The Prix de Ris-Orangis is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Maisons-Laffitte over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

Prix de Ris-Orangis
Group 3 race
LocationMaisons-Laffitte
France
Inaugurated1970
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,200 metres (6f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight54½ kg (3yo); 57 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
4 kg for Group 1 winners *
3 kg for Group 2 winners *
2 kg for Group 3 winners *
* since August 1 last year
Purse€56,000 (2020)
1st: €28,000
Prix de Ris-Orangis
2023
Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap Royal blue, red chevron, checked sleeves and cap Royal blue
Spycatcher Batwan Monarchic
Previous years
2022
Mauve Black, yellow seams, stars on sleeves, star on cap Dark blue, white epaulets
Garrus Batwan Wings Of War
2021
Light green, yellow disc, yellow sleeves, light green stars, light green cap Yellow, blue checked, blue sleeves, yellow armlets, blue cap White, black cross belts, light blue armlets
Ocean Coeur De Pierre Sestilio Jet
2020-2011
2020
Royal blue Beige, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap White, emerald green epaulets
Royal Crusade Glen Shiel Dubai Station
2019
Red, white cross belts, green sleeves, red cap Royal blue Gold, red spots, gold sleeves, cap halved horizontally
King Malpic Inns Of Court Gold Vibe
2018
Royal blue Red, white cross sashes, emerald green sleeves and cap white
Inns Of Court King Malpic Abrantes
2017
Royal blue Yellow and Light Blue hoops, Yellow sleeves, Light Blue cap Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap
Rosa Imperial Son Cesio Attendu
2016
Yellow, grey cross of lorraine, yellow sleeves, grey cap White, red sash, red cap White, white sleeves, red hooped, green cap
Damila Love Spirit Pupa Di Saronno
2015
Yellow, light blue hooped, yellow sleeves, light blue cap Green, red chevron, red sleeves, green striped, red cap, green striped White, light blue hooped, white sleeves, light blue cap
Son Cesio Suedois Gammarth
2014
Blue, white epaulettes, blue sleeves, white cap, blue striped Green, pink saint andre's cross, green sleeves, pink cap Yellow, blue checked, blue sleeves, yellow armlets, blue cap
Thawaany Zejel Signs Of Blessing
2013
Emerald green, orange hoop, orange sleeves, quartered cap Yellow, white sleeves, yellow cap Yellow, royal blue stars, yellow sleeves, yellow cap, royal blue star
Abu Sidra Princedargent Morache Music
2012
Beige, beige sleeves, beige cap White, light blue hooped, white sleeves, light blue cap Orange, Light Green disc
Lockwood Gammarth Marchand D'Or
2011
Beige Green, pink epaulettes, green sleeves, pink cap Yellow, White diamonds, White sleeves, Yellow cap, White diamonds
Time Prisoner Fred Lalloupet Smooth Operator
2010–2001
2010
White, blue striped sleeves, red cap Orange, grey hoops on body Green, yellow star, sleeves and cap
War Artist Tiza Dam D'Augy
2009
Grey, orange hooped, orange sleeves, orange cap Yellow, dark green inverted triangle, yellow sleeves, dark green cap Red, white belt, red sleeves, red cap, yellow star
Tiza Delvita Aiboa
2008
Yellow, black seams, diamond on cap Green, pink epaulettes, white sleeves, pink cap Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap
Mariol Stern Opinion Only Answer
2007
Orange, grey hoops on body Red, white seams, blue sleeves, red cap Dark green, white diamond and sleeves, white cap, green diamond
Tiza Garnica Val Jaro
2006
Light blue, dark blue diabolo on sleeves Red, blue cross-belts, sleeves and cap White and dark green hoops, white sleeves, dark green armlets, hooped cap
Presto Shinko Satri Tycoon's Hill
2005
Royal blue and yellow stripes, checked sleeves, royal blue cap White and dark green hoops, white sleeves, dark green armlets, hooped cap Purple, orange sash, royal blue cap
Striking Ambition Nipping Steenberg
2004
Dark green and white (halved), striped sleeves, pink cap Orange and white stripes, orange cap Yellow and red (quartered), red sleeves, yellow armlets, quartered cap
The Trader Swedish Shave The Wise Lady
2003
Orange and white stripes, orange cap White, green hooped sleeves and cap Orange, royal blue hoops on body
Swedish Shave Vasywait Blanche
2002
White and dark green hoops, white sleeves, dark green armlets, hooped cap Straw, black cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
Zipping May Ball Danger Over
2001
Yellow, royal blue stars on body Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Dark blue, yellow sash, yellow sleeves, dark blue stars, yellow cap
Sartorial Danger Over Misty Eyed
2000–1994
2000
Red and Grey stripes, Grey sleeves, Red cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Royal blue, yellow sash
Gorse Danger Over Tomba
1999
Dark blue, light blue cross sashes, striped sleeves, white cap Black and yellow diamonds, black sleeves, yellow cap Dark blue, light blue cross sashes, striped sleeves, white cap
Keos Andreyev Rangoon Ruby
1998
Dark blue, light blue cross sashes, striped sleeves, white cap Royal Blue, White triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves and diamonds on cap Black and yellow diamonds, black sleeves, yellow cap
Keos Dyhim Diamond Andreyev
1997
Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Red, pale green cap
Monaassib Zamindar Nombre Premier
1996
Dark blue, light blue cross sashes, striped sleeves, white cap Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap Garnet, green cross-belts and armlets
Miesque's Son Kistena Don't Worry Me
1995
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Grey, red seams and cap Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap
Diffident Linoise Wessam Prince
1994
White, blue hollow box, hooped sleeves and cap Royal blue, white seams, sleeves and cap Red and dark blue halved, sleeves reversed, striped cap
West Man Way West Brave Note
 

