Critérium International (horse race)

The Critérium International was a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It was run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) in late October or early November.

The race was established in 1901 as the Prix Thomas Bryon and was originally contested over 1,400 metres. It was named after Thomas Bryon, a prominent member of the Société d'Encouragement. The distance was increased to 1,600 metres in 1937.

From 1985, the race was sponsored by Total, and its title became the Prix Total. From 1994 to 2013, it was known as the Critérium International. In 2014, it was merged with the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère to form the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, which is run over 1,400 metres on the same card as the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The move was made to consolidate the French juvenile program and to create a single, more prestigious Group 1 race for two-year-olds.

Notable winners of the Critérium International included Alydar, Arazi, and Dalakhani.