The Prix d'Hédouville is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles) at Longchamp in May.

History The event is named in memory of Charles d'Hédouville (1809–1890), a long-serving member of the Société d'Encouragement. It was established in 1890, and was originally held at Chantilly. It was initially open to horses aged three or older and contested over 2,000 metres.

The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was staged at Longchamp in 1919 and 1920, and returned to Chantilly in 1921. It was cancelled in 1940, and took place at Le Tremblay in 1943 and 1944.

The event was extended to 2,400 metres in 1954, and cut to 1,800 metres the following year. Its original length was restored in 1957, and it reverted to 2,400 metres in 1962. It was discontinued in 1965.

The Prix d'Hédouville was relaunched as a three-year-olds' race in 1972. The first two editions were held at Longchamp, and the final running was at Chantilly in 1974.

The present format of the Prix d'Hédouville was introduced in 1978. From this point it was run at Longchamp, and restricted to horses aged four or older. It was given Group 3 status in 1985.

Records Most successful horse (2 wins):

Callistrate – 1894, 1895 Champaubert – 1897, 1898 Caius – 1904, 1905 Moulins la Marche – 1908, 1909 Nino – 1927, 1928 Djebel – 1941, 1942 Violoncelle – 1950, 1951 Robore – 1989, 1990 Allied Powers – 2010, 2012

Leading jockey (6 wins): Christophe Soumillon – Martaline (2003), Fracassant (2005), Bellamy Cay (2006), Ivory Land (2011), Spiritjim (2014), One Foot In Heaven (2016)

Leading trainer (10 wins): André Fabre – Luth Dancer (1988), Glorify (1991), First Magnitude (2000), Martaline (2003), Short Pause (2004), Fracassant (2005), Bellamy Cay (2006), Champs Elysees (2007), Not Just Swing (2008), Pirika (2013)

Leading owner (12 wins): Marcel Boussac – Ramus (1922), Zariba (1923), Irismond (1925), Goyescas (1933), Corrida (1936), Cillas (1939), Djebel (1941, 1942), Hierocles (1943), Ardan (1945), Narses (1947), Djeddah (1949)

