Prix La Haye Jousselin
Encyclopedia
The Prix La Haye Jousselin is a Group 1 steeplechase
in France
which is open to horses
aged five years or older. It is run at Auteuil
over a distance of 5,500 metres (about 3 miles and 3½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
The race usually features horses which also compete in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris
, the most prestigious steeplechase in France. There are twenty-two obstacles to be jumped, and the most notorious of these is the Rail-Ditch and Fence (the Juge de Paix).
Its new title was in memory of Edmond de La Haye Jousselin (1839–1903), a founding member of the Société des Steeple-Chases de France. As a steward and administrator of this organisation, La Haye Jousselin assisted with the design of Auteuil's racetracks, and he oversaw the construction of its obstacles. He later became the vice-chairman, a position he occupied until his death.
The Prix La Haye Jousselin was abandoned throughout World War I
, with no running from 1914 to 1918. It was cancelled once during World War II
, in 1939. It was cut to 4,500 metres in 1940, and it was restored to 5,500 metres in 1941.
Notable winners of the Prix La Haye Jousselin include The Fellow
, a subsequent winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup
, and Al Capone II
, a repeat winner
in the 1990s. The latter achieved the extraordinary feat of winning the race seven times in successive years from 1993 to 1999. Many winners have also achieved victory in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, which is held at the same venue in late May. The most recent of these is Remember Rose
, the winner of the latter event in 2009.
Leading jockey
(8 wins):
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Leading trainer
(9 wins):
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Leading owner (8 wins):
Recurring events established in 1880 – this race is included under its original title, Prix de la Croix de Berny.
Steeplechase
Steeplechase may refer to:* Steeplechase, an event in horse racing* SteepleChase, a Danish jazz label* Steeplechase , a 1975 arcade game released by Atari...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
which is open to horses
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
aged five years or older. It is run at Auteuil
Auteuil Hippodrome
The Auteuil Hippodrome is a horse racing venue on Route des Lacs in Paris, France. The 33-hectare race course opened November 1, 1873...
over a distance of 5,500 metres (about 3 miles and 3½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
The race usually features horses which also compete in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris
Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris
The Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris is a Group 1 steeplechase in France which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Auteuil over a distance of 5,800 metres , and during its running there are twenty-three fences to be jumped...
, the most prestigious steeplechase in France. There are twenty-two obstacles to be jumped, and the most notorious of these is the Rail-Ditch and Fence (the Juge de Paix).
History
The event was established in 1880, and it was originally called the Prix de la Croix de Berny. It was initially contested over 6,000 metres, and it was cut to 5,600 metres in 1893. It was given its present title in 1903, and at the same time it was shortened by 100 metres.Its new title was in memory of Edmond de La Haye Jousselin (1839–1903), a founding member of the Société des Steeple-Chases de France. As a steward and administrator of this organisation, La Haye Jousselin assisted with the design of Auteuil's racetracks, and he oversaw the construction of its obstacles. He later became the vice-chairman, a position he occupied until his death.
The Prix La Haye Jousselin was abandoned throughout World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, with no running from 1914 to 1918. It was cancelled once during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, in 1939. It was cut to 4,500 metres in 1940, and it was restored to 5,500 metres in 1941.
Notable winners of the Prix La Haye Jousselin include The Fellow
The Fellow
The Fellow was an AQPS top-class National Hunt racehorse in the early 1990s. He won the 1994 Cheltenham Gold Cup and narrowly lost the 1991 and 1992 renewals. He also won the 1991 and 1992 King George VI Chase and the 1991 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris. Along with Mandarin he is one of only two...
, a subsequent winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup
Cheltenham Gold Cup
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles and 2½ furlongs , and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped...
, and Al Capone II
Al Capone II
Al Capone II is a French Autre Que Pur-Sang steeplechaser. Sired by the Selle Francais jumper, Italic, and out of the mare L'Oranaise, he is a full brother to The Fellow who won the 1991 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, the 1991 & 1992 King George VI Chase, and the 1994 Cheltenham Gold Cup.Al...
