The Prix Chaudenay is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,000 metres (about miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.
History The event was established in 1875, and it was originally called the Prix de l'Espérance. It took place in spring, and served as a trial for the Grand Prix de Paris.
The Prix de l'Espérance was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. During World War II, it was contested at Maisons-Laffitte in 1943, and Le Tremblay in 1944 and 1945.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix de l'Espérance was initially classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 1987, and from this point it was staged in late June or early July.
The race was renamed in memory of Hubert de Chaudenay (1903–1989), a former president of the Société d'Encouragement, in 1990. Hubert's father Jean had been similarly honoured by the naming of the Prix Jean de Chaudenay.
The Prix Hubert de Chaudenay was run at Maisons-Laffitte in 1997 and 1998. It returned to Longchamp and was moved to the Saturday of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend in 1999. The latter race is traditionally held on the first Sunday of October.
The title of the race was shortened to Prix Chaudenay in 2004, when the Prix Jean de Chaudenay was discontinued. It now honours both father and son, Jean and Hubert de Chaudenay.
Records Leading jockey (4 wins): Charles Semblat – Badari (1926), Passaro (1929), Raeburn (1931), Foxhound (1939) Roger Poincelet – Suez (1949), Altipan (1957), Sempervivum (1961), Parabellum (1966) Maxime Garcia – Malar (1955), Vattel (1956), Tello (1958), Chrysler (1960) Yves Saint-Martin – Waldmeister (1964), Cheik (1965), Largny (1970), Chawn (1975) Alain Lequeux – Chem (1982), Rutheford (1983), Rivlia (1985), Tabayaan (1987) Thierry Jarnet – Justice (1991), Dajraan (1992), Northern Spur (1994), Affidavit (1995) Olivier Peslier – Tarator (1996), Vertical Speed (1997), Amilynx (1999), Epitre (2000) Christophe Soumillon – Behkara (2003), Shamdala (2005), Valirann (2013), Vazirabad (2015)
Leading trainer (12 wins): André Fabre – Rutheford (1983), Justice (1991), Dajraan (1992), Northern Spur (1994), Affidavit (1995), Vertical Speed (1997), Amilynx (1999), Epitre (2000), Morozov (2002), Reefscape (2004), Coastal Path (2007), Doha Dream (2016)
Leading owner (5 wins): Édouard de Rothschild – Predicateur (1912), Mont Blanc (1922), Camping (1933), Bokbul (1935), Ginko Biloba (1937) HH Aga Khan IV – Tabayaan (1987), Behkara (2003), Shamdala (2005), Manighar (2009), Shankardeh (2011)
Winners since 1980 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1980 Chicbury Georges Doleuze Charlie Milbank A. D. S. Mangnall 3:24.90 1981 Tipperary Fixer Maurice Philipperon John Fellows Ben Arbib 3:22.30 1982 Chem Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb Charles St George 3:14.90 1983 Rutheford Alain Lequeux André Fabre Franz de Schepper 3:21.90 1984 Mont Basile Gérard Dubroeucq Gérard Collet Ecurie Formule 1 3:26.10 1985 Rivlia Alain Lequeux Maurice Zilber Nelson Bunker Hunt 3:14.90 1986 Family Friend Willie Carson Dick Hern Sir Michael Sobell 3:12.20 1987 Tabayaan Alain Lequeux Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:16.80 1988 Apalachee Prince Éric Legrix Jean de Roualle Arthur Appleton 3:10.60 1989 Turgeon Guy Guignard Jonathan Pease George Strawbridge 3:12.60 1990 Comte du Bourg Dominique Boeuf Raymond Touflan Adolf Bader 3:12.90 1991 Justice Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Tony Richards 3:13.00 1992 Dajraan Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 3:20.60 1993 Epaphos Éric Legrix Pascal Bary Egon Wanke 3:09.40 1994 Northern Spur Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Tomohiro Wada 3:16.40 1995 Affidavit Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 3:11.20 1996 Tarator Olivier Peslier Élie Lellouche Wafic Saïd 3:16.10 1997 Vertical Speed Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 3:18.10 1998 Pozarica