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Prix Thomas Bryon

The Prix Thomas Bryon is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

History

The event is named after Thomas Bryon, an Englishman who helped establish thoroughbred racing in France. He was the secretary at the founding meeting of the Société d'Encouragement in 1833, and published the first volume of the Calendrier des Courses de Chevaux in 1834.

The Prix Thomas Bryon was established in 1924, and it was initially contested over 1,600 metres. It was shortened to 1,500 metres in 1927. It was abandoned throughout World War II, with no running from 1939 to 1945.

The race took place at Longchamp in 1954, and at this point it reverted to 1,600 metres. It began a second period over 1,500 metres in 1958.

The Prix Thomas Bryon was restored to 1,600 metres in 1991. It was staged in November from 1995 to 2000, and was switched to the first half of October in 2001. The distance was reduced to 1,400 metres again in 2015 as part of a series of changes to autumn races for two-year-olds.

In 2025, the Prix Thomas Byron was held at the Chantilly racecourse with a change of date in the French racing schedule, as well as in surface and distance. Indeed, still reserved for 2-year-olds, the Prix Thomas Byron was run over 1800m PSF on November 18, 2025.

Records

<div style="font-size:90%"> Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Roger Poincelet – Iror (1947), Fort Napoleon (1949), Atrax (1959), Blaze of Glory (1961)
  • Yves Saint-Martin – Sweet Girl (1960), Paolina (1963), First Bloom (1971), Melyno (1981)
  • Maxime Guyon - Abtaal (2011), Earnshaw (2013), Alea Iacta (2014), Dreamflight (2021)

Leading trainer (11 wins):

  • André Fabre – Fadeyev (1993), Housamix (1994), Pinakaral (1998), Songlark (2002), Apsis (2003), Thewayyouare (2007), Earnshaw (2013), Alea Iacta (2014), Candide (2015), Dreamflight (2021), Alcantor (2023)

Leading owner (4 wins):

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Winners since 1978

Earlier winners

  • 1924: Frisette
  • 1925: Nino
  • 1926: Farnese / Pescaro *
  • 1927: Costette
  • 1928: Meeting
  • 1929: Potiphar
  • 1930: Mydas
  • 1931: Formosan / Pure Folie *
  • 1932: Bipearl
  • 1933: Mas d'Antibes
  • 1934: Sanglot
  • 1935: Fastnet
  • 1936: Solace
  • 1937: La Sultane
  • 1938: Blue Moon
  • 1939–45: no race
  • 1946:
  • 1947: Iror
  • 1948: Tulette
  • 1949: Fort Napoleon
  • 1950: Mat de Cocagne
  • 1951: La Mirambule
  • 1952: For Chemist
  • 1953:
  • 1954:
  • 1955: Cernobbio
  • 1956: Apostol
  • 1957: La Malivoye
  • 1958: Regent
  • 1959: Atrax
  • 1960: Sweet Girl
  • 1961: Blaze of Glory
  • 1962: Chesa
  • 1963: Paolina
  • 1964: Faristan
  • 1965: Fermina
  • 1966: Farabi
  • 1967: Lady Millie
  • 1968: Beaugency
  • 1969: Army Court
  • 1970: Old and Wise
  • 1971: First Bloom
  • 1972: Targowice
  • 1973: Northern Taste
  • 1974: Dealer's Ace
  • 1975: Arctic Tern
  • 1976: General
  • 1977: Kenmare

<span style="font-size:85%">* The 1926 and 1931 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.</span>

See also

References