The Prix Ferdinand Dufaure is a Group 1 steeplechase

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 four-year-old 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...

. 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 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

Master Minded

Master Minded is a French bred National Hunt racehorse presently trained in Great Britain by Paul Nicholls.- Early Days in France :...

, subsequently became a champion two-mile chaser in England.

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:...

 (6 wins):

• Christophe Pieux – Kizitca (1996), Valdance (1998), Bonbon Rose (2005), Or Noir de Somoza (2006), Remember Rose (2007), Rubi Ball (2009)

----
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...

 (6 wins):

• Jacques Ortet – Oblat (1983), Guchen (1985), Frappeuse (1988), Kizitca (1996), Valdance (1998), Rubi Ball (2009)

----
Leading owner (3 wins):

• Julien Décrion – Ki Ta Dai (1954), Morgex (1968), Biron (1970)
• Sean Mulryan – Cyrlight (2004), Bonbon Rose (2005), Or Noir de Somoza (2006)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1951	Bremontier	Roger Obry	Arthur Bates	Edouard Gugenheim
1952	Lord Boby	René Beche	Henri Brierre	A. Chiaverini
1953	Carpaccio	Claude Maire	Pierre Pelat	Simone Del Duca Simone Del Duca Simone Del Duca was a French businesswoman, a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and major philanthropist. Married to French publishing magnate Cino Del Duca, on his death in 1967 she was left with a considerable fortune...
1954	Ki Ta Dai	Pierre Delfarguiel	André Adèle	Julien Décrion
1955	Bonosnap	Jacques Fabre	Georges Pelat	Antonin Mourrut
1956	Porte Fanion	Claude Maire	Arthur Bates	Edouard Gugenheim
1957	Reine des Landes	Jean Bourges	Georges Pelat	Mrs Georges Pelat
1958	Reymio	Roger Obry	Noël Pelat	Georges Rouquie
1959	Bustier	Maurice Prod'homme	André Adèle	André Adèle
1960	Gigoletto	Yves Daniel	Léon Gaumondy	E. Labreveux
1961	Artus II	Marcel Maschio	Christian Doumen	Fernand Buret
1962	Atomium	Pierre Biancone	Noël Pelat	Comte de Monteynard
1963	Gerardmer	Claude Deleuze	Maurice d'Okhuysen	Comte René de Rivaud
1964	Bazouka II	Georges Hamon	René Sirvain	Jean Seguinotte
1965	Pavillon	Gérard Boeuf	Antoine Monnat	A. Baguenault de Puchesse
1966	Prime	Jacques Geneau	Pierre Pelat	Comte L. de Kerouara
1967	Taverne	Christian Mahé	Arthur Bates	Raphaël Hakim
1968	Morgex	Jean-Paul Ciravegna	André Adèle	Julien Décrion
1969	Francion	J. J. Declercq	Pierre Biancone	Marcel Le Masson
1970	Biron	Jean-Paul Ciravegna	André Adèle	Julien Décrion
1971	Firebird	Alain Grimaux	Arthur Bates	Roger Mouly
1972	Xochimil	J. P. Pirodon	Hubert d'Aillières	M. des Roches de Chassay
1973	Incantado	Pierre Costes	Georges Pelat	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....
1974	Grey Rabbit	J. J. Declercq	Jacques Geneau	Hilaire Spiers
1975	Vieux Yor	Hervé Corfdir	Willie Kalley	Mrs Dick Kalley
1976	Seventh Heaven	Jacques Morin	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:*...	Lawrence M. Gelb Lawrence M. Gelb Lawrence M. Gelb was a chemist from New York who, with his wife, Joan Clair, founded the Clairol haircolor company in 1931....
1977	Moncourt	Hervé Corfdir	Marcel Maschio	Georges Sebaoun
1978	Tanlas	Claude Dugast	Léon Sansson	A. Sansson
1979	Lapo d'Or	Denis Leblond	Jean-Paul Gallorini	Giuseppe Campanella
1980	Gelas	Bernard Gauthier	Jack Barbe	Mrs Michel Maréchal
1981	Bruges	François Primel	Robert Collet Robert Collet Robert Collet is a French thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Robert Collet was one of the first European trainers to win a Breeders' Cup race when he won the 1986 edition of the Breeders' Cup Mile at Hollywood Park Racetrack with Last Tycoon...	Jim Mullion
1982	Lou Pescadou (DH Tie (draw) To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as... )	Denis Bailliez	Jack Barbe	Mrs Jean Muller
1982	Salute (DH Tie (draw) To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as... )	François Primel	Robert Collet Robert Collet Robert Collet is a French thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Robert Collet was one of the first European trainers to win a Breeders' Cup race when he won the 1986 edition of the Breeders' Cup Mile at Hollywood Park Racetrack with Last Tycoon...	Mrs Daniel Bertrand
1983	Oblat	Alain Chelet	Jacques Ortet	Mrs Aime Laveyron
1984	Doelan	Jean-Yves Artu	Yann-Marie Porzier	René Aebischer
1985	Guchen	Diego Roussel	Jacques Ortet	Mrs Francis Loizon
1986	Nestor Burma	Denis Leblond	Gérard Collet	Sylvain Chouraqui
1987	Katko	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
1988	Frappeuse	Bruno Jollivet	Jacques Ortet	Henri Georgel
1989	Tito l'Effronte	Franck Smeulders	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....
1990	Ucello II	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	As des Carres	Loïc Manceau	Jean Dasque Jean Dasque Jean Dasque is a French movie director, active between 1960 and 1984....	Claude Cohen
1992	Old River	Jean-Pierre Godet	A. Sagot	Claude Cohen
1993	Earl Grant	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:*...	Bernard Boutboul
1994	Parika	Philippe Sourzac	Guillaume Macaire	Alain Ranson
1995	Ytalsa Royale	Cyrille Gombeau	Bernard Barbier	Gilbert Gallot
1996	Kizitca	Christophe Pieux	Jacques Ortet	Peter Baumgartner
1997	Vieux Beaufai	Pierre Bigot	Frédéric Danloux	Ecurie Siklos
1998	Valdance	Christophe Pieux	Jacques Ortet	Naji Pharaon
1999	Arlas	Stéphane Massinot	Thierry Civel	Ecurie Centrale
2000	Boisnoir	Pascal Marsac	Guy Chérel	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....
2001	Turgot	Dominique Bressou	J. Bertran de Balanda	Bryant / Jackson
2002	Karly Flight	Philippe Sourzac	Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé	Patrick Boiteau
2003	Ice Mood	Philippe Sourzac	Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé	Jean-Michel Bazire
2004	Cyrlight	Philippe Sourzac	Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé	Sean Mulryan
2005	Bonbon Rose	Christophe Pieux	Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé	Sean Mulryan
2006	Or Noir de Somoza	Christophe Pieux	Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé	Sean Mulryan
2007	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:*...	Christophe Pieux	Jean-Paul Gallorini	Ernst Iten
2008	Oculi	Dean Gallagher	François-Marie Cottin	Detré / Filliette
2009	Rubi Ball	Christophe Pieux	Jacques Ortet	Mrs Patrick Papot
2010	Saint du Chenet	Régis Schmidlin	Marcel Rolland	Magalen Bryant
2011	Grand Charly	Sylvain Dehez	Thierry Civel	Jean-Paul Sénéchal