Prix de Royaumont

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Group 3 race
Prix de Royaumont

Location	Chantilly Racecourse Chantilly, France
Inaugurated	1883
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat race
Website	France-Galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,400 metres (1½ miles)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies excluding Group winners
Weight	57 kg
Purse	€80,000 (2008) Distribution 1st: 50%, 2nd: 20%, 3rd: 15% 4th: 10%, 5th: 5%

The Prix de Royaumont is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1½ miles) at Chantilly Racecourse and takes place annually in late May or early June.

First run on May 13, 1883, the race is named after Royaumont Abbey, located 12 km from Chantilly. It was originally run over 2,100 metres and took place on the same day as the Prix de Diane.

The race was initially reserved for fillies who had been entered for, but withdrawn from, the more prestigious Prix de Diane. The two races continued to be run on the same day until 1977, but since 1978 the Prix de Royaumont has taken place earlier, presently one week before the Group 1 event.

The first two runnings after World War I were at Longchamp (1919–20), where it returned for two periods in the 1940s during and after World War II (1941–42, 1945–47). The other wartime races in 1943 and 1944 were run at Tremblay over 2,150 metres. More recent spells away from Chantilly have been at Longchamp (1987–90) and Saint-Cloud (1991–96 and 2001). The present distance was introduced in 1992.

1 Records
2 Winners since 1980
3 Earlier winners
4 References
5 See also

[edit] Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

F. Crickmere – Stresa (1883), Estelle (1886), Fatuite (1890), Amazone (1891)
Charles Semblat – Tetratela (1924), Raflade (1926), Samphire (1927), Finlandaise (1935)
Fernand Rochetti – L'Abbesse de Menin (1930), Pereire (1939), Picardie (1947), Seduction (1948, dead-heat)
Jean Deforge – All Risk (1955), Chaleureuse (1962), Partisane (1963), Dreida (1964)
Yves Saint-Martin – Marie Jolie (1960), Bubunia (1966), Casaque Grise (1967), Waya (1977)
Dominique Boeuf – Miss Alleged (1990), Villandry (1991), Side Saddle (1999), Volga (2001)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

André Fabre – Galla Placidia (1985), Villandry (1991), Berceau (1992), Apogee (1993), Genovefa (1995), Legend Maker (1997), Dance Routine (2002), Diasilixa (2003), Minatlya (2006), Legerete (2007)

Leading owner (7 wins):

Jean Prat – Marjolaine (1893), Cabane (1908), Musique (1921), Raflade (1926), Sesia (1931), Relique (1933), Marphise (1938)

[edit] Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Luth Music	Michel Jerome	E. Chevalier du Fau	Jacques Dorise
1981	Snow Day	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Ernst Wiget
1982	Vidor	Cash Asmussen	Maurice Zilber	Nelson Bunker Hunt
1983	Marie de Litz	Henri Samani	David Smaga	Mrs Jules Sabban
1984	Odyssee	Jean-Claude Desaint	John Cunnington, Jr.	Adolphe Boccara
1985	Galla Placidia	Lester Piggott	André Fabre	William Kazan
1986	Reloy	Cash Asmussen	Jonathan Pease	Nelson Bunker Hunt
1987	River Memories	Alain Lequeux	Robert Collet	Alan Clore
1988	Truly Special	Alain Lequeux	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	2:12.9
1989	Bellarida	Guy Guignard	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	2:11.1
1990	Miss Alleged	Dominique Boeuf	Pascal Bary	Ecurie I. M. Farès	2:13.1
1991	Villandry	Dominique Boeuf	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:15.2
1992	Berceau	Pat Eddery	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:42.3
1993	Apogee	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:33.5
1994	Truly a Dream	William Mongil	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	2:41.0
1995	Genovefa	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:41.9
1996	Spanish Falls	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Sheikh Mohammed	2:46.7
1997	Legend Maker	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Michael Tabor	2:33.6
1998	Cantilever	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Khalid Abdullah	2:40.5
1999	Side Saddle	Dominique Boeuf	David Smaga	Lord Weinstock	2:37.3
2000	Sadler's Flag	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Wertheimer et Frère	2:32.0
2001	Volga	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	2:36.3
2002	Dance Routine	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:29.8
2003	Diasilixa	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Lagardère Family	2:29.5
2004	Silverskaya	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	Earl Champ Gignoux	2:36.2
2005	Shawanda	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:33.1
2006	Minatlya	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	HH Aga Khan IV	2:31.5
2007	Legerete	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Wertheimer et Frère	2:30.4
2008	Sub Rose	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	6C Racing Ltd	2:31.5