Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord

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Group 3 race
Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord

Location	Chantilly Racecourse Chantilly, France
Inaugurated	1852
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat race
Website	France-Galop.com
Race information
Distance	1,600 metres (1 mile)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up excluding Group 1 winners from earlier in same year
Weight	56 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg for Group 3 winners * * since September 1 last year
Purse	€80,000 (2008) Distribution 1st: 50%, 2nd: 20%, 3rd: 15% 4th: 10%, 5th: 5%

The Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at Chantilly Racecourse and takes place annually, presently in early June.

The earliest version of the race first took place at Chantilly on May 13, 1852. The prize money of 1,000 francs was provided by the Chemin de Fer du Nord, a railway company in northern France whose trains carried racegoers of the time from Paris to Chantilly. The first running was a 1,200 metre flat race for two-year-olds, whereas for the following three years it was run as a hurdle race over 2,400 metres.

It reverted to a flat race in 1856, initially open to horses three-years-old or above and run over a distance of 3,200 metres. The Chemin de Fer du Nord continued to provide the total prize money for each running until 1910, by which time it had risen to 5,000 francs. Thereafter the company contributed a partial amount of the fund each year until ceasing in 1937, when the regional railways of France were nationalised and formed the SNCF. Despite the loss of its sponsor the race's title remained unchanged.

The present version of the race originated in 1933, when the distance was set at 1,400 metres. With the exception of a period in the early 1950s over 1,700 metres, the race continued at 1,400 metres until the present length was set in 1972. The current age restrictions were introduced in 1967, prior to which three-year-olds could also participate.

The Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord has taken place away from Chantilly several times, with spells at Longchamp (1941–42, 1945–54) and Maisons-Laffitte (1943, 1997–98).

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

[edit] Records

Leading jockey (7 wins):

Freddy Head – Apataki (1966), Regent Street (1969), My Friend Paul (1973), Rostov (1980), Big John (1982), Pluralisme (1984), Pink (1985)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

André Fabre – Mill Native (1988), French Stress (1989), Kingsalsa (2000), Cacique (2005), Apsis (2006)

Leading owner (3 wins):

Paul de Moussac – Pampabird (1983), Mill Native (1988), French Stress (1989)

[edit] Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Rostov	6	Freddy Head	Aage Paus
1981	Gosport	5	Jean-Claude Desaint	J. C. Cunnington	Jean Laborde
1982	Big John	4	Freddy Head	E. Chevalier du Fau	John Michael
1983	Pampabird	4	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington, Jr.	Paul de Moussac
1984	Pluralisme	4	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer
1985	Pink	4	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer
1986	Sarab	5	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	Prince Fahd bin Salman
1987	Relasure	4	Tony Cruz	Patrick Biancone	Ecurie Jules Ouaki
1988	Mill Native	4	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Paul de Moussac	1:36.8
1989	French Stress	4	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Paul de Moussac	1:42.9
1990	Mister Sicy	4	Gérald Mossé	Nicolas Clément	Mrs Michael Cahan	1:37.7
1991	Goofalik	4	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	David Thompson	1:39.7
1992	As Que To	4	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Edgard Zorbibe	1:38.8
1993	Africanus	4	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	1:49.0
1994	Zabar	6	Frankie Dettori	Jonathan Pease	Gerald W. Leigh	1:36.9
1995	Kaldounevees	4	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	Ecurie Chalhoub	1:37.0
1996	Nec Plus Ultra	5	Thierry Gillet	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Marquise de Moratalla	1:39.3
1997	Perim	4	Guy Guignard	Gérard-Alain Lièvre	Gérard-Alain Lièvre	1:38.8
1998	Jim and Tonic	4	Gérald Mossé	François Doumen	John D. Martin	1:37.8
1999	Field of Hope	4	Sylvain Guillot	Pascal Bary	Grundy Bloodstock Ltd	1:41.4
2000	Kingsalsa	4	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	1:41.6
2001	Mahfooth	4	Thierry Jarnet	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:38.4
2002	Domedriver	4	Thierry Thulliez	Pascal Bary	Niarchos Family	1:38.8
2003	Tripat	4	Thierry Jarnet	Richard Gibson	Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard	1:37.5
2004	My Risk	5	Christophe Soumillon	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Roland Monnier	1:36.1
2005	Cacique	4	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	1:37.3
2006	Apsis	5	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	1:35.0
2007	Spirito del Vento	4	Kieren Fallon	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Luigi Ciampi	1:34.6
2008	Spirito del Vento	5	Olivier Peslier	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Luigi Ciampi	1:36.5