The Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, formerly the Grand Critérium, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.

It is France's oldest and most prestigious event for juvenile horses. It is the country's equal richest race for this age group, along with the Prix Morny. Each has a current purse of €400,000.

History The event was established in 1853, and it was originally called the Grand Critérium. It was initially contested over 1,500 metres at Chantilly. It was transferred to Longchamp in 1857, and extended to 1,600 metres in 1864. It was not run in 1870, because of the Franco-Prussian War.

The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918. A substitute event called the Critérium des Deux Ans was staged at Maisons-Laffitte in 1918.

The Grand Critérium was cancelled in 1939 and 1940, due to World War II. On the second occasion it was substituted by a race at Auteuil, again titled the Critérium des Deux Ans. It was held at Le Tremblay in 1943 and 1944.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Grand Critérium was classed at the highest level, Group 1. For a period it took place in mid-October. It was brought forward to the Saturday of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend in 1989, and returned to its previous schedule in 1995.

France Galop, the governing body of French horse racing, restructured its program of Group 1 juvenile races in 2001. The Grand Critérium was cut to 1,400 metres and moved to the same day as the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The latter event is traditionally held on the first Sunday in October. The distance was increased to 1,600 metres again in 2015 and dropped back to 1,400 in 2020 as part of a two-year trial.

The race was given its present title in 2003, in memory of Jean-Luc Lagardère (1928–2003). Lagardère was a successful racehorse owner/breeder and a former president of France Galop.

The Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2011. The winner now earns an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

Records Leading jockey (6 wins): George Stern – Vinicius (1902), Ob (1903), Val d'Or (1904), Ouadi Halfa (1906), Durban (1920), Clavieres (1923) Roger Poincelet – Ambiorix (1948), Cosmos (1951), Tiepoletto (1958), Right Royal (1960), Hula Dancer (1962), Yelapa (1968)

Leading trainer (11 wins): Henry Jennings – Miss Cath (1855), Duchess (1856), Isabella (1860), Stradella (1861), Czar (1865), Revigny (1871), Jonquille (1875), Jongleur (1876), Mantille (1877), Basilique (1879), The Condor (1884)

Leading owner (10 wins): Susan Magnier - Second Empire (1997), Ciro (1999), Rock of Gibraltar (2001), Hold That Tiger (2002), Oratorio (2004), Horatio Nelson (2005), Holy Roman Empire (2006), Happily (2017), Camille Pissarro (2024), Puerto Rico (2025)

Winners since 1969 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1969 Breton Lester Piggott Mick Bartholomew Peter Butler 1:42.00 1970 My Swallow Lester Piggott Paul Davey David Robinson 1:43.20 1971 Hard to Beat Bill Pyers Richard Carver Jr. S. Sokolov 1:41.10 1972 Satingo Henri Samani Alec Head Germaine Wertheimer 1:44.60 1973 Bill Pyers Maurice Zilber Nelson Bunker Hunt 1:39.70 1974 Mariacci Gérard Rivases J. M. de Choubersky Guy de Rothschild 1:46.20 1975 Manado Philippe Paquet François Boutin Souren Vanian 1:40.40 1976 Blushing Groom Henri Samani François Mathet HH Aga Khan IV 1:44.70 1977 Super Concorde Philippe Paquet François Boutin Walter Haefner 1:43.90 1978 Irish River Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Mrs Raymond Adès 1:39.00 1979 Dragon Alain Goldsztejn Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok 1:41.30 1980 Recitation Greville Starkey Guy Harwood Anthony Bodie 1:44.20 1981 Green Forest Alfred Gibert Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok 1:46.20 1982 Saint Cyrien Freddy Head Criquette Head Ghislaine Head 1:46.50 1983 Treizieme Gérard Dubroeucq Maurice Zilber Thomas Tatham 1:38.80 1984 Alydar's Best Christy Roche David O'Brien Alan Clore 1:49.00 1985 Femme Elite Alain Lequeux Maurice Zilber Serge Fradkoff 1:40.00 1986 Danishkada Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1:40.70 1987 Fijar Tango Alfred Gibert Georges Mikhalidès Mahmoud Fustok 1:45.20 1988 Kendor Maurice Philipperon Raymond Touflan Adolf Bader 1:40.80 1989 Jade Robbery Cash Asmussen André Fabre Zenya Yoshida 1:40.60 1990 Hector Protector Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:41.10 1991 Arazi Gérald Mossé François Boutin Allen Paulson 1:41.40 1992 Tenby Pat Eddery Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah 1:46.90 1993 Lost World Olivier Peslier Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 1:45.90 1994 Goldmark Sylvain Guillot André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:43.40 1995 Loup Solitaire Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:37.60 1996 Revoque John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam Robert Sangster 1:37.70 1997 Second Empire Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier 1:47.70 1998 Way of Light Cash Asmussen Pascal Bary Niarchos Family 1:52.50 1999 Ciro Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier 1:50.50 2000 Okawango Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:41.80 2001 Rock of Gibraltar Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Ferguson / Magnier 1:22.90 2002 Hold That Tiger Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier 1:20.40 2003 American Post Richard Hughes Criquette Head-Maarek Khalid Abdullah 1:24.50 2004 Oratorio Jamie Spencer Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor 1:19.30 2005 Horatio Nelson Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Nagle 1:20.60 2006 Holy Roman Emperor Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier 1:18.60 2007 Rio de la Plata Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:21.50 2008 Naaqoos Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:18.40 2009 Siyouni Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1:19.50 2010 Wootton Bassett Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey Brady / Cosmic Cases 1:23.00 2011 Dabirsim Frankie Dettori Christophe Ferland Simon Springer 1:19.85 2012 Olympic Glory Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani 1:25.73 2013 Karakontie Stéphane Pasquier Jonathan Pease Niarchos family 1:22.97 2014 Full Mast Thierry Thulliez Criquette Head-Maarek Khalid Abdullah 1:20.11 2015 Ultra Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:37.27 2016 National Defense Pierre-Charles Boudot Criquette Head-Maarek Sun Bloodstock Sarl 1:35.53 2017 Happily Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor / Smith 1:38.51 2018 Royal Marine Oisin Murphy Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:39.10 2019 Victor Ludorum Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:44.15 2020 Sealiway Mickael Barzalona Frederic Rossi Haras de La Gousserie & Guy Pariente 1:23.49 2021 Angel Bleu Frankie Dettori Ralph Beckett Marc Chan 1:24.57 2022 Belbek Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Nurlan Bizakov 1:22.98 2023 Rosallion Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 1:18.23 2024 Camille Pissarro Christophe Soumillon Aidan O'BrienTabor, Smith, Magnier & Brant 1:20.58 2025 Puerto Rico Christophe Soumillon Aidan O'Brien Magnier, Tabor & Smith 1:21.53 2026 Amusingly Colin Keane Francis-Henri Graffard Juddmonte 1:19.40

