🏇QATAR PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB 2025 – Tracking Debrief of a Classic Decided in Under 25 Seconds
The 2025 edition of the Prix du Jockey Club left little room for improvisation.
On good-to-soft ground and in a race run at a strong pace (1’28″40 at the 1500-meter mark), the real battle unfolded in the final 200 meters, where the top four finishers were separated by just 0.77 meters.
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⏱️ An Early-Decided Race
By the final turn, the key positions were already set:
➡️ The top four finishers were already among the leading five.
✅ Positioning was crucial — a good draw or the determination of a horse like Culaficar was necessary to secure a strong start.
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🖼️ Camille Pissaro – Victory from the Rail and Determination
Ridden with composure, Camille Pissaro made the most of the number 1 draw – a tricky gate on the Jockey Club course.
🏁 Thanks to a solid pace and the teamwork of a stablemate (who cleared the way near the finish), A. O’Brien’s charge burst through on the inside to claim a hard-fought victory.
📊 His final sectionals were impressive:
🔹 Last 200m: 11.65s
🔹 Last 400m: 23.16s
🔹 Last 600m: 34.75s
➡️ These times ranked Camille Pissaro 2nd in the tracking leaderboard across those combined splits.
He also posted the 4th-fastest overall time in race history: 2’04″40 on good-to-soft ground.
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📍 Azimpour – The Rail Draw That Felt Like a Noose…
The big loser of the race.
🎯 Forced to start from gate 16, Azimpour had to ease up right from the start.
📉 At 600 meters from the finish, he was trailing 24.81 meters behind the leader — yet he produced the best sectionals of the entire race:
🔥 Fastest final 200m: 11.59s
🔥 Fastest 400m-to-200m segment: 11.09s
🔥 Fastest last 600m: 34.12s
Despite finishing just 5.10 meters behind Camille Pissaro, he won the battle of the clock.
💪 His finish was the most explosive — he made up 19.7 meters in the final 600m, a stunning feat against this level of competition.
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🧠 A Race That Rewarded Anticipation
The tempo of the race (1’28″40 at 1500m) allowed well-positioned jockeys to wear down their rivals through consistent pace.
➡️ Horses able to stay in touch without interference benefited from the steady rhythm.
🎯 The importance of the draw proved decisive.
📈 Tracking leaderboard (last 3 sectionals combined – in seconds)
