Prix Marcel Boussac prize money
Prix Marcel Boussac is worth €400,000 for the 2021 running , €228,560 of it to the winner . That makes it the 218th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 18th 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 Prix Marcel Boussac is
Group 1 · 1,600 metres (1 mile) · Turf · Longchamp Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Longchamp Racecourse
- Country
- France
- Grade
- Group 1
- Distance
- 1,600 metres (1 mile)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Two-year-old fillies
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1969
The winner takes 57% of the fund. The remaining €171,440 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Run in 1:41.31 in 2025, Prix Marcel Boussac pays €3,948 for every second of the race, which is 170th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 18th in France.
Where the Prix Marcel Boussac prize money goes
France Galop sets the shares
| Who takes it | Share of the fund | Out of this purse |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 75% | €300,000 |
| Trainer | 14% | €56,000 |
| Jockey | 8.5% | €34,000 |
| Social charges | 2.5% | €10,000 |
Every share here is a percentage of the €400,000 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
Group 1, so the rate is 20%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every age, in Group 1 and Group 1 Purebred Arabian | 20% | €80,000 | €45,712 |
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 Prix Marcel Boussac winner
57 runnings, 1969 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Diamond Necklace1:41.31 | Christophe Soumillon | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier / Westerberg |
| 2024 | Vertical Blue1:38.60 | Alexis Pouchin | Francis Henri Graffard | Gemini Stud & Argella Racing |
| 2023 | Opera Singer1:36.40 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier / Westerberg |
| 2022 | Blue Rose Cen1:40.45 | Aurelien Lemaitre | Christopher Head | Yeguada Centurion SL |
| 2021 | Zellie1:42.67 | Oisin Murphy | André Fabre | Al Wasmiyah Farm |
| 2020 | Tiger Tanaka1:43.13 | Jessica Marcialis | Charley Rossi | Miguel Castro Megias |
| 2019 | Albigna1:41.26 | Shane Foley | Jessica Harrington | Niarchos family |
| 2018 | Lily's Candle1:38.98 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | Fabrice Vermeulen | Martin S Schwartz Racing |
| 2017 | Wild Illusion1:37.47 | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| 2016 | Wuheida1:35.85 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| 2015 | Ballydoyle1:35.44 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier |
| 2014 | Found1:37.45 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier |
| 2013 | Indonesienne1:38.74 | Flavien Prat | Christophe Ferland | Wertheimer et Frère |
| 2012 | Silasol1:44.62 | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Wertheimer et Frère |
| 2011 | Elusive Kate1:38.10 | William Buick | John Gosden | Magnolia Racing / Hood |
| 2010 | Misty for Me1:42.50 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier |
| 2009 | Rosanara1:37.20 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV |
| 2008 | Proportional1:36.00 | Stéphane Pasquier | Criquette Head-Maarek | Khalid Abdullah |
| 2007 | Zarkava1:37.00 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV |
| 2006 | Finsceal Beo1:34.90 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Michael Ryan |
| 2005 | Rumplestiltskin1:37.30 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor et al. |
| 2004 | Divine Proportions1:36.70 | Christophe Lemaire | Pascal Bary | Niarchos Family |
| 2003 | Denebola1:40.90 | Christophe Lemaire | Pascal Bary | Niarchos Family |
| 2002 | Six Perfections1:37.90 | Thierry Thulliez | Pascal Bary | Niarchos Family |
| 2001 | Sulk1:43.00 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | James Wigan |
| 2000 | Amonita1:36.30 | Thierry Jarnet | Pascal Bary | Mrs Paul de Moussac |
| 1999 | Lady of Chad1:44.90 | Olivier Peslier | Richard Gibson | John Martin |
| 1998 | Juvenia1:43.00 | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Wertheimer et Frère |
| 1997 | Loving Claim1:37.60 | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Maktoum Al Maktoum |
| 1996 | Ryafan1:39.80 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Khalid Abdullah |
| 1995 | Miss Tahiti1:40.20 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein |
| 1994 | Macoumba1:43.80 | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Haras d'Etreham |
| 1993 | Sierra Madre1:45.40 | Gérald Mossé | Pascal Bary | Jean-Louis Bouchard |
| 1992 | Gold Splash1:44.90 | Gérald Mossé | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer |
| 1991 | Culture Vulture1:40.60 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Chris Wright |
| 1990 | Shadayid1:40.70 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Hamdan Al Maktoum |
| 1989 | Salsabil1:40.30 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Hamdan Al Maktoum |
| 1988 | Mary Linoa1:41.20 | Alain Lequeux | David Smaga | David Smaga |
| 1987 | Ashayer1:37.40 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Hamdan Al Maktoum |
| 1986 | Miesque1:37.50 | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos |
