The Prix Ferdinand Dufaure is a Group 1 steeplechase in France which is open to four-year-old horses. It is run at Auteuil over a distance of 4,100 metres (about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May.
The event is named in memory of Ferdinand Dufaure, a former committee member of the Société des Steeple-Chases de France, who died in 1947. It was first run in 1951, and its distance was initially set at 4,500 metres. This was cut to 3,800 metres in 1953. The race was added to Auteuil's summer program in 1961, when another event, the Prix Maurice Gillois, was moved to the autumn. The length of the Prix Ferdinand Dufaure was frequently modified in the late 1960s and early 1970s, before a more settled period over 4,400 metres began in 1973. The present distance, 4,100 metres, was introduced in 1986.
The Prix Ferdinand Dufaure is the main trial for November's Prix Maurice Gillois (Grand Steeple-Chase des Quatre Ans), which is the championship race for four-year-old steeplechasers in France. Six horses have won both events, most recently Oculi in 2008. The runner-up in the 2007 Prix Ferdinand Dufaure, Master Minded, subsequently became a champion two-mile chaser in England.
Records Leading jockey (6 wins): Christophe Pieux – Kizitca (1996), Valdance (1998), Bonbon Rose (2005), Or Noir de Somoza (2006), Remember Rose (2007), Rubi Ball (2009)
Leading trainer (6 wins): Jacques Ortet – Oblat (1983), Guchen (1985), Frappeuse (1988), Kizitca (1996), Valdance (1998), Rubi Ball (2009)
Leading owner (3 wins): (includes part ownership) Julien Décrion – Ki Ta Dai (1954), Morgex (1968), Biron (1970) Sean Mulryan – Cyrlight (2004), Bonbon Rose (2005), Or Noir de Somoza (2006) Magalen Bryant - Turgot (2001), Saint du Chenet (2010), Whetstone (2018)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner 1951 Bremontier Roger Obry Arthur Bates Edouard Gugenheim 1952 Lord Boby René Beche Henri Brierre A. Chiaverini 1953 Carpaccio Claude Maire Pierre Pelat Simone Del Duca 1954 Ki Ta Dai Pierre Delfarguiel André Adèle Julien Décrion 1955 Bonosnap Jacques Fabre Georges Pelat Antonin Mourrut 1956 Porte Fanion Claude Maire Arthur Bates Edouard Gugenheim 1957 Reine des Landes Jean Bourges Georges Pelat Mrs Georges Pelat 1958 Reymio Roger Obry Noël Pelat Georges Rouquie 1959 Bustier Maurice Prod'homme André Adèle André Adèle 1960 Gigoletto Yves Daniel Léon Gaumondy E. Labreveux 1961 Artus II Marcel Maschio Christian Doumen Fernand Buret 1962 Atomium Pierre Biancone Noël Pelat Comte de Monteynard 1963 Gerardmer Claude Deleuze Maurice d'Okhuysen Comte René de Rivaud 1964 Bazouka II Georges Hamon René Sirvain Jean Seguinotte 1965 Pavillon Gérard Boeuf Antoine Monnat A. Baguenault de Puchesse 1966 Prime Jacques Geneau Pierre Pelat Comte L. de Kerouara 1967 Taverne Christian Mahé Arthur Bates Raphaël Hakim 1968 Morgex Jean-Paul Ciravegna André Adèle Julien Décrion 1969 Francion Jean-Jacques Declercq Pierre Biancone Marcel Le Masson 1970 Biron Jean-Paul Ciravegna André Adèle Julien Décrion 1971 Firebird Alain Grimaux Arthur Bates Roger Mouly 1972 Xochimil J. P. Pirodon Hubert d'Aillières M. des Roches de Chassay 1973 Incantado Pierre Costes Georges Pelat Daniel Wildenstein 1974 Grey Rabbit Jean-Jacques Declercq Jacques Geneau Hilaire Spiers 1975 Vieux Yor Hervé Corfdir Willie Kalley Mrs Dick Kalley 1976 Seventh Heaven Jacques Morin Bernard Sécly Lawrence M. Gelb 1977 Moncourt Hervé Corfdir Marcel Maschio Georges Sebaoun 1978 Tanlas Claude Dugast Léon Sansson A. Sansson 1979 Lapo d'Or Denis Leblond Jean-Paul Gallorini Giuseppe