Reference articles on history, science, culture and more
Surprise meSurprise meSubscribe
Encyclopedia

Prix Foy

Horse race

Wikipedia contributorsAdapted for Fathomly · View authors
5 min read
Source updated September 12, 2026
Prix Foy
2026
Daryz Bay City Roller Uthred
Previous years
2025
Byzantine Dream Sosie Almaqam
2024
Iresine Zarir Continuous
2023
Place Du Carrousel Iresine Sammarco
2022
Iresine Bubble Gift Verry Elleegant
2021
Deep Bond Broome Iresine
2020-2011
2020
Anthony Van Dyck Stradivarius Nagano Gold
2019
Waldgeist Way To Paris Kiseki
2018
Waldgeist Talismanic Cloth Of Stars
2017
Dschingis Secret Cloth Of Stars Talismanic
2016
Silverwave Ito Elliptique
2015
Postponed Spiritjim Baino Hope
2014
Ruler Of The World Flintshire Spiritjim
2013
Orfevre Very Nice Name Pirika
2012
Orfevre Meandre Joshua Tree
2011
Sarafina Hiruno D'Amour St Nicholas Abbey
2010-2001
2010
Duncan Nakayama Festa Timos
2009
Spanish Moon Vision D'Etat Crossharbour
2008
Zambezi Sun Schiaparelli Light Green
2007
Manduro Mandesha Dragon Dancer
2006
Shirocco Hurricane Run Pride
2005
Pride Alkaased Shirocco
2004
Policy Maker Short Pause Nysaean
2003
Ange Gabriel Martaline Imperial Dancer
2002
Aquarelliste Anabaa Blue Falbrav
2001
Hightori Idaho Quest Slew The Red
2000-1991
2000
Montjeu Crillon Commander Collins
1999
El Condor Pasa Borgia Croco Rouge
1998
Limnos Fragrant Mix Oa Baldixe
1997
Yokohama Nothin' Leica Dane Le Destin
1996
Swain Pentire Leeds
1995
Carnegie Balanchine Tot Ou Tard
1994
Richard Of York Intrepidity Apple Tree
1993
Only Royale Modhish Vert Amande
1992
Magic Night Subotica Tel Quel
1991
Splash Of Colour Panoramic Echoes
1990-1988
1990
In The Wings Zartota Robertet
1989
Star Lift Robore Apache
1988
Beeshi Luth Dancer Village Star
 

The Prix Foy is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred colts and fillies aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

The race serves as a trial for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, which is held at the same venue three weeks later.

01History

The event is named in memory of Henri Foy (1872-1954), a long-serving member of the Société d'Encouragement, a former governing body of horse racing in France. It was established in 1955, and originally called the Prix Henri Foy.

The race was initially contested over 2,300 metres, and for a period it was open to horses aged three or older. It was cut to 2,200 metres in 1961, and the minimum age was raised to four in 1967. Its title was shortened to the Prix Foy in 1969.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Foy was given Group 3 status. It was subsequently run on the same day as the Prix Niel, a similar event restricted to three-year-olds.

The race was extended to 2,400 metres in 1979. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1998.

Three winners of the Prix Foy have achieved victory in the same year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Allez France (1974), Sagace (1984) and Waldgeist (2019). Three horses have won the Arc after being defeated in this event, Gold River (1981), All Along (1983) and Subotica (1992).

Prix Foy is eligible for geldings from 2020.

02Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (9 wins):

  • Yves Saint-Martin, Suffren (1960), Acer (1964), Petrone (1968), Snow Castle (1972), Allez France (1974, 1975), Sagace (1984, 1985), Mersey (1986)

Leading trainer (11 wins):

  • André Fabre, Ordinance (1987), Star Lift(1989), In the Wings (1990), Richard of York (1994), Carnegie (1995), Swain (1996), Shirocco (2006), Manduro (2007), Waldgeist (2018, 2019), Place Du Carrousel (2023)

Leading owner (7 wins):

