Prix Niel prize money
Prix Niel is worth €130,000 for the 2021 running , €74,100 of it to the winner . That makes it the 595th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 59th 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 Niel is
Group 2 · 2,400 metres (1½ miles) · Turf · Longchamp Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Longchamp Racecourse
- Country
- France
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 2,400 metres (1½ miles)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1864
The winner takes 57% of the fund. The remaining €55,900 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Run in 2:25.70 in 2026, Prix Niel pays €892 for every second of the race, which is 401st of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 66th in France.
Where the Prix Niel prize money goes
France Galop sets the shares
| Who takes it | Share of the fund | Out of this purse |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 75% | €97,500 |
| Trainer | 14% | €18,201 |
| Jockey | 8.5% | €11,049 |
| Social charges | 2.5% | €3,250 |
Every share here is a percentage of the €130,000 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% | €97,500 | €55,575 |
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 Niel winner
48 runnings, 1978 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Varandir2:25.70 | Mickael Barzalona | Francis-Henri Graffard | Aga Khan Studs |
| 2025 | Cualificar2:30.56 | William Buick | André Fabre | Godolphin |
| 2024 | Sosie2:34.33 | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Wertheimer et Frère |
| 2023 | Fantastic Moon2:33.20 | Rene Piechulek | Sarah Steinberg | Liberty Racing |
| 2022 | Simca Mille2:32.81 | Grégory Benoist | Stephane Wattel | Haras De La Perelle & S Wattel |
| 2021 | Bubble Gift2:34.63 | Gérald Mossé | Mikel Delzangles | Zak Bloodstock |
| 2019 | Sottsass2:27.46 | Cristian Demuro | Jean-Claude Rouget | White Birch Farm |
| 2018 | Brundtland2:31.55 | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| 2017 | Cracksman2:37.78 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Anthony Oppenheimer |
| 2016 | Makahiki2:35.84 | Christophe Lemaire | Yasuo Tomoichi | Makoto Keneko |
| 2015 | New Bay2:35.10 | Vincent Cheminaud | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah |
| 2014 | Ectot2:26.36 | Grégory Benoist | Élie Lellouche | Al Shaqab Racing |
| 2013 | Kizuna2:37.64 | Yutaka Take | Shozo Sasaki | Shinji Maeda |
| 2012 | Saonois2:35.31 | Antoine Hamelin | Jean-Pierre Gauvin | Pascal Treyve |
| 2011 | Reliable Man2:32.43 | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Pride Racing Club |
| 2010 | Behkabad2:30.80 | Christophe Lemaire | Jean-Claude Rouget | Aga Khan IV |
| 2009 | Cavalryman2:30.10 | Frankie Dettori | André Fabre | Godolphin |
| 2008 | Vision d'Etat2:27.40 | Ioritz Mendizabal | Eric Libaud | Detré / Libaud |
| 2007 | Soldier of Fortune2:25.60 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Smith / Tabor |
| 2006 | Rail Link2:31.90 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah |
| 2005 | Hurricane Run2:30.70 | Kieren Fallon | André Fabre | Michael Tabor |
| 2004 | Valixir2:29.40 | Éric Legrix | André Fabre | Lagardère Family |
| 2003 | Dalakhani2:27.60 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV |
| 2002 | Sulamani3:12.80 | Thierry Thulliez | Pascal Bary | Niarchos Family |
| 2001 | Golan2:27.00 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Lord Weinstock |
| 2000 | Sinndar2:26.40 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | Aga Khan IV |
| 1999 | Montjeu2:32.80 | Michael Kinane | John Hammond | Michael Tabor |
| 1998 | Sagamix2:41.30 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère |
| 1997 | Rajpoute2:30.90 | Gérald Mossé | François Doumen | John Martin |
| 1996 | Helissio2:30.40 | Olivier Peslier | Élie Lellouche | Enrique Sarasola |
| 1995 | Housamix2:36.10 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère |
| 1994 | Carnegie2:34.90 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed |
| 1993 | Hernando2:36.70 | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos |
| 1992 | Songlines2:32.80 | Olivier Benoist | Edouard Bartholomew | Sir Robin McAlpine |
| 1991 | Subotica2:28.50 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Olivier Lecerf |
| 1990 | Epervier Bleu2:32.00 | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein |
| 1989 | Golden Pheasant2:32.50 | Tony Cruz | Jonathan Pease | Bruce McNall |
| 1988 | Fijar Tango2:34.60 | Tony Cruz | Georges Mikhalidès | Mahmoud Fustok |
