Prix Dollar
ClassGroup 2
Horse racePrix Dollar
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1905
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorQatar
Websitefrance-galop.com
Distance1,950 metres (1m 1¾f)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed[1]
QualificationThree-years-old and up[1]
Weight56 kg (3yo); 58 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
* since January 1[1]
Purse€200,000 (2021)
1st: €114,000

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The Prix Dollar is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,950 metres (about 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.

History

The event is named after Dollar, a successful racehorse and sire in the 19th century. It was established in 1905, and was initially contested over 3,500 metres in the autumn. It was moved to the spring and cut to 2,200 metres in 1909. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918.

In 1934, the race was titled the Prix du Centenaire to commemorate the centenary of the sport's main governing body at that time, the Société d'Encouragement. The Prix du Centenaire was a 2,100-metre handicap with a prize of 318,600 francs.

The Prix Dollar was cancelled from 1940 to 1943 because of World War II. It was staged at Le Tremblay with a distance of 2,150 metres in 1944 and 1945. For a period it was restricted to horses aged four or older.

The race was shortened to 2,000 metres in 1957, and extended to 2,250 metres in 1958. It reverted to 2,000 metres in 1960, and was held at Chantilly in 1965 and 1966. A new distance of 1,950 metres was introduced in 1969.

The Prix Dollar was run at Chantilly's Prix du Jockey Club meeting over 2,000 metres in 1986. It was switched to Longchamp's late September fixture in 1987. It was opened to three-year-olds and moved to the Saturday of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend in 1988. The latter race is traditionally held on the first Sunday of October.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Freddie Palmer – Priolo (1949), Flocon (1950), Violaine (1951), Montaval (1957), Javelot (1960), Fast Dip (1964)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • Percy Carter – Kiss Curl (1938), Le Temeraire (1939), Priolo (1949), Flocon (1950), Violaine (1951), Javelot (1960), Fast Dip (1964)
  • André Fabre – Al Nasr (1982), Mourtazam (1984), Creator (1989), Wiorno (1991), State Shinto (1999), Byword (2011), Fractional (2014)

Leading owner (5 wins):

  • Sheikh Mohammed – Creator (1989), Knifebox (1993), Flemensfirth (1995, 1996), State Shinto (1999)