, a repeat winner
Repeat winners of horse races
-Eight wins:-Seven wins:-Six wins:* The Race Around Yorkshire Handicap was renamed the "Gods Solution Handicap" in 1990.-Five wins:Cheekio Ora won the Herefordshire Light Horse Breeding Society's Hunter Chase five times in the 1980s....
in the 1990s. The latter achieved the extraordinary feat of winning the race seven times in successive years from 1993 to 1999. Many winners have also achieved victory in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, which is held at the same venue in late May. The most recent of these is Remember Rose
Remember Rose
Remember Rose is an Irish racehorse, by Insatiable out of Couture Rose, bred and owned by Ernst Iten and trained by Jean-Paul Gallorini. He won the 2009 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, ridden by Christophe Pieux. He has won eight of his 25 starts.-External links:*...
, the winner of the latter event in 2009.
Records
Leading jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
(8 wins):
- Jean-Yves Beaurain – Katko (1989), Al Capone II (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
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Leading trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
(9 wins):
- Bernard SéclyBernard SeclyBernard Secly is a horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing and most notably in steeplechase racing.Secly won five Group One flat races but is best known for his conditioning two French Horse Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase horses, Katko and Al Capone II.-External links:*...
– Katko (1989), Al Capone II (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999), El Paso III (2001)
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Leading owner (8 wins):
- Robert Fougedoire – Al Capone II (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999), El Paso III (2001)
Winners since 1980
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
| 1980 | Car d'Azur | 7 | Denis Bailliez | Jack Barbe | Mrs Jean Muller |
| 1981 | Ardfern | 8 | Denis Leblond | Jean-Paul Gallorini | Daniel Wildenstein Daniel Wildenstein Daniel Leopold Wildenstein was a French art dealer and scholar, as well as a leading thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder.... |
| 1982 | Jasmin II | 7 | Michel Chirol | André Fabre André Fabre André Fabre is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in the stables as a groom then as a schooling rider... |
Michel Thibault |
| 1983 | V'la Parame | 8 | Patrice Lemaire | Jack Barbe | Mrs Albert Aubaud |
| 1984 | Le Pontif | 7 | Bruno Jollivet | René Cherruau | Michelle Crossouard |
| 1985 | Le Pontif | 8 | Bruno Jollivet | René Cherruau | Michelle Crossouard |
| 1986 | Otage du Perche | 6 | Serge Bérard | Philippe Lamotte d'Argy | Philippe Lamotte d'Argy |
| 1987 | Aveu de Kervero | 7 | Jacques Morin | Carlos Lerner | Carlos Lerner |
| 1988 | Oteuil | 8 | Bruno Jollivet | René Cherruau | Mrs Raymond Saulais |
| 1989 | Katko | 6 | Jean-Yves Beaurain | Bernard Sécly Bernard Secly Bernard Secly is a horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing and most notably in steeplechase racing.Secly won five Group One flat races but is best known for his conditioning two French Horse Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase horses, Katko and Al Capone II.-External links:*... |
Pierre de Montesson |
| 1990 | The Fellow The Fellow The Fellow was an AQPS top-class National Hunt racehorse in the early 1990s. He won the 1994 Cheltenham Gold Cup and narrowly lost the 1991 and 1992 renewals. He also won the 1991 and 1992 King George VI Chase and the 1991 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris. Along with Mandarin he is one of only two... |
5 | Adam Kondrat | François Doumen François Doumen François Doumen is a French racehorse trainer currently based at Boucé, Orne. From 1956 to 1970 he was an amateur jockey, and he then worked as an assistant trainer to his father Jean. He obtained his own training licence in 1977.... |
Marquesa de Moratalla |
| 1991 | Tito l'Effronte | 6 | Bruno Jollivet | Jean Dasque Jean Dasque Jean Dasque is a French movie director, active between 1960 and 1984.... |
Jean Dasque Jean Dasque Jean Dasque is a French movie director, active between 1960 and 1984.... |
