Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte prize money
Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte is worth €190,000 for the 2021 running , €108,300 of it to the winner . That makes it the 374th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 41st richest in France.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte is
Group 2 · 1,200 metres (6f) · Turf · Chantilly
- Racecourse
- Chantilly
- Country
- France
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 1,200 metres (6f)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Two-year-olds
- Direction
- Straight
- First run
- 1891
The winner takes 57% of the fund. The remaining €81,700 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Run in 1:10.39 in 2025, Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte pays €2,699 for every second of the race, which is 216th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 22nd in France.
Where the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte prize money goes
France Galop sets the shares
| Who takes it | Share of the fund | Out of this purse |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 75% | €142,500 |
| Trainer | 14% | €26,600 |
| Jockey | 8.5% | €16,150 |
| Social charges | 2.5% | €4,750 |
Every share here is a percentage of the €190,000 fund rather than of the winner's cheque, and the rider's figure covers the whole field rather than the winning rider alone. The same rule pays every race in the country, and where a purse goes in France works it out across all of them.
What a French-bred horse adds on top
Two and three-year-olds, so the rate is 75%
France is the one country here where the purse is not the end of the money.
| Horse | Rate | Premium on the race | Premium to the winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horses of 2 and 3, outside Group 1 | 75% | €142,500 | €81,225 |
The premium is paid on top of the purse rather than out of it, and in full. A second premium goes to the breeder who produced the horse, charged on the prize and the owner's premium together: 13% where the covering took place in France.
Every Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte winner
48 runnings, 1978 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Samangan1:10.39 | Mickael Barzalona | Francis-Henri Graffard | Aga Khan Studs SCEA |
| 2024 | Sky Majesty1:14.15 | Christophe Soumillon | William Haggas | Tony Bloom & Ian McAleavy |
| 2023 | Classic Flower1:10.03 | Mickael Barzalona | Patrice Cottier | Gousserie Racing & Jean-Etienne Dubois |
| 2022 | Charyn1:10.58 | Mickael Barzalona | Roger Varian | Nurlan Bizakov |
| 2021 | Malavath1:12.11 | Olivier Peslier | Francis-Henri Graffard | Everest Racing, David Redvers & Mrs Barbara M Keller |
| 2020 | Plainchant1:16.15 | Valentin Seguy | Maurizio Guarnieri | Alain Jathiere |
| 2019 | Shadn1:12.23 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | Andrew Balding | Katsumi Yoshida |
| 2018 | Hello Youmzain1:10.60 | Kevin Stott | Kevin Ryan | Jaber Abdullah |
| 2017 | Fighting Irish1:11.59 | Cristian Demuro | Harry Dunlop | Daniel Macauliffe & Anoj Don |
| 2016 | Sans Equivoque1:12.78 | Thierry Jarnet | Didier Guillemin | Sun Bloodstock Sarl |
| 2015 | Donjuan Triumphant1:13.10 | Alexis Badel | Richard Fahey | Middleham Park Racing |
| 2014 | Mattmu1:13.35 | David Allan | Tim Easterby | James Bowers |
| 2013 | Kiram1:16.30 | Christophe Soumillon | Jean-Claude Rouget | HH Aga Khan |
| 2012 | Penny's Picnic1:14.40 | Antoine Hamelin | Didier Guillemin | Saint-Seine / Delegue |
| 2011 | Restiadargent1:14.40 | Maxime Guyon | Henri-Alex Pantall | Guy Pariente |
| 2010 | Blu Constellation1:14.40 | Mirco Demuro | Vittorio Caruso | Scuderia Incolinx |
| 2009 | Our Jonathan1:19.70 | Jamie Spencer | Kevin Ryan | Marwan Koukash |
| 2008 | Smooth Operator1:15.30 | Andreas Helfenbein | Mario Hofer | Stall Jenny |
| 2007 | Pomellato1:13.60 | Andrasch Starke | Peter Schiergen | Gestüt Ittlingen |
| 2006 | Captain Marvelous1:11.60 | Christophe Soumillon | Barry Hills | Ronald Arculli |
| 2005 | Balthazaar's Gift1:10.10 | Jamie Spencer | Kevin Ryan | Ryder Racing Ltd |
| 2004 | Centifolia1:12.00 | Ioritz Mendizabal | Robert Collet | Steeve Berland |
| 2003 | Whipper1:14.70 | Christophe Soumillon | Robert Collet | Richard Strauss |
| 2002 | Zinziberine1:12.70 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Elisabeth Fabre |
| 2001 | Captain Rio1:14.30 | Thierry Jarnet | Richard Whitaker | David Samuel |
| 2000 | Amiwain1:29.40 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère |
| 1999 | Touch of the Blues1:29.80 | Dominique Boeuf | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Maktoum Al Maktoum |
| 1998 | Moiava1:31.90 | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Wertheimer et Frère |
| 1997 | Roi Gironde1:27.50 | Olivier Peslier | Criquette Head | Peter Savill |
| 1996 | Deadly Dudley1:20.11 | Olivier Peslier | Richard Hannon Sr. | Lucayan Stud |
| 1995 | Titus Livius1:19.07 | Cash Asmussen | Jonathan Pease | Stavros Niarchos |
| 1994 | Bishop of Cashel1:32.20 | David Harrison | James Fanshawe | Moncrisp Ltd |
| 1993 | Signe Divin1:28.50 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Paul de Moussac |
