The Prix Gérald de Geoffre is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 3,000 metres (about miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early September.

History The event was originally called the Prix de Lutèce and was named after Lutetia (in French, Lutèce), a Gallo-Roman city located on the site of what is now Paris. The first version was established in 1864, and it usually took place in the spring. Its conditions varied, but in its later years it was a 2,400-metre race for horses aged three or older. It continued to be staged until 1968.

The present version, a long-distance event for three-year-olds, was first held in 1978. It now serves as a trial for the following month's Prix Royal-Oak. The last horse to win both races in the same year was Agent Double in 1984.

The race is currently run in September, but it was part of early October's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe fixture from 1988 to 1998. It was given its present title in 2024.

Records Leading jockey since 1978 (7 wins): Christophe Soumillon – Etendard Indien (2004), Shamdala (2005), Getaway (2006), Shemima (2008), Vazirabad (2015), Darbuzan (2017), Paix (2020)

Leading trainer since 1978 (9 wins): André Fabre – Galant Vert (1983), Balsam (1987), Mardonius (1989), Epitre (2000), Street Shaana (2001), Etendard Indien (2004), Getaway (2006), Coastal Path (2007), Brigantin (2010)

Leading owner since 1978 (7 wins): HH Aga Khan IV – Anazid (1986), Shaiybara (1993), Valirann (2013), Shamdala (2005), Shemima (2008), Verema (2012), Vazirabad (2015)

Winners since 1978 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1978 Nizon Philippe Paquet François Boutin 3:20.40 1979 Prove It Baby Philippe Paquet François Boutin Walter Haefner 1980 What a Joy Jean-Luc Kessas Bernard Sécly Lawrence Gelb 1981 Tipperary Fixer Maurice Philipperon John Fellows Ben Arbib 1982 Balitou Alfred Gibert Patrick Biancone Mrs Patrick Goureau 1983 Galant Vert Henri Samani André Fabre Guy de Rothschild 1984 Agent Double Freddy Head Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 1985 Khaelan Lester Piggott Steve Norton Ahmed bin Salman 1986 Anazid Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1987 Balsam Cash Asmussen André Fabre Moufid Dabaghi 1988 Floripedes Richard Briard Georges Bridgland Sir James Goldsmith 3:22.70 1989 Mardonius Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 3:10.90 1990 North Col Tony Cruz Jonathan Pease Simon Emmet 3:14.80 1991 Sought Out Cash Asmussen Michael Stoute Lord Weinstock 3:18.00 1992 Dadarissime Cash Asmussen Georges Bridgland Sir James Goldsmith 3:30.00 1993 Shaiybara Gérald Mossé John Oxx HH Aga Khan IV 3:38.20 1994 The Little Thief Alain Junk Eric Danel George Ohrstrom 3:13.10 1995 Grey Shot Frankie Dettori Ian Balding Jeff Smith 3:20.60 1996 Tarator Thierry Jarnet Élie Lellouche Wafic Saïd 3:18.60 1997 Three Cheers Frankie Dettori John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 3:08.70 1998 Russian Hope Goulven Toupel Henri-Alex Pantall Edouard de Rothschild 3:21.40 1999 Northerntown Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 3:10.00 2000 Epitre Olivier Peslier André Fabre Edouard de Rothschild 3:24.80 2001 Street Shaana Olivier Peslier André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 3:18.40 2002 Savannah Bay Olivier Doleuze Brian Meehan Joe Allbritton 3:10.60 2003 Risk Seeker Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 3:12.90 2004 Etendard Indien Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Edouard de Rothschild 3:29.00 2005 Shamdala Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:16.30 2006 Getaway Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Georg von Ullmann 3:13.30 2007 Coastal Path Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 3:07.80 2008 Shemima Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:20.00 2009 Wajir Anthony Crastus Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 3:16.10 2010 Brigantin Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Elisabeth Fabre 3:10.22 2011 Pacifique Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Skymarc / Monceaux 3:22.06 2012 Verema Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:20.00 2013 Valirann Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:14.37 2014 Auvray Grégory Benoist Élie Lellouche Augustin-Normand / Vidal 3:16.70 2015 Vazirabad Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:12.35 2016 Moonshiner Maxime Guyon Jean-Pierre Carvalho Stall Ullman 3:14.79 2017 Darbuzan Christophe Soumillon Mikel Delzangles Zahra Aga Khan 3:18.40 2018 Jackfinbar Jim Crowley Harry Dunlop Haven't A Pot Partnership 3:11.44 2019 Moonlight Spirit James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 3:14.76 2020 Paix Christophe Soumillon Francis-Henri Graffard Skymarc / Monceaux 3:19.85 2021 Esope Stéphane Pasquier Hiroo Shimizu 3S Race Horse Management AG 3:23.23 2022 Master Gatsby Ioritz Mendizabal Fabrice Chappet PG Racing Club 3:13.95 2023 Gallerist Cristian Demuro Francis-Henri Graffard Hollymount Stud France SC 3:20.55 2024 Columbus Augustin Madamet Christophe Ferland Gregor Baum, Ecurie Alag et al 3:21.68 2025 Espoir Avenir Enzo Corallo Christophe Ferland Alain Maubert 3:16.50 2026 Victoire Magique Cristian Demuro Amy Murphy Solario Racing 3:21.54

Earlier winners

1865: Tourmalet 1866: Etoile Filante 1867: Normandie 1868: Le Petit Caporal 1869: L'Oise 1870: Sornette 1872: Faublas 1873: Franc Tireur 1874: Franc Tireur 1875: Dictature 1876: Chassenon 1877: Caen 1878: Balagny 1880: Castillon 1881: Le Destrier 1882: Veston 1884: Sansonnet 1886: Aida 1887: Richelieu 1888: Avril 1892: Amadis 1893: Boudoir 1895: Jaffa 1896: Merlin 1898: Elf 1899: General Albert 1900: Melina 1901: Pomona 1903: Alençon 1905: Rataplan 1906: Hilarion 1907: Montlieu 1908: Biniou 1909: Moulins la Marche 1910: La Francaise 1911: Sablonnet 1912: Lahire 1913: Carandor 1914: Shannon 1920: Neomenie 1921: Sereska 1922: Flechois 1923: Flechois 1924: Filibert de Savoie 1925: Ariel 1926: Hohneck 1927: Chicaneau 1928: Cistercien 1929: Le Parquet 1930: Picaflor 1931: Amfortas 1932: Bara 1933: Nanaia 1934: Trop Presse 1935: Fedor 1936: Cardon 1937: Horncastle 1938: Frisquet 1939: Tali 1940: Ribera 1941: Pas un Sou 1942: Quicko 1951: Coast Guard 1954: Vamos 1956: Elpenor 1959: Etwild 1962: Snob 1967: Bon Mot 1968: Carnaval

See also List of French flat horse races

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