| 1992 | Ucello II | 6 | Christophe Aubert | François Doumen François Doumen François Doumen is a French racehorse trainer currently based at Boucé, Orne. From 1956 to 1970 he was an amateur jockey, and he then worked as an assistant trainer to his father Jean. He obtained his own training licence in 1977.... |
Marquesa de Moratalla |
| 1993 | Al Capone II Al Capone II Al Capone II is a French Autre Que Pur-Sang steeplechaser. Sired by the Selle Francais jumper, Italic, and out of the mare L'Oranaise, he is a full brother to The Fellow who won the 1991 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, the 1991 & 1992 King George VI Chase, and the 1994 Cheltenham Gold Cup.Al... |
5 | Jean-Yves Beaurain | Bernard Sécly Bernard Secly Bernard Secly is a horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing and most notably in steeplechase racing.Secly won five Group One flat races but is best known for his conditioning two French Horse Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase horses, Katko and Al Capone II.-External links:*... |
Robert Fougedoire |
| 1994 | Al Capone II Al Capone II Al Capone II is a French Autre Que Pur-Sang steeplechaser. Sired by the Selle Francais jumper, Italic, and out of the mare L'Oranaise, he is a full brother to The Fellow who won the 1991 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, the 1991 & 1992 King George VI Chase, and the 1994 Cheltenham Gold Cup.Al... |
6 | Jean-Yves Beaurain | Bernard Sécly Bernard Secly Bernard Secly is a horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing and most notably in steeplechase racing.Secly won five Group One flat races but is best known for his conditioning two French Horse Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase horses, Katko and Al Capone II.-External links:*... |
Robert Fougedoire |
| 1995 | Al Capone II Al Capone II Al Capone II is a French Autre Que Pur-Sang steeplechaser. Sired by the Selle Francais jumper, Italic, and out of the mare L'Oranaise, he is a full brother to The Fellow who won the 1991 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, the 1991 & 1992 King George VI Chase, and the 1994 Cheltenham Gold Cup.Al... |
7 | Jean-Yves Beaurain | Bernard Sécly Bernard Secly Bernard Secly is a horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing and most notably in steeplechase racing.Secly won five Group One flat races but is best known for his conditioning two French Horse Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase horses, Katko and Al Capone II.-External links:*... |
Robert Fougedoire |
| 1996 | Al Capone II Al Capone II Al Capone II is a French Autre Que Pur-Sang steeplechaser. Sired by the Selle Francais jumper, Italic, and out of the mare L'Oranaise, he is a full brother to The Fellow who won the 1991 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, the 1991 & 1992 King George VI Chase, and the 1994 Cheltenham Gold Cup.Al... |
8 | Jean-Yves Beaurain | Bernard Sécly Bernard Secly Bernard Secly is a horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing and most notably in steeplechase racing.Secly won five Group One flat races but is best known for his conditioning two French Horse Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase horses, Katko and Al Capone II.-External links:*... |
Robert Fougedoire |
| 1997 | Al Capone II Al Capone II Al Capone II is a French Autre Que Pur-Sang steeplechaser. Sired by the Selle Francais jumper, Italic, and out of the mare L'Oranaise, he is a full brother to The Fellow who won the 1991 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, the 1991 & 1992 King George VI Chase, and the 1994 Cheltenham Gold Cup.Al... |
9 | Jean-Yves Beaurain | Bernard Sécly Bernard Secly Bernard Secly is a horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing and most notably in steeplechase racing.Secly won five Group One flat races but is best known for his conditioning two French Horse Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase horses, Katko and Al Capone II.-External links:*... |
Robert Fougedoire |