History edit

The event was established in 1970, and it was initially called the Prix d'Évry. It was named after a new racecourse under construction at Évry. The first running was held at Saint-Cloud. It was originally a 1,600-metre race for horses aged four or older, and it took place in early spring.

The Prix d'Évry was transferred to Maisons-Laffitte and given Group 3 status in 1971.

The race moved to Évry when the venue opened in 1973. At this point it was renamed after Ris-Orangis, a commune in which part of the racecourse was situated.

The Prix de Ris-Orangis was cut to 1,200 metres, switched to July and opened to three-year-olds in 1987. It was transferred to Deauville in 1997.

The race was staged at Maisons-Laffitte in 2006. It returned to Deauville in 2007, moved back to Maisons-Laffitte in 2009 and was run at Deauville again in 2013 and 2014 before returning to Maisons-Laffitte in 2015.

Records edit

Most successful horse (3 wins):

  • El Rastro – 1974, 1975, 1976

Leading jockey (4 wins):


Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • Angel PennaGift Card (1973), El Rastro (1974, 1975, 1976)
  • Alain de Royer-DupréNaishakar (1984), Tiza (2007, 2009), War Artist (2010)
  • André FabreWedding of the Sea (1992), Diffident (1995), Time Prisoner (2011), Lockwood (2012)

Leading owner (5 wins):

  • Godolphin Time Prisoner (2011), Lockwood (2012), Rosa Imperial (2017), Inns of Court (2018), Royal Crusade (2020)

