Prix Corrida

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Group 2 race
Prix Corrida

Location Saint-Cloud Racecourse
Saint-Cloud, France
Inaugurated 1979
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat race
Website France-Galop.com
Race information
Distance 2,100 metres (1m 2½f)
Track Turf, left-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Weight 56 kg
Allowances
1 kg if not Group winner *
Penalties
2 kg for Group 1 winners *
1 kg for Group 2 winners *
* since June 1 last year
Purse €130,000 (2008)
Distribution
1st: 57%, 2nd: 22%
3rd: 10.5%, 4th: 7%
5th: 3.5%

The Prix Corrida is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to four-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (approximately 1 mile 2½ furlongs) at Saint-Cloud Racecourse and takes place annually in late May or early June.

It was first run in 1979 and named in honour of the racehorse Corrida, winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1936 and 1937. Prior to its launch there had been another race with this title, first run at Tremblay in July 1950.

The present version, initially classed as a Group 3 race, was promoted to Group 2 status in 2004 as part of a restructured race programme for older fillies.

During the 1990s the venue of the race frequently changed, firstly moving to Evry (1994–95) and then to Lyon (1996–99), where it was contested over 2,200 metres. It has otherwise continually taken place at Saint-Cloud.

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[edit] Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Henri Samani – Tintagel (1979), Lady Tamara (1985), Birthday Fever (1988)
  • Olivier Peslier – Camporese (1997), Trumbaka (2003), Actrice (2004)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • André Fabre – Fly Me (1984), Galla Placidia (1986), Diese (1993), Luna Mareza (1995)

Leading owner (2 wins):

[edit] Winners

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
1979 Tintagel 4 Henri Samani J. R. Lyon Mrs O. Fox-Pitt
1980 Ho Han Wai 4 Alain Lequeux Aage Paus Sir Douglas Clague
1981 Daeltown 4 Alain Lequeux David Smaga Xavier Beau
1982 La Hougue 4 Georges Doleuze Guy Bonnaventure Naji Pharaon
1983 Radiance 4 Alfred Gibert E. Bartholomew Sir Robin McAlpine
1984 Fly Me 4 Freddy Head André Fabre Moufid F. Dabaghi
1985 Lady Tamara 4 Henri Samani Jean-Marie Béguigné N. A. Souter
1986 Galla Placidia 4 Alfred Gibert André Fabre William Kazan
1987 Bonshamile 4 Dominique Regnard John Hammond Charles E. Schmidt
1988 Birthday Fever 4 Henri Samani J. C. Cunnington Hubertus Liebrecht 2:31.60
1989 Athyka 4 Cash Asmussen Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer
1990 Ode 4 Dominique Boeuf Elie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 2:14.30
1991 Echoes 4 Freddy Head Dominique Sépulchre Stavros Niarchos 2:17.30
1992 Fabulous Hostess 4 Corey Black Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:15.30
1993 Diese 4 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:17.40
1994 Elacata 4 Guy Guignard Bruno Schütz Stall Marcassargues 2:13.45
1995 Hollywood Dream 4 Cash Asmussen Uwe Ostmann Gestüt Ittlingen 2:23.13
1996 Luna Mareza 4 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:22.90
1997 Camporese 4 Olivier Peslier Peter Chapple-Hyam Michael Tabor 2:21.40
1998 Lexa 4 Dominique Boeuf Helena van Zuylen Baron Thierry van Zuylen 2:16.10
1999 Majoune 4 Sébastien Beaumard Jean-Pierre Pelat Claude Ankri 2:20.40
2000 Super Tassa 4 Thierry Thulliez Valfredo Valiani Valfredo Valiani 2:16.50
2001 Acceleration 4 Stéphane Pasquier Valérie Dissaux Hillbrow Breeding Ltd 2:12.90
2002 Jomana 4 Olivier Plaçais Henri-Alex Pantall Sheikh Mohammed 2:19.70
2003 Trumbaka 4 Olivier Peslier Criquette Head-Maarek Wertheimer et Frère 2:20.70
2004 Actrice 4 Olivier Peslier Elie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:13.50
2005 Elopa 4 Andrasch Starke Andreas Schütz Stall Gamshof 2:15.50
2006 Pride 6 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré NP Bloodstock Ltd 2:17.20
2007 Mandesha 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Princess Zahra Aga Khan 2:25.30
2008 Fair Breeze 5 Jean-Pierre Carvalho Mario Hofer Stall Margarethe 2:15.90

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