| 1998 | Al Capone II Al Capone II Al Capone II is a French Autre Que Pur-Sang steeplechaser. Sired by the Selle Francais jumper, Italic, and out of the mare L'Oranaise, he is a full brother to The Fellow who won the 1991 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, the 1991 & 1992 King George VI Chase, and the 1994 Cheltenham Gold Cup.Al... |
10 | Jean-Yves Beaurain | Bernard Sécly Bernard Secly Bernard Secly is a horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing and most notably in steeplechase racing.Secly won five Group One flat races but is best known for his conditioning two French Horse Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase horses, Katko and Al Capone II.-External links:*... |
Robert Fougedoire |
| 1999 | Al Capone II Al Capone II Al Capone II is a French Autre Que Pur-Sang steeplechaser. Sired by the Selle Francais jumper, Italic, and out of the mare L'Oranaise, he is a full brother to The Fellow who won the 1991 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, the 1991 & 1992 King George VI Chase, and the 1994 Cheltenham Gold Cup.Al... |
11 | Jean-Yves Beaurain | Bernard Sécly Bernard Secly Bernard Secly is a horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing and most notably in steeplechase racing.Secly won five Group One flat races but is best known for his conditioning two French Horse Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase horses, Katko and Al Capone II.-External links:*... |
Robert Fougedoire |
| 2000 | First Gold First Gold (horse) First Gold was a National Hunt racehorse that was trained by François Doumen.The horse won the 2000 King George VI Chase race by a distance of 10 lengths when ridden by Thierry Doumen, beating Florida Pearl into second place. At the time of the win the horse was owned by the Marquesa de... |
7 | Thierry Doumen | François Doumen François Doumen François Doumen is a French racehorse trainer currently based at Boucé, Orne. From 1956 to 1970 he was an amateur jockey, and he then worked as an assistant trainer to his father Jean. He obtained his own training licence in 1977.... |
Marquesa de Moratalla |
| 2001 | El Paso III | 9 | Laurent Métais | Bernard Sécly Bernard Secly Bernard Secly is a horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing and most notably in steeplechase racing.Secly won five Group One flat races but is best known for his conditioning two French Horse Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase horses, Katko and Al Capone II.-External links:*... |
Robert Fougedoire |
| 2002 | Sunny Flight | 8 | Philippe Sourzac | Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé | Patrick Boiteau |
| 2003 | Batman Senora | 7 | Cyrille Gombeau | Ian Williams | Georges Polinski |
| 2004 | Turgot | 7 | Laurent Métais | J. Bertran de Balanda | Bryant / Jackson |
| 2005 | Golden Flight | 6 | Jacques Ricou | Guillaume Macaire | John D. Cotton |
| 2006 | Princesse d'Anjou | 5 | Philip Carberry | François-Marie Cottin | Jean-Paul Sénéchal |
| 2007 | Mid Dancer | 6 | Cyrille Gombeau | Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé | Sean Mulryan |
| 2008 | Remember Rose Remember Rose Remember Rose is an Irish racehorse, by Insatiable out of Couture Rose, bred and owned by Ernst Iten and trained by Jean-Paul Gallorini. He won the 2009 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, ridden by Christophe Pieux. He has won eight of his 25 starts.-External links:*... |
5 | Christophe Pieux | Jean-Paul Gallorini | Ernst Iten |
| 2009 | Remember Rose Remember Rose Remember Rose is an Irish racehorse, by Insatiable out of Couture Rose, bred and owned by Ernst Iten and trained by Jean-Paul Gallorini. He won the 2009 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, ridden by Christophe Pieux. He has won eight of his 25 starts.-External links:*... |
6 | Christophe Pieux | Jean-Paul Gallorini | Ernst Iten |
| 2010 | Rubi Ball | 5 | David Cottin | Jacques Ortet | Mme Patrick Papot |
See also
- List of French jump horse races
- Repeat winners of horse racesRepeat winners of horse races-Eight wins:-Seven wins:-Six wins:* The Race Around Yorkshire Handicap was renamed the "Gods Solution Handicap" in 1990.-Five wins:Cheekio Ora won the Herefordshire Light Horse Breeding Society's Hunter Chase five times in the 1980s....
Recurring events established in 1880 – this race is included under its original title, Prix de la Croix de Berny.