2022 Skalleti 7 Maxime Guyon Jerome Reynier Jean-Claude Seroul 2:08.73 2023 Simca Mille 4 Alexis Pouchin Stephane Wattel Haras De La Perelle & Stephane Wattel 2:03.39 2024 Zarakem 4 Maxime Guyon Jerome Reynier Ecurie Benaroussi Sofiane 2:14.39 2025 Map Of Stars 4 James Doyle Francis-Henri Graffard Wathnan Racing 2:05.202026Bright Picture5Maxime GuyonAndré FabreWertheimer et Frère2:04.29
Earlier winners
1929: Guy Fawkes 1930: Florio 1931: Amfortas 1932: Amfortas 1933: Taxodium 1934: Assuerus 1935: Mary Tudor 1936: Bouillon 1937: Le Duc 1938: Victrix 1939: Canot 1940: Ksar El Srir 1941: Djebel 1942: Djebel 1943: Tifinar 1944: Un Gaillard 1945: Priam 1946: Oubanghi 1947: Yong Lo 1948: Pearl Diver 1949: Goody 1950: Violoncelle 1951: Alizier 1952: Piqu'avant 1953: Faubourg 1954: Gerocourt 1955: Mahan 1956: Tropique 1957: Tapioca 1958: Tanerko 1959: Franc Luron 1960: Regent 1961: Drago 1962: Vienna 1963: Tang 1964: Trac 1965: Frontin 1966: Sigebert 1967: Cadmus 1968: Carmarthen 1969: Grandier 1970: Yelapa 1971: Caro 1972: Pistol Packer 1973: Toujours Pret 1974: Allez France 1975: Card King 1976: Liloy 1977: Kasteel 1978: Monseigneur 1979: Trillion </div>
See also List of French flat horse races
References
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