Criterium International
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History
The Criterium International is a Group 1 race run under Set Weight conditions for two year old colts and fillies at Saint-Cloud conducted by France Galop.
The Criterium International is run over 1600m. It was first run in 1893 and was won by Bayadere but stopped in 1910. It restarted in 2001 and was taken out by Act One.
It was originally run at 1600m but changed to 1400m with some realigning of races. Now from 2020 it was back at 1600m and at Saint-Cloud.
The 2017 edition was abandoned due to mass protests from French racing participants at the Saint-Cloud course. No races on the card were rescheduled afterwards.
The 2019 running had four final acceptors and then two scratched meaning the G1 had only two runners.
Leading jockey is Christophe Soumillon with four while Aidan O'Brien has most wins as a trainer with five.
The last non-French winner was Sunway in 2023 for David Menuisier.
The Criterium International was worth €250,000 in 2023.
Notable winners of the Criterium International include Proud And Regal (2022), Angel Bleu (2021), Royal Meeting (2018), Thunder Snow (2016), Johannes Vermeer (2015), Ectot (2013), Roderic O'Connor (2010), Jan Vermeer (2009), Mount Nelson (2006), Bago (2003) and Dalakhani (2002).
The 2023 Criterium International was won by Sunway from Alcantor and Portland.
Previous Criterium International Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SUNWAY
(FR)
2C GALIWAY (GB) - KENSEA (FR) KENDARGENT (FR) |
OISIN MURPHY | 57.0 | D MENUISIER | 6 |
|
PROUD AND REGAL
(IRE)
2C GALILEO (IRE) - SIMPLY PERFECT (GB) DANEHILL (USA) |
GAVIN RYAN | 57.0 | DONNACHA O'BRIEN | 2 |
|
ANGEL BLEU
(FR)
2C DARK ANGEL (IRE) - CERCLE DE LA VIE (IRE) GALILEO (IRE) |
L DETTORI | 57.0 | R M BECKETT | 5 |
|
VAN GOGH
(USA)
2C AMERICAN PHAROAH (USA) - IMAGINE (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA) |
PIERRE-CHARLES BOUDOT | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 6 |
|
ALSON
(GER)
2C AREION (GER) - ASSISI (GER) GALILEO (IRE) |
L DETTORI | 57.0 | J-P CARVALHO | 4 |
|
ROYAL MEETING
(IRE)
2C INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) - ROCK OPERA (SAF) LECTURE (USA) |
C SOUMILLON | 57.0 | SAEED BIN SUROOR | 7 |
|
THUNDER SNOW
(IRE)
2C HELMET (AUS) - EASTERN JOY (GB) DUBAI DESTINATION (USA) |
C SOUMILLON | 57.0 | SAEED BIN SUROOR | 3 |
|
JOHANNES VERMEER
(IRE)
2C GALILEO (IRE) - INCA PRINCESS (IRE) HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE) |
RYAN MOORE | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 5 |
|
THE MONARCH
(IRE)
2C VERGLAS (IRE) - TINY PETAL (IRE) GRAND LODGE (USA) |
UMBERTO RISPOLI | 57.0 | ROGER VARIAN | 3 |
|
ECTOT
(GB)
2C HURRICANE RUN (IRE) - TONNARA (IRE) LINAMIX (FR) |
GREGORY BENOIST | 57.0 | E LELLOUCHE | 4 |
|
LOCH GARMAN
(IRE)
2C TEOFILO (IRE) - IRISH QUESTION (IRE) GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) |
K J MANNING | 57.0 | J S BOLGER | 2 |
|
FRENCH FIFTEEN
(FR)
2C TURTLE BOWL (IRE) - SPRING MORNING (FR) ASHKALANI (IRE) |
THIERRY THULLIEZ | 57.0 | N CLEMENT | 9 |
|
RODERIC O'CONNOR
(IRE)
2C GALILEO (IRE) - SECRET GARDEN (IRE) DANEHILL (USA) |
J MURTAGH | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 10 |
|
JAN VERMEER
(IRE)
2F MONTJEU (IRE) - SHADOW SONG (IRE) PENNEKAMP (USA) |
C O'DONOGHUE | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 1 |
|
ZAFISIO
(IRE)
2G EFISIO (GB) - GOLDTHROAT (IRE) ZAFONIC (USA) |
DOMINIQUE BOEUF | 57.0 | P A BLOCKLEY | 8 |
|
THEWAYYOUARE
(USA)
2C KINGMAMBO (USA) - MARYINSKY (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA) |
STEPHANE PASQUIER | 57.0 | A FABRE | 2 |
|
MOUNT NELSON
(GB)
2F ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) - INDEPENDENCE (GB) SELKIRK (USA) |
SEAMIE HEFFERNAN | 57.5 | A P O'BRIEN | |
|
CARLOTAMIX
(FR)
2C LINAMIX (FR) - CARLITTA (USA) OLYMPIO (USA) |
C SOUMILLON | 57.5 | A FABRE | |
|
HELIOS QUERCUS
(FR)
2C DIABLENEYEV (USA) - CRISS CROSS (FR) CRYSTAL PALACE (FR) |
ALEX ROUSSEL | 57.5 | C DIARD | |
|
BAGO
(FR)
2C NASHWAN (USA) - MOONLIGHT'S BOX (USA) NUREYEV (USA) |
THOMAS GILLET | 57.5 | J E PEASE | 1 |
|
DALAKHANI
(IRE)
2C DARSHAAN (GB) - DALTAWA (IRE) MISWAKI (USA) |
C SOUMILLON | 57.5 | A DE ROYER DUPRE | 3 |
|
HOLD THAT TIGER
(USA)
2C STORM CAT (USA) - BEWARE OF THE CAT (USA) CAVEAT (USA) |
K FALLON | 57.5 | A P O'BRIEN | 13 |
|
ACT ONE
(GB)
2C IN THE WINGS (GB) - SUMMER SONNET (GB) BAILLAMONT (USA) |
THOMAS GILLET | 57.5 | J E PEASE | |
|
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
(IRE)
2C DANEHILL (USA) - OFFSHORE BOOM (GB) BE MY GUEST (USA) |
M KINANE | 57.5 | A P O'BRIEN | 1 |
|
OKAWANGO
(USA)
2C KINGMAMBO (USA) - KRISSANTE (USA) KRIS (GB) |
O DOLEUZE | 57.5 | CRIQUETTE HEAD-MAAREK |