Prix Thomas Bryon

The Prix Thomas Bryon is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

Prix Thomas Bryon
Group 3 race
LocationSaint-Cloud Racecourse
Saint-Cloud, France
Inaugurated1924
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,400 metres (7 furlongs)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed[1]
QualificationTwo-year-olds
excluding Group 1 winners[1]
Weight56½ kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Penalties
2½ kg for Group 2 winners
2½ kg if two Group 3 wins
1½ kg if one Group 3 win[1]
Purse€80,000 (2018)
1st: €80,000[1]

History

The event is named after Thomas Bryon, an Englishman who helped establish thoroughbred racing in France. He was the secretary at the founding meeting of the Société d'Encouragement in 1833, and published the first volume of the Calendrier des Courses de Chevaux in 1834.

The Prix Thomas Bryon was established in 1924, and it was initially contested over 1,600 metres. It was shortened to 1,500 metres in 1927. It was abandoned throughout World War II, with no running from 1939 to 1945.

The race took place at Longchamp in 1954, and at this point it reverted to 1,600 metres. It began a second period over 1,500 metres in 1958.

The Prix Thomas Bryon was restored to 1,600 metres in 1991. It was staged in November from 1995 to 2000, and was switched to the first half of October in 2001. The distance was reduced to 1,400 metres again in 2015 as part of a series of changes to autumn races for two-year-olds.[2]

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Roger Poincelet – Iror (1947), Fort Napoleon (1949), Atrax (1959), Blaze of Glory (1961)
  • Yves Saint-Martin – Sweet Girl (1960), Paolina (1963), First Bloom (1971), Melyno (1981)

Leading trainer (9 wins):

  • André Fabre – Fadeyev (1993), Housamix (1994), Pinakaral (1998), Songlark (2002), Apsis (2003), Thewayyouare (2007), Earnshaw (2013), Alea Iacta (2014), Candide (2015)

Leading owner (4 wins):

  • François Dupré – Apostol (1956), Regent (1958), Sweet Girl (1960), Paolina (1963)
  • Guy de Rothschild – Chesa (1962), Fermina (1965), General (1976), Kenmare (1977)

Winners since 1978
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1978 Bellypha Jackie Taillard Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer
1979 Nureyev Philippe Paquet François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:40.40
1980 Big John Georges Doleuze E. Chevalier du Fau John Michael
1981 Melyno Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet Stavros Niarchos
1982 Bal des Fees Alfred Gibert Noël Pelat Hubert de Chaudenay
1983 Polly's Ark Cash Asmussen François Boutin Jean-Luc Lagardère
1984 Petit Bonhomme Henri Samani Freddie Palmer Gérard de Waldner
1985 Secret Form Alain Badel Pascal Bary Peter Goulandris
1986 Glory Forever Jorge Velásquez Steve Norton Ahmed bin Salman
1987 Raise a Memory Tony Cruz Patrick Biancone Alan Clore
1988 Silicon Lady Guy Guignard Jonathan Pease John Goelet 1:37.10
1989 Septieme Ciel Guy Guignard Criquette Head Johnny Jones 1:34.60
1990 Exit to Nowhere Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:34.20
1991 Code Breaker Éric Legrix Pascal Bary Ecurie I. M. Fares 1:46.10
1992 Mil Foil Mathieu Boutin Jonathan Pease Henry Seymour 1:48.70
1993 Fadeyev Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:47.90
1994 Housamix Sylvain Guillot André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 1:46.10
1995 Ashkalani Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 1:42.30
1996 Varxi Dominique Boeuf David Smaga Thierry van Zuylen 1:53.80
1997 Gold Away Olivier Peslier Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:49.40
1998 Pinakaral Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 1:54.40
1999 Hightori Gérald Mossé Philippe Demercastel Ecurie Bader 1:49.80
2000 Chichicastenango Alain Junk Philippe Demercastel Béatrice Brunet 1:53.40
2001 Act One Thierry Gillet Jonathan Pease Gerald Leigh 1:46.00
2002 Songlark Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:47.00
2003 Apsis Richard Hughes André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:44.00
2004 Vatori Stéphane Pasquier Philippe Demercastel Ecurie Bader 1:43.20
2005 Set Alight Christophe Lemaire Criquette Head-Maarek Khalid Abdullah 1:41.70
2006 Makaan Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:41.50
2007 Thewayyouare Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Sean Mulryan 1:44.90
2008 Silver Frost Olivier Peslier Yves de Nicolay John Cotton 1:41.70
2009 Circumvent Ioritz Mendizabal Paul Cole Fairy Story Partnership 1:45.10
2010 Maxios Christophe Lemaire Jonathan Pease Niarchos Family 1:48.30
2011 Abtaal Maxime Guyon Jean-Claude Rouget Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:49.80
2012 US Law (aka Kitaya) Christophe Soumillon Pascal Bary Ecurie J-L Bouchard 1:52.50
2013 Earnshaw Maxime Guyon André Fabre Godolphin 1:47.70
2014 Alea Iacta Maxime Guyon André Fabre Kirsten Rausing 1:44.28
2015 Candide Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Édouard de Rothschild 1:29.71
2016 Mate Story Christophe Soumillon David Smaga Aleyrion Bloodstock Ltd 1:27.91
2017 Sacred Life Theo Bachelot Stephane Wattel Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard 1:29.82
2018 East Stéphane Pasquier Kevin Ryan East Partners 1:27.84
2019 King's Command Mickael Barzalona Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:31.49
2020 Normandy Bridge Theo Bachelot Stephanie Nigge Gerry Ryan 1:47.85

Earlier winners
  • 1924: Frisette
  • 1925: Nino
  • 1926: Farnese / Pescaro *
  • 1927: Costette
  • 1928: Meeting
  • 1929: Potiphar
  • 1930: Mydas
  • 1931: Formosan / Pure Folie *
  • 1932: Bipearl
  • 1933: Mas d'Antibes
  • 1934: Sanglot
  • 1935: Fastnet
  • 1936: Solace
  • 1937: La Sultane
  • 1938: Blue Moon
  • 1939–45: no race
  • 1946:
  • 1947: Iror
  • 1948: Tulette
  • 1949: Fort Napoleon
  • 1950: Mat de Cocagne
  • 1951: La Mirambule
  • 1952: For Chemist
  • 1953:
  • 1954:
  • 1955: Cernobbio
  • 1956: Apostol
  • 1957: La Malivoye
  • 1958: Regent
  • 1959: Atrax
  • 1960: Sweet Girl
  • 1961: Blaze of Glory
  • 1962: Chesa
  • 1963: Paolina
  • 1964: Faristan
  • 1965: Fermina
  • 1966: Farabi
  • 1967: Lady Millie
  • 1968: Beaugency
  • 1969: Army Court
  • 1970: Old and Wise
  • 1971: First Bloom
  • 1972: Targowice
  • 1973: Northern Taste
  • 1974: Dealer's Ace
  • 1975: Arctic Tern
  • 1976: General
  • 1977: Kenmare

* The 1926 and 1931 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.

See also

References
  1. "Prix Thomas Bryon". The French Black Type. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2015 European Programme". britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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