Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris
Group 1 race | |
Location | Auteuil Racecourse Paris, France |
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Inaugurated | 1874 |
Race type | Steeplechase |
Sponsor | Gras Savoye |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 6,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
Weight | 65 kg (5yo); 67 kg (6yo+) Allowances 2 kg for mares |
Purse | €850,000 (2014) Distribution 1st: 45%, 2nd: 22%, 3rd: 13% 4th: 9%, 5th: 5%, 6th: 3.5% 7th: 2.5% |
2021 | ||
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Docteur De Ballon | Carriacou | Galleo Conti |
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2020 | ||
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Docteur De Ballon | Figuero | Feu Follet |
2019 | ||
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Carriacou | Bipolaire | Roi Mage |
2018 | ||
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On The Go | Perfect Impulse | Edward D'Argent |
2017 | ||
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So French | Perfect Impulse | Carriacou |
2016 | ||
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So French | Storm Of Saintly | Alary |
2015 | ||
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Milord Thomas | Shannon Rock | Saint Pistol |
2014 | ||
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Storm Of Saintly | Shannon Rock | Rhialco |
2013 | ||
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Bel La Vie | Shannon Rock | Mid Dancer |
2012 | ||
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Mid Dancer | Shannon Rock | Cokydal |
2011 | ||
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Mid Dancer | Rubi Ball | Polar Rochelais |
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2010 | ||
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Polar Rochelais | Doumaja | Odeillo Du Mathan |
2009 | ||
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Remember Rose | Mid Dancer | Peldero |
2008 | ||
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Princesse D'Anjou | Padisha Soy | Mid Dancer |
2007 | ||
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Mid Dancer | Lord Carmont | Golden Flight |
2006 | ||
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Princesse D'Anjou | Rigoureux | Kotkijet |
2005 | ||
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Sleeping Jack | Ma Royale | Lord Carmont |
2004 | ||
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Kotkijet | Kamillo | Majadal |
2003 | ||
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Line Marine | Batman Senora | Urga |
2002 | ||
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Double Car | El Paso | Batman Senora |
2001 | ||
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Kotkijet | Ilare | El Paso |
2000-1997 | ||
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2000 | ||
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Vieux Beaufai | Or Jack | First Gold |
1999 | ||
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Mandarino | Al Capone | Chant Royal |
1998 | ||
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First Gold | Saint Quenin | Chamberko |
1997 | ||
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Al Capone | Cand'Or | Gracky |
The Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris is a Group 1 steeplechase in France which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Auteuil over a distance of 6,000 metres, and during its running there are twenty-three fences to be jumped. It is the richest and most prestigious jumps race in France, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May.
History[]
The event was first run on May 25, 1874, and it was initially known as the Grand National de France. It was intended to be the French equivalent of the Grand National, a famous steeplechase in England. It was originally a handicap race, and it was open to horses aged four or older. The inaugural running was contested over 6,400 metres, and this was cut to 6,000 metres in its second year. The race was given its present title, the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, in 1876. Its distance was extended to 6,500 metres in 1889.
The race ceased to be a handicap in 1890, when a fixed "weight-for-age" system was introduced. Four-year-old horses were required to carry 62½ kg, five-year-olds 70 kg and older horses 72½ kg. A penalty of 6 kg was incurred on the previous winners of either this race or the Grand National. The basic weights were subsequently modified several times, and the penalty was gradually reduced until it was eventually discontinued.
The Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. Its length was increased to 6,900 metres in 1924, and then restored to 6,500 metres in 1926. During World War II it was cancelled only once, in 1940. The minimum age of participating horses was raised to five in 1941. The race's distance was reduced to 6,300 metres in 1969, but it returned to 6,500 metres in 1971. The present format, 5,800 metres with twenty-three fences, was introduced in 1981.
The three most successful horses in the race's history are Hyeres III, Katko and Mid Dancer, who have all recorded three victories. A further ten have won the event twice, most recently Docteur de Ballon in 2020 and 2021. Two winners, Jerry M and Troytown, also achieved victory in the Grand National. Twelve foreign-trained horses have won, the latest of which was Mandarin in 1962, trained in England by Fulke Walwyn. The most recent foreign contender to finish in second place was the Irish-trained Captain Christy in 1975.
