The Prix du Petit Couvert is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

History The event was originally held at Chantilly, and it is named after a crossroads in Chantilly Forest. It was established in 1867, and was initially an 800-metre race for horses aged two or older. It was run in the second half of October.

The Prix du Petit Couvert was staged at Longchamp in 1880, and extended to 1,000 metres in 1881. It took place at Longchamp again in 1900.

Longchamp became the race's usual venue in 1907, and from this point its distance was 1,100 metres. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918. It reverted to 1,000 metres in 1921.

The Prix du Petit Couvert was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. It was held at Maisons-Laffitte in 1943 and Le Tremblay in 1944.

The race was closed to two-year-olds and switched to September in 2002. It now serves as a trial for the following month's Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins): Fine Art – 1944, 1945, 1946 Repertory – 2000, 2001, 2003

Leading jockey (7 wins): Roger Poincelet – Fine Art (1944, 1945, 1946), Damnos (1948), Palariva (1956), L'Epinay (1960, 1962) Yves Saint-Martin – La Sega (1961), Texanita (1963), Silver Shark (1965), Sun Sun (1968), Manjam (1979), Park Romeo (1981), Bold Apparel (1983)

Leading trainer (9 wins): François Mathet – Reinata (1955), Edellic (1958, 1959), La Sega (1961), Texanita (1963, 1964), Silver Shark (1965), Sun Sun (1968), Moubariz (1974)

Leading owner (7 wins): Edmond Blanc – La Negligente (1889), Fantasia (1891), Manitou (1897), Mauvezin (1899), Caius (1902), Fils du Vent (1909), Porte Maillot (1911)

Winners since 1980 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1980 Greenway 2 Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer 1981 Park Romeo 5 Yves Saint-Martin Herbert Cohn Leonie McNitt 1982 Kind Music 3 Freddy Head Robert Collet Bendar bin M. Al Kabir 1:01.20 1983 Bold Apparel 3 Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet Owen Helman 1984 Parioli 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Danny Arnold 1985 Miss Stanford 4 Tony Ives Börje Olsson Elizabeth Thurdin 1986 Parioli 5 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Danny Arnold 1987 Sizzling Melody 3 Richard Hills Lord John FitzGerald Mary Watt 1988 Canango 4 Guy Guignard Michael Stoute Etti Plesch 0:59.60 1989 Lugana Beach 3 Steve Cauthen David Elsworth Ray Richards 0:56.40 1990 Run and Gun 2 Cash Asmussen Robert Collet Ecurie Promethee 1:02.40 1991 Ski Chief 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Zenya Yoshida 0:59.90 1992 Wixon 2 Freddy Head François Boutin Allen Paulson 1:00.90 1993 Lavinia Fontana 4 Frankie Dettori Con Collins Cyril Humphris 1:01.50 1994 Millyant 4 Cash Asmussen Rae Guest Chris Mills 0:59.80 1995 Millyant 5 Cash Asmussen Rae Guest Chris Mills 0:56.90 1996 Don't Worry Me 4 Alain Junk Guy Henrot Jean-François Gribomont 0:57.40 1997 Hever Golf Rose 6 Cash Asmussen Joe Naughton Hever Racing Club 0:59.30 1998 Bishops Court 4 Jimmy Fortune Lynda Ramsden David Brotherton 1:03.40 1999 Manzor 2 Olivier Peslier Xavier Nakkachdji Daniel Wildenstein 1:00.60 2000 Repertory 7 Richard Hughes Malcolm Saunders Malcolm Saunders 0:59.40 2001 Repertory 8 Fergus Sweeney Malcolm Saunders Malcolm Saunders 1:00.90 2002 Ziria 3 Dominique Boeuf Carlos Laffon-Parias Leonidas Marinopoulos 0:56.60 2003 Repertory 10 Tom McLaughlin Malcolm Saunders Malcolm Saunders 0:56.90 2004 Pivotal Point 4 Frankie Dettori Peter Makin Ray Bernard 0:56.50 2005 Nipping 3 Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet Richard Strauss 0:55.50 2006 Majestic Missile 5 Christophe Soumillon William Haggas Flying Tiger Partnership 0:56.00 2007 Tax Free 5 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls Ian Hewitson 0:55.80 2008 Only Answer 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Wertheimer et Frère 0:56.30 2009 War Artist 6 Olivier Peslier James Eustace Rupert Plersch 0:56.50 2010 Swiss Diva 4 Ioritz Mendizabal David Elsworth Lordship Stud 0:57.50 2011 Prohibit 6 Jim Crowley Robert Cowell Dasmal / Rix / Barr et al. 0:55.35 2012 Monsieur Joe 5 Olivier Peslier Robert Cowell Helen Checkley 0:56.35 2013(dh) MirzaDibajj 63 William BuickAntoine Hamelin Rae GuestAlain de Royer-Dupré Chris MillsA Al Maddah 0:58.40 2014 Mirza 7 Frankie Dettori Rae Guest Chris Mills 0:55.68 2015 Move In Time 7 Daniel Tudhope David O´Meara A Turton, J Blackburn & R Bond 0:57.30 2016 Just Glamorous 3 Pierre-Charles Boudot Ronald Harris Robert & Nina Bailey 0:56.30 2017 Lady Macapa 4 Luke Morris Clive Cox Michael Johnson & John Law 0:59.89 2018 Tantheem 3 Aurelien Lemaitre Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:56.20 2019 Glass Slippers 3 Tom Eaves Kevin Ryan Bearstone Stud 0:55.77 2020 Air de Valse 4 Ronan Thomas Corine Barande-Barbe Corine Barande-Barbe 0:55.34 2021 Berneuil 4 Christophe Soumillon Carlos Lerner Antoine Gilibert 0:56.34 2022 Berneuil 5 Ronan Thomas Carlos & Yann Lerner Antoine Gilibert 0:56.30 2023 Coeur De Pierre 7 Tony Piccone Mauricio Delcher Sanchez Ecurie Pandora Racing & A Mouknass 0:54.83 2024 Pradaro 9 Aurelien Lemaitre Sofie Lanslots Stal Vie En Rose 0:57.24

