Prix Berteux
Group 3 race (discontinued)
LocationVarious, France
Last run13 July 2003
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Race information
Distance3,000 metres (1⅞ miles)
SurfaceTurf
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight56 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Penalties
2 kg for Group winners *
* since January 1
Purse€66,000 (2003)
1st: €33,000

The Prix Berteux was a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It was run at various tracks over a distance of 3,000 metres (about 1⅞ miles), and it was scheduled to take place each year in June or July.

History

During the 19th century, the event was staged at Longchamp as the Prix de la Néva. It usually took place on the day before the Grand Prix de Paris. For a period it was contested over 2,900 metres,[1] and it was extended to 3,000 metres in 1889.[2]

The race continued as the Prix de la Néva until 1913.[3] It was renamed in honour of Count de Berteux, a successful racehorse owner, in 1914.[4]

The Prix Berteux was held at Maisons-Laffitte in 1943,[5] and Auteuil in 1944.[6] It was subsequently transferred to Chantilly. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the event was given Group 3 status.

The venue of the Prix Berteux changed frequently in the 1990s. It had brief spells at Longchamp (1991–92), Maisons-Laffitte (1993–94, 3,100 metres) and Deauville (1995). It was held at Maisons-Laffitte again in 1996, and returned to Chantilly in 1997.

The event was switched to Vichy in 2001, and to Deauville in 2003. It was discontinued in 2004.

Records

Leading jockey since 1979 (4 wins):

  • Gérald Mossé – Bayrika (1994), Pozarica (1998), Roman Saddle (2001), Mr Dinos (2002)

Leading trainer since 1979 (7 wins):

  • André Fabre – Top Sunrise (1988), Sharnfold (1989), Ecologist (1991), Raintrap (1993), Affidavit (1995), New Frontier (1997), Artistique (1999)

Leading owner since 1979 (3 wins):

Winners since 1979

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1979 Prove It Baby Philippe Paquet François Boutin Walter Haefner
1980 Dhaubix Freddy Head Robert Corme Daniel Courtois
1981 Le Mamamouchi Henri Samani Georges Bridgland Jean de Souza-Lage 3:11.40
1982 Petit Montmorency Maurice Philipperon John Fellows Robin Scully 3:37.20
1983 Brogan Yves Saint-Martin Ian Balding James Moseley 3:09.60
1984 Mont Basile Alain Badel Gérard Collet Ecurie Formule 1 3:16.40
1985 Khaelan John Lowe Steve Norton Ahmed bin Salman
1986 Satco Freddy Head Pascal Bary Jean-Louis Bouchard
1987 Tabayaan Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:16.70
1988 Top Sunrise Cash Asmussen André Fabre Charles Schmidt 3:20.20
1989 Sharnfold Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 3:16.90
1990 Nil Bleu Dominique Boeuf Jean-Paul Gallorini Sylvia Wildenstein 3:11.20
1991 Ecologist Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 3:17.80
1992 Djais Corey Black Jonathan Pease Adrian Chalk 3:22.00
1993 Raintrap Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 3:21.50
1994 Bayrika Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:20.00
1995 Affidavit Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 3:15.80
1996 Eurynome Thierry Jarnet Pascal Bary Egon Wanke 3:18.90
1997 New Frontier Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Michael Tabor 3:16.50
1998 Pozarica Gérald Mossé Nicolas Clément Maktoum Al Maktoum 3:12.60
1999 Artistique Olivier Peslier André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 3:11.20
2000 Samsaam Willie Supple John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 3:15.40
2001 Roman Saddle Gérald Mossé Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 3:15.50
2002 Mr Dinos Gérald Mossé Paul Cole Constantine Shiacolas 3:15.60
2003 Risk Seeker Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 3:09.80

Earlier winners

  • 1869: Trompette
  • 1870: Don Carlos
  • 1871: no race
  • 1872: Condor *
  • 1873: Torrent
  • 1874: Figaro
  • 1875: Galba
  • 1876: Soumarin
  • 1877: Ravisseur
  • 1878: Boulouf
  • 1879: Courtois
  • 1880: Orpheon
  • 1881: Gerald
  • 1882: Quolibet
  • 1883: Florestan
  • 1884: Beauregard
  • 1885: Lavandiere
  • 1886: Fils d'Artois
  • 1887: Cambyse
  • 1888: Max
  • 1889: Vasistas
  • 1890: Liliane
  • 1891: Courant d'Air
  • 1892: Arrosage
  • 1893: Cadet Roussel
  • 1894: Algarade
  • 1895: Marseillan
  • 1896: Panpan
  • 1897: Inflexible
  • 1898: Fenouil
  • 1899: Irkoutsk
  • 1900: Annecy
  • 1901: Ali
  • 1902: Surprenant
  • 1903: Lavandier
  • 1904: Georgien
  • 1905: Avanti
  • 1906: Caramel
  • 1907: Roi Herode
  • 1908: Montavalle
  • 1909: Chandos
  • 1910: Sursis
  • 1911: Pire
  • 1912: Take Are
  • 1913: Pendragon
  • 1914: Djamy
  • 1919: Juveigneur
  • 1920: Embry
  • 1921: Le Prodige
  • 1922: Almaviva
  • 1923: Mousko
  • 1924: Dauphin
  • 1925: Chubasco
  • 1926: Sapajou
  • 1927: Montemafroy
  • 1928: Cri de Guerre
  • 1929: Innoxa
  • 1930: Tiresias
  • 1931: Prytanee
  • 1932: Henin
  • 1933: Assuerus
  • 1934: Silver Bow
  • 1935: Votre Altesse
  • 1936: Carius
  • 1937: Chinchilla
  • 1938: Vaisseau Fantome
  • 1939: Le Souriceau
  • 1941: Nabah
  • 1942: Grand Kid
  • 1943: Marsyas
  • 1944: Derio
  • 1951: Pharas
  • 1953: Fontenoy
  • 1959: Seddouk
  • 1961: Granadero
  • 1962: Celadon
  • 1963: Azincourt
  • 1964: White Label
  • 1965: Pompon Rouge
  • 1967: Misyaaf
  • 1969: Chaparral
  • 1970: Colbert
  • 1971: Rakosi
  • 1972: Lassalle
  • 1973: Recupere
  • 1974: Le Bavard
  • 1975: no race
  • 1976: Campero
  • 1977: Yelpana
  • 1978: Act One

* The 1872 race finished as a dead-heat between Condor and Tabac, but it was decided by a run-off.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1888 Prix de la Néva". Le Petit Journal. 11 June 1888. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "1889 Prix de la Néva". Le Petit Journal. 17 June 1889. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "1913 Prix de la Néva". Le Matin. 25 June 1913. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "1914 Prix Berteux". Le Matin. 24 June 1914. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "1943 Prix Berteux". Le Matin. 22 June 1943. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "1944 Prix Berteux". Le Matin. 20 June 1944. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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