Prix Niel
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The Prix Niel is a Group 2 flat horse race in France for three-year-old thoroughbreds (excluding geldings) run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at Longchamp Racecourse in September.
It was formerly known as the Prix de Chantilly, and was re-named in 1972 in memory of Comte Gaston Niel, a leading figure in French racing who died two years earlier.
The race is a trial for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and takes place three weeks beforehand, at the same meeting as the Prix Foy and the Prix Vermeille.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1988 | Fijar Tango | Tony Cruz | Georges Mikhalidès | 2:34.6 |
| 1989 | Golden Pheasant | Tony Cruz | Jonathan Pease | 2:32.5 |
| 1990 | Epervier Bleu | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche | 2:32.0 |
| 1991 | Subotica | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | 2:28.5 |
| 1992 | Songlines | Olivier Benoist | Edouard Bartholomew | 2:32.8 |
| 1993 | Hernando | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | 2:36.7 |
| 1994 | Carnegie | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | 2:34.9 |
| 1995 | Housamix | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | 2:36.1 |
| 1996 | Helissio | Olivier Peslier | Elie Lellouche | 2:30.4 |
| 1997 | Rajpoute | Gérald Mossé | François Doumen | 2:30.9 |
| 1998 | Sagamix | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | 2:41.3 |
| 1999 | Montjeu | Michael Kinane | John Hammond | 2:32.8 |
| 2000 | Sinndar | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 2:26.4 |
| 2001 | Golan | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:27.0 |
| 2002 | Sulamani | Thierry Thulliez | Pascal Bary | 3:12.8 |
| 2003 | Dalakhani | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | 2:27.6 |
| 2004 | Valixir | Eric Legrix | André Fabre | 2:29.4 |
| 2005 | Hurricane Run | Kieren Fallon | André Fabre | 2:30.7 |
| 2006 | Rail Link | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | 2:31.9 |