Records[]
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- – Xanthor (1959), Cousin Pons (1961), Hyeres III (1964, 1965, 1966)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Bernard Sécly – Mon Filleul (1978), Katko (1988, 1989, 1990), Al Capone II (1997), El Paso III (2002)
- Guillaume Macaire - Arenice (1996), Bel La Vie (2013), Storm Of Saintly (2014), So French (2016, 2017), On The Go (2018)
Leading owner (6 wins):
- – Saint Caradec (1909), Blagueur II (1911), Ultimatum (1913), Fleuret (1935), Ingre (1937, 1939)
Winners since 1949[]
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
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1949 | Bouzoulou | 6 | René Beche | Daniel Lescalle | André de Fels |
1950 | Meli Melo | 8 | René Emery | William Head | Lucienne Aurousseau |
1951 | Nagara | 9 | Paul Hiéronimus | Noël Pelat | James P. Philipps |
1952 | Tournay | 5 | Pierre Delfarguiel | Robert Baril | Georges Courtois |
1953 | Pharamond | 7 | Marcel Maschio | Maurice Adèle | René Landon |
1954 | Orleans | 7 | Paul Péraldi | Valère Péraldi | Roger Nachbaum |
1955 | Farfatch | 5 | Claude Maire | Maurice Wallon | Edouard Gugenheim |
1956 | Necor | 8 | Henri T'Kint | Peter Head | Jean Etchepare |
1957 | Bonosnap | 6 | Guy Chancelier | Georges Pelat | Antonin Mourrut |
1958 | Sidere | 7 | Maurice Prod'homme | André Adèle | Baron Henry de Blonay |
1959 | Xanthor | 9 | Jean Daumas | Henri Gleizes | James de Rothschild |
1960 | Kingcraft | 10 | Gérard Philippeau | Peter Head | Jean de Marcilly |
1961 | Cousin Pons | 5 | Jean Daumas | Max Bonaventure | Jean Stern |
1962 | 11 | Fred Winter | Fulke Walwyn | Peggy Hennessy | |
1963 | Loreto | 9 | René Kirchhofer | Pierre Pelat | Pierre Mercier |
1964 | 6 | Jean Daumas | Léon Gaumondy | Max Gadala | |
1965 | 7 | Jean Daumas | Léon Gaumondy | Max Gadala | |
1966 | 8 | Jean Daumas | Léon Gaumondy | Mrs Léon Gaumondy | |
1967 | 6 | Baron P. de Posson | |||
1968 | 6 | Jérôme Blum | |||
1969 | 5 | Bernard Larrousé | |||
1970 | 6 | Bernard Larrousé | |||
1971 | 5 | Robert Weill | |||
1972 | 8 | Mrs Michel Marie | |||
1973 | 6 | María Félix Berger | |||
1974 | 7 | Gaston Murray | |||
1975 | 5 | Mrs Marie-Claire Frolich | |||
1976 | 5 | Joseph Kalda | |||
1977 | 5 | André Fabre | |||
1978 | 5 | Bernard Sécly | Jean-Claude Weill | ||
1979 | 7 | Giuseppe Campanella | |||
1980 | Fondeur | 7 | André Fabre | Albert Bézard | |
1981 | 7 | André Fabre | Pierre David | ||
1982 | 9 | André Fabre | Gérard Margogne | ||
1983 | 8 | André Fabre | Michel Thibault | ||
1984 | 6 | Mrs Claude Diallo | |||
1985 | 6 | Mrs Louis Belotti | |||
1986 | 6 | ||||
1987 | 7 | Mrs Raymond Saulais | |||
1988 | Katko | 5 | Bernard Sécly | Pierre de Montesson | |
1989 | Katko | 6 | Bernard Sécly | Pierre de Montesson | |
1990 | Katko | 7 | Bernard Sécly | Pierre de Montesson | |
1991 | The Fellow | 6 | François Doumen | ||
1992 | 6 | Mrs Francis Montauban | |||
1993 | 7 | François Doumen | |||
1994 | 8 | François Doumen | |||
1995 | 9 | Philippe Chevalier | François Doumen | ||
1996 | 8 | Mrs Francis Montauban | |||
1997 | Al Capone II | 9 | Bernard Sécly | ||
1998 | First Gold | 5 | François Doumen | ||
1999 | Mandarino | 6 | Philippe Chevalier | Mrs Didier Ricard | |
