Prix Ferdinand Dufaure

Prix Ferdinand Dufaure
Group 1 race
LocationAuteuil Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1951
Race typeSteeplechase
SponsorL'Équipe
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance4,100 metres (2m 4½f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-year-olds
Weight67 kg
Allowances
2 kg for fillies
Purse€220,000 (2020)
Distribution
1st: 45%, 2nd: 22%, 3rd: 13%
4th: 9%, 5th: 5%, 6th: 3.5%
7th: 2.5%
Prix Ferdinand Dufaure
2024
Light Blue, Dark Blue chevron hoops on body and sleeves, Light Blue cap, White spots Dark red and grey stripes, red cap Grey, maroon sash and cap
Kolokico Kador De Ciergues Koriste
Previous years
2023
Black, green epaulettes Light green and dark blue diamonds, dark blue sleeves and cap Purple, yellow braces, white cap
Juntos Ganamos La Marche Bleue Jazz Manouche
2022
Black, yellow halved sleeves, yellow cap Light green and royal blue diamonds, royal blue sleeves and cap Black, pink disc, spots on sleeves and cap
Altesse Du Berlais Impressive Iceo Madrik
2021
Dark blue, grey armlets and cap White, black diamond, white sleeves, black seams, black cap Maroon, dark blue hooped, maroon sleeves, dark blue hooped, black cap
Le Listrac L'Aubonniere Hades
2020-2011
2020
Red, white sleeves, red striped, red cap Maroon, beige hoops and armlets, maroon cap White, black diamond, white sleeves, black seams, black cap
Gardons Le Sourire Yeiayel Nanosecond
2019
Light blue, dark blue sleeves, white cap, dark blue diamond Light green and dark blue diamonds, dark blue sleeves and cap White, red epaulets and sleeves, black cap
Goliath Du Berlais Bel Apsis Thrilling
2018
Light Blue, dark Blue diamond and sleeves, Red cap White, blue hooped, white sleeves, red hooped, red cap, white stars White, emerald green striped, white sleeves, white cap, emerald green quartered
Whetstone Evidence Madrik Kapkiline
2017
Red, green diamonds, dark green sleeves, green cap, dark green quartered Light Green and Royal Blue diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves and cap Red, green diamonds, dark green sleeves, green cap, dark green quartered
Srelighonn Dalia Grandchamp Burn Out
2016
Blue, yellow chevron, yellow sleeves, blue cap, yellow star Garnet, green sleeves, purple cap Light Green and Royal Blue diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves and cap
Punch Nantais Roi Mage Politikar
2015
Light blue, light blue sleeves, orange cap Yellow, purple hooped, yellow sleeves, purple armlets, yellow cap, purple hooped Orange, brown epaulettes, orange sleeves, orange cap, brown quartered
Kotkikova Kobrouk Karelcytic
2014
Light green, dark blue diamonds, dark blue sleeves, dark blue cap Light blue, dark blue diamond, dark blue sleeves, red cap White, white sleeves, purple cap
Fleur D'Ainay Laterano Royale Flag
2013
Yellow, black star, yellow sleeves, black stars, yellow cap Orange, black disc, orange sleeves, orange cap Yellow, purple stripe, yellow sleeves, purple cap, yellow star
Storm Of Saintly Volca De Thaix Victoire Des Borde
2012
emerald Green, red triple diamond, red sleeves, emerald green diamonds, red cap Light Green and Royal Blue diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves and cap Pink, Grey spots, Pink sleeves and cap
Teejay Flying Saint Palois Carlain
2011
Black, orange stripe, black sleeves, orange armlets, orange cap Blue, blue sleeves, blue cap, red star Red, white sleeves, white cap
Grand Charly Badoudal Talent D'Estruval
2010-2004
2010
Soft blue, dark blue diamond, dark blue sleeves, red cap Green, blue quartered, cream sleeves, cream cap Soft green, dark blue diamonds, dark blue sleeves, dark blue cap
Saint Du Chenet Kauto Stone Ole Companero
2009
Dark blue, green diamonds on body Brown, orange sleeves, quartered cap Black, yellow hoop, hooped sleeves
Rubi Ball Long Run Realmont
2008
Grey and Maroon stripes Maroon, yellow seams and diamond on cap Grey and Maroon stripes
Oculi Queen Des Places Synaptique
2007
Green, yellow chevron and sleeves Emerald green, yellow spots, yellow and emerald green halved sleeves, purple cap White, purple chevrons and cap
Remember Rose Master Minded Mildon
2006
DARK BLUE, yellow panel, check cap Yellow, blue cross belts, sleeves and cap Light blue, dark blue diamond and sleeves, red cap
Or Noir De Somoza Ombre D'Estruval Organiz
2005
DARK BLUE, yellow panel, check cap Black, yellow hoop, hooped sleeves, black cap Red, White sleeves and cap
Bonbon Rose Anglican Willdance
2004
DARK BLUE, yellow panel, check cap Purple and yellow (quartered), striped sleeves, quartered cap Red, White sleeves and cap
Cyrlight Mysoko Psychee Du Berlais
 

The Prix Ferdinand Dufaure is a Group 1 steeplechase in France which is open to four-year-old horses. It is run at Auteuil over a distance of 4,100 metres (about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May.

The event is named in memory of Ferdinand Dufaure, a former committee member of the Société des Steeple-Chases de France, who died in 1947. It was first run in 1951, and its distance was initially set at 4,500 metres. This was cut to 3,800 metres in 1953. The race was added to Auteuil's summer program in 1961, when another event, the Prix Maurice Gillois, was moved to the autumn. The length of the Prix Ferdinand Dufaure was frequently modified in the late 1960s and early 1970s, before a more settled period over 4,400 metres began in 1973. The present distance, 4,100 metres, was introduced in 1986.

The Prix Ferdinand Dufaure is the main trial for November's Prix Maurice Gillois (Grand Steeple-Chase des Quatre Ans), which is the championship race for four-year-old steeplechasers in France. Six horses have won both events, most recently Oculi in 2008. The runner-up in the 2007 Prix Ferdinand Dufaure, Master Minded, subsequently became a champion two-mile chaser in England.