Prix Hocquart

The Prix Hocquart is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1 mile and 4 furlongs) at Chantilly.

Prix Hocquart

Cadoudal, oil on canvas Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920–2003)
Class	Group 2
Location	Chantilly Racecourse Paris, France
Inaugurated	1861; 164 years ago (1861)
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,200 metres (1mi 3fur)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds excluding geldings
Weight	58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies
Purse	€130,000 (2022) 1st: €74,100

Prix Hocquart

2022
L'Astronome	Galaxie Gold	Lavello

Previous years
2021
Bubble Gift	Gregolimo	Lambo

2020-2011
2020
Port Guillaume	Ketil	Pao Alto
2019
Al Hilalee	Soft Light	Khagan
2018
Nocturnal Fox	Al Malhouf	Hush Writer
2017
Ice Breeze	Shakeel	Falcon Wings
2016
Mekhtaal	Thewayyouwish	Royal Julius
2015
Ampere	Gorgeous King	Canndal
2014
Free Port Lux	Adelaide	Gallante
2013
Tableaux	Park Reel	Festive Cheer
2012
Top Trip	Masterstroke	Sir Jade
2011
Prairie Star	Grand Vent	Genius Beast

2010–2001
2010
Silver Pond	Celtic Celeb	Ivory Land
2009
Wajir	Telluride	Claremont
2008
Democrate	Starlish	Blue Bresil
2007
Anton Chekhov	Royal And Regal	Shujoon
2006
Numide	Gentlewave	Sudan
2005
Hurricane Run	Silver Cross	Orion Star
2004
Lord Du Sud	Prospect Park	Cherry Mix
2003
Coroner	Touch Of Land	Risk Seeker
2002
Khalkevi	Black Sam Bellamy	Thompson Rouge
2001
Maille Pistol	Sagacity	Balthazar

2000–1995
2000
Lord Flasheart	Crimson Quest	Hesiode
1999
Falcon Flight	State Shinto	Vanishing World
1998
Sayarshan	Sestino	Makaruka
1997
Shaka	Oscar	Alekos
1996
Arbatax	Dark Nile	Stage Pass
1995
Rifapour	Poliglote	El Tenor

History

The event was established in 1861, and it was originally called the Prix de Longchamps. In the early part of its history its distance was 2,500 metres.^[1] Due to the Franco-Prussian War, it was not run in 1871.

The Prix de Longchamps was one of several trials for the Prix du Jockey Club collectively known as the Poules des Produits. The others (listed by their modern titles) were the Prix Daru, the Prix Lupin, the Prix Noailles and the Prix Greffulhe. The Prix de Longchamps was restricted to the produce of mares covered by stallions born and bred in France. It was funded by entries submitted before a horse's birth, in the year of conception.

The race continued with its original title until 1884.^[2] It was renamed in memory of Louis Hocquart de Turtot (1823–1884), a founder member of the board of French horse racing, in 1885.^[3]

The Prix Hocquart was shortened to 2,400 metres in 1902. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1919. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was contested at Le Tremblay over 2,300 metres from 1943 to 1945.

The event was staged at Chantilly over 2,200 metres from 1997 to 2000. Its distance at Longchamp was cut to 2,200 metres in 2005.

Twenty-seven winners of the race have achieved victory in the Prix du Jockey Club. The first was Patricien in 1867, and the most recent was Bering in 1986.

The race was moved permanently to Chantilly in 2017, and pushed back in the racing calendar to be run on the same day as the Prix de Diane. It therefore functioned as a Grand Prix de Paris trial instead of a trial for the Prix du Jockey Club. In 2020 it returned to Longchamp and was run in late May on the same day as the Prix Saint-Alary.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Yves Saint-Martin – Reliance (1965), Margouillat (1973), Darshaan (1984), Mouktar (1985), Sadjiyd (1987)
• Freddy Head – Bourbon (1971), Talleyrand (1972), Val de l'Orne (1975), Montcontour (1977), Mot d'Or (1980)

