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. It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres (approximately 1 mile 4½ furlongs) at Deauville-La Touques Racecourse in late August.

It was first run in 1866 as the Coupe de Deauville, changing to its present name in 1871. It was notably won by the great Hungarian filly Kincsem in 1878 and by Tristan three years running from 1882 to 1884.

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
2007	Irish Wells	4	Dominique Boeuf	François Rohaut	2:45.5