Prix Exbury
History
The event was originally called the Prix Boiard. It was named after Boiard, a successful racehorse in the 1870s. It was established in 1891, and initially run at Maisons-Laffitte over 2,000 metres. It was open to horses aged three or older.The race was renamed in memory of Eugène Adam, a former president of the Société Sportive d'Encouragement, in 1905. It reverted to its original title when the present Prix Eugène Adam was given its name in 1911.
The Prix Boiard was abandoned from 1915 to 1918. It was contested at Saint-Cloud over 2,100 metres in 1919. It returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 1920, and began a longer spell at Saint-Cloud in 1929. Its distance was 2,100 metres in 1931 and 1932.
The event was held at Longchamp from 1940 to 1942. It was run at Le Tremblay over 2,150 metres in 1943, and Maisons-Laffitte over 2,200 metres in 1944 and 1945. It returned to Saint-Cloud in 1946.
The race was won by a horse called Exbury in 1963, and it was renamed in his honour in 1969. From this point it was closed to three-year-olds. It was given Group 3 status in 1971.
The Prix Exbury is usually France's first Group race of the year.
Records
Most successful horse :
- Fourire – 1899, 1900
- Macdonald II – 1904, 1905
- Djebel – 1941, 1942
- Un Gaillard – 1943, 1944
- Yaxilio – 1970, 1971
- Mister Sic Top – 1972, 1973
- Chinchon – 2010, 2012
- Haya Zark - 2023, 2024
Leading jockey :
- Olivier Peslier – Matarun, Gunboat Diplomacy, Nero Zilzal, Loup Sauvage, Court , Polytechnicien, Chinchon
- Christophe Soumillon - Polish Summer, Spirit One, Chinchon, Air Pilot, Pretty Tiger, Haya Zark
Leading trainer :
- André Fabre – Al Nasr, Imyar, Mille Balles, Village Star, Tuesday's Special, Loup Sauvage, Polish Summer, Polytechnicien, Cloth of Stars, Soleil Marin
Leading owner :
- Marcel Boussac – Goyescas, Goya II, Djebel, Ardan, Goyama, Nirgal
Winners since 1981
Earlier winners
- 1891: Sledge
- 1892: Courlis
- 1893: Hoche
- 1894: Fousi Yama
- 1895: Merlin
- 1896: Omnium II
- 1897: Castelnau
- 1898: Quilda
- 1899: Fourire
- 1900: Fourire
- 1901: Codoman
- 1902: Cheri
- 1903: La Camargo
- 1904: Macdonald II
- 1905: Macdonald II
- 1906: Prestige
- 1907: Maintenon
- 1908: Biniou
- 1909: Verdun
- 1910: Lieutel
- 1911: Badajoz
- 1912: Martial
- 1913: Isard
- 1914: Nimbus
- 1915–18: no race
- 1919: Mont Saint Eloi
- 1920: Tchad
- 1921: Souviens Toi
- 1922: Cid Campeador
- 1923: Niceas
- 1924: Sir Gallahad
- 1925: Le Capucin
- 1926: Cerulea
- 1927: King's Darling
- 1928: Motrico
- 1929: Tuvari
- 1930: Mysarch
- 1931: Le Tourbillon
- 1932: Parsee
- 1933: Goyescas
- 1934: Le Centaure
- 1935: Farfadette
- 1936: Renette
- 1937: Le Calme
- 1938: Sanguinetto
- 1939: Feerie
- 1940: Goya II
- 1941: Djebel
- 1942: Djebel
- 1943: Un Gaillard
- 1944: Un Gaillard
- 1945: Ardan
- 1946: Oural
- 1947: Goyama
- 1948: Nirgal
- 1949: Tharsis
- 1950: Wild Mec
- 1951: Alizier
- 1952: L'Aiglon
- 1953: Fine Top
- 1954: Banassa
- 1955: Soleil Levant
- 1956: Tropique
- 1957: Fric
- 1958: Mon Triomphe
- 1959: Tombeur
- 1960: Siva
- 1961: Djebel Traffic
- 1962: Match
- 1963: Exbury
- 1964: Prima Donna
- 1965: Free Ride
- 1966: Diatome
- 1967: Claquesous
- 1968: Taglietto
- 1969: Carmarthen
- 1970: Yaxilio
- 1971: Yaxilio
- 1972: Mister Sic Top
- 1973: Mister Sic Top
- 1974: Shari
- 1975: no race *
- 1976: Citoyen
- 1977: Cheraw
- 1978: Pappagallo
- 1979: Tempus Fugit
- 1980: Kamaridaan