Gérald Mossé Nicolas Clément Maktoum Al Maktoum 3:14.10 1999 Amilynx Olivier Peslier André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 3:39.80 2000 Epitre Olivier Peslier André Fabre Edouard de Rothschild 3:12.20 2001 Wareed Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 3:26.70 2002 Morozov Frankie Dettori André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 3:15.80 2003 Behkara Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:21.20 2004 Reefscape Thierry Gillet André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 3:08.10 2005 Shamdala Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:15.80 2006 Vendangeur Stéphane Pasquier Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 3:09.90 2007 Coastal Path Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 3:17.80 2008 Watar Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 3:10.70 2009 Manighar Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:11.00 2010 Celtic Celeb Thierry Thulliez François Doumen Henri de Pracomtal 3:32.40 2011 Shankardeh Christophe Lemaire Mikel Delzangles HH Aga Khan IV 3:24.59 2012 Canticum Grégory Benoist David Smaga Khalid Abdullah 3:22.82 2013 Valirann Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:22.68 2014 Auvray Grégory Benoist Élie Lellouche Augustin-Normand / Vidal 3:10.86 2015 Vazirabad Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 3:09.36 2016 Doha Dream Grégory Benoist André Fabre Al Shaqab Racing 3:12.58 2017 Ice Breeze Vincent Cheminaud Pascal Bary Khalid Abdullah 3:17.88 2018 Brundtland William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 3:17.64 2019 Technician Pierre-Charles Boudot Martyn Meade Team Valor 1 3:19.86 2020 Valia Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 3:30.55 2021 Manobo James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 3:21.76 2022 Al Qareem Ryan Moore Karl Burke Nick Bradley Racing 33 + Burke 3:24.68 2023 Double Major Maxime Guyon Christophe Ferland Wertheimer et Frère 3:16.45 2024 Illinois Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Smith/Magnier/Tabor 3:16.80 2025 Tennessee Stud Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph O'Brien Westerberg/Smith/Magnier/Tabor 3:17.89 2026 Jabracadabra Ebbe Verhestraeten Amy Murphy Kevin Freeman 3:16.91
Earlier winners
1875: Salvator 1876: 1877: Nonancourt 1878: La Creole 1879: Nubienne 1880: Gobsec 1881: Patchouli 1882: Mademoiselle de Senlis 1883: Kara Kalpak 1884: 1885: 1886: 1887: Barbeau 1888: Amiral / Punch 1889: Vasistas 1890: Mirabeau 1891: Naviculaire 1892: Cleanthe 1893: Diavolo 1894: Toujours 1895: 1896: Champaubert 1897: Parasol 1898: Gourgouran 1899: Velasquez 1900: Theobard 1901: Friso 1902: 1903: Pervat 1904: Le Lys 1905: Fawn 1906: Storm 1907: Chanoine 1908: Five O'Clock 1909: Caroubier 1910: Rasibus 1911: Sea Lord 1912: Predicateur 1913: Siva 1914: Rollon 1915–18: no race 1919: Insensible 1920: Saint Pol 1921: Binic 1922: Mont Blanc 1923: Filibert de Savoie 1924: Dauphin 1925: Erofite 1926: Badari 1927: Bouda 1928: Syram 1929: Passaro 1930: Saint Antoine 1931: Raeburn 1932: Roi du Jour 1933: Camping 1934: Cerealiste 1935: Bokbul 1936: Le Vizir 1937: Ginko Biloba 1938: Six Avril 1939: Foxhound 1940: Labrador 1941: Clodoche 1942: Le Nuage 1943: L'Aretin 1944: Deux Pour Cent 1945: 1946: 1947: Morkandor 1948: 1949: Suez 1950: Pan 1951: Stymphale 1952: Magnific 1953: Nordiste 1954: Yorick 1955: Malar 1956: Vattel 1957: Altipan 1958: Tello 1959: Buisson D'Argent 1960: Chrysler 1961: Sempervivum 1962: Pegomas 1963: Rheinfall 1964: Waldmeister 1965: Cheik 1966: Parabellum 1967: Pointille 1968: no race 1969: Nonancourt 1970: Largny 1971: Royaltex 1972: Lassalle 1973: Rasgavor 1974: Sagaro 1975: Chawn 1976: Secret Man 1977: Montorselli 1978: Brave Johnny 1979: Soleil Noir
See also List of French flat horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1875 – this race is included under its original title, Prix de l'Espérance.
References
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