Winners since 1979 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1979 Noir et Or 4 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Paul de Moussac 1980 Scorpio 4 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Gerry Oldham 1981 Lancastrian 4 Alain Lequeux David Smaga Sir Michael Sobell 1982 Gap of Dunloe 4 Serge Gorli Patrick Biancone Bob Demuyser 1983 Marasali 5 Alain Badel Olivier Douieb Serge Fradkoff 1984 Balitou 5 Walter Swinburn Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 1985 Darly 6 Freddy Head David Smaga Georges Blizniansky 1986 Baby Turk 4 Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré Anne-Marie d'Estainville 1987 Malakim 4 Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:33.40 1988 Luth Dancer 4 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Paul de Moussac 2:33.10 1989 Robore 4 Dominique Boeuf Noël Pelat Marquis de Geoffre 2:37.70 1990 Robore 5 Alfred Gibert Noël Pelat Marquis de Geoffre 2:42.40 1991 Glorify 4 Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:38.90 1992 Vert Amande 4 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Enrique Sarasola 2:39.40 1993 Sharp Counsel 4 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Francisco Guidotti 2:41.60 1994 Petit Loup 5 Freddy Head Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:39.60 1995 Tot ou Tard 5 Eric Saint-Martin Stéphane Wattel Ecurie Kura 2:51.80 1996 Percutant 5 Cash Asmussen David Smaga Thierry van Zuylen 2:33.90 1997 Steward 4 Sylvain Guillot Dominique Sépulchre Georges Coude 2:40.40 1998 Oa Baldixe 4 Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Francis Prat 2:42.60 1999 Persian Ruler 4 Sylvain Guillot Dominique Sépulchre Enrique Sarasola 2:34.30 2000 First Magnitude 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:52.60 2001 Bonnet Rouge 4 Olivier Peslier Élie Lellouche Frédéric Bianco 2:47.60 2002 Califet 4 Davy Bonilla Guy Chérel Enriquita Garcia-Gonzalez 2:30.80 2003 Martaline 4 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:30.40 2004 Short Pause 5 Gary Stevens André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:39.10 2005 Fracassant 4 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre HH Aga Khan IV 2:30.70 2006 Bellamy Cay 4 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:39.10 2007 Champs Elysees 4 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:30.80 2008 Not Just Swing 4 Johan Victoire André Fabre Thierry Storme 2:33.10 2009 Magadan 4 Anthony Crastus Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:29.80 2010 Allied Powers 5 Ioritz Mendizabal Michael Bell Fish / Ware 2:28.30 2011 Ivory Land 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Eduardo Fierro 2:36.70 2012 Allied Powers 7 Ioritz Mendizabal Michael Bell Fish / Ware 2:45.10 2013 Pirika 5 Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Teruya Yoshida 2:37.52 2014 Spiritjim 4 Christophe Soumillon Pascal Bary Hspirit 2:37.77 2015 Meleagros 6 Adrien Fouassier Alain Couetil Denis Gorse 2:41.77 2016 One Foot In Heaven 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Fair Salinia Ltd 2:34.16 2017 Tiberian 5 Olivier Peslier Alain Couetil Earl Haras du Logis 2:35.44 2018 Waldgeist 4 Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park 2:31.22 2019 Petit Fils 4 Theo Bachelot Jean-Pierre Gauvin Mathieu Offenstadt 2:38.41 no race 2020 2021 In Swoop 4 Olivier Peslier Francis-Henri Graffard Gestut Schlenderhan 2:36.81 2022 Mutabahi 4 Olivier Peslier Henri-Alex Pantall Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani 2:36.78 2023 Haya Zark 4 Christophe Soumillon Adrien Fouassier Odette Fau 2:42.35 2024 Goliath 4 Maxime Guyon Francis-Henri Graffard Philip Baron von Ullmann 2:51.36 2025 Arrow Eagle 4 Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget Mrs Waltraut Spanner 2:34.97 2026 Best Secret 4 Christophe Soumillon Stephane Wattel Wathnan Racing 2:32.90

Earlier winners

1890: Le Sancy 1891: Chalet 1892: Gouverneur 1893: Fra Angelico 1894: Callistrate 1895: Callistrate 1896: Le Justicier 1897: Champaubert 1898: Champaubert 1899: Gardefeu 1900: Multiplicateur 1901: Semendria 1902: Codoman 1903: La Camargo 1904: Caius 1905: Caius 1906: Prestige 1907: King James 1908: Moulins la Marche 1909: Moulins la Marche 1910: Radis Rose 1911: Italus 1912: Calvados III 1913: Wagram 1914: Sardanapale 1915–18: no race 1919: Mihran 1920: Caroly 1921: Viburnum 1922: Ramus 1923: Zariba 1924: Scaramouche 1925: Irismond 1926: Ptolemy 1927: Nino 1928: Nino 1929: Guy Fawkes 1930: Mysarch 1931: Roi de Trefle 1932: Macaroni 1933: Goyescas 1934: Rentenmark 1935: Rarity 1936: Corrida 1937: Sanguinetto 1938: Sylvanire 1939: Cillas 1940: no race 1941: Djebel 1942: Djebel 1943: Hierocles 1944: Un Gaillard 1945: Ardan 1946: 1947: Narses 1948: Tharsis 1949: Djeddah 1950: Violoncelle 1951: Violoncelle 1952: Gerocourt 1953: Cosmos / Skyrocket * 1954: Peppermint 1955: Marjolet 1956: Clairvoie 1957: Brisemaille 1958: Primesautier 1959: Super 1960: Elven 1961: Night and Day 1962: Sourire 1963: Rafai 1964: Le Vermontois 1965–71: no race 1972: Wanderer 1973: Kalpour 1974: Flushing 1975–77: no race 1978: Rex Magna ** </div> * The 1953 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.** Crow finished first in 1978, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.

See also List of French flat horse races

References

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