Prix Noailles
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The Prix Noailles is a Group 2 flat horse race in France for three-year-old thoroughbreds (excluding geldings) run over a distance of 2,100 metres (approximately 1 mile 2½ furlongs) at Longchamp Racecourse in April.
It was first run in 1878 as the Prix du Nabob and was re-named in 1896 in memory of Comte Alfred de Noailles, a leading figure in French racing who died the previous year. The present distance was set in 2005, prior to which the race had been run at 2,200 metres (1 mile 3 furlongs) since 1947.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1988 | Nerio | Freddy Head | Gérard Collet | 2:22.4 |
| 1989 | Dancehall | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | 2:22.5 |
| 1990 | Intimiste | Gérald Mossé | François Boutin | 2:27.1 |
| 1991 | Pistolet Bleu | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche | 2:19.0 |
| 1992 | Grand Plaisir | Freddy Head | Jacques-Charles Cunnington | 2:28.4 |
| 1993 | Fort Wood | Walter Swinburn | André Fabre | 2:31.5 |
| 1994 | Gunboat Diplomacy | Olivier Peslier | Elie Lellouche | 2:34.1 |
| 1995 | Walk on Mix | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | 2:18.7 |
| 1996 | Helissio | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche | 2:14.5 |
| 1997 | Fragrant Mix | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | 2:16.5 |
| 1998 | Special Quest | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | 2:29.1 |
| 1999 | Slickly | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | 2:17.0 |
| 2000 | Kutub | Davy Bonilla | Freddy Head | 2:20.6 |
| 2001 | Anabaa Blue | Christophe Soumillon | Carlos Lerner | 2:35.9 |
| 2002 | Ballingarry | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | 2:17.3 |
| 2003 | Super Célèbre | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche | 2:19.9 |
| 2004 | Voix du Nord | Christophe Soumillon | David Smaga | 2:17.4 |
| 2005 | Ruwi | Ioritz Mendizabal | Jean-Claude Rouget | 2:21.1 |
| 2006 | Gentlewave | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | 2:11.0 |