Campanella 1980 Gelas Bernard Gauthier Jack Barbe Mrs Michel Maréchal 1981 Bruges François Primel Robert Collet Jim Mullion 1982 Lou Pescadou (DH) Denis Bailliez Jack Barbe Mrs Jean Muller 1982 Salute (DH) François Primel Robert Collet Mrs Daniel Bertrand 1983 Oblat Alain Chelet Jacques Ortet Mrs Aime Laveyron 1984 Doelan Jean-Yves Artu Yann-Marie Porzier René Aebischer 1985 Guchen Diego Roussel Jacques Ortet Mrs Francis Loizon 1986 Nestor Burma Denis Leblond Gérard Collet Sylvain Chouraqui 1987 Katko Jean-Yves Beaurain Bernard Sécly Pierre de Montesson 1988 Frappeuse Bruno Jollivet Jacques Ortet Henri Georgel 1989 Tito l'Effronte Franck Smeulders Jean Dasque Jean Dasque 1990 Ucello II Adam Kondrat François Doumen Marquesa de Moratalla 1991 As des Carres Loïc Manceau Jean Dasque Claude Cohen 1992 Old River Jean-Pierre Godet A. Sagot Claude Cohen 1993 Earl Grant Jean-Yves Beaurain Bernard Sécly Bernard Boutboul 1994 Parika Philippe Sourzac Guillaume Macaire Alain Ranson 1995 Ytalsa Royale Cyrille Gombeau Bernard Barbier Gilbert Gallot 1996 Kizitca Christophe Pieux Jacques Ortet Peter Baumgartner 1997 Vieux Beaufai Pierre Bigot Frédéric Danloux Ecurie Siklos 1998 Valdance Christophe Pieux Jacques Ortet Naji Pharaon 1999 Arlas Stéphane Massinot Thierry Civel Ecurie Centrale 2000 Boisnoir Pascal Marsac Guy Chérel Daniel Wildenstein 2001 Turgot Dominique Bressou J. Bertran de Balanda Bryant / Jackson 2002 Karly Flight Philippe Sourzac Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé Patrick Boiteau 2003 Ice Mood Philippe Sourzac Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé Jean-Michel Bazire 2004 Cyrlight Philippe Sourzac Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé Sean Mulryan 2005 Bonbon Rose Christophe Pieux Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé Sean Mulryan 2006 Or Noir de Somoza Christophe Pieux Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé Sean Mulryan 2007 Remember Rose Christophe Pieux Jean-Paul Gallorini Ernst Iten 2008 Oculi Dean Gallagher François-Marie Cottin Detré / Filliette 2009 Rubi Ball Christophe Pieux Jacques Ortet Mrs Patrick Papot 2010 Saint du Chenet Régis Schmidlin Marcel Rolland Magalen Bryant 2011 Grand Charly Sylvain Dehez Thierry Civel Jean-Paul Sénéchal 2012 Teejay Flying Alain de Chitray Thomas Trapenard Fernando Pereira 2013 Storm of Saintly Vincent Cheminaud Guillaume Macaire Jeannot Andt 2014 Fleur D'Ainay Jacques Ricou Philippe Peltier Mme Patrick Papot 2015 Kotkikova Jacques Ricou Jean-Paul Gallorini Ecurie Montesson 2016 Punch Nantais Bertrand Lestrade Guillaume Macaire D Allard & F Turek 2017 Srehlighonn Gaeten Masure Francois Nicolle Simon Munir, Isaac Souede & Francois Nicolle 2018 Whetstone Bertrand Lestrade Guillaume Macaire Magalen O Bryant 2019 Goliath du Berlais Bertrand Lestrade Guillaume Macaire Stephane Szwarc, Haras d'Etreham & Palmyr Racing 2020 Gardons Le Sourire Clement Lefebvre Gabriel Leenders Haras De Saint-Voir 2021 Le Listrac Lucas Zuliani Francois Nicolle Sarl Carion E M M 2022 Altesse Du Berlais Baptiste Le Clerc Hector de Lageneste and Guillaume Macaire G Caggiula, G Luyckx Et Al 2023 Juntos Ganamos Felix de Giles David Cottin Margaux Cottin 2024 Kolokico Nicolas Gauffenic Emmanuel Clayeux Lord Daresbury, Ecurie Mme Jacques Cypres & Nicolas Cypres
See also List of French jump horse races
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galop.courses-france.com: 1951–1979, 1980–present
france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Ferdinand Dufaure. pedigreequery.com – Prix Ferdinand Dufaure – Auteuil.