Winners since 1978 edit

Year
Winner
Age Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1978 Sanedtki 4 Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb B. Zimmerman 1:48.50
1979 El Muleta 4 Freddy Head François Boutin Antonio Boesso 1:46.10
1980 Nadjar 4 Yves Saint-Martin Aage Paus Gunnar Schjelderup
1981 Hilal 5 Alfred Gibert Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok 1:39.30
1982 Big John 4 Alain Lequeux E. Chevalier du Fau John Michael 1:39.50
1983 Princes Gate 6 Trevor Rogers Harry Thomson Jones Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:51.80
1984 Naishakar 5 Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1:43.20
1985 Truculent 4 Freddy Head Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 1:39.60
1986 Vertige 4 Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 1:52.70
1987 Handsome Sailor 4 Ron Quinton Barry Hills Robert Sangster 1:08.55
1988 Export Price 4 Freddy Head Pascal Bary Ecurie I. M. Fares 1:12.77
1989 Cricket Ball 6 Gérald Mossé John Fellows Robin Scully 1:10.87
1990 Ron's Victory 3 Tony Cruz Alain Falourd Jerry Moss 1:08.73
1991 Divine Danse 3 Guy Guignard Criquette Head Ecurie Åland 1:10.43
1992 Wedding of the Sea 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:10.69
1993 Three for Fantasy 3 Olivier Peslier Nicolas Clément Anne de Contades 1:11.19
1994 West Man 3 Sylvain Guillot Robert Collet Henri Chalhoub 1:09.87
1995 Diffident 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:13.79
1996 Miesque's Son 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Niarchos Family 1:09.23
1997 Monaassib 6 Daragh O'Donohoe Ed Dunlop Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:09.80
1998 Keos 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Niarchos Family 1:10.60
1999 Keos 5 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Niarchos Family 1:11.10
2000 Gorse 5 Gérald Mossé Henry Candy Girsonfield Ltd 1:12.60
2001 Sartorial 5 Seb Sanders Peter Makin Gretta Sarfaty Marchant 1:10.60
2002 Zipping 3 Davy Bonilla Robert Collet Richard Strauss 1:09.40
2003 Swedish Shave 5 Thierry Jarnet Richard Gibson Sten Thynell 1:08.90
2004 The Trader 6 Fergus Sweeney Michael Blanshard Caroline Ward 1:10.70
2005 Striking Ambition 5 Thierry Thulliez Roger Charlton Peter Webb 1:09.30
2006 Presto Shinko 5 Thierry Thulliez Richard Hannon Sr. Tony Everett 1:11.70
2007 Tiza 5 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré James Atkinson 1:11.20
2008 Mariol 5 Sébastien Maillot Robert Collet Vidal Family 1:10.60
2009 Tiza 7 Dominique Boeuf Alain de Royer-Dupré Jean-Claude Seroul 1:11.20
2010 War Artist 7 Olivier Peslier Alain de Royer-Dupré Rupert Plersch 1:11.60
2011 Time Prisoner 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Godolphin 1:10.40
2012 Lockwood 3 Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Godolphin 1:11.21
2013 Abu Sidra 4 Christophe Soumillon Jean-François Bernard Mubarak Al Naemi 1:10.69
2014 Thawaany 4 Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:09.65
2015 Son Cesio 4 Fabrice Veron Henri-Alex Pantall Yves Borotra 1:10.80
2016 Damila 3 Cristian Demuro Henri-Alex Pantall Pierre Pasquiou 1:10.50
2017 Rosa Imperial 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:09.72
2018 Inns of Court 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:10.55
2019 King Malpic 6 Olivier Peslier Thierry Lemer Emilie Lafeu 1:11.10
2020 Royal Crusade[a] 3 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:10.32
2021 Ocean[b] 3 Theo Bachelot Stephan Cerulis Trois Mille 1:09.96
2022 Garrus[c] 6 Ryan Moore Charles Hills Mrs Susan Roy 1:08.98
2023 Spycatcher 5 Clifford Lee Karl Burke Highclere T'Bredracing-Adriana Zaefferer 1:10.77
  1. ^ The 2020 race was run at Deauville due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France
  2. ^ The 2021 race was run at Deauville due to closure at Maisons-Laffitte
  3. ^ The 2022 race was run at Deauville due to closure at Maisons-Laffitte

Earlier winners edit

  • 1970: Prince Regent
  • 1971: Dictus
  • 1972: Etoile Lointaine
  • 1973: Gift Card
  • 1974: El Rastro
  • 1975: El Rastro
  • 1976: El Rastro
  • 1977: Mittainvilliers

See also edit

References edit