Winners since 1974

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1974Margouillat4Gérard RivasesRobert de Mony-PajolPaul de Moussac2:02.80
1975Allez France5Yves Saint-MartinAngel PennaDaniel Wildenstein
1976Kasteel4Tony MurrayJ. M. de ChouberskyThierry van Zuylen2:05.90
1977Trepan5Philippe PaquetFrançois BoutinRodolph Schafer2:05.80
1978Trillion4Lester PiggottMaurice ZilberHunt / Stephenson1:59.90
1979Trillion5Lester PiggottMaurice ZilberHunt / Stephenson2:10.70
1980Northern Baby4Philippe PaquetFrançois BoutinAnne-Marie d'Estainville
1981P'tite Tete5Gérard DubroeucqGilles DelloyeAndré Desprez2:08.50
1982Al Nasr4Alfred GibertAndré FabreMoufid Dabaghi1:59.30
1983Welsh Term4Yves Saint-MartinRobert ColletOwen Helman2:03.00
1984Mourtazam6Pascal BodinAndré FabreMoufid Dabaghi2:08.00
1985Yashgan4Yves Saint-MartinAlain de Royer-DupréHH Aga Khan IV2:00.90
1986Iades4Freddy HeadFrançois BoutinNiccolò Incisa Rocchetta2:00.70
1987Takfa Yahmed4Alfred GibertMitri SalibaMahmoud Fustok2:04.60
1988Squill3Guy GuignardCriquette HeadEtti Plesch2:02.40
1989Creator3Cash AsmussenAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed2:04.10
1990Agent Bleu3Dominique BoeufÉlie LelloucheDaniel Wildenstein2:05.90
1991Wiorno3Thierry JarnetAndré FabreDaniel Wildenstein2:04.00
1992Sillery4Freddy HeadCriquette HeadGhislaine Head2:11.60
1993Knifebox5Michael RobertsJohn GosdenSheikh Mohammed2:07.70
1994Alderbrook5Paul EdderyJulie CecilErnie Pick2:04.60
1995Flemensfirth3Frankie DettoriJohn GosdenSheikh Mohammed2:07.80
1996Flemensfirth4Frankie DettoriJohn GosdenSheikh Mohammed2:07.70
1997Alhaarth4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:59.20
1998Insatiable5Olivier PeslierSir Michael StouteSir Evelyn de Rothschild2:07.70
1999State Shinto3Thierry JarnetAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed2:19.00
2000Slickly4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:59.30
2001Albarahin6Richard HillsMarcus TregoningHamdan Al Maktoum2:10.50
2002Dano-Mast6Olivier PeslierFlemming PoulsenComposit / Mosehøj2:01.60
2003Weightless3Thierry ThulliezPascal BaryKhalid Abdullah2:05.40
2004Touch of Land4Christophe LemaireHenri-Alex PantallGary Tanaka1:58.30
2005Touch of Land5Christophe LemaireHenri-Alex PantallGary Tanaka2:04.40
2006Soldier Hollow6Olivier PeslierPeter SchiergenGestüt Park Wiedingen1:59.40
2007Musical Way5Ronan ThomasPhilippe van de PoeleS. Constantinidis2:04.20
2008Trincot3Ioritz MendizabalPhilippe DemercastelEcurie Bader2:03.50
2009Pipedreamer5Dominique BoeufJohn GosdenCheveley Park Stud2:00.30
2010Cirrus des Aigles4Franck BlondelCorine Barande-BarbeJean-Claude Dupouy2:09.60
2011Byword5Maxime GuyonAndré FabreKhalid Abdullah2:00.41
2012Cirrus des Aigles6Olivier PeslierCorine Barande-BarbeJean-Claude Dupouy2:07.95
2013Cirrus des Aigles7Christophe SoumillonCorine Barande-BarbeJean-Claude Dupouy2:07.95
2014Fractional[a]5Raphael MarchelliAndré FabreGodolphin2:05.78
2015Free Port Lux4Thierry JarnetFreddy HeadOlivier Thomas1:59.58
2016Potemkin[b]5Eduardo PedrozaAndreas WöhlerAllofs / Fahrhof2:06.54
2017Garlingari[b]6Stéphane PasquierCorine Barande-BarbeCorine Barande-Barbe2:04.48
2018Alignement5Maxime GuyonCarlos Laffon-PariasWertheimer et Frère2:02.23
2019Skalleti4Pierre-Charles BoudotJerome ReynierJean-Claude Seroul2:06.56
2020Skalleti5Maxime GuyonJerome ReynierJean-Claude Seroul2:10.41
2021Dubai Honour3James DoyleWilliam HaggasMohamed Obaida2:08.14
2022Anmaat4Jim CrowleyOwen BurrowsShadwell Estate2:05.37
2023Horizon Dore3Mickael BarzalonaPatrice CottierGousserie Racing, Ecurie Du Sud Et Al1:59.86
2024Jayarebe3Sean LeveyBrian MeehanIraj Parvizi2:04.63
2025First Look4Mickael BarzalonaAndré FabreWathnan Racing2:05.61
  1. ^ Cirrus des Aigles finished first in 2014, but he was relegated to fifth place for interference
  2. ^ The 2016 & 2017 races took place at Chantilly while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
  3. ^ The 1907 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners

Earlier winners

  • 1905: Gouvernant
  • 1906: Kazbek
  • 1907: Eider / Procope[c]
  • 1908: Arga
  • 1909: Biniou
  • 1910: Sea Sick
  • 1911: Italus
  • 1912: Basse Pointe
  • 1913: El Tango
  • 1914: Mon Petiot
  • 1915–18: no race
  • 1919: Samourai
  • 1920: King's Cross
  • 1921: Zagreus
  • 1922: Zagreus
  • 1923: Grillemont
  • 1924: Premontre
  • 1925: Lotus Lily
  • 1926: Inaudi
  • 1927: Rialto
  • 1928: Bacchus
  • 1929: Renardine
  • 1930: Sulpicio
  • 1931: Picaflor
  • 1932: Tchang Ti
  • 1933: Bracken
  • 1934: Pulcherrimus
  • 1935: Amontillado
  • 1936: Cerealiste
  • 1937: Dilemne
  • 1938: Kiss Curl
  • 1939: Le Temeraire
  • 1940–43: no race
  • 1944: Alfaraz
  • 1945:
  • 1946: Kerlor
  • 1947: Hassan
  • 1948: Goody
  • 1949: Priolo
  • 1950: Flocon
  • 1951: Violaine
  • 1952: Free Man
  • 1953:
  • 1954: Marcilly
  • 1955: Le Geographe
  • 1956: Tribord
  • 1957: Montaval
  • 1958: Apostol
  • 1959: Hamanet
  • 1960: Javelot
  • 1961: Bondolfi
  • 1962: Bondolfi
  • 1963: Wild Hun
  • 1964: Fast Dip
  • 1965: Corfinio
  • 1966: Tajubena
  • 1967: Great Nephew
  • 1968: Grandier
  • 1969: Semillant
  • 1970: Priamos
  • 1971: Caro
  • 1972: Sharapour
  • 1973: Gift Card

See also

References

  1. ^ "Prix Dollar". The French Black Type. Retrieved 5 October 2018.