2000 | 7 | Ecurie Siklos | |||
2001 | 6 | Daniel Wildenstein | |||
2002 | [a] | 10 | Bernard Sécly | ||
2003 | 6 | Mrs Georges Vuillard | |||
2004 | 9 | Ecurie Wildenstein | |||
2005 | 6 | Raoul Temam | |||
2006 | 5 | Philip Carberry | Jean-Paul Sénéchal | ||
2007 | 6 | Sean Mulryan | |||
2008 | 7 | Philip Carberry | Jean-Paul Sénéchal | ||
2009 | Remember Rose | 6 | Ernst Iten | ||
2010 | Polar Rochelais | 7 | Jerôme Zuliani | Patrice Quinton | Ecurie des Dunes |
2011 | 10 | Pegasus Farms Ltd | |||
2012 | 11 | Pegasus Farms Ltd | |||
2013 | Bel La Vie | 7 | Bertrande Lestrade | Mme Patrick Papot | |
2014 | Storm Of Saintly | 5 | Vincent Cheminaud | Jeannot Andt | |
2015 | Milord Thomas | 6 | Jacques Ricou | Dominique Bressou | Magalen O Bryant |
2016 | So French | 5 | James Reveley | Guillaume Macaire | Magalen O Bryant |
2017 | So French | 6 | James Reveley | Guillaume Macaire | Magalen O Bryant |
2018 | On The Go | 5 | James Reveley | Guillaume Macaire | Mme Patrick Papot |
2019 | Carriacou | 7 | Davy Russell | Isabelle Pacault | Ecurie Mirande |
2020 | Docteur de Ballon[b] | 8 | Bertrand Lestrade | Louisa Carberry | Mme Robert Gasche-Luc |
2021 | Docteur de Ballon | 9 | Bertrand Lestrade | Louisa Carberry | Mme Robert Gasche-Luc |
- ^ finished first in 2002, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance
- ^ The 2020 race was run in October due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France
Earlier winners[]
- 1874 - Miss Hungerford
- 1875 - La Veine
- 1876 - Ventriloque
- 1877 - Congress
- 1878 - Wild Monarch
- 1879 - Wild Monarch
- 1880 - Recruit II
- 1881 - Maubourguet
- 1882 - Whisper Low
- 1883 - Too Good
- 1884 - Varaville
- 1885 -
- 1886 - Boissy
- 1887 -
- 1888 - Parasang
- 1889 - Le Torpilleur
- 1890 - Royal Meath
- 1891 - Saida
- 1892 - Fleurissant
- 1893 - Skedaddle
- 1894 - Loutch
- 1895 - Styrax
- 1896 - Valois
- 1897 -
- 1898 -
- 1899 - Tancarville
- 1900 - Melibee
- 1901 - Calabrais
- 1902 - Gratin
- 1903 - Veinard
- 1904 -
- 1905 - Canard
- 1906 - Burgrave II
- 1907 - Grosse Mere
- 1908 -
- 1909 - Saint Caradec
- 1910 -
- 1911 -
- 1912 - Hopper
- 1913 - Ultimatum
- 1914 - Lord Loris
- 1915–18 - no race
- 1919 - Troytown
- 1920 - Coq Gaulois
- 1921 - Roi Belge
- 1922 -
- 1923 -
- 1924 - Master Bob
- 1925 - Silvo
- 1926 - Portmore
- 1927 -
- 1928 -
- 1929 - Le Touquet
- 1930 - Le Fils de la Lune
- 1931 - La Fregate
- 1932 -
- 1933 -
- 1934 - Agitato
- 1935 -
- 1936 - Potentate
- 1937 - Ingre
- 1938 - Heve
- 1939 - Ingre
- 1940 - no race
- 1941 - Kerfany
- 1942 -
- 1943 - Kargal
- 1944 - Hahnhof
- 1945 -
- 1946 - Lindor
- 1947 - Lindor
- 1948 -
References[]
- galop.courses-france.com:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris.
- pedigreequery.com – Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris – Auteuil.
- tbheritage.com – Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris.
- galopp-sieger.de - Grand Steeplechase de Paris
See also[]
- List of French jump horse races
- Recurring events established in 1874 – this race is included under its original title, Grand National de France.
- Steeplechase (horse racing)
- Horse races in France
- 1874 establishments in France