Grand Prix de Deauville

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The Grand Prix de Deauville is a Group 2 flat horse race in France for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2,500 metres (approximately 1 mile 4½ furlongs) at Deauville Racecourse in late August.

It was first run in 1866 as the Coupe de Deauville, changing to its present name in 1871. The distance of the race has been altered several times - originally run at 2,400 metres, it was increased to 2,500 metres in 1886, and to 2,600 metres in 1903. In 1973 this was increased to 2,700 metres, until the present distance was set in 1990.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1988 Ibn Bey 4 Michael Roberts Paul Cole 3:00.4
1989 Borromini 3 Dominique Boeuf André Fabre 3:10.5
1990 Robertet 4 Dominique Boeuf Elie Lellouche 2:48.5
1991 Snurge 4 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 2:46.3
1992 Modhish 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre 2:55.5
1993 Snurge 6 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 2:42.6
1994 White Muzzle 4 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 2:55.4
1995 Swain 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre 2:46.1
1996 Strategic Choice 5 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 2:44.3
1997 Taipan 5 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:53.8
1998 Epistolaire 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre 2:41.6
1999 Courteous 4 Pat Eddery Paul Cole 2:46.5
2000 Russian Hope 5 Christophe Soumillon Henri-Alex Pantall 2:40.5
2001 Holding Court 4 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 2:41.3
2002 Polish Summer 5 Olivier Peslier André Fabre 2:44.6
2003 Policy Maker * 3 Dominique Boeuf Elie Lellouche 2:52.1
2004 Cherry Mix 3 Thierry Gillet André Fabre 2:55.1
2005 Marend 4 Stéphane Pasquier Dominique Sépulchre 2:50.4
2006 Irish Wells 3 Dominique Boeuf François Rohaut 2:50.1

* Polish Summer finished first in 2003 but was demoted to second place following a Stewards' Enquiry.

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