The Prix Bertrand du Breuil is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

History The earliest version of the event was established at Chantilly in 1852. Its prize money was originally provided by the Chemin de Fer du Nord, a railway company in northern France and the race was titled the Prix de Chemin du Fer du Nord. The first running was a 1,200-metre flat race for two-year-olds, and in the following years it was a 2,400-metre event over hurdles. It reverted to being a flat race in 1856, when it became a 3,200-metre contest for horses aged three or older.

The Chemin de Fer du Nord continued to provide the total prize money until 1910. Thereafter, it contributed a partial amount each year until 1937. The funding discontinued when the regional railways merged to form the SNCF.

The present Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord was created in 1933, when its distance was cut to 1,400 metres. It was cancelled in 1940, and for the next two years it was held at Longchamp. It was run at Maisons-Laffitte in 1943, and was cancelled again in 1944. Another spell at Longchamp began in 1945.

The race was extended to 1,700 metres in 1950. It returned to Chantilly and reverted to 1,400 metres in 1955. The minimum age was raised to four in 1967, and the distance was increased to 1,600 metres in 1972.

The event was staged at Maisons-Laffitte in 1997 and 1998, and its current period at Chantilly began in 1999. It is now held on the same day as the Prix de Diane.

In 2013 the race was renamed in memory of Bertrand du Breuil (1926–2011), the last president of the Societe d'Encouragemment, forerunner of France Galop.

Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Menetrier – 1948, 1949 Spirito del Vento – 2007, 2008

Leading jockey (7 wins): Freddy Head – Apataki (1966), Regent Street (1969), My Friend Paul (1973), Rostov (1980), Big John (1982), Pluralisme (1984), Pink (1985)

Leading trainer (7 wins): André Fabre – Mill Native (1988), French Stress (1989), Kingsalsa (2000), Cacique (2005), Apsis (2006), Byword (2011), Fintry (2015)

Leading owner (4 wins): Khalid Abdullah – Cacique (2005), Apsis (2006), Byword (2011). Mainsail (2013)

Winners since 1981 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1981 Gosport 5 Jean-Claude Desaint J. C. Cunnington Jean Laborde 1982 Big John 4 Freddy Head E. Chevalier du Fau John Michael 1:38.80 1983 Pampabird 4 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Paul de Moussac 1984 Pluralisme 4 Freddy Head Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 1985 Pink 4 Freddy Head Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 1986 Sarab 5 Richard Quinn Paul Cole Fahd Salman 1987 Relasure 4 Tony Cruz Patrick Biancone Ecurie Jules Ouaki 1988 Mill Native 4 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Paul de Moussac 1:36.80 1989 French Stress 4 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Paul de Moussac 1:42.90 1990 Mister Sicy 4 Gérald Mossé Nicolas Clément Mrs Michael Cahan 1:37.70 1991 Goofalik 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond David Thompson 1:39.70 1992 As Que To 4 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Edgard Zorbibe 1:38.80 1993 Africanus 4 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 1:49.00 1994 Zabar 6 Frankie Dettori Jonathan Pease Gerald Leigh 1:36.90 1995 Kaldounevees 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Ecurie Chalhoub 1:37.00 1996 Nec Plus Ultra 5 Thierry Gillet Alain de Royer-Dupré Marquesa de Moratalla 1:39.30 1997 Perim 4 Guy Guignard Gérard-Alain Lièvre Gérard-Alain Lièvre 1:38.80 1998 Jim and Tonic 4 Gérald Mossé François Doumen John Martin 1:37.80 1999 Field of Hope 4 Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Grundy Bloodstock Ltd 1:41.40 2000 Kingsalsa 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:41.60 2001 Mahfooth 4 Thierry Jarnet Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:38.40 2002 Domedriver 4 Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary Niarchos Family 1:38.80 2003 Tripat 4 Thierry Jarnet Richard Gibson Ecurie J. L. Bouchard 1:37.50 2004 My Risk 5 Christophe Soumillon Jean-Marie Béguigné Roland Monnier 1:36.10 2005 Cacique 4 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:37.30 2006 Apsis 5 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:35.00 2007 Spirito del Vento 4 Kieren Fallon Jean-Marie Béguigné Luigi Ciampi 1:34.60 2008 Spirito del Vento 5 Olivier Peslier Jean-Marie Béguigné Luigi Ciampi 1:36.50 2009 Beacon Lodge 4 Gérald Mossé Clive Cox Mr & Mrs P. Hargreaves 1:34.87 2010 Fuisse 4 Christophe Lemaire Criquette Head-Maarek Haras du Quesnay 1:36.90 2011 Byword 5 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:36.76 2012 Vagabond Shoes 5 Stéphane Pasquier Yan Durepaire Javier Martinez Salmean 1:38.78 2013 Mainsail 4 Christophe Soumillon Pascal Bary Khalid Abdullah 1:41.94 2014 Pinturicchio 6 Anthony Crastus Élie Lellouche Julia Rusu 1:35.49 2015 Fintry 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:36.00 2016 Pas de Deux 6 Antoine Coutier Yasmin Almenrader Dirk Von Mitzlaff 1:37.64 2017 Taareef 4 Ioritz Mendizabal Jean-Claude Rouget Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:34.57 2018 Hunaina 4 Mickael Barzalona Henri-François Devin Trevor C Stewart 1:36.05 2019 Vintager 4 James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:36.74 2020 Pretreville 5 Cristian Demuro Pascal Bary Gerard Augustin-Normand 1:34.50 2021 Ecrivain 4 Maxime Guyon Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 1:36.11 2022 Djo Francais 4 Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget Joseph Lesguer 1:39.00 2026 Remmooz 4 Callum Rodriguez Owen Burrows Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:37:69

Earlier winners

1933: Dickens 1934: Rodosto 1935: Rarity 1936: Le Cyclone 1937: Republique 1938: Mandoline 1939: Earnest 1940: no race 1941: Thread 1942: Balthazar / Panipat * 1943: Fine Art 1944: no race 1945: Tango 1946: Vagabond 1947: Thiercelin 1948: Menetrier 1949: Menetrier 1950: Eppi d'Or 1951: Commando 1952: Norman 1953: Voltaire 1954: Fine Top 1955: Soleil Royal 1956: 1957: Renard 1958: 1959: 1960: Rina 1961: Galant Gaditan 1962: Cassis 1963: Hodell 1964: Nandou 1965: Present 1966: Apataki 1967: Village Square 1968: Calife 1969: Regent Street 1970: Irish Minstrel 1971: Joshua 1972: Etoile Lointaine 1973: My Friend Paul 1974: Ace of Aces 1975: Son of Silver 1976: Full of Hope 1977: Mittainvilliers 1978: Mad Captain 1979: Fils Prodigue 1980: Rostov

* The 1942 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also List of French flat horse races

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