The Prix de Ris-Orangis is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Maisons-Laffitte over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
History The event was established in 1970, and it was initially called the Prix d'Évry. It was named after a new racecourse under construction at Évry. The first running was held at Saint-Cloud. It was originally a 1,600-metre race for horses aged four or older, and it took place in early spring.
The Prix d'Évry was transferred to Maisons-Laffitte and given Group 3 status in 1971.
The race moved to Évry when the venue opened in 1973. At this point it was renamed after Ris-Orangis, a commune in which part of the racecourse was situated.
The Prix de Ris-Orangis was cut to 1,200 metres, switched to July and opened to three-year-olds in 1987. It was transferred to Deauville in 1997.
The race was staged at Maisons-Laffitte in 2006. It returned to Deauville in 2007, moved back to Maisons-Laffitte in 2009 and was run at Deauville again in 2013 and 2014 before returning to Maisons-Laffitte in 2015.
Records Most successful horse (3 wins): El Rastro – 1974, 1975, 1976
Leading jockey (4 wins): Yves Saint-Martin – El Rastro (1974, 1975), Nadjar (1980), Naishakar (1984)
Leading trainer (4 wins): Angel Penna – Gift Card (1973), El Rastro (1974, 1975, 1976) Alain de Royer-Dupré – Naishakar (1984), Tiza (2007, 2009), War Artist (2010) André Fabre – Wedding of the Sea (1992), Diffident (1995), Time Prisoner (2011), Lockwood (2012)
Leading owner (5 wins): Godolphin – Time Prisoner (2011), Lockwood (2012), Rosa Imperial (2017), Inns of Court (2018), Royal Crusade (2020)
Winners since 1978 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1978 Sanedtki 4 Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb B. Zimmerman 1:48.50 1979 El Muleta 4 Freddy Head François Boutin Antonio Boesso 1:46.10 1980 Nadjar 4 Yves Saint-Martin Aage Paus Gunnar Schjelderup 1981 Hilal 5 Alfred Gibert Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok 1:39.30 1982 Big John 4 Alain Lequeux E. Chevalier du Fau John Michael 1:39.50 1983 Princes Gate 6 Trevor Rogers Harry Thomson Jones Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:51.80 1984 Naishakar 5 Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1:43.20 1985 Truculent 4 Freddy Head Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 1:39.60 1986 Vertige 4 Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 1:52.70 1987 Handsome Sailor 4 Ron Quinton Barry Hills Robert Sangster 1:08.55 1988 Export Price 4 Freddy Head Pascal Bary Ecurie I. M. Fares 1:12.77 1989 Cricket Ball 6 Gérald Mossé John Fellows Robin Scully 1:10.87 1990 Ron's Victory 3 Tony Cruz Alain Falourd Jerry Moss 1:08.73 1991 Divine Danse 3 Guy Guignard Criquette Head Ecurie Åland 1:10.43 1992 Wedding of the Sea 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:10.69 1993 Three for Fantasy 3 Olivier Peslier Nicolas Clément Anne de Contades 1:11.19 1994 West Man 3 Sylvain Guillot Robert Collet Henri Chalhoub 1:09.87 1995 Diffident 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:13.79 1996 Miesque's Son 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Niarchos Family 1:09.23 1997 Monaassib 6 Daragh O'Donohoe Ed Dunlop Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:09.80 1998 Keos 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Niarchos Family 1:10.60 1999 Keos 5 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Niarchos Family 1:11.10 2000 Gorse 5 Gérald Mossé Henry Candy Girsonfield Ltd 1:12.60 2001 Sartorial 5 Seb Sanders Peter Makin Gretta Sarfaty Marchant 1:10.60 2002 Zipping 3 Davy Bonilla Robert Collet Richard Strauss 1:09.40 2003 Swedish Shave 5 Thierry Jarnet Richard Gibson Sten Thynell 1:08.90 2004 The Trader 6 Fergus Sweeney Michael Blanshard Caroline Ward 1:10.70 2005 Striking Ambition 5 Thierry Thulliez Roger Charlton Peter Webb 1:09.30 2006 Presto Shinko 5 Thierry Thulliez Richard Hannon Sr. Tony Everett 1:11.70 2007 Tiza 5 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré James Atkinson 1:11.20 2008 Mariol 5 Sébastien Maillot Robert Collet Vidal Family 1:10.60 2009 Tiza 7 Dominique Boeuf Alain de Royer-Dupré Jean-Claude Seroul 1:11.20 2010 War Artist 7 Olivier Peslier Alain de Royer-Dupré Rupert Plersch 1:11.60 2011 Time Prisoner 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Godolphin 1:10.40 2012 Lockwood 3 Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Godolphin 1:11.21 2013 Abu Sidra 4 Christophe Soumillon Jean-François Bernard Mubarak Al Naemi 1:10.69 2014 Thawaany 4 Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:09.65 2015 Son Cesio 4 Fabrice Veron Henri-Alex Pantall Yves Borotra 1:10.80 2016 Damila 3 Cristian Demuro Henri-Alex Pantall Pierre Pasquiou 1:10.50 2017 Rosa Imperial 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:09.72 2018 Inns of Court 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:10.55 2019 King Malpic 6 Olivier Peslier Thierry Lemer Emilie Lafeu 1:11.10 2020 Royal Crusade 3 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:10.32 2021 Ocean 3 Theo Bachelot Stephan Cerulis Trois Mille 1:09.96 2022 Garrus 6 Ryan Moore Charles Hills Mrs Susan Roy 1:08.98 2023 Spycatcher 5 Clifford Lee Karl Burke Highclere T'Bredracing-Adriana Zaefferer 1:10.77 2026 Mise En Boite 4 Anthony Crastus Xavier Blanchet Haras De Saint-Voir 1:08:78
Earlier winners
1970: Prince Regent 1971: Dictus 1972: Etoile Lointaine 1973: Gift Card 1974: El Rastro 1975: El Rastro 1976: El Rastro 1977: Mittainvilliers
See also List of French flat horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1970 – this race is included under its original title, Prix d'Évry.
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