Earlier winners

1867: 1868: Manette 1869: Mademoiselle de Fligny 1870: Viva 1871: Le Monde 1872: 1873: 1874: Saltimbanque 1875: Marmiton 1876: Pensacola 1877: Pensacola 1878: Virginie 1879: Mademoiselle Mars 1880: Belgirate 1881: Pistache 1882: Ontario 1883: 1884: Metropole 1885: Artois 1886: Entrechat 1887: Modiste 1888: Master Albert 1889: La Negligente 1890: Paradisia 1891: Fantasia 1892: 1893: Sylphine 1894: 1895: 1896: Aunt Minie 1897: Manitou 1898: 1899: Mauvezin 1900: Wilhelmina 1901: Limousin 1902: Caius 1903: 1904: Morning Dew 1905: 1906: Syphon 1907: Princess Margaret 1908: Prestissimo 1909: Fils du Vent 1910: Garance 1911: Porte Maillot 1912: Amadou / Radial * 1913: La Malfiera 1914–18: no race 1919: La Chiffa 1920: Maskara 1921: Honeysuckle 1922: Sir Gallahad 1923: Heldifann 1924: Niceas 1925: Mackwiller 1926: Addis Ababa 1927: Gerbert 1928: Echappade 1929: Clarawood 1930: Democratie 1931: Epitaphe 1932: Faria 1933: Shining Tor 1934: Bao Dai 1935: Limac 1936: Ethiopie 1937: Aziyade 1938: Iskandar 1939–40: no race 1941: Wigombirou 1942: Dogat 1943: Wigombirou 1944: Fine Art 1945: Fine Art 1946: Fine Art 1947: Solina 1948: Damnos 1949: 1950: 1951: Pareo 1952: Pierrot Bleu 1953: Vamarie 1954: Vamarie 1955: Reinata 1956: Palariva 1957: 1958: Edellic 1959: Edellic 1960: L'Épinay 1961: La Sega 1962: L'Épinay 1963: Texanita 1964: Texanita 1965: Silver Shark 1966: Yours 1967: Yours 1968: Sun Sun 1969: Pentathlon 1970: Calahorra 1971: Deep Diver 1972: Rambling Rose 1973: D'Urberville 1974: Moubariz 1975: Realty 1976: Girl Friend 1977: Girl Friend 1978: Polyponder 1979: Manjam

* The 1912 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also List of French flat horse races

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