03Winners since 1979

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1979 Pevero 4 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Gerry Oldham
1980 Le Marmot 4 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Rodolph Schafer 2:32.8
1981 Detroit 4 Pat Eddery Olivier Douieb Robert Sangster 2:40.80
1982 April Run 4 Lester Piggott François Boutin Diana Firestone 2:32.20
1983 Time Charter 4 Billy Newnes Henry Candy Robert Barnett 2:40.60
1984 Sagace 4 Yves Saint-Martin Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 2:38.40
1985 Sagace 5 Yves Saint-Martin Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 2:33.50
1986 Mersey 4 Yves Saint-Martin Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein
1987 Ordinance 4 Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah
1988 Beeshi 4 Richard Quinn Paul Cole Fahd Salman 2:34.60
1989 Star Lift 5 Dominique Boeuf André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:32.80
1990 In The Wings 4 Pat Eddery André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:31.30
1991 Splash of Colour 4 Cash Asmussen Nicolas Clément Susumu Harada 2:30.10
1992 Magic Night 4 Alain Badel Philippe Demercastel Hideo Yokoyama 2:40.50
1993 Only Royale 4 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani Giuseppe Sainaghi 2:51.60
1994 Richard of York 4 Sylvain Guillot André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:34.60
1995 Carnegie 4 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:35.60
1996 Swain 4 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:31.90
1997 Yokohama 6 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Madeleine Paulson 2:31.80
1998 Limnos 4 Cash Asmussen Dominique Sépulchre Niarchos Family 2:42.30
1999 El Condor Pasa 4 Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya Takashi Watanabe 2:31.40
2000 Montjeu 4 Michael Kinane John Hammond Michael Tabor 2:32.80
2001 Hightori 4 Gérald Mossé Philippe Demercastel Gary Tanaka 2:30.10
2002 Aquarelliste 4 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:29.00
2003 Ange Gabriel 5 Thierry Jarnet Eric Libaud Antonia Devin 2:28.60
2004 Policy Maker 4 Olivier Peslier Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:38.70
2005 Pride 5 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré NP Bloodstock Ltd 2:29.20
2006 Shirocco 5 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Georg von Ullmann 2:32.90
2007 Manduro 5 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Georg von Ullmann 2:28.80
2008 Zambezi Sun 4 Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary Khalid Abdullah 2:28.80
2009 Spanish Moon 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Khalid Abdullah 2:28.70
2010 Duncan 5 William Buick John Gosden Normandie Stud Ltd 2:35.90
2011 Sarafina 4 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:32.28
2012 Orfevre 4 Christophe Soumillon Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing 2:34.26
2013 Orfevre 5 Christophe Soumillon Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing 2:41.47
2014 Ruler of the World 4 Frankie Dettori Aidan O'Brien Al Shaqab, Magnier, Tabor, Smith 2:26.93
2015 Postponed 4 Andrea Atzeni Luca Cumani Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 2:32.88
2016 Silverwave 4 Maxime Guyon Pascal Bary Hspirit 2:32.28
2017 Dschingis Secret 4 Adrie de Vries Markus Klug Horst Pudwill 2:35.86
2018 Waldgeist 4 Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park 2:28.70
2019 Waldgeist 5 Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park 2:27.57
2020 Anthony Van Dyck 4 Mickael Barzalona Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 2:33.27
2021 Deep Bond 4 Cristian Demuro Ryuji Okubo Shinji Maeda 2:31.82
2022 Iresine 5 Marie Vélon Jean-Pierre Gauvin Bertrand Milliere 2:36.46
2023 Place Du Carrousel 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Al Shaqab Racing & Ballylinch Stud 2:35.66
2024 Iresine 7 Marie Vélon Jean-Pierre Gauvin Bertrand Milliere 2:34.15
2025 Byzantine Dream 4 Oisin Murphy Tomoyasu Sakaguchi Kazumi Yoshida 2:28.32
2026 Daryz 4 Mickael Barzalona Francis-Henri Graffard Aga Khan Studs 2:30.89

04Earlier winners

Watch videos about Prix FoyExplainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Sources and credits

This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Prix Foy”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.

Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.

Continue exploring

Related topics

List of French flat horse races

A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in France, under the authority of France Galop, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern. Group status is conferred by the European Pattern Committee, which sanctions races across the principal European racing nations as Group 1, 2, 3 or Listed and reviews the classification each year, upgrading, downgrading or merging races.