The Prix de la Forêt is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.

History The event was originally held at Chantilly, and it is named after Chantilly Forest. It was established in 1858, and was initially a 2,100-metre race for two or three-year-old colts and fillies. It took place in late October.

The Prix de la Forêt was not run in 1870, because of the Franco-Prussian War. It was cut to 1,600 metres and opened to older horses in 1878. It was cancelled again in 1906, and transferred to Longchamp in 1907.

The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918. It was shortened to 1,400 metres in 1923. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1939. It was staged at Auteuil in 1940, and Le Tremblay in 1943 and 1944.

The event was closed to two-year-olds in 1995, and opened to geldings in 2001. It was moved to the Saturday of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend in 2005. It was switched to the same day as the "Arc", the first Sunday in October, in 2010.

The Prix de la Forêt was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2012. The winner now earns an automatic invitation to compete in the same year's Breeders' Cup Mile.

Records Most successful horse (3 wins): One Master – 2018, 2019, 2020

Leading jockey (5 wins): Alfred Carratt – Normandie (1866), Mathilde (1871), Premier Mai (1874), Phenix (1878), Barberine (1885) Alain Lequeux – Mirna (1963), Sanedtki (1977, 1978), Producer (1979), Procida (1984) Freddy Head – Barbare (1966), Regent Street (1968), Lyphard (1972), Ma Biche (1983), Septieme Ciel (1990) Olivier Peslier - Bigstone (1994), Poplar Bluff (1995), Etoile Montante (2003), Goldikova (2010), Make Believe (2015)

Leading trainer (8 wins): Henry Jennings – Wedding (1859), Finlande (1860), Normandie (1866), Mathilde (1871), Christiania (1872), Barcarolle (1873), Premier Mai (1874), Peronne (1881)

Leading owner (9 wins): Marcel Boussac – Durzetta (1920), Zariba (1921), La Moqueuse (1928), Esmeralda (1941), Caravelle (1943, 1944), Goyama (1945), Pharsale (1950), Pharaos (1951)

Winners since 1970 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1970 Stratege 2 Maurice Philipperon Richard Carver Jr. Jean Ternynck 1:23.00 1971 Faraway Son 4 Yves Saint-Martin Maurice Zilber Daniel Wildenstein 1:21.70 1972 Lyphard 3 Freddy Head Alec Head Germaine Wertheimer 1:23.70 1973 African Sky 3 Yves Saint-Martin Albert Klimscha Daniel Wildenstein 1:23.60 1974 Northern Taste 3 Jean-Claude Desaint John Cunnington Sr. Zenya Yoshida 1:29.00 1975 Roan Star 2 Willie Carson Roger Poincelet Mrs H. Lazar 1:24.10 1976 Pharly 2 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Antonio Blasco 1:26.00 1977 Sanedtki 3 Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb B. Zimmerman 1:25.40 1978 Sanedtki 4 Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb Serge Fradkoff 1:22.50 1979 Producer 3 Alain Lequeux Maurice Zilber Roy Gottlieb 1:24.30 1980 Moorestyle 3 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong Moores Furnishings Ltd 1:25.80 1981 Moorestyle 4 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong Moores Furnishings Ltd 1:30.40 1982 Pas de Seul 3 Christy Roche David O'Brien Robert Sangster 1:27.70 1983 Ma Biche 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:22.60 1984 Procida 3 Alain Lequeux François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:27.70 1985 Brocade 4 Pat Eddery Guy Harwood Gerald Leigh 1:21.60 1986 Sarab 5 Richard Quinn Paul Cole Fahd Salman 1:23.30 1987 Soviet Star 3 Greville Starkey André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:25.80 1988 Salse 3 Willie Carson Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed 1:24.00 1989 Gabina 4 Éric Legrix J. C. Cunnington Jürgen Schiefelbein 1:21.00 1990 Septieme Ciel 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Johnny Jones 1:19.40 1991 Danseuse du Soir 3 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 1:22.80 1992 Wolfhound 3 Pat Eddery John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 1:24.80 1993 Dolphin Street 3 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Stavros Niarchos 1:26.90 1994 Bigstone 4 Olivier Peslier Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 1:21.20 1995 Poplar Bluff 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:18.40 1996 A Magicman 4 Andreas Suborics Hartmut Steguweit Stall Dagobert 1:22.80 1997 Occupandiste 4 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:21.40 1998 Tomba 4 Kieren Fallon Brian J. Meehan John Good 1:27.10 1999 Field of Hope 4 Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Grundy Bloodstock Ltd 1:20.80 2000 Indian Lodge 4 Pat Eddery Amanda Perrett Cohn / Parker 1:22.30 2001 Mount Abu 4 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Seidler / Smith 1:22.90 2002 Dedication 3 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head-Maarek Ghislaine Head 1:18.70 2003 Étoile Montante 3 Olivier Peslier Criquette Head-Maarek Khalid Abdullah 1:22.60 2004 Somnus 4 Michael Kinane Tim Easterby Legard / Sidebottom / Sykes 1:22.30 2005 Court Masterpiece 5 Gérald Mossé Ed Dunlop Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:22.20 2006 Caradak 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:20.90 2007 Toylsome 8 Stéphane Pasquier Jens Hirschberger Georg von Ullmann 1:22.50 2008 Paco Boy 3 Christophe Soumillon Richard Hannon Sr. Calvera Partnership 2 1:19.80 2009 Varenar 3 Stéphane Pasquier Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1:19.20 2010 Goldikova 5 Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:22.10 2011 Dream Ahead 3 William Buick David Simcock Khalifa Dasmal 1:18.10 2012 Gordon Lord Byron 4 William Buick Tom Hogan Cahalan / Schneider 1:25.17 2013 Moonlight Cloud 5 Thierry Jarnet Freddie Head George Strawbridge 1:21.08 2014 Olympic Glory 4 Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon Jr. Al Shaqab Racing 1:17.73 2015 Make Believe 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Prince A. A. Faisal 1:17.05 2016 Limato 4 Harry Bentley Henry Candy Paul G Jacobs 1:21.83 2017 Aclaim 4 Oisin Murphy Martyn Meade Canning Downs & Partner 1:25.75 2018 One Master 4 Pierre-Charles Boudot William Haggas Lael Stable 1:20.29 2019 One Master 5 Pierre-Charles Boudot William Haggas Lael Stable 1:23.66 2020 One Master 6 Pierre-Charles Boudot William Haggas Lael Stable 1:24.75 2021 Space Blues 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:22.97 2022 Kinross 5 Frankie Dettori Ralph Beckett Marc Chan 1:24.40 2023 Kelina 3 Maxime Guyon Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 1:17.17 2024 Ramatuelle 3 Aurelien Lemaitre Christopher Head Infinity Nine Horses, Ecurie Des Monceaux Et Al 1:20.02 2025 Maranoa Charlie 3 Aurelien Lemaitre Christopher Head Bond Thoroughbred Limited 1:20.80 2026 True Love 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier 1:18.75

