Prix de la Salamandre
Group 1 race (discontinued)
Noblequest, oil on canvas
Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1872
Last run16 September 2000
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,400 metres (7f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationTwo-year-olds
excluding geldings
Weight57 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Purse680,000 F (2000)
1st: 400,000 F

The Prix de la Salamandre was a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It was run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it was scheduled to take place each year in September.

History

The event was established in 1872, and it was originally held at Chantilly. For a period it was staged in October.[1]

The race was transferred to Longchamp in 1907. That year's running was contested over 1,600 metres, and had prize money of 10,000 francs.[2] It was cut to 1,400 metres and increased to 15,000 francs in 1908.[3]

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix de la Salamandre was classed at Group 1 level.

The race was last run in 2000. It was discontinued after France Galop restructured its Group 1 programme for two-year-olds in 2001.

Records

Leading jockey since 1970 (8 wins):

Leading trainer since 1970 (12 wins):

Leading owner since 1970 (6 wins):

Winners since 1970

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1970 My Swallow Lester Piggott Paul Davey David Robinson 1:22.20
1971 Our Mirage Lester Piggott Barry Hills Mrs S. Enfield 1:26.00
1972 Zapoteco Sandy Barclay François Boutin María Félix Berger 1:24.80
1973 Nonoalco Lester Piggott François Boutin María Félix Berger 1:26.80
1974 Delmora Freddy Head François Boutin Gerry Oldham 1:20.70
1975 Manado Philippe Paquet François Boutin Souren Vanian
1976 Blushing Groom Henri Samani François Mathet HH Aga Khan IV 1:24.80
1977 John de Coombe Geoff Baxter Paul Cole A. H. Warren 1:22.50
1978 Irish River Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr. Mrs Raymond Adès 1:22.30
1979 Princesse Lida Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer 1:21.80
1980 Miswaki Philippe Paquet François Boutin Etti Plesch 1:22.70
1981 Green Forest Alfred Gibert Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok 1:24.30
1982
(dh) 		Deep Roots
Maximova 		Willie Carson
Freddy Head 		Pascal Bary
Criquette Head 		Corine Barande-Barbe
Haras d'Etreham 		1:23.20
1983 Seattle Song Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:24.30
1984 Noblequest Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet Bendar bin M. Al Kabir 1:29.20
1985 Baiser Vole Freddy Head Criquette Head Robert Sangster 1:22.10
1986 Miesque Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:25.50
1987 Common Grounds Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:21.80
1988 Oczy Czarnie Gary W. Moore Jean-Marie Béguigné Edouard de Rothschild 1:25.00
1989 Machiavellian Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:24.80
1990 Hector Protector Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:20.80
1991 Arazi Gérald Mossé François Boutin Allen Paulson 1:20.90
1992 Zafonic Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:23.30
1993 Coup de Genie Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:23.10
1994 Pennekamp Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:22.90
1995 Lord of Men Frankie Dettori John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 1:27.00
1996 Revoque John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam Robert Sangster 1:20.90
1997 Xaar Olivier Peslier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:21.60
1998 Aljabr Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:24.00
1999 Giant's Causeway Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor 1:22.90
2000 Tobougg Craig Williams Mick Channon Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:22.20

Earlier winners

* The 1888, 1926 and 1958 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.

See also

References

  1. ^ "1906 Prix de la Salamandre". Le Gaulois. 22 October 1906. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. ^ "1907 Prix de la Salamandre". Le Gaulois. 18 October 1907. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. ^ "1908 Prix de la Salamandre". Le Gaulois. 16 October 1908. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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