About the race
The Prix Ganay is a Group 1 race over 2,100 metres on turf at ParisLongchamp, run by France Galop in late April. It is open to four-year-olds and upwards and was worth EUR 300,000 in 2026, when it was run as the Prix Ganay World Pool by PMU. France Galop says the race was created in 1889 as the Prix des Sablons, initially over 1 mile 2 furlongs.
On 27 April 2025 Sosie won for Wertheimer & Frère, ahead of Map of Stars. The Deutscher Galopp results database records Maxime Guyon as the rider and André Fabre as the trainer. The IFHA rated that running at 118.25, joint 47th in the world for 2025. On 26 April 2026 Daryz, the 2025 Arc winner, made a winning return by three and a half lengths for the Aga Khan Studs, ridden by Mickaël Barzalona and trained by Francis-Henri Graffard.
The 2025 running
| Date | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2025 | Sosie | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Wertheimer & Frère |
From the official result.
The 2026 running
| Date | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April 2026 | Daryz | Mickaël Barzalona | Francis-Henri Graffard | Aga Khan Studs |
From the official result.
Recognition and facts
- Original name
- Prix des Sablons (1889)
- 2026 race title
- Prix Ganay World Pool by PMU
- 2026 placings
- Daryz, Bright Picture, Aventure
- IFHA ranking for 2025
- Joint 47th in the world, race rating 118.25
Questions readers ask
When is the Prix Ganay run?
In late April at ParisLongchamp. It was run on 27 April 2025 and 26 April 2026. France Galop had not published the 2027 date by 12 October 2026.
What is the prize fund of the Prix Ganay?
EUR 300,000 in 2025 and 2026, according to the Deutscher Galopp results database; France Galop's race history page also lists EUR 300,000.
Who won the Prix Ganay in 2025?
Sosie won on 27 April 2025 for Wertheimer & Frère, ridden by Maxime Guyon and trained by André Fabre.
Sources
The rank and rating are from the IFHA's LONGINES World's Top 100 Group/Grade 1 Races 2025, published 21 January 2026, which ranks races by the ratings of their first four finishers. Other facts are from the pages listed below.
- IFHA: LONGINES World's Top 100 Group/Grade 1 Races 2025 (published 21 January 2026)
- ParisLongchamp racecourse, France Galop
- Prix Ganay history, France Galop
- Blue sky and track (Prix Ganay 2025 report), France Galop (27 April 2025)
- Prix Ganay World Pool by PMU: Daryz impresses on his seasonal return, France Galop (26 April 2026)
- Prix Ganay, 27 April 2025, result, Deutscher Galopp