Prix Ganay
# Prix Ganay

The Prix Ganay is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Longchamp in late April or early May.

## History

The event was established in 1889, and it was originally called the Prix des Sablons. It was initially contested over 2,000 metres, and held in late March or early April.

The Prix des Sablons was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was run at Maisons-Laffitte over 2,100 metres in 1944 and 1945.

The event was renamed in memory of Jean de Ganay (1861–1948), a former president of the Société d'Encouragement, in 1949.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Ganay was classed at Group 1 level. From this point it was run over 2,100 metres in late April or early May.

The leading horses from the Prix Ganay often go on to compete in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The last to win both races in the same year was Waldgeist in 2019.

## Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

* Cirrus des Aigles – 2012, 2014, 2015

Leading jockey (6 wins):

* Yves Saint-Martin – Relko (1964), Taj Dewan (1968), Rheingold (1973), Allez France (1974, 1975), Sagace (1985)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

* André Fabre – Creator (1990), Subotica (1992), Indian Danehill (2000), Cutlass Bay (2010), Cloth of Stars (2017), Waldgeist (2019), Mare Australis (2021)

Leading owner (6 wins):

* Marcel Boussac – Goyescas (1933), Goya II (1939, 1940), Djebel (1942), Goyama (1948), Nirgal (1949)

## Winners since 1970

* 1 2 The 2016 and 2017 races took place at Saint-Cloud while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
* ↑ The 2020 race was run at Chantilly in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France

## Earlier winners

* 1889: Acheron
* 1890: Le Sancy
* 1891: Barberousse
* 1892: Berenger
* 1893: Gouverneur
* 1894: Galette
* 1895: Monsieur Gabriel
* 1896: Le Sagittaire
* 1897: Champaubert
* 1898: Quilda
* 1899: Gardefeu
* 1900: Fourire
* 1901: Kremlin
* 1902: Codoman
* 1903: La Camargo
* 1904: Caius
* 1905: Caius
* 1906: Rataplan
* 1907: Maintenon
* 1908: Moulins la Marche
* 1909: L'Inconnu
* 1910: Chulo
* 1911: Ossian
* 1912: Cadet Roussel
* 1913: Shannon
* 1914: Nimbus
* 1915–18: no race
* 1919: Ramscapelle
* 1920: Samourai
* 1921: Sourbier
* 1922: Ksar
* 1923: Le Prodige
* 1924: Massine
* 1925: Cadum
* 1926: Nid d'Or
* 1927: Biribi
* 1928: Nino
* 1929: Rovigo
* 1930: Barrabas
* 1931: La Savoyarde
* 1932: Amfortas
* 1933: Goyescas
* 1934: Rodosto
* 1935: Rentenmark
* 1936: Ortolan
* 1937: Chuchoteur
* 1938: Victrix
* 1939: Goya II
* 1940: Goya II
* 1941: Maurepas
* 1942: Djebel
* 1943: Tornado / Arcot $^1$
* 1944: Norseman
* 1945: Seer
* 1946: Basileus
* 1947: Chanteur
* 1948: Goyama
* 1949: Nirgal
* 1950: Fontenay
* 1951: Tantieme
* 1952: Mat de Cocagne
* 1953: Guersant
* 1954: Otto
* 1955: Elu
* 1956: Beau Prince
* 1957: Tanerko
* 1958: Tanerko
* 1959: Chief $^2$
* 1960: Marino
* 1961: Javelot
* 1962: Misti
* 1963: Exbury
* 1964: Relko
* 1965: Free Ride
* 1966: Diatome
* 1967: Behistoun
* 1968: Taj Dewan
* 1969: Carmarthen

$^1$ The 1943 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners. $^2$ Balbo and Malefaim finished first and second in 1959, but both were disqualified and the race was awarded to the third-placed horse.

