Prix du Palais-Royal
# Prix du Palais-Royal

The Prix du Palais-Royal is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.

The event is named after the Palais-Royal, a palace and an associated garden located in Paris. The race was established in 1968, and with four exceptions — the 1996 and 2016 runnings at Deauville, the 2017 running at Maisons-Laffitte and the 2020 running at Clairefontaine — it has always taken place at Longchamp. Its distance has remained at 1,400 metres since its creation.

For several years before its launch there was an event titled the Prix Palais Royal at Saint-Cloud. This was named after a racehorse called Palais Royal, the winner of the Cambridgeshire Handicap and runner-up in the St Leger in 1928.

## Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

* Garnica – 2007, 2008

Leading jockey (5 wins):

* Freddy Head – Regent Street (1969), Prince Mab (1981), Honeyland (1983), Funambule (1990), Robin des Pins (1992)
* Cash Asmussen – Bon Vent (1988), Polish Precedent (1989), Polski Boy (1991), Voleris (1993), Cherokee Rose (1995)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

* André Fabre – Bon Vent (1988), Polish Precedent (1989), Lunasalt (2001), Art Master (2005), Inns of Court (2017), Egot (2022)

Leading owner (4 wins):

* Daniel Wildenstein – African Sky (1973), Gravelines (1976), Bon Vent (1988), Blu Air Force (2000)

## Winners since 1980

* ↑ As de Trebol finished first in 2009, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry
* ↑ The 2016 running took place at Deauville while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
* ↑ The 2017 running took place at Maisons-Laffitte while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
* ↑ The 2020 running took place at Clairefontaine due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France

## Earlier winners

* 1968: Holy Smoke
* 1969: Regent Street
* 1970: Yellow God
* 1971: Assouan
* 1972: Hadrianus
* 1973: African Sky
* 1974: Sincerely
* 1975: Dandy Lute
* 1976: Gravelines
* 1977: Diligo
* 1978: Pas de Deux
* 1979: By the Sea
