The Prix d'Arenberg is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 1,100 metres (about 5½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.

History The event was established in 1911, and it was originally called the Prix des Coteaux. It was initially contested over 1,100 metres at Longchamp. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1919. It was shortened to 1,000 metres in 1921.

The race was renamed in memory of Auguste d'Arenberg (1837–1924), a long-serving member of the Société d'Encouragement, in 1925.

The Prix d'Arenberg was cancelled once during World War II, in 1939. It was run at Auteuil over 900 metres in 1940, Maisons-Laffitte in 1943 and Le Tremblay in 1944.

The event was transferred to Chantilly in 1975, and it returned to Longchamp in 1983. It was extended to 1,100 metres in 1994, and from this point its venue frequently changed. For brief spells it was held at Maisons-Laffitte (1994, 2002–03), Chantilly (1995, 1997, 1999–2001) and Évry (1996). It was cancelled because of budget cuts in 1998.

The Prix d'Arenberg moved back to Chantilly in 2004. It was staged at Maisons-Laffitte in 2010 and 2011 and Longchamp in 2015 over the shorter distance of 5 furlongs.

Records Leading jockey (6 wins): Yves Saint-Martin – Texanita (1963), Farhana (1966), Zeddaan (1967), Hawkins (1977), Adraan (1979), Last Tycoon (1985) Freddy Head – Enitram (1972), Sigy (1978), Greenway (1980), Sicyos (1983), Doree (1994) Pas de Reponse (1996)

Leading trainer (9 wins): Criquette Head-Maarek – Sigy (1978), Sicyos (1983), Ravinella (1987), Divine Danse (1990), Key of Luck (1993), Doree (1994), Pas de Reponse (1996), Iron Mask (2000), Villadolide (2003)

Leading owner (5 wins): Marcel Boussac – Xander (1927), Djerba (1946, dead-heat), Damnos (1947), Cardanil (1949), Djelfa (1950)

Winners since 1979 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1979 Adraan Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet HH Aga Khan IV 1980 Greenway Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer 1981 Glancing Lester Piggott William Hastings-Bass Mrs Dare Wigan 1982 Go Jogging Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr. Jacques Wimpfheimer 1983 Sicyos Freddy Head Criquette Head Haras d'Etreham 1984 Reasonable Cash Asmussen Pascal Bary Peter Goulandris 1985 Last Tycoon Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet Richard Strauss 0:57.40 1986 Indian Forest Cash Asmussen Georges Mikhalidès Mahmoud Fustok 1987 Ravinella Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Ecurie Aland 1988 Desert Dawn Gary W. Moore Lord John FitzGerald Khaled Al Ahmed 0:59.70 1989 Repercutionist Tony Cruz Alain Falourd John Kluge 1990 Divine Danse Guy Guignard Criquette Head Ecurie Aland 0:57.40 1991 Regal Scintilla Guy Guignard Toby Balding Theodore Waddington 0:57.70 1992 Zieten Steve Cauthen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 0:58.90 1993 Key of Luck Walter Swinburn Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum 0:57.90 1994 Doree Freddy Head Criquette Head Khalid Abdullah 1:04.70 1995 Ella Nico Olivier Doleuze Nicolas Clément Ecurie Biraben 1:05.80 1996 Pas de Reponse Freddy Head Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:05.06 1997 Starkey Kevin Woodburn Bruce Hellier Spiess / Wilde 1:05.90 1998 no race 1999 Moon Driver Sylvain Guillot Jonathan Pease Niarchos Family 1:04.50 2000 Iron Mask Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:02.90 2001 Dobby Road Alain Junk Valérie Dissaux Hillbrow Breeding Ltd 1:06.60 2002 Pleasure Place Thierry Jarnet Riccardo Menichetti Razza dell'Olmo 1:05.90 2003 Villadolide Thierry Gillet Criquette Head-Maarek Ghislaine Head 1:06.10 2004 Toupie Jean-Bernard Eyquem François Rohaut Javier Gispert 1:02.90 2005 Headache Sébastien Maillot Robert Collet Robert Collet 1:03.50 2006 Beauty Is Truth Thierry Thulliez Robert Collet Richard Strauss 1:03.80 2007 Starlit Sands Jean-Bernard Eyquem Sir Mark Prescott Kirsten Rausing 1:02.20 2008 Triple Aspect Liam Jones William Haggas Margaret Findlay 1:04.10 2009 Sorciere Gérald Mossé Carlos Lerner Lady O'Reilly 1:05.80 2010 Broox Olivier Peslier Eoghan O'Neill Lucas / Marsh 1:03.60 2011 Restiadargent Maxime Guyon Henri-Alex Pantall Guy Pariente 1:06.20 2012 Cay Verde Martin Harley Mick Channon Qatar Racing Ltd 1:05.22 2013 This Time Fabrice Veron Henri-Alex Pantall Antoinette Tamagni 1:04.99 2014 High Celebrity Maxime Guyon André Fabre Ecurie Victoria Dreams 1:03.10 2015 Yakaba Maxime Guyon Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 0:55.93 2016 Afandem James Doyle Hugo Palmer Hamad Rashed Bin Ghedayer 0:57.95 2017 Rimini Julien Auge Christophe Ferland LG Bloodstock 0:58.26 2018 Soldier's Call Daniel Tudhope Archie Watson Clipper Logistics 0:56.76 2019 Al Raya Pierre-Charles Boudot Simon Crisford Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa 0:58.47 2020 Kalahara Maxime Guyon Christophe Ferland Wertheimer et Frère 0:55.84 2021 Corazon Mickael Barzalona George Boughey Nick Bradley Racing 44 & Partner 0:57.36 2022 Lady Hollywood Mickael Barzalona Alice Haynes Amo Racing & Omnihorse Racing 0:55.81 2026 Drazinda Mickael Barzalona Francis-Henri Graffard Zahra Aga Khan 0:55.95 Titus Livius finished first in 1995, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance. The 2020 running took place at Longchamp due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Earlier winners

1911: Joseline 1912: Ecouen 1913: Roselys 1914–19: no race 1920: Phusla 1921: Tahaa 1922: Epinard 1923: Heldifann 1924: Sherry 1925: Highborn II 1926: Licteur 1927: Xander 1928: La Fayette 1929: Aude 1930: Dogaresse 1931: Timadora 1932: Spirituelle 1933: Shining Tor 1934: Bao Dai 1935: Mistress Ford 1936: Ethiopie 1937: Shrew 1938: Emir d'Iran 1939: no race 1940: La Peri 1941: Nugget 1942: Fanatique 1943: La Rayonne 1944: Doge 1945: Sayani 1946: Djerba / Le Lavandou 1 1947: Damnos 1948: 1949: Cardanil 1950: Djelfa 1951: Pomare 1952: Kobus 1953: Vamarie 1954: Reinata 1955: Polic 1956: Skindles Hotel 1957: Texana 1958: Ginetta 1959: Barbaresque 1960: L'Epinay 1961: Sturdy Man 1962: Victorian Order 1963: Texanita 1964: Polyfoto 1965: Fantastic Light 1966: Farhana 1967: Zeddaan 1968: Don II 1969: Mange Tout 1970: Anna Karenina 1971: Deep Diver 1972: Enitram 1973: La Lambarde 1974: Raise a Lady 1975: Diffusion 1976: Black Sulphur 2 1977: Hawkins 1978: Sigy

1 The 1946 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.2 Haneena finished first in 1976, but she was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.

See also List of French flat horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1911 – this race is included under its original title, Prix des Coteaux.

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