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Leading trainer (7 wins):

• André Fabre – Jeu de Paille (1983), Nasr El Arab (1988), Dancehall (1989), Vadlawys (1994), Hurricane Run (2005), Democrate (2008), Tableaux (2013)

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Leading owner (7 wins):

• Henri Delamarre – Matamore (1865), Victorieuse (1866), Patricien (1867), Faublas (1872), Filoselle (1876), Vesuve (1877), Vin Sec (1891)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1979	Le Marmot	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Rodolph Schafer	2:43.20
1980	Mot d'Or	Freddy Head	Alec Head	Jacques Wertheimer	2:32.00
1981	Rahotep	Jean-Luc Kessas	Bernard Sécly	Jean-Claude Weill	2:45.20
1982	Cadoudal	Jean-Luc Kessas	Bernard Sécly	André Boutboul	2:43.80
1983	Jeu de Paille	Henri Samani	André Fabre	Guy de Rothschild	2:41.80
1984	Darshaan	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:36.20
1985	Mouktar	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:35.60
1986	Bering	Gary W. Moore	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head	2:36.10
1987	Sadjiyd	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:28.30
1988	Nasr El Arab	Steve Cauthen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:28.90
1989	Dancehall	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Tomohiro Wada	2:29.20
1990	Top Waltz	Éric Legrix	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Adolf Renk	2:31.90
1991	Pistolet Bleu	Dominique Boeuf	Élie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	2:30.00
1992	Adieu au Roi	Walter Swinburn	Jean Lesbordes	David Tsui	2:37.20
1993	Regency	Pat Eddery	Criquette Head	Khalid Abdullah	2:34.60
1994	Vadlawys	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:34.40
1995	Rifapour	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:29.30
1996	Arbatax	Cash Asmussen	Pascal Bary	Mrs François Boutin	2:32.00
1997	Shaka	Jean-René Dubosc	Jean-Claude Rouget	Robert Bousquet	2:22.80
1998	Sayarshan	Sylvain Guillot	Pascal Bary	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:22.10
1999	Falcon Flight	Sylvain Guillot	Pascal Bary	Ecurie J. L. Bouchard	2:16.20
2000	Lord Flasheart	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Jean-Claude Seroul	2:23.60
2001	Maille Pistol	Jean-René Dubosc	Jean-Claude Rouget	Michel Roussel	2:34.40
2002	Khalkevi	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	2:32.20
2003	Coroner	Stéphane Pasquier	Jean-Claude Rouget	Marquesa de Moratalla	2:35.80
2004	Lord du Sud	Éric Legrix	Jean-Claude Rouget	Béatrice Hermelin	2:35.90
2005	Hurricane Run	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Gestüt Ammerland	2:18.50
2006	Numide	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	Ecurie I. M. Fares	2:23.00
2007	Anton Chekhov	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Magnier / Smith	2:23.00
2008	Democrate	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	Skymarc / Moussac / Gill	2:15.20
2009	Wajir	Anthony Crastus	Élie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	2:17.60
2010	Silver Pond	Olivier Peslier	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Haras du Quesnay	2:17.00
2011	Prairie Star	Christophe Soumillon	Élie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	2:17.27
2012	Top Trip	Thomas Huet	François Doumen	Joerg Vasicek	2:18.33
2013	Tableaux	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	Smith / Tabor	2:17.42
2014	Free Port Lux	Thierry Jarnet	Freddy Head	Olivier Thomas	2:23.11
2015	Ampere	Mickael Barzalona	André Fabre	Scea Haras de Saint Pair	2:18.35
2016	Mekhtaal[a]	Gregory Benoist	Jean-Claude Rouget	Al Shaqab Racing	2:07.03
2017	Ice Breeze[a]	Vincent Cheminaud	Pascal Bary	Khalid Abdulla	2:33.09
2018	Nocturnal Fox	Mickael Barzalona	André Fabre	Godolphin	2:29.51
2019	Al Hilalee	James Doyle	Charlie Appelby	Godolphin	2:29.10
2020	Port Guillaume[b]	Cristian Demuro	Jean-Claude Rouget	Claudio Marzocco	2:38.23
2021	Bubble Gift[c]	Gérald Mossé	Mikel Delzangles	Zak Bloodstock	2:22.74
2022	L'Astronome[c]	Christophe Soumillon	Francis-Henri Graffard	Al Asayl France	2:20.61