Earlier winners

1853: Celebrity 1854: Allez y Gaiement 1855: Miss Cath 1856: Duchess 1857: Tonnerre des Indes 1858: Nuncia 1859: Mon Etoile 1860: Isabella 1861: Stradella 1862: Damier 1863: Sonchamp 1864: Le Bearnais 1865: Czar 1866: Montgoubert 1867: Le Sarrazin 1868: Mademoiselle de Fligny 1869: Sornette 1870: no race 1871: Revigny 1872: Franc Tireur 1873: Fideline 1874: Perplexe 1875: Jonquille 1876: Jongleur 1877: Mantille 1878: Swift 1879: Basilique 1880: Perplexite 1881: Vigilant 1882: Vernet 1883: Fra Diavolo 1884: The Condor 1885: Alger 1886: Frapotel 1887: Stuart 1888: May Pole 1889: Cromatella 1890: Reverend 1891: Rueil 1892: Marly 1893: Dolma Baghtche 1894: Le Sagittaire 1895: Hero 1896: Roxelane 1897: Cazabat 1898: Holocauste 1899: Ramadan 1900: Eryx 1901: Le Mandinet 1902: Vinicius 1903: Ob 1904: Val d'Or 1905: Prestige 1906: Ouadi Halfa 1907: Sauge Pourpree 1908: Golden Sky 1909: Uriel 1910: Faucheur 1911: Montrose 1912: Ecouen 1913: Le Grand Pressigny 1914–18: no race 1919: Odol 1920: Durban 1921: Kefalin 1922: Epinard 1923: Clavieres 1924: Ptolemy 1925: Dorina 1926: Flamant 1927: Kantar 1928: Amorina 1929: Godiche 1930: Indus 1931: La Bourrasque 1932: Pantalon 1933: Brantôme 1934: Pampeiro 1935: Mistress Ford 1936: Teleferique 1937: Gossip 1938: Turbulent 1939–40: no race 1941: Martia / Nosca 1942: Caravelle 1943: Priam 1944: Taiaut 1945: Nirgal 1946: Clarion 1947: Rigolo 1948: Ambiorix 1949: Tantieme 1950: Sicambre 1951: Cosmos 1952: Dragon Blanc 1953: Le Geographe 1954: Beau Prince 1955: Apollonia 1956: Tyrone 1957: Bella Paola 1958: Tiepoletto 1959: Angers 1960: Right Royal 1961: Abdos 1962: Hula Dancer 1963: Neptunus 1964: Grey Dawn 1965: Soleil 1966: Silver Cloud 1967: Sir Ivor 1968: Yelapa

See also List of French flat horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1853 – this race is included under its original title, Grand Critérium.

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