Prix d'Harcourt

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Group 2 race
Prix d'Harcourt

Location	Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France
Inaugurated	1929
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat race
Website	France-Galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	56 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 1½ kg for Group 2 winners * * since January 1 last year
Purse	€130,000 (2008) Distribution 1st: 57%, 2nd: 22% 3rd: 10.5%, 4th: 7% 5th: 3.5%

The Prix d'Harcourt is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1¼ miles) at Longchamp Racecourse and takes place annually in late March or early April.

It was first run in 1929 and was named in memory of Emmanuel d'Harcourt, a prominent figure in French racing who died the previous year. The race was contested over 2,400 metres (1½ miles) until 1943, after which the distance was frequently modified before settling at 2,000 metres in 1971. It has taken place away from Longchamp on three occasions – at Auteuil in 1940 and Maisons-Laffitte in 1943 and 1944.

1 Records
2 Winners since 1980
3 Earlier winners
4 References
5 See also

[edit] Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

Yves Saint-Martin – Regent (1960), Allez France (1974), Liloy (1976), Welsh Term (1983), Strawberry Road (1985)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

André Fabre – Saint Estephe (1986), Village Star (1988), Star Lift (1989), Creator (1990), Panoramic (1991), Freedom Cry (1995), Indian Danehill (2000), Manduro (2006)

Leading owner (6 wins):

Daniel Wildenstein – Yelapa (1970), Allez France (1974), Liloy (1976), Grand Pavois (1987), Star Lift (1989), Freedom Cry (1995)

[edit] Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Three Troikas	4	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head	2:10.6
1981	Argument	4	Alain Lequeux	Maurice Zilber	Bruce McNall	2:14.5
1982	Lancastrian	5	Alain Lequeux	David Smaga	Sir Michael Sobell	2:13.1
1983	Welsh Term	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Robert Collet	Owen Helman	2:21.2
1984	Lovely Dancer	4	Alain Lequeux	Olivier Douieb	Jacki Clérico	2:17.3
1985	Strawberry Road	6	Yves Saint-Martin	Patrick Biancone	Ray Stehr	2:18.1
1986	Saint Estephe	4	Alfred Gibert	André Fabre	Yan Houyvet	2:11.6
1987	Grand Pavois	5	Tony Cruz	Patrick Biancone	Daniel Wildenstein	2:08.1
1988	Village Star	5	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	A. J. Richards	2:10.5
1989	Star Lift	5	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:10.1
1990	Creator	4	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:02.1
1991	Panoramic	4	Steve Cauthen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:05.8
1992	Fortune's Wheel	4	Mathieu Boutin	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	2:10.4
1993	Marildo	6	Guy Guignard	David Smaga	David Smaga	2:07.7
1994	Urban Sea	5	Eric Saint-Martin	Jean Lesbordes	David Tsui	2:15.1
1995	Freedom Cry	4	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:12.1
1996	Valanour	4	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:02.6
1997	River Bay	4	Thierry Jarnet	John Hammond	Ecurie Chalhoub	2:03.2
1998	Astarabad	4	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:14.5
1999	Dark Moondancer	4	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Ben Arbib	2:09.7
2000	Indian Danehill	4	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Baron Edouard de Rothschild	2:13.9
2001	Earlene	4	Gérald Mossé	Henri-Alex Pantall	Sheikh Mohammed	2:17.8
2002	Execute	5	Thierry Gillet	John Hammond	Ecurie Chalhoub	2:03.5
2003	Ana Marie	4	Christophe Soumillon	Philippe Demercastel	Ecurie Bader	2:03.1
2004	Vangelis	5	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Herbert Guy	2:02.6
2005	Delfos	4	Miguel Blancpain	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Leonidas Marinopoulos	2:13.2
2006	Manduro	4	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	Baron Georg von Ullmann	2:01.4
2007	Boris de Deauville	4	Yann Barberot	Stéphane Wattel	Magalen Bryant & Laurent Haegel	2:13.4
2008	Loup Breton	4	Christophe Lemaire	Elie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	2:14.6