| 1992 | Kadounor1:35.40 | Olivier Doleuze | Jean Laumain | Henri Rabatel |
| 1991 | Cardoun1:29.70 | Alain Lequeux | Élie Lellouche | Edgard Zorbibe |
| 1990 | Ganges1:25.90 | Éric Legrix | François Boutin | Allen Paulson |
| 1989 | Septieme Ciel1:24.30 | Guy Guignard | Criquette Head | Johnny Jones |
| 1988 | Corviglia1:30.70 | Eric Saint-Martin | François Boutin | Jerome Brody |
| 1987 | Bitooh1:31.90 | Gary W. Moore | Criquette Head | Maktoum Al Maktoum |
| 1986 | Grecian Urn | Alain Lequeux | David Smaga | Sir Michael Sobell |
| 1985 | Lead on Time1:25.00 | Alain Badel | Olivier Douieb | Maktoum Al Maktoum |
| 1984 | Rapide Pied1:29.20 | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Maktoum Al Maktoum |
| 1983 | Procida1:25.20 | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos |
| 1982 | L'Emigrant1:30.50 | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos |
| 1981 | Zino | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham |
| 1980 | Cresta Rider | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos |
| 1979 | Viteric | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Walter Haefner |
| 1978 | Crowned Music1:25.30 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Walter Haefner |
48 of the 48 runnings name the rider, 48 name the trainer and 48 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
Races worth about the same
Either side of Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364 | Wellington CupTrentham Racecourse | New Zealand | €206,341 | NZ$400,000 |
| 365 | Bet365 Gold CupSandown Park | Great Britain | €204,750 | £175,000 |
| 366 | Celebration ChaseSandown Park | Great Britain | €204,750 | £175,000 |
| 367 | Tingle Creek ChaseSandown Park Racecourse | Great Britain | €204,750 | £175,000 |
| 368 | Grand Prix de DeauvilleDeauville Racecourse | France | €200,000 | €200,000 |
| 369 | Prix ChaudenayLongchamp Racecourse | France | €200,000 | €200,000 |
| 370 | Prix Daniel WildensteinLongchamp Racecourse | France | €200,000 | €200,000 |
| 371 | Prix DollarLongchamp Racecourse | France | €200,000 | €200,000 |
| 372 | Prix LupinLongchamp Racecourse | France | €200,000 | €200,000 |
| 373 | Welsh Grand NationalChepstow Racecourse | Great Britain | €198,900 | £170,000 |
| 375 | Midlands Grand NationalUttoxeter Racecourse, | Great Britain | €187,200 | £160,000 |
| 376 | Paddy Power Gold CupCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | €187,200 | £160,000 |
| 377 | A.V. Kewney StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | €185,714 | AU$300,000 |
| 378 | Ajax StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | €185,714 | AU$300,000 |
| 379 | Angus Armanasco StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | €185,714 | AU$300,000 |
| 380 | Apollo StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | €185,714 | AU$300,000 |
| 381 | Autumn StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Sandown | Australia | €185,714 | AU$300,000 |
| 382 | B J McLachlan StakesDoomben Racecourse | Australia | €185,714 | AU$300,000 |
| 383 | Belle of the Turf StakesGosford Racetrack | Australia | €185,714 | AU$300,000 |
| 384 | Bill Stutt StakesMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | €185,714 | AU$300,000 |
The 20 races closest to Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in France
131 races, 41st of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Chaudenay | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €200,000 |
| Prix Daniel Wildenstein | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €200,000 |
| Prix Dollar | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €200,000 |
| Prix Lupin | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €200,000 |
| Grand Prix de Chantilly | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| Prix Corrida | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| Prix d'Harcourt | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| Prix de la Nonette | Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
Every race in France we hold a purse for is on the France prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte winner get?
€108,300. That is 57% of the €190,000 Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte prize money?
€190,000, for the 2021 running.
Where does the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte rank among the richest races in the world?
374th of 997. 373 races pay more, the nearest of them Wellington Cup. In France it is 41st of 131.
Which jockey has won the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte most often?
Christophe Soumillon, with 5 wins between 2002 and 2024.
When was the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte first run?
1891. This page holds 48 runnings, from 1978 to 2025.
How far is the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte?
1,200 metres (6f), on turf, at Chantilly.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money
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- The richest races in the world
- Horse racing prize money per second
- The 100 most successful racehorses
- The jockeys with the most wins
- The trainers with the most wins
- The owners with the most wins
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