| 1987 | Trempolino2:38.40 | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Paul de Moussac |
| 1986 | Bering2:36.80 | Gary W. Moore | Criquette Head | Ghislaine Head |
| 1985 | Mouktar2:30.60 | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV |
| 1984 | Cariellor | Freddy Head | André Fabre | Suzy Volterra |
| 1983 | Sagace2:43.50 | Yves Saint-Martin | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein |
| 1982 | Bon Sang | Alfred Gibert | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok |
| 1981 | Akarad2:30.40 | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | Aga Khan IV |
| 1980 | Prince Bee2:32.30 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Sir Michael Sobell |
| 1979 | Le Marmot2:37.70 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Rodolph Schafer |
| 1978 | Gay Mecene2:18.00 | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Jacques Wertheimer |
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 Prix Niel 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 Prix Niel in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 585 | Prix du CalvadosDeauville Racecourse | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 586 | Prix du Conseil de ParisLongchamp Racecourse | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 587 | Prix du Gros ChêneChantilly Racecourse | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 588 | Prix du MuguetSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 589 | Prix Eugène AdamMaisons-Laffitte | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 590 | Prix FoyLongchamp Racecourse | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 591 | Prix GreffulheSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 592 | Prix HocquartChantilly Racecourse | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 593 | Prix KergorlayDeauville Racecourse | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 594 | Prix Maurice de NieuilLongchamp Racecourse | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 596 | Prix Robert PapinChantilly | France | €130,000 | €130,000 |
| 597 | KimpaiOhi Racecourse | Japan | €129,730 | ¥22,000,000 |
| 598 | Auckland Pacing CupAlexandra Park | New Zealand | €128,963 | NZ$250,000 |
| 599 | Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile HurdleAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | €128,700 | £110,000 |
| 600 | BetMGM CupCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | €128,700 | £110,000 |
| 601 | Jersey StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | €128,700 | £110,000 |
| 602 | King George V StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | €128,700 | £110,000 |
| 603 | Canadian DerbyCentury Mile Racetrack and Casino - Leduc County, Alberta (2019-present) | Canada | €125,611 | CA$200,000 |
| 604 | German 1,000 GuineasDüsseldorf Racecourse | Germany | €125,000 | €125,000 |
| 605 | Preis von EuropaKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | €125,000 | €125,000 |
The 20 races closest to Prix Niel 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, 59th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Greffulhe | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| Prix Hocquart | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 3 | €130,000 |
| Prix Kergorlay | Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| Prix Maurice de Nieuil | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| Prix Robert Papin | Chantilly | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| Prix Jean de Chaudenay | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 2 | €95,000 |
| La Coupe | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte | Maisons-Laffitte | Group 3 | €80,000 |
Every race in France we hold a purse for is on the France prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Prix Niel winner get?
€74,100. That is 57% of the €130,000 Prix Niel is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Prix Niel prize money?
€130,000, for the 2021 running.
Where does the Prix Niel rank among the richest races in the world?
595th of 997. 594 races pay more, the nearest of them Prix du Calvados. In France it is 59th of 131.
Which jockey has won the Prix Niel most often?
Gérald Mossé, with 3 wins between 1997 and 2021.
When was the Prix Niel first run?
1864. This page holds 48 runnings, from 1978 to 2026.
How far is the Prix Niel?
2,400 metres (1½ miles), on turf, at Longchamp Racecourse.
Where to next
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