| 1985 | Midway Lady1:37.90 | Lester Piggott | Ben Hanbury | Harry Ranier |
| 1984 | Triptych1:46.70 | Alain Lequeux | David Smaga | Alan Clore |
| 1983 | Almeira1:38.80 | Dominique Vincent | J. C. Cunnington | Countess Batthyany |
| 1982 | Goodbye Shelley1:47.40 | John Lowe | Steve Norton | Mrs S. R. Brook |
| 1981 | Play It Safe1:46.90 | Lester Piggott | François Boutin | Diana Firestone |
| 1980 | Tropicaro1:43.40 | Alain Lequeux | Maurice Zilber | Benjamin Coates |
| 1979 | Aryenne1:41.30 | Yves Saint-Martin | John Fellows | D. G. Volkert |
| 1978 | Pitasia1:48.30 | Alfred Gibert | Aage Paus | Sir Douglas Clague |
| 1977 | Tarona1:41.90 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham |
| 1976 | Kamicia1:49.70 | F. Flachi | Jean Laumain | Mrs Henri Rabatel |
| 1975 | Theia1:44.30 | Yves Saint-Martin | Raymond Touflan | S. de Lopez-Tarragoya |
| 1974 | Oak Hill1:47.80 | Y. Josse | Georges Bridgland | Mrs Serge Houyvet |
| 1973 | Hippodamia1:43.00 | Bill Pyers | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt |
| 1972 | Allez France1:38.00 | Yves Saint-Martin | Albert Klimscha | Daniel Wildenstein |
| 1971 | Dark Baby1:39.50 | Georges Doleuze | Jean Laumain | Maurice Fournier |
| 1970 | Two to Paris1:42.10 | Jean-Claude Desaint | John Cunnington, Jr. | L. P. Doherty |
| 1969 | Vela1:40.30 | Lester Piggott | Richard Carver, Jr. | S. Sokolov |
57 of the 57 runnings name the rider, 57 name the trainer and 57 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Prix Marcel Boussac more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of Prix Marcel Boussac in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | Woody Stephens StakesBelmont Park | United States | €439,850 | $500,000 |
| 209 | Ryanair ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | €438,750 | £375,000 |
| 210 | Canadian Pacing DerbyCampbellville, Ontario, Canada | Canada | €433,359 | CA$690,000 |
| 211 | Queensland OaksEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | €433,333 | AU$700,000 |
| 212 | Zen-Nippon Nisai YushunKawasaki Racecourse | Japan | €421,032 | ¥71,400,000 |
| 213 | Grand Prix de Saint-CloudSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | €400,000 | €400,000 |
| 214 | Grosser Preis von BadenIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | €400,000 | €400,000 |
| 215 | Prix Guillaume d'OrnanoDeauville Racecourse | France | €400,000 | €400,000 |
| 216 | Prix Jean PratDeauville Racecourse | France | €400,000 | €400,000 |
| 217 | Prix Jean-Luc LagardèreLongchamp Racecourse | France | €400,000 | €400,000 |
| 219 | Prix Vicomtesse VigierLongchamp Racecourse | France | €400,000 | €400,000 |
| 220 | Stayers' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | €380,250 | £325,000 |
| 221 | Prix Maurice de GheestDeauville Racecourse | France | €380,000 | €380,000 |
| 222 | Celebration CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | €361,238 | HK$3,250,000 |
| 223 | Lion Rock TrophySha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | €361,238 | HK$3,250,000 |
| 224 | New Zealand 2000 GuineasRiccarton Park | New Zealand | €361,097 | NZ$700,000 |
| 225 | Railway StakesEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | €361,097 | NZ$700,000 |
| 226 | Bing Crosby StakesDel Mar Racetrack | United States | €351,880 | $400,000 |
| 227 | Clement L. Hirsch StakesDel Mar Racetrack | United States | €351,880 | $400,000 |
| 228 | Fountain of Youth StakesGulfstream Park | United States | €351,880 | $400,000 |
The 20 races closest to Prix Marcel Boussac 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, 18th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 1 | €400,000 |
| Prix Guillaume d'Ornano | Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | €400,000 |
| Prix Jean Prat | Deauville Racecourse | Group 1 | €400,000 |
| Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €400,000 |
| Prix Vicomtesse Vigier | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €400,000 |
| Prix Maurice de Gheest | Deauville Racecourse | Group 1 | €380,000 |
| Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil | Auteuil Racecourse | Group 1 | €350,000 |
| Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €350,000 |
Every race in France we hold a purse for is on the France prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Prix Marcel Boussac winner get?
€228,560. That is 57% of the €400,000 Prix Marcel Boussac is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Prix Marcel Boussac prize money?
€400,000, for the 2021 running.
Where does the Prix Marcel Boussac rank among the richest races in the world?
218th of 997. 217 races pay more, the nearest of them Woody Stephens Stakes. In France it is 18th of 131.
Which jockey has won the Prix Marcel Boussac most often?
Christophe Soumillon, with 3 wins between 2007 and 2025.
When was the Prix Marcel Boussac first run?
1969. This page holds 57 runnings, from 1969 to 2025.
How far is the Prix Marcel Boussac?
1,600 metres (1 mile), on turf, at Longchamp Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money
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- Where a purse goes in France
- French-bred premiums, and what they are worth
- 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
- Horse racing prize money