1. The 2016 & 2017 runnings took place at Deauville over 10 furlongs while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
2. The 2020 race was run at Deauville in August due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France
3. The 2021 & 2022 runnings took place at Longchamp over 11 furlongs

Earlier winners

• 1861: Good By
• 1862: Allez y Rondement
• 1863: Villafranca
• 1864: Gedeon
• 1865: Matamore
• 1866: Victorieuse
• 1867: Patricien
• 1868: Le Bosphore
• 1869: Pandour
• 1870: Bigarreau
• 1871: no race
• 1872: Faublas
• 1873: Absalon
• 1874: Succes
• 1875: Saint Cyr
• 1876: Filoselle
• 1877: Vesuve
• 1878: Stathouder
• 1879: Salteador
• 1880: Versigny
• 1881: Serpolette
• 1882: Dictateur II
• 1883: Farfadet
• 1884: Silex
• 1885: Extra
• 1886: Upas
• 1887: Vanneau
• 1888: Saint Gall
• 1889: Aerolithe
• 1890: Yellow
• 1891: Vin Sec
• 1892: Fontenoy
• 1893: Ragotsky
• 1894: Polygone
• 1895: Roitelet
• 1896: Kerym
• 1897: Canvass Back
• 1898: Le Roi Soleil
• 1899: Perth
• 1900: Ivry
• 1901: Saint Armel
• 1902: Maximum
• 1903: Ex Voto
• 1904: Orange Blossom
• 1905: Brienne
• 1906: Maintenon
• 1907: Pitti
• 1908: Lieutel
• 1909: Mehari
• 1910: My Star
• 1911: Faucheur
• 1912: Zenith
• 1913: Pere Marquette
• 1914: Sardanapale
• 1915–19: no race
• 1920: Caliban
• 1921: Ksar
• 1922: Joyeux Drille
• 1923: Massine
• 1924: Vineuil
• 1925: Belfonds
• 1926: Soubadar
• 1927: Flamant
• 1928: Palais Royal
• 1929: Hotweed
• 1930: Veloucreme
• 1931: Tourbillon
• 1932: Bishop's Rock
• 1933: Le Grand Cyrus
• 1934: Maravedis
• 1935: Louqsor
• 1936: Mieuxce
• 1937: Clairvoyant
• 1938: Royal Gift
• 1939: Irifle
• 1940: no race
• 1941: Le Pacha
• 1942: Hern the Hunter
• 1943: Verso II
• 1944: Ardan
• 1945: Chanteur
• 1946: Adrar
• 1947: Timor
• 1948: My Love
• 1949: Val Drake
• 1950: L'Amiral
• 1951: Sicambre
• 1952: Auriban
• 1953: Fort de France
• 1954: Prince Rouge
• 1955: Rapace
• 1956: Floriados
• 1957: Argel
• 1958: San Roman
• 1959: Herbager
• 1960: Angers
• 1961: Moutiers
• 1962: Val de Loir
• 1963: Le Mesnil
• 1964: Free Ride
• 1965: Reliance
• 1966: Hauban
• 1967: Frontal
• 1968: Valmy
• 1969: Beaugency
• 1970: Gyr
• 1971: Bourbon
• 1972: Talleyrand *
• 1973: Margouillat
• 1974: Poil de Chameau
• 1975: Val de l'Orne
• 1976: Grandchant
• 1977: Montcontour
• 1978: Frere Basile

* The 1972 winner Talleyrand was later renamed Hakodate.

See also

• List of French flat horse races
• Recurring sporting events established in 1861 – the Prix Hocquart is included under its original title, Prix de Longchamps.