Earlier winners

1858: Union Jack 1859: Wedding 1860: Finlande 1861: Bravoure 1862: 1863: Eva 1864: Tourmalet 1865: Salambo 1866: Normandie 1867: Nemea 1868: Pompier 1869: Monseigneur 1870: no race 1871: Mathilde 1872: Christiania 1873: Barcarolle 1874: Premier Mai 1875: Bibletto 1876: Kilt 1877: Astree 1878: Phenix 1879: Seymour 1880: Castillon 1881: Peronne 1882: Veston 1883: Azur 1884: Azur 1885: Barberine 1886: Fricandeau 1887: Acheron 1888: Catharina 1889: Alicante 1890: Chalet 1891: Le Nord 1892: Fra Angelico 1893: Dolma Baghtche 1894: Omnium II 1895: Hero 1896: Castelnau 1897: Royal Mint 1898: Herse 1899: Semendria 1900: La Camargo 1901: Limousin 1902: Mireille 1903: Lorlot 1904: Adam 1905: Prestige 1906: no race 1907: Valda 1908: Princess Margaret 1909: Moulins la Marche 1910: Ronde de Nuit 1911: Montrose / Petulance 1912: Blarney 1913: Le Grand Pressigny 1914–18: no race 1919: Cid Campeador 1920: Durzetta 1921: Zariba 1922: Épinard 1923: Scaramouche 1924: Niceas 1925: Brumaire 1926: Licteur 1927: Coram 1928: La Moqueuse 1929: Chateau Bouscaut 1930: Baoule 1931: Four in Hand 1932: Assuerus / Lovelace 1933: Jocrisse 1934: Jus de Raisin 1935: Gong 1936: Mousson 1937: Blue Star 1938: Dixiana 1939: no race 1940: Corviglia 1941: Esmeralda 1942: Buena Vista 1943: Caravelle 1944: Caravelle 1945: Goyama 1946: Vagabond 1947: Menetrier 1948: Fontenay 1949: Tantieme 1950: Pharsale 1951: Pharaos 1952: Guersant 1953: Fine Top 1954: Fine Top 1955: Vareta 1956: Midget 1957: Oferista 1958: Currito 1959: Hautain 1960: Mincio 1961: Snob 1962: Spy Well 1963: Mirna 1964: Kirkland Lake 1965: Red Slipper 1966: Barbare 1967: Cabhurst 1968: Regent Street 1969: Democratie